Chelsea spent over £600m in the previous two transfer windows. With such a spend, Chelsea were likely hoping for a cup run and a top-four finish. But with over a month of 2022/23 still to play, the Blues’ season is already over. They did not win the League Cup, were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid and are out of the FA Cup. In the league, meanwhile, Chelsea ar...Full Story »

Napoli attacker Khvicha Kvaratskhelia concedes he's playing under a great weight of expectations. The Georgian has been likened to George Best and Diego Maradona for his impact with the Serie A leaders. “Maradona in Naples is treated like a king," he said. “And for me at the beginning it seemed unthinkable to see my name put alongside his. “There is a real Maradona cult he...Full Story »

Bayern Munich confirm summer striker shortlist Bayern Munich officials have held talks with Thomas Tuchel and established their plan of attack in recruiting a striker this summer, according to BILD. Victor Osimhen remains the number one target, but also on the list are Tottenham's Harry Kane, Atalanta's Rasmus Hojlund and Eintracht Frankfurt's Randal Kolo Muani. Liverpool & Man Utd set fo...Full Story »

It's going to be a very interesting summer in terms of transfers for both Chelsea and Barcelona, and for different reasons. The Catalans are on the way back up again, and unless there is a monumental collapse between now and the end of the season, Barca will be La Liga champions again. That gives them some kudos that they've been lacking over the last two or three years and, potentially, mak...Full Story »

VICTOR LINDELOF's wife Maja has been declared the "Queen of Sweden" after stunning fans in a skin-tight white dress. Her husband has not enjoyed the best week at the club with the defender part of the team that fell apart against Sevilla. But life off the field is looking bliss as the glamorous Maja Lindelof won praise from fans. She took to Instagram to show off an eye-catching, figure-hug...Full Story »

Phil Parkinson declared Wrexham were at the “start of the journey” after the Welsh club ended their 15-year exile from the Football League.Wrexham’s 3-1 victory over Boreham Wood gave them the National League title as Notts County’s brave challenge was finally killed off on a pulsating evening at the Racecourse Ground.Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola joked that Manchester United fans do not need to be scared about his side winning the treble this season, insisting it was still “far away” after they booked their place in the FA Cup final.Riyad Mahrez’s hat-trick ensured City reached the showpiece occasion next month with a 3-0 victory over Championship side Sheffield United at Wembley to en...Full Story »

Blackburn’s play-off push suffered another blow as Dominic Hyam’s stoppage-time own goal saw top-seven rivals Preston snatch a dramatic 1-1 draw.Rovers had appeared on course to claim their first Championship win in six matches when Sammie Szmodics fired them ahead in the 80th minute at Deepdale.However, with five minutes of added time almost up, Blackburn missed a gilt-edged chance ...Full Story »

Port Vale’s interim boss Andy Crosby was delighted for his players after ending an eight-game run without a win with a 2-0 victory over Bristol Rovers.Goals from Ellis Harrison and Tom Pett, within eight first-half minutes, all-but secured Vale’s safety in Sky Bet League One.Vale sacked Darrell Clarke on Monday, and Crosby said: “It’s difficult to win any game of football...Full Story »

Coventry manager Mark Robins believes his side have put themselves in an enviable position after a 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Reading moved them into the Championship play-off places.For the first time since relegation from the Premier League in 2001, Sky Blues fans can dream of a return to the top flight, with their team in the top six going into the final two weeks of the season.Th...Full Story »

Richie Wellens was delighted after Leyton Orient secured the Sky Bet League Two title with a 2-0 home win over Crewe.Orient cut out the early running but it was Crewe forward Chris Long who should have opened the scoring when he sprung the offside trap but then sent his shot high over the bar.Crewe goalkeeper David Richards then denied Paul Smyth, George Moncur and Kieran Sadlier before the inte...Full Story »

Stephen Dobbie insists Blackpool can achieve survival in the Sky Bet Championship after earning their first away win since October with a 1-0 victory at Birmingham.Substitute Ian Poveda, on loan from Leeds, tapped home in the 74th minute to secure Blackpool’s second win in three games after a dreadful mix-up between defender Kevin Long and goalkeeper Neil Etheridge.The Seasiders are now th...Full Story »

Wade Elliott hailed Cheltenham’s survival in Sky Bet League One as a “massive, massive achievement” after they beat Gloucestershire rivals 3-1.Alfie May scored twice along with one from Aidan Keena, with all the damage done in the first half before Jordon Garrick pulled one back for already-relegated Rovers in the second half.Elliott’s side have lost one of their last 10 ...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson feels Bristol City have made progress in the Championship this season after a 2-1 victory over Rotherham.After Tommy Conway’s opener was cancelled out by Jordan Hugill’s penalty, substitute Andreas Weimann fired home from close range in the first minute of stoppage time after Rotherham goalkeeper Viktor Johansson palmed out a Kal Naismith shot.Weimann’s 50th City ...Full Story »

Michael Duff praised the performance of Slobodan Tedic as his Barnsley side defeated Oxford 2-0 to keep their hopes of a League One top-two finish alive.Tedic scored the goals either side of the interval with Adam Phillips providing the assist on both occasions.The Reds have now won nine successive home matches, while struggling Oxford are only outside the relegation zone on goal difference and ...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou felt conceding a “poor goal” to Motherwell knocked his players’ composure as their long winning run came to an end.The cinch Premiership leaders were ahead at half-time thanks to Callum McGregor’s deflected strike but they left Greg Taylor on his own to deal with in-form Well striker Kevin van Veen 10 minutes into the second half and paid t...Full Story »

First-team coach Andy Garner had high praise for injury-ravaged Mansfield as they dug deep under a late Stevenage bombardment to cling onto a 1-0 win against their visiting promotion rivals.Stags had eight players missing and lost James Gale after 21 minutes with a head injury, but they stood firm and Garner said: “We’ve won 1-0 and I would have taken that all day at 3pm.“We ar...Full Story »

Dean Smith insists Leicester have achieved nothing and must keep pushing after they climbed out of the drop zone.Timothy Castagne’s first goal since August earned a vital 2-1 comeback win over Wolves.Kelechi Iheanacho’s penalty cancelled out Matheus Cunha’s opener as Leicester won for the first time in 10 Premier League games.It was Smith’s first win in charge after repla...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin spoke of his pride as his return to Carrow Road ended with an impressive 3-0 victory over a Norwich side who were reduced to 10 men just before the interval.The Swans maintained their impressive end-of-season form at the ground where their manager made more than 300 appearances as a player, with goals from Joel Latibeaudiere, Liam Cullen and Olivier Ntcham earning ...Full Story »

Unai Emery admitted Aston Villa got more than they deserved after snatching a late point in a 1-1 draw at Brentford.The Bees dominated the clash in west London and were leading through Ivan Toney’s 20th goal of the season.But they were pegged back two minutes from the end after Douglas Luiz lashed the ball home following a frantic goalmouth scramble.“I usually analyse the match tryin...Full Story »