Morecambe manager Stephen Robinson is planning to shake up his side for Saturday’s visit of Plymouth in League One.Robinson said he wanted to spark a response after Tuesday’s 3-1 defeat at Cheltenham and would make changes.Robinson reported no new injuries from the midweek game.Alfie McCalmont remains out with the thigh strain suffered on international duty with Northern Ireland, but...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson again has a full-strength squad as his side bid to go top of the cinch Premiership against Dundee at Tynecastle.Neilson has not found room for midfielders Jamie Walker and Aaron McEneff in his recent match-day squads.The Hearts boss will serve the first game of a three-match touchline ban.Dundee midfielder Shaun Byrne drops out after being carried off on a stretcher...Full Story »

CRISTIANO RONALDO posed for pictures with some of his team-mates' family after scoring Manchester United's winner against Atalanta on Wednesday night. The 36-year-old took a picture with Fred's beaming son Benjamin. Fred's son Benjamin took a picture with RonaldoCredit: INSTAGRAM: MONIQUESALUM He will be able to keep the photo with Ronaldo 'for a lifetime'Credit: INSTAGRAM: MONIQUESALUM Tell...Full Story »

Scunthorpe have received a boost with the news left-back Mason O’Malley has not broken his leg but he will not be fit to face Crawley.The defender was forced off last weekend against Forest Green but scans have revealed only severe bruising, which means his absence is only likely to be a couple of weeks.Devarn Green missed the midweek draw with Barrow with a dead leg but trained on Thursda...Full Story »

Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth could name an unchanged side for the visit of Crewe.The Chairboys go into the game off the back of a tough tussle in Yorkshire with Rotherham on Tuesday, when Ainsworth brought Sam Vokes, Dominic Gape and Daryl Horgan back into the side.It was a first league start of the season for midfielder Gape, who will hope to keep his place.Fellow midfielder Nick Freeman (knee...Full Story »

Manchester United forward Edinson Cavani has been linked for the past year to South American giant Boca Juniors. However, the 34-year-old eventually killed these rumors when he decided to extend with Manchester United for another season. Nonetheless, Boca Juniors vice president and head of the Council, Juan Román Riquelme, did their best to convince Cavani to return to his home continent...Full Story »

Manager Lee Bowyer admitted Birmingham’s six-game goal drought is driving him crazy.But Blues’ defensive display in their 0-0 Sky Bet Championship stalemate at Huddersfield was more pleasing for the City chief.Troy Deeney scored Birmingham’s last goal in the 87th minute of their 4-1 defeat by Fulham on September 15.“I have never had a team that have gone so long without s...Full Story »

Jamie Paterson’s stunning goal sealed Swansea’s comeback to beat West Brom 2-1 as the Baggies lost ground on Championship leaders Bournemouth.Karlan Grant’s goal after just 52 seconds gave the Baggies a deserved 1-0 half-time lead, but Swansea were the better side after the break.In-form striker Joel Piroe’s eighth goal in all competitions got them level and then the Dutc...Full Story »

Birmingham’s goal drought goes on but Lee Bowyer’s side ended a run of three defeats with a battling 0-0 draw at Sky Bet Championship high flyers Huddersfield.City have now failed to score in six successive matches but defended stoutly to deny the Terriers a third win in four games.However, Huddersfield nearly snatched victory with substitute Fraizer Campbell hitting the woodwork twi...Full Story »

Four-goal Patson Daka urged Leicester to forget his heroics after he revived their Europa League hopes.The striker’s stunning performance pulled the Foxes back from the brink to win 4-3 at Spartak Moscow.They had fallen 2-0 behind following goals from Aleksandr Sobolev and Jordan Larsson in Russia before Daka stole the show.Patson Daka kickstarts Leicester’s turnaround (AP/PA)Sobolev...Full Story »

Four-goal hero Patson Daka reignited Leicester’s Europa League hopes after the Foxes clinched a thrilling 4-3 win at Spartak Moscow.The striker breathed life into a campaign which looked in serious danger when the visitors fell 2-0 behind.Aleksandr Sobolev and Jordan Larsson, son of former Celtic and Manchester United striker Henrik, had given the hosts a commanding lead to leave the Foxes...Full Story »

LIONEL MESSI fired a matchwinning double after a reunion with Ronaldinho inspired him to the heights of their Barcelona golden years. The South American legends embraced before PSG'S 3-2 comeback triumph over RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Barcelona legends Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho embraced emotionally at the Parc des Princes before PSG's group tie with RB Leipzig Arg...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo has urged Manchester United to silence their critics against Atalanta on Wednesday. The Red Devils are in a dismal run of form having won just two of their last seven games. 36-year-old Ronaldo, signed from Juventus in the summer, copped a significant amount of criticism after Saturday's 4-2 loss to Leicester City. And the Portuguese superstar wants his team to prove their...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Mark Robinson hailed match-winner Aaron Pressley as his fifth-minute penalty secured them a 1-0 Sky Bet League One win over Lincoln at a rain-soaked LNER Arena.The on-loan teenage Scot rammed home the spot-kick into the bottom corner after Conor McGrandles was harshly adjudged to have brought down Luke McCormick on the byline.Robinson said: “I am really pleased for him b...Full Story »

Lee Johnson says his Sunderland side must be “relentless” and maintain their winning streak to stay among League One’s frontrunners.The Black Cats overcame some early Crewe pressure and profited from Terell Thomas’ unfortunate own goal before moving through the gears to win 4-0 at Gresty Road.With rivals Wycombe and Wigan dropping points, a third consecutive win enabled S...Full Story »

Bournemouth went six points clear at the Championship summit after a battling 1-0 away win over fellow promotion-chasing Stoke.Striker Dominic Solanke’s 51st-minute goal did the damage and the former Chelsea man also hit the crossbar as the Cherries inflicted a first home league defeat of the season on the Potters.Jordan Thompson struck a post with the hosts’ best chance of the game,...Full Story »

Long-range shots from Mark Sykes and Cameron Brannagan brought Oxford a 2-0 victory in the absence of boss Karl Robinson, continuing Shrewsbury’s miserable away run in Sky Bet League One.Steve Cotterill’s men had managed just one point on their travels this season, and although they had the better of a dull first half, they were undone straight after the restart.Sykes netted a minute...Full Story »

Huddersfield will have Matty Pearson available for the Sky Bet Championship clash with Birmingham.The defender was forced off during the second half of the Terriers’ victory over Hull on Saturday through illness but has recovered.Midfielder Alex Vallejo is set to remain on the sidelines for another two weeks after suffering a minor setback in his recovery from a knee injury.West Ham loanee...Full Story »

According to recent reports, there is at least one gay male footballer in the English Premier League. However, despite the player considering ‘coming out’, he has been forced to take up emotional therapy sessions over fears of the backlash he would receive if he were to be open about his sexuality. That’s according to a recent report from The Sun, who claims the unnamed pro ...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has sent one of his signed Paris St-Germain shirts to Pope Francis via the Prime Minister of France. Francis, 84, is said to be a big football fan and supported Argentinian club San Lorenzo as a child. French Prime Minister Jean Castex met up with the Holy Father over the weekend, visiting the Vatican to commemorate 100 years of diplomatic relations between France and the Holy See...Full Story »