Lionel Messi's future has been one of the major worries for Barcelona fans all season, but it currently seems as if the Argentine is more likely to stay than leave. The two key factors tipping Messi towards staying are the Copa del Rey win and Joan Laporta's plans for the future. That's according to French paper L'Equipe, who reported on Saturday that despite having a concrete offer from Par...Full Story »

Barcelona continue to dream of bringing Neymar back to the Camp Nou to play alongside Lionel Messi and have reached out to Paris Saint-Germain to test the waters. The Brazilian hasn't hidden his desire to play with Messi again and Joan Laporta would love to make it happen this summer. According to RAC1, however, the Parisian club have informed Barcelona that he is not for sale. PSG are in f...Full Story »

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins and Everton duo Jordan Pickford and Dominic Calvert-Lewin gave England manager Gareth Southgate cause for optimism in the visitors’ 2-1 win at Goodison Park.The result, Villa’s first victory on the ground since 2008, put a huge dent in the Toffees’ Champions League hopes – leaving them nine points off fourth place.And while it only moved ...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel believes Mason Mount boasts “the full package” amid glowing praise of Chelsea’s England star.Mount laid on the first of Kai Havertz’s brace as Chelsea eased past Fulham 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to cement fourth place in the Premier League table.Havertz starred in the false nine role in doubling his league tally for the campaign, while Mount produced just the l...Full Story »

Hartlepool moved up to third in the Vanarama National League with a 3-1 win at home to Chesterfield.Pools started brightly and opened the scoring in the fifth minute. Gavan Holohan’s shot from a corner was pushed clear by Grant Smith but Rhys Oates instinctively turned home the loose ball.Mark Shelton’s tricky feet created a shooting chance on the quarter-hour but Smith saved well wh...Full Story »

Bolton could face a Football League probe after disturbing scenes at the end of the club’s 2-1 home defeat to Exeter, a result which left Wanderers’ bid for automatic promotion on hold.Officials and stewards were unable to prevent several groups of fans getting into the ground within minutes of Pierce Sweeney’s stoppage-time winner for Exeter.Dozens of police outside the Univer...Full Story »

Kai Havertz’s majestic brace tightened Chelsea’s grip on a top-four Premier League finish as the Blues deepened Fulham’s relegation worries with a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge.Germany forward Havertz doubled his Premier League tally for the campaign, in an exemplary exhibition of false nine play.Fourth-placed Chelsea opened up a six-point gap on West Ham in fifth with their third...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams claimed his side should have been League Two champions after a 2-0 win at Walsall kept their automatic promotion hopes alive heading into the final day.The Shrimps have never played in the third tier but Cole Stockton pounced on Dan Scarr’s error on the stroke of half-time and a second-half Yann Songo’o header secured a play-off position at worst.Morecambe,...Full Story »

Valerien Ismael demanded an immediate reaction from Barnsley after their Championship play-off momentum stalled with a 2-0 defeat at Preston.The Tykes have already sealed a top-six spot but missed the chance to climb the table with a sloppy display at Deepdale.With potential play-off opponents Brentford and Swansea both impressing with victories, Ismael said: “We didn’t put in the pe...Full Story »

Crewe boss David Artell described it was a travesty that his side did not run up a cricket score against Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium.Artell’s side, destined to finish in mid-table after an encouraging return to the third tier this term, were too strong for Joey Barton’s already-relegated Gas, but Callum Ainley’s 19th-minute strike proved to be the game’s only g...Full Story »

Wycombe kept their unlikely Championship survival hopes alive after Uche Ikpeazu’s superb strike saw them secure an impressive 1-0 victory against play-off bound Bournemouth.The Ugandan’s sixth goal of the season was enough to beat a Bournemouth side that lacked fluency after making six changes for the trip to Buckinghamshire.The result, coupled with Derby’s loss against Swanse...Full Story »

Boss Carlos Corberan admitted his relief after Huddersfield secured their Sky Bet Championship safety with a 1-1 draw at home to Coventry.The teams could not be separated in a first half low on quality, and the Terriers – who have picked up fewer points in 2021 than any other Championship side – threatened through an early Josh Koroma chance and a golden opportunity for Richard Keogh...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson admits his players have given him a Scottish Cup selection headache after Glenn Middleton scored the only goal in the victory over Hibernian.Despite making seven changes to his line-up, Davidson’s team still managed to claim the spoils at Easter Road.Middleton, one of the players recalled to the starting line-up, found the net after 22 minutes with a ca...Full Story »

Darren Ferguson hailed his Peterborough comeback kings as he celebrated the best promotion of his managerial career.Ferguson toasted a fourth rise as Posh chief – and fifth in all – when seeing his side complete an unlikely revival to book their place in the Championship.Ferguson’s men only needed a point to seal the deal but looked set to fluff their lines when falling 3-0 dow...Full Story »

Forest Green interim head coach Jimmy Ball labelled his side “world class” after they leaped back into the play-offs with a 2-1 victory over Tranmere.Reduced to 10 men after Ebou Adams’ 57th-minute red card, Forest Green made sure their season will go to the final day at Oldham after second-half strikes from on-loan Charlton striker Josh Davison and an Aaron Collins penalty.Des...Full Story »

Oldham boss Keith Curle staged a 45-minute dressing room lock-in after seeing his side lose 4-1 at former club Mansfield.The Latics could have lost the Sky Bet League Two contest by a much bigger margin and Curle said: “I pride myself on being honest, up front and transparent as a representative of the football club.“So, with that comes the necessity to be honest and that group of pl...Full Story »

Graham Potter said it was a shame there was no crowd to witness Danny Welbeck’s sublime goal as Brighton took a significant step towards Premier League survival with victory over Leeds.Former England forward Welbeck sealed a deserved 2-0 success at the Amex Stadium by lashing home after executing a perfect Cruyff turn on a dropping ball.Pascal Gross’ early penalty set Albion on cours...Full Story »

Norwich manager Daniel Farke was staying in the moment after watching his side beat Reading 4-1 at Carrow Road to seal the Championship title.Kieran Dowell bagged a brace and Xavi Quintilla and Teemu Pukki added further goals after Josh Laurent had given the visitors the lead.Farke said: “I’m not willing to think too much about the Premier League at this moment.“We will just en...Full Story »

Cheltenham manager Michael Duff turned his attention to the final week of the season after his side missed their first chance to wrap up the League Two title.A 1-0 defeat at play-off chasing Newport left the Robins needing to beat Harrogate next Saturday to make sure of a first Football League title in the club’s 134-year history.County skipper Joss Labadie’s fourth-minute goal was e...Full Story »

Swindon caretaker manager Tommy Wright took some solace from his relegated side’s 2-1 defeat at home to Ipswich.James Norwood’s brace secured the three points for an Ipswich side that had gone six games without a goal.Wright said: “I’ll take out that we kept going. They were the better team but I wanted a response, some fight, and we got that today.“The first goal i...Full Story »