Cristiano Ronaldo said on Wednesday that his exit from Manchester United following a second stint at Old Trafford represented a "bad phase of his career." The Portugal international, who is back playing for his country in a pair of Euro 2024 qualifiers, moved to Saudi club Al Nassr in January after becoming a pariah at United following an interview with Piers Morgan in which he was highly cri...Full Story »

Chelsea could use Romelu Lukaku as a makeweight in a deal to resign Tammy Abraham as the Blues endeavour to solve their striker issues. This is according to Calciomercato (h/t Football Italia), who say that Abraham is high on Chelsea's list of targets with the club still needing to sort out their No.9 problems. When Chelsea sold Abraham to the Rome outfit back in 2021, they included a £...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann considered international retirement after being overlooked for the France captaincy. PSG star Kylian Mbappe was named Les Bleus captain this week. AS says Griezmann saw himself at Euro 2024 wearing the armband; Didier Deschamps' decision has come as a huge blow for the forward, to such an extent that he even considered international retirement on the...Full Story »

Manchester United could use Dean Henderson to bring Tottenham to the negotiating table for Harry Kane. Tottenham have targeted Henderson as an alternative this summer if United are willing to let him leave, says ESPN. And the report adds Red Devils chiefs could use that to their advantage in negotiations over Kane. Kane is believed to be Erik ten Hag's no1 target this summer but United fear...Full Story »

Managers Nigel Clough and Paul Hurst both felt a draw was a fair result as their respective Mansfield and Grimsby sides battled out a goalless League Two stalemate on Wednesday night.The result leaves Mansfield two points off the play-off places in eighth spot, while Grimsby remain 15th as they returned to league action following their FA Cup defeat at Brighton on Sunday.And Hurst said he was pl...Full Story »

Mansfield and Grimsby could not be separated on Wednesday night as they played out a goalless League Two draw at One Call Stadium.The first half produced most of the game’s best moments, particularly for Grimsby who started very strongly with John McAtee and captain Luke Waterfall both forcing fine saves out of Mansfield goalkeeper Christy Pym.McAtee came close again when he hit the inside...Full Story »

HARRY KANE is reportedly one of TWO strikers on Real Madrid's shortlist as they seek to secure a temporary replacement for Karim Benzema. The European champions' long-term plan is to secure Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappe. Harry Kane is being linked with a summer move away from boyhood club Tottenham However, they are aware neither of them are set to become available until at least 2024. As ...Full Story »

Manchester United have reportedly stepped up their interest in Monaco defender Axel Disasi, who was recently called into the France squad by Didier Deschamps to replace injured Arsenal centre-back William Saliba. The Red Devils are believed to be in the market for defensive reinforcements ahead of next season and are thought to have taken a liking to Disasi as a result of his impressive performa...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher knows his Plymouth Argyle side had an off day but the 2-0 win at Accrington that took them to the top of League One was all that mattered.A deflected Matt Butcher strike in the 14th minute and a late Conor Grant goal sent Argyle into top spot after Sheffield Wednesday lost to Barnsley.Accrington had Mo Sangare sent off in the 51st minute for two bookable offences – their ...Full Story »

West Ham United are said to be looking at Manchester City's Kalvin Phillips as a replacement for the likely-to-depart Declan Rice. It is no secret that Rice has admitted he wants to play Champions League football in his career and he's unlikely to do that at West Ham, so a move this summer for the Englishman looks like it will happen. According to Ben Jacobs of TEAMtalk, West Ham could move ...Full Story »

Tottenham are ready to demand £100m up front for Harry Kane this summer, despite the uncertainty surrounding their manager's future and that of the Englishman amid interest in the latter from Manchester United. Kane is having an excellent season and scored the second goal as Spurs flew into a 3-1 lead against Southampton, taking him to 21 goals in the top flight for the season, seven beh...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   71': Fulham lead United 1-0FT: Man Utd win 3-1 after Fulham concede a penalty and get two players and their coach sent offMan Utd are into the FA Cup semifinals     Bayern Munich is playing Wild Football this Season...     FA CUPMan Utd 3-1 Fulham (3 Red Card)     Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace     Som...Full Story »

Manchester United fans spotted what appeared to be a vape in a picture Alejandro Garnacho shared on Instagram while the Red Devils dumped Fulham out of the FA Cup. Garnacho shared a snap of a TV screen while he was watching the 3-1 FA Cup quarter-final victory from home. However, some fans noted what looked like the smoking device on the sofa where the Argentine youngster was watching the cla...Full Story »

Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong has, late on Sunday evening, provided a fresh insight into the chances of him linking up with Premier League giants Manchester United. The name of Dutch international De Jong, of course, took its place front and centre in the headlines throughout last summer’s transfer window. This came as the 25-year-old was hotly tipped for a Camp Nou departure, amid bo...Full Story »

Suspended Roma coach Jose Mourinho clashed with Lazio president Claudio Lotito after defeat on Sunday. Mattia Zaccagni struck the winner for Lazio as three players saw red. Afterwards, Mourinho clashed with Lotito as tensions boiled over in the dressing rooms. Gazzetta dello Sport says it began when Alessio Romagnoli celebrated in front of Roma's dressing room, causing Gianluca Mancini's re...Full Story »

Tottenham have joined their league rivals Manchester United in the race to try and sign highly-rated Napoli centreback Kim Min-Jae. This is according to Football Insider, who say that Spurs are going to reignite their interest in Kim Min-Jae and will join Manchester United in the race for the 26-year old. Kim has been part of a Napoli defence this season that has conceded just 16 league goals ...Full Story »

Manchester United punished five minutes of madness from Fulham to book their place in the FA Cup semi-finals as they came from behind to win 3-1 at Old Trafford.Fulham were full value for the lead that Aleksandar Mitrovic gave them five minutes into the second half, but the wheels came off with around 20 minutes left as manager Marco Silva, Willian and Mitrovic were all sent off within 40 second...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom wants Sheffield United to write an “unbelievable story” after reaching the FA Cup semi-finals, but on-loan midfielder Tommy Doyle faces Wembley heartache after the Blades were drawn against his parent club Manchester City.Doyle would have been hoping to follow in the footsteps of his grandfathers Mike Doyle and Glyn Pardoe by playing at the national stadium after f...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom hopes to avoid Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals so on-loan Tommy Doyle can emulate his grandfathers.Doyle has the chance to follow in the footsteps of Mike Doyle and Glyn Pardoe by playing at Wembley after firing the Blades into the last four with a stunning injury-time winner against Blackburn.The midfielder, who is on loan from City, has wat...Full Story »

Tommy Doyle sent Sheffield United to an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley with a stunning stoppage-time winner against Blackburn but will miss the chance of emulating his grandfathers.The Manchester City loanee has watched video footage of his paternal grandfather Mike Doyle and maternal grandfather Glyn Pardoe playing at the national stadium for his parent club in the late 1960s and 1970s and he loo...Full Story »