Blackpool have one foot in the Sky Bet League One play-off final after Ellis Simms struck twice in a stunning 3-0 win at Oxford.The Seasiders scored twice in three minutes midway through the first half of the semi-final first leg.And with Simms adding his second on the break late on, they are now in a seemingly unassailable position with the second leg to come at Bloomfield Road on Friday.The ea...Full Story »

Edinson Cavani welcomed fans back to Old Trafford in style but Fulham cancelled out the Manchester United striker’s spectacular long-range effort on a night when anti-Glazer sentiments were made loud and clear.It had been 436 days since supporters last stepped inside the ground due to the coronavirus pandemic and the 10,000 in attendance for the Red Devils’ final home game of the sea...Full Story »

Crystal Palace will need to check on a couple of unspecified players with knocks ahead of Arsenal’s visit on Wednesday.The Premier League fixture will be Roy Hodgson’s last at Selhurst Park after it was announced on Tuesday he would leave the club at the end of the season.Mamadou Sakho (thigh), James McArthur (calf) and Connor Wickham (muscle) remain absent while Nathan Ferguson is l...Full Story »

Italy coach Roberto Mancini has signed a new deal to 2026. FIGC President Gabriele Gravina has announced Mancini will lead Italy at the next two European Championships and two World Cups. "We wanted to give continuity to our work," Gravina said at the Federal Council. "Beyond winning a trophy, there's a project to work on. "Mancini has been working brilliantly for two years and moving forwa...Full Story »

Barcelona's board are preparing to replace coach Ronald Koeman. RAC1 says the Catalan club have "99 percent" decided to sack the Dutch coach. The other one percent depends on them being able to find a suitable replacement. If they can't, Koeman could continue. The report explains that Koeman is not Joan Laporta's choice, given he was appointed by Josep Maria Bartomeu, and that the Barça...Full Story »

Harry Kane has again told Tottenham he wants to leave this summer. Multiple outlets in the UK are reporting that Kane has not changed his mind about staying at Spurs. The 27-year-old has been vocal in the press about wanting to win trophies. After trying to leave last summer, Kane was promised things would be different in Jose Mourinho's first full season in charge. But with the Portuguese...Full Story »

Kean hopes for PSG stay The striker has enjoyed his loan spell from Everton and said he wants to be back in France next year Carlisle re-sign defender ✍️ Defender @Morgan_Feeney13 has today signed a one-year contract (with an option) with the club 👇 https://t.co/Q3SywVxjmk— Carlisle United FC (@officialcufc) May 17, 2021 Kane exit report disputed (football.london) The Tot...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank bemoaned the absence of VAR in the Sky Bet Championship play-offs after feeling his side were denied a clear penalty in their semi-final first-leg loss at Bournemouth.Arnaut Danjuma’s clinical counter-attacking goal early in the second half earned the Cherries a 1-0 advantage ahead of Saturday’s return match in west London.But Bees boss Frank was left frus...Full Story »

Newport skipper Joss Labadie is available to face Forest Green in the first leg of the League Two play-off semi-finals despite having eight stitches in a leg wound.It was initially feared the midfielder might miss the rest of the campaign after suffering a nasty gash to his knee during the Exiles’ 1-1 draw at Southend on May 8, but he has been cleared to play.Central defender Priestley Far...Full Story »

Mateo Kovacic and Andreas Christensen could return when Chelsea host Leicester in Tuesday’s Premier League match at Stamford Bridge.Kovacic has been out of action with a hamstring problem and just failed in his bid to be fit for Saturday’s FA Cup final, where Leicester defeated Chelsea 1-0.Christensen has been dealing with a leg tendon issue but could strengthen the Blues’ opti...Full Story »

Achraf Hakimi's partner Hiba Abouk has revealed that the only reason she will put on a game of football is if the Inter wing-back is playing. Abouk explained that she is not a football fan but stressed that Achraf is exactly the opposite as he could even watch two games simultaneously. "Before I met him, I didn't like football," Hiba told El Hormiguero. "Achraf has the football on constantl...Full Story »

Manchester City are reportedly eyeing up a potential transfer deal for Chelsea attacking midfielder Mason Mount. The Premier League champions could be ready to let both Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva leave this summer, with Mount being targeted to replace them, according to Don Balon. Mount has been a world class performer for Chelsea this season, looking much improved under Thomas Tuchel ...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson was delighted to witness a “typical Crystal Palace performance” after they fought back to beat Aston Villa 3-2 with Tyrick Mitchell the unlikely hero at Selhurst Park.First-half goals from John McGinn and Anwar El Ghazi put the visitors on course for victory despite Christian Benteke briefly restoring parity, but the Eagles produced an excellent response after the break.W...Full Story »

Tyrick Mitchell’s first goal for Crystal Palace helped edge out Aston Villa in a five-goal thriller at Selhurst Park.Roy Hodgson’s side trailed twice through John McGinn and Anwar El Ghazi, but a spirited second-half rally saw the hosts recover to earn a 3-2 win.Christian Benteke’s initial leveller was followed up by goals after the break from Wilfried Zaha and another academy ...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo scored on the rebound after his spot-kick was saved and Juan Cuadrado added a double as Juventus kept their Champions League qualification hopes alive with a 3-2 win over Serie A champions Inter Milan on Saturday. Despite spending most of the second half with 10 men, the result lifted Andrea Pirlo's side into fourth place with one game remaining, although Napoli will knock the...Full Story »

Dundee are through to the Scottish Premiership play-off final despite losing 1-0 to Raith Rovers at Dens Park in the second leg.The Dark Blues were in the driving seat ahead of the semi-final second leg after winning 3-0 in midweek at Stark’s Park.However, James McPake’s men were stunned when Rovers opened the scoring in the first half through Lewis Vaughan.Rovers had further chances...Full Story »

Reece Hall-Johnson struck a late winner as Wrexham came from two goals down to beat 10-man Boreham Wood 3-2 at Meadow Park and keep their Vanarama National League play-off hopes alive.The hosts had looked to be in control after goals from Kane Smith and Kabongo Tshimanga, slotting in a 19th of the season just before the break, put them 2-0 ahead at half-time.But Hall-Johnson started the fightbac...Full Story »

Leeds turned on the style in the second half as they swept to a 4-0 win over Burnley to strengthen their grip on a top-half place in the Premier League.After Mateusz Klich gave Marcelo Bielsa’s side the lead on the stroke of half-time, Leeds punished Burnley after the break as Jack Harrison added a second before claiming the two assists when Rodrigo came off the bench to score a brace.It w...Full Story »

Man United's squad doesn't need a radical overhaul going into next season, but it does look like a few areas need to be strengthened. Finding a top class centre back and attacker needs to be the priority, but they could also do with another option in the centre of midfield. Paul Pogba looks like he could stay and sign a new contract although that's still up in the air, but the biggest proble...Full Story »

Ferran Torres plundered a hat-trick as Premier League champions Manchester City came from behind twice to edge a seven-goal thriller at Newcastle.A much-changed City side with a Champions League final to come trailed 1-0 to Emil Krafth’s header and 3-2 from Joe Willock’s rebound following a missed penalty, with Joao Cancelo, Joelinton – from the spot – and Torres scoring ...Full Story »