Rotherham maintained their unbeaten start to the Championship season with a 1-1 draw at QPR.Chiedozie Ogbene put the Yorkshire side ahead and they held on after Chris Willock’s equaliser to pick up a well-earned point.In-form striker Ogbene opened the scoring after 33 minutes with his fourth goal of the campaign.Rangers failed to deal with Shane Ferguson’s free-kick from the left and...Full Story »

Ruben Dias' new squeeze is cabaret dancer Ginevra Festa Manchester City superstar Ruben Dias has a new squeeze - an exotic cabaret dancer named Ginevra Festa. The two were spotted snogging on a boat off the coast of the Balearic Islands in Spain, with Dias splitting up with his popstar girlfriend less than a year ago. The 25-year-old Portuguese defender was also seen walking hand-in-hand with...Full Story »

Charlton manager Ben Garner saw Jesurun Rak-Sakyi shine on his debut as they thrashed Plymouth 5-1 and then backed the Crystal Palace loanee to scale even greater heights.The 19-year-old winger took just 11 minutes to score the Addicks’ opening goal.Charlton have a 100 per cent winning record at home under new boss Garner and had this contest wrapped up by half-time with Rak-Sakyi, Jayden ...Full Story »

Charlton’s new signing Jesurun Rak-Sakyi will hope to make his debut against Plymouth after missing out against Sheffield Wednesday.Rak-Sakyi has joined on a season-long loan from Crystal Palace, but was not in the matchday squad for Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday.Conor McGrandles came on as a late substitute in that match after passing concussion protocols.Full-back Ma...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has been left off the 30-man list of Ballon d'Or nominees for the first time since 2005 after the contenders were announced by France Football on Friday. Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema leads the nominees as he bids to win the first Ballon d'Or award of his career. Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland were also included in the list of this year's nominees. ...Full Story »

Ben Barclay is a doubt for Carlisle when they face Swindon.The defender picked up a knock and will be assessed alongside Jayden Harris, who could also miss out due to injury.Morgan Feeney will be absent with a foot problem but Ryan Edmondson will be monitored ahead of the game.Brennan Dickenson will be sidelined for the foreseeable future after picking up an ACL injury, while Josh Dixon and Joel...Full Story »

Sutton will face up to at least six months without Ben Goodliffe when hosting Barrow in League Two.Influential defender Goodliffe has suffered torn knee ligaments and faces an extended spell on the sidelines.Coby Rowe is likely to continue to partner Louis John in central defence.Harry Beautyman will be pushing for a start for Sutton after two appearances off the bench.New signing David Moyo cou...Full Story »

Ben Fox could feature for Northampton when they face Hartlepool.The midfielder joined the Cobblers earlier in the transfer window and had his first taste of competitive action against Wycombe in midweek.Brighton loanee Marc Leonard could also push for minutes after starting against the Chairboys in midweek.Right-back Aaron McGowan is expected to be sidelined with a knee injury.Hartlepool will mo...Full Story »

Josh Benson struck in the third minute of stoppage time as League One Barnsley claimed a 1-0 win at the Riverside to dump Championship Middlesbrough out of the Carabao Cup.Benson, who was a second-half substitute, slotted home the rebound after his own shot had been parried by Middlesbrough goalkeeper Liam Roberts.Middlesbrough should have opened the scoring after just two minutes, but after bei...Full Story »

Charlton manager Ben Garner praised youngster Aaron Henry after Charlton claimed a 5-3 penalty shootout victory over QPR.The 18-year old academy midfielder equalised late on to send the tie to penalties.Henry’s strike cancelled out a Tyler Roberts screamer with 10 minutes remaining.Addicks goalkeeper Joe Wollacott made the crucial save against Stefan Johansen – the first spot-kick of...Full Story »

Manchester United are in talks to sign Benjamin Sesko and Marko Arnautovic, sources have told ESPN. United have made contact with Bologna about former Stoke and West Ham striker Arnautovic after Erik ten Hag pressed the club to sign an experienced forward who would be content with a back up role off the bench. Arnautovic is 33-years-old and sources have told ESPN that Ten Hag is a fan of his...Full Story »

Everton manager Frank Lampard is weighing up his options after losing Ben Godfrey for two to three months with a broken leg in the 1-0 defeat at home to Chelsea.Godfrey was carried off on a stretcher with what was later diagnosed as a fractured fibula just 10 minutes into their Premier League opener, while fellow defender Yerry Mina limped out of the game with 20 minutes to go.Lampard insists he...Full Story »

Nigel Clough believes Mansfield’s 1-0 win over Tranmere sets a benchmark for the rest of the season.Riley Harbottle’s second-half header from Hiram Boateng’s corner proved to be the difference in a game of few clear-cut chances.Victory saw last season’s beaten play-off finalists get their season up and running following an opening-day defeat at Salford and Clough was deli...Full Story »

Charlton manager Ben Garner declared himself delighted with the result if not his side’s hesitant first-half performance as the Addicks beat Derby 1-0 at The Valley.Garner admitted he was a worried man at half-time before Corey Blackett-Taylor’s 62nd-minute goal changed the momentum of the game.Garner said: “I’m really pleased with the result. Derby are a huge club in the...Full Story »

Barrow may hand a debut to Benni Smales-Braithwaite as they prepare to welcome Bradford to Holker Street.The 20-year-old forward arrived at Barrow earlier this week after a successful trial in pre-season and may feature on Saturday.Captain Niall Canavan will be in line to face his former club as he spent 12 months with the Bantams prior to his move to Cumbria.The home side will be full of confid...Full Story »

Madrid moving for Benzema successor? (Radioestadio Noche)Real Madrid are targeting Benjamin Sesko and Amine Gouiri as potential signings, reports Radioestadio Noche. The club sees the Salzburg and Nice strikers as potential backups to Karim Benzema and, given their age, they could potentially be the Frenchman's succesor. Sesko has been linked to a number of top clubs this summer, including B...Full Story »

Stoke will check on the fitness of Ben Wilmot ahead of the visit of Blackpool.Defender Wilmot suffered a groin strain towards the end of last weekend’s 2-0 defeat at Millwall.Nick Powell and Harry Souttar remain unavailable for selection.Powell hopes to be back from knee ligament damage in September and Souttar is about eight to 10 weeks away from fitness following his knee injury.Keshi An...Full Story »

SL Benfica missed the Champions League, but they also ranked 3rd in the Portugal Primera Liga table in the last two seasons. Although their biggest star Nunez moved to Liverpool, the club also has tried to make up for it, so they are still strong this season. They have won all their last 5 warm-up matches with high spirit. Midtjylland's performance in the new season has been dismal, including...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly considering Sasa Kalajdzic AND Benjamin Sesko to solve their Cristiano Ronaldo dilemma. The Mail claims the duo have been earmarked by Erik ten Hag after he deemed a swoop for Ajax’s Antony too pricey. The Dutchman’s former side want £80million to sell their Brazilian forward. And United know they must move quickly for reinforcements as majo...Full Story »

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti admits he wants more from Karim Benzema. Benzema struck in the 2-2 draw with Club America yesterday. Anelotti said: "He has a good basic form compared to the fact that he has not trained that much. "He is fine, but there is a need for him to work on his form. "We work hard and the players suffer a little. We are going to reduce the workload after the Juven...Full Story »