Anass Zaroury took less than a minute to announce his return from the World Cup as Burnley secured a 3-0 win over Birmingham.The Morocco winger, who played for his country in the play-off for third place just 10 days earlier, was thrown straight back into the action by manager Vincent Kompany and responded by scoring the quickest goal in the Championship this season, with 50 seconds on the clock...Full Story »

Charlton were unable to secure victory in Dean Holden’s first game in charge as Peterborough hit back to claim a 1-1 draw at The Valley.Miles Leaburn put the hosts ahead just after the interval but Posh levelled midway through the second half, leaving the hosts – who knocked Brighton out of the Carabao Cup last week – now winless in seven League One matches.The Posh shaded a la...Full Story »

Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana ended his career with the national team on Friday, one month after the 26-year-old player was sent home from the World Cup in a dispute with coach Rigobert Song. The Inter Milan player posted a statement on his Twitter account saying "my story with the Cameroonian national team has come to an end.'' "Players come and go, names are fleeting, but Cameroon comes ...Full Story »

Chelsea have reportedly agreed a €12 million (£11m/$12m) deal with Molde for highly-rated Ivorian forward David Datro Fofana. · Blues buying into potential· Youngster already a senior international· Ready for Premier League challengeWHAT'S HAPPENING? A transfer to Stamford Bridge for the Ivory Coast international is said to have been agreed on his 20th birthday, with...Full Story »

A MODEL dubbed the World Cup's "hottest fan" danced in a racy crop-top as she celebrated Croatia's third place win over Morocco. Ivana Knoll filmed herself cheering her team on as she sang with other revellers while the match took place tonight. Ivana was styling a racy crop top in the stadium ahead of the matchCredit: Rex In the video, uploaded to Instagram, Ivana appeared to be having a gre...Full Story »

Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is being considered for the Ghana job. Chelsea sacked the German in September after 19 months in charge, during which he led the Blues to Champions League glory, says The Sun. Tuchel, 49, has recently been linked to the England job in the event of Gareth Southgate's departure. But the former Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain coach has reportedly hel...Full Story »

THE World Cup's 'hottest fan' is still at the tournament - despite Croatia being knocked out in the semi-finals. Ivana Knoll ditched her usual colours as she watched France's 2-0 win over Morocco in Qatar. Ivana Knoll ditched her Croatia colours for France vs Morocco Ivana has been at all of Croatia's games in Qatar, and she still managed to get her football fix after Luka Modric and Co were ...Full Story »

FANS rejoiced as they realised Croatia's "hottest fan" Ivana Knoll's World Cup is NOT over - despite defeat to Argentina. Croatian hearts were broken after Lionel Messi condemned them to a 3-0 defeat in the semi-finals. Ivana Knoll has been dubbed the 'World Cup's hottest fan' It denied them a second consecutive World Cup final, following their loss to France in 2018. Croatia were inspired t...Full Story »

Spain's new manager, Luis de la Fuente, has opened the door for Sergio Ramos to return to the national team, after previous manager Luis Enrique snubbed the central defender a place in the squad for the previous two tournaments. Enrique decided Ramos wasn't deserving of a spot in the Spain squad at either Euro 2020 or World Cup 2022, despite squad allocations rising to 26 players. Enrique has...Full Story »

THE World Cup's hottest fan was mobbed by a huge crowd of fans in Qatar in a clip she shared to Instagram. Croatian model Ivana Knoll, 30, was seen surrounded by swarms of adoring supporters who asked for photos and videos of the social media star. The model has pushed the limit of Qatar's modesty laws, garnering praise from her fansCredit: PA She was mobbed in Doha with adoring fansCredit: I...Full Story »

Legendary striker Ronaldo Nazario has stated that Brazil wanted to hire Pep Guardiola as manager but he preferred to say with Man City instead. WHAT HAPPENED? After their disappointing World Cup exit – suffered at the hands of exta-time and penalty shooutout experts Croatia – Brazil will be looking for a new manager. Indeed, following the defeat, Tite stepped down from his role wi...Full Story »

Kolo Toure was delighted with the attitude shown by his players in his first match as manager as Wigan held Millwall to a 1-1 draw at the Den.Will Keane marked Toure’s opening match as Latics boss with a well-taken goal from the centre of the box after 33 minutes.But it was not long before the home side equalised through a moment of supreme quality from Dutch star Zian Flemming.It was the ...Full Story »

York overcame the absence of their new manager and a second-half red card to claim a 2-0 victory at high-flying Woking.David Webb should have been in the York dugout for the first time at the Laithwaite Community Stadium but was hospitalised with a lung infection on Wednesday after contracting Covid-19.Assistant Michael Morton – himself a new arrival at the club – took the reins in W...Full Story »

Spain have parted company with manager Luis Enrique after going out of the 2022 World Cup at the last-16 stage on penalties to Morocco. · Spain shocked by Morocco· Exit at last-16 stage· Decide to change coachWHAT HAPPENED? Luis Enrique's time as Spain manager is up following a disappointing 2022 World Cup campaign. La Roja kicked off with an impressive 7-0 win over Costa Rica ...Full Story »

THE World Cup's "hottest fan" has trolled Japan by reposting a cheeky video of her eating sushi after her team beat them. Ivana Knoll's beloved Croatia triumphed over the Asian giants at the Al Janoub Stadium to win a place in the quarter finals. Ivana Knoll trolled Japan fans with a cheeky sushi video In the lead-up to do-or-die match, Knoll was spotted taking photos of Japan fans ahead of t...Full Story »

FERRAN TORRES took some time out at the World Cup to take manager Luis Enrique's daughter on a date to the fair. The Spain star, 22, is dating Sira Martinez, whose dad is Spain's national team boss. Torres and Martinez visited Al Maha Island fair in Qatar And Torres and Martinez had an enjoyable night in Qatar as they visited the rides. Sira, 22, added photos to her Instagram of the pair smi...Full Story »

Bolton manager Ian Evatt admits the club have been rocked by captain Ricardo Santos’ hospitalisation with breathing difficulties.The 27-year-old defender was absent as Wanderers snatched an added-time 1-1 draw at home to Bristol Rovers due to complications arising from a virus.“Rico was hospitalised yesterday with a really bad viral infection and some pneumonia as well. He has had a ...Full Story »

Giorgian de Arrascaeta’s quickfire double to secure a 2-0 win over Ghana failed to stop Uruguay crashing out of the World Cup on goals scored. La Celeste’s victory had them in pole position to reach the last 16 until Hwang Hee-chan’s late winner sent South Korea, who beat Portugal 2-1, through instead. Defeat at the Al Janoub Stadium also saw Ghana knocked out in Group H. ...Full Story »

STUNNING Paige Spiranac took off her top and recreated Cristiano Ronaldo's signature 'Siu' celebration. The ex-golfer has been enjoying the World Cup recently and previously admitted that football was not a sport that she watched a lot of. Paige Spiranac has been recreating famous football celebrationsCredit: Instagram However, with USA's participation, her interest in the sport has peaked an...Full Story »

Morocco advanced to the last 16 of the World Cup after closing out a 2-1 win over Canada at the Al Thumama Stadium to finish top of Group F.Canada, who had already been eliminated, fell behind early on thanks to a major error by goalkeeper Milan Borjan to gift Hakim Ziyech the opener.Youssef En-Nesyri thumped past Borjan to extend their first-half advantage, but Morocco allowed Canada to st...Full Story »