James McCarthy is likely to face a wait before making his Celtic debut.The Republic of Ireland midfielder will only have one day’s training with the bulk of his team-mates ahead of Sunday’s cinch Premiership clash with Dundee and has been working on his own during pre-season.Leigh Griffiths has been missing with a calf injury, while Christopher Jullien is still working his way back f...Full Story »

Dundee United have players back for the cinch Premiership visit of Rangers.Adrian Sporle has returned to full training and Louis Appere is close to a comeback.Florent Hoti is out with a heel knock along with long-term absentees Mark Connolly and Declan Glass (both knee).Alfredo Morelos is available for Rangers but has only trained for two days since completing his quarantine following his summer...Full Story »

Derby go into their Championship opener against Huddersfield low on numbers due to the combination of injuries and a transfer embargo.Full-backs Kornell McDonald and Lee Buchanan are doubts after they did not feature in Derby’s last pre-season game.The Rams also face injury issues over Krystian Bielik and Jason Knight.Derby could make use of their academy prospects, though. Defensive duo F...Full Story »

Harrogate are set to give seven new signings their first-team debuts for the visit of Rochdale on Saturday.The Sulphurites have strengthened in all departments and have a fully fit squad of 18 players for their first home game in the Football League with fans allowed to attend with no restrictions.One player will miss out on the matchday squad at The EnviroVent Stadium and Town boss Simon W...Full Story »

Shrewsbury are sweating on the fitness of Ollie Norburn and Ethan Ebanks-Landell for the League One opener against Burton.Norburn, who spent much of the summer on international duty with Grenada at the Gold Cup, has a chest infection and Ebanks-Landell has been nursing a hip injury, with both men missing the friendly against Exeter.Aaron Pierre has also been away with Grenada and will be assesse...Full Story »

Stoke signing Sam Surridge will be eager to make his Potters debut when they play Reading.Surridge could provide some firepower up top with Steven Fletcher after joining on an undisclosed fee from Bournemouth.The Potters are still without key player Tyrese Campbell who has had surgery on a knee ligament injury.They may also be without defender Harry Souttar as he makes his return back from Tokyo...Full Story »

Cameron Jerome could be handed his Luton debut in their Sky Bet Championship opener against Peterborough.The 34-year-old scored 15 times in 38 appearances for MK Dons last season before signing for the Hatters on a free transfer.Henri Lansbury, the former Arsenal and Aston Villa midfielder, and Allan Campbell, who signed from Motherwell, are also pushing to make their debuts.Luton finished 12th ...Full Story »

New Preston signing Matthew Olosunde will be absent for his side’s Sky Bet Championship opener against Hull.The right-back, one of five new arrivals at Deepdale, is struggling with an Achilles problem.Izzy Brown, who arrived on a free transfer from Chelsea, is facing a sustained spell on the sidelines after rupturing his Achilles in pre season.Daniel Johnson is available for the hosts foll...Full Story »

New signings Mark Cullen and Jake Lawlor are both expected to be available for Hartlepool’s first game back in the English Football League against Crawley on Saturday.Defender Lawlor is on his way back from a hamstring injury he sustained in a pre-season fixture against Spennymoor.Neill Byrne, Fela Olomola, and Reagan Ogle are all in line for their first official starts for the club.Joe Gr...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Alex Revell is expected to give some new faces their debut in the Sky Bet League Two opener against Barrow.Forward Jamie Reid arrived from Mansfield, where he scored seven goals last season following a successful spell in the National League with Torquay.Defender Brad Barry is in line to tackle his former club, while Terence Vancooten has signed a new two-year deal to extend his s...Full Story »

Sombre supporters waited outside the club offices as others sat on a grassy roadside opposite, most saying little as they faced up to losing arguably the world's greatest ever footballer. Some Barcelona fans came together near the Nou Camp as they struggle to accept one-club icon Lionel Messi will be departing Barca fans are struggling to come to terms with the news Lionel Messi will go Bar...Full Story »

Leicester City midfielder James Maddison has been strongly linked with a move to join Mikel Arteta's Arsenal. Widely regarded as one of the Premier League's most talented attacking midfielders, Maddison, 24, has seen his name linked with a big summer move to the Emirates. However, although big things look certain to await Maddison at some point in the near future, this summer may not be the ...Full Story »

Jack Grealish joins the club Manchester City have, this evening, announced the signing of Jack Grealish from Aston Villa for a reported one hundred million pounds. The England international has signed a six-year deal in Manchester, and becomes the most expensive Englishman in history, overtaking Manchester United duo Harry Maguire (80 million pounds) and Jadon Sancho (73 million pounds). Sp...Full Story »

Head coach Keith Curle will try to strike a balance between attack and defence as Oldham launch the new League Two campaign at home to Newport.The Latics scored 72 goals last season, but conceded 81 as they finished in 18th place and too close for comfort to the relegation zone.As a result, Curle has spent much of the summer looking for defensive reinforcements and will have new boys Jack Stobbs...Full Story »

Jack Ross insists Hibernian will travel to Croatia with confidence next week despite being held to a 1-1 draw by Rijeka at Easter Road.Prince Ampem headed the visitors ahead on the hour mark in the first leg of their Europa Conference League third qualifier but Martin Boyle levelled six minutes later with a close-range finish.The home side could not turn their pressure into more goals against th...Full Story »

Christian Ramirez hit a double as Aberdeen beat Breidablik 3-2 in Iceland.The American striker netted early in each half as the Dons took command at the midway stage of the Europa Conference League third qualifying round.The Dons made a flying start, converting from two corners inside 11 minutes through Ramirez and Lewis Ferguson.They were undone by two long, diagonal balls as the home side went...Full Story »

Northampton manager Jon Brady could hand debuts to a series of new signings against Port Vale on Saturday after overhauling his squad during the summer break.Brady has added 12 new players to his armoury having dispensed with 11 as the Cobblers look to bounce back from last season’s relegation from League One.Nineteen-year-old Tottenham striker Kion Etete, who joined the club on a season-l...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou hopes his first Celtic win will give his players belief but he was underwhelmed by the majority of their performance in the Czech Republic.Celtic won 4-2 against Jablonec in the first leg of the Europa League third qualifying round to make it victory at the fourth attempt for the Australian manager.Goals from summer signings Liel Abada and Kyogo Furuhashi had Celtic two up insid...Full Story »

Kyogo Furuhashi scored on his first start as Ange Postecoglou got his Celtic reign up and running in the Czech Republic.Japan international Furuhashi scored Celtic’s second goal in a 4-2 first-leg victory over Jablonec in the Europa League.Another summer signing, Liel Abada, had opened the scoring early on and both James Forrest and Ryan Christie restored Celtic’s two-goal cushion in...Full Story »

Cambridge should have defender Lloyd Jones fit for their return to Sky Bet League One against Oxford.Centre-half Jones, a summer signing from Northampton, has returned to training after picking up a neck problem so is expected to be in line to make his debut for the U’s, who are back in the third tier after 19 years.Fellow new arrivals midfielder James Brophy and forward Sam Smith could al...Full Story »