The Barca legend brought the Catalan club success last season by winning La Liga and the Supercopa de Espana, however, this campaign has not gone to plan. The La Liga giants are not playing good football and it looks very likely that they will go trophyless this season, which has led to Xavi stepping down. There have been several names linked to the Barcelona job in the last 24 hours but accor...Full Story »

The 50-year-old German boss has found himself under-pressure this term. Thomas Tuchel has revealed his desire to manager in Spain He guided the club to the Bundesliga title last season after taking charge in March but Bayern currently trail leaders Bayer Leverkusen by two points. Tuchel has been criticised by some of Bayern’s former legendary players over his transfer signings and only ...Full Story »

Hashioka set to join Luton Town Japanese full-back Daiki Hashioka is all set to complete his move to Premier League side Luton Town, according to Fabrizio Romano. The defender will travel on Monday to undergo his medical before signing the dotted lines. Spurs star rejects move to join Ligue giants Lyon Ligue 1 giants Lyon were reportedly interested in signing Tottenham Hotspur midfielder ...Full Story »

Egypt suffered more Africa Cup of Nations shoot-out heartache as goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi scored the winning penalty to send DR Congo through to the quarter-finals.All four of the Pharaohs’ knockout games in the 2021 tournament required additional time, culminating in a spot-kick defeat to Senegal in the final.And, after a 1-1 draw following extra-time, they went the same way in San Pedro w...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag promised to deal with the absence of Marcus Rashford after the England striker missed Manchester United’s 4-2 FA Cup victory at Newport.Rashford reported ill on Friday after reportedly spending the previous evening at a Belfast nightclub.“He reported ill,” United boss Ten Hag said after watching his side survive a massive fright in South Wales as League Two Newport...Full Story »

Mohamed Bayo scored a last-gasp winner to send Guinea into the last eight of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win over 10-man Equatorial Guinea.A poor-quality game looked destined for extra time in Abidjan when Bayo headed home from Ibrahim Diakite’s cross with just 22 seconds remaining in the last of eight minutes of stoppage time.The majority of that time had come from a lengthy VAR ...Full Story »

West Brom face punishment after crowd disorder and violent scenes marred Sunday’s FA Cup tie against rivals Wolves.Play in the Black Country derby at The Hawthorns was suspended for more than half an hour after trouble flared in the stands and fans spilled onto the pitch.West Midlands Police confirmed arrests were made following the second-half disturbances and one person was taken to hosp...Full Story »

Manchester United survived a huge FA Cup fright to win 4-2 at Newport after the Welsh minnows levelled having been two goals down.Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo – with his first United goal – struck inside the opening 13 minutes and safe passage into the fifth round seemed inevitable.But Newport shook Rodney Parade to its rafters as Bryn Morris and Will Evans levelled and made lig...Full Story »

Marie-Louise Eta praised Union Berlin’s display in their victory against Darmstadt after the history-making assistant coach stood in for media duties on Sunday.Union beat relegation rivals Darmstadt 1-0 to move five points clear of the Bundesliga’s bottom three in the absence of suspended first-team coach Nenad Bjelica, who started a three-match ban after shoving Bayern Munich winger...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he had to “pull himself together” for the FA Cup victory over Norwich after an outpouring of emotion from friends and fans after he announced he would leave the club at the end of the season.His players followed through on his insistence that nothing should change with a 5-2 win over Norwich to set up a fifth-round tie at home to either Watford ...Full Story »

Watford and Southampton face a replay for a place in the FA Cup fifth round following a 1-1 draw at Vicarage Road.Saints substitute Stuart Armstrong struck late to force a replay after Matheus Martins’ early free-kick looked being just enough to take the Hornets through, with Liverpool awaiting in the next round.Both sides made substantial changes to their most recent Championship starting...Full Story »

Gary O’Neil praised the resilience of his Wolves players and hopes their achievement is not forgotten after crowd trouble marred their FA Cup fourth-round win at rivals West Brom.The Premier League side triumphed 2-0 in a fierce Black Country derby at The Hawthorns that was suspended for more than half an hour after problems erupted in the stands.The trouble flared shortly after Matheus Cu...Full Story »

QPR boss Marti Cifuentes praised his team for showing fighting spirit in their 1-1 draw at home to fellow strugglers Huddersfield.The hosts were poor in a vital match for both sides at Loftus Road, where Jack Rudoni’s late goal looked like leaving third-from-bottom Rangers six points adrift of the Terriers who are immediately above them in the Championship table.Kenneth Paal equalised in t...Full Story »

Russell Martin hailed his players for keeping Southampton’s unbeaten run going via the late goal that secured a 1-1 FA Cup draw at Watford.It had looked as though Matheus Martins’ early free-kick might turn out to be enough for the Hornets but substitute Stuart Armstrong’s leveller ensured there will be a replay at St Mary’s and extended Saints’ club-record run to 2...Full Story »

Anfield’s long goodbye to Jurgen Klopp began with a comfortable 5-2 FA Cup fourth round victory over Norwich.The Liverpool boss, who on Friday announced his departure at the end of the season, sat in contemplative mood as the Kop belted out ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ before kick-off.It was followed up in the first minute by a rendition of ‘I’m so glad that Jurg...Full Story »

