Antonio Rudiger's representatives are in talks with Real Madrid and PSG. The Chelsea defender is set to become a free agent at the end of this season. Discussions between Rudiger's representatives and Chelsea had taken place in January. However no new contract offer was presented by the Premier League club. Sky Sports says Real Madrid and PSG have been in "constant dialogue" with Rudiger's...Full Story »

Diego Costa is on the verge of joining Corinthians after being released by Atletico Mineiro back in January - having guided the club to their first league title since 1971 Former Chelsea striker Diego Costa is closing in on a new club after agreeing a deal with Brazilian side Corinthians. The 33-year-old has been a free agent ever since his contract with Atletico Mineiro was terminated six wee...Full Story »

Steve Morison has vowed to “evolve” Cardiff as a football club after extending his contract as manager until the summer of 2023.Morison has been in charge since October, but his new contract was confirmed after Cardiff’s 1-0 home win over Derby boosted their Sky Bet Championship survival prospects.Cardiff were 21st and just two points clear of the relegation zone when Morison s...Full Story »

Port Vale assistant manager Andy Crosby felt his team were denied three points by a wrongly disallowed goal at Harrogate.Just two minutes before heading in an equaliser midway through the second half to cancel out Alex Pattison’s opening goal, on-loan Leeds striker Ryan Edmondson had seen a similar effort chalked off after being penalised for an alleged push.But Crosby, standing in for Dar...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill was full of praise for his Shrewsbury side who forced league leaders Rotherham to cling onto a goalless draw at Montgomery Waters Meadow.After an even first half, Salop unleashed a barrage on Josh Vickers’ goal including George Nurse’s 30-yard piledriver that cannoned off the inside of the post before Vickers smothered Matthew Pennington’s rebound.“On anot...Full Story »

Uche Ikpeazu dealt Derby’s Sky Bet Championship survival prospects a damaging blow with his late winner securing a 1-0 Cardiff victory.Both sides had hit the frame of the goal – Cardiff outscoring Derby two to one on that count – but the contest seemed destined for a goalless draw until Ikpeazu, on as a 66th-minute substitute, stuck out a foot from Perry Ng’s cross.The 85...Full Story »

James Maddison and Jamie Vardy came off the bench to deliver Leicester’s first Premier League win of 2022 as late goals beat Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor.Vardy, back from a hamstring injury, set up the first as he laid the ball off for Maddison to bend the ball beyond the excellent Nick Pope.And Vardy got his first goal in the league since November in the final minute, left alone at the far po...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said playing football was best for Oleksandr Zinchenko after the Ukraine international captained the visitors to victory in their FA Cup fifth-round clash at Peterborough.The full-back was given the honour of leading out the Premier League champions as a show of support against Russia’s invasion of his homeland.Zinchenko was shown crying at the support sh...Full Story »

The Portuguese striker, 37, played the full 90 minutes as the Red Devils slumped to a 0-0 stalemate against the relegation-battling Hornets. Cristiano Ronaldo whisked Georgina Rodriguez away for a luxurious dinner in Madrid on Saturday night The couple headed to Madrid's exclusive Filandon immediately after Man Utd's 0-0 draw at home to Watford Ronaldo cut a frustrated figure as United lost m...Full Story »

Colchester’s leading scorer Freddie Sears could come back into the starting line-up as they prepare to face struggling Leyton Orient on Tuesday.The 32-year-old striker was named on the bench for Saturday’s visit of Oldham but, having come on at half-time to help his side battle back to earn a 1-1 draw, he could make a return against Orient.Sears replaced John Akinde at the break for ...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Steve Morison hopes for better news on the illness front ahead of the Bluebirds’ Sky Bet Championship clash against Derby.A number of players were laid low by sickness prior to Cardiff’s 1-0 home defeat against leaders Fulham on Saturday.A lengthy list included Mark Harris, Isaak Davies, Uche Ikpeazu and Jordan Hugill, although Davies and Hugill were able to feature amon...Full Story »

Barcelona manager Xavi was the only man to spot a mistake in the statue commemorating Diego Maradona inside Napoli's stadium. Maradona, who died in 2020, played for both Barcelona and Napoli in his career with both clubs facing off in the Europa League round of 32. Thursday saw Xavi take his Barcelona side to the Diego Maradona Stadium and inside is a tribute to the Argentina legend. The 42...Full Story »

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst claimed his side would have beaten Motherwell if Scottish referees had video assistance as he defended his players’ mentality following a 2-2 Ibrox draw.The cinch Premiership champions missed the chance to cut the gap on the leaders to a point as they threw away a two-goal lead hours after Celtic were held by Hibernian.The Light Blues were utterly d...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley bemoaned his side’s defending after they staged a dramatic comeback from 3-0 down to claim a 3-3 draw at home to Fleetwood.Substitute Aiden O’Brien came off the bench to rescue a point in stoppage time.But head coach Cowley said: “That is two points dropped as far as I am concerned. We were too soft in the first half, didn’t get enough first c...Full Story »

Oxford manager Karl Robinson admitted his team’s exciting 4-2 comeback win over Cambridge was a fitting send-off for the late Joey Beauchamp.Regarded by many as Oxford’s greatest player, Beauchamp died last week, aged 50, and the fans sang his name throughout the match.Robinson said: “It’s been a hard week for the club and for me personally too.“But after this you c...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Paul Ince labelled his team’s defending as “naive” after seeing the Royals slump to a 4-1 defeat at his former club Blackpool.The visitors came into the match on the back of a three-game unbeaten run that had eased their relegation fears, but an awful second half means they return to Berkshire without any points to help their survival bid.Lucas Joao had ...Full Story »

Thomas Frank is convinced Christian Eriksen will help steer Brentford clear of relegation after the midfielder completed his emotional return to football. The former Tottenham and Inter Milan star received a huge ovation as he came off the bench in the 52nd minute, 259 days after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch during Denmark’s Euro 2020 match against Finland. The 30-year-old w...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady has backed his side to bounce back positively after their push for automatic promotion suffered a blip with a 1-0 defeat at Rochdale.Tahvon Campbell’s goal after 53 minutes separated the sides but in truth Rochdale were never really threatened after edging ahead.Brady’s men remain second in the table despite the defeat and the manager insists they will not ...Full Story »

The 19-year-old forward has always been highly rated by United and he made his first-team debut at the end of last season. Man Utd starlet Anthony Elanga looked a lot more slender this time two years ago But the forward has now buffed up with the help of a private coach Elanga has worked on improving his pace and jumping ability But he had to work hard to get to that position after suffering...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has said Oleksandr Zinchenko is ready to play for Manchester City this weekend despite being "worried" about the situation in Ukraine, while West Ham manager David Moyes has confirmed Andriy Yarmolenko has been given time off following Russia's invasion. Zinchenko will be available for City's trip to Everton on Saturday but Yarmolenko is likely to miss West Ham's match with Wolv...Full Story »