Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has likened his side's confidence crisis to the struggles of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Liverpool have won only three games this season and sit ninth in the Premier League table after drawing 3-3 with Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. "Do you think Cristiano Ronaldo at the moment is at the top of his confidence? It happens to all of us. Lionel Mess...Full Story »

Wigan manager Leam Richardson praised his team for rising to the challenges they had prepared for in their 2-0 victory at managerless Rotherham.Goals in either half settled the contest for the away side who kept up their unbeaten start to the league campaign on the road and ended the Millers’ unbeaten streak at home.It was a disappointing first managerial experience for players Richard Woo...Full Story »

Viktor Gyokeres’ first-half strike secured Coventry’s first win of the season as they beat Middlesbrough 1-0 at the CBS Arena.The 24-year-old, reportedly the subject of a bid from Chris Wilder’s men in the summer, scored his third Sky Bet Championship goal of the campaign to seal the Sky Blues’ first victory since mid-April.Mark Robins’ men remain bottom of the tabl...Full Story »

Miguel Almiron struck twice as Newcastle cruised to a comfortable 4-1 victory over 10-man Fulham at Craven Cottage.Newcastle went into the game with just one win in the Premier League this campaign, but stormed to an impressive victory following an eighth-minute red card for Nathaniel Chalobah.Callum Wilson put Newcastle ahead just after Fulham were reduced to 10 men, before Almiron scored his f...Full Story »

Hull suffered a fifth consecutive loss with a 2-0 defeat at home to Luton – on a turbulent day in which manager Shota Arveladze was sacked just hours before the game.Arveladze, who joined the club in January, was dismissed by ambitious owner Acun Ilicali following a rotten run of form, with the Turkish media mogul admitting that “our views weren’t aligned”.Interim head co...Full Story »

Coventry will be without suspended midfielder Gustavo Hamer for their home game against Middlesbrough.Hamer received his second red card of the season in the Sky Blues’ recent goalless draw at Birmingham and starts a four-match ban.Michael Rose (groin) is hoping to return to contention, while fellow defender Callum Doyle and Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres have both returned from internatio...Full Story »

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri is under pressure after a disappointing start to the season. Juventus lost a record €254 million ($246m) in the financial year ending June 30, as revenue fell and costs rose during the Italian club's first trophyless campaign in a decade. In a statement late on Friday, Juventus said it would also finish the 2022-23 financial year in the red, as it con...Full Story »

Robert Page insisted that Wales’ relegation from the Nations League’s top tier is not going to “derail” his World Cup-bound team.Wales’ send-off ended in a 1-0 defeat to Poland at Cardiff City Stadium and demotion from League A.Karol Swiderski, just as he had done when the two sides met in Wroclaw in June, came up with a second-half winner.Poland’s Karol Swide...Full Story »

Wales’ World Cup send-off ended in a 1-0 defeat to Poland and relegation from the Nations League’s top tier.Karol Swiderski, just as he had done when the two sides met in Wroclaw in June, came up with a second-half winner to seal Wales’ demotion to League B.Wales needed victory in Cardiff to secure their place in the top flight of European football and relegate Poland to the se...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore hailed his side’s near-perfect performance in their 3-1 victory over Wycombe.Wednesday took the lead after just 38 seconds when Joe Jacobson turned the ball into his own net and though Sam Vokes quickly equalised, Wednesday restored their lead through Barry Bannan before half-time and substitute Callum Paterson rounded off the scoring moments before th...Full Story »

England suffered the ignominy of relegation from the Nations League’s top tier after a tepid defeat to Italy that raises further concern ahead of the winter World Cup.Among the favourites to triumph in Qatar having reached the semi-finals four years ago and the Euro 2020 final, things have gone awry for Gareth Southgate’s side of late.England failed to win any of their four June fixt...Full Story »

Wales’ penultimate game before the World Cup ended in a 2-1 Nations League defeat by Belgium in Brussels.Kevin De Bruyne and Michy Batshuayi rewarded Belgium’s first-half dominance with well-worked goals and Wales looked as if they may suffer a hiding.But Kieffer Moore halved the deficit five minutes after the interval, and Robert Page’s side produced a much-improved second-hal...Full Story »

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique won't consider retirement. Marca says he hopes to reverse the situation and contribute to Xavi's team on the pitch and in the dressing room, as he has always done. He is working hard so that his presence on the bench does not become habitual and is looking to put things right for Barcelona. Pique is one of the players who is paying the price for the payment r...Full Story »

Middlesbrough and Rotherham played out an uneventful 0-0 draw at the Riverside Stadium in the Sky Bet Championship’s evening kick-off.The stalemate means Boro will go into the international break in the relegation zone after just two wins from their opening 10 games of the season whilst the newly promoted Millers sit just outside the play-off places in eighth.After an uneventful opening 15...Full Story »

Matt Gray hailed Sutton’s “dominant” second-half performance after they beat Hartlepool 2-0 in Sky Bet League Two.Goals from Will Randall and Harry Beautyman secured the U’s a fourth successive home league win at Gander Green Lane.But it stretched Hartlepool’s woeful winless run to nine games as their search for that elusive first win of the season continues.“...Full Story »

Leyton Orient extended their lead at the top of Sky Bet League Two to four points thanks to a goal by central defender Omar Beckles in a 1-0 win over Walsall.Ruel Sotiriou squandered a wonderful chance to put the home side in front after just 70 seconds when he seized onto a back pass by Emmanuel Monthe but dallied and the chance went begging.The first half proved a tame affair with Orient, desp...Full Story »

Southend shared the Vanarama National League points with high-flying Wrexham as the teams played out a 0-0 draw at Roots Hall.Wrexham midfielder Jordan Davies nearly got the visitors off to a good start, but his low effort went inches wide of the post at the 15-minute mark.Striker Ollie Palmer nearly broke the deadlock soon after, but saw his attempt at an opener brilliantly blocked by Shrimpers...Full Story »

Harrogate halted a worrying run of four straight defeats with a gutsy 0-0 draw at mid-table rivals Stockport.Stockport were denied by the woodwork early on when skipper Antoni Sarcevic nodded against the crossbar following Kyle Wootton’s clipped cross.Sarcevic then saw a point-blank effort brilliantly palmed away by goalkeeper Pete Jameson.At the other end, Harrogate threatened when Luke A...Full Story »

Jack Diamond struck a sparkling hat-trick as Lincoln cruised to a 6-3 win over Joey Barton’s brittle Bristol Rovers.The on-loan Sunderland winger ran rings round Rovers at the Memorial Ground where the frenzy of goals left Barton’s side in the League One relegation zone.Ben House set the tone for a goal-laden afternoon, putting Mark Kennedy’s side ahead after seven minutes when...Full Story »

Swansea scored three times after the break to defeat Hull 3-0 and claim only their third win of the Sky Bet Championship season.Ryan Manning and Luke Cundle struck in quick succession after the hour mark before Joel Piroe wrapped things up late on as Swansea, who started the day in the relegation zone, picked up the three points.However, the win came at a cost for Wales manager Rob Page as he sa...Full Story »