Scott Parker has been appointed as manager of Champions League side Club Brugge Fans have been left scratching their heads after Scott Parker was appointed manager of Belgian side Club Brugge on Saturday. The reigning Belgian Pro League champions announced Parker's arrival four months after he became the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season. The 42-year-old was relieved of his...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta insisted there was still a “long, long” way to go in the Premier League title race after the leaders ended the year seven points clear courtesy of a thrilling 4-2 win at Brighton.Goals from Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Martinelli helped the Gunners tighten their stranglehold on top spot going into 2023.The visitors led 3-0 and 4-1 ...Full Story »

Premier League leaders Arsenal moved seven points clear at the top going into the new year after a glorious Gabriel Martinelli goal capped a thrilling 4-2 victory at Brighton.Goals from Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Eddie Nketiah set the Gunners on course for a fifth consecutive top-flight success to cement their status as serious title contenders.Kaoru Mitoma reduced Albion’s deficit 2...Full Story »

Newport manager Graham Coughlan believes his side were denied victory over League Two leaders Leyton Orient by the officials as the Exiles had to settle for a goalless draw at Rodney Parade.County are the only side to beat Orient in a league match at Brisbane Road so far this season and Coughlan is convinced they should have done the double over the fourth-tier pacesetters.The Irishman claims hi...Full Story »

League Two leaders Leyton Orient were frustrated for a second time this week as lowly Newport held them to a goalless draw at Rodney Parade.Richie Wellens’ O’s and second-placed Stevenage battled to a goalless draw in Tuesday’s summit meeting and a spirited showing from Graham Coughlan’s Newport meant another stalemate in South Wales.Exiles goalkeeper Joe Day kept his sid...Full Story »

On-loan Everton teenager Lewis Dobbin’s first senior league goal wrapped up a 1-0 home win for Derby against Cambridge.Dobbin’s second-half header extended the hosts’ unbeaten league run to a 10th game against a visiting team who have now not beaten the Rams in seven contests since a 1989 League Cup tie when Peter Shilton was in goal.The best chance of the first half had also f...Full Story »

Plymouth ensured they would start the new year with a four-point lead at the top of League One following a 1-0 home win over Wycombe.Argyle deservedly went in front after 33 minutes as centre-back Dan Scarr met Adam Randell’s inswinging corner with a left-foot volley.Plymouth striker Sam Cosgrove fired inches wide from the edge of the area after 20 minutes after being teed up by defender N...Full Story »

The Argentine is now back in the UK having flown back earlier this week. Lisandro Martinez won the World Cup ten days ago Credit: Getty Nicolas Tagliafico wed partner Carolina alongside a World Cup trophy Credit: INSTAGRAM / @tagliafico3 After helping his country win the World Cup in Qatar, Martinez initially travelled to Buenos Aires in his homeland to take part in the celebrations. Lionel ...Full Story »

Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens was satisfied after his League Two leaders claimed a goalless stalemate with Stevenage in the clash between the top two sides at Brisbane Road.Orient have now gone six home league games without conceding, whilst Stevenage have lost just once in their last 13 in the league.“At times as a whole we could have been better on the ball but that is me nit-pick...Full Story »

League Two leaders Leyton Orient retained their seven-point advantage over nearest rivals Stevenage following a goalless encounter between the top two clubs at Brisbane Road.As a result, Stevenage hold onto a two-point lead over third-placed Northampton following a match where both defences proved tightly-knit units with few opportunities for their opponents.A closely-matched opening period saw ...Full Story »

Liverpool held off Aston Villa’s plucky challenge to close the gap on the Premier League’s top four.Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk struck in the first half before Stefan Bajcetic’s first senior goal made it 3-1.Victory moved them five points adrift of the Champions League spots, remaining sixth, ahead of Friday’s visit of Leicester.Yet they rode their luck against mid-...Full Story »

Newcastle showed they can be part of the Premier League title race, moving  second in the table with a 3-0 win at Leicester.The six-week break has not derailed what is turning out to be a memorable season under Eddie Howe and the Magpies eased to the three points at the King Power after a sensational opening 32 minutes.Chris Wood’s penalty and a sublime Miguel Almiron strike put them ...Full Story »

The family of a former Premier League player who was killed in a fireball crash are convinced his death was faked. Former Bolton and Aston Villa defender Jlloyd Samuel lost his life in 2018 when his Range Rover crashed into van in Cheshire whilst he was driving down a country lane. The impact of the crash caused the £100,000 motor to burst into flames, and Samuel's body was burnt beyond ...Full Story »

Newcastle's manager, Eddie Howe, during his side's Carabao Cup victory over Bournemouth. Eddie Howe would later admit he was not really thirsty but that failed to prevent Newcastle's manager from unscrewing the top of the small bottle of water in front of him and taking a long, very slow, sip. It was such an obvious timewasting tactic that, by the time he put it back on the table, laughter fill...Full Story »

A supercomputer has predicted that Arsenal will falter in the second half of the Premier League season, while Manchester City will win a third consecutive title. Arsenal currently sit at the top of the table with a 5 point lead over Manchester City having lost just once before the mid-season World Cup break. Since then, star striker Gabriel Jesus has suffered an injury which will see him sid...Full Story »

Dunfermline maintained their four-point advantage at the top of the Scottish League One table by coming from behind to defeat Kelty Hearts 2-1.Kyle Benedictus hit the crossbar and Craig Wighton had a goal ruled out for offside in the first half, while Kelty’s Thomas O’Ware saw an effort cleared off the line.Alfredo Agyeman put hosts Kelty ahead on the hour but an own goal from Lewis ...Full Story »

Frida Maanum hit a hat-trick and picked up an assist as Arsenal secured top spot in Group C of the Champions League with a 9-1 triumph over hosts Zurich.It was a dominant display from the visitors from start to finish against a side who denied the Gunners a clean sheet through Fabienne Humm’s second-half penalty.Caitlin Foord and Stina Blackstenius both bagged braces, Kim Little fired home...Full Story »

The Argentine played a heroic role in Argentina's World Cup win, dominating Sunday's penalty shoot-out against France. Emiliano Martinez has five years remaining on his Aston Villa contract Credit: Getty He also captured the tournament's Golden Glove, dramatically raising his stock as a top class goalkeeper. Martinez, 30, signed for Aston Villa in September 2020 after playing only 38 times in...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton reckons his strikeforce are as good as any in the division after John Marquis scored twice to end their 62-year wait for a win at The Valley.The Gas are undefeated in 11 of their last 12 League One matches and their 2-1 victory in a frosty south London moved them up to ninth in the table – three points outside the play-off places.Substitute Marquis had on...Full Story »

Premier League giants Liverpool continue to be linked with a host of possible transfers targeting the center of the park after yet another name can be added to the growing list on Merseyside as previous contact with Ghana breakout star Mohammed Kudus has come to light. The Reds have reportedly gained ground on a possible move for Argentine starlet Enzo Fernández on the back of his breaki...Full Story »