Ralf Rangnick has said unequivocally that he would not be interested in replacing Hansi Flick as coach of Germany if approached for the job. WHAT HAPPENED? After dismissing Hansi Flick on Sunday, the German Football Association is looking for a new manager with only nine months till they host Euro 2024. Only 12 of the former Bayern Munich manager's 25 games in charge had ended in victories. H...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe praised the “togetherness” of his table-topping Preston side after they won 2-0 at Stoke.A second-half Will Keane double was the difference as the Lilywhites continued their unbeaten start to the season.Half-time substitute Duane Holmes proved instrumental for the visitors, winning a penalty for Keane’s opener and then teeing up his side’s second.Keane converted...Full Story »

A Will Keane double secured Preston their fourth successive league win as they rose to the Sky Bet Championship summit with a 2-0 victory at Stoke.The summer recruit from Wigan netted a quickfire brace early in the second half as the Lilywhites’ unbeaten start continued.Half-time substitute Duane Holmes orchestrated the Preston knockout blow, firstly winning a penalty which Keane converted...Full Story »

Salma Paralluelo has called on Spain to “face the ultimate challenge” after reaching the World Cup final with a 2-1 win against Sweden.A cagey game with few clear-cut chances suddenly sparked into life with three goals in the last 10 minutes.Barcelona winger Paralluelo put Spain ahead in the 81st minute before Sweden soon levelled with a cool finish from Rebecka Blomqvist.Still only ...Full Story »

Goals from Luke Woolfenden and Kayden Jackson earned Ipswich a 2-0 home victory over Stoke to continue their winning return to the Championship.The hosts made it maximum points from their opening two games thanks to Woolfenden’s first-half header and substitute Jackson’s late finish.Woolfenden rose at the far post to head home a free-kick by Sam Morsy, while Jackson finished an incis...Full Story »

Ipswich made a winning return to the Sky Bet Championship as they claimed a 2-1 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.Former Sunderland striker Nathan Broadhead opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time before turning provider eight minutes into the second half as he set up George Hirst to double the visitors’ lead.Sunderland were reduced to 10 men when Trai Hume was sent of...Full Story »

Two goals in the final seven minutes saw Raith rescue an unlikely point in a 2-2 Scottish Championship draw at Partick Thistle.The hosts looked to have the points sewn up by the interval as Jack McMillan put them ahead in just the fifth minute, when he converted the rebound after Kerr McInroy’s shot hit the crossbar.Aidan Fitzpatrick added a second on the stroke of half-time when he fired ...Full Story »

Romeo Lavia is wanted by Liverpool Liverpool's pursuit of talented midfielder Romeo Lavia has taken an exciting turn as the Southampton star has expressed his strong desire to join the club. The 19-year-old Belgian international, who made his debut in the Premier League last season, has attracted interest from several top clubs in England. However, it appears that Liverpool are in pole positio...Full Story »

The Gunners have hit the ground running with their transfer business this summer. Arsenal have joined the race to sign Veiga Credit: Getty Kai Havertz became Mikel Arteta's first signing of the window last month after he completed a £65million move from Chelsea. Dutch defender Jurrien Timber is also set to make his way to North London, with a £34m agreement in place with Ajax. And ...Full Story »

Robert Lewandowski's wife Anna is being sought after for a shock spell in MMA by promotion KSW in their native Poland due to her extensive background in karate Anna Lewanowska quit combat sports for Robert Lewandowski (Image: Getty Images) Robert Lewandowski was left stunned after discovering his wife had received an offer from major MMA promotion KSW. The Barcelona striker, 34 is married to ...Full Story »

Daniel Reilly missed from the spot as Airdrie sealed their spot in next season’s cinch Championship after a 6-5 penalty shootout victory over Hamilton.Gabby McGill’s strike in time added-on meant an additional 30 minutes after Hamilton had overturned a 1-0 first-leg loss following goals from Connor Smith and substitute Jean-Pierre Tiehi.Dylan McGowan headed off the bar for Hamilton i...Full Story »

Gustavo Hamer fired Coventry to within one game of the Premier League as they scrapped their way past Middlesbrough into the Sky Bet Championship play-off final.The Brazil-born midfielder’s sweet 57th-minute strike clinched a 1-0 aggregate victory in a desperately tight second leg at the Riverside Stadium.Mark Robins’ side will meet Luton at Wembley on May 27 with a return to the top...Full Story »

A goalless draw ensured Arbroath will play Scottish Championship football next season while Hamilton must try to do the same via the play-offs.Accies began the day bottom of the table and staring at automatic relegation but a point lifted them above Cove Rangers on goal difference.Instead, they will take on either Alloa or Airdrie in the League One play-offs as they attempt to secure second tier...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Matt Taylor said securing Championship survival was no more than his team deserved and was made all the “sweeter” by their recent history in the division.The Millers ensured they cannot be caught by Reading in the third and final relegation spot after beating promotion-chasing Middlesbrough 1-0 at New York Stadium.Boro were reduced to 10 men just before the break wh...Full Story »

Rotherham ensured they will be playing Championship football again next season with a battling 1-0 win over 10-man Middlesbrough.The Millers had been relegated in each of their previous three campaigns at this level but Hakeem Odoffin’s powerful second-half strike meant they secured survival ahead of what would have been a nervy final-day trip to bottom side Wigan.Victory guarantees they c...Full Story »

Huddersfield took a huge step towards Sky Bet Championship safety with a 2-1 win at Cardiff.Substitute Joseph Hungbo struck a powerful opener and Jack Simpson’s own goal secured Huddersfield a three-point buffer between themselves and the relegation zone.Cardiff replied through Isaak Davies’ first goal of the season seven minutes from time and the Terriers held on to the three points...Full Story »

Gareth Ainsworth expressed his pride as QPR secured their Sky Bet Championship survival with a 1-0 win at Stoke.Albert Adomah’s second-half winner proved to be the difference as the Hoops secured back-to-back wins for the first time since October.In the process Ainsworth’s side extended their unbeaten run to three games and moved six points above the relegation zone with one game rem...Full Story »

Stephen Dobbie was left heartbroken after Blackpool’s 3-2 defeat to Millwall at Bloomfield Road confirmed their relegation from the Championship.Millwall striker Tom Bradshaw scored a fine brace, including a brilliantly worked team goal after just two minutes, either side of Jerry Yates’ penalty for the hosts.Lewis Fiorini then went from hero to zero for Blackpool after a wonderfully...Full Story »

Blackpool were relegated from the Sky Bet Championship after a 3-2 home defeat to play-off hopefuls MillwallThe Seasiders twice hit back from a goal down to level in a real thriller, but even a point would scarcely have been enough as they went down with a game to spare.Millwall, meanwhile, fired themselves back up to fifth in the table as they remain firmly in the play-off shake-up, with Tom Br...Full Story »

Lee Ashcroft’s stoppage-time header came back off a post as Scottish Championship leaders Dundee were frustrated by struggling Cove Rangers in a goalless draw that handed the advantage to Queen’s Park in the title race.Ashcroft headed against the upright during five minutes added on to a match in which Dundee could not make their dominance pay against their relegation-battling oppone...Full Story »