Liverpool will target Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic if they miss out on Jude Bellingham. Fabrizio Romano recently confirmed to CaughtOffside that Liverpool were one of the many European giants showing an interest in Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham. The race to sign Bellingham is set to be an intense one, with some of the best clubs around Europe keen to sign him over t...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola dismissed reports of a release clause in Erling Haaland’s contract after watching his star striker add another two goals to his season tally in the first half of Manchester City’s 5-0 rout of FC Copenhagen.Following on from Sunday’s hat-trick against Manchester United, Haaland scored City’s first two of the night before an own goal from David Khocholava and ...Full Story »

Alex Neil felt his homework paid off as Stoke struck late to earn a point from a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw with Burnley.Sub Harry Clarke headed in with three minutes remaining to cancel out Connor Roberts’ opener for the home side early in the second half and ensure the Potters left Turf Moor with a positive result on the back of a 4-0 weekend drubbing at the hands of Watford.Neil reve...Full Story »

New Rotherham boss Matt Taylor said he saw the good and bad of his new side after his reign started with a 1-1 draw with Millwall.Taylor was appointed as the Millers new boss on Tuesday after agreeing to leave League One Exeter and he was thrown straight into Championship action.He enjoyed the perfect start as Dan Barlaser’s penalty inside the opening 10 minutes put his new side ahead.But ...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic’s first home game as Watford manager ended in defeat as Ben Cabango’s stoppage-time header earned Swansea a 2-1 victory in the Sky Bet Championship.The defender headed home Ryan Manning’s free-kick eight minutes into a total of 20 added on after the officials’ communication equipment failed, leading to the players having to leave the pitch.Ismaila Sarr fired ...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou felt his team paid the price for going into “survival mode” after equalising during their 3-1 Champions League defeat by RB Leipzig.Jota cancelled out Christopher Nkunku’s first-half counter-attack goal two minutes after the interval but Celtic could not build on the goal.The home side hit the post and had a second goal disallowed for offside fol...Full Story »

Celtic face an uphill battle to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages after a 3-1 Champions League defeat against RB Leipzig.Christopher Nkunku opened the scoring from a 27th-minute counter-attack after Celtic lost the ball following a short corner and, with captain Callum McGregor off injured, the visitors could not build on Jota’s equaliser.Leipzig had just had a second goal d...Full Story »

A mural of Jurgen Klopp has been vandalised with blue paint A Liverpool mural of Jurgen Klopp has been vandalised ahead of the Champions League group stage clash with Rangers. Pictures and footage emerged on Tuesday morning of a new mural dedicated to Reds manager Klopp having been defaced with blue paint. The mural, based in Randolph Street, Liverpool, had been commissioned by BOSS Night and ...Full Story »

KEVIN TRAPP's girlfriend Izabel Goulart will have been pleased to see her partner keep a clean sheet when Eintracht Frankfurt played Tottenham. That is because a defeat would mean a sex ban for the goalkeeper as Trapp, 32, has repeatedly refused to make love to Izabel, 37, after a bad result throughout their relationship. Eintracht Frankfurt keeper Kevin Trapp's girlfriend Izabel Goulart made ...Full Story »

Lionel Messi will reportedly leave PSG for Barcelona at the end of the season Lionel Messi is reportedly set for a shock return to Barcelona next summer. The Argentine magician, 35, is expected to leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the current 2022/23 season, according to a 'close friend' of Messi's family. Argentinian journalist Veronica Brunati took to Twitter to drop the bombshell new...Full Story »

JULEN LOPETEGUI is set to bow out as Sevilla’s head coach after Wednesday's Champions’ League clash with Borussia Dortmund. And take a massive step towards becoming Wolves’ next boss. Sevilla boss Julen Lopetegui is among Wolves' top targets to replace Bruno Lage Reports in Spain say the 56-year-old former Spain and Real Madrid manager will take charge of Sevilla for the 170...Full Story »

Manchester United are braced for Cristiano Ronaldo to attempt to leave the club again in January if the striker cannot win back his place in Erik ten Hag's team, sources have told ESPN. Ronaldo, 37, was an unused substitute for the 6-3 defeat at Manchester City and has not started a Premier League game since the 4-0 defeat to Brentford in August. He was keen to leave Old Trafford in the summ...Full Story »

Norwich head coach Dean Smith was disappointed that his side failed to beat Reading once they had taken an early second-half lead in their 1-1 Championship draw at the SCL Stadium.Reading went closest to breaking the first-half deadlock, with an Andy Carroll header well saved by City goalkeeper Tim Krul and Jeff Hendrick grazing a post with a long-range effort.Skipper Grant Hanley gave Norwich a...Full Story »

QPR manager Michael Beale admitted his team had to show “blood and guts” to win 1-0 at Championship table-toppers Sheffield United.Beale added that he felt the Blades provided his side with their toughest test of the season after Chris Willock’s 51st-minute strike earned the visitors a fifth victory in seven matches.The former England under-20 international, who has now netted ...Full Story »

Wade Elliott hailed Cheltenham’s 1-0 win over Bolton as a “good night for the club”.Ryan Broom’s late strike sealed the Robins’ third home victory in a row and lifted them up to 14th in the League One table, ending Wanderers’ run of four straight wins.“I thought we were excellent to a man and it was the right outcome,” Elliott said.“We kept b...Full Story »

Mark Harris said he hoped Wales manager Rob Page was watching after his stunning strike earned Cardiff a 1-0 home win over Blackburn.The Welsh internatoinal hammered home a 20-yard screamer to steer his side to a first home win since 13 August and make it four points in two home games.Harris also carried on a message to goalkeeper Ryan Allsop on which way to dive when Blackburn had a 91st-minute...Full Story »

Kieran McKenna felt Ipswich got their “just rewards” for their patience in the 3-0 win against Cambridge.The Town boss got his substitutions spot on, with Kyle Edwards and Tyreece John-Jules both scoring in a 14-minute spell to give the home side a deserved victory.John-Jules struck with his first touch of the game in the 72nd minute when a cross was deflected over Dimitar Mitov for ...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Mark Fotheringham hailed winger Sorba Thomas as one of the “best players in the Championship” after he had a hand in all three goals as the Terriers drew 3-3 at Luton.The Wales international saw two his corners helped on to reach the back of the net, while another set-piece led to a penalty tucked away by Jordan Rhodes.Fotheringham said: “Sorba is one of the b...Full Story »

Walsall manager Michael Flynn believes the monkey is off his side’s back after the Saddlers ended a 12-match winless run with a well-earned 1-0 victory against Northampton at the Bescot Stadium.Danny Johnson scored the only goal on 37 minutes when he headed home from six yards out after Northampton failed to deal with Brandon Comley’s free-kick into the box.The Saddlers should have s...Full Story »

Keith Curle has welcomed that winning feeling returning to Hartlepool by outlining how he wants to build on that in the games ahead.Substitute Wes McDonald grabbed an 86th-minute winner against Doncaster to earn Pools a first victory since March and move them out of the relegation zone in Sky Bet League Two.As well as ending a 20-match run without a win, Hartlepool recorded victory at home for t...Full Story »