The Catalans have moved to secure the future of one of their key players and will include a huge figure to ward off some of Europe's big spenders Barcelona are in advanced talks over renewing Pedri's contract, with the Spaniard ready to agree a deal that will run until 2026. Goal can confirm talks have accelerated in the last 24 hours and Pedri is happy to continue with the Catalans, providi...Full Story »

Rudiger a top target for MadridReal Madrid are looking to sign Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger, according to Marca. Rudiger is out of contract at the end of the season and is seen as a fine option to bolster the Blanco defence. Foden agrees six-year Man City dealPhil Foden has agreed to a new six-year contract at Manchester City, Goal can confirm. Foden, 21, will enjoy a significant wage ...Full Story »

The couple's 13-year marriage has been rocked by a string of drunken scandals that have landed him in the dog house. Coleen Rooney says she has forgiven Wayne in a new documentary Credit: prime video Most recently, the ex-Manchester United legend was pictured in a hotel with Snapchat models after a night out in July. But defiant Coleen, 35, says she has forgiven Wayne's boozy behaviour in a n...Full Story »

NEWCASTLE have been tipped to outbid Chelsea and Manchester City to sign £150million Tottenham star Harry Kane. The England captain, 28, revealed he finally wanted to quit Spurs in the summer in a desperate bid to win some silverware. Newcastle have sensationally been tipped to break the bank to sign £150m-rated Harry Kane Credit: Alamy The North Londoners eventually slapped a
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Inter to open Brozovic talks after Lautaro agreementInter are ready to enter contract talks with Marcelo Brozovic after coming to an agreement with Lautaro Martinez. The Serie A side will announce the striker’s extension later this week, says Calciomercato, and he is just the first of many they hope to sign to new deals. Brozovic’s current contract expires at the end of the seaso...Full Story »

Stephen Kenny is hoping in-form striker Callum Robinson realises how important he could be to the Republic of Ireland after scoring five goals in his last two games.The West Brom forward followed up his double in Saturday’s qualifying victory in Azerbaijan with a hat-trick in a 4-0 friendly rout of World Cup hosts Qatar in Dublin on Tuesday evening to take his tally for his country to six ...Full Story »

Ian Baraclough was left to lament an all-too-familiar story for Northern Ireland as a lack of cutting edge proved decisive in a 2-1 World Cup qualifying defeat to Bulgaria.After Saturday’s controversial 2-0 loss to Switzerland left hopes of going to Qatar hanging by a thread, a second-half collapse in Sofia cut them off decisively as Todor Nedelev’s fine brace cancelled out Conor Was...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate was disappointed by England’s performance in a drab draw against Hungary marred by an accusation of racist abuse towards a steward and visiting fans clashing with police.The unbeaten Three Lions put in arguably their meekest performance of the year in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier at Wembley.England fell behind for the first time during this qualification campaign to...Full Story »

Callum Robinson plundered a hat-trick as the Republic of Ireland beat World Cup hosts Qatar 4-0 to win back-to-back games for the first time since March 2019.Robinson, whose first-half double in Azerbaijan on Saturday set up a 3-0 World Cup qualifying victory, repeated the trick inside 13 minutes at the Aviva Stadium and then added a third eight minutes after the restart to become the first Irel...Full Story »

A bad week for Northern Ireland got worse on Tuesday night as two crisp Todor Nedelev strikes saw Bulgaria come from behind to win 2-1 in Sofia.Conor Washington’s sixth international goal had given Ian Baraclough’s side a half-time lead as they looked to have responded well to Saturday’s controversial 2-0 defeat in Switzerland which effectively ended World Cup qualifying hopes,...Full Story »

England remain on course for World Cup qualification despite stumbling to a disappointing draw on a night when Hungary were once again let down by some of their fans.Gareth Southgate’s undefeated side are on track to win Group I with only next month’s matches against Albania and minnows San Marino remaining on the road to Qatar.But an exciting-looking England side struggled against H...Full Story »

Stand-in goalkeeper Connor Hampson was Altrincham’s hero as he made several fine saves in the 1-1 draw at Yeovil in the National League.Defender Hampson was called into action with just 16 minutes gone after goalkeeper Tony Thompson went off injured.Joe Quigley shot over the bar before Adi Yussuf forced a save from Thompson as Yeovil started brightly.Altrincham’s A-Jay Leitch-Smith s...Full Story »

Lyndon Dykes rescued Scotland with a dramatic late winner against the Faroe Islands to put Steve Clarke’s side within 90 minutes of a World Cup qualifying play-off spot.The Scots travelled to Torshavn on a high after a terrific 3-2 win over Israel at Hampden Park on Saturday, but the visitors found it all a bit of a struggle.However, but with four minutes of normal time remaining a cross f...Full Story »

PHIL JONES says youngsters breaking into the football world must be mentally capable of handling the 'toxic' social media environment. The 29-year-old Manchester United defender has now turned his back on his online accounts after being on the receiving end of some harsh treatment. Even though he still has his social media accounts, the ace has not posted anything on Twitter since May 2017. ...Full Story »

The relationship between Cristiano Ronaldo and Peter Lim is more than a mere friendship as they are also close business associates, and the pair have announced a new business venture called ZujuGP. A number of years ago, Lim's company, Mint Media, became the owner and administrator of all of Ronaldo's image rights, aside from those generated by the club in which he plays for at any given mome...Full Story »

England manager Gareth Southgate will hold talks with the FA "in the next few weeks" to discuss whether he wants to sign a new contract. Southgate's current deal is due to expire at the end of the World Cup finals in Qatar in December next year. The FA want him to sign a new contract after he led England to the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2018 and the final of the Euros this summer but t...Full Story »

Lampard leads Newcastle race Frank Lampard is the leading candidate to replace Steve Bruce in charge of Newcastle United, says The Sun. The former Chelsea boss has been out of a job since he was let go by the Blues and replaced with Thomas Tuchel. Now however, he could be set for a return to work and may be the man to take the reins at St James' Park following the takeover on Tyneside. Man...Full Story »

Aaron Ramsey praised Wales’ resilience after keeping World Cup qualification “in our hands” with a hard-fought 1-0 victory in Estonia.Kieffer Moore settled a physical contest in Tallinn, prodding home from close range in the 12th minute after Ramsey saw his goal-bound header blocked on the line.Wales remain third in Group E, level on points with the Czech Republic who beat Bela...Full Story »

Boss Lee Carsley revealed his relief after 10-man England Under-21s’ narrow victory in Andorra.Emile Smith Rowe’s second-half strike sealed a 1-0 win in their Euro 2023 qualifier.Rhian Brewster was controversially sent off as the Young Lions struggled to find a breakthrough.They sit third in Group G, two points behind the Czech Republic and Albania, following last week’s draw i...Full Story »

Emile Smith Rowe saved 10-man England Under-21s’ blushes as the Young Lions laboured to victory in Andorra.The Arsenal midfielder scored his first Under-21s goal to help Lee Carsley’s side to a 1-0 win.Rhian Brewster was harshly sent off in the second half and the visitors looked like they would suffer again following Thursday’s 2-2 draw in Slovenia.But they ground out victory ...Full Story »