Phillips warned he would be stuck behind Rodri at Man City Manchester City transfer target Kalvin Phillips has been warned against moving to the Etihad Stadium amid concerns he would be a bench player behind "different class" Rodri. The Leeds midfielder is one of Pep Guardiola's top focuses after the signing of striker Erling Haaland, with the idea being that he would help the club replace d...Full Story »

JULES KOUNDE’S dream move to Chelsea has been rocked by an injury storm. The £70million-rated Sevilla defender underwent surgery on Tuesday on an old pelvic problem which flared up on international duty on Monday. Jules Kounde's move to Chelsea is now in danger after the Sevilla defender picked up an injury while playing for France Kounde fears that although the op is minor it coul...Full Story »

Man City enter De Jong race with plan for Bernardo Silva swap Manchester City could swoop in to challenge Manchester United to the signing of Frenkie de Jong. According to Mundo Deportivo, the Premier League side are eager to sign the Dutch midfielder and could tempt Barca into a deal by offering Bernardo Silva as part of the deal. Bayern make 40m Mane bid Bayern Munich are set to make a thi...Full Story »

Michael Owen has been snapped at Royal Ascot in a suave three-piece suit less than 24 hours after his Love Island daughter, Gemma, made a crude horse comment on the hit TV show Michael Owen was spotted at the horse race after Gemma's crude comments (Image: Twitter@themichaelowen) Michael Owen has been pictured at Royal Ascot less than 24 hours after his daughter Gemma Owen admitted she'd lick ...Full Story »

And the new bride has revealed on Instagram that she was subbed-on at half-time as their plush Maldives hotel set up a kickabout for the ex-England star! Jermain Defoe playing football while on honeymoon in the Maldives (Credit: donna_tierney/Instagram) The new Mrs Defoe, Donna Tierney strolls up the beach (Credit: donna_tierney/Instagram) Former Ibrox hit man Defoe spent three years on loan ...Full Story »

Defender Nathan Collins scored a sensational solo goal as the Republic of Ireland emerged from their Nations League clash with Ukraine with a creditable draw.The 21-year-old Burnley centre-half wove his way through the home side’s mesmerised ranks before firing past stranded goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk with the outside of his right foot in front of a largely stunned crowd of 10,641 in the Pol...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Benfica Announce Sale of Darwin Nunez to Liverpool     ‏Real Madrid fans are very sad     Aurelien Tchouameni joins Real Madrid from AS Monaco.     Liverpool are set to Line up a New Front Three Next Season with Salah - Nunez - Diaz — Upfront     Real Madrid started teaching by hand   ...Full Story »

Ian Baraclough said he expects to remain in charge of Northern Ireland after hearing more calls from fans for him to go before his side rallied to rescue a 2-2 draw at home to Cyprus.Northern Ireland fell 2-0 down as Andronikos Kakoulli scored in either half for Cyprus, and there were briefly chants of ‘We want Bara out’ from the Windsor Park kop around the hour mark.Paddy McNair pul...Full Story »

Jonny Evans struck in stoppage time to rescue a 2-2 draw for Northern Ireland at home to Cyprus but only after some fans had repeated their calls for manager Ian Baraclough to go.Evans bundled the ball home in the third minute of time added on as Northern Ireland came back from 2-0 down, having trailed to goals in either half from Andronikos Kakoulli before Paddy McNair offered hope in the 72nd ...Full Story »

Michael Owen has been left baffled by Love Island's rules Michael Owen admitted he was left baffled by Love Island's rules after daughter Gemma had to share a bed with a man. Owen's 19-year-old daughter Gemma has entered the Love Island villa, where scantily-clad singles look to find love while soaking up the sun on a Spanish island. International dressage rider Gemma's appearance on the show ...Full Story »

Chelsea and Manchester United will be looking to strengthen their squads this summer, after both declining towards the end of last season. Manchester United finished in sixth place last season, a stark contrast to what we’re used to seeing at Old Trafford. Chelsea achieved Champions League qualification, but still some way off from competing with Manchester City and Liverpool. The two ...Full Story »

Manchester United reportedly believe that a deal for Frenkie de Jong will progress quickly enough to book in his medical next week. There were doubts over whether the Dutchman could be convinced to ditch Barcelona, but a personal Erik ten Hag intervention looks to have turned the tide.  Ten Hag has had tunnel vision for De Jong from the moment he took over at United. Recruiting a star mid...Full Story »

Real Madrid have signed the highly rated France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni from AS Monaco on a six-year contract, it has been announced. The Champions League winners have agreed to pay a transfer fee of around €80 million to sign Tchouameni, 22, after seeing off competition from European rivals to land the player. ESPN reported that Madrid and Monaco reached an agreement for the de...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate admits England’s over-reliance on Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling’s goals is a concern as the World Cup edges closer.Preparations for the tournament in Qatar continued in front of empty stands at Molineux on Saturday evening as the Three Lions attempted to kickstart their Nations League campaign.England lost 1-0 in Hungary last weekend and secured a hard-fought 1-1 dr...Full Story »

Brennan Johnson’s first international goal gave Wales a deserved 1-1 Nations League draw against Belgium in Cardiff.Johnson slid home Aaron Ramsey’s pass three minutes from time, his effort surviving an agonising VAR check for offside before the celebrations could begin.Youri Tielemans had put Belgium ahead after 51 minutes but, once again, this was a spirited and resilient performan...Full Story »

England and Italy played out a humdrum scoreless draw in front of empty stands as Gareth Southgate experimented against the inexperienced Azzurri in the Nations League.Following the shock 1-0 loss in Hungary and Tuesday’s hard-fought 1-1 draw in Germany, the Three Lions continued their World Cup preparations against Roberto Mancini’s European champions in Wolverhampton.The vibe aroun...Full Story »

Stephen Kenny admitted he could not have expected Michael Obafemi to make quite the impact he did after seeing him inspire the Republic of Ireland to Nations League victory over Scotland.The 21-year-old Swansea frontman made a goal for Troy Parrott before getting his own name on the scoresheet with a second-half piledriver in a 3-0 win at the Aviva Stadium, the perfect response to being handed a...Full Story »

Michael Obafemi marked his full debut with a stunning strike as the Republic of Ireland ended their wait for a first Nations League victory at the 13th attempt by putting Scotland to the sword.The 21-year-old Swansea frontman drilled home a 30-yard piledriver to cement a 3-0 League B Group One win at the Aviva Stadium, just Ireland’s third victory in 18 competitive games under manager Step...Full Story »

MICHAEL Owen has admitted his shock at seeing his teenage daughter Gemma sharing a bed with men on Love Island. The football legend has opened up about the struggle of seeing Gemma in a bikini on TV then hopping under the sheets with Italian stallion Davide Sanclimenti, 27. Michael Owen with his daughter Gemma The 19-year-old is on Love Island this year - but her dad's not happy "It’s ...Full Story »

A THREE Lions star was booted out by his partner after spending £55,000 on an escort he “fell in love” with. He bombarded her with messages and received smutty pics, even while he was looking after his kids. A Three Lions star was booted out by his partner after splashing out £55,000 on an escort he fell in love with The England star bombarded the woman with messages and...Full Story »