Roma coach Jose Mourinho has discussed Alexis Sanchez's difficulties at Manchester United. Alexis is now impressing with Inter Milan. "I spoke with him before the start of the game," Mourinho told ESPN Chile. "In England, he was not in his natural habitat. Here at Inter he is happy and where he belongs." Alexis scored in Inter's Coppa Italia win against Roma this week and Mourinho added: &...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper felt his side should have run away with a bigger result after they beat the 10 men of fellow promotion contenders Blackburn 2-0 at Ewood Park.The first goal of the game came when Manchester United loanee James Garner slotted past Thomas Kaminski.Eight minutes into the second half, an uphill battle was made harder when Darragh Lenihan was shown a second yellow ...Full Story »

Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira hailed Wilfried Zaha’s performance in the draw with Norwich despite his second-half penalty miss, telling the forward the display should be his benchmark for the rest of the season.Zaha’s night went from the sublime to the ridiculous with a superb solo equaliser followed by an awful spot-kick as Palace came from behind to draw 1-1 at Carrow Road.Aft...Full Story »

Boss Steven Gerrard tipped Jacob Ramsey for England after his brace in Aston Villa’s thrilling draw with Leeds.The midfielder struck twice but Villa still lost a 3-1 lead to draw 3-3 at home.Philippe Coutinho’s second goal in three games and Ramsey’s double had put the host in charge after Daniel James’ opener.James made it 3-2 in first-half stoppage time and Diego Lloren...Full Story »

Bournemouth manager Scott Parker felt his side proved a point after bouncing back from their humiliating FA Cup defeat to Boreham Wood with a 3-1 win over Birmingham.Goals from Ryan Christie, Dominic Solanke – his 20th of the season – and Jaidon Anthony – saw the Cherries climb back up to second place in the Championship table.The hosts were given a scare when Onel Hernandez br...Full Story »

Wilfried Zaha’s night went from the sublime to the ridiculous with a superb solo equaliser followed by an awful penalty miss as Crystal Palace came from behind to draw 1-1 at Norwich.The Canaries needed a win to move out of the Premier League relegation zone but they had to settle for a point at Carrow Road.Teemu Pukki’s first goal in over 11 and a half hours had the hosts ahead afte...Full Story »

Southampton scored twice in two minutes to deal Tottenham’s top-four chances a bitter blow as they won a breathless game 3-2 in a rain-soaked north London.Spurs looked to be heading towards the points going into the final 10 minutes as a Jan Bednarek own goal and a Son Heung-min effort either side of Armando Broja’s strike gave them a 2-1 lead.But headed goals from Mohamed Elyounouss...Full Story »

James Garner’s first-half strike and Brennan Johnson’s penalty helped Nottingham Forest move into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places after they ran out 2-0 winners over 10-man Blackburn at Ewood Park.Manchester United loanee Garner grabbed the first goal when he slotted past Thomas Kaminski and matters were made even worse for the home side when Darragh Lenihan was brandished a...Full Story »

Chelsea hope Romelu Lukaku’s lucky goal can spur the Belgium hitman into top form and drive the Blues to a maiden Club World Cup crown.Lukaku pounced on Yasir Alshahrani’s moment of misfortune to blast home and seal Chelsea’s 1-0 Club World Cup semi-final win over Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal.Chelsea’s £98million club-record signing Lukaku ended a five-game goal dr...Full Story »

Romelu Lukaku’s gift-wrapped goal proved enough for Chelsea to overcome a resolute Al Hilal 1-0 and reach the Club World Cup final.Belgium hitman Lukaku spurned a clutch of fine openings but could not miss when presented with Yasir Alshahrani’s unwitting deflection just yards from goal.The 28-year-old lashed into the net in Abu Dhabi, to end a five-match goal drought and book the Blu...Full Story »

AC MILAN star Brahim Diaz has reportedly been 'secretly dating' stunning pop star Ana Mena. The 22-year-old footballer is currently on loan at the Serie A side from Spanish giants Real Madrid. Brahim Diaz has been linked with dating pop star Ana MenaCredit: Instagram @anamenaoficial Diaz has spent the last 18 months on loan at AC MilanCredit: Getty In 26 appearances for Milan so far this sea...Full Story »

Liverpool FC have reportedly registered an interest in a transfer deal for Juventus forward Paulo Dybala as his future remains up in the air ahead of the summer. The Argentina international has had a fine career in Serie A, but it may be that he'll be heading to the Premier League this summer if recent transfer rumours are to be believed. Dybala's contract is set to expire at the end of the ...Full Story »

Newcastle United are in talks with Bayern Munich striker Thomas Muller. BILD says Newcastle have been in contact with Muller about a summer move. The veteran's current deal with Bayern runs until the summer of 2023. Since 2007, Muller has been a first teamer with Bayern, having come through the club's academy system. The 32-year-old striker has made 21 Bundesliga appearances this season, s...Full Story »

Mascherano begins Argentina U20 job Javier Mascherano as the new Argentina U20 coach at his first training session. pic.twitter.com/EaJg4NrxFK— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) February 8, 2022 Ajax want Dest back from Barcelona (Fichajes) Right-back could return to his former club this summer Ajax want Sergino Dest back from Barcelona and could execute a swap deal involving Nicolas T...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher said he was confident Ryan Hardie would bounce back from his FA Cup penalty miss after the striker stuck Plymouth’s first hat-trick in seven years in a 4-1 win at Crewe.Hardie’s second-half treble helped Argyle come from behind at relegation-threatened Alexandra with Niall Ennis also on target in the second half.Chris Long put Crewe ahead in the first half and home ...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady hailed another superb defensive display from his players after they blunted promotion rivals Newport at Sixfields.Sam Hoskins, Ali Koiki and Louis Appere all missed chances before Fraser Horsfall grabbed a late winner when forcing in Mitch Pinnock’s 82nd-minute corner.And with goalkeeper Liam Roberts making three excellent saves at the other end, a 14th clean she...Full Story »

Delighted Oldham boss John Sheridan wants to keep the fans ‘buzzing’ after his side saw off in-form Bristol Rovers 2-1.The Latics are now just two points from escaping the relegation zone after a draw and now back-to-back wins since Sheridan returned for a fourth stint as permanent boss.He said: “I knew Bristol would create chances and cause us problems, but overall I thought o...Full Story »

Michael O’Neill was left raving over birthday boy Jaden Philogene-Bidace after the youngster inspired Stoke’s 3-0 Championship victory over 10-man Swansea.The Aston Villa loanee marked his 20th birthday with an impressive display, proving a constant thorn in the travelling Swans side before eventually breaking the deadlock after the interval.Philogene-Bidace’s strike opened the...Full Story »

Crawley manager John Yems believes Aramide Oteh will silence his critics after opening his account during only his second appearance for the club.Oteh opened the scoring during a 3-1 win at Harrogate with Nicholas Tsaroulla and Tom Nichols going on to wrap up maximum points after Brahima Diarra had levelled for the hosts.Ex-QPR striker Oteh had only managed to net once in 10 league outings for S...Full Story »

Michael Jacobs scored one goal and made the other as Portsmouth beat Burton 2-1 to pick up their first win of 2022.A previously uneventful game burst into life in the 33rd minute when a Jacobs corner was headed firmly into the net by Sean Raggett to put Pompey into the lead.Now firmly in control, the hosts doubled their advantage eight minutes later.Persistence paid off when Jacobs robbed Joe Po...Full Story »