Northern Ireland manager Ian Baraclough insisted his side are still making progress but there was no denying Tuesday’s 3-1 defeat to Greece in Athens was a step backwards.After the joy of Josh Magennis’ stoppage-time winner against Kosovo on Saturday there was the familiar feeling of a Nations League defeat at the Georgios Kamaras Stadium as second-half goals from Giorgos Masouras an...Full Story »

Northern Ireland slumped to their third defeat of a poor Nations League campaign as they were beaten 3-1 by Greece in Athens, only spared a relegation play-off as Kosovo thrashed Cyprus 5-1.Shayne Lavery quickly cancelled out Dimitrios Pelkas’ 14th-minute goal, but a scrappy, dis-jointed performance could muster no answer after Giorgos Masouras restored Greece’s advantage early in th...Full Story »

Carlisle handed newly-promoted Grimsby their second 2-1 defeat on the bounce by edging their rearranged Sky Bet League Two meeting.Owen Moxon opened the scoring with a stunning low drive, before Kristian Dennis came back to haunt his former club at Blundell Park. Michee Efete was on target for the home team after gift-wrapping Carlisle their second.Grimsby midfielder Alex Hunt set his sights fro...Full Story »

A STREET ARTIST has slammed Manchester United fans for vandalising a mural of Pep Guardiola. The graffiti artist known as Mr Meana completed the huge mural on the side of a house in Ashton New Road last week, just a stone's throw from the Etihad. A street artist paid homage to Pep Guardiola with a mural not far from the EtihadCredit: PA But United fans defaced the painting and spraypainted 'M...Full Story »

Juventus are exploring the prospect of signing Antoine Griezmann in January. La Gazzetta dello Sport says the French forward is spending his second year on loan at Atletico Madrid, who will have to pay Barcelona 40 million euros if they want to buy him. Juventus are alert to the situation and if Atletico don't play him enough to activate the obligatory buy clause then they may pounce. The I...Full Story »

ARSENAL defender Takehiro Tomiyasu has withdrawn from Japan's squad due to "club circumstances". The Gunners right-back, 23, produced an impressive display in his side's 2-0 win over USA on Friday night. Tomiyasu has been withdrawn from the Japan squad for their second friendly match But he is now set to return to England before Japan's second friendly match of the international break against...Full Story »

GEORGINA RODRIGUEZ will tell fans her loving family brought her back from the brink of despair after the death of one of her twins in the second series of her hit reality show. Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend reportedly signed a big-money deal at the start of the year to star in a follow-up. Georgina Rodriguez and Cristiano Ronaldo's baby son died at birth in April And after Netflix confirmed ...Full Story »

Manchester United and Liverpool can reportedly save £47million on Jude Bellingham if they pay Borussia Dortmund the full transfer fee up front. The England midfielder is one of the brightest prospects in European football and has been tipped to move to the Premier League after joining Borussia Dortmund from Birmingham in 2020. Bellingham was a first-team regular for Birmingham in the Champ...Full Story »

Robert Page insisted that Wales’ relegation from the Nations League’s top tier is not going to “derail” his World Cup-bound team.Wales’ send-off ended in a 1-0 defeat to Poland at Cardiff City Stadium and demotion from League A.Karol Swiderski, just as he had done when the two sides met in Wroclaw in June, came up with a second-half winner.Poland’s Karol Swide...Full Story »

Wales’ World Cup send-off ended in a 1-0 defeat to Poland and relegation from the Nations League’s top tier.Karol Swiderski, just as he had done when the two sides met in Wroclaw in June, came up with a second-half winner to seal Wales’ demotion to League B.Wales needed victory in Cardiff to secure their place in the top flight of European football and relegate Poland to the se...Full Story »

RB LEIPZIG are reportedly plotting a move for Dinamo Zagreb’s Josip Sutalo as a replacement for Chelsea target Josko Gvardiol. Gvardiol, 20, was reportedly the subject of a £77million bid from the Blues late in the transfer window. RB Leipzig are chasing Josip Sutalo as a replacement for his fellow Croatian Then-boss Thomas Tuchel wanted to secure Gvardiol’s signature ahead o...Full Story »

Steve Evans was delighted his quadruple substitution paid off after Stevenage struck in the dying minutes to down Harrogate 1-0.Dan Sweeney’s late header from close range broke the visitor’s resilience after what had looked for so long to be a frustrating afternoon for Evans and his side.The hosts only began to really turn up the pressure on the Harrogate backline after the manager p...Full Story »

Gary McSheffrey said Doncaster’s comfortable triumph over Crawley was just what the doctor ordered following a difficult run in League Two.Rovers had lost their previous three league matches prior to Saturday’s 4-1 win over struggling Crawley, which came courtesy of a George Miller brace and efforts from Joseph Olowu and Kyle Hurst.While feeling there was still plenty of improvement ...Full Story »

Pete Wild says Barrow’s first home defeat of the season in Sky Bet League Two against leaders Leyton Orient is nothing more than a bump in the road.The high-flying Bluebirds dominated the early stages in their top-of-the-table clash but goals from Paul Smyth and Idris El Mizouni stretched the visitors’ unbeaten start to 10 games.Barrow finished the 2-0 defeat with 10 men after Josh K...Full Story »

Bromley made it back-to-back victories in the National League with a 3-0 win against Oldham.The result lifted the Ravens up to fifth place in the table, while the Latics dropped to 15th.Bromley threatened from the outset, with Michael Cheek and Byron Webster coming close in the early stages of the game.They eventually broke the deadlock in the 33rd minute when Omar Sowunmi got on the end of a lo...Full Story »

Stevenage recorded their 10th successive home win in all competitions as Dan Sweeney’s late header earned a 1-0 victory over Harrogate.The centre-back broke free to nod home Alex Gilbey’s cross and finally beat Pete Jameson after an inspired performance from the Harrogate goalkeeper.It had looked like a frustrating afternoon for the high-flying hosts who created plenty of chances, mo...Full Story »

Hartlepool boss Keith Curle feels there are plenty of reasons for optimism despite watching his new side drop to the foot of Sky Bet League Two after a goalless draw with Gillingham.Curle, who took over on Tuesday following Paul Hartley’s exit, had hoped to quickly guide Pools to a first win of the season to boost the Suit Direct Stadium crowd.The former Northampton and Carlisle manager&rs...Full Story »

Keith Curle was unable to end Hartlepool’s long wait for a Sky Bet League Two victory as his first match in charge ended as a goalless draw with fellow strugglers Gillingham.The new Pools boss can count himself unlucky that his side did not score on an afternoon when the longest wait for a win in the EFL continued.Hartlepool, who drop to the foot of the table, are now 19 matches without a ...Full Story »

Dan Ward’s goal was the difference as Gateshead edged to a 1-0 win against Maidenhead.The result secured the Heed their first away win of the season and they move out of the Vanarama National League relegation zone while the Magpies drop to 18th.Koby Arthur had a good effort for Maidenhead but his shot went over the bar before Adam Campbell had a volley saved for Gateshead.The Heed found t...Full Story »

Stockport manager Dave Challinor was critical of his players after their poor start to the season continued with a 2-1 defeat at Northampton.Fraser Horsfall headed in against his old club after 12 minutes but Stockport lost control of the game in the first 20 minutes of the second half, during which time Sam Hoskins and Harvey Lintott turned things around.Much-fancied County have won only two of...Full Story »