Peterborough boss Grant McCann demanded immediate improvement after his side’s miserable run continued with a 2-1 home defeat to Barnsley.McCann kept his players locked in the dressing room for more than an hour after a fourth successive defeat in all competitions.Posh fell behind to a terrific first goal in English football from Tykes ace Luca Connell in the 11th minute.They levelled with...Full Story »

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been slammed for his shocking "I feel African, gay, disabled and migrant worker" speech. The chief of the game's governing body hit back at criticism of Qatar from European nations in a press conference on the eve of the World Cup. Both the event and FIFA have been attacked in the build-up to the tournament for the decision to host it in Qatar, where the righ...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Grant McCann hailed an excellent performance from his team as they eased to a 3-0 FA Cup replay win at Salford.The League One high-flyers had too much for the Ammies and they can now look forward to a second-round trip to Shrewsbury.Ephron Mason-Clark opened the scoring before Jack Marriott’s late double.McCann said: “It’s been another game we could have done ...Full Story »

The Netherlands squad will meet migrant workers who helped build the stadiums for the World Cup in Qatar, coach Louis van Gaal said on Friday. The team will meet a group of about 20 migrants on Nov. 17 to talk about their working conditions and to give them the opportunity to join the players in training. The Dutch FA (KNVB) is one of the few football associations to criticise human rights a...Full Story »

Grant McCann was left frustrated after Peterborough created a fixture headache by failing to make FA Cup progress.The League One promotion-chasers were held to a goalless deadlock by League Two visitors Salford in the first-ever clash between the clubs.Posh couldn’t find a way past keeper Tom King with Jack Marriott, Josh Knight and Harrison Burrows all being denied in the first half.McCan...Full Story »

Grant McCann toasted a “blue day” as Peterborough dug deep to edge a 1-0 League One derby victory over Cambridge.McCann’s men earned the bragging rights by sinking their local rivals in the first Football League clash between the clubs for 21 years.They received a huge helping hand from Cambridge defender Lloyd Jones, whose calamitous 17th-minute own goal from a Harrison Burrow...Full Story »

Posh boss Grant McCann spoke of his delight at the emergence of Ephron Mason-Clark following the wideman’s starring role in the 3-1 win over Accrington.Posh fell behind to Harvey Rodgers’ first goal in five-and-a-half years after 25 minutes, but Mason-Clark was a key figure in the turnaround.The former Barnet star levelled eight minutes later with a spectacular first Football League ...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Grant McCann will make a late decision on Joe Ward ahead of Tuesday night’s League One showdown with Accrington.The winger was due to undergo a scan on Monday afternoon after suffering shin and knee injuries during Saturday’s 2-1 win at Oxford.Midfielder Jeando Fuchs is back in contention after returning to training, but McCann otherwise has a lengthy casualty list....Full Story »

Manchester United have received no interest in Cristiano Ronaldo despite making him available on a free transfer since the summer, sources have told ESPN. Ronaldo will miss Saturday's Premier League game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge after being dropped by manager Erik ten Hag as punishment for refusing to play as a substitute in Wednesday's 2-0 win against Tottenham at Old Trafford. The ...Full Story »

Grant Gillespie snatched a last-minute winner from the penalty spot as Greenock Morton defeated Raith Rovers 1-0 at Cappielow Park.Rovers could have had the opener in the 11th minute but Dylan Easton could not guide his effort past Brian Schwake in the Morton goal.The hosts had a chance of their own to take the lead through Lewis McGrattan but his shot from just outside the area whistled centime...Full Story »

Grant McCann admitted he couldn’t care less about Peterborough’s rise into the play-off places.McCann’s men claimed a third win during a four-match unbeaten run to jump up to fourth position.Nathan Thompson’s opener on the half-hour was soon cancelled out by Rovers frontman Josh March.But League One leading scorer Jonson Clarke-Harris completed a spell of three goals in n...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag was happy for his injured defender to jet off to the golf resort of Quinta do Lagofor while his team-mates struggled in the Europa League. Harry Maguire has been granted an extra holiday by Erik ten Hag Credit: PA Maguire, 29, on holiday with wife Fern Hawkins earlier this year Credit: https://www.instagram.com/harrymaguire93/?hl=en Maguire’s sunshine...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Grant McCann was furious after his side survived a late scare to win 3-2 at MK Dons.Posh picked up just their second away win of the League One season and for the vast majority of the game it looked like a foregone conclusion, with the visitors leading 3-0 going into the 90th minute.Jonson Clarke-Harris netted inside three minutes to take his tally to eight in 10 games, before ...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Grant McCann hopes a welcome 3-0 win over Port Vale will lift them out of a slump.Posh snapped a run of four successive Sky Bet League One defeats by seeing off Vale courtesy of high-scoring captain Jonson Clarke-Harris’ first-half double and a milestone moment from Joe Ward.Clarke-Harris bagged a 26th-minute opener and then added his seventh of the season 10 minutes late...Full Story »

Norwich could be without captain Grant Hanley for Saturday’s visit of West Brom.The high-flying Canaries picked up a sixth straight league win with a 3-2 victory over Bristol City on Wednesday night.However, Hanley suffered a shoulder injury and head coach Dean Smith admits the Scotland centre-back is a “concern”.Dimitris Giannoulis (ankle) and Isaac Hayden (knee) are still out...Full Story »

Skipper Grant Gillespie’s late penalty handed Morton a cinch Scottish Championship victory at Inverness.Gillespie struck five minutes from time after Wallace Duffy had been penalised for handling in the area to secure a 1-0 win.In a cagey start, Caley Thistle had the better of it with Steven Boyd and Roddy MacGregor threatening.However in the meantime, they had been forced to make a change...Full Story »

Grant McCann hailed his strikers Jonson Clarke-Harris and Jack Marriott after they fired Peterborough to a 4-0 thrashing of local rivals Lincoln.The deadly attacking duo of Clarke-Harris Jack Marriott did the damage with a brace apiece and have already hit eight goals between them this term.Marriott could have had even more as he hit the woodwork twice before producing a terrific 21st-minute ope...Full Story »

West Brom manager Steve Bruce admitted match-winner Karlan Grant is a doubt for Sunday’s Sky Bet Championship trip to Blackburn after being forced off in the 1-0 Carabao Cup win against Sheffield United.Grant’s 73rd-minute header from Callum Robinson’s cross secured a tie at League One Derby before he limped off five minutes from time in a game full of chances at The Hawthorns....Full Story »

Substitute Karlan Grant headed West Brom into the Carabao Cup second round as they edged Sheffield United 1-0 at The Hawthorns.Grant’s 73rd-minute effort – just three minutes after coming on – secured a tie at Sky Bet League One Derby in a game full of chances.United, who made five changes from Saturday’s 2-0 win against Millwall, could have been 2-0 up in the opening min...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Grant McCann was delighted with the 2-0 Carabao Cup win at Plymouth, who the Posh play again in League One at Home Park on Saturday.Ricky-Jade Jones and Joe Taylor scored for Posh, who visit Stevenage in round two.McCann said: “I am really pleased. We set out with the intention to get into the next round.“We set a plan out to play against Plymouth and I thought we e...Full Story »