John Mousinho admitted Portsmouth’s goalless draw at home to winless Cheltenham could have been called off after a fan had to come out of the stands to run the line after two officials hobbled off injured.The Robins produced a stubborn defensive display to pick up their first point of the season but it was the officials who stole the limelight when not one but two assistant referees limped...Full Story »

A fan had to come out of the crowd to take over as assistant referee as Portsmouth were held to a goalless draw by Cheltenham.The Robins produced a stubborn defensive display at Fratton Park to pick up their first point of the season.But it was the officials who stole the limelight when not one but two assistant referees limped off through injury.Fourth official Stephen Brown took over in the fi...Full Story »

Livingston booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Viaplay Cup with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Ayr United.The Scottish Premiership hosts avoided a potential banana skin, with goals in each half from Joel Nouble and Cristian Montano seeing off their Championship visitors.Livingston, defeated 3-0 by Inverness in last season’s Scottish Cup, looked in no mood to allow lightning to ...Full Story »

Michael Beale called for a big European night at Ibrox on Tuesday after Rangers had to come from behind to beat Morton 2-1 in their Viaplay Cup last-16 tie at Ibrox.Ahead of the first leg of their Champions League play-off game against PSV Eindhoven, the Light Blues boss made eight changes for the visit of the Championship side, with star players like skipper James Tavernier, John Souttar, Todd ...Full Story »

Rangers survived a potential Viaplay Cup embarrassment as they came from behind against Championship side Morton at Ibrox to win 2-1 and book their place in the quarter-finals.Michael Beale’s side – missing half a dozen regulars – found themselves a goal behind and under pressure in the 53rd minute when Ton skipper Grant Gillespie scored with a penalty following a VAR check.The...Full Story »

The ninth edition of the Women’s World Cup is almost over with only the final left to play.A new winner will be crowned when England and Spain do battle in Sydney on Sunday.Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what we learned from this tournament.USA dominance overOur time Down Under comes to an end. 💔#USWNT x @Visa pic.twitter.com/X2g0NHqg38— U.S. Women''s National Socce...Full Story »

Sweden struck in either half to retain their World Cup best of the rest status with victory over co-hosts Australia in the third-place play-off.A Fridolina Rolfo penalty and fine Kosovare Asllani strike secured a 2-0 win for Sweden, who never looked in danger of losing to the home favourites in Brisbane.Peter Gerhardsson’s side responded magnificently to their last-minute semi-final exit a...Full Story »

The glamorous daughter of Premier League legend Alan has become an icon in her own right on social media. Hollie Shearer wore a double denim top and skirt Credit: instagram @hollieshearer She has 82,000 followers on Instagram Credit: instagram @hirestreetuk She has a following of over 82,000 on Instagram. And her latest post showed exactly why. Hollie, 28, posted a video to her page wearing...Full Story »

Alessia Russo has followed in her father's footsteps to become a key part of the Arsenal and England set-ups after growing up in a football-obsessed family Alessio Russo has scored three goals at the World Cup so far (Image: Nigel Keene/ProSports/REX/Shutterstock) England forward Alessia Russo has been on top form at the Women's World Cup - but she's not the first goal-grabbing star in her fam...Full Story »

The Gunners have already signed Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice this summer, but it is thought Mikel Arteta is keen to add an attacking player to his ranks before the transfer deadline slams shut. And it seems the north Londoners have reignited their pursuit of Fati, having previously expressed an interest in the winger last season. That's according to Spanish journalist Adrian S...Full Story »

Aberdeen manager Barry Robson claimed it was a case of job done after his side booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Viaplay Cup with a 2-1 win over Stirling.The Dons boss alluded to last season’s embarrassing Scottish Cup defeat against non-league Darvel when insisting the main objective had been progressing in the tournament.But the Pittodrie outfit were made to battle hard for...Full Story »

Leeds boss Daniel Farke knows he has a “hell of a task” on his hands at the club this season.The Whites boss was talking after his side’s 1-1 draw with West Brom.Brandon Thomas-Asante opened the scoring with a controversial goal which came off his hand before captain Luke Ayling rescued the hosts a point at Elland Road.Willy Gnonto has this week handed in a transfer request aft...Full Story »

Aberdeen were made to battle for their place in the quarter-finals of the Viaplay Cup as they warmed up for their Europa League encounter against Hacken with a narrow 2-1 victory at Stirling.Bojan Miovski fired the Dons into the lead after 29 minutes and a second from Leighton Clarkson just after the hour mark looked to have broken the resistance of their League One hosts.The part-timers, who ha...Full Story »

Having moved to Saudi Arabia following Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Al-Nassr, Georgina has made sure to keep the family entertained. Georgina Rodriguez shared pictures of a family day out with Cristiano Ronaldo Credit: Instagram @georginagio Georgina wore a white top and stunning jewellery on the outing Credit: Instagram @georginagio And in Riyadh, the capital city of the Gulf state, the w...Full Story »

The England captain sealed his £104million transfer from Tottenham last weekend. Harry Kane posed with wife Kate on the Allianz Arena pitch Credit: Instagram @katekanex In a whirlwind few days, Kane found himself flying out to Germany after a deal was agreed between the two clubs, making his Bayern debut against RB Leipzig and being introduced to the Munich press for the first time. The ...Full Story »

Bayern Munich have decided not to sign ex-Manchester United star David de Gea but have failed in their bid to sign Manchester City's Stefan Ortega. De Gea looking for club after United release Bayern opt out of signing Spanish keeper Man City rule out Ortega move to German side WHAT HAPPENED? De Gea left United this summer after more than 12 years at the club. The 32-year-old, who played...Full Story »

Hibernian set up a glamour tie with Aston Villa after goals from Elie Youan and Martin Boyle earned a 2-2 draw against Luzern in Switzerland.Hibs progressed 5-3 on aggregate to secure a Europa Conference League play-off against a Villa side captained by former Easter Road hero John McGinn, who was part of their 2016 Scottish Cup-winning team.Youan fired Hibs into an early lead and set up Boyle t...Full Story »

Keira Walsh vowed England are determined to honour their injured team-mates and “get the job done” when they face Spain in Sunday’s World Cup final.This is the furthest the Lionesses have ever advanced in a global showpiece, with Wednesday’s 3-1 semi-final victory over co-hosts Australia assuring them of at least one place higher than the bronze medal achieved eight years...Full Story »

The nation will come to a standstill on Sunday for the Lionesses' date with destiny against Spain. Fans have snapped up thousands of tickets to watch Sunday's Women's World Cup final at Boxpark Credit: Alamy An Aussie fan from Sydney was outnumbered Credit: Alamy And 2,500 spaces at Boxpark sites in Shoreditch, Wembley and Croydon were instantly snapped up following England's thrilling 3-1 se...Full Story »

Liverpool have entered the race to sign Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina and are hoping to beat Manchester United to the midfielder's signature. WHAT HAPPENED? The Reds are ready to battle their arch rivals for the signature of Amrabat. The Morocco midfielder has not featured for Fiorentina in pre-season amid increased interest from other clubs, in particular United. However, according to a rep...Full Story »