Ian Baraclough felt his Northern Ireland side deserved to win by more after they needed an own goal to end their long wait for a Windsor Park victory by edging out Lithuania 1-0 on Friday night.Northern Ireland bossed possession and had two strikes ruled out before the break in a dominant first half, but could not add to Benas Satkus’ 18th-minute own goal as they registered a first competi...Full Story »

Bolton ended a five-game winless streak in Sky Bet League One as an inspired second-half showing earned a 2-0 win over bottom club Crewe.Ian Evatt’s side, with only one point from a possible 15 prior to the Cheshire side’s visit, struggled in the opening 45 minutes, resulting in murmurings of fans’ disapproval at the interval.But the game changed in Wanderers’ favour four...Full Story »

England manager Gareth Southgate dismissed talk about his future as an “irrelevance” after the Three Lions thumped Albania.Harry Kane’s hat-trick was the highlight of a dominant 5-0 win at Wembley and put England a point away from reaching next year’s World Cup in Qatar.Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson also scored, with all of the goals coming in the first half.Harry Ka...Full Story »

Accrington striker Colby Bishop is suspended for the visit of Plymouth.The 25-year-old has been banned for three matches after being sent off in last weekend’s FA Cup defeat to Port Vale.Sean McConville has returned to training after missing two matches through illness.Fellow midfielder David Morgan is doubtful after injuring an ankle in training while Joe Pritchard and Matt Butcher remain...Full Story »

Ipswich expect to have Bersant Celina available for the visit of Oxford.Midfielder Celina was called up for international duty by Kosovo but is now set to stay in East Anglia.Full-back Kane Vincent-Young suffered a shoulder injury in midweek which could rule him out.Fellow defender Hayden Coulson has not featured since going off with a knock at Wycombe a fortnight ago.Oxford have this week been ...Full Story »

Barcelona have decided against offering a contract to Daniel Alves. Marca says Barca are not considering a move for the 38-year-old free agent. Alves, who played for Barcelona between 2008 and 2016, has been without a club since leaving Sao Paulo in September 2021, and he even offered himself to the Blaugrana. The right-back is looking for a club where he can feel happy for the final years ...Full Story »

It was reported that the Brazilian refused to come on against Celta Vigo Philippe Coutinho at the Camp Nou.Francesc Adelantado MARCA If all wasn't rough enough already for Philippe Coutinho at Barcelona, he has had to take the time to hit back at comments that labelled him lazy in a press conference on Saturday, November 6. The Brazilian international started on the bench in the Blaugrana's 3...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has come under huge pressure in recent weeks after a series of humiliating losses including to Liverpool and Manchester City at Old Trafford A collection of Manchester United players and members of staff at the club believe Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is on the verge of being sacked, reports suggest. The Red Devils coach has had a troublesome time recently ...Full Story »

EMMA RADUCANU would love to meet Jack Grealish – despite pelting him with a SNOWBALL. The US Open champion stars in the latest Sports Direct Christmas TV advert which was aired last week. Raducanu stars in the new Sports Direct Christmas advertCredit: The Mega Agency Grealish is also a part of the advert but did not meet Raducanu during filmingCredit: Sports Direct In the 60-second cli...Full Story »

New Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez has confirmed that he turned down a proposal which would have seen him join the Brazilian national team set-up. The former midfielder was offered the chance, several months ago, to join Tite's coaching staff until the World Cup next year. The plan was that Xavi would then take over the reins as head coach, with Tite stepping aside after Qatar 2022. Xavi...Full Story »

Roma coach Jose Mourinho says they need to buy in January after a poor first three months of the season. Mourinho was speaking after Sunday's shock defeat to Venezia. "Until it becomes mathematically impossible, I want to keep saying fourth place is the target. Roma finished sixth or seventh the last few seasons, the club made an effort over the summer, but it was more reactive transfer acti...Full Story »

Bradley to swap LAFC for Toronto Former USMNT coach Bob Bradley is on the verge of becoming Toronto FC's new boss, reports AS. Bradley will thus draw the curtain on his tenure at Los Angeles FC, whom he has coached for the past four seasons. Woodward set for Man Utd consultancy role Ed Woodward will continue his ties with Manchester United even after stepping down as executive vice-chairma...Full Story »

Boss Gary Bowyer saluted Salford’s character as Jordan Turnbull’s early goal handed them a hard-earned 1-0 FA Cup win at National League Dagenham & Redbridge.The League Two side had to dig in for the victory, one which earned a second-round home tie against another National League outfit, Chesterfield.“The most important thing for us was to get through, and we’ve done...Full Story »

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has verbally agreed to take over as Manchester United manager, CaughtOffside understands. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s position at Old Trafford looks increasingly precarious after the team’s poor recent form, with six defeats from their last 12 in all competitions, including recent defeats at home to Liverpool and Manchester City. Rodgers has impr...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid fullback Kieran Trippier was rushed to hospital during their 3-3 draw with Valencia. Trippier had to be substituted off for Sime Vrsaljko in the opening minutes and was taken to a nearby hospital. They checked for a broken collarbone and were able to rule that out. Instead, the Englishman was left with an acromioclavicular subluxation. "After being taken to hospital and unde...Full Story »

City and Barca eye Sterling-De Jong swap Manchester City and Barcelona are considering a swap deal that could see Raheem Sterling and Frenkie de Jong swap places, reports El Nacional. De Jong hasn't hit the heights expected at Barca while Sterling is looking for a move away from City to ensure more playing time. City could send Sterling and €20 million (£17m/$23m) to Barca in excha...Full Story »

The Watford manager was disappointed with the way the Gunners scored the winning goal in Sunday's Premier League clash Claudio Ranieri says he told Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta that his side have "no respect" after his Watford team suffered a 1-0 defeat on Sunday. Arsenal secured the three points in the Premier League clash through a second-half goal from Emile Smith Rowe. But Ranieri felt ...Full Story »

Marcelo Bielsa saluted Adam Forshaw after the Leeds midfielder made his first Premier League start for the club in the 1-1 home draw against Leicester.Forshaw, 30, sidelined for almost two seasons until August due to a chronic hip problem, produced a near-flawless display as Leeds rediscovered the high-octane form that propelled them to a ninth-placed finish last season.Raphinha’s 26th-min...Full Story »

National League Stockport marked Dave Challinor’s first game as manager by coming from behind to earn a 2-2 FA Cup first-round draw at League One Bolton.Roared on by 5,000 fans, the Hatters secured a replay at Edgeley Park courtesy of a Ben Whitfield goal in added time at the end of an eventful first half.Whitfield’s third goal in four games rounded off an entertaining opening half t...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta defended his Arsenal players after Watford boss Claudio Ranieri accused them of a lack of respect in the build-up to Emile Smith Rowe’s winning goal.Smith Rowe struck in the second half to secure a 1-0 victory over the 10-man Hornets, who had Juraj Kucka sent off late on.The result leaves Arsenal fifth in the Premier League heading into the international break, with the result...Full Story »