Summer signing Macaulay Langstaff scored twice as Notts County opened their Vanarama National League campaign with a 3-0 win over Maidenhead at Meadow Lane.Langstaff, brought from Gateshead where he scored 32 goals last season, broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute when he finished off a sweeping team move.The 25-year-old forward grabbed his second just before half-time, slotting in a left-foot ...Full Story »

QPR held off a Middlesbrough fightback to win 3-2 and give Michael Beale his first victory as boss.Chloe Kelly, scorer of England’s winner in their recent Euros triumph, was the guest of honour at Loftus Road, where Rangers were three up before Boro clawed their way back into the game.West Londoner Kelly, a QPR fan who began her career with the club’s women’s team, presented th...Full Story »

Gerard Pique and Shakira's separation hasn't gone unnoticed after they ended their 12-year relationship in June, and the pair have dominated the headlines since. The fallout risked getting ugly on more than one occasion since, particularly surrounding the matter of the custody of their children Sasha and Milan. They have, though, found a temporary agreement that will be in place for the mont...Full Story »

A strike from Gabriel Martinelli and an own goal from Marc Guehi gave the Gunners the three points on Friday Arsenal got the new Premier League campaign off to a strong start with a 2-0 win against Crystal Palace on Friday. The two sides got the new season underway with a clash at Selhurst Park that saw Mikel Arteta's team take the three points. Gabriel Martinelli gave the Gunners the lead i...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta lauded Arsenal’s fight in their season-opening 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace but admitted much more was required from his attackers.The Gunners walked away with all three points at Selhurst Park thanks to a first-half Gabriel Martinelli header and a late Marc Guehi own goal.Arsenal dominated the opening exchanges but the Eagles challenged Arteta’s side after the restar...Full Story »

New Birmingham head coach John Eustace admitted his team has a point to prove after overcoming last season’s brush with relegation.A narrow 2-1 win over Huddersfield thanks to first-half goals from Scott Hogan and home debutant Przemyslaw Placheta, on loan from Norwich City, gave Eustace’s outfit a seemingly comfortable platform for victory.But it was a different story after the brea...Full Story »

Gabriel Martinelli helped fire Arsenal to the first three points of the Premier League season in their 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace.Martinelli headed home after 20 minutes as the Gunners made a promising start at Selhurst Park.And while the hosts returned brighter after the break in a second half that saw few chances for either side, the wind was firmly taken out of their sails when Bukayo Sa...Full Story »

Dundee United manager Jack Ross is waiting to learn whether recently signed left-back Aziz Behich will be granted his work permit in time to feature in Sunday’s cinch Premiership match at home to Livingston.The Tannadice boss is likely to make some changes to freshen his team up after their stunning Europa Conference League win over AZ Alkmaar on Thursday.Peter Pawlett (Achilles) is still ...Full Story »

Liam Scales will come back into the Aberdeen side for the cinch Premiership tie against St Mirren at Pittodrie on Saturday.The on-loan defender was unable to play against parent club Celtic in last week’s league opener at Parkhead.Midfielder Connor Barron (knee) and left-back Jack MacKenzie (thigh) remain out.St Mirren’s Mark O’Hara will miss the trip to Pittodrie due to concus...Full Story »

Portsmouth hope to have captain Clark Robertson available again for the Sky Bet League One match against Lincoln.Scottish central defender Robertson missed the opening day 3-3 draw against Sheffield Wednesday because of a foot problem, but has returned to training.Midfielder Louis Thompson is expected to be in contention again having come off during the closing stages because of cramp.Forward Ja...Full Story »

Barrow may hand a debut to Benni Smales-Braithwaite as they prepare to welcome Bradford to Holker Street.The 20-year-old forward arrived at Barrow earlier this week after a successful trial in pre-season and may feature on Saturday.Captain Niall Canavan will be in line to face his former club as he spent 12 months with the Bantams prior to his move to Cumbria.The home side will be full of confid...Full Story »

Swansea midfielder Joe Allen has returned to full training but will be unavailable for Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Blackburn.The summer signing suffered a hamstring injury on international duty with Wales in June and will not be risked.Head coach Russell Martin has no other selection concerns.The Swans began the season with a 1-1 draw at newly-promoted Rotherham.Blackburn co...Full Story »

MK Dons will assess midfielder Josh McEachran ahead of Saturday’s Sky Bet League One game with Sheffield Wednesday.McEachran is a doubt after limping off during last weekend’s 1-0 loss at Cambridge.Summer signing Bradley Johnson came off the bench to replace McEachran at Abbey Stadium and is pushing for a start.Daniel Harvie (knee), Mo Eisa (ankle) and Tennai Watson (hamstring) remai...Full Story »

Eintracht Frankfurt finished only 11th in the Bundesliga last season, but they won the UEFA Europa League all the way through. In the new season, Eintracht Frankfurt brought in Lucas Alario from Bayer Leverkusen, Jens Hauge and Mario Gotze to strengthen the team. They have shown the strong powerhouses in friendlies and DFB-Pokal recently. Bayern Munich defended their league title last season...Full Story »

Crystal Palace will host Arsenal in the opening game of the new Premier League season on August 6 at 3:00 AM Beijing time. Crystal Palace have done little in the summer, retaining almost exactly the same team from last season. In terms of Crystal Palace's performance last season, one of the biggest characteristics of the team under Vieira is a steady and balanced attacking and defending style...Full Story »

Liverpool mum Faye Dunn - who used to be a professional footballer from Tranmere Rovers and Leeds United - was arrested at Manchester Airport in June as part of Operation Venetic Faye Dunn pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cannabis and one count of concealing criminal property A former professional footballer mum is facing possible prison time after being busted in an airport drugs sting....Full Story »

Arsenal are reportedly after another central midfielder this summer, but Mikel Arteta was convinced that Lucas Torreira was not that player. The 26-year-old started well at Arsenal after arriving from Sampdoria in 2018. The Uruguayan put in some impressive performances, adding some aggression to the midfield at the Emirates. Since things have been on the slide at Arsenal. In fact, he has spe...Full Story »

The Portugal international has become the fifth new arrival at Parc des Princes of the summer transfer window Lille midfielder Renato Sanches has completed a permanent transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. The 24-year-old moves to Parc des Princes after three impressive years at Stade Pierre Mauroy, where he landed a Ligue 1 winners' medal in 2020-21. Sanches looks set to replace Georginio Wijnal...Full Story »

The two clubs were unable to reach a final agreement, with the Blues able to extend the defender's stay in west London Chelsea have announced a contract extension for defender Cesar Azpilicueta. The deal keeps the Barcelona target at Stamford Bridge until 2024. GOAL previously confirmed that the Blaugrana had given up on sealing a transfer for the veteran. The Spanish giants initially made A...Full Story »

Jack Ross described it as a privilege to be Dundee United’s manager on the night they produced one of their finest European results in recent decades.A second-half goal from Glenn Middleton gave the Tayside club a stirring 1-0 victory over Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of their Europa Conference League third qualifying round tie on Thursday.It was Ross’s first home game in c...Full Story »