Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong may live to regret his decision to turn down a summer move to Manchester United as he looks to earn a place in the Netherlands squad for this year's World Cup. The Dutchman was relentlessly targeted by United in one of the main transfer sagas of pre-season but ended up staying at the Nou Camp after refusing to entertain the idea of joining the Red Devils. Un...Full Story »

Liverpool are spying a move for Southampton defender Armel Bella-Kotchap, according to reports. The 20-year-old has earned his first call-up to the Germany senior squad after an impressive start to life at Southampton, having moved from Vfl Bochum this summer. Bella-Kotchap's performances have caught the eye of a number of big clubs, including Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp is an 'admirer' of the ...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst will have decisions to make after assessing his Rangers squad ahead of the cinch Premiership game against Dundee United at Ibrox on Sunday.Goalkeeper Allan McGregor took over from injured Jon McLaughlin for the Champions League defeat by Napoli in midweek and will keep his place after the Dutchman revealed he had the same squad available.Tom Lawrence, John Souttar, ...Full Story »

Djavan Anderson could make his full debut for Oxford when the U’s host MK Dons at  the Kassam Stadium.The Dutch wing-back joined Karl Robinson’s side on a one-year deal from Lazio on deadline day and came off the bench in the 75th minute of their loss to Plymouth.Steve Seddon should be back in the line-up after returning from injury earlier this week, with Cameron Brannagan set ...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst believes James Sands’ red card proved pivotal in their 3-0 Champions League defeat by Napoli at Ibrox.The Gers defender was sent off for conceding a penalty in the second half for a foul on Giovanni Simeone, after being booked minutes earlier.Returning goalkeeper Allan McGregor brilliantly saved Piotr Zielinski’s first penalty, from which Matteo Pol...Full Story »

Steve Evans believes honest words at half-time spurred Stevenage on to a 1-0 win at home to Newport, as his side maintained their 100 per cent home record this season.Alex Gilbey’s stunning strike from the edge of the box just after the break was the only goal in a frenetic encounter that offered few chances until the midfielder broke the deadlock.The Boro had seen plenty of the ball befor...Full Story »

The Magpies signed England international Nick Pope, 30, this summer for £10million from Burnley. Newcastle are set to sign former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius on a free transfer Credit: Getty It paved the way for Martin Dubravka, 33, to join Manchester United on loan with Karl Darlow providing backup to Pope. But Darlow, 31, suffered a recent ankle injury in training, leaving Newcas...Full Story »

Steve Evans dished out a “brash conversation” to his Stevenage players and inspired a second-half revival at Crewe.Boro boss Evans played down the half-time exchange at Gresty Road, but his words resonated as a second-half double from Jamie Reid saw the visitors return to winning ways and they moved up to second in the table.Evans said: “I wouldn’t say it was a hair dryer...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst was stunned after sluggish Rangers made another slow start at Celtic Park before losing 4-0 to their Old Firm rivals.Rangers had been blitzed 3-0 in the first half of the cinch Premiership game against the Hoops at Parkhead in February, though they kept the score the same for the 90 minutes.In the first Old Firm game of this season, Israel winger Liel Abada opened the sc...Full Story »

AC Milan have emerged as an option for Barcelona fullback Sergino Dest. Relevo says Dest will join Milan on a season-long loan with an option to buy next summer worth around €20 million. The United States international had also drawn interest from Villarreal and Manchester United but neither of those deals moved forward for different reasons. The former Ajax right-back wanted to convi...Full Story »

Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso was due in Barcelona on Wednesday night. Alonso was scheduled to fly to El Prat airport ahead of signing for Barca. Sport says Barca directors Jordi Cruyff and Mateu Alemany are optimistic that the deal will go through. Alonso will be closely following the possibility of player departures from Barça, as it would allow for his immediate registration. All ...Full Story »

Kevin van Veen helped himself to a hat-trick as Motherwell breezed into the Premier Sports Cup quarter-finals with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Inverness.The Dutch striker scored for the fourth game in a row in the ninth minute with a close-range finish at Fir Park.Caley skipper Danny Devine put through his own goal after 26 minutes before Van Veen scored from the spot in the 38th and 66th minut...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst revealed he detected a changed attitude from Alfredo Morelos in his sit-down talks with the Rangers striker.The Gers boss was speaking after the 3-1 Premier Sports Cup last-16 win over Queen of the South at Ibrox where Scott Arfield grabbed a double for the much-changed home side, with 18-year-old striker Robbie Ure scoring on his debut.Morelos, serving a second game of ...Full Story »

Marco Silva hailed the “unbelievable” Aleksandar Mitrovic after his goal helped Fulham continue their impressive start to the season with a 2-1 win over Brighton.The Serbia forward struck his fifth goal of the season shortly after half-time to break the deadlock for the home side.Fulham then quickly doubled their lead when Lewis Dunk turned an Andreas Pereira cross into his own net.A...Full Story »

Corry Evans could push for more minutes as Sunderland prepare to host Norwich.The midfielder overcame a hamstring problem to make an appearance from the bench against Stoke last weekend and could feature again for the Black Cats.Jay Matete could also be involved after replacing the suspended Dan Neil against the Potters.Dan Ballard remains sidelined with a foot fracture and Carl Winchester is al...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst revealed the pride he was feeling after Rangers beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 to reach the Champions League for the first time in 12 years.After a 2-2 draw against the Dutch side in the first leg of the play-off at Ibrox last week, another absorbing encounter was settled in the Philips Stadium by Antonio Colak’s tap-in on the hour mark for a 3-2 aggregate win.Rangers...Full Story »

Chelsea could well be shifting one young English winger out of the club for another if they manage to sign Everton prodigy Anthony Gordon – with the Blues reportedly in talks with Bayer Leverkusen over a year-long loan deal that would see Callum Hudson-Odoi join Die Werkself as he fails to make his way into Thomas Tuchel’s plans. That’s according to the Daily Mail, who belie...Full Story »

Lincoln manager Mark Kennedy was delighted with goalkeeper Jordan Wright’s heroics after they came from behind in normal time to level the match at 2-2 before beating League Two Barrow 3-1 on penalties to advance in the Carabao Cup.The visitors led after eight minutes through Anthony Scully’s third goal of the season but Barrow, who knocked out Championship Blackpool on penalties in ...Full Story »

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany was “really happy to go through” to the third round of the Carabao Cup following an industrial 1-0 win over League One Shrewsbury.Samuel Bastien ensured the Clarets advanced with a 50th-minute winner.Kompany said: “I was pleased to make changes and still see a similar picture to the team.“To keep a clean sheet and pick up a good away win is...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Steve Evans thought Jamie Reid was justly rewarded after the striker snatched a last-minute winner to beat Peterborough 1-0 in the Carabao Cup second round.Reid buried a Luther Wildin pull back in the third minute of second-half stoppage-time to knock out the League One side and claim Stevenage’s first win over the visitors since 2013.And the former Posh manager was not surp...Full Story »