Ipswich will check on Dominic Ball ahead of the Carabao Cup visit of Colchester.The midfielder, who joined Town from QPR this summer, has missed the opening two matches with an ankle injury but is back in training.Corrie Ndaba is also close to returning from a hip injury.Manager Kieran McKenna is likely to make changes after the weekend win at Forest Green.Colchester’s former Ipswich midfi...Full Story »

Charlton are set to be without Mandela Egbo, Chuks Aneke and Conor McGrandles for the Carabao Cup visit of QPR.New right-back Egbo is sidelined after suffering a knee injury during pre-season.Aneke is stepping up his recovery from the calf injury he picked up before the season started.Fellow forward McGrandles was forced off after 31 minutes against Derby at the weekend as a concussion substitut...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon striker David Fisher is in line to feature against Gillingham in the Carabao Cup.Fisher has recovered from a hamstring injury and was an unused substitute at Hartlepool on Saturday.Boss Johnnie Jackson named an unchanged starting line-up for their first two matches but he could make alterations for the cup game.Kyle Hudlin and Nathan Young-Coombes are also pushing for places in att...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Steve Morison looks set to make wholesale changes for the Carabao Cup clash against Portsmouth.Morison apologised to the Bluebirds’ travelling fans following a 2-1 Sky Bet Championship defeat at Reading, and Pompey are now next up at Cardiff City Stadium.Defenders Mark McGuinness and Joel Bagan are likely to be in the selection mix, and there could be a start for club captain ...Full Story »

Luke Thomas scored the only goal as Barnsley beat Cheltenham 1-0 at Oakwell, with new boss Michael Duff securing his first league victory against his former club.Wade Elliott’s side had the first clear chance after a Taylor Perry cross found the feet of Dan N’Lundulu, who shot wide from inside the box.Duff was forced into an early change eight minutes from the break as the injured Ni...Full Story »

Newport will be without defender James Clarke as they prepare to face Walsall on Saturday.The 32-year-old centre-back missed the Exiles’ opening day draw at Sutton with a hip injury and will also be unavailable to face his former club.Saturday’s fixture may come too soon for fellow centre-back Priestley Farquharson, who is building up his fitness after a knee operation cut short his ...Full Story »

New Forest Green Rovers signing Connor Wickham is expected to be in the selection mix against Sky Bet League One opponents Ipswich.Wickham would face one of his former clubs, while fellow new arrival Sean Robertson could also be involved.Robertson has arrived at the New Lawn from Crystal Palace, agreeing a permanent contract.Midfielder Armani Little, meanwhile, is a doubt, while Harry Boyes and ...Full Story »

New Barnsley boss Michael Duff could make changes when old club Cheltenham visit in Sky Bet League One on Saturday.The Tykes went down 1-0 away to Plymouth last weekend but new signing James Norwood made an impression off the bench and could be handed a full debut at Oakwell.Barnsley brought in more firepower on Thursday when Manchester City youngster Slobodan Tedic joined on loan.Duff, who left...Full Story »

Business development manager Fiona Barclay was suspended and sacked by the Prem champs over her crimes. Fiona Barclay was warned that she could face jail after cheating the club out of more than £104,000 Credit: Steve Allen Barclay, 33, of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, appeared at Manchester’s Minshull Street crown court for sentence after earlier admitting the fraud. The judge adjourned...Full Story »

Regan Hendry scored a late winner as Forest Green marked their maiden League One game with a memorable 2-1 win at Bristol Rovers.The Scottish midfielder curled in an 89th-minute winner from the edge of the penalty area to give last season’s League Two champions victory over their newly-promoted West Country rivals at the Memorial Ground.Hendry’s heroics not only secured his side a vi...Full Story »

Manchester United flop Paul Pogba could miss the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after sustaining a tear of the lateral meniscus in his right knee during Juventus' pre-season tour of the United States Paul Pogba could be set to miss the 2022 World Cup (Image: 2022 Daniele Badolato - Juventus FC) Juventus star Paul Pogba could be set to miss the World Cup with a knee injury that could keep him out unti...Full Story »

Superstar Ron and his agent, Jorge Mendes, held showdown talks with the Old Trafford hierarchy this week in a bid to resolve his future. Cristiano Ronaldo claims he has a live offer and wants Man Utd to give him a price tag Credit: AP Ronnie made his demands in showdown talks at Carrington... but Utd do not want to sell Credit: PA Mendes told United chiefs he had a live offer but the club mus...Full Story »

A host of top European clubs are eyeing up a future transfer move for Palmeiras and Brazil wonderkid Endrick, according to Fabrizio Romano. Writing in his latest exclusive column for CaughtOffside, Romano provided some insight into the scale of the interest in Endrick, who is regarded as one of the biggest prospects in the world for his age group. The Brazilian only recently turned 16, but has...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED ran out of No7s in their club shop - despite Cristiano Ronaldo thrashing out his own transfer exit talks. The Portuguese star returned to Manchester last night and was pictured arriving at Carrington this morning. Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Carrington with his future in the balanceCredit: PA Fans are still flocking to get their replica shirts customised He drove into the...Full Story »

Oleksandr Zinchenko will be joined by his stunning wife Vlada (Image: v.lada_sedan/Instagram) Oleksandr Zinchenko look set to swap Manchester City for Arsenal, with the Ukrainian full-back saying his goodbyes to City staff on Wednesday. Zinchenko has impressed during his stay in the blue half of Manchester, and his performance against Aston Villa was key to delivering the title on the final da...Full Story »

Clubs are queuing for released Real Madrid captain Marcelo. Marca says in recent days, several teams have been interested in the wing-back, and the first to do so was Pablo Longoria's Marseille. In the last few hours, Serie A side Lazio have also jumped on the bandwagon. The Roman club have taken the first step to find out the player's intentions when it comes to competing at a high level. ...Full Story »

Manchester City will face their first warm-up match against Club America.The American team have good skills and play nice on the floor, similar to the tactics of Manchester City. This warm-up match should be highly looked forward to. In this summer transfer window, Manchester City brought in two big signings, Erling Haaland and Kalvin Phillips, and Argentinean striker Julian Alvarez has also ...Full Story »

Most players who are seen as a legend with one club wouldn’t dream of signing for their rival later in their career, but Cristiano Ronaldo might have some unfinished business with Real Madrid and getting revenge would be a good motivation for him. A move to Barcelona would be truly remarkable but also impossible, so moving to their city rivals in Atletico Madrid would be the next-best o...Full Story »

Bayern Munich have agreed personal terms with Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt, a player Chelsea have been targeting this summer. De Ligt has been the subject of plenty of transfer speculation, with CaughtOffside columnist Fabrizio Romano covering the whole saga. Romano confirmed to CaughtOffside that Chelsea did have an interest in De Ligt, with Thomas Tuchel looking to add defensive reinfor...Full Story »

St Johnstone are facing early Premier Sports Cup elimination after losing another penalty shoot-out.The 2020-21 winners have only two points from two games after following a midweek stalemate against Annan with a 2-2 draw against Queen of the South in Dumfries.Jamie Murphy’s well-taken double was the highlight for Callum Davidson’s side. The summer signing twice equalised, the s...Full Story »