Bernardo Silva has named his pet french bulldog 'John' in honour of Manchester City teammate John Stones - it's one of football's strangest bromances. Silva and Stones have been friends one and off the pitch since the former arrived from Monaco in 2017. The 27-year-old is often seen walking his dog around Manchester with girlfriend Ines and the pup's name comes from Stones. Silva told The T...Full Story »

The Man Utd legend said that no Red Devils players could crack City's XI at present Gary Neville has claimed Cristiano Ronaldo would not make a combined Manchester United-Manchester City XI based on this season's form. The two rivals meet on Sunday in the Manchester derby, with City entering the game in first place and United in fourth. Despite his status as a Man Utd legend, Neville has sa...Full Story »

Sadio Mane scored the goal which saw Liverpool beat West Ham 1-0 but defender Trent Alexander-Arnold was the architect of a victory which reduced Manchester City’s gap at the top to three points.The England right-back was the visitors’ tormentor-in-chief as his varied passing range in the attacking third was coupled with a brilliant goalline clearance to secure a ninth clean sheet in...Full Story »

Portsmouth head coach Danny Cowley hailed his “heroic” players for overcoming Marcus Harness’ early red card to thump Accrington 4-0.George Hirst scored twice as Pompey cruised to victory, despite Harness being sent off with just 21 minutes played.Cowley said: “It was good to get an early lead. Then Marcus gets sent off and we’re thinking we’ve got to go anoth...Full Story »

Two goals in as many minutes completed an amazing turnaround as 10-man MK Dons won 2-1 at promotion rivals Rotherham.The visitors, who played for most of the game a man down after Dan Harvie’s straight red card, managed to turn the game in their favour and close the gap on Sky Bet League One leaders Rotherham to seven points.The Dons should have been ahead in the opening minute but Troy Pa...Full Story »

Emmanuel Dieseruvwe scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn Grimsby a third consecutive victory in a 1-0 win against Woking.Grimsby came close to the opener 14 minutes in when Luke Waterfall’s header hit the post and Erico Sousa’s follow-up shot was cleared off the line by Moussa Diarra.Woking then had a chance just after the half-hour mark – Inih Effiong testing go...Full Story »

Bromley kept alive their hopes of reaching the Vanarama National League play-offs after a battling goalless draw at 10-man Torquay.Andy Woodman’s side remain winless in four league games but are just a point behind seventh-placed Notts County in the table.However, the visitors will see this as a missed opportunity to pick up a first victory since January 29 after Joe Lewis was sent off in ...Full Story »

Head coach Liam Manning said his team’s togetherness is what sparked 10-man MK Dons to beat league leaders Rotherham 2-1.The comeback victory enabled the third-placed Dons to move to within seven points of the Sky Bet League One leaders.The hosts took the lead when Dan Barlaser smashed in from the penalty spot in the 25th minute.The penalty came after Dan Harvie had been outpaced by Chiedo...Full Story »

George Hirst scored twice as 10-man Portsmouth routed Accrington 4-0 at Fratton Park.Accrington started brightly, with two shots early on, but it was Pompey who took the lead after 16 minutes. Mahlon Romeo worked a one-two with Marcus Harness and his cross was met by Hirst to put the ball beyond goalkeeper Toby Savin.It was disaster for Pompey five minutes later when Harness was shown a straight...Full Story »

SHEFFIELD Utd striker Oli McBurnie is offering a £20,000 reward after “rats” took his watches. The Scotland player said the £500,000 collection was taken in a burglary a few months ago. Oli McBurnie is offering a £20,000 reward after 'rats' took his watches Oli, 25, shared pics of eight timepieces including a gold Rolex. He wrote: “£20k cash if anyone le...Full Story »

The famous statue of Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo in his home town of Funchal, Portugal has been left with a rather shiny crotch following years of fondling from overexcited fans. Following the unveiling of the tribute back in 2014 many questioned the size of the bulge afforded to the then Real Madrid forward - and it has only stood out more as the years have gone on. As with many ...Full Story »

Ajax coach Erik ten Hag has been asked directly about taking the Manchester United job. Football director John Murtough confirmed that the hiring process is officially underway with reports last night claiming the Red Devils have approached the Dutchman. But Ten Hag poured cold water over links with the United job as he insists his sole focus is on finishing the season with Ajax. He said: &...Full Story »

CHELSEA are expected to be taken over imminently. Turkish tycoon Muhsin Bayrak has claimed that he is close to completing the purchase of Chelsea from Roman Abramovich and has vowed he will: "Fly the Turkish flag in London soon." Bayrak is the head of AB Group Holding, who have investments in cryptocurrency, construction and energy sectors and are reckoned to be worth around £8billion. C...Full Story »

Sevilla star Jules Kounde is being chased by multiple European clubs. According to Fichajes, Manchester United, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Chelsea are all keen to sign Kounde, with Madrid reportedly the favourite to secure his signature. The French defender is starting to make a name for himself at Sevilla and just 23-years-old, clubs are beginning to realise the potential he has...Full Story »

Nigel Clough hailed Mansfield’s 2-1 League Two win over promotion rivals Exeter as “another little milestone” as they moved into third in the table.Farrend Rawson put Mansfield ahead after 34 minutes with a close-range goal, before Matty Longstaff doubled the advantage midway through the second half.Stags had Nathan Bishop to thank for keeping their lead intact with a fine doub...Full Story »

Ryan Yates scored a stoppage-time equaliser to earn Nottingham Forest a 1-1 draw at Sheffield United.Top scorer Billy Sharp put United ahead midway through the second half with his 13th goal of the season after Brennan Johnson had missed a penalty for the visitors in the first half.Sharp’s goal looked like being enough for the home side but, with the clock ticking down, Yates snatched a dr...Full Story »

Mansfield climbed into the top three after a narrow 2-1 League Two victory at home to Exeter.Farrend Rawson and Matty Longstaff bagged the goals as the Stags extended their unbeaten league run to 14 matches.But they had goalkeeper Nathan Bishop to thank after his brilliant double save kept them ahead when leading 1-0.Longstaff was unable to beat Cam Dawson from distance after 15 minutes, before ...Full Story »

Manchester City will have John Stones and Aymeric Laporte as their only fit central defenders for Sunday’s Premier League derby against United with Ruben Dias facing an extended spell on the sidelines.The Portugal international could be out for up to six weeks after suffering a hamstring injury in Tuesday’s 2-0 FA Cup win over Peterborough, the same match in which fellow defender Nat...Full Story »

NEWCASTLE co-owner Amanda Staveley has claimed the club's Saudi-backed investors had the 'opportunity to look at Chelsea'. Roman Abramovich has put the club up for sale to avoid sanctions that could threaten his fortune after Russia invaded Ukraine. Staveley has revealed Newcastle could have explored the possibility or buying Chelsea Credit: Getty Billionaire Russian oligarch Abramovich has p...Full Story »

Jude Bellingham is said to have made a decision over his future at Borussia Dortmund following continued transfer links to the Premier League with Manchester United and Liverpool Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham is said to have made a decision over his future at the club amid ongoing links to Premier League rivals Manchester United and Liverpool. The former Birmingham City prodigy has ...Full Story »