Phil Foden and his entourage appeared to get caught up in an ugly scrap while backstage at the Amir Khan vs Kell Brook fight in Manchester on Saturday evening. Footage began circulating early on Sunday morning showing the Manchester City forward backstage at the AO Arena. The video begins with Foden being walked into a private area before his female counterpart turns around to confront a group...Full Story »

Manchester United FA Cup winner Paul McGrath says he's heard Ralf Rangnick is set for a director's job with the club. McGrath wrote for the Sunday World: "The word is that Ralf Rangnick has a guaranteed two further seasons with Manchester United 'upstairs' as a Director of Football. "For me, he is halfway up the stairs already, because the players are not putting in a shift for the German. ...Full Story »

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has backed his knock-out kings to deliver again when they host Lille in the Champions League round-of-16 first leg on Tuesday. The Blues needed an 89th-minute winner from Hakim Ziyech to clinch all three points at Crystal Palace on Saturday following a subdued performance in which Romelu Lukaku only had seven touches of the ball. While Chelsea have struggled for...Full Story »

On the eve of Manchester United's huge Premier League match away to Leeds United, Edinson Cavani was spotted at the Amir Kahn vs Kell Brook fight. The United hitman was already ruled out of the Reds' huge match against their fierce rivals by Ralf Rangnick. A niggling groin injury and stomach bug will see the former Paris Saint-Germain ace miss the encounter with Marcelo Bielsa's side, accordin...Full Story »

Veljko Paunovic accepted his Reading departure was “best for the club” despite leading the Royals to a 3-2 win at Preston in what proved to be his last match in charge.Paunovic’s exit was confirmed shortly after full-time, with former England midfielder Paul Ince installed as interim boss alongside academy manager Michael Gilkes.Reading pointed to “strict transfer embargo...Full Story »

Blackpool manager Neil Critchley was unhappy with referee Darren Bond’s “unbelievable decision” after his side were denied what he believed was “a stonewall penalty” in their 1-1 Championship draw with Cardiff.Tangerines right-wing Josh Bowler was sent tumbling in the Bluebirds box after 66 minutes under a challenge from midfielder Ryan Wintle, who had only just ret...Full Story »

Forfar trimmed Kelty Hearts’ lead at the top of cinch League Two to six points with a 1-0 victory at Station Park.Matthew Aitken netted in the 73rd minute after being set up by Stefan McCluskey and Craig Thomson to settle the top-of-the-table clash.The leaders have two games in hand over Forfar and Annan, who are now eight points off top spot after a 2-1 win over Edinburgh City.Dominic Doc...Full Story »

Cove Rangers consolidated their place at the top of cinch League One with a 2-0 win over Falkirk, who finished with 10 men at Balmoral Stadium.Mitch Megginson broke the deadlock in the 25th minute, and Fraser Fyvie slotted in a second just after the hour.The Bairns had Brad McKay sent off for a second caution with 13 minutes left.Airdrieonians remain five points behind after Jonathan Afolabi&rsq...Full Story »

The Chelsea midfielder, who has previous road convictions, is understood to have hired a driver for the next 12 months. Football ace Ross Barkley faces a driving ban after being caught on his phone behind the wheel of his £150,000 Mercedes-AMG Credit: MJ-Pictures.com The £84,000-a-week Chelsea star will appear at Bromley magistrates court in South East London next month after totting...Full Story »

The Spurs forward was linked frequently with a switch to the Etihad Stadium and now the Spaniard has revealed just how persistent their pursuits were Manchester City saw four separate bids for Harry Kane turned down by Tottenham during the summer transfer window last year, Pep Guardiola has revealed, with the Spaniard admitting he did not know if his side would pay for their failure to sign t...Full Story »

Jay Spearing and Paul Glatzel remain out for Tranmere as they prepare to face Port Vale at Prenton Park on Saturday.Midfielder Spearing is still recovering from a knee injury while striker Glatzel continues to nurse an injury he picked up in their win over Swindon a fortnight ago.Lee O’Connor and Elliott Nevitt will both be assessed ahead of the game after they missed out on the midweek lo...Full Story »

Bournemouth’s Sky Bet Championship clash against Nottingham Forest has joined the growing number of sporting fixtures to be postponed as Storm Eunice hits the UK.The Cherries said the decision was made on safety grounds after high winds caused damage to the Vitality Stadium.A statement on the Bournemouth website read: “Structural engineers have carried out an inspection of the stadiu...Full Story »

Stevenage will be without Luke Prosser as they prepare to face Bristol Rovers on Saturday.The 33-year-old defender was shown a second yellow card in stoppage time of their goalless draw with Barrow in midweek.Elliott List played 52 minutes in the same fixture and will be hoping to start again this time around.Boro will be hoping for three points after going four games without victory.Antony Evan...Full Story »

A Madrid court has declared former Barcelona player Samuel Eto'o as the official father of a 22-year-old Spanish woman, Erika Do Rosario Nieves. The Cameroonian declared himself in absentia and did not attend to the evidence presented against him. This has been indicated to EFE by lawyer Fernando Osuna, who was in charge of the legal representation of the young woman's lawsuit in 2018. The ...Full Story »

A FOOTBALL fan was left stunned after spotting Antonio Conte and Claudio Ranieri while out for Valentine's Day dinner with his girlfriend. The couple could barely believe it when Tottenham boss Conte and former Watford manager Ranieri plonked themselves down at the table next to them. A lucky football fan couldn't believe it when Antonio Conte and Claudio Ranieri sat down in front of him Rani...Full Story »

Sarina Wiegman is confident her England team will learn a valuable lesson ahead of their Euro 2022 finals campaign after they were pegged back by Olympic champions Canada.Wiegman’s side deservedly led 1-0 at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium on Thursday evening as they dominated the Canadians in the first half of their opening Arnold Clark Cup fixture, but they ultimately had to make...Full Story »

Janine Beckie’s stunning strike denied England a winning start to their Arnold Clark Cup campaign as Olympic champions Canada fought back to snatch a draw.The Manchester City striker cancelled out Millie Bright’s equally-impressive first-half volley 10 minutes after the break to ensure the game finished 1-1 at the Riverside Stadium, just as Germany’s earlier clash with Spain ha...Full Story »

James Tavernier insists Rangers still have Europa League work to do following their stunning 4-2 first-leg win over Borussia Dortmund.In an incredible knockout round play-off encounter at Signal Iduna Park, the Scottish champions raced into a two-goal interval lead through a VAR-awarded penalty from the Gers captain and an Alfredo Morelos tap-in.Light Blues midfielder John Lundstram curled in a ...Full Story »

Blackburn will check on forward Ben Brereton Diaz ahead of the Sky Bet Championship match against Millwall.The Chile international was forced off during the closing stages of the goalless draw at West Brom on Monday night, but Rovers boss Tony Mowbray is optimistic that Brereton Diaz will be fit.Defender Daniel Ayala pulled out of the squad ahead of kick-off at the Hawthorns after suffering a ca...Full Story »

The centre-back didn't train with his teammates on Wednesday Araujo against Espanyo l.EFE Barcelona will have to make do without Ronald Araujo as they host Napoli in the first leg of their Europa League tie on Thursday evening at the Camp Nou. The defender suffered a muscular problem last weekend in the derby draw with Espanyol and hasn't been able to recover in time, having been taken off at...Full Story »