Real Madrid powerbrokers are confident winning the battle for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham. Marca says Real are aware that they can't compete with the financial muscle of the Premier League clubs, but they are confident that the Borussia Dortmund midfielder will have the last word when it comes to deciding his future. Los Blancos believe that when the time comes Bellingham wi...Full Story »

Chelsea may look to part ways with Kepa Arizzabalaga this summer as they look for an upgrade in the goalkeeper department. The Blues paid a world record goalkeeper fee for Kepa back in 2018, coughing up £71million for the Spaniard from Athleic Bilbao and it’s safe to say it’s been a very bumpy ride for the player since his arrival. Kepa has had his moments of brilliance but al...Full Story »

Manchester City could offer Joao Cancelo in exchange for Bayern Munich’s Serge Gnabry as manager Pep Guardiola looks for a goalscoring winger.This is according to Fichajes, who say that the out-of-favour Cancelo could be used as a makeweight in a deal to bring Gnabry to the Etihad. Cancelo made the surprise loan switch to the Allianz Arena on January’s deadline day and has impressed...Full Story »

Michael O’Neill was delighted to see Dion Charles bag his first international goals as the manager’s second stint as Northern Ireland boss began with a 2-0 European Championship qualifying win in San Marino.It was not a spectacular performance from Northern Ireland but O’Neill’s only concern was to collect three points at the start of the Group H campaign and to that exte...Full Story »

DELE Alli has spoken out after Besiktas manager Senol Gunes appeared to accuse him of going AWOL from training. The former Tottenham favourite was reportedly recently banished from the Turkish side's playing squad after failing to impress his boss. The on-loan Everton man has been largely frozen out of the team ever since Gunes took over from Valerien Ismael. Chatting to the press about his...Full Story »

Chelsea could use Romelu Lukaku as a makeweight in a deal to resign Tammy Abraham as the Blues endeavour to solve their striker issues. This is according to Calciomercato (h/t Football Italia), who say that Abraham is high on Chelsea's list of targets with the club still needing to sort out their No.9 problems. When Chelsea sold Abraham to the Rome outfit back in 2021, they included a £...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann considered international retirement after being overlooked for the France captaincy. PSG star Kylian Mbappe was named Les Bleus captain this week. AS says Griezmann saw himself at Euro 2024 wearing the armband; Didier Deschamps' decision has come as a huge blow for the forward, to such an extent that he even considered international retirement on the...Full Story »

Manchester United could use Dean Henderson to bring Tottenham to the negotiating table for Harry Kane. Tottenham have targeted Henderson as an alternative this summer if United are willing to let him leave, says ESPN. And the report adds Red Devils chiefs could use that to their advantage in negotiations over Kane. Kane is believed to be Erik ten Hag's no1 target this summer but United fear...Full Story »

Former Real Madrid and Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has announced his retirement from professional football at age 34. Ozil, who was part of Germany's World Cup-winning squad in 2014, has spent the past three seasons in the Turkish Super Lig and retires after making four league appearances for Basaksehir, who he joined as a free agent last year. He retired from international duty in 2018 am...Full Story »

Man Utd to pip Chelsea to Watford's Amass Manchester United are reportedly set to pip Chelsea to the signing of highly-rated Watford left-back Harry Amass, according to the Evening Standard. The report states that the Manchester club are in advanced talks with the 16-year-old and recently celebrated a breakthrough in negotiations. Amass is thought to want a chance in a top academy to furthe...Full Story »

Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny is refusing to take anything for granted after seeing 18-year-old striker Evan Ferguson launch his senior international career in earnest.The Brighton teenager announced himself in style with a first goal for his country in Wednesday night’s 3-2 friendly victory over Latvia in Dublin.Ferguson, starting for the first time, and debutant Will Smallbone t...Full Story »

Evan Ferguson marked his first senior international start with his first goal as the Republic of Ireland warmed up for their Euro 2024 qualifier against France with a 3-2 friendly victory over Latvia.The 18 year-old frontman, who has scored six goals in his last 13 games for Brighton, needed just 17 minutes to open his account on an incident-packed night in Dublin.It is the misfortune of every p...Full Story »

ARSENAL ace Takehiro Tomiyasu has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Tomiyasu hobbled off the pitch on Thursday with a knee injury against Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League Last 16 at the Emirates. Arsenal ace Takehiro Tomiyasu has been ruled out for the rest of the season The full-back underwent knee surgery in London earlier today and doctors deemed he will have to miss the rest ...Full Story »

If appointed, Carlo Ancelotti would be Brazil's first foreign coach in more than 50 years. Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson wants Real Madrid out of the Champions League so that coach Carlo Ancelotti can come to Brazil "as quickly as possible." Never mind that Ancelotti is under contract in Madrid until the end of next season and that Brazil's confederation recently denied it had reached a ...Full Story »

Crawley boss Scott Lindsey felt his relegation-threatened side were worthy of maximum points after a 1-1 League Two home draw with Doncaster left them two points above second-bottom Hartlepool with a game in hand.A late goal from substitute Rafiq Khaleel – his first for the club – rescued a point for the Reds after Caolan Lavery headed Rovers in front in first-half stoppage-time with...Full Story »

Lee Bell was left furious after his Crewe side fell to a third-straight League Two defeat as Gillingham ran out 2-1 winners at Priestfield.After a goalless first half of few chances, the game came to life when Tom Nichols opened the scoring for The Gills after 57 minutes after a poor clearance from Dan Adebisi.The game was level again within five minutes when Callum Ainley fired home a spectacul...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson enjoyed the show his side put on despite them playing out a second goalless draw in a few days.The Cumbrians moved back into the League Two automatic promotion places after picking up a point at Bradford, following on from their weekend stalemate against Stevenage.It maintained their five-point advantage over Mark Hughes’ side while moving them above Northampton ...Full Story »

Aiden O’Brien scored his first Gillingham goal to give Neil Harris’ side a 2-1 victory over Crewe.The Ireland international scored with 20 minutes to go after Callum Ainley had drawn the visitors level following Tom Nichols’ opener.Despite not recording an away win in over four months, Crewe started strongly, with Elliott Nevitt’s early header forcing Gills goalkeeper Gle...Full Story »

Dundee closed the gap to four points on cinch Championship leaders Queen’s Park with a 3-1 victory over third-placed Ayr.Alex Jakubiak and Luke McCowan scored second-half goals to thwart Ayr, who are now four points behind Dundee.Ryan Sweeney put the home side ahead with a 13th-minute header, but Dipo Akinyemi equalised just four minutes later before Jakubiak and McCowan settled the contest.Full Story »

BEN CHILWELL's model girlfriend wowed fans with her latest social media upload. The Chelsea football star and Australian model Cartia Mallan went public with their relationship on Valentine's Day. Model and YouTuber Cartia, 24, took to Instagram on Sunday showing off a racy corset. She shared a selection of snaps to her 528,000 followers. And Cartia's followers were left stunned by her pos...Full Story »