Sam Stubbs is hoping to start against Oldham after making his long-awaited Exeter debut on Wednesday night after an injury-hit nine months at the League Two high-fliers.The 22-year-old – who joined the Grecians from Fleetwood in January but was suffering from Covid-19 and then a knee injury – started the Papa John’s Trophy win over Bristol Rovers before he was substituted at ha...Full Story »

Bradford will be boosted by the return of Abo Eisa and Liam Ridehalgh for their Sky Bet League Two clash at Port Vale on Saturday.Winger Eisa has yet to play a league game this season due to a hamstring injury but City manager Derek Adams has confirmed that both he and defender Ridehalgh, who has missed the last five games with a similar problem, are fit and pushing to be included in his 18-man ...Full Story »

Ipswich expect to have Bersant Celina available for the visit of Oxford.Midfielder Celina was called up for international duty by Kosovo but is now set to stay in East Anglia.Full-back Kane Vincent-Young suffered a shoulder injury in midweek which could rule him out.Fellow defender Hayden Coulson has not featured since going off with a knock at Wycombe a fortnight ago.Oxford have this week been ...Full Story »

Carlisle goalkeeper Lukas Jensen will be unavailable for the Cumbrian derby against Barrow through injury.The 22-year-old Burnley loanee has suffered a wrist problem which will require surgery.Midfielder Daniel Devine is in contention to feature after an impressive performance in Carlisle’s 2-0 win over Morecambe in the Papa John’s Trophy in midweek.Jordan Gibson came off the bench o...Full Story »

Barcelona have decided against offering a contract to Daniel Alves. Marca says Barca are not considering a move for the 38-year-old free agent. Alves, who played for Barcelona between 2008 and 2016, has been without a club since leaving Sao Paulo in September 2021, and he even offered himself to the Blaugrana. The right-back is looking for a club where he can feel happy for the final years ...Full Story »

Isco appears on his way out of Real Madrid. Marca says the return of coach Carlo Ancelotti was supposed to be a lightning rod for Isco to revive his career at Real Madrid after he shone so brightly during the Italian's first spell in charge, but despite starting two of the first three league games this season, he soon fell out of favour. Isco played 59 minutes against Levante and 66 against ...Full Story »

West Ham will remain majority owned by David Gold and David Sullivan. Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has completed a deal to purchase a minority stake in West Ham United, the club announced on Wednesday. Both the men's and the women's teams have enjoyed positive starts to the season. The men's side sit in third place in the Premier League after manag...Full Story »

Man Utd confident of landing RodgersContract clause will aid Leicester boss' arrival Manchester United are confident that they can make Brendan Rodgers their next manager, claims the Mirror. The Leicester City boss reportedly has a clause in his contract which obliges the Foxes to let him go if a member of Europe's elite makes an approach. Super-agent Mendes tries to engineer Carvalho switc...Full Story »

Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount is set to join the England squad. Mount has undergone the dental surgery that delayed his journey to join up with the England squad. Gareth Southgate was without the Chelsea star as he began preparations for facing Albania and San Marino in World Cup qualifiers. It has not been confirmed whether the midfielder, 22, will be able to play any part in those games ...Full Story »

Manchester United have been informed Paul Pogba could be out for two months with a thigh injury ahead of performing their own assessments on the midfielder, sources have told ESPN. Pogba has withdrawn from the France squad after suffering a thigh injury in training on Monday. Initial tests undertaken by the French FA and reported to United have indicated Pogba could be sidelined for between si...Full Story »

Barcelona are shopping for a new striker in January. Last weekend, Joan Laporta went as far as to say that there will be up to three signings as we welcome in the new year. Due to Barcelona's current financial situation, though, the number of signings will likely depend on any departures from the current squad. What is clear is that Barcelona will be on the hunt for a forward in January, alt...Full Story »

EMMA RADUCANU would love to meet Jack Grealish – despite pelting him with a SNOWBALL. The US Open champion stars in the latest Sports Direct Christmas TV advert which was aired last week. Raducanu stars in the new Sports Direct Christmas advertCredit: The Mega Agency Grealish is also a part of the advert but did not meet Raducanu during filmingCredit: Sports Direct In the 60-second cli...Full Story »

Is Thomas Tuchel about to clash with the Chelsea hierarchy over a deal for Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe? The rumour coming out of Catalan outlet El Nacional is that the Blues manager has a difference of opinion with his bosses over a transfer move. Chelsea were reportedly readying a contract for the French World Cup winner, who is out of contract in the summer. Mbappe is free to ...Full Story »

Barcelona are eyeing Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic. Brozovic is out of contract on June 30 and has still not signed a new deal with Inter. La Repubblica report that Barça are interested in signing him. The Croatian midfielder, who will turn 29 soon, is a regular for the Nerazzurri after joining the club in 2015 from Dinamo Zagreb. He has played 258 games for the club, scoring...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has proposed an exchange deal with Barcelona involving Raheem Sterling. Sterling is reportedly keen to seek an exit from City. The England international has seen his playing time limited over the past 18 months. Barca have long been linked with the 26-year-old, but their dire financial situation has made a move almost impossible. Catalan outlet El Nacionalis reporting that Gu...Full Story »

The Magpies' search for Steve Bruce's successor has come to a close, with the former Bournemouth boss offered a return to top-flight coaching Newcastle have appointed Eddie Howe as their new manager on a two-and-a-half year deal until 2024. The Magpies dismissed Steve Bruce on October 20 after his 1,000th game in club management, with Graeme Jones in caretaker charge since. Various candidat...Full Story »

City and Barca eye Sterling-De Jong swap Manchester City and Barcelona are considering a swap deal that could see Raheem Sterling and Frenkie de Jong swap places, reports El Nacional. De Jong hasn't hit the heights expected at Barca while Sterling is looking for a move away from City to ensure more playing time. City could send Sterling and €20 million (£17m/$23m) to Barca in excha...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp felt Liverpool were on the wrong end of two key decisions as they slipped to a 3-2 defeat at West Ham and missed out on a slice of history.Liverpool arrived at the London Stadium knowing that if they avoided defeat they would extend their unbeaten run to 26 matches, beating the club’s all-time record set by Bob Paisley’s team in 1982.They looked on course to do just that...Full Story »

St Albans pulled off a shock to dump League Two leaders Forest Green out of the FA Cup with a 3-2 victory at Clarence Park.Matt Stevens put Rovers ahead but quick goals from Mitchell Weiss and Zane Banton turned things around for the hosts, who play in the sixth-tier National League South.Jack Aitchison levelled on the stroke of half-time but a second-half strike from Shaun Jeffers secured St Al...Full Story »

National League side Notts County earned a richly-deserved replay after coming back from a goal down to draw 1-1 at League Two Rochdale.Dale were the better side in the opening 45 minutes of this FA Cup first-round tie, with Abraham Odoh narrowly wide with a well-struck side-footed effort while Corey O’Keeffe met Aaron Morley’s deep corner with a volleyed attempt into the side-nettin...Full Story »