Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today. De Bruyne and City are back           ATLETI BEAT REAL MADRID 4-2 AFTER EXTRA-TIME TO KICK THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS OUT OF THE COPA DEL REY   Liverpool fans seeing Mo Salah get injured at AFCON:   Please stay tuned on 7M Daily Laugh. There will be more fun tomorrow! (Credit: Justtoonit, originaltrollfootb...Full Story »

The Spanish giants would love to sign Manchester City's Norwegian goal sensation and know he has a dream of one day playing in Spain. Real Madrid remain hopeful of signing Erling Haaland from Manchester CityHaaland enjoyed his time on and off the pitch with pal Jude Bellingham at Borussia Dortmund Bellingham and Haaland remain good friends having played together at Borussia Dortmund for a coup...Full Story »

The 17-year-old midfielder currently plays for Djurgarden in the Allsvenskan in his homeland. Djurgarden's Lucas Bergvall is wanted by Man Utd as well as Europe's top clubs He came through the ranks at the country's famed IF Brommapojkarna academy system - which boasts Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski, ex-Juventus ace Albin Ekdal, and former Coventry striker Viktor Gyokeres as graduates. Despite ...Full Story »

The 29-year-old joined the La Liga giants last summer on loan to replace Thibaut Courtois, who suffered a serious knee injury before the season began, and he is expected to return to Stamford Bridge at the end of the current campaign. The Spanish shot-stopper has been underwhelming since moving to the Bernabeu and was recently dropped for the recent Supercopa de España final and replaced b...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo admitted Blackpool forced his side to dig deep as they scraped into the FA Cup fourth round after extra-time on Wednesday.The Premier League side needed a Chris Wood winner in the 110th minute to prevail 3-2 after the third-tier hosts had fought back from two goals down to force an extra half-hour at a freezing Bloomfield Road.That came after the two si...Full Story »

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson had no regrets about his decision to protect the likes of Eberechi Eze for Saturday’s Premier League trip to Arsenal after substituting his star player in their FA Cup exit at Everton.Trailing 1-0 to Andre Gomes’ brilliant first-half free-kick, Hodgson took off Eze – their most dangerous player – Tyrick Mitchell and Nathaniel Clyne after...Full Story »

Chris Wood struck an extra-time winner as Nottingham Forest avoided an FA Cup shock at Blackpool amid a troubled week.The Premier League club were charged with breaching the top flight’s financial regulations on Monday and third-tier Blackpool almost added to their woe as they fought back from 2-0 down at Bloomfield Road.A penalty shoot-out was looming in an eventful replay when Wood turne...Full Story »

Everton midfielder Andre Gomes’ first Goodison Park goal in almost five years settled a dreary FA Cup third-round replay against Crystal Palace.With the temperature sub-zero the match did little to animate the 37,796 hardy souls in attendance but Gomes’ strike – the Toffees’ first from a direct free-kick in 197 games in a run dating back to August 2019 – was the one...Full Story »

Norwich manager David Wagner can look forward to a reunion with close friend Jurgen Klopp following a 3-1 win over Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium that secured a fourth-round tie at Liverpool.Matt Taylor’s League One side threatened an upset when Luke McCormick fired them ahead after 20 minutes but Norwich rallied in the second half with goals from Gabriel Sara, Adam Idah and Kenny ...Full Story »

JOSE MOURINHO was spotted fighting back tears as he left Roma's training ground after being sacked. The veteran boss spent two-and-a-half years in charge of the Serie A club and won the Europa Conference League in his first season. But he struggled in Serie A, finishing sixth twice in his two full seasons in charge. Roma are ninth in the table this campaign and have decided to part ways wit...Full Story »

BRENTFORD are closing in on a loan move for Tottenham defender Sergio Reguilon. The Spaniard, 27, had initially been hesitant over a switch to the Gtech and was hoping for a move back to Spain. Reguilon was deemed surplus to requirements by Postecoglou Credit: Getty That was after representing some of Europe's elite clubs in Real Madrid, Spurs, Atletico Madrid and Manchester United, where he ...Full Story »

The Portuguese was adored by fans after leading the club to a European trophy - but this season's results and performances were dire Jose Mourinho was booed before kick-off at San Siro on Sunday night - which was utterly unsurprising. After all, his Roma side were playing AC Milan at the Giuseppe Meazza - not Mourinho's beloved Inter, with whom the Portuguese shares an unbreakable bond forged...Full Story »

David Moyes dismissed the idea of the FA Cup being the best cup competition in the world as “quite ridiculous” following West Ham’s exit at Bristol City.The Hammers lost their third-round replay 1-0 after Said Benrahma was sent off for reacting foolishly to Joe Williams’ 51st-minute challenge.VAR was not in operation at Ashton Gate even though it had been used in the orig...Full Story »

Neill Collins praised the character of his Barnsley side as they came from behind to beat Carlisle 2-1.Luke Armstrong put the visitors ahead after a strong start, before Devante Cole levelled and Herbie Kane grabbed the winner with a spot-kick.Collins said: “I didn’t expect that level of performance. I don’t know the exact reasons for it, other than we’ve just had too man...Full Story »

Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola was handed The Best men's head coach award Monday after his 2023 treble win with the English side. WHAT HAPPENED?This is Guardiola's first win, despite numerous nominations, since the awards began in 2017. It follows his brilliant treble-winning season with Manchester City in 2023, where they claimed the UEFA Champions League, a Premier League title an...Full Story »

Man Utd on alert as De Ligt could leave Bayern in the summer Bayern Munich's star defender Matthijs de Ligt could leave the club next summer despite having a contract until 2027, according to Florian Plettenberg. While it is unlikely that the player would move out in the January transfer window, he could consider leaving the club in the summer. Red Devils may consider signing him if Erik ten...Full Story »

Lamine Camara’s double helped Senegal get their Africa Cup of Nations title defence off to a winning start as they recorded a comprehensive 3-0 victory over 10-man Gambia.Pape Gueye put the 2021 champions ahead just four minutes in, while Gambia were reduced to 10 men when Cardiff midfielder Ebou Adams was sent off on the stroke of half-time.Camara doubled their lead – seven minutes ...Full Story »

The Blues have been strongly linked with the 16-year-old and could sign him in a deal worth up to £65million. Chelsea are reportedly ready to trigger Estevao Willian's £52million release clause Estevao, who has been nicknamed Messinho, has also drawn interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona. According to Sport, though, Chelsea have now flown an executive to Sao Paulo to trigg...Full Story »

According to the report from The Mirror, the club are preparing for the exit of their backup keeper, Caoimhin Kelleher, who has been attracting interest from other clubs since the summer. Brentford were keen on signing him back in the summer and the report claims that he is a long-term target for Celtic as well, who are managed by former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers. Planning ahead of a p...Full Story »

Tottenham twice pegged back Manchester United to deny Erik ten Hag’s men victory as Sir Jim Ratcliffe attended his first match since agreeing a partial takeover of the club.The billionaire’s agreement to buy a 25 per cent stake and take control of football operations has brought some hope to a club that has fallen off the top of the English game under owners the Glazers.But it is a l...Full Story »