Mansfield manager Nigel Clough has hinted he will make changes for the Carabao Cup clash against Preston.Clough confirmed that last year’s Player of the Season, George Lapslie, will play after recovering from a thigh problem.However, the Stags will still be without injured duo Elliott Hewitt and Harry Charsley.Debutant striker Oliver Hawkins scored his first goal for the club as Mansfield ...Full Story »

Michael Ballack's long term girlfriend Natacha Tannous has shared an emotional tribute to his teenage son Emilio following his death in a tragic quad bike accident earlier this week. The 18-year-old was killed after the vehicle flipped close to their family holiday home in Troia, which is close to the capital of Lisbon, in the early hours of Thursday. Police said that Emilio, who is one of thr...Full Story »

Lionel Messi' wife Antonela Roccuzzo has written a message of support to her husband on Instagram following his emotional press conference in which he said his goodbyes to Barcelona. The message, which was accompanied by a photo of the Messi family together along with his more than impressive collections of trophies he's won at Barcelona, gives the forward words of support ahead of his move t...Full Story »

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has insisted they were ready to register former Barcelona star Lionel Messi. La Vanguardia reports the failure to re-sign Messi was in-part due to the club's refusal to accept LaLiga's agreement with CVC Capital, which Tebas initially presented to Barca president Joan Laporta over dinner on July 14. The agreement secured 2.7 billion euros of investment into LaLi...Full Story »

Chelsea's 2020/21 Chelsea endured a mixed 2020/21 campaign to say the least. It began pretty poorly, with the Blues having even looked as though they would struggle to crack the top-four under Frank Lampard. However, Lampard would eventually be replaced by Thomas Tuchel, who transformed Chelsea into one of the best sides in Europe. During his short period in charge, Tuchel has already pick...Full Story »

Chelsea have agreed in principle a club-record deal worth £97.5m (€115m) to re-sign striker Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan. The paperwork is now with club lawyers and once that is formalised, Lukaku will undergo a medical and sign a five-year contract. Inter have previously rejected two offers from Chelsea for the Belgium international, the second of which was worth £85m (...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has confirmed that a transfer to Paris Saint-Germain this summer is a possibility as he says his goodbyes to Barcelona at a special press conference today. The Argentina international has had a legendary career at the Nou Camp, establishing himself as perhaps the greatest footballer of all time, and certainly the number one in Barca's history. However, Barcelona were unable to t...Full Story »

St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson was disappointed that his side were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against Motherwell having been in control for the majority of the cinch Premiership game before Tony Watt’s equaliser 10 minutes from time.St Johnstone had led through a first-half Stephen O’Donnell own goal but the visitors hit back late on.“The disappointing thing is we did n...Full Story »

Hibernian blew Ross County away with three goals inside the opening 33 minutes to register a second successive Premiership victory.The result was beyond doubt by the break after goals from Martin Boyle, Kyle Magennis and Christian Doidge gave the home side a commanding lead.It was an ideal result and performance for the Leith side ahead of their crucial Europa Conference League second-leg clash ...Full Story »

The returning Celtic fans discovered a new hero as Kyogo Furuhashi bagged a home-debut hat-trick in a 6-0 victory over Dundee.The Japan international netted twice from close range in the first half before sealing his treble immediately before going off to the acclaim of 24,500 supporters midway through the second period.After netting on his first start in Thursday’s Europa League win again...Full Story »

An equaliser with 10 minutes to go by Tony Watt ensured Motherwell a share of the spoils from a 1-1 draw against St Johnstone who had led through a Stephen O’Donnell own goal in Perth.Any signs that European fatigue might have crept into St Johnstone’s minds following Thursday evening’s famous result away to Galatasaray vanished immediately with a solid result with the only dis...Full Story »

Gabby Logan, who has been busy presenting the BBC's coverage of the Olympics in Tokyo, has revealed that ultra-rich people like David and Victoria Beckham "smell different" TV host Gabby Logan says that David Beckham has so much money he even smells rich. She claimed that when you are standing near him, he has “not just an aura, but an odour”. Gabby, 48, was asked if she thought &...Full Story »

The Argentine star has invited close friends to his house after leaving Barcelona Guests arrive for Messi's farewell dinner Lionel Messi is hosting a farewell dinner for his close friends and family at his home in Barcelona after the announcement on Thursday that he will not be staying at the Camp Nou. In a video posted by Spanish radio station Cadena Cope, Sergio Aguero can be seen arriving ...Full Story »

Lionel Messi is set to explain his Barcelona exit on Sunday, and the 34-year-old has announced a press conference ahead of Barcelona's annual Joan Gamper Trophy Lionel Messi is set to break his silence over his departure from Barcelona on Sunday. The 34-year-old ended his 21-year-long stay in Catalonia on Thursday when Barcelona announced they were unable to extend his contract due to financia...Full Story »

The Blues are on the verge of landing their man, with Thomas Tuchel keen to add a classic targetman to his Champions League-winning squad Chelsea have agreed a deal in principle for Romelu Lukaku, with the Inter man's £98 million ($135m) return to Stamford Bridge set to be officially announced early next week, Goal has learned. The Blues have pursued the Belgian attacker across the summ...Full Story »

Birmingham head coach Lee Bowyer was delighted to start the new season with a 1-0 win at Sheffield United, following Maxime Colin’s first-half goal.Colin scored a 19th-minute winner to decide the Sky Bet Championship contest at Bramall Lane, rising in the area to meet a cross from Jeremie Bela which evaded Ben Osborn.United went close to making an almost immediate response when Oliver Burk...Full Story »

Charlton manager Nigel Adkins was delighted to hear the roar of the crowd at The Valley for the first time as his side began the new Sky Bet League One season with a 0-0 stalemate against Sheffield Wednesday.Both the Addicks and the Owls are tipped to be in contention for promotion back to the Championship, and will expect better performances to come following a very tense 90-minute battle in Lo...Full Story »

Neither Charlton nor Sheffield Wednesday could give their raucous respective following a goal as their Sky Bet League One curtain-raiser finished 0-0 at The Valley.The electric atmosphere of more than 17,000 fans between both the home and away stands amplified a tense and scrappy first half, with fans allowed back into stadiums once more.The biggest event of the opening 45 minutes was an unfortu...Full Story »

Jack Grealish made his Manchester City debut from the bench but it was another substitute, Kelechi Iheanacho, who won the Community Shield for Leicester.Just two days after becoming the most expensive British player following his move from Aston Villa for £100million, Grealish was named among the City substitutes at Wembley.The England attacker entered the fray with 65 minutes gone but was...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley praised his Championship newcomers for never giving up after Shayne Lavery’s stoppage time strike had earned a battling point at Ashton Gate.The newly-promoted visitors looked to be heading for certain defeat until Lavery got on the end of a low cross from fellow substitute Josh Bowler to fire past Dan Bentley from close range.The goal was a sickener for City ...Full Story »