Jack Powell scored a stunner as new Crawley boss Matthew Etherington made a winning start with a hard-fought 2-0 home victory over play-off chasing Swindon.After Nick Tsaroulla had given Crawley the lead in the 79th minute, Powell produced a 40-yard effort four minutes later to seal a fourth home League Two win in five matches.Former Peterborough Under-21 coach Etherington went into his first ga...Full Story »

Torquay moved off the bottom of the National League with a 1-0 win at Dagenham.Will Goodwin’s strike just before the break was enough to give the Gulls just their fourth league win of the season and leaves them three points from safety.Goodwin bundled in four minutes before half-time when Dillon De Silva’s effort was saved.George Saunders and Jay Bird hit the woodwork for the hosts, ...Full Story »

According to reports, Eden Hazard is considering retiring from international football following Belgium’s early exit from the World Cup. The World No. 2 crashed out of the group stage on Thursday after a goalless draw with Croatia in an extremely disappointing performance. Despite defeating Canada in the first game, Roberto Martinez’s team was defeated by eventual group winners M...Full Story »

AL RAYYAN, Qatar -- Cristiano Ronaldo was "insulted" by South Korea player Cho Gue-sung as he left the pitch, according to Fernando Santos, as the Portugal coach sought to defend the striker's frustrated reaction to being substituted. Ronaldo appeared to have a verbal exchange with Cho as he walked towards the benches and then put his finger to his mouth. The 37-year-old looked unhappy at th...Full Story »

Ultimately one that didn’t actually make a blind bit of difference to either side… yet one that still sent shock waves around the planet. Vincent Aboubakar celebrates his winner Credit: Getty He was then shown a second yellow card and sent off Credit: Getty One for the scrapbook for Cameroon, one for the scrapheap for Brazil. And a definite “come back and join us” mess...Full Story »

Matthew Etherington will take charge of his first match for Crawley as they take on Swindon on Saturday.The 41-year-old signed an 18-month deal with the Red Devils and will take to the dugout for the first time this weekend.Liverpool Loanee James Balagizi is back in contention to start following a return from injury.Defender Ludwig Francilette will return after he served a one-match match for hi...Full Story »

Rochdale defender Aidan White could be back in contention for Saturday’s home game against Harrogate.The former Leeds left-back edged closer to first-team action after recovering from an ankle injury by playing over 70 minutes for the reserves in midweek.Boss Jim Bentley must decide whether to include White in his plans or to choose from an unchanged squad.Striker Tahvon Campbell and Liam ...Full Story »

Accrington defender Doug Tharme will return for the visit of Oxford.The centre-back, on loan from Blackpool, was not allowed to play in last weekend’s FA Cup tie by his parent club but comes back in for Sky Bet League One action.On-loan Everton defender Ryan Astley should be back after a knee injury while midfielder Joe Pritchard is also back in contention after a hamstring problem.Defende...Full Story »

The Glazers could be gone in the not too distant future Manchester United could be under new ownership as early as spring, according to reports. The highly unpopular Glazer family are exploring "strategic alternatives" for the club and have set a price tag of around £6billion. There's already been significant interest from around the world, with United's global marketability unrivalled. ...Full Story »

A typically belligerent Netherlands head coach Louis van Gaal took issue with criticism of his side’s World Cup performances so far despite them topping Group A.A 2-0 win over hosts Qatar saw them finish with seven points, having previously beaten runners-up Senegal by the same scoreline and drawn 1-1 with Ecuador.But even though they had very few alarms in their opening three matches, Van...Full Story »

Izabel Goulart stole the show from the stands as Germany took on Spain (Image: Instagram @izabelgoulart) Sex-mad WAG Izabel Goulart has been Germany's No. 1 fan at the 2022 World Cup - and rocked a red bralette in the stands during their draw against Spain. The former Victoria's Secret Model who is engaged to German goalkeeper Kevin Trapp, has been snapped watching on in Qatar while donning so...Full Story »

Mohammed Salisu broke the deadlock in the Group H clash when a free-kick into the box landed perfectly for him to lash home and then Mohammed Kudus got on the end of a Jordan Ayew cross to nod in his team's second. Korea fought back in the second half as Cho Gue-sung headed in twice in the space of three minutes, but Kudus popped up with the vital winner in the 68th minute. Despite his team's...Full Story »

LIONEL MESSI has revealed that one of his sons cried after Argentina's shock defeat to Saudi Arabia at the World Cup. The 35-year-old scored from the penalty spot in the first half, only for the Saudis to come roaring back in the second half to seal a shock 2-1 win. Antonela celebrates with the kids Argentina's defeat left their legions of fans devastated. And none more so than Mateo Messi. ...Full Story »

  Borussia Dortmund's highly-rated teenager, Youssoufa Moukoko, has been speaking about his future as his contract with the German club expires at the end of the season.   Moukoko is a highly sought-after star heading into next summer's transfer window and he is being targetted by several of Europe's biggest clubs should he decide to leave Germany at the end of the season &#...Full Story »

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson praised Paul Mullin after his star striker bagged a hat-trick in the Dragons’ 4-1 win over Farnborough in the second round of the FA Cup.Mullin made it seven goals in five games to book the club’s first third-round place since 2015 and extend Wrexham’s 100 per cent home record this season to 13 matches.Mullin’s first was his 50th Wrexham goa...Full Story »

Manager John Coleman breathed a sigh of relief after League One Accrington secured a 1-0 win over battling National League side Barnet in the second round of the FA Cup.There wasn’t a lot in the clash at the Wham Stadium and it looked to be heading for a replay when, on 84 minutes, Rosaire Longelo’s cross was parried out by keeper Laurie Walker and Ethan Hamilton pounced to fire home...Full Story »

Ethan Hamilton broke National League side Barnet’s hearts with an 84th-minute winner for League One Accrington in the FA Cup.The game was played at a frantic pace and it looked like neither side would break the deadlock until midfielder Hamilton struck.The Reds almost made a dream start but striker Korede Adedoyin’s shot hit the far post and bounced to safety in the second minute.Sha...Full Story »

ENGLAND fans have claimed they were stripped naked and humiliated by stadium security staff after dressing as crusaders at a World Cup game. The expat pair - who have asked not to be named fearing reprisals from Qatar’s hardline Islamic regime - said they were turned away five times for wearing the "offensive" fancy dress. England fans have claimed they were forced to strip naked by Qata...Full Story »

Accrington are set to be without Blackpool loanee Doug Tharme for Saturday’s visit of Barnet in the FA Cup second round.Tharme sat out the round one victory over Crawley earlier this month and Stanley boss John Coleman does not expect the defender to be granted permission to feature from his parent club.Joe Pritchard (hamstring) and Ryan Astley (knee) remain sidelined but are closing in on...Full Story »

Harry Kane wore the LGBTQ watch ahead of England's win against Iran (Image: 2022 FIFA) Harry Kane was pictured wearing a £535,000 rainbow watch in Qatar despite FIFA not allowing players to wear the OneLove armband. The Three Lions captain snuck a watch with LGBT colours into shot, in what seems a move of defiance against the recent ruling of football's chief governing body. The discussi...Full Story »