Aaron Ramsey stressed the importance of home advantage as Wales booked a World Cup play-off semi-final date in Cardiff.Wales went into their final qualifier against Belgium needing a point to secure a home tie unless Turkey won their last game by four clear goals.But Turkey could only win 2-1 in Montenegro and Wales’ 1-1 draw with Belgium, the world’s top-ranked side, clinched a home...Full Story »

The ex-Man U, 43, defender has told how players including Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard were crying and praying for their lives as their plane hit severe turbulence. The Three Lions squad jet off to World Cup 2006 in Germany Credit: PA:Press Association The drama followed our elimination from the 2006 World Cup in Germany and has never before been revealed. Opening up for the first time, ...Full Story »

ITALY hero Gianluigi Donnarumma is 'hurt' and 'disturbed' at failing to displace Keylor Navas as PSG No1. The Euro 2020 winner was expected to be first-choice for the French giants after arriving in the summer as an AC Milan legend. Euro 2020 winner Gianluigi Donnarumma admits he's struggling to adapt to having to fight for his place but insists he is 'happy' to stay at PSG But instead he has...Full Story »

Manchester United have endured a torrid campaign under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer so far. Despite being backed with three big signings during the summer transfer window, the Norwegian has failed to get the best from the players at his disposal. And with the crisis at Old Trafford still ongoing, Zinedine Zidane is now being strongly linked with the post. According to The Times, United are pushing ahea...Full Story »

Patrice Evra once went to Cristiano Ronaldo's house for lunch and ended up regretting the decision. Evra was teammates with Ronaldo for three years during the Portuguese superstar's first spell at Manchester United and the two struck up a close relationship. But when Ronaldo invited the Frenchman round to his house for a spot of lunch, it didn't quite pan out as Evra expected. It did, howev...Full Story »

Kenny Jackett admitted to feeling disappointed as his Leyton Orient side were denied a place among the League Two play-off places as Rochdale scored at the death to snatch a 2-2 draw.Orient had fallen behind inside 30 seconds after Alex Newby headed home from close range, but Aaron Drinan slotted home an equaliser after 24 minutes following a neat through pass from Dan Kemp.And the visitors took...Full Story »

Liam Manning believes his players are turning Stadium MK into a Sky Bet League One fortress after his dominant side beat Cambridge 4-1.Scott Twine and Max Watters’ braces did the damage as the Dons climbed into the play-off places with their second consecutive league victory.Sam Smith netted a late consolation for Mark Bonner’s United but the visitors remain in mid-table and six poin...Full Story »

Yeovil beat Eastleigh 2-1 in the Vanarama National League to move level on points with their opponents in mid-table.Harry Pritchard wasted an early Eastleigh chance and Tyrone Barnett was just unable to connect with Ben House’s cross.Yeovil’s Dan Moss had an effort blocked and Adi Yussuf headed wide, but Tom Knowles’ rocket just before half-time gave the Glovers the lead.Eastle...Full Story »

BRENDAN RODGERS has been put forward as the No1 candidate to take over at Manchester United. A leading agent has been sounding out potential successors to under-fire boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Brendan Rodgers has been put forward as the No1 candidate to take over at Manchester United As SunSport revealed last month, the Red Devils board have a four-man shortlist to replace Solskjaer if they d...Full Story »

England manager Gareth Southgate dismissed talk about his future as an “irrelevance” after the Three Lions thumped Albania.Harry Kane’s hat-trick was the highlight of a dominant 5-0 win at Wembley and put England a point away from reaching next year’s World Cup in Qatar.Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson also scored, with all of the goals coming in the first half.Harry Ka...Full Story »

Harry Kane scored a first half hat-trick as England all but secured World Cup qualification with Friday’s five-star display against Albania.A first sell-out Wembley crowd in two years witnessed a one-sided final home match of a memorable year in which the Three Lions went agonisingly close to winning the European Championship.The Euro 2020 runners-up will get another shot at silverware nex...Full Story »

John Robertson’s brace set Edinburgh City on course for a 3-1 Scottish League Two win over Stranraer.Replacement James Hilton notched a 90th-minute effort to seal the victory after Matthew Yates had pulled a goal back for Stranraer.Edinburgh claimed their first win in four league outings, having last won in the league on September 25.Full Story »

Once the winter transfer window opens on January 1, there’s likely to be interest surrounding a number of players, particularly those who are out of contract at the end of the season. Whilst Kieran Trippier isn’t thought to necessarily be angling for a move back to the Premier League, it appears that his services are much sought after. Spanish football expert, Guillem Balague, to...Full Story »

Man Utd confident of landing RodgersContract clause will aid Leicester boss' arrival Manchester United are confident that they can make Brendan Rodgers their next manager, claims the Mirror. The Leicester City boss reportedly has a clause in his contract which obliges the Foxes to let him go if a member of Europe's elite makes an approach. Super-agent Mendes tries to engineer Carvalho switc...Full Story »

The Blues boss claims to be unaware of any approach being made from Camp Nou, but admits that La Liga giants can still sign any player they want Pep Guardiola is not inviting interest from Barcelona in Raheem Sterling, but the Manchester City boss remains "convinced” that the Liga giants could land the England international if an approach were to be made. Much-publicised financial diff...Full Story »

Wrexham claimed their biggest win of the season to ignite their National League play-off hopes after they handed out a 5-0 thrashing to Aldershot in their replayed clash at the Recreation Ground.The original meeting between the two clubs at the beginning of October had to be abandoned in the 52nd minute due to a waterlogged pitch.Visiting Wrexham had been two up at the time the first match ...Full Story »

Is Thomas Tuchel about to clash with the Chelsea hierarchy over a deal for Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe? The rumour coming out of Catalan outlet El Nacional is that the Blues manager has a difference of opinion with his bosses over a transfer move. Chelsea were reportedly readying a contract for the French World Cup winner, who is out of contract in the summer. Mbappe is free to ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has proposed an exchange deal with Barcelona involving Raheem Sterling. Sterling is reportedly keen to seek an exit from City. The England international has seen his playing time limited over the past 18 months. Barca have long been linked with the 26-year-old, but their dire financial situation has made a move almost impossible. Catalan outlet El Nacionalis reporting that Gu...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta defended his Arsenal players after Watford boss Claudio Ranieri accused them of a lack of respect in the build-up to Emile Smith Rowe’s winning goal.Smith Rowe struck in the second half to secure a 1-0 victory over the 10-man Hornets, who had Juraj Kucka sent off late on.The result leaves Arsenal fifth in the Premier League heading into the international break, with the result...Full Story »

NAPOLI will honour their favourite son by wearing a celebratory shirt this month featuring Diego Maradona's image. November 25 marks the one-year anniversary of the Argentina legend's death aged 60. Napoli will honour Diego Maradona with a special jersey worn throughout November And the Serie A giants are marking the occasion with a special jersey emblazoned with the World Cup winner's image ...Full Story »