Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou hailed an “incredible” home debut for Kyogo Furuhashi after the Japan forward netted a hat-trick in a 6-0 victory over Dundee.The 26-year-old supplied two close-range finishes in the first half and slotted home immediately before going off to a hero’s reception from 24,500 fans midway through the secondperiod.Postecoglou said: “It’s q...Full Story »

Stephen Glass was thrilled to see his Aberdeen team reward his patience after they mounted a thrilling comeback to clinch a dramatic injury-time victory over Livingston.Despite six changes to the side that defeated Breidablik in the Europa Conference League in Iceland on Thursday, the Dons were lethargic and fell behind to a first-half strike from Bruce Anderson, who left Pittodrie in the summer...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 »

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 »

  Benzema showcases his summer holiday After making a stunning return to the France national team over the summer, Karim Benzema has released a video showcasing his post-Euro 2020 holiday. Stunning cars and a spectacular 24,000 euro watch make appearances, just before the Frenchman is due back for pre-season with Real Madrid.Full Story »

The ex-Tottenham boss came flying off the touchline to contest a dubious goal against his team and was promptly sent packing There is no such thing as a friendly match when Jose Mourinho is involved, and the Roma boss proved as much by receiving a red card when tempers boiled over in Saturday's pre-season clash with Betis. The well-travelled manager has never been afraid to share his opinio...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 »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson praised his players’ defensive diligence as they won at St Mirren to move to the top of the cinch Premiership.Goals from Andy Halliday and Liam Boyce gave the visitors a commanding lead and meant Joe Shaughnessy’s late header served only as a consolation for Saints who also had Kristian Dennis sent off.It was Hearts’ first win in Paisley for almost...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Mick McCarthy was happy to see fans back in the stadium but distraught his side could not deliver a winning start to the Sky Bet Championship campaign.The game against Barnsley ended in a 1-1 draw after goals from Marlon Pack and Toby Sibbick.“It was emotional and having fans back in was great, it was a shame we couldn’t turn it into a win,” said McCarthy.“Yo...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney was happy to see his last-minute team selection pay off after Derby claimed a hard-fought point against Huddersfield.Rooney only decided what his team would be on the morning of the game and was delighted with the way they responded.Considering the transfer embargo and the restrictions Rooney has been working under, Derby started well and created several half-chances with Louie Wats...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 »

Ian Evatt was indebted to veteran defender Alex Baptiste for Bolton’s late point but believed his team did enough to mark their return to Sky Bet League One with an opening-day victory.Baptiste’s equaliser in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage-time ended a roller-coaster contest that saw managerless MK Dons go 1-0 up, trail 2-1 and lead 3-2 before conceding in Wanderers’ ...Full Story »

Port Vale manager Darrell Clarke admitted he was frustrated by his side’s performance in their Sky Bet League Two opening day defeat to Northampton.Vale started well at Sixfields but fell behind to Benny Ashley-Seal’s close-range finish against the run of play midway through the first half.The visitors were then unable to recover from Lucas Covolan’s red card early in the secon...Full Story »

Micky Mellon was impressed with what he saw from Tranmere as they opened the season with a 1-0 win over Walsall, in a game that saw Premier League referee Mike Dean officiate his own team.Rovers fan Dean stepped out of the home stands after half time when an assistant referee pulled his hamstring and, after consulting the Walsall bench, took over as fourth official.Callum McManaman stroked home ...Full Story »

Michael Duff expects Cheltenham to have some tough days ahead during their first League One campaign in 12 years.But the Robins started off with a point from a 1-1 draw at Crewe after Andy Williams and Mikael Mandron traded first-half goals.Loyalty to the squad which won the League Two title last term and a lack of resources has meant Duff has not been the busiest manager in this summer’s ...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones hailed his summer signings after a dominant opening-day performance secured a 3-0 win over Peterborough.New arrival Fred Onyedinma was the star of the show with two assists for Elijah Adebayo and Harry Cornick, while also finding the target himself with 20 minutes remaining to seal a superb debut outing.Speaking afterwards, Jones said: “Fred was brilliant, absolutel...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill praised his side’s character after a thrilling 3-2 win against Reading.The Potters were twice pegged back as goals from Nick Powell and Jacob Brown were cancelled out by John Swift and Liam Moore, but debutant Sam Surridge came off the bench to grab a late winner in an entertaining encounter at the Bet365 Stadium.It is the first time since 2009 that Stoke h...Full Story »

Stevenage got their Sky Bet League Two campaign off to the perfect start with a dogged 1-0 win over Barrow at a raucous Lamex Stadium.Jake Reeves got the only goal of the game just moments into the second half, crashing home Jamie Reid’s excellent cross to send the Stevenage faithful into raptures.Barrow could count themselves slightly unlucky not to get a point from the entertaining encou...Full Story »