Colchester boss Hayden Mullins will check on Freddie Sears and Armando Dobra ahead of Saturday’s League Two clash with Barrow.The pair missed Tuesday night’s 2-0 defeat at Forest Green through illness and will be assessed.Wimbledon striker Corie Andrews made his debut in that game after completing a loan move, while defender Tom Dallison was an unused substitute following his switch ...Full Story »

Home Secretary Priti Patel wants to extend the scope of football banning orders, which can already be imposed on people convicted of violence, disorder and racist or homophobic chanting, to also cover online hate offences. Marcus Rashford was one of the England players to receive vile racist abuse Credit: Reuters Priti Patel said the beautiful game had been 'marred by disgraceful racism from o...Full Story »

Real Madrid star Karim Benzema has taken to social media on Thursday, to send a simple message to Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez. Valverde makes the difference The latest edition of El Clasico was of course played out a little over 24 hours ago. The matchup came in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup, where the aforementioned Real and Barca locked horns for the 2nd time this season. ...Full Story »

Chelsea are set to return with an improved contract offer for Antonio Rudiger. The Germany centre-back had rejected Chelsea's previous offer worth around £140,000-a-week. Rudiger is seeking £200,000-a-week and is using the interest of several clubs as a bargaining chip. PSG, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona are all interested in the 28-year-old. It is believed foreign clu...Full Story »

Cheltenham manager Michael Duff has no new injury concerns as his side prepare to face Charlton.New loan signing Dan Nlundulu could be a doubt after Duff revealed that the forward had a sore knee earlier in the week.The Robins may freshen things up with some of their new January signings, including Aaron Ramsey from Aston Villa.Defenders Ben Williams and Reece Hutchinson are also in contention t...Full Story »

The Germany international, who is out of contract this summer, scored the only goal of the game as the Blues booked their place at Wembley Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea: Match Statistics It's incredible how quickly things can turn around for a footballer. A year ago, Tottenham were one of a host of clubs looking to sign Antonio Rudiger after the Chelsea defender had fallen out of favour with then-m...Full Story »

Antonio Conte has said he was following the “club line” after he dropped Tanguy Ndombele for the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg with Chelsea.The Frenchman was absent as Antonio Rudiger’s first-half goal gave Chelsea a 1-0 win on the evening and a 3-0 aggregate overall as they booked a place in next month’s Wembley final against Liverpool or Arsenal.Ndombele was booed o...Full Story »

Chelsea booked their place in the Carabao Cup final with a 3-0 semi-final aggregate win over Tottenham, whose hopes of a comeback were denied by VAR misery.Thomas Tuchel’s men did half the job in last week’s first leg at Stamford Bridge when they won 2-0 and Antonio Rudiger’s first-half goal in north London settled matters, setting up a Wembley date against either Liverpool or ...Full Story »

Forest Green made it 12 League Two games unbeaten as the runaway leaders opened up a nine-point gap at the top with a 2-0 win over Colchester.Jamille Matt’s 16th goal of the season and a stoppage-time strike from substitute Josh March proved the difference between the two sides against a Colchester side struggling at the wrong end of the table.Rovers were indebted to Luke McGee’s str...Full Story »

Tottenham will not have any of their injured players back for the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg with Chelsea.Spurs, who are trailing 2-0 from the first leg, are without Son Heung-min (muscle), Steven Bergwijn, Eric Dier (both calf) and Cristian Romero (hamstring) for the game.It remains to be seen whether Tanguy Ndombele will be involved after he was booed off the pitch by supporters at the ...Full Story »

Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley is reportedly ready to make the surprise decision to stay at the club despite the suggestion that Leeds United are interested in him. This is according to a transfer news round-up from the Daily Mail, who also provide updates on a number of other possible deals that could happen in the Premier League this January. There's not a huge amount of detail on Barkley's...Full Story »

AC Milan are engaged in a battle for the Scudetto this term, and it is likely to come down to themselves and their local rivals, Inter, however the Rossoneri are looking to give their chances a boost by signing Manchester Citydefender Nathan Ake in January. Simon Kjaer has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a knee ligament injury, so the Italian club are looking to replace hi...Full Story »

Tottenham ready to sell Ndombele Tanguy Ndombele has run out of time in his battle to convince Tottenham he can make the grade in north London, reports the Daily Mail. The club will make their record signing available for transfer this month after he was booed off the field following their FA Cup defeat to Morecambe. Barcelona choose Neto replacement Barcelona want Rayo's Stole Dimitrievsk...Full Story »

Ralf Rangnick is unsure why Marcus Rashford is struggling to make an impact after the Manchester United forward toiled in Monday’s narrow 1-0 FA Cup win against Aston Villa.Liverpool great Steven Gerrard’s first match as a manager at Old Trafford was an entertaining occasion settled by Scott McTominay’s header in the eighth minute.Villa had two second-half goals ruled out, the ...Full Story »

Manchester United edged a pulsating FA Cup clash with Aston Villa as Scott McTominay’s early header proved enough against Steven Gerrard’s side.After a weekend of intrigue and upsets, the third round ended with an all-Premier League encounter and one of Liverpool’s greatest-ever players managing at Old Trafford for the first time.Monday’s tie lacked goals but provided ple...Full Story »

Che Adams and Mohammed Salisu will return to contention for Southampton’s Premier League game at home to Brentford.Forward Adams is available following a bout of coronavirus, while defender Salisu has completed a one-match ban.Saints are short at right-back due to suspensions for Yan Valery and Kyle Walker-Peters and Tino Livramento’s knee injury, while Alex McCarthy (hamstring), Wil...Full Story »

Forest Green will look to extend their lead at the top of Sky Bet League Two against strugglers Colchester.Rob Edwards’ side are seven points clear of Tranmere and play their game in hand on Tuesday night.Ben Stevenson came into midfield to replace Ebou Adams, who is away at the Africa Cup of Nations with Gambia, for last week’s goalless draw with Exeter so should retain his place.Fo...Full Story »

Chelsea have learnt the asking price for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen. The Blues are considering replacements for Romelu Lukaku after his fallout with manager Thomas Tuchel. PSG are reportedly interested in signing the Belgian striker this summer in a deal worth £75m. Should they sell Lukaku, Tuchel would be keen to move for Nigeria international Osimhen. The 23-year-old would cost a...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard and Aston Villa are preparing a potentially massive transfer for Everton’s Lucas Digne. Digne is on the for sale list at Everton after falling down the pecking order under Rafael Benitez, and the transfers of full-backs Nathan Patterson and Vitaliy Mykolenko seemingly confirm the Frenchman’s inevitable departure. According to the Daily Mail, the 28-year-old is want...Full Story »

Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has said he is expecting Paul Pogba to be sidelined for at least another month. Pogba has not played for United since Nov. 2 after picking up a thigh injury while on international duty with France. In December, Rangnick told Pogba to cut short his rehabilitation in Dubai and report back to Carrington for the rest of his recovery. The Frenchman i...Full Story »