Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou felt they could still take positives from their performance in the Bernabeu despite being on the end of a 5-1 defeat by Real Madrid.Celtic had 14 attempts at goal but their inability to make the most of their opportunities again hurt them, as it did throughout their Champions League campaign.Postecoglou’s side were two down at half-time after conceding two p...Full Story »

Despite making nearly 100 Premier League appearances during his footballing career, Soccer AM host Jimmy Bullard is perhaps best known for his off-field pranks, including gifting a teammate porn The former teammate of Premier League funny man Jimmy Bullard has described his surprise when the prankster rang Babestation – and the model on the phone recognised him. Before becoming a regular...Full Story »

Georgia's midfielder Khvicha Kvaratskhelia initially seemed to be keen on staying in Russia Napoli star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who is now considered one of the hottest prospects in European football, was heavily criticised back in March after 'refusing to quit' Rubin Kazan. The 21-year-old has managed 18 goal involvements across just 16 Serie A and Champions League appearances over the past fo...Full Story »

IN their final game, the final insult. Rangers’ class of 2022 are officially the worst in Champions League history. It's been a bruising campaign for Rangers For a decade, Dinamo Zagreb held that dubious honour. After the 3-1 defeat to Ajax, it’s Gers who must now shoulder the burden of shame. The manner in which it all unfolded just seemed to set the seal on what’s been a...Full Story »

Aaron Jarvis scored a hat-trick as bottom club Torquay ended their wait for a first National League home win of the season in emphatic style with a 6-1 drubbing of Aldershot.Jarvis opened the scoring with an overhead kick from Dillon De Silva’s eighth-minute cross and it was 2-0 11 minutes later when Tom Lapslie fired home after playing a one-two with Jarvis.Will Goodwin got a third just b...Full Story »

Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League in style as forgotten man Reiss Nelson came off the bench for the injured Bukayo Saka to score a brace in a 5-0 win against Nottingham Forest.England forward Saka seemed to take a knock in the opening minute but still teed up Gabriel Martinelli to break the deadlock, later limping off to be replaced by Nelson, who scored twice in three minutes be...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst believes Rangers’ thumping 4-1 home win over Aberdeen sets them up for a final tilt at a Champions League victory when Ajax visit Ibrox.The Light Blues went into the cinch Premiership match on the back of a comprehensive 3-0 defeat by Napoli on Wednesday night which meant five Group A defeats out of five.The home side started with purpose but Connor Barron drove th...Full Story »

Paul Smyth produced a wonder goal to earn Leyton Orient a 1-0 win over Salford at Brisbane Road to extend their lead at the top of League Two.Smyth produced a moment of sublime quality in the 14th minute to notch his seventh goal of the season.The Northern Ireland international took on two defenders before being grounded but retained the ball despite having his penalty appeal turned down by refe...Full Story »

A calamitous first-half own goal cost Cambridge dear as Peterborough claimed a narrow 1-0 League One derby success on Saturday afternoon.The first league clash between the fierce rivals for 21 years was settled by a first-half howler as Harrison Burrows’ 17th minute corner flew into the net off the shoulder of Cambridge defender Lloyd Jones.The hosts dominated the opening period with Burro...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Graham Potter endured mocking taunts of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” as his unbeaten start was smashed by a stunning 4-1 Premier League battering at former club Brighton.Rampant Albion raced into a commanding half-time lead, with own goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Trevoh Chalobah compounding Potter’s misery following Leandro Trossard’s earl...Full Story »

Darren Bent believes Jesse Marsch has only two games to save his job as Leeds manager. Last season, he came in as a replacement for Marcelo Bielsa and helped the club miraculously avoid relegation. However, they have had the worst possible start this season, with the club winning just two of their 11 games and sitting in 18th place in the table. If Jesse Marsch is not able to turn things aroun...Full Story »

There will be a double whammy of punishments for Antonio Conte at Tottenham following his last-minute red card in the draw against Sporting CP. WHAT HAPPENED? Tottenham players, staff and supporters were incensed when Harry Kane's 95th-minute winner was chalked off for offside by the referee following a VAR check lasting what felt like ages. Conte led the remonstrations from his technical are...Full Story »

Arsenal slipped to just a second defeat of the season after being outplayed at PSV Eindhoven as they failed to ensure top spot in their Europa League group.A point would have been enough for the Gunners, but they were deservedly beaten 2-0 by Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side, with Joey Veerman and Luuk de Jong grabbing the goals.Arsenal can still top Group A – and avoid the knockout round ...Full Story »

Finn Azaz is a doubt for Plymouth’s televised derby clash with Exeter on Monday night.Influential midfielder Azaz, who has scored six goals for the Greens so far this season, sustained an ankle injury in the early stages of the second half of Tuesday’s 2-1 win at home to Shrewsbury.Boss Steven Schumacher said after that game: “It looked like it was a kick and maybe a roll of hi...Full Story »

Barcelona have been eliminated from the Champions League after Inter beat Viktoria Plzen to ensure they join Bayern Munich in the round of 16. · Barca stuck in third place after Inter win· Catalans drop into Europa League· Upset financially devastating for BarcaWHAT HAPPENED? An Edin Dzeko double and goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Romelu Lukaku saw Inter beat the Czech team ...Full Story »

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp stressed qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages should never be taken for granted after his side secured a last-16 spot with a 3-0 win at Ajax.Having survived a number of attempts on goal by the hosts, which included Steven Berghuis rattling the woodwork early on, the Reds went ahead in the 42nd minute at the Johan Cruyff Arena via Mohamed Salah’s f...Full Story »

Rangers’ sobering Champions League campaign continued on its downward trajectory with a 3-0 defeat to Napoli in the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.A 7-1 loss by Liverpool at Ibrox in their last Group A outing had shocked the Light Blues and their fans and it looked ominous when striker Giovanni Simeone scored twice in the first 16 minutes for the dominant home side.The second half was ...Full Story »

Liverpool qualified for the Champions League last 16 after defeating Ajax 3-0 at the Johan Cruyff Arena thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott.Having had their woodwork rattled early on by Steven Berghuis, the Reds went ahead in the 42nd minute via Salah’s finish.The fit-again Nunez hit a post soon after, before extending the visitors’ lead with a 49th-mi...Full Story »

The star attacking trio each found the net to put the hosts up 3-0 inside just 35 minutes. Messi then produced another sumptuous finish just before the interval to complete an eye-catching first-half attacking display. There was little letup in the second half, with Mbappe curling in for his second before an own goal from Maccabi's Sean Goldberg and a seventh goal, by substitute Carlos Soler, c...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to first-team training with Manchester United and is in contention to face FC Sheriff in the Europa League on Thursday, sources have told ESPN. Ronaldo was dropped for the 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday after refusing to come on as a substitute during the win over Tottenham Hotspur. Ronaldo, 37, was told to train alone with fitness coaches o...Full Story »