Chelsea have reportedly had an approach for Alejandro Garnacho turned down. That’s according to a recent report from journalist Simon Phillips, who has claimed the Blues have tried to sign United’s young star but have come up short in their efforts with the player preferring a new deal at Old Trafford, or a move abroad. Garnacho, 18, has been a standout breakthrough s...Full Story »

  Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has, on Sunday, provided an insight into the readiness of star wingers Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli to step back into the fold in north London Both Saka and Martinelli, of course, have spent the last month away from base at Arsenal, amid the respective World Cup adventures of England and Brazil. With Gabriel Jesus having yesterday been joined...Full Story »

  Kylian Mbappe won the Golden Boot award after scoring a hat trick for France in their World Cup final defeat against Argentina on Sunday. Mbappe scored his sixth, seventh and eighth goals of the 2022 tournament to take his total to 12 in the competition overall. He edged out Argentina forward Lionel Messi, who scored twice in the final himself, and ended the World Cup with seven ...Full Story »

  Lionel Messi has said he will not retire from international football after scoring twice as Argentina lifted the 2022 World Cup in a thrilling penalty shootout victory over France on Sunday. Messi scored the opener from the penalty spot at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar, before striking again in extra time when the ball fell to him in the 6-yard box and he prodded home. France fo...Full Story »

THIAGO SILVA is enjoying a family holiday in the Maldives before returning to Chelsea. The Brazilian, 38, suffered World Cup heartbreak last Friday when his country were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Croatia on penalties. Thiago and Belle were feeling the love on the luxury islandCredit: Instagram/ @bellesilva And with the defender due back at Cobham for Blues training in the coming da...Full Story »

A MODEL dubbed the World Cup's "hottest fan" danced in a racy crop-top as she celebrated Croatia's third place win over Morocco. Ivana Knoll filmed herself cheering her team on as she sang with other revellers while the match took place tonight. Ivana was styling a racy crop top in the stadium ahead of the matchCredit: Rex In the video, uploaded to Instagram, Ivana appeared to be having a gre...Full Story »

  Premier League giants Liverpool are readying a push for a key member of the midfield setup at Italian champions AC Milan, according to reports. The player in question? Ismael Bennacer. It has of course long been common knowledge that the powers that be at Anfield are on the lookout for reinforcements in the middle of the park. Owing to a combination of injury concerns and simp...Full Story »

  Chelsea attacker Christian Pulisic has admitted his long-term future could lie away from the Blues. The American international has struggled to cement a place in the Londoners’ first team since moving from Borussia Dortmund back in 2019. Continually finding himself on the Blues’ substitute bench, Pulisic has failed to convince any of his managers, including ex-manager...Full Story »

  Chelsea remain interested in Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele. Marca says Chelsea are monitoring a potential move for Dembele ahead of the January transfer window. The Frenchman is said to have a release clause in his contract with the Blaugrana, which could be triggered by the Blues. Chelsea were linked with Dembele last January, but missed out on a deal as his contract dwind...Full Story »

  Man Utd want De Jong AND Bellingham (MEN) Man Utd could make another move for Frenkie de Jong and remain interested in signing Jude Bellingham, according to the Manchester Evening News. Manager Erik ten Hag has told close friends that if he could sign any player in the world for his team it would be Bellingham. Meanwhile, De Jong has privately told Ten Hag he'd be happy to mov...Full Story »

Russell Martin had some harsh words for his Swansea side despite seeing them come from three goals down to salvage a 3-3 draw against Coventry at the CBS Arena.Jonathan Panzo, Jamie Allen and Viktor Gyokeres had put the Sky Blues in the driving seat before a 16-minute turnaround from Joel Piroe, Jay Fulton and Liam Cullen saw Swansea snatch a point.“I’m battling how to feel about it ...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany paid tribute to countryman Manuel Benson after the Belgian winger had a major influence, at both ends of the field, in the Clarets’ 3-1 win over Middlesbrough.The victory opened a six-point gap at the top of the Championship for Kompany’s side after a dramatic second half which ended with Burnley defender Connor Roberts sent off for handball and Boro miss...Full Story »

Manager Gareth Ainsworth was delighted as Wycombe continued to defy their critics and battled their way to a narrow 1-0 League One victory over deposed league leaders Ipswich.After coming so close to a second promotion to the Championship in three years last season, there were some who thought the Chairboys’ bubble had burst after an indifferent start to the current campaign.However, their...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray said midfielder Elliot Embleton was taken to hospital with what looked “a bad injury” after he was sent off in the 1-1 draw at Hull.Embleton was shown a red card by referee Gavin Ward in the 59th minute as he was being taken off the pitch on a stretcher, having hurt himself in a challenge on Ryan Woods.Mowbray said: “He’s gone to hospital, he&...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore admitted his side have been struggling on the ball in recent weeks after their goalless League One draw at home to Oxford.Josh Murphy could have won it for the visitors in stoppage time but goalkeeper Cameron Dawson saved his penalty.Moore said: “We were dogged off the ball but we could’ve been much smoother on the ball today. We just couldn&r...Full Story »

Richie Wellens praised the professionalism of his Leyton Orient side following their 2-0 win against Sutton which opened up a seven-point lead at the top of Sky Bet League Two.The match was one of only two in the division to beat the cold and that was thanks to Orient’s foresight at the start of the week when they hired a dome that covered the entire pitch.Second-half goals from Paul Smyth...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic praised two-goal hero Joao Pedro after Watford eased to a 2-0 win at bottom side Huddersfield to climb to third in the Championship table.The problems for Mark Fotheringham’s Terriers are of a different kind as the defeat leaves them stuck at the bottom of the table, seven points from safety.Bilic admitted of Pedro, who scored goals at either end of the second half: “He&...Full Story »

Barnsley manager Michael Duff paid tribute to his players after they beat Burton 2-0 following a bug which affected various members of the squad during the week.Devante Cole’s double made it five straight wins in League One to keep them in fourth place.The home side’s pressure finally paid off when Cole opened the scoring from close range in the 36th minute and the striker struck aga...Full Story »

Raith and Arbroath played out a 1-1 draw in the Scottish Championship.The hosts went ahead in only the sixth minute with a helping hand from their opponents as Ricky Little diverted a cross into his own net.Second-bottom Arbroath put the ball in the right net just before half-time to equalise, Colin Hamilton heading in.And the strugglers might have clinched all three points but for a fine double...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Cameron Dawson saved a stoppage-time penalty as the high-flying Owls recorded a goalless League One draw at home to Oxford.The away side started well and had the first big opportunity, with skipper Cameron Brannagan having his effort saved by the feet of Dawson.Wednesday striker Callum Paterson then had a close-range shot saved by Simon Eastwood, with Josh Windass ...Full Story »