Birthday boy John Brayford was on target as Burton climbed out of the League One relegation zone thanks to a hard-fought 2-1 victory at fellow strugglers Forest Green.Substitute Bobby Kamwa added a second late on before Myles Peart-Harris’ response came too late for Rovers to salvage anything from the game.An early Jamille Matt effort scooped over the bar was a rare highlight for the home ...Full Story »

Real Madrid are exploring bringing Rayo Vallecano wing-back Fran Garcia back to the club. The left-back came through La Fabrica but only made one appearance for the senior team before moving across the city to Vallecas. The 23-year-old has been impressing for Rayo this season in LaLiga Santander and his return is being openly discussed by Los Blancos' staff and directors, says Marca. Many, ...Full Story »

Sutton boss Matt Gray felt his men responded perfectly to his demand to step it up in the second half as they secured only their second away Sky Bet League Two win of the season with a 2-1 victory at Crawley.Joe Kizzi’s first goal of the campaign and a penalty by former Crawley player Rob Milsom did the damage for Gray’s side, albeit with substitute Aramide Oteh’s grabbing a la...Full Story »

Tony Mowbray praised his Premier League loan stars as they helped secure Sunderland’s 2-1 win over his former club Blackburn.Amad Diallo, who is on a season-long loan from Manchester United, has been one of the Black Cats’ key performers for the last few weeks, and he impressed again in the number 10 role as his side claimed all three points at the Stadium of Light.Ellis Simms, who j...Full Story »

A STRAY Qatari moggy being flown home for adoption by kind-hearted England stars was facing a four month wait to be reunited with them last night - and the snip. Secret softies Kyle Walker and John Stones took the tabby to their hearts during their four-week stay and pledged to bring him home if England won the World Cup. Kyle Walker and John Stones have brought home a stray Qatari cat for ado...Full Story »

Sutton boss Matt Gray was delighted after his side braved the elements to beat struggling Colchester 1-0.Rob Milsom’s first-half penalty separated the two sides at Gander Green Lane before Ossama Ashley, who conceded the penalty, was sent off in the second half.It was a game which failed to really catch fire after the pitch had been covered for three days due to the sub-freezing temperatur...Full Story »

Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray praised the reaction of his side in the second half as they claimed a 3-0 win over Millwall to climb into the Championship’s top 10.The Black Cats were second best for most of the opening period at the Stadium of Light but made it to the break level thanks to some committed defending and a couple of missed Millwall opportunities.Things were totally different...Full Story »

Goals from Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez of Manchester City sent them through to the knockouts with a 2-0 win against Poland. The passport officer raised his hands in the air and celebrated an Argentina goal Credit: https://twitter.com/FaacuLopez__/status/1598102427303309313 Unfortunately, he had a bewildered women's passport in his hand at the time Credit: https://tw...Full Story »

Matt Gray welcomed Sutton’s stroke of luck after Will Randall scored direct from a corner to see off League Two strugglers Rochdale 1-0.Randall’s first-half set-piece went straight in as the hosts ended their five-game winless run in all competitions.His strike was Sutton’s first goal for in four matches and Gray was delighted with how his side held on to their lead.“The ...Full Story »

CRISTIANO Ronaldo has had enough. He's had enough of the sniping, the sneering, and the endless blame-game bulls*** that's been flung at him over the past few months. Ronaldo sat down for a sensational 90-minute TV interview with Piers It's come from the media, his bosses, work colleagues and even former team-mates. Above all, he's had enough of the lack of basic respect that he feels he's d...Full Story »

Queen’s Park came from behind to beat Inverness 2-1 at home to leave the visitors without a win in their last five cinch Championship matches.Inverness took the lead in the 18th minute when Billy McKay finished confidently from Sean Welsh’s through-ball.But Queen’s Park rallied after the interval and saw Lee Kilday’s header ruled out for offside three minutes into the sec...Full Story »

Sunderland head coach Tony Mowbray hailed Amad Diallo as “an amazing footballer” after he was the hero of his side’s 2-1 win against Birmingham at St. Andrew’s.The on-loan Manchester United winger set up forward Ellis Simms, signed on a temporary basis from Everton, to give Sunderland the lead in the 25th minute.Diallo beat Dion Sanderson and Jobe Bellingham and even cont...Full Story »

Taunton boss Rob Dray found the Emirates FA Cup first round a bitter-sweet experience as his side lost 6-0 to League One MK Dons at Stadium MK.The Peacocks had qualified from the FA Cup qualifying stages for the third time in the club’s history, but goals from Dawson Devoy, Will Griff, Darragh Burns, Mo Eisa and a brace from Conor Grant ended their run.The National League South side had pu...Full Story »

Burton captain John Brayford will miss his team’s FA Cup first-round clash against visitors Needham Market.Brayford and loanee Elliot Thorpe are both unavailable due to injuries, while Sam Winnall is a doubt.But Brewers boss Dino Maamria is hopeful about a return to action for Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.Tyler Onyango, who is on loan from Everton, has been given permission to play by the Tof...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray believes Amad Diallo is now establishing himself as a Championship player after scoring again in the 2-0 win at Huddersfield.On-loan Manchester United winger Diallo netted in stoppage time after Alex Pritchard had opened the scoring against his old club.The 20-year-old Ivory Coast international, who signed for United in 2021 in a £19million deal from Atalanta, ...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Lee Johnson is keeping his fingers crossed that Martin Boyle’s injury is not serious after the winger was forced off in Saturday’s comfortable 3-0 victory over St Mirren.Boyle had given Hibs the lead in first-half stoppage time from the penalty spot before being replaced in the 54th minute with what initially looked like a knee complaint.Given his importance to Hibs...Full Story »

Matt Gray accused the referee of applying double standards following his Sutton side’s 3-0 hammering at Stockport.The visitors went down to 10 men after just three minutes as Omar Bugiel saw red for a high foot at Edgeley Park.That sending-off came just moments after James Brown’s tough tackle on Will Randall.Kyle Wootton, Paddy Madden and Will Collar grabbed the goals for Dave Chall...Full Story »

MAURO ICARDI has sacked estranged wife Wanda Nara as his agent after she demanded £870,000 for his Galatasaray loan, reports claim. The Argentina striker is said to have rejected the model's request for an arrangement fee of one million euros over his summer move. Wanda Nara reportedly faces a fight over the sum she wants for her husband Mauro Icardi's loan move to GalatasarayCredit: Inst...Full Story »

Gary Rowett will once again look for a solution at the back after Murray Wallace was ruled out of Millwall’s meeting with West Brom.The Scottish defender is still recovering from a groin injury and missed Wednesday’s win over Watford after coming off in the second half of the Lions’ victory at Bristol City last weekend.Scott Malone, who impressed against the Hornets, looks like...Full Story »

Rayan Ait-Nouri should return for Wolves to face Leicester after shrugging off illness.Sasa Kalajdzic (knee), Raul Jimenez (groin), Pedro Neto (ankle), Chiquinho (knee) all remain out.Caretaker boss Steve Davis will remain in charge after the club gave him the reins until the new year following Michael Beale’s decision to stay at QPR.James Maddison will return for Leicester’s trip to...Full Story »