Spain manager Luis Enrique has said he would have no problems giving his job to Pep Guardiola. Manchester City boss Guardiola has spoken recently about his desire to one day coach at the international level. And Enrique would be delighted to see Guardiola take the reins of La Roja. "I'd love that, I wish [Guardiola] was the Spain coach. I'd love it - it would be perfect," said Enrique. "Wh...Full Story »

SUPERCAR-loving striker Cristiano Ronaldo is facing a 20mph speed limit at his new village home. The star, 36, has only just moved into a stunning £6million mansion after flying into the UK last week fresh from signing for Manchester United. Supercar-loving striker Cristiano Ronaldo is facing a 20mph speed limit at his new village homeCredit: BackGrid It has space for his £17million...Full Story »

Italy have broken the record for consecutive men's internationals unbeaten after their goalless draw at Switzerland made it 36 games since their last defeat. Chelsea midfielder Jorginho had a chance to win the game late on but saw his penalty saved. The European champions matched the the previous 35-match mark jointly held by Brazil (1993-96) and Spain (2007-09), when the Azzurri drew 1-1 wi...Full Story »

Spain rebounded from Thursday's loss to Sweden in style by strolling past Georgia 4-0 in Group B of UEFA's World Cup qualifying on Sunday night at the Estadio Nuevo Vivero in Badajoz. First half goals from Jose Gaya, Carlos Soler and Ferran Torres came before a second half strike from Pablo Sarabia, as La Roja earned a badly needed three points. Spain also got a top performance from Marcos Ll...Full Story »

Members of the Guinea Armed Forces drive through the central neighbourhood of Kaloum in Conakry after sustainable gunfire was heard. Morocco's national team have been evacuated from the Guinean capital Conakry and their World Cup qualifier against Guinea has been postponed because of a coup d'etat in the West African country. The Morocco camp boarded a plane after CAF released a statement conf...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Mark Robinson revealed some frank words at half-time inspired their second-half comeback against high-flying Oxford.The hosts turned a 1-0 deficit at the break into a 3-1 victory which ended their four-game winless streak in League One and stopped their opponents from going top of the table.Jordan Thorniley, Matt Taylor and James Henry all spurned decent chances for Oxford bef...Full Story »

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus will be conspicuous absentees when the Prem 'Big Six' return to the European Club Association ranks in Geneva on Monday. Barcelona chief Joan Laporta, Juve's Andrea Agnelli (below, second left) and Real Madrid supremo Florentino Perez (bottom centre) have not given up on the European Super League Credit: Getty Credit: Rex Credit: Getty But the trio have en...Full Story »

Denmark struck early to finish off Scotland in their 2-0 World Cup qualifying win in Copenhagen.Steve Clarke’s side were two down in 15 minutes through goals from Daniel Wass and Joakim Maehle and were then run ragged for the rest of the first half.A reshuffled Scotland side with Lyndon Dykes on for the second half showed marked improvement but nowhere near enough to dent the scoreline.Whi...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Lyndon Dykes and Yoann Barbet gave QPR a 2-0 victory at home to Coventry.Dykes scored on 68 minutes – just after coming on as a substitute – and Barbet doubled the lead eight minutes later.It means Rangers go into the international break unbeaten in their first five Sky Bet Championship matches of the season and second in the table, below west London neighbours...Full Story »

The Premier League's Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League teams enter the Carabao Cup third-round stage and will learn their opponents in tonight's draw. Express Sport provides live coverage with 16 ties to be drawn out. Carabao Cup third round draw LIVE (Image: GETTY) Premier League teams competing in this year's Champions League, Europa League and the Europa Conferenc...Full Story »

Wayne Hennessey was the hero as he denied Allan Saint-Maximin and Miguel Almiron in a penalty shootout to edge Burnley past Newcastle and into the Carabao Cup third round.The Wales international had earlier produced fine stops from Jeff Hendrick, Dwight Gayle and Javier Manquillo to ensure the game finished 0-0 after 90 minutes in front of a crowd of 30,082 at St James’ Park.In the process...Full Story »

Arsenal got their season up and running by coasting to victory in their second-round Carabao Cup tie at West Brom – with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hitting a hat-trick on his return to the side.With pressure building on manager Mikel Arteta already after two defeats at the start of the new Premier League campaign, there was welcome relief as the Gunners smashed their hosts 6-0.Aubameyang ha...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira wants his players to be more clinical after his tricky start to life at Crystal Palace continued with a 1-0 defeat at Watford in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.The Eagles dominated possession and created the better opportunities in the second-round tie, but forward Jean-Philippe Mateta was guilty of failing to make the most of three good chances before half-time.Christian Benteke repl...Full Story »

Thomas Frank admitted he may have tinkered too much after Brentford were almost on the end of a Carabao Cup shock.Last season’s giantkillers nearly got a taste of their own medicine before coming from behind to beat Forest Green 3-1.Brentford, who knocked out four top-flight sides on their way to the semi-finals last year, fell behind to an early goal from Rovers’ Jack Aitchison.Now ...Full Story »

Graham Potter praised the work of Brighton’s academy after his youthful Seagulls side overcame Cardiff in the Carabao Cup.Jakub Moder and Andi Zeqiri scored their first Brighton goals as Potter’s side booked a place in the third round of the competition with an impressive 2-0 win in the Welsh capital.It was achieved after Potter sent out a side with an average age of 21 and every out...Full Story »

Preston boss Frankie McAvoy praised his side’s spirit as they overcame a battling Morecambe to reach the third round of the Carabao Cup.McAvoy had seen Emil Riis fire his side unto a 2-0 lead only to be pegged back to 2-2 with goals from Anthony O’Connor and Cole Stockton before a wonder strike from Ryan Ledson and a tap in from Sepp Van Den Berg sealed the win.McAvoy said: “It...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Michael Duff is proud to see his side continue to rip up the club’s record books after they reached the third round of the Carabao Cup for the first time.Victory over fellow League One side Gillingham was earned with a 5-4 win on penalties following a 1-1 draw.Goalkeeper Owen Evans was the hero on the night, saving Stuart O’Keefe’s penalty in the shootout, and D...Full Story »

Ian Evatt was left to reflect on the ‘harsh reality’ of Bolton’s penalty shoot-out defeat at Wigan in the second round of the Carabao Cup.The two north-west neighbours – whose grounds are less than seven miles away from each other – produced a thrilling cup tie in front of almost 12,000 fans at the DW.The only thing it lacked was a goal, with Wigan making the m...Full Story »

Tjay De Barr was the hero on a dramatic debut for Wycombe, who moved into the third round of the Carabao Cup following a 5-3 win on penalties against Stevenage.The Gibraltar international first rescued the Chairboys with a late, late equaliser to make it 2-2 before he sealed their progress with a nerveless spot-kick in the shoot-out.Wycombe were ahead after 24 minutes when Joe Jacobson’s s...Full Story »

Jay Stansfield enjoyed a dream full debut as his stunning goal sent Fulham on their way to a 2-0 Carabao Cup second round win over Birmingham at St. Andrew’s.The 18-year-old forward, making only his third senior appearance, rifled home in the 26th minute as the Sky Bet Championship leaders continued their unbeaten start under Marco Silva.Stansfield’s replacement Antonee Robinson scor...Full Story »