Graham Coughlan was delighted after his Newport side secured a money-spinning FA Cup fourth-round tie with boyhood club Manchester United thanks to a 3-1 replay win at Eastleigh.After drawing 1-1 at Rodney Parade last time around, both clubs knew the prize on offer at the Silverlake Stadium.Top scorer Paul McCallum pulled the fifth-tier Spitfires level after Aaron Wildig’s early opener.But...Full Story »

Boss Gary O’Neil insisted Wolves must maintain their focus after booking an FA Cup Black Country derby against West Brom.Matheus Cunha’s penalty saw off Brentford 3-2 after extra time on Tuesday and sent Wolves into the fourth round.Nelson Semedo and Nathan Fraser twice hit back for the hosts after goals from Nathan Collins and Neal Maupay in an entertaining replay.Wolves now go to T...Full Story »

Luton had to come from behind to see off League One Bolton at the second attempt as Rob Edwards’ side just about came through their FA Cup third round replay with a 2-1 win at the Toughsheet Community Stadium.Having held their Premier League opponents goalless nine days ago, Bolton stunned the Hatters when Dion Charles put them ahead 11 minutes in.But Tahith Chong swiftly equalised before ...Full Story »

A stoppage-time goal from Koji Miyoshi earned Birmingham a 2-1 win over Hull in their FA Cup third-round replay.The result earned Tony Mowbray his first victory since taking over as manager at St Andrew’s following the sacking of Wayne Rooney.Birmingham had to come back from a goal down to win the tie after Jason Lokilo’s first goal for Hull put them ahead after 12 minutes.Mowbray ma...Full Story »

Bristol City produced an FA Cup upset as 10-man West Ham were beaten 1-0 in a third-round replay at Ashton Gate.Tommy Conway’s equaliser at the London Stadium nine days earlier had set up this return tie and the  21-year-old striker was the Robins’ hero again as his early goal proved the difference.West Ham, sixth in the Premier League, suffered further misery as Said Benrahma w...Full Story »

Non-league Eastleigh’s FA Cup run was ended with a 3-1 third-round replay defeat to Newport.Reaching the third round represented the Vanarama National League side’s joint-best run in the competition and they earned a home replay with a 1-1 draw at Rodney Parade.But the Sky Bet League Two outfit showed their class to earn a home tie against Manchester United in the fourth round.The Ex...Full Story »

Bertrand Traore scored a late penalty as Burkina Faso snatched a 1-0 victory over Mauritania in their Africa Cup of Nations opener.Aston Villa’s Traore, a former Chelsea forward who is currently on loan at Istanbul Basaksehir, netted in added time to decide the Group D game in Bouake.Mauritania, making their third appearance at the tournament, were denied on two occasions in the first half...Full Story »

The future of Jordan Henderson has grabbed a lot of attention over recent days as the England star looks for a route back to Europe. The former Liverpool captain left Anfield last summer to move to the Middle East and it is believed that the 33-year-old is unhappy in Saudi Arabia and already wants to return to Europe. Sources have told CaughtOffside that Al-Ettifaq have no intention of lett...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has once again been crowned 'The Best' in soccer after being announced as the winner of the FIFA best men's player award at The Best FIFA Football Awards held in London on Monday. Messi won the trophy after clinching the Ligue 1 title with PSG and the Leagues Cup with Inter Miami. But it was certainly an unexpected award for the 36-year-old, who was not present to collect it, as ...Full Story »

Algeria endured more Africa Cup of Nations frustration as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Angola in their opening match in Bouake.Baghdad Bounedjah gave the Algerians the lead, but a second-half equaliser from Mabululu, who converted the rebound after his penalty hit the bar, salvaged a point for Angola in the Group D clash.The Algerians are looking to avoid a similar fate to 2022 when they ente...Full Story »

Cameroon were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by resolute 10-man Guinea in their Africa Cup of Nations opener in Yamoussoukro.Mohamed Bayo had given Guinea a shock early lead before captain Francois Kamano was sent off in first-half stoppage time following a VAR review for standing on Frank Magri’s foot.Magri’s header levelled things up six minutes into the second half, but Cameroon c...Full Story »

ALISHA LEHMANN was hailed the "GOAT" by awestruck fans after going braless in a saucy Instagram picture. The Aston Villa star left little to the imagination as she stunned in a leather jacket. Lehmann gazed seductively into the camera as she held the unzipped coat up with both hands. And she risked a ban from social media after appearing to go braless underneath. Lehmann completed her look...Full Story »

Vinicius Junior’s first-half treble helped Real Madrid storm to Spanish Super Cup glory following a comprehensive 4-1 victory over 10-man Barcelona in the Riyadh final.The Brazilian twice exploited Barcelona’s lackadaisical high line to put Real 2-0 up within the first 10 minutes before Robert Lewandowski halved the deficit just after the half hour mark.But Vinicius completed his hat...Full Story »

Liverpool supporters have urged the club's management to grant terminally ill Sven-Goran Eriksson's desire to manage the club. WHAT HAPPENED?The former England manager, who has pancreatic cancer, has said he has "at best" a year to live. Eriksson has also revealed that he has always wanted to manage Liverpool as he's a lifelong Reds fan. As a result of the touching conversation, fans have em...Full Story »

Seko Fofana and Jean-Philippe Krasso lifted tournament hosts Ivory Coast to a 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau in front of an elated Abidjan crowd to kick off the Africa Cup of Nations.Fofana fired the Elephants in front inside four minutes at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium, punishing their Group A rivals for a lapse at the back, and came inches away from adding another before the break.Krasso doub...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was left frustrated as his side slipped to third in the table after being denied three points by a spirited Morecambe comeback.A Baily Cargill goal on the hour looked set to be enough to give the Stags the three points over the Shrimps, but a Charlie Brown goal 12 minutes from time gave the home side a point.Clough said: “The conditions were difficult for both s...Full Story »

Daniel Farke hailed Leeds’ “most mature performance” of the season after his side strolled to a 3-0 win at Cardiff.Fourth-placed Leeds had lost their previous three away games in the Sky Bet Championship, but Patrick Bamford, Daniel James and Georginio Rutter were on target as mid-table Cardiff were swept aside.“We have had some electrifying performances in the home games...Full Story »

Ethan Ross struck a penalty deep into stoppage time as cinch League One leaders Falkirk maintained their unbeaten record with a 2-2 draw at bottom club Edinburgh City.Kick-off had been delayed by 30 minutes because of issues with safety barriers at Meadowbank Stadium.Falkirk were stunned as Callum Flatman headed Edinburgh in front in the 28th minute and Alieau Faye soon doubled the lead.Substitu...Full Story »

Reading’s Sky Bet League One match with Port Vale was abandoned on Saturday after around 1,000 home fans invaded the pitch to protest against owner Dai Yongge.The match was halted after 16 minutes, with around 40 of the fans still refusing to leave the pitch some 68 minutes later.In the gathering gloom, with most of the floodlights switched off, those supporters stood in the centre circle ...Full Story »

Bolton’s League One clash with Cheltenham was abandoned after 29 minutes due to a medical emergency in the crowd.Referee Sunny Singh Gill took the players off the field just after 3.30pm as medical staff went to help the supporter.The match was officially abandoned 30 minutes later.Bolton said the fan had suffered a suspected cardiac arrest and was taken to hospital.A club statement read: ...Full Story »