Pedri's new deal with Barcelona includes a club record buyout clause. The midfielder's previous deal was due to expire this summer but he has now penned terms to 2026. A €1bn release clause is a new club record for Barça, with Antoine Griezmann's €800m clause the previous record high. Pedri, 19 in November, will speak to the media at a press conference on Friday. "FC Barce...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel is hoping to break the managerial trend at Chelsea. The German won the Champions League in his first season at Stamford Bridge, which saw him pen an extension on his contract until 2024. The Blues are renowned for sacking managers, but Tuchel hopes he can become a long-term fixture in the Stamford Bridge dugout. "Hopefully I'm in charge," Tuchel said when asked about his futur...Full Story »

Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson returns to the touchline for his side’s Championship clash with Bournemouth after recovering from a bout of coronavirus.Pearson is still without knee injury victims Robbie Cundy and Antoine Semenyo, while Tommy Conway continues to recover following ankle surgery.Nathan Baker and Jay Dasilva missed the 3-2 win at Peterborough two weeks ago due to minor injuri...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Neil Warnock has a long list of injuries for the home game against Peterborough.Warnock, who could be without seven first-team players, is hoping central defenders Grant Hall and Dael Fry (both groin) can pass late fitness tests but is not optimistic.Lee Peltier will serve a one-game ban and fellow right-back Anfernee Dijksteel remains sidelined due to a hamstring injury.A thi...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor says winger Josh Coley will come into contention for the Sky Bet League Two visit of Newport on Saturday.The 23-year-old has endured a difficult time since arriving at St James Park from Maidenhead in the summer.He missed the start of the season due to a groin injury but made his Grecians debut off the bench in a 2-2 draw with Walsall earlier this month and caught Tayl...Full Story »

Salford will have Ibou Touray and Tyreik Wright back from international duty for the visit of Hartlepool.Defender Touray was away with Gambia, while on-loan Aston Villa forward Wright has returned from linking up with the Republic of Ireland Under-21s.Forward Brandon Thomas-Asante is likely to be back in the starting line up after suspension ruled him out of last weekend’s draw at Walsall....Full Story »

Gillingham continue to have injury problems ahead of their Sky Bet League One clash with Sunderland.Having hoped to have Ryan Jackson and Mustapha Carayol available for last weekend’s game against Wycombe, boss Steve Evans is waiting to find out whether either will be fit this time.Left-back David Tutonda will definitely be out after sustaining a hamstring injury during the 2-0 defeat at A...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Simon Grayson must decide whether to throw Conor McLaughlin straight into the fray against Crewe this weekend.The defender, who was most recently with Sunderland, re-signed for the club he left in 2017 this week after Darnell Johnson was ruled out for the season by an Achilles injury.Johnson was the second Fleetwood player to suffer a season-ending setback following Brad Halliday&...Full Story »

The Catalans have moved to secure the future of one of their key players and will include a huge figure to ward off some of Europe's big spenders Barcelona are in advanced talks over renewing Pedri's contract, with the Spaniard ready to agree a deal that will run until 2026. Goal can confirm talks have accelerated in the last 24 hours and Pedri is happy to continue with the Catalans, providi...Full Story »

Visiting fans fought English police and abused security staff Hungary fans battle with the British police Nick Potts  AP England's World Cup Qualifier against Hungary was spoiled by scenes in the stands at Wembley, where Hungarian supporters clashed with police and security staff. Hungary's supporters have been the cause of several recent problems, even when facing England specifically, ...Full Story »

Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek is struggling to fit into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first-team plans. Since joining the Red Devils last summer following a £35.1m move from Dutch side Ajax, the versatile midfielder has struggled to cement a place down in the English giants’ first-team. Continually overlooked in favour of Bruno Fernandes, van de Beek’s lack o...Full Story »

Ian Baraclough was left to lament an all-too-familiar story for Northern Ireland as a lack of cutting edge proved decisive in a 2-1 World Cup qualifying defeat to Bulgaria.After Saturday’s controversial 2-0 loss to Switzerland left hopes of going to Qatar hanging by a thread, a second-half collapse in Sofia cut them off decisively as Todor Nedelev’s fine brace cancelled out Conor Was...Full Story »

England remain on course for World Cup qualification despite stumbling to a disappointing draw on a night when Hungary were once again let down by some of their fans.Gareth Southgate’s undefeated side are on track to win Group I with only next month’s matches against Albania and minnows San Marino remaining on the road to Qatar.But an exciting-looking England side struggled against H...Full Story »

Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has accused football authorities of prioritising revenue over player welfare in a damning assessment of the global football calendar. Courtois, 29, was speaking after his country lost 2-1 against European champions Italy in UEFA's Nations League third-place play-off on Sunday - a match he described as "pointless" in the build-up. Both countries made a number...Full Story »

Real Madrid have reportedly reached a verbal agreement to sign Antonio Rudiger next summer. Rudiger has arguably been the best centre-back on the planet this calendar year, with Thomas Tuchel’s appointment as Chelsea manager proving to be the best thing that ever happened to the German. Unfortunately for Chelsea, Rudiger is out of contract next summer, with this surge into the elite brac...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has admitted he had "other offers" from "various clubs" after leaving Barcelona last summer before opting to join Paris Saint-Germain. Messi, 34, was available on a free transfer when his Barcelona contract expired on June 30, after the LaLiga club's precarious financial situation meant they were unable to register a new deal. Weeks of uncertainty followed before PSG announced Mes...Full Story »

An angry Ian Baraclough was left “annoyed and appalled” by a controversial red card for Jamal Lewis which he felt proved decisive as Switzerland’s 2-0 win in Geneva effectively ended Northern Ireland’s World Cup hopes.Lewis collected a second yellow card in the 37th minute of the match, with referee Slavko Vincic deciding the 17 seconds he took over a throw-in was far too...Full Story »

Steve Clarke admits he prayed that referee Szymon Marciniak would use VAR to give Lyndon Dykes the goal that helped Scotland to a dramatic 3-2 World Cup qualifying win over Israel.Eran Zahavi put the visitors ahead at a sold-out Hampden Park with a curling free-kick in the fifth minute before midfielder John McGinn levelled in the 29th minute with a drive.Munas Dabbur restored Israel’s lea...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was proud to see his injury-ravaged side take at least a point in a goalless home draw with fellow League Two strugglers Oldham.A serious head injury to midfielder George Maris saw the first half held up for 13 minutes before Oli Hawkins limped off at the break to become their sixth injured centre-half and leave a full 10 outfield players injured or suspended.“W...Full Story »

Coby Rowe was the stoppage-time hero as Sutton clinched a 4-3 victory at the end of a dramatic seven-goal thriller against Port Vale.Matt Gray’s side recovered from 2-0 and 3-2 behind to extend their winning streak at home to five games right at the death at Gander Green Lane.Michael Smith’s header and Jamie Proctor’s sweeping left-footed effort, within seven first-half minutes...Full Story »