Queen Elizabeth II once gave a brutally honest answer when questioned if she would be watching an England fixture at the World Cup - leaving fans with a smile on their faces Queen Elizabeth II gave a brutally honest answer about watching England (Image: Getty Images) Queen Elizabeth II was well loved for her sense of humour during her 70-year reign - and once left football fans smiling when as...Full Story »

Graham Potter has been named Chelsea's new permanent manager, replacing Thomas Tuchel in the hot seat following his surprise sacking. WHAT HAPPENED? Chelsea confirmed Potter's arrival in an official statement on Thursday, with the 47-year-old departing Brighton after three years in charge at the Amex Stadium. Potter has been handed a long-term contract after replacing Tuchel, whose 20-month r...Full Story »

Icardi joins Galatasaray on loanGalatasaray have completed the signing of Mauro Icardi as the club continues its summer overhaul. Icardi joins the likes of Lucas Toerreira, Dries Mertens and Juan Mata as summer signings. Ex-Napoli defender ends up in TurkeyFormer Napoli defender Kevin Malcuit has signed with MKE Ankaragucu, the club confirmed. Ankara finished first in the Turkish second div...Full Story »

Reece Devine is edging closer to his first action of the season as Swindon welcome Newport to the County Ground.Left-back Devine has been sidelined since the start of the season by a hamstring problem but has been training back with the first-team squad and is available.Versatile Ellis Iandolo has also begun training again following a quadricep tear but the game will come too soon for him.Strike...Full Story »

Sheffield United have suffered an injury blow ahead of the South Yorkshire derby with Rotherham.Max Lowe has been ruled out for several weeks with a hamstring injury picked up during Sunday’s win at Hull and boss Paul Heckingbottom will be forced to change his system.Veteran striker Billy Sharp has returned to training after an ankle injury and will be assessed.The table-topping Blades are...Full Story »

Hartlepool will be without skipper Nicky Featherstone for the home clash with Doncaster.Featherstone suffered an ankle injury during the first half of Pools’ 1-1 draw at Colchester last weekend and it is feared he sustained ligament damage. The midfielder is visiting a specialist to determine the extent of the problem.Full-back Jamie Sterry remains a doubt with a foot injury, while midfiel...Full Story »

QPR boss Michael Beale could make changes for the visit of struggling Huddersfield on Saturday.The R’s went down 1-0 at Swansea in the Sky Bet Championship last weekend but new signings Tim Iroegbunam and Leon Balogun did make their debuts off the bench.Both will be pushing for a place in the starting line-up this time around but the home side will remain without several key players.Luke A...Full Story »

Burnley expect to have goalkeeper Aro Muric back for the visit of Sky Bet Championship promotion rivals Norwich on Friday.Muric has been sidelined by a shoulder problem which saw him miss last week’s match against West Brom, but has been able to resume full training.Midfielder Scott Twine is stepping up his rehabilitation after being unavailable since the opening fixture of the new season,...Full Story »

Blackpool have Sonny Carey back from suspension for Saturday’s Championship clash with Middlesbrough at Bloomfield Road.The midfielder has completed a three-match ban after being sent off in the 3-3 draw at Burnley on August 20.Gary Madine remains unavailable as he serves the second match of his own three-game suspension.Boss Michael Appleton has had Charlie Patino, Keshi Anderson, Jake Be...Full Story »

THOMAS TUCHEL'S love live is said to have been centre of gossip in the Chelsea dressing room. The German has been shockingly sacked as Blues boss just 100 games and two seasons into his reign. Thomas Tuchel with his former wife SissiCredit: Getty Natalie Max pictured on holiday with Thomas TuchelCredit: BackGrid Since the stunning announcement, revelations about Tuchel's final months in char...Full Story »

Trent Alexander-Arnold's bid to be in Gareth Southgate's starting eleven for the upcoming World Cup just took another major hit. The Liverpool right back has come under heavy fire for his underwhelming defensive performance in his side's 4-1 defeat to Napoli in the Champions League. And it seems it's not just top-level pundits taking aim at Trent as the internet had a field day in making fun...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED midfielder Casemiro has moved out of the Lowry Hotel and into his new home. The five-time Champions League winner agreed a £70million move from Real Madrid earlier this summer. Casemiro was spotted moving out of the Lowry HotelCredit: Cavendish He has been living in the hotel with his partner Anna MarianaCredit: Cavendish And until now he has been living temporarily in...Full Story »

Brighton have given Chelsea permission to speak to Graham Potter about the vacant manager's job at Stamford Bridge, the PA news agency understands. Potter has become the early favourite for the Chelsea helm after the Blues sacked Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday morning. The 47-year-old Seagulls boss has a hefty compensation clause in his Amex Stadium deal, but Chelsea's new owners are understood ...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said Marcus Rashford's contract situation is under control. The English forward has started the season well under ten Hag, having scored a brace to help United beat Arsenal last weekend. Rashford is out of contract in the summer, but United have an option to extend for an extra year. Speaking ahead of Thursday's clash with Real Sociedad, ten Hag to...Full Story »

Richarlison’s first goals for Tottenham saw them mark their Champions League return with a 2-0 win over 10-man Marseille.The summer signing scored two headers in the space of five second-half minutes to get Spurs out of trouble in their Group D opener.Playing at the elite level for the first time since 2020, Antonio Conte’s men were labouring against the Ligue 1 side, who had Chancel...Full Story »

Chelsea have sacked manager Thomas Tuchel after the team's disappointing start to the season, which continued with a defeat in their European opener. WHAT HAPPENED? Following Chelsea's disappointing start to the season they Have sacked manager Thomas Tuchel. The most recent result, a 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League, has proved the last straw for Todd Boehly as he removes his...Full Story »

ETHAN MBAPPE made his European debut for Paris Saint-Germain under-19s in their 5-3 win over Juventus. The 15-year-old brother of superstar Kylian was brought on in the 71st minute. PSG conceded twice after Ethan's 71st-minute substitution Ethan featured in central midfield and was mostly limited to defending as PSG looked to hold onto a 5-1 lead thanks to goals from Warren Emery, Ismael Ghar...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has denied he has a problem with Erling Haaland after the Norway striker bagged another two goals on Tuesday night. Haaland was the star of the show for City once again as he helped his team win 4-0 against Sevilla in the Champions League and storm to the top of their group. Following the match, Guardiola was asked by BT Sport reporter Jules Breach to name the...Full Story »

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel lambasted his squad for showing no hunger or determination in their 1-0 Champions League defeat at Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday, saying he did not see this performance coming after he thought they had turned a corner. The loss was Chelsea's third in five games and the Premier League side looked poor in attack and flat-footed in defence when they conceded a counter-atta...Full Story »

Sarina Wiegman admitted she did not think England’s World Cup qualifying campaign “could be much better” after they completed a clean sweep of wins in Group D with a 10-0 thrashing of Luxembourg in Stoke.The Lionesses’ near-total dominance of the ball brought five goals in each half at the bet365 Stadium, including a brace before the break for Georgia Stanway, one of whic...Full Story »