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 »

Dominic Iorfa is unavailable for Sheffield Wednesday’s clash with Gillingham after boss Darren Moore confirmed the defender will be out until 2022 with a hip injury.But Massimo Luongo and George Byers could make their first League One appearances since August and September respectively.The midfielders both returned to action in Tuesday’s Papa John’s Trophy win over Harrogate, w...Full Story »

Anthony Gordon’s debut double earned ruthless England Under-21s a crucial win over the Czech Republic.The Everton winger’s early brace put the Young Lions on course for a 3-1 win in their Euro 2023 qualifier in Burnley.Folarin Balogun also netted his first under-21s goal as the Young Lions threatened to run riot.Adam Karabec’s penalty tempered their momentum but Lee Carsley&rsq...Full Story »

Ipswich expect to have Bersant Celina available for the visit of Oxford.Midfielder Celina was called up for international duty by Kosovo but is now set to stay in East Anglia.Full-back Kane Vincent-Young suffered a shoulder injury in midweek which could rule him out.Fellow defender Hayden Coulson has not featured since going off with a knock at Wycombe a fortnight ago.Oxford have this week been ...Full Story »

The England striker appears on the cover of the latest edition of Arena Homme + fashion magazine wearing a skirt, shirt, tie and blazer combination along with a purse Everton forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin has posed in a 'schoolgirl's outfit' for a fashion magazine front cover, with fans loving his bold fashion statement. The England international appears as the cover star for the latest editio...Full Story »

Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount is set to join the England squad. Mount has undergone the dental surgery that delayed his journey to join up with the England squad. Gareth Southgate was without the Chelsea star as he began preparations for facing Albania and San Marino in World Cup qualifiers. It has not been confirmed whether the midfielder, 22, will be able to play any part in those games ...Full Story »

Although it has come at the expense of one of his potential team-mates pulling out of England's next two fixtures, Emile Smith Rowe will surely take his maiden international call-up however it's come about. The Arsenal star has been in sensational form for the Gunners this season, and it was only going to be a matter of time before Gareth Southgate gave him his Three Lions bow. It was a stra...Full Story »

Boss Gary Bowyer saluted Salford’s character as Jordan Turnbull’s early goal handed them a hard-earned 1-0 FA Cup win at National League Dagenham & Redbridge.The League Two side had to dig in for the victory, one which earned a second-round home tie against another National League outfit, Chesterfield.“The most important thing for us was to get through, and we’ve done...Full Story »

An early goal from Jordan Turnbull handed League Two strugglers Salford a gritty 1-0 FA Cup win at National League promotion chasers Dagenham & Redbridge.Salford struck inside three minutes in the final first round tie of the weekend.Centre-back Turnbull powered home a header from Liam Shephard’s corner-kick.The Daggers then bossed the remainder of the first half, with Angelo Balanta f...Full Story »

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes responded to Man City fans who were chanting about him sucking his daughter's toes after their match on Saturday. A strange video of Scholes appearing to bite the toenails of his 20-year-old daughter, Alicia, went viral last month and earned the former Red Devil a lot of online ribbing. His old United team-mate Rio Ferdinand even got in on the act. And no...Full Story »

St Albans boss Ian Allinson felt his “outstanding” side took advantage of their luck as they progressed to the second round of the FA Cup for the first time in 25 years.St Albans shocked League Two leaders Forest Green with a 3-2 victory at Clarence Park.Matt Stevens put Rovers ahead after 17 minutes but quick goals from Mitchell Weiss and Zane Banton turned things around for the hos...Full Story »

St Albans pulled off a shock to dump League Two leaders Forest Green out of the FA Cup with a 3-2 victory at Clarence Park.Matt Stevens put Rovers ahead but quick goals from Mitchell Weiss and Zane Banton turned things around for the hosts, who play in the sixth-tier National League South.Jack Aitchison levelled on the stroke of half-time but a second-half strike from Shaun Jeffers secured St Al...Full Story »

National League Stockport marked Dave Challinor’s first game as manager by coming from behind to earn a 2-2 FA Cup first-round draw at League One Bolton.Roared on by 5,000 fans, the Hatters secured a replay at Edgeley Park courtesy of a Ben Whitfield goal in added time at the end of an eventful first half.Whitfield’s third goal in four games rounded off an entertaining opening half t...Full Story »

Shrewsbury came from behind at non-league Stratford to book their place in the second round of the FA Cup with a 5-1 win.The Bards made the perfect start, taking the lead against their League One visitors after just five minutes. A well-worked free-kick was played inside by skipper Will Grocott who collected the return ball from Ash Sammons before placing it beneath keeper Harry Burgoyne.It took...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou called for fans to “protect the sanctity” of the 90 minutes after the start of his side’s 4-2 victory over Dundee was disrupted.Dozens of tennis balls were thrown on from the away fans at Dens Park straight after kick-off in a protest at claims that Celtic are set to appoint Police Scotland assistant chief constable Bernard Higgins in a senior se...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore felt his side lacked conviction in the final third as they recorded a goalless draw with League One rivals Plymouth in the first round of the FA Cup at Hillsborough.Despite both sides having chances, neither could find a way past the stubborn defences and will meet at Home Park for the replay.Moore said: “If I have one small critique, it is in the f...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday and League One rivals Plymouth forced a replay after their FA Cup first-round tie ended in a goalless stalemate at Hillsborough on Sunday afternoon.Despite both sides having close chances, neither could find a way past the stubborn defences and will meet at Home Park for the replay.The visitors carved out an early chance as Panutche Camara and Ryan Hardie played a nice one-tw...Full Story »

Norwich have sacked head coach Daniel Farke just hours after winning their first Premier League game of the season.The German’s departure from Carrow Road was announced shortly after their 2-1 victory at Brentford.Farke had been under increasing pressure after the Canaries failed to win any of their opening 10 games in the top flight this term.Backroom staff Eddie Riemer, Chris Domogalla a...Full Story »

Michael Appleton breathed a sigh of relief after his Lincoln side made hard work of overcoming Essex-based Bowers and Pitsea in the FA Cup first round.Max Sanders’ 66th-minute goal – his first for the club – was all that separated the League One side and their Isthmian League Premier Division opponents as the Imps toiled against the part-timers.“If you don’t score i...Full Story »