Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante returned to training on Friday. Kante has served his government imposed period of isolation and was back in training. He worked away from the main group today, working on his fitness with a number of individual drills, with the aim to integrate him back into things after the international break. With many of Thomas Tuchel's squad currently away on internation...Full Story »

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman is targeting Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek. The Dutchman is fighting for his future at Nou Camp after some miserable results, including a 3-0 defeat Benfica in the Champions League and a 2-0 loss at Atletico Madrid. However, he still has his sights on the transfer window and has several targets he would like to bring to Catalonia. The main prio...Full Story »

Wales battled back from conceding a bizarre Danny Ward own goal to keep their World Cup qualifying hopes alive with a 2-2 draw against the Czech Republic in Prague.The returning Aaron Ramsey gave Wales a 36th-minute lead, although that was quickly wiped out by Jakub Pesek after Ward had failed to gather Filip Novak’s shot.Ward was left even more red-faced four minutes after the restart aft...Full Story »

Tranmere will be without defender Lee O’Connor for their home game against Colchester.O’Connor, on loan from Celtic, is on international duty with the Republic of Ireland, but boss Micky Mellon has no new injury concerns.Left-back Calum MacDonald is in contention for his league return after missing last week’s home win against Crawley through suspension.Tranmere, ninth in the t...Full Story »

BRUNO FERNANDES is in regular contact with Manchester United target Raphinha. And it wouldn't be the first time Fernandes has played the role of an 'agent'. Bruno Fernandes is in regular contact with Leeds star and reported Man Utd target Raphinha The pair are good pals after spending time together at Sporting Lisbon. Fernandes has since gone on to become one of United's key players. Meanwh...Full Story »

Manchester United and Chelsea are reportedly interested in signing 16-year-old Stoke City wonderkid Emre Tezgel. Tezgel has enjoyed a remarkable rise through the ranks at Stoke’s academy and it looks as though he has a bright future ahead of him. The youngster regularly featured for Stoke’s under-18 side last season, despite being just 15 at the time. According to the Daily Mail, ...Full Story »

Didier Deschamps hailed France’s “strength of character” after his side fought back from two goals down to beat Belgium 3-2 in the Nations League semi-finals.Les Bleus fell behind to first-half efforts from Yannick Carrasco and Romelu Lukaku in Turin, but two goals in six minutes after the break, from Karim Benzema and a Kylian Mbappe penalty, hauled the French back into the ga...Full Story »

England Under-21 boss Lee Carsley has urged his Young Lions to learn their lesson after they surrendered a 2-0 lead to draw in Slovenia.Mark Spanring and Dusan Stojinovic netted in the second half to earn the hosts a 2-2 draw in Celje on Thursday.Goals from Conor Gallagher and Cole Palmer saw the Young Lions race into 2-0 lead after just 15 minutes of their Euro 2023 qualifier.But they failed to...Full Story »

Scot Gemmill felt Scotland Under-21s showed real spirit to compete with their Denmark counterparts despite suffering a 1-0 defeat in their European Championship qualifier at Tynecastle.The visitors claimed a deserved victory courtesy of an early strike from Gustav Isaksen to move five points ahead of the Scots after two rounds of Group I fixtures.But coach Gemmill was pleased with the way his yo...Full Story »

England Under-21s collapsed in Slovenia as the hosts hit back from 2-0 down to snatch a point.Mark Spanring and Dusan Stojinovic struck in the second half, with the Young Lions forced to settle for a 2-2 draw in their Euro 2023 qualifier.Early goals from Conor Gallagher and Cole Palmer put Lee Carsley’s side in complete control before they fell apart after the break on Thursday.It was a re...Full Story »

Scotland Under-21s suffered a blow in their quest to reach the 2023 European Championships as they lost 1-0 to Denmark at Tynecastle.Gustav Isaksen of Midtjylland scored the game’s only goal early on but the impressive visitors could have won more convincingly if they had been more clinical in front of goal.The defeat leaves Scot Gemmill’s team on one point after two games of their b...Full Story »

Sutton defender Jonathan Barden is hoping to return to contention for the home game against Port Vale.Barden has missed the last four games due to a hamstring injury and boss Matt Gray must decide whether to recall him or stick with Joe Kizzi at right-back.On-loan Millwall striker Isaac Olaofe is also expected to recover from injury. He rolled his ankle in training and missed last week’s w...Full Story »

Barrow boss Mark Cooper is expected to revert to his strongest line-up for the Sky Bet League Two clash with Leyton Orient at Holker Street.Cooper made six changes for the 3-1 Papa John’s Trophy defeat by Fleetwood but the club will step up their pursuit of a play-off spot against Orient.Midfielder Ollie Banks is suspended after accumulating five yellow cards and forward Dimitri Sea faces ...Full Story »

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri is eyeing a move for Everton midfielder Allan. Allegri has identified the Blues star as a possible target to replace Aaraon Ramsey, who could depart at the end of the season. Journalist Fabio Santini told Area Napoli: “Massimiliano Allegri asked for a footballer whom they know very well from Napoli because he played some excellent football years in C...Full Story »

Ferran Torres expects to be available for Sunday’s Nations League final after firing Spain to victory over European champions Italy before limping off injured.Manchester City forward Torres claimed a first-half brace in Milan as La Roja recorded a 2-1 semi-final win to set up a showdown with France or Belgium.Success for Luis Enrique’s men at the San Siro partially avenged the Euro 2...Full Story »

Chelsea’s former Wolfsburg striker Pernille Harder snatched an added-time equaliser against her old side after a catalogue of errors had threatened to derail their start to the Women’s Champions League.Emma Hayes’ side looked like being architects of their own downfall as three defensive mistakes handed the advantage to the visitors only to rescue a 3-3 draw in the second minut...Full Story »

DELE ALLI has been spotted leaving a lunch date with Pep Guardiola's daughter - reigniting rumours they are dating. The Tottenham ace, 25, was spotted kissing Maria, 20, on a rooftop bar in May and the two have now been seen visiting a restaurant in London. Dele Alli has been spotted with Pep Guardiola's daughter... againCredit: Rex The Tottenham star was seen kissing Maria in MayCredit: Soci...Full Story »

Donny van Beek is not 'frozen out' at Manchester United but manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to see more signs of improvement from him, according to reports. The Dutchman held crunch talks with Solskjaer in the summer and was promised plenty of playing time this season. However, van de Beek remains on the periphery at Old Trafford having been overlooked a number of times by his coach. Sol...Full Story »

Gary Neville believes Manchester City missed the chance to rubber-stamp this year's Premier League title. City are among the early frontrunners for this season's title having come into this season as defending champions. Guardiola's men are just one point behind leaders Chelsea having picked up four points from games against likely title rivals Liverpool and the Blues themselves. It looks a...Full Story »

Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling and RB Leipzig's Dani Olmo are January targets for Barcelona, according to reports. The Catalan club are in desperate need of some attacking reinforcements after the departures of Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann to PSG and Atletico Madrid respectively over the summer.  Sterling's lack of game time under Pep Guardiola this season has not gone ...Full Story »