Managers Nigel Clough and Paul Hurst both felt a draw was a fair result as their respective Mansfield and Grimsby sides battled out a goalless League Two stalemate on Wednesday night.The result leaves Mansfield two points off the play-off places in eighth spot, while Grimsby remain 15th as they returned to league action following their FA Cup defeat at Brighton on Sunday.And Hurst said he was pl...Full Story »

Evan Ferguson marked his first senior international start with his first goal as the Republic of Ireland warmed up for their Euro 2024 qualifier against France with a 3-2 friendly victory over Latvia.The 18 year-old frontman, who has scored six goals in his last 13 games for Brighton, needed just 17 minutes to open his account on an incident-packed night in Dublin.It is the misfortune of every p...Full Story »

Mansfield and Grimsby could not be separated on Wednesday night as they played out a goalless League Two draw at One Call Stadium.The first half produced most of the game’s best moments, particularly for Grimsby who started very strongly with John McAtee and captain Luke Waterfall both forcing fine saves out of Mansfield goalkeeper Christy Pym.McAtee came close again when he hit the inside...Full Story »

Chelsea took a significant step to reaching the semi-finals of the Women’s Champions League after Guro Reiten fired her side to a 1-0 first-leg win at Lyon.Reiten broke the quarter-final deadlock at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais when she curled in a fine effort after 28 minutes.The French side, who have won the Champions League in six of the past seven seasons, hit the woodwork in the second...Full Story »

HARRY KANE is reportedly one of TWO strikers on Real Madrid's shortlist as they seek to secure a temporary replacement for Karim Benzema. The European champions' long-term plan is to secure Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappe. Harry Kane is being linked with a summer move away from boyhood club Tottenham However, they are aware neither of them are set to become available until at least 2024. As ...Full Story »

Barcelona are in talks with Bayer Leverkusen attacker Florian Wirtz. The 19-year-old Bayer Leverkusen star is one of the biggest talents on the continent and according to Sky Sport Germany, the first contact has already been made. There has already been a call from Barca to the player's father to find out about his situation. With a contract until 2027, the club will have to negotiate an exi...Full Story »

ARSENAL ace Takehiro Tomiyasu has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Tomiyasu hobbled off the pitch on Thursday with a knee injury against Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League Last 16 at the Emirates. Arsenal ace Takehiro Tomiyasu has been ruled out for the rest of the season The full-back underwent knee surgery in London earlier today and doctors deemed he will have to miss the rest ...Full Story »

If appointed, Carlo Ancelotti would be Brazil's first foreign coach in more than 50 years. Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson wants Real Madrid out of the Champions League so that coach Carlo Ancelotti can come to Brazil "as quickly as possible." Never mind that Ancelotti is under contract in Madrid until the end of next season and that Brazil's confederation recently denied it had reached a ...Full Story »

Conte did not pull any punches when asked about his team and his board of directors Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Pierre Emile Hojbjerg asked Antonio Conte to be more "precise” in his rantings. The Spurs manager delivered one of the most explosive press conferences in Premier League history, labelled his own players as being "selfish” and also highlighted the board of directors reco...Full Story »

Maupay tipped to leave Everton amid Italy links Out-of-form Everton forward Neal Maupay could leave Merseyside in the summer, according to his agent Federico Pastorello. “We had a strong negotiation with Salernitana, then he went to Everton," Pastorello told TuttoMercatoWeb. "There's been the managerial change, we are at the end of the season and we'll see what to do [in June]. He sees S...Full Story »

A big summer awaits in the transfer market for Liverpool and after such a disappointing 2022/23 the Reds have to get their business just right. To that end, journalist Ben Jacobs has noted one player that the club are still keeping tabs on. Writing exclusively for CaughtOffside, Jacobs suggested that, despite all of the big names that could potentially be available this summer, just £50m...Full Story »

Manchester United have reportedly stepped up their interest in Monaco defender Axel Disasi, who was recently called into the France squad by Didier Deschamps to replace injured Arsenal centre-back William Saliba. The Red Devils are believed to be in the market for defensive reinforcements ahead of next season and are thought to have taken a liking to Disasi as a result of his impressive performa...Full Story »