Speculation linking Thomas Tuchel with the England job is set to intensify after the former Chelsea boss admitted he'd be "tempted" to manage an international team next Thomas Tuchel says he'd be "tempted" by an international job Thomas Tuchel says he'd consider taking charge of a national team next amid speculation he's being lined up to replace England head coach Gareth Southgate. The forme...Full Story »

El Larguero's Manu Carreno has detailed the reasons behind Barcelona defender Gerard Pique's retirement. Pique announced his retirement on Thursday evening. Carreno said on Cadena SER that Pique felt promises about playing regularly made by Xavi have been broken. This season, in 18 games he has only played nine. In the big games like against Bayern Munich or the Clásico, Pique did not ...Full Story »

Villa could sign Pau Torres New Aston Villa manager Unai Emery could raid former club Villarreal for centre-back Pau Torres, according to La Razon. Torres was strongly linked with a move to Manchester United last summer and although that transfer fell through, he may still end up in the Premier League this January. Man Utd scouting goalkeeper targetsManchester United are continuing the sc...Full Story »

Josh Windass’ fifth goal of the season and Alex Mighten’s first in Sheffield Wednesday colours secured a comfortable 2-0 FA Cup first-round triumph over Morecambe at Hillsborough.Wednesday mustered 21 goal attempts, but only converting two was always going to prove sufficient against a Morecambe team that have failed to score more than once in their last 11 contests.Owls boss Darren ...Full Story »

Midfielder Pantuche Camara is poised for more playing time when Ipswich travel to step three side Bracknell in their FA Cup first-round tie.The summer signing made his first team debut against Cambridge last month and has featured in some recent under-21s clashes, but is still returning to full match fitness as he recovers from the groin injury that delayed his start to the season.New signing Jo...Full Story »

Robert Snodgrass returns to the Hearts squad for the cinch Premiership game against Motherwell at Tynecastle on Sunday.The veteran attacker was not eligible to play in the final Europa Conference League game against Istanbul Basaksehir on Thursday night.Peter Haring (concussion), Craig Halkett (hamstring) and Kye Rowles (foot) could return, while Stephen Humphrys (foot) will be assessed. Ga...Full Story »

Sutton will be without suspended striker Omar Bugiel for their home FA Cup tie against Farnborough.The club’s appeal against Bugiel’s straight red card in Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Stockport was unsuccessful and he starts a three-game ban.Skipper Craig Eastmond and defender Louis John both returned from injury to play the full 90 minutes at the weekend and are expected to contin...Full Story »

Cameron Carter-Vickers will return to the Celtic squad for Saturday’s cinch Premiership encounter with Dundee United after missing Wednesday’s defeat by Real Madrid with a minor injury.Celtic came through the trip to Spain with no fresh injuries but manager Ange Postecoglou will make some changes following the exertions.Skipper Callum McGregor (knee) is the champions’ only abse...Full Story »

Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell will undergo a scan on Friday afternoon to determine the extent of his hamstring injury and the length of his likely spell on the sidelines.Graham Potter does not expect keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga (plantar fascia) to be available until after the World Cup, while Carney Chukwuemeka is ruled out with a hamstring issue.There is some good news for the Blues, however, as m...Full Story »

Southampton will have both Romeo Lavia and Armel Bella-Kotchap back in contention for Sunday’s Premier League match against Newcastle.Belgian midfielder Lavia has been out with a hamstring issue since late August, while defender Bella-Kotchap dislocated his shoulder in the draw with West Ham, but has also resumed training.Full-back Kyle Walker-Peters (hamstring) and defender Tino Livrament...Full Story »

Offrande Zanzala remains sidelined for Newport as they prepare for a second meeting with Colchester in quick succession, this time in the FA Cup.Zanzala returned from a hamstring injury in the EFL Trophy match against Southampton Under-21s on October 18 after almost three months out.But he suffered a setback which ruled him out of the Exiles’ match at Northampton last weekend and remains s...Full Story »

Chesterfield have no new injury worries, although manager Paul Cook could make changes with one eye on upcoming long away trips to Wealdstone and Torquay in the National League.Northampton midfielder Ben Fox is available for selection after completing a three-match ban following his red card against Leyton Orient.Danny Hylton remains suspended after his dismissal in the 3-2 win at Stevenage.Cobb...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers have a number of absentees, particularly up front, for the visit of League Two Rochdale in the FA Cup first round.Strikers Ryan Loft and John Marquis have both been ruled out through injury and Josh Coburn is not eligible to play under the terms of his loan move from Middlesbrough.Midfielder Paul Coutts (ankle) is likely to be out longer than anticipated and may not return until t...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick could name an unchanged side for the visit of Bristol City.Boro suffered no new injury problems during the midweek win over Hull, the first of Carrick’s reign.Duncan Watmore remains a doubt after missing the last two games following a head injury sustained in the draw with Huddersfield.Matt Crooks will hope to be involved again after returning from inj...Full Story »

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte is reportedly eyeing up a potential transfer reunion with Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante. The France international starred under Conte when they both made the move to Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2016, and it would be intriguing to see them link up together again at Spurs. Kante is in the final few months of his contract with Chelsea, so could be on...Full Story »

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has announced he is retiring from football and Saturday's La Liga match against Almeria will be his last. ·Pique out of favour at Barcelona·Has decided to hang up boots·Saturday's match will be his lastWHAT HAPPENED? The defender has confirmed in a video on social media that he will retire from football after Barcelona's clash against Almeria on ...Full Story »

Brazilian winger Tete set for Premier League moveLyon's Brazilian winger Tete could be set for a move to the Premier League clubs after attracting plenty of interest. The Sun report report that West Ham and Leicester are both monitoring Tete ahead of a potential January move. Southampton and Brentford are also believed to be interested in the 22-year-old attacker. Leicester eye Tielemans re...Full Story »

Oliver Scarles admitted his West Ham debut was “surreal” after the 16-year-old stole the show in a 3-0 win over Romanian side FCSB in Bucharest.Two goals from Pablo Fornals and a deflected effort from another teenage debutant, Divin Mubama, ensured the Hammers – already through to the last 16 of the Europa Conference League – became the first team in the competition to wi...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta praised his Arsenal side for “digging in” and seeing off FC Zurich to advance as winners of their Europa League group.The Gunners secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory on Thursday night, Kieran Tierney the surprise match-winner with a fine first-half strike that settled the contest.Needing to match PSV Eindhoven’s result away to Bodo/Glimt Arteta’s side – s...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag said “you don’t always get what you deserve” after Manchester United beat Real Sociedad but failed in their bid to avoid a potentially tough Europa League knockout round play-off tie.Already assured of progress from Group E, the second-placed Red Devils arrived in Spain knowing they needed to win by a two-goal margin to usurp the first-placed hosts and progress str...Full Story »