The Football Association has launched a swift investigation after crowd trouble marred Sunday’s FA Cup derby between West Brom and Wolves.Play at The Hawthorns was suspended for more than half an hour after ugly scenes broke out in the stands and fans spilled onto the pitch.West Midlands Police confirmed two arrests were made following the second-half disorder and one person was taken to h...Full Story »

Cape Verde coach Bubista is taking nothing for granted when they face fellow underdogs Mauritania in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations.Both countries were surprise qualifiers from the group stage, with Cape Verde beating Ghana and Mozambique and earning a draw with Egypt.Mauritania, meanwhile, finished third in Group D courtesy of a shock win over Algeria.Bubista, speaking at his pre-matc...Full Story »

Kenneth Paal equalised five minutes into stoppage time to rescue a point for QPR as they drew 1-1 with fellow strugglers Huddersfield.Jack Rudoni’s 86th-minute goal looked like leaving third-from-bottom Rangers six points adrift of the Terriers – the team immediately above them in the Sky Bet Championship table.But Ilias Chair’s right-wing cross was kneed into the top corner of...Full Story »

The Football Association has launched a swift investigation into the crowd trouble which marred the FA Cup derby between West Brom and Wolves.Play at the Hawthorns was suspended for over half an hour due to disorder in the stands and fans spilling onto the pitch.West Midlands Police said two people were arrested after the disturbance and another was arrested prior to the match for possession of ...Full Story »

Crowd trouble marred Wolves’ FA Cup victory over fierce Black Country rivals West Brom at The Hawthorns on Sunday.The game was suspended for over half an hour after problems erupted soon after Matheus Cunha had fired the visitors into a 2-0 lead with 12 minutes remaining.West Brom’s Kyle Bartley went into the crowd to take out his children amid the ugly scenes, which occurred in the ...Full Story »

The Brazilian wonderkid, who is set to team-up with England superstar Bellingham at Real Madrid in the summer, led the Selecao's Under-23s to a 2-0 win over Colombia. Endrick lifted a pic of him and his girlfriend after scoring for Brazil against ColombiaThe pic of Endrick and his girlfriend Gabriely Miranda was taken in Madrid The 17-year-old, who is still playing for Palmeiras, scored the na...Full Story »

The Portugal defender, 26, has been sending flirty messages to actress and compatriot Daniela Melchior, and liking her Instagram pictures. Ruben Dias has been messaging a Hollywood actress after his split from Arabella ChiThe footballer has been chatting to Guardians of the Galaxy star DanielaThe Portuguese actress also starred in Fast X alongside Vin DieselThe European beauty has cracked Holly...Full Story »

Jess, 34, had given the love rat time to find a new place following their split last month, revealed by The Sun on Sunday. Ex-footballer Jermaine Pennant split from Jess Impiazzi last month Former Arsenal and Liverpool star Pennant, 41, has been struggling to get a rental tenancy after being declared bankrupt a year ago owing creditors £1million. He faced the prospect of "sofa-surfing" w...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Another trophy from Totthenham that has gone away   Real Madrid watching Barcelona implode a few hours after a dramatic late win   Barcelona lost 5-3 to Villarreal thanks to goals in the 𝟗𝟗𝐭𝐡 and 𝟏𝟎𝟐𝐧𝐝 minutes   Another Day, Another COMEBACK for Real Madrid!   Onana after returning to Manchester United Sad to...Full Story »

Bologna manager Thiago Motta reacts to speculation about him replacing Xavi as Barcelona manager next season. Motta reacts to transfer talk Has been managing Bologna since 2022 Xavi set to leave Barcelona in summer WHAT HAPPENED?Motta, who started his playing career at Barcelona and spent eight years at the club, responded to speculation about him replacing Xavi as the new manager of the...Full Story »

RB Leipzig are eyeing Arsenal midfielder Emile Smith Rowe. Smith Rowe has battled for minutes this season. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano is reporting Arsenal want an outright sale: "For example, West Ham tried to make a deal happen on loan for Smith Rowe, not even a buy-option clause included, and Arsenal are never going to accept that. "For Arsenal, it makes no sense to let the player le...Full Story »

Sevilla coach Quique Sanchez Flores has launched a stunning attack on new Manchester United loanee Hannibal Mejbri. The Tunisia midfielder has joined Sevilla on-loan to the end of the season with the view to a permanent transfer. Mejbri was left out of their Copa del Rey defeat to Atletico Madrid and will remain so until he wins over Sanchez Flores. The coach stated: "After being with him, ...Full Story »

Barcelona are showing interest in Tottenham midfielder Pape Matar Sarr. That’s according to the latest report from Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, which claims that the La Liga giants have set their sights on the young midfielder. Journalist Gabriel Sans reports that the club has sent scouts to Ivory Coast to watch some of the most prominent players in the tournament, which includes the ...Full Story »

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic had long been a reported target for Man United during his Lazio days but a move never materialised but it wasn't for a lack of trying, according to an ex-director of the Serie A side The 28-year-old made a surprising move to Al Hilal last year for a reported fee of £34million (Image: Getty Images) Lazio's former sporting director sensationally claimed Manchester Un...Full Story »

Forward-planning Jose Mourinho held talks with a Saudi club well before his Roma sacking as intrigue grows over the former Manchester United boss' next destination Jose Mourinho has reportedly held talks about managing in Saudi Arabia (Image: Agostino Gemito/IPA Sport/ipa-agency.net/REX/Shutterstock) Jose Mourinho