Greg Olley scored a hat-trick as Gateshead shrugged off last season’s play-off disappointment to open the new Vanarama National League campaign with a 5-1 trashing of Ebbsfleet.The home side – who had been barred from taking part in the play-offs because of issues over their ground ownership at the time – went ahead through Callum Whelan in the 12th minute.Owen Oseni soon doubl...Full Story »

Cyriel Dessers scored for the second game in a row as Rangers began their temporary tenure at Hampden Park with a 2-1 William Hill Premiership win over injury-hit Motherwell.The Gers striker equalised with the last meaningful kick of the ball in the Champions League qualifier against Dynamo Kyiv in Poland on Tuesday night, and he opened the scoring in the 13th minute before Gers debuta...Full Story »

Substitute Josh Coley struck a stoppage-time equaliser as Sutton fought back to draw 1-1 at Tamworth in their opening Vanarama National League match.United – relegated from the EFL at the end of last season – had an early chance when Dillon De Silva sent a shot wide.National League North champions Tamworth went close when Daniel Creaney headed over from a corner and then midfielder B...Full Story »

Eastleigh opened their Vanarama National League campaign with a 2-0 win at Maidenhead.The Spitfires went ahead through an own goal from Maidenhead defender Will De Havilland in the 32nd minute.Jake Vokins soon doubled the lead when his long-range free-kick dropped into the corner of the net.Maidenhead looked for a way back into the match in the second half as Kevin Lokko saw his long-range effor...Full Story »

A horror moment for Manchester United veteran Jonny Evans gifted the Community Shield to Manchester City after a penalty shoot-out.Evans lifted his spot-kick over the crossbar before Manuel Akanji tucked in the winning penalty as Pep Guardiola’s side secured the first silverware of the season.Alejandro Garnacho thought he had inflicted more Wembley misery on the four-time Premier League wi...Full Story »

Tylor Golden scored the winning goal for Altrincham against Woking in an ill-tempered Vanarama National League clash which saw both sides reduced to 10 men.Altrincham appeared to have their backs against the wall when Eddy Jones was shown a straight red card for a foul on Cian Harries after just 12 minutes.However, Golden put the home side ahead when he scored a fine goal on his debut with 27 mi...Full Story »

Watford boss Tom Cleverley hailed his side’s character as they bounced back from letting a two-goal lead slip to beat Millwall 3-2 at The Den.The Hornets went 2-0 up thanks to goals from Edo Kayembe and Giorgi Chakvetadze either side of the break but were pegged back by a Duncan Watmore double late on that looked to see the spoils shared.But Mileta Rajovic popped up in the 90th minute to g...Full Story »

Striker Mileta Rajovic nodded home a late winner for Watford as they claimed a 3-2 victory in a dramatic opener at Millwall.The Lions thought they had fought back to at least take a share of the spoils with two second-half goals from Duncan Watmore after Edo Kayembe and Giorgi Chakvetadze had put Watford firmly in control.Millwall paid their respects to goalkeeper Matija Sarkic, who died aged 26...Full Story »

Josh Maja scored a hat-trick as West Brom came from behind to beat QPR 3-1 at Loftus Road.Lucas Andersen put Rangers ahead in the 16th minute but Albion, beaten in last season’s Championship play-offs, responded emphatically and were deserved winners.It was a hugely disappointing start to the season for Rangers, who lost their way after an early breakthrough.Youngster Rayan Kolli delivered...Full Story »

Sunderland began the Regis Le Bris era on a high as goals from Luke O’Nien and Jack Clarke handed them a 2-0 Championship victory away to Cardiff in their season opener.O’Nien opened the scoring as he nodded the ball beyond Ethan Horvath from close range in the 18th minute after being left unmarked from a Patrick Roberts free-kick.Cardiff created more than enough opportunities to tak...Full Story »

With transfer fees increasing exponentially each year, the ten clubs that have cashed in the most money for their stars in the 21st Century has been revealed. We've seen nine players breach the £100m mark in the last seven years alone with a premium being slapped on Premier League talent over recent campaigns. But despite four of the ten most expensive transfers of all time coming from Pr...Full Story »

The former Manchester United stopper has returned to football after 14 months out. David de Gea has signed for Fiorentina The Spaniard completed his medical earlier today Ex-Man Utd goalkeeper David de Gea has touched down in Italy on Friday ahead of his move to FiorentinaCredit: PA The 33-year-old has signed a one-year contract including the option of a further 12 months with Fiorentina lat...Full Story »

The 2024/25 season kicks off tomorrow when FA Cup winners Manchester United clash with Premier League champions Manchester City in the Community Shield at Wembley Stadium. Next Friday, the new Premier League campaign commences when Fulham visit Old Trafford to face United, and clubs will be keen to complete business before then. The deadline is August 30, though, and plenty of activity is exp...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough praised his side’s start to the game as they marked their return to the third tier with a 2-1 victory at Barnsley.Playing at this level for the first time in over two decades, the promoted Stags were quickly out of the blocks at Oakwell and led 2-0 after 18 minutes through Stephen Quinn and Lee Gregory goals.Luca Connell pulled one back for the hosts before half...Full Story »

Chesterfield manager Paul Cook felt his side deserved to win as they had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Swindon in their first match back in the EFL.Armando Dobra gave the home side a 15th-minute lead before Will Wright levelled in the 64th minute.Cook was happy with his side’s display and felt they should have had a penalty midway through the opening half when Michael Jacobs appeared...Full Story »

Andi Weimann and Yuki Ohashi both notched debut goals as Blackburn opened their Sky Bet Championship campaign with a 4-2 win over promoted Derby.John Eustace’s men were rewarded for their fast start as they took a 19th-minute lead through Tyrhys Dolan’s close-range finish after a well-worked move.Rovers were in control for the first half but Derby battled back after the break and Cur...Full Story »

THOMAS MULLER is celebrating after his horse became an Olympic champion. The Bayern Munich star is a co-owner of Checker, the horse ridden by German Christian Kukuk as the pair won gold. Kukuk came out on top in a dramatic jump-off against two Olympic medallists Steve Guerdat and Maikel van der Vleuten, who finished second and third respectively. Checker cleared every hurdle in the final ro...Full Story »

A PARAGUAYAN football team narrowly escaped ELECTROCUTION after winning their first league title in nearly 100 years. Libertad de Pirayu claimed their first Pirayutense crown in 94 years last Saturday with a 5-4 shootout victory over Club Cerro Porteno Taba'i. Libertad, understandably, organised an open-top bus parade to celebrate their monumental achievement. They jubilantly celebrated on ...Full Story »

Bayern no longer interested in signing Tah Per Kicker, Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are no longer interested in signing Bayer Leverkusen and Germany defender Jonathan Tah this summer despite an earlier agreement. The Bavarian club were linked with a move for the German national team defender for a long time and he was reported to be eager to make the move, even deciding against committing...Full Story »

GARETH SOUTHGATE has been spotted enjoying some well-earned time off with his family in the Algarve following his England departure. The former Three Lions manager was seen soaking up the sun with his wife, Alison, and kids after leaving a coffee shop. He was spotted leaving a coffee shop with his wife, Alison Credit: BackGrid Southgate made the decision to resign from his position following ...Full Story »