ARSENAL star Gabriel fought off a baseball bat-wielding robber who attempted to steal his car from his garage. The £27m centre-back and a friend were followed home by a pair of thieves who demanded the footballer's car keys, mobile phone and watch as he got out of his car. A pair of thieves demanded Gabriel handover his watch, phone and keysCredit: Metropolitan Police The centre-back man...Full Story »

Liverpool have appointed Brazilian legend Claudio Taffarel as the club's new senior goalkeeping coach. The 55-year-old, a World Cup winner with Brazil in 1994, will move to Anfield after finalising a work permit this week. Taffarel will combine his Liverpool duties with his role with the Selecao. He will work alongside the Reds' current goalkeeping coaches, John Achterberg and Jack Robinson...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has told Jack Grealish that the start to his Manchester City career has been "better than maybe he believes." Grealish has admitted he has found life at the Etihad Stadium "difficult" after leaving Aston Villa to become English football's first £100 million player in the summer. He returns to Villa Park for the first time with City on Wednesday and ahead of the game, Guardio...Full Story »

Chelsea fans will be growing increasingly more concerned by the apparent contract impasse between the Blues and star defender Antonio Rudiger. Rudiger, 28, is out of contract at Stamford Bridge at the end of the season and there has been very little encouragement that the centre-back will renew his deal. The 28-year-old has been at Chelsea since he joined in 2017 following a modest £31....Full Story »

The Blues boss says he has no good news yet when it comes to the defender's contract talks Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says it is on Andreas Christensen to "walk the talk" and commit his future to the club with a new contract. The Blues offered Christensen a new four-year deal with a significant pay raise in August, but the two sides have been at a standoff since as the defender has not yet s...Full Story »

Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa said “we can breathe again” after Raphinha’s stoppage-time penalty clinched his side a much-needed 1-0 win against Crystal Palace.Raphinha converted his spot-kick in the third minute of added time after Leeds skipper Liam Cooper’s header had struck Palace defender Marc Guehi on the hand in the area.It was a dramatic finale to what looked like bei...Full Story »

Motherwell boss Graham Alexander praised match-winner Tony Watt and the Fir Park ground staff after their game against Dundee United survived a torrential downpour.Watt produced a sublime finish in the 12th minute, lofting a first-time strike over Benjamin Siegrist from the corner of the box to seal a thoroughly-deserved 1-0 win.United rarely threatened but there were some nervy moments after Ba...Full Story »

Tony Watt’s sublime finish earned Motherwell a 1-0 victory over Dundee United at a sodden Fir Park.Watt curled over the head of United goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist from the corner of the box in the 12th minute to consolidate his side’s position in the top six of the cinch Premiership.Motherwell were by far the more dangerous side throughout and they held on to move a point behind the...Full Story »

Ellen White broke England Women’s all-time scoring record as the team recorded their biggest ever competitive victory by crushing Latvia 20-0 at Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium.White scored twice early on in the World Cup qualifier to take her level with and then past Kelly Smith’s mark of 46 goals, before completing her hat-trick shortly after the break.She was one of four hat-tr...Full Story »

Hibernian welcome back top scorer Martin Boyle for the clash with Rangers after he missed the win over St Johnstone through suspension.Christian Doidge remains absent as he serves the second part of a two-match ban.Kyle Magennis is still out with a groin problem, while Sean Mackie, Daniel MacKay and Melker Hallberg are short of match fitness after their respective injury lay-offs.Rangers will as...Full Story »

Dundee will be without defender Lee Ashcroft for their cinch Premiership meeting with St Johnstone.The centre-back is waiting for a scan after suffering a hamstring injury against Motherwell.Alex Jakubiak (shoulder) and Shaun Byrne (knee) are progressing well while Jordan McGhee is expected back to face Ross County on December 11 following minor knee surgery.St Johnstone midfielder Craig Bryson ...Full Story »

Watford have a mounting casualty list ahead of the visit of Chelsea on Wednesday, with Ismaila Sarr, Ben Foster and Nicolas Nkoulou sidelined until at least January.The club have confirmed Senegal winger Sarr suffered knee ligament damage in the victory over Manchester United on November 20, with his participation in January’s Africa Cup of Nations seemingly in doubt.Emmanuel Dennis and Ju...Full Story »

West Ham hope to have defender Aaron Cresswell available for the Premier League match against Brighton on Wednesday night.Full-back Cresswell picked up a back problem during Sunday’s defeat at Manchester City, which saw him substituted during the second half, but has been able to resume training.Defender Angelo Ogbonna is starting his rehabilitation from a long-term knee injury, which is s...Full Story »

Defender Jack Stephens could return to the Southampton squad for Wednesday’s Premier League clash with Leicester.Stephens is back in training after more than two months out with a knee injury and could be involved as the Saints attempt to bounce back from defeats at Norwich and Liverpool in their last two games.Moussa Djenepo should also be available after recovering from a knock, but fell...Full Story »

Ahead of being awarded his seventh Ballon d'Or, Lionel Messi arrived at the Paris ceremony wearing matching tuxedos with his three sons Thiago, Mateo and Ciro, a decision which had fans in meltdown Lionel Messi fans could not get enough of his look as he arrived at the Ballon d'Or ceremony in matching sparkly suits with his three sons. The 36-year-old emerged at the Paris event wearing a bold ...Full Story »

Chelsea are reviving their interest in Juventus defender Matthijs De Ligt. Contract talks with Antonio Rudiger are continuing to stall and Chelsea are starting to make alternative plans. The German will be able to sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club in January, with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich interested in his signature. Thomas Tuchel has been a fan of Netherlands stopper D...Full Story »

Barcelona is desperate to meet new manager Xavi's request to sign Manchester City's Ferran Torres. However, decimated finances are set to cause the Catalan side a headache when it comes to finding a way to stump up the massive transfer fee required. Therefore, in an effort to seal the deal, according to recent reports, the Spanish giants are opening to offering Pep Guardiola a player in exchan...Full Story »

Ballon d'Or 2021 has been announced, with PSG star Lionel Messi picking up his seventh award. The Argentinian won an international tournament for the first time this year, scooping the Copa America in the summer, as his country beat Brazil in the final of the competition. Messi also won the 2021 Copa Del Rey with Barcelona before moving to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer in a surprise dea...Full Story »

Motherwell boss Graham Alexander will assess a couple of players who could return for the cinch Premiership encounter with Dundee United.Midfielders Sean Goss, Mark O’Hara, Robbie Crawford and Liam Donnelly all missed the weekend defeat by Dundee.Centre-back Juhani Ojala was also missing through injury.United midfielders Jeando Fuchs and Dylan Levitt remain doubts after missing Saturday&rs...Full Story »

CRISTIANO RONALDO stormed down the tunnel after Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Ronaldo was named on United's bench by caretaker boss Michael Carrick for the second time this season after October's match with Everton, which also ended 1-1. Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo stormed down the tunnel at full-timeCredit: Sky Sports Just like at Old Trafford las...Full Story »