Thiago Silva has confirmed he is close to agreeing a new contract with Chelsea, as the club continues to rebuild under its new consortium ownership. WHAT HAPPENED? Chelsea defender Silva let slip a big clue into his future at the club in a new interview, revealing that a new contract to keep him at the club beyond 2022-23 is in the works and should be signed imminently. The news comes followi...Full Story »

Luka Modric remains keen to extend his stay with Real Madrid. Since 1 January, the Croatian has the freedom to negotiate with would be suitors given that his existing contract with the Santiago Bernabeu side expires on 30 June (2023). In recent weeks, the player has received apparent offers from Saudi Arabia, with the local Saudi Pro League anxious to capitalize on the global notoriety the r...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag says his side have to finish the job at Wembley after sealing their place in the Carabao Cup final.United will face Newcastle in the showpiece on February 26 after they beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the semi-final second leg at Old Trafford to seal a 5-0 aggregate win.The foundations were laid with a 3-0 triumph at the City Ground in last week’s first le...Full Story »

Manchester United will face Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final after Erik ten Hag’s side comfortably beat Nottingham Forest to book their place at Wembley.Last week’s 3-0 victory in the semi-final first leg at the City Ground all-but assured the Red Devils a spot in the February 26 showpiece and the chance to end the club’s worst trophy drought in 40 years.United dominated Wedn...Full Story »

Joana Sanz, 29, removed most photos of her with the footballer from her Instagram after he reportedly claimed he had consensual sex with his accuser - having initially denied he knew her. Joana Sanz has requested a divorce for Dani Alves, according to reports Credit: Instagram @joanasanz The Spanish model has removed most photos of her with Alves from her Instagram Credit: Instagram @joanasanz...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has told his players they cannot be satisfied with reaching the Carabao Cup final and challenged them to win it to end the club’s 54-year trophy drought.Tuesday night’s 2-1 semi-final second leg victory over Southampton at a packed St James’ Park secured a 3-1 aggregate success and kept alive the Magpies’ hopes of landing a first piece of major s...Full Story »

Blackburn manager Jon Dahl Tomasson was delighted with his side’s performance after they earned a trip to Leicester in the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 extra-time victory over Birmingham at St Andrew’s.After drawing 2-2 at Ewood Park on Saturday, Birmingham’s on-loan Arsenal defender Auston Trusty turned Sammie Szmodics’ cross into his own net in the 100th minute ...Full Story »

Blackburn Rovers will travel to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester City in the fifth round of the FA Cup after a 1-0 win over Birmingham City in extra-time at St Andrew’s.On-loan Arsenal defender Auston Trusty diverted Sammie Szmodics’ 100th-minute cross into his own net after Birmingham had dominated the second half, with Rovers goalkeeper Aynsley Pears thwarting Blues numerou...Full Story »

Ayr advanced safely through to the fifth round of the Scottish Cup with a convincing 3-0 win over 10-man Cove Rangers at Balmoral Stadium.The visitors took the lead midway through the first period when Dipo Akinyemi’s blocked shot fell to Mark McKenzie and he slotted home the rebound.Cove’s chances of getting back into the contest got harder when Mitch Megginson received two consecut...Full Story »

Queen’s Park advanced to the Scottish Cup fifth round with a 2-0 win at Inverness.Goals from Dom Thomas and Scott Williamson in the final 20 minutes were enough for the cinch Championship leaders.Jay Henderson hit a post for Inverness in the first half but Queen’s Park were always on top.They had to wait until the 74th minute to take the lead when Thomas curled home and then Williams...Full Story »

Manchester City will go to Championship side Bristol City in the FA Cup fifth round. Five of the eight ties are subject to a replay, including the winner of non-league Wrexham and Sheffield United landing a home meeting with Tottenham. Manchester United will host West Ham after they beat League OneDerby County 2-0 on Monday night. If Luton Town beat Grimsby Town they will face their former ...Full Story »

David Moyes is relishing another trip to Old Trafford in the FA Cup after West Ham’s routine 2-0 win at Derby set up a fifth-round tie at his former club.Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio scored in either half for the Hammers, who will now face Manchester United in a cup competition for the fifth time in seven years.Moyes, sacked by United in 2014 only 10 months after replacing Sir Alex Fer...Full Story »

National League leaders Wrexham were denied another FA Cup giant-killing as 10-man Championship high-flyers Sheffield United snatched a stoppage-time equaliser in an absorbing 3-3 draw.The famous old Racecourse ground has witnessed its fair share of shocks – with a picture of Mickey Thomas’ famous free-kick goal against Arsenal in the FA Cup in 1992 hanging on the wall of the Turf Ho...Full Story »

Steve Evans criticised referee David Webb’s performance as Stevenage’s FA Cup run came to an end with a 3-1 defeat at Stoke.The League Two promotion hopefuls were denied a penalty for handball by Josh Laurent with Stoke holding a slender 2-1 lead, with the Potters awarded a controversial spot-kick of their own soon after following Jonathan Tomkinson’s challenge on Jacob Brown.W...Full Story »

Stevenage’s FA Cup run came to an end as they were defeated 3-1 by Stoke in an entertaining tie.The in-form League Two side, buoyed on by 3,291 travelling supporters, were eyeing passage to the fifth round of the competition for the first time since 2012.However, their return to the midlands – where they came from behind to upset Unai Emery’s Aston Villa in the previous round &...Full Story »

Liverpool suffered another horror show on the south coast as Kaoru Mitoma’s stunning stoppage-time goal saw the holders dumped out of the FA Cup 2-1 at Brighton.The Reds, back at the scene of the 3-0 thumping a fortnight ago which Jurgen Klopp described as the worst of his managerial career, looked destined for at least a replay after Lewis Dunk’s lucky strike cancelled out Harvey El...Full Story »

HBO TV series The Last Of Us has proven popular with fans Fans are fearing the worst after a football club shared pictures of one of their player's boots that are housing an unknown and frankly disturbing new substance. The recent cold snap has wreaked havoc over grassroots football fixtures up and down the country, with one club - Chalford AFC - not getting out on the pitch for six weeks. The...Full Story »

Wrexham OnlyFans star Alaw Haf can't wait for this weekend's FA Cup tie against Sheffield United OnlyFans star Alaw Haf is giving Wrexham an extra incentive to upset the odds in their FA Cup tie against Sheffield United on Sunday. The Red Dragons, who are now famous around the world thanks to the ownership of actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, have already beaten Championship opposition ...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has rejected PSG's contract extension Lionel Messi's future at PSG has been thrown into jeopardy after he reportedly experienced a "change of mentality". The World Cup hero, 35, was understood to have a verbal agreement with PSG chiefs for another 12-month stint at the Parc des Princes. However, according to Spanish journalist Gerard Romero, Messi has in fact rejected the offer fr...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna said he was “proud” of his players and “proud” of the club following their 0-0 FA Cup fourth-round draw against Championship leaders Burnley.And Burnley manager Vincent Kompany was glad to have come through the game without being defeated and looked forward to the replay at Turf Moor.Town were on the front foot early on and nearly took the lead...Full Story »