Leicester’s Europa League hopes suffered another blow after a disappointing defeat at Legia Warsaw.Mahir Emreli’s 10th goal of the season gave the Polish champions a 1-0 victory on Thursday.Jannik Vestergaard missed the Foxes’ best chance and they are left facing an uphill battle in Group C.Only the group winners go through automatically this season and the Foxes – who tr...Full Story »

The Blaugrana have lost their first two group stage games 3-0 and are in jeopardy of exiting the competition Barcelona are off to their worst-ever start in the Champions League, with a 3-0 defeat to Benfica meaning they have been been outscored by six goals in back-to-back losses to begin the competition. It's just the second time the Blaugrana have lost their opening two matches of any Euro...Full Story »

The France international midfielder will sit out a European clash with Juventus on Wednesday and a domestic date with Southampton N'Golo Kante had been hoping to rediscover his best form for Chelsea after shaking off a groin injury, but he is now back on the sidelines due to a positive coronavirus test and will sit out key Champions League and Premier League fixtures. The World Cup-winning m...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp praised midfielder Curtis Jones after the academy graduate put in a stellar performance in the 5-1 win over Porto.The 20-year-old was at the heart of all the Reds’ best attacking moves and it was his parried shot which produced the early breakthrough goal from Mohamed Salah.Jones continued to have a significant influence as Sadio Mane, Salah again and substit...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola admitted it would have been impossible to control Lionel Messi for the full game after the Argentinian helped sink Manchester City in the Champions League.The six-time world player of the year scored his first Paris St Germain goal as the French side avenged their loss in last season’s semi-finals with a 2-0 group stage victory on Tuesday.Messi had been doubtful ahead of the ...Full Story »

Sunderland head coach Lee Johnson was purring at his side’s performance after they netted five unanswered goals against Cheltenham in their League One clash at the Stadium of Light to move top of the table.The visitors struggled to create chances and were unable to make a fight of it after falling behind to Bailey Wright’s 11th-minute header.Sunderland striker Ross Stewart added goal...Full Story »

Sam Morsy could make his League One debut for Ipswich when they host Doncaster on Tuesday night.The midfielder, signed on transfer deadline day, has now completed the three-match suspension he had to serve after being sent off in his final match for Middlesbrough.Boss Paul Cook expects to also have Kyle Edwards and Toto Nsiala available again after spells out through injury.Hayden Coulson missed...Full Story »

Football has undergone a lot of changes of late, with many of those being brought on by the pandemic. VAR and additional substitutions have been two of the biggest recent changes in the game, but AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli has shared a thought that would revolutionise the game. Even more so than Arsene Wenger's dream of biennial World Cups, Pioli's idea is one that would transform football i...Full Story »

Harrogate manager Simon Weaver has admitted his team must up the entertainment levels if they are going to attract bigger crowds to Wetherby Road.The high-flying Sulphurites were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at home to a Stevenage side who are now without a win in nine games.A crowd of 1,667 watched the contest with Weaver wanting to see greater attacking adventure from his side to get more fa...Full Story »

West Ham boss David Moyes said his side’s last-gasp 2-1 Premier League win at Leeds was thrilling viewing for the fans, but not for either manager.Michail Antonio’s last-minute winner snatched all three points for the Hammers, who hit back after trailing at half-time to maintain their impressive start to the season.Brazilian winger Raphinha had fired Leeds into a first-half lead and ...Full Story »

Boreham Wood moved up to fourth in the National League after beating 10-man Yeovil 2-1.Dale Gorman put the Glovers 1-0 up but a Josh Staunton own goal and Josh Rees’ effort helped Wood take three points after Adi Yussuf’s dismissal in the 38th minute.Yeovil goalkeeper Grant Smith was called into action early with a superb dive to his right to deny Will Evans.Yeovil took the lead in t...Full Story »

Port Vale’s climb up the League Two table continued with a hard-fought 1-0 success at Scunthorpe.Midfielder Ben Garrity got the game’s only goal – his third in as many matches – a minute before the break, striding into the box to fire low into the bottom corner after good work by skipper Tom Conlon.Vale had always looked the likelier team to take the lead after forcing ho...Full Story »

A fan takes some beers to his seats at a cricket match in England.Getty Images Tracey Crouch, England's former sports minister and the current deputy of the Conservative Party, has completed a review of the law which was introduced back in 1985 that deemed that drinking alcohol should be banned in the stands at English football stadia. This ban was imposed 36 years ago in an attempt to comba...Full Story »

The German once again drew praise last weekend for the tactical tweaks he made in his side's ultimately comfortable 3-0 win at Tottenham As soon as Chelsea lifted the Champions League trophy in Porto, talk began of an impending Premier League title challenge. Thomas Tuchel’s tactical victory over Pep Guardiola clearly signified if not the passing of the torch at least the beginning of a...Full Story »

Alex Pattison could come back into contention for Harrogate’s League Two clash with Stevenage.The midfielder is hoping to be fit in time to feature on Saturday after a head injury.Sunderland loan winger Jack Diamond will be available again having served a one-match suspension.Lewis Page will miss out due to a hamstring problem.Ross Marshall should feature again as Stevenage bid to hit back...Full Story »

The Reds will begin their development of the Anfield Road Stand next week which will see the ground become the third-largest club stadium in the Premier League after completion in 2023 Liverpool will officially start working on a project to increase the capacity of their Anfield stadium to allow more than 61,000 fans to attend games. The expansion was granted planning permission in June and wi...Full Story »

St Johnstone advanced to the semi-finals of the Premier Sports Cup after a comfortable 2-0 win over Dundee at Dens Park.Saints are the current League Cup holders and they showed they will not give up the trophy without a fight.Perth goalkeeper Zander Clark had kept Dundee at bay but the deadlock was finally broken in the 70th minute by Shaun Rooney with Ali Crawford netting a second six minutes ...Full Story »

The legendary duo remain the best-paid players in football, with PSG stars taking up three of the top four spots Cristiano Ronaldo's big-money move to Manchester United has helped him leapfrog Lionel Messi to become Forbes' highest-earning footballer this year. Ronaldo is set to earn $125 million (£91.5m) before taxes during the 2021-22 season, with $70m (£51.25m) of that coming fr...Full Story »

Bayern Munich are reportedly interested in signing Bayer Leverkusen starlet Florian Wirtz, who is also thought to be attracting interest from the Premier League. Wirtz, who is only 18-years-old, has been lighting up the Bundesliga, scoring three goals and providing four assists in just four appearances this season to date. A report by Fichajes previously claimed that Chelsea, Manchester City...Full Story »

Charlton remain in the Sky Bet League One relegation places following a 1-1 draw with Gillingham at Priestfield.The visitors were dominant in the first half, counter-attacking to good effect with Corey Blackett-Taylor catching the eye on the right wing.He twice pulled the ball back for Conor Washington, but the striker was unable to convert from inside the box.However, Elliot Lee made the Addick...Full Story »