West Ham drew a blank in the Black Forest as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 meeting with Freiburg.Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta missed golden opportunities to give the Hammers a lead to take back to the London Stadium next week.But instead they will have to come from behind after they were hit by a late sucker punch from Freiburg substitute Michael ...Full Story »

Rangers twice surrendered the lead to draw the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie against Benfica 2-2.Philippe Clement’s squad was hit by injuries but returning midfielder Tom Lawrence gave the visitors a dramatic early lead with a header before Angel Di Maria levelled with a penalty kick in first-half added time after VAR intervened to highlight that Gers defender John Souttar h...Full Story »

Brighton’s European adventure turned into a nightmare after they were blown away by Roma to suffer a 4-0 defeat at the Stadio Olimpico.Roberto De Zerbi had guided the Seagulls through to the Europa League last-16 with a four-match winning run in the competition, but first-half goals by Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku put the visitors on the ropes in Rome.Worse was to follow after the break ...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong is one of the hottest talents in Europe right now and the defender has been added to Bayern Munich’s list of transfer targets for the summer. That is according to Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg, who reports that if Bayern appoint a manager who uses a back three, then Frimpong will be a top target for the right-wing back role at the Alli...Full Story »

CHELSEA are being linked to Genk's English defender Archie Brown - with Premier League rivals plus Juventus and AC Milan also hovering. The Brummie, 21, has rebuilt his career on the continent after quitting Wayne Rooney's Derby in 2021 to seek first-team football. Brummie Archie Brown could be returning to England from Belgium Credit: Rex Now Chelsea have reportedly joined the £15millio...Full Story »

Barcelona have held "concrete talks" with a top European coach over the possibility of succeeding Xavi Hernandez at the Catalan club in the summer, it has been reported. After Barcelona's 5-3 defeat at home to Villarreal in LaLiga in late January, Xavi announced he would be leaving his post at the end of the season. Since then, the Blaugrana have been linked with a series of top coaches acro...Full Story »

The performances of the Red Devils have been way below standards and with Sir Jim Ratcliffe coming into the Premier League giants, the INEOS CEO will not like what he is seeing. The British businessman is making changes behind the scenes at Old Trafford and there is speculation that the manager's role could potentially be up for grabs this summer. Thomas Tuchel is one manager already being lin...Full Story »

The 26-year-old's deal expires at the Allianz Stadium in 2025 but there has been no progress in the Italy international signing a new one. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juve are ready to sell Chiesa if he doesn't sign a new deal and already have Albert Guthmundsson and Giacomo Raspadori lined up as potential replacements. This will put Man United and Liverpool on alert as the Premier L...Full Story »

CATHY HUMMELS has faced a backlash after posing topless with a children's cookbook. The model and influencer, 36, was married to Borussia Dortmund star Mats Hummels between 2015 and 2022. Cathy Hummels controversially posed topless with her children's cookbook Credit: Jam Press/@cathyhummels The couple have a six-year-old son together. Four years ago Cathy wrote a cookbook for kids, but has ...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag accused Nottingham Forest of targeting Bruno Fernandes in his side’s FA Cup win at the City Ground and branded criticism of his captain “pathetic”.The Portugal midfielder overcame a “serious injury” to play his part in United’s 1-0 victory at Forest, setting up Casemiro’s 89th-minute winner from a free-kick.He was on t...Full Story »

Gary O’Neil revealed Wolves’ FA Cup dream after they reached the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Brighton.Mario Lemina’s goal after just 77 seconds booked a home tie with Coventry next month, just the second time Wolves have reached the last eight since 2003.Brighton, though, bossed the game and Facundo Buonanotte missed a fine chance before goalkeeper Jason Steele slice...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp’s kids did him proud again as Lewis Koumas scored on debut and fellow 18-year-old Jayden Danns registered his first two goals as a depleted Liverpool side beat Southampton 3-0 at Anfield.Victory, just three days after an exhausting 120-minute Carabao Cup final win over Chelsea, set up an FA Cup quarter-final at arch rivals Manchester United.Whether the academy players will be ...Full Story »

Chelsea survived an FA Cup scare as Conor Gallagher came off the bench to score a last-minute winner and seal a 3-2 victory over Leeds at Stamford Bridge.The substitute lashed the ball past the visitors’ goalkeeper Illan Meslier to grab what had looked an unlikely victory for much of the game, never more so than when the Blues fell behind inside eight minutes to the first of two goals from...Full Story »

Mario Lemina fired Wolves into the FA Cup quarter final after a nervy 1-0 win over Brighton.The hosts reached the last eight for just the second time in 21 years and the first time since 2019, when they made the semi-finals.There is now a path to Wembley for O’Neil’s side, who will host Championship side Coventry in the next round, but they lived dangerously at Molineux.Facundo Buona...Full Story »

Pep Lijnders is set to follow Jurgen Klopp out of Liverpool at the end of the season and the Dutch coach is in talks with one of Europe’s biggest clubs. The 41-year-old has played a key role in the Merseyside club’s success in recent years and is a crucial member of Klopp’s team. Lijnders has spent the majority of ten years at Anfield and is set to embark on his own manager...Full Story »

XABI ALONSO is going to snub Liverpool, Bayern Munich AND Real Madrid - according to Germany legend Lothar Matthaus. Former Bayern star Matthaus would love Alonso to be the next boss of his old team, but reckons the Spaniard will spurn interest from a number of big clubs to stay for at least one more year at Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern Munich and Germany legend Lothar Matthaus believes Xabi Alons...Full Story »

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe hailed a “big moment” in his side’s season after they scraped past Championship Blackburn on penalties in the FA Cup on Tuesday.Martin Dubravka saved two spot-kicks as the Magpies prevailed 4-3 in the shoot-out after the game had ended 1-1 after extra time.With the club having slipped to 10th in the Premier League in what has been a largely underwhe...Full Story »

Andoni Iraola admitted Bournemouth had missed a golden opportunity to book a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals for only the third time in their history after losing 1-0 at home to Sky Bet Championship leaders Leicester’s reserves.Despite making nine changes, 2021 winners Leicester progressed thanks to substitute Abdul Fatawu’s stunning extra-time winner.Iraola, whose Premier League ...Full Story »

Martin Dubravka saved twice as Newcastle beat Blackburn 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in a compelling FA Cup fifth-round tie at Ewood Park on Tuesday.The Newcastle goalkeeper denied Sammie Szmodics and Dom Hyam from the spot to secure a nervy victory after the Premier League outfit were taken all the way by the side 16th in the Sky Bet Championship.Blackburn had enjoyed the upper hand for la...Full Story »

Erling Haaland scored five of Manchester City’s six goals in a superb individual display as the FA Cup holders thrashed Luton at Kenilworth Road to progress to the quarter-finals.City’s top scorer made it 27 for the season despite having missed almost two months with a foot injury, driving his team on to a ruthless 6-2 victory, though the win owed as much to the excellent Kevin ...Full Story »