Gareth Southgate believes it is “fabulously exciting” to see what Phil Foden can do in an England shirt after he starred in the comfortable World Cup qualifying win over Andorra.The Manchester City forward may not have got on the scoresheet in the 5-0 victory but put in an eye-catching display at the Estadi Nacional.Ben Chilwell’s first England goal got the ball rolling, with B...Full Story »

There was a horrible sense of deja vu for Northern Ireland as a controversial refereeing decision contributed to a pivotal World Cup qualifying defeat by Switzerland.A depleted Northern Ireland stood up to early pressure, but after Jamal Lewis was shown an extremely harsh second yellow card for taking too long over a throw-in, they cracked as goals from Steven Zuber and Christian Fassnacht seale...Full Story »

England moved another step closer to World Cup qualification as Gareth Southgate marked five years in the dugout with a predictably comfortable victory against minnows Andorra.After coronavirus vaccination rates within the squad dominated the build-up, attention turned to matters on the field as the Three Lions’ unbeaten road to Qatar continued deep in the Pyrenees.Ben Chilwell and Bukayo ...Full Story »

Stephen Kenny admitted his first competitive win as Republic of Ireland manager was “overdue” after seeing Callum Robinson set up a 3-0 World Cup qualifying victory in Azerbaijan.Kenny had taken charge of 12 meaningful fixtures before the trip to Baku – one of them a 1-1 draw with the Azeris in Dublin last month – and had not emerged victorious from any of them.However, R...Full Story »

Steve Clarke admits he prayed that referee Szymon Marciniak would use VAR to give Lyndon Dykes the goal that helped Scotland to a dramatic 3-2 World Cup qualifying win over Israel.Eran Zahavi put the visitors ahead at a sold-out Hampden Park with a curling free-kick in the fifth minute before midfielder John McGinn levelled in the 29th minute with a drive.Munas Dabbur restored Israel’s lea...Full Story »

Scott McTominay’s stoppage-time winner secured Scotland the most dramatic 3-2 World Cup qualifying victory over Israel at a soggy Hampden Park.On a day when relaxed Covid restrictions meant a capacity crowd of around 50,000, Israeli striker Eran Zahavi dampened down expectations after less than five minutes when he curled in a free-kick.Midfielder John McGinn levelled in the 29th minute wi...Full Story »

Alex Revell urged his Stevenage side to have more belief in themselves and become “unplayable” following their 2-2 draw with Exeter at the Lamex Stadium.Elliott List’s brace saw the hosts twice fight back from behind in an entertaining contest which could have gone either way in an end-to-end finale.Revell’s men are now unbeaten in three league matches but the Boro boss h...Full Story »

Relieved Walsall boss Matthew Taylor praised his players for picking themselves up off the floor to beat Salford 2-1 courtesy of Conor Wilkinson’s stoppage-time winner.The Saddlers have dropped several points from winning positions this season and a repeat looked on the cards when Salford skipper Ash Eastham cancelled out Kieran Phillips’ first-minute opener.However, summer signing W...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was proud to see his injury-ravaged side take at least a point in a goalless home draw with fellow League Two strugglers Oldham.A serious head injury to midfielder George Maris saw the first half held up for 13 minutes before Oli Hawkins limped off at the break to become their sixth injured centre-half and leave a full 10 outfield players injured or suspended.“W...Full Story »

Crawley manager John Yems hailed the bravery and honesty of his team following their 1-0 win at Rochdale.Kwesi Appiah scored the only goal of the game in the 14th minute, sliding in to convert a miscued shot from Nick Tsaroulla.The goal left poor Rochdale reeling and they never recovered – Yems’ men seeing out the game in relative comfort and the three point return was no more than C...Full Story »

Hartlepool boss Dave Challinor hailed his players’ character after they came from behind to make it six matches unbeaten at Victoria Park since promotion to Sky Bet League Two with a 2-1 victory over Northampton.Luke Molyneux struck a cushioned volleyed winner from substitute Joe Grey with six minutes remaining to lift Pools up to eighth after a run of four games without a win.Less than tw...Full Story »

Luke Molyneux struck a sweet late winner to extend Hartlepool’s impressive unbeaten home record with a 2-1 League Two comeback victory over Northampton.Less than two minutes after Sam Hoskins’ second of the season put the Cobblers ahead in the 51st minute, Pools full-back David Ferguson headed the hosts level.And with six minutes remaining, Molyneux applied the cushioned-volleyed fin...Full Story »

Conor Wilkinson came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner as Walsall beat Salford 2-1 to ease away from the relegation zone.Kieran Phillips put the Saddlers ahead after 29 seconds but Ash Eastham levelled for Salford before Wilkinson struck five minutes into time added on.Phillips gave Walsall the perfect start as he raced 40 yards unchallenged before scuffing the ball past Tom King and...Full Story »

Ben House struck two minutes from time to guide Eastleigh to a 2-1 Vanarama National League victory at Wealdstone.The visitors went ahead after 36 minutes when Tyrone Barnett picked up the ball on the edge of the box, span and fired into the bottom corner of the net.The hosts drew themselves level five minutes from the end when Josh Umerah fired a superb strike into the corner of the net from 20...Full Story »

Crawley moved to the brink of the Sky Bet League Two play-off places with a 1-0 win at Rochdale.This was no smash and grab raid from the visitors, who ran out comfortable winners despite the narrow scoreline.The only goal of the game came when the home side were punished for some dire defending in the 14th minute.Aaron Morley played a square pass across his own penalty area, Nick Tsaroulla pounc...Full Story »

Substitute Danny Newton scored late to earn Solihull a 1-0 victory at King’s Lynn.Joe Sbarra came close to opening the scoring for Solihull in the 24th minute when his strike from range was tipped over by Paul Jones.King’s Lynn’s Ethan Coleman was unable to trouble Ryan Boot with his free kick late in the first half, sending his 30-yard effort straight at the goalkeeper.Boot wa...Full Story »

The blaze is thought to have started when sparks from welders, working on the gantry for TV coverage, caused the structure to go up in flames. A blaze broke out at Andorra's stadium on Friday afternoon Huge flames engulfed the TV gantry and dugout Emergency services quickly put the blaze out But not before substantial damage was caused Credit: PA The fire spread to the home dugout and artif...Full Story »

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The Blaugrana president is looking to move on from the disappointing summer departure of a club legend, with future plans being put in place Barcelona president Joan Laporta has admitted that he clung to the hope that Lionel Messi would agree to “play for free” once it became clear that the Liga giants could not afford to put a lucrative contract extension in place. A stunning su...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard has been linked with the Newcastle United hotseat amid speculation Steve Bruce could be sacked following the Premier League club's £300m Saudi takeover Steven Gerrard is reportedly "intrigued" by the prospect of replacing Steve Bruce as Newcastle United manager following the £305million takeover of the Premier League club. The Rangers boss and former Liverpool star is o...Full Story »