Derby will assess the fitness of captain Tom Lawrence ahead of Saturday’s home match with Middlesbrough in the Sky Bet Championship.The midfielder sat out the midweek win at Hull with a groin injury while Festy Ebosele (knee) was another player manager Wayne Rooney did not want to risk.Debutants Phil Jagielka and Sam Baldock impressed in the 1-0 victory on the road and ...Full Story »

Real Madrid have sold well in recent years. Real Madrid have been notoriously restrained in the transfer market for years, and it's easy to forget that the purchase of Eden Hazard was actually a relative outlier, however the club has continued to raise money very cleverly, and intend to use the 200 million euros to sign either Kylian Mbappe or Erling Haaland. COVID-19 first began to impact foo...Full Story »

The Gunners are hopeful of finalising a permanent deal for the Norwegian, who impressed on loan at Emirates Stadium last term Arsenal are close to sealing a move for Martin Odegaard move after stepping up talks with Real Madrid, Goal can confirm. Odegaard spent six months on loan at Emirates Stadium in 2020-21, and endeared himself to Arsenal fans with his infectious energy in the middle of ...Full Story »

Derby assistant Liam Rosenior hailed debutants Sam Baldock and Phil Jagielka as the Rams ended their nine-game run without a Championship victory by winning 1-0 at Hull.Baldock, 32, scored the only goal of the contest in the 57th-minute and ex-England international defender Phil Jagielka, now 39, marshalled the back-line to their first clean sheet in nine contests.Both players trained with the R...Full Story »

Debutant Sam Baldock ended Derby’s nine-game run without a Championship victory by securing a 1-0 triumph at Hull.The 32-year-old forward, who did not manage to find the net in any of his 23 outings for Reading last season, settled the contest with a predatory 57th-minute finish.Baldock was one of two new signings who were thrown straight into the team at the MKM Stadium by Rams boss Wayne...Full Story »

The former Blancos star has been linked with a move away from Juventus this summer Cristiano Ronaldo has denied talk he could be set for a sensational return to Real Madrid, hitting out at "disrespectful" media reports linking him with a move away from Juventus. Ronaldo is entering the final year of his Juve contract and has been recently linked with Madrid and Manchester City, among other c...Full Story »

Tom Huddlestone could make his second Hull debut against former club Derby after returning to the Tigers on a one-year deal, with the option of a further year.The 34-year-old has been training with the first team in recent weeks and featured in pre-season friendlies against Scunthorpe and Manchester United Under-23s.The move was partly made possible by forward Thomas Mayer being released from hi...Full Story »

FORMER Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has taken to Instagram to pose publicly with his new girlfriend for the first time. He was spotted with Israeli model Mishel Gerzig earlier this summer, sparking rumours that the pair were together - and now both have revealed that they are officially a couple.  The 29-year-old took to Instagram to reveal his news, posting a picture of him nex...Full Story »

Thibaut Courtois has signed a new contract at Real Madrid that will keep the goalkeeper at the club until June 2026. A new deal for Courtois was one of the club's top priorities, sources told ESPN, with both parties displaying a "fantastic" attitude during negotiations. "Real Madrid C. F. and Thibaut Courtois have agreed an extension to the player's contract, which will see him remain at the...Full Story »

Paul Pogba is targeting a free deal to Real Madrid next summer. The Manchester United playmaker, 28, will now run down the final 12 months of his current contract at Old Trafford before walking away to the Bernabeu for nothing. And Pogba will be one third of an amazing treble swoop by Real - with fellow French ace Kylian Mbappe and Norwegian striker Erling Haaland set to follow him to Spain. ...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday secured their first win and scored their first goals of the new season with a 2-0 triumph over South Yorkshire rivals Doncaster.Darren Moore took the spoils against his former club thanks to second-half efforts from Barry Bannan and Dennis Adeniran.Substitute Omar Bogle then hit an upright from the penalty spot for the visitors late on.Doncaster carried the greater first-half...Full Story »

Derby boss Wayne Rooney admitted his frustration after seeing Peterborough score twice in added time to condemn County to a 2-1 Championship defeat.Darren Ferguson’s newly-promoted side staged a stunning late fightback at the Weston Homes Stadium as Siriki Dembele struck the winner 10 minutes into stoppage time.Nineteen-year-old Jack Stretton’s first goal for Derby, a fine finish fro...Full Story »

Peterborough pulled off a stoppage-time fightback to see off Derby 2-1 and claim a first Sky Bet Championship win of the season.Darren Ferguson’s comeback kings turned around the game with two goals in an astonishing 11 minutes of additional time at the Weston Homes Stadium.They looked set to suffer a third consecutive defeat at the start of the new campaign when falling behind to Derby su...Full Story »

Alaves host Real Madrid at the Estadio Medizorroza in their opening fixture of the La Liga season on Saturday. Both sides will be looking to start their season off strongly with a win. The two sides had contrasting 2020-21 campaigns, with Real Madrid finishing second in the league behind Atletico Madrid, while Alaves finished 16th, four points off the relegation zone. Alaves have been incons...Full Story »

RAPHAEL VARANE is getting used to life in England having been spotted in a Manchester traffic jam already. The Frenchman's £42million transfer to Manchester United from Real Madrid is still dragging on but is expected to be completed on Saturday. Raphael Varane was pictured in traffic near Manchester as his Man Utd transfer edges closer Varane, 28, was seen in a white BMW 4X4 in Alderley...Full Story »

Martin Odegaard's move to Arsenal is back on with the Gunners closing in on a deal worth £40million for the midfielder who does not feature in Carlo Ancelotti's plans this season Arsenal are closing in on a £40m deal for Martin Odegaard after Real Madrid slapped him on the transfer list. Odegaard returned to Madrid from his loan spell with the Gunners last season determined to make i...Full Story »

Peterborough will be without Ricky-Jade Jones when they host Derby.The striker looks set for another lengthy injury lay-off after suffering suspected knee ligament damage during the EFL Cup defeat to Plymouth in midweek.Summer signing Jack Marriott is a doubt for Saturday’s return to Championship action, while Siriki Dembele has already been ruled out of the match against the Rams. That le...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday will be without Callum Paterson for the visit of Doncaster on Saturday.The 26-year-old was carried off on a stretcher in the early stages of their opening League One game against Charlton last week after suffering from concussion.Olamide Shodipo is also a a doubt after he picked up a hamstring injury in their Carabao Cup tie against Huddersfield.Josh Windass continues to reco...Full Story »

Nunez agent quiets Brighton talkThe agent of Brighton target Darwin Nunez has quieted talk of the Benfica player moving to England this summer. "We had interest for Darwin, but there was never a formal offer," Edgardo Lasalvia told ESPN. "We’ve spoken and they asked about him. In principle, Darwin is going to stay in Benfica at least until December of this year.” 'Norwich's style...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney described Derby’s penalty shoot-out win over Salford in the Carabao Cup as his “proudest moment” as a manager.After the first round tie ended 3-3 after 90 minutes, the Rams went through 5-3 on penalties with goalkeeper Ryan Allsop saving from Luke Burgess.Salford had been two up inside 14 minutes, with Jordan Turnbull heading in before Josh Morris scored from 20 ya...Full Story »