Conte unlikely to join Bayern as Napoli prepare huge bit Contrary to earlier reports, Antonio Conte is now unlikely to join Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich as Napoli are preparing a huge bid for the Italian, according to CalcioNapoli24. Napoli chief Aurelio De Laurentiis is personally invested in the deal and wants a big-name manager to rebuild the brand of his club next season. Pioli likel...Full Story »

Leeds boss Daniel Farke revealed several of his players had been struggling during his side’s 3-1 win against Hull, which lifted them back into the Sky Bet Championship’s automatic promotion places.Sam Byram’s early header for Leeds was deservedly cancelled out by Hull’s on-loan Liverpool forward Fabio Carvalho and the visitors went on to out-play their hosts for long per...Full Story »

Matt Bloomfield called the alleged racist abuse of Wycombe defender Chris Forino “abhorrent” following his side’s 0-0 draw with Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.Wycombe defender Forino, 23, was engaged in a long discussion with both sets of managers and the officials towards the end of the first half after reporting being targeted by a discriminatory remark from the stands.Forino p...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill praised the resilience of Forest Green’s players as the EFL’s bottom club won 3-0 at Crewe.The Sky Bet League Two strugglers swept into a three-goal lead before the half-hour mark at Gresty Road and then defended the lead impressively in the second half, helped by some outstanding goalkeeping by Vicente Reyes.Jordan Garrick netted twice and Jamie Robson added the thir...Full Story »

Garry Monk was delighted Cambridge showed their true ability over the Easter weekend.The U’s had only previously won successive league games once all season but made it a six-point haul after seeing off Wigan 3-1.Gassan Ahadme marked his first start since December with a brace to add to his goal at Barnsley on Good Friday, before Danny Andrew sealed the points with a brilliant late free-ki...Full Story »

Andre Breitenreiter was pleased with Huddersfield’s performance even as they let another lead slip in a 1-1 draw at Stoke to remain in the relegation zone.The Terriers’ winless run stretched to six games, with Breitenreiter without a victory since his opening game in charge.Bojan Radulovic broke the deadlock on the cusp of half-time with his first goal following a January switch from...Full Story »

Oxford boss Des Buckingham felt his team’s showing was as good as he has seen since taking charge last November as they flailed Fleetwood 4-0 at the Kassam Stadium for their biggest win of the season.The U’s had the match in the bag by half-time as Cameron Brannagan, Mark Harris and Owen Dale put them three up by the break, with Harris adding his second seven minutes from time.Buckin...Full Story »

Mike Williamson insisted lessons would be learned from MK Dons’ 3-3 draw with Notts County after being unimpressed with what he saw at Meadow Lane.Substitute Ellis Harrison thought he had won the contest after scoring seven minutes from time with a fine finish, only for Aaron Nemane to net late on to share the spoils.“I thought we started slow,” Dons boss Williamson said. &ldqu...Full Story »

Port Vale boss Darren Moore rued his side’s wasteful finishing after they were beaten 2-0 by Northampton.The Valiants had their chances in an even contest at Sixfields but were plunged deeper into relegation trouble by Mitch Pinnock’s sweet first-half strike and a stoppage-time second from Shaun McWilliams.Vale remain in the relegation zone in League One, a point from safety, with si...Full Story »

Darren Ferguson pulled no punches in voicing his disappointment with his forwards despite his Peterborough side beating Leyton Orient 2-1.Former Orient man Hector Kyprianou and leading scorer Ephron Mason-Clark gave Posh a comfortable lead at half-time before the hosts reduced the deficit through Ethan Galbraith.However, the visitors squandered a number of chances, keeping the home side interest...Full Story »

John Eustace hailed an “all-round perfect performance” after Blackburn eased their Championship relegation worries with a 5-1 hammering of Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.The Rovers manager was also full of praise for his “unplayable” front four of Sam Gallagher, Sammie Szmodics, Tyrhys Dolan and Ryan Hedges.Szmodics’ double – his 22nd and 23rd goals of the...Full Story »

Colchester dropped into the League Two relegation zone after an entertaining 1-1 draw with Tranmere at Prenton Park.Rovers took the lead in the seventh minute when Kieron Morris nodded home Rob Apter’s perfectly flighted cross from six yards out.But their joy was short lived as just 60 seconds later the visitors equalised through Alistair Smith’s effort from the edge of the area, whi...Full Story »

Aldershot dropped two points in their quest to reach the National League play-offs as they were held 1-1 at home by Dorking.Josh Barrett’s second-minute goal gave Aldershot a flying start, but Dorking drew level when Alfie Rutherford netted.Rutherford’s equaliser 15 minutes from time gave the 23rd-placed visitors a rare point on the road.Aldershot remain in seventh place – the ...Full Story »

Steve Morison hailed his Sutton players after they fired themselves out of the League Two relegation zone for the first time in 2024 with a 3-1 victory over Swindon.A Jack Bycroft own-goal was sandwiched between strikes from Charlie Lakin and Harry Smith at Gander Green Lane.Paul Glatzel’s stoppage-time free-kick was the one bright spark of an otherwise poor afternoon for Swindon.Morison&r...Full Story »

John Eustace’s wait for a win as Blackburn boss came to an end in emphatic fashion as relegation-threatened Rovers hammered Sunderland 5-1 at the Stadium of Light.The Championship’s top scorer Sammie Szmodics set Blackburn on their way with a quickfire first half double – his 22nd and 23rd goals of the season – before strikes from Ryan Hedges and Tyrhys Dolan early in the...Full Story »

Devante Rodney grabbed an injury-time equaliser for 10-man Rochdale as Hartlepool failed to make the most of Kairo Mitchell’s red card.Mitchell was dismissed for a dangerous tackle on Tom Parkes in the run up to half-time of this mid-table clash, but it was not until the 65th minute that Joe Grey’s close-range finish punished the hosts’ failure to deal with a corner.Pools goalk...Full Story »

Huddersfield remain in the relegation zone as they let the lead slip in a 1-1 draw with Stoke.Bojan Radulovic’s strike just before half-time – his first following a January move from HJK Helsinki – handed the visiting Terriers the ascendancy.But an impressive Ki-Jana Hoever finish shortly after the restart levelled the proceedings – his second goal in as many games.The vi...Full Story »

Mitch Pinnock and Shaun McWilliams scored for Northampton as they beat struggling Port Vale 2-0 at Sixfields.Pinnock’s sweet finish was the difference at half-time before McWilliams added the gloss in stoppage time as the mid-table Cobblers plunged Vale deeper into relegation trouble.There were chances at both ends in the opening three minutes as Sam Hoskins volleyed over for Northampton b...Full Story »

Blackpool were held to a 0-0 draw by Wycombe as the Seasiders’ League One play-off hopes suffered a blow.The hosts had several chances to win the game but were unable to convert any as the stalemate left them six points off the top six with five games to play.Blackpool confirmed after the match that Wanderers defender Chris Forino had reported receiving racist abuse from a home supporter, ...Full Story »

ARSENAL fans have been left in awe after their so-called "twerk queen" struck again. Claudia Kowalczyk is the partner of Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior. Claudia dressed as a cat for the performance View this post on Instagram A post shared by Claudia Redheaded (@claudia.redheaded_babe) Her job title of "twerk queen" or twerk instruc...Full Story »