Colchester boss Wayne Brown heavily criticised referee Martin Woods after his side’s last-gasp defeat to Northampton, describing his performance as “one of the worst I have witnessed”.Sam Hoskins gave Northampton a 27th-minute lead at Sixfields but a contentious penalty, converted by Freddie Sears, levelled things up shortly before half-time.Another debatable spot-kick, this ti...Full Story »

Jubilant Harrogate boss Simon Weaver hailed his new-look team following a thumping 3-0 opening-day victory over Swindon.Weaver included seven summer signings in his starting XI, including on-loan Huddersfield midfielder Matty Daly, who marked his debut with a spectacular strike in between efforts from Alex Pattison and Jack Muldoon.The visitors, meanwhile, saw their impressive record of winning ...Full Story »

Mansfield manager Nigel Clough was frustrated by the way his side performed in their 2-0 loss at Salford on the opening day of the new League Two season.Two first-half strikes put the game firmly in Salford’s favour against last season’s beaten play-off finalists, but Clough believes that both were ‘schoolboy’ goals to concede.“The result was extremely poor; our per...Full Story »

Accrington manager John Coleman praised the “courage and character” of his side as they quickly responded to falling behind in stoppage time to draw 2-2 with Charlton.The League One clash was level at 1-1 heading into six minutes of added time, after Stanley’s Sean McConville cancelled out Scott Fraser’s first-half opener.Charlton thought they had won it when Miles Leabur...Full Story »

Bradford debutant Emmanuel Osadebe suffered a suspected broken leg in their 0-0 draw with Doncaster.Play was stopped for eight minutes before Osadebe was stretchered off. Doncaster’s Liam Ravenhill was booked for the foul that caused the early injury and was substituted straight away by manager Gary McSheffrey.But Doncaster were reduced to 10 men just before half-time when striker Lee Toml...Full Story »

Head coach John Rankin was sent to the stand as 10-man Hamilton had to settle for a point in a 1-1 draw at home to Morton.Accies opened the scoring in the 12th minute through Andy Ryan’s close-range header from Brian Easton’s cross.The home side found themselves reduced to 10 men after 38 minutes when Shaun Want, who had been booked in the opening seconds for his part in a melee, was...Full Story »

Salford triumphed 2-0 at home to last season’s beaten play-off finalists Mansfield to kick-off their League Two campaign in impressive fashion.In Neil Wood’s first game in charge the Ammies took an early lead when debutant Callum Hendry latched on to Brandon Thomas-Asante’s ball to slot home in the fifth minute.Salford had been dominant from the off and continued to test Mansfi...Full Story »

Rocky Bushiri scored a dramatic late winner as Hibernian eventually overcame 10-man St Johnstone to triumph 1-0 at McDiarmid Park.The defender appeared to get the last touch after substitute Josh Campbell had met Ewan Henderson’s deep corner at the far post to settle a contest that the away side had dominated.Saints thought they had held onto a point, despite playing the last half hour wit...Full Story »

This season, Liverpool's lineup has been adjusted. The biggest signing must be Darwin Nunes. At the same time, Sadio Mane, Divock Origi and Takumi Minamino have been sent away. As for the main force of the defense line, it is still mainly Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez. The fullbacks are lead by Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold whose offense is great. However, for this game, the team are...Full Story »

Manchester United are in contact with representatives for Napoli ace Fabian Ruiz. According to Napoli expert Ciro Venerato, the Red Devils are considering the possibility of signing Ruiz. He told CalcioNapoli24: "Manchester United made an attempt with Fabian's entourage." Venerato also claimed that despite instigating talks with the midfielder's representatives, United have not yet approach...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo could play his first match under new Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag after the Portuguese forward said 'the King' will be available for Sunday's friendly game against Rayo Vallecano. ESPN reported earlier this month that the Portugal international had handed in a transfer request due to his desire to play in the Champions League. Ronaldo held talks at United's traini...Full Story »

German champions Bayern Munich are set for what is expected to be another season of dominance in the Bundesliga in 2022-23 when they clash with RB Leipzig tomorrow night in the DFL-Supercup at Red Bull Arena. But for the first time since 2013-14, the Rekordmeister will be without the services of Polish star Robert Lewandowski after the Warsaw native and all-time leading goalscorer for Biało-c...Full Story »

Basketball legend Bird buys stake in NWSL's Gotham FC Women's basketball legend Sue Bird has entered the world of football after buying a minority stake in NJ/NY Gotham FC. The NWSL team is currently in its second season as Gotham, having been known as Sky Blue FC prior to the 2021 season. Bird, meanwhile, is preparing for life after basketball, having already announced that she will retire ...Full Story »

Aymeric Laporte will miss the start of Manchester City’s Premier League title defence after undergoing knee surgery in the summer.Manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed the Spain international could be out for at least a month after playing through the pain barrier in the closing matches of last season.City were hit by a number of other defensive injuries during the run-in with John Stones, K...Full Story »

GEORGINA RODRIGUEZ is back in Manchester as Cristiano Ronaldo thrashes out his future at United. The glamorous Wag, 28, has been sunning herself in Spain this month. Georgina Rodriguez is back in Manchester after holidaying in SpainCredit: @georginagio Georgina is supporting partner Cristiano Ronaldo as he looks to quit Man UtdCredit: Getty But Georgina returned to the cooler climes of the U...Full Story »

Coleen Rooney and the kids are home alone without Wayne (Image: INSTAGRAM@https://www.instagram.com/coleen_rooney/?hl=en) New DC United manager Wayne Rooney has reportedly ramped up the security at his family home, after he left wife Coleen and the kids behind while he jetted off for America. Despite rumours that Rooney could take the summer off after leaving his role at Derby County, the Manc...Full Story »

The Red Devils have been chasing Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong as their No1 midfield target this summer. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is on Man United's radar Credit: Getty But with a deal proving to be difficult, United chiefs are assessing their options. According to Italian paper Messagero, Erik ten Hag's side are preparing a £42m offer for Lazio's star man. The Italian side are set to d...Full Story »

Superstar Ron and his agent, Jorge Mendes, held showdown talks with the Old Trafford hierarchy this week in a bid to resolve his future. Cristiano Ronaldo claims he has a live offer and wants Man Utd to give him a price tag Credit: AP Ronnie made his demands in showdown talks at Carrington... but Utd do not want to sell Credit: PA Mendes told United chiefs he had a live offer but the club mus...Full Story »

Atalanta closing in on LookmanAtalanta are closing in on a deal for RB Leipzig winger Ademola Lookman - according to Gianluca Di Marzio. The Italian outfit will pay €15 million (£13m/$15m) for the 24-year-old, who played on loan at Leicester City last season. Negotiations with Leipzig are now at an advanced stage, with Atalanta hoping to finalise a deal in the coming days. Alti...Full Story »

Neil Wood takes charge of his first competitive Salford game as last season’s beaten play-off finalists Mansfield visit the Peninsula Stadium for their Sky Bet League Two opener.Striker Callum Hendry is among the new faces who could make their debut for the Ammies.The former St Johnstone forward warmed up for the season by netting a late winner in a friendly at Barrow last weekend.Elliot S...Full Story »