Lionel Messi says he has never even tried to come to terms with being branded the greatest of all time - and feels that God has played a key role in his journey. The 34-year-old secured a seventh Ballon d'Or title at Monday night's ceremony in Paris; an achievement that has only intensified debate amongst fans as to who is the best player in history. For every person who believes Messi is th...Full Story »

SON HEUNG-MIN struck a Spider-man celebration against Norwich after meeting the Hollywood actor who plays the Marvel Action hero. The South Korean star grabbed the third goal as Spurs ran riot against the Premier League's bottom club. Son Heung-min met Spider-man actor Tom Holland in London earlier this weekCredit: https://www.instagram.com/hm_son7/?hl=en Lucas Moura and Davinson Sanchez had ...Full Story »

CHESTERFIELD mercilessly mocked Paul Scholes as they celebrated knocking Salford out of the FA Cup by mimicking him chewing his daughter's toenails. Scholes caused a social media storm in October when footage emerged showing the Manchester United legend holding daughter Alicia's foot in his mouth. Chesterfield mocked Paul Scholes' toe video as they dumped Salford out of the FA CupCredit: Getty...Full Story »

Barcelona haven't given up convincing Ousmane Dembele to sign a new contract. Sport says Barcelona don't want to let him go for free and will make a last effort to convince him to stay. There's a big difference in price between what Barcelona are proposing and the offers he has received from elsewhere. However, Barcelona are trying to reach an agreement before December ends. Director of foo...Full Story »

After West Ham inflicted only Chelsea's second Premier League defeat of the season on Saturday, the Hammers could now be looking to add one of the Blues best-ever players to their squad. David Moyes' side deservedly sit in fourth spot in the English top-flight, building on their successes last season, and finally making the London Stadium something of a fortress. In order to progress from th...Full Story »

FIFA president Gianni Infantino stressed how the proposal to hold the World Cup once every two years could be a game changer for smaller nations such as Singapore. Arriving in Singapore on Sunday, Infantino made his way to Jalan Besar Stadium -- the home of Singaporean football -- to witness its reopening, which also included the laying of a new artificial playing surface. The upgrade, which ...Full Story »

Chesterfield boss James Rowe hailed a “magnificent” performance as his Vanarama National League side dumped Salford out of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win at the Peninsula Stadium.A stunning first-half strike from Liam Mandeville and a late clincher from Jim Kellermann sealed a win for which the Spireites were excellent value against their Sky Bet League Two opponents.“We were magnif...Full Story »

Liam Mandeville’s stunning strike and a late Jim Kellermann effort dumped Sky Bet League Two club Salford out of the FA Cup as Chesterfield won 2-0 at the Peninsula Stadium.Mandeville arrowed an effort off the underside of the bar in the 28th minute after a deft touch from Kellerman, and the Vanarama National League side sealed a deserved win when the latter rifled into the roof of the net...Full Story »

Ezri Konsa’s double downed Leicester and continued Aston Villa’s revival under Steven Gerrard.The defender’s first goals in 13 months – in front of watching England boss Gareth Southgate – earned a combative 2-1 win over the Foxes.Villa have won three of Gerrard’s four games in charge since he replaced Dean Smith last month to lift themselves up to 10th in the...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill hailed Mario Vrancic and stand-in keeper Adam Davies after a 2-0 victory at QPR lifted the Potters into the Sky Bet Championship top six.Vrancic, signed from Norwich during the summer, set up the opening goal for Tyrese Campbell, conceded a penalty and then sealed the win with a thumping strike.O’Neill said: “He’s got real quality and that&rsquo...Full Story »

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte says he feels responsibility towards the fans after they chanted his name during the 3-0 win over Norwich.A stunning goal from Lucas Moura was added to by second-half strikes from Davinson Sanchez and Son Heung-min as Spurs remained unbeaten in four Premier League games under Conte.After large apathy under Jose Mourinho and Nuno Espirito Santo, Spurs supporters have ...Full Story »

Marcelo Bielsa hailed Patrick Bamford’s “opportunism” after the substitute’s stoppage-time equaliser secured a 2-2 home draw against Brentford.Bamford, a 70th-minute replacement for Junior Firpo, marked his return after being ruled out since mid-September with an ankle injury by snatching Leeds a point in the fifth minute of added time.Brentford pair Shandon Baptiste and ...Full Story »

The Ralf Rangnick era got off to a winning start as Fred fired Manchester United to a hard-fought victory against Crystal Palace.Having watched Thursday’s 3-2 triumph against Arsenal from the stands, the 63-year-old interim manager was on the Old Trafford touchline for the first time when Patrick Vieira’s men came to town.Rangnick’s reign – and first match as a manager in...Full Story »

Sam Kerr grabbed a second-half double as Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 win over Arsenal in the delayed Women’s FA Cup final at Wembley.Fran Kirby gave Chelsea a third-minute lead and Chelsea dominated throughout, squandering a number of chances before Kerr struck twice to finish Arsenal off.It meant Emma Hayes’ side had completed a domestic treble, having won last season’s Women&rsq...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou hailed the star quality of Tom Rogic after the midfielder’s special goal at Tannadice.Rogic scored the pick of three excellent goals as Celtic cruised to victory over Dundee United.The Australia international kicked off the 3-0 cinch Premiership win in the 19th minute when he glided through one challenge before dribbling between two United players and then f...Full Story »

Liam Scales scored his first Celtic goal in an emphatic 3-0 victory over Dundee United.The former Shamrock Rovers defender showed composure to net late on as Celtic recorded a fifth consecutive away victory in the cinch Premiership to cut the gap on leaders Rangers to four points.Tom Rogic and David Turnbull scored outstanding goals in an utterly one-sided first half and Ange Postecoglou’s...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today. Monday: Lionel Messi wins the Ballon d'Or Saturday: Robert Lewandowski scores twice in Der Klassiker     Lord OrigiWolves 0-1 Liverpool     West Ham 3-2 Chelsea     It Was A Good Day For Real Madrid Fans.     SERIE-A TITLE RACE!     Tag a FC Barcelona Fan & Say Nothing...     ...Full Story »

This Saturday's Barcelona vs Real Betis match will be extra special for Hector Bellerin, who is taking on the club whose academy he graduated from before joining Arsenal. Now at Real Betis, the right-back is set to start against the Blaugrana this weekend, five years after his only other matches against the club, when Arsenal lost 5-1 on aggregate in the 2015/16 Champions League. "I went to ...Full Story »

The 34-year-old attacker feels he has been lucky to reach great heights in his career and does not like giving advice to those who look up to him Lionel Messi says he does not feel comfortable being a role model and has never dreamed of being the best player in football history. The Paris Saint-Germain star was given the Ballon d’Or this week for the seventh time, extending his record ...Full Story »

RAFA BENITEZ is open to selling keeper Jordan Pickford to raise funds at Everton — but the asking price makes that hard. The Toffees boss is stuck with the current failing squad because he has no money to spend unless he wheels and deals next month. Everton are open to selling Jordan Pickford - but the asking price is high England No 1 Pickford, 27, is the club’s biggest asset but...Full Story »