Kieran Trippier opened up on playing under Diego Simeone, admitting the Atletico Madrid manager is "different" to work with. Tripper jokes about "different" Simeone Played under him from 2019 to 2022 Atletico have overperformed under Argentine WHAT HAPPENED? Trippier, nowadays a Newcastle mainstay, played under the Argentine boss at Atleti for two-and-a-half seasons between 2019 and 2022...Full Story »

The World Cup winner has yet to make a decision on his future, but the mere fact he is considering joining Al-Hilal is staggering Lionel Messi's father was incensed by the claim made on Tuesday by AFP that his son's proposed move to Al-Hilal was a "done deal". Jorge dismissed the story as a "malicious rumour" and reiterated that no decision has yet been made on where the Argentina captain wil...Full Story »

David Moyes was relieved to come through a “difficult night” after West Ham recovered from a goal down to take a 2-1 lead into next week’s Europa Conference League second leg with AZ Alkmaar.Goals from Said Benrahma and Michail Antonio kept West Ham’s dreams of a first trophy in 43 years alive at a sold-out London Stadium.The Hammers were big favourites to beat the Dutch ...Full Story »

Saudi Arabia's recruitment drive to bring the best talent in the sport is reaching overdrive this summer. The Middle East nation already has Cristiano Ronaldo playing in its domestic league for Al-Nassr. Now it appears they are intending to land seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi when he leaves PSG in the summer. While Messi has not committed to any club for the coming years, he doe...Full Story »

AS Roma boss Jose Mourinho brushed off persistent speculation around taking a managerial role at Paris Saint-Germain, as his team prepares for the first leg of the Europa League semifinal against Bayer Leverkusen at home on Thursday. Despite talk of potentially taking over the Ligue 1 club from Christophe Galtier next seaspn, Mourinho reaffirmed his loyalty to Roma, where he is under contract...Full Story »

ONE Napoli fan appears to have taken celebrating the club's first Serie A title for 33 years to new heights... literally. It seems one sky-high supporter marked the historic occasion by creating a flight path in the shape of the club's crest. Flight tracking site Flightradar24 posted a snap of a plane's path above the city on Tuesday afternoon. After taking of from a local airfield, the pla...Full Story »

Lionel Messi's father and agent, Jorge, has denied reports the forward has an agreement in place to move to Saudi Arabia next season when his Paris Saint-Germain contract expires. "There is absolutely nothing [in place] with any club for next season," he said in a statement on Tuesday. "The decision will never be taken before Lionel finishes the league campaign with PSG. "Once the season end...Full Story »

David de Gea agrees new Manchester United contract but may lose first-choice status According to the Telegraph, Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has finally agreed upon the terms of a new deal and is set to put pen to paper imminently, but the Red Devils have given him no assurances about holding the No.1 shirt should he choose to stay put at Old Trafford. De Gea, who is currently t...Full Story »

Airdrie hit five first-half goals before bouncing back from a red card for their goalkeeper to thrash Falkirk 6-2 in the first leg of their cinch Championship play-off semi-final.Falkirk finished one place above Airdrie in second spot in League One but John McGlynn’s side suffered a disastrous opening period in Lanarkshire.Gabby McGill hit the crossbar not long before setting up Justin Dev...Full Story »

The 35-year-old accepted the accolade at a ceremony in Paris just hours after it was confirmed that he had returned to PSG following a suspension. Lionel Messi poses with his Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2023 award Credit: Getty Messi was joined by wife Antonella Roccuzzo Credit: Getty It came after Messi was suspended for an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia Credit: Getty Messi has ...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend has upset a lot of people in Saudi Arabia with her latest post (Image: georginagio/Instagram) Saudi Arabian citizens are up in arms after Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez posted a series of saucy bikinis snaps on Instagram. The Argentinian model, who moved to the Gulf state with her famous squeeze following his transfer to Saudi side Al-Nassr in ...Full Story »

Jose Mourinho is on Paris Saint-Germain and former club Real Madrid’s managerial shortlist. That’s according to a recent report from RMC Sport, who claim the Portuguese manager could be set for a new and exciting challenge. Currently in charge of Italian side Roma, Mourinho, 60, has done an exceptional job since leaving his position at Tottenham Hotspur in April 2021. Not only w...Full Story »

Dean Smith admitted he did not see Leicester’s poor first-half performance coming as they were beaten 5-3 by Fulham at Craven Cottage to plunge them deeper into relegation trouble.The visitors were overrun before the break by Marco Silva’s side, with Leicester – porous and disorganised in defence – allowing Fulham to rip into them and build a three-goal lead by half-time....Full Story »

Neil Warnock hailed Huddersfield’s “unbelievable” final points tally of 53 after overseeing a 2-0 Sky Bet Championship win over relegated Reading in his last match before returning to retirement.The Terriers’ great escape from the drop was confirmed courtesy of last week’s victory over Sheffield United, with Monday’s triumph – the seventh under Warnock&r...Full Story »

Tony Mowbray praised his Sunderland side’s second-half display after they dramatically sealed a play-off place with a 3-0 win over Preston.After a rocky opening 45 minutes, second-half goals from Amad Diallo, Alex Pritchard and Jack Clarke at Deepdale meant the Black Cats had done all they could in their quest to try and sneak into the play-off places.That victory proved enough to finish i...Full Story »

Burnley broke through the 100-point mark on the final day of their Championship-winning season thanks to a comfortable 3-0 win for Vincent Kompany’s team over Cardiff.The victory featured goals from Josh Brownhill, Scott Twine and Ashley Barnes, the 33-year-old striker making his last appearance for the club after nearly a decade at Turf Moor.The day marked the end of a wildly successful c...Full Story »

Ben Brereton Diaz struck a second-half brace as Blackburn came from two goals down to beat Millwall 4-3 and send their hosts tumbling out the Sky Bet Championship play-off places.Both sides started the day with top-six ambitions and the hosts looked on their way to securing the win they needed when Duncan Watmore’s double and Oliver Burke’s addition sent them into the break 3-1 up.Bu...Full Story »

Neil Warnock celebrated his final game as Huddersfield boss with a 2-0 Sky Bet Championship victory over already relegated Reading.Prospective new American owner Kevin M Nagle was in attendance at the John Smith’s Stadium as the Terriers claimed a seventh win of 74-year-old Warnock’s 15-match ‘great escape’ reign.Superb second-half strikes from Josh Koroma and substitute ...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou hailed his title-winning squad for showing the hunger to be even better in their second season together and setting “ridiculous” standards.The Hoops retained the cinch Premiership title thanks to a 2-0 win over Hearts at Tynecastle.Second-half goals from Kyogo Furuhashi and Oh Hyeon-gyu kept Celtic on track to set a new top-flight Scottish points recor...Full Story »

Jodi Jones fired in a late winner deep into extra-time as Notts County came from two goals down to go through to the National League play-off final with a 3-2 win over Boreham Wood.The visitors took a shock lead in the 38th minute when George Broadbent latched onto a long ball and fired across for Femi Ilesanmi who turned home from close range.Boreham Wood doubled their advantage on the stroke o...Full Story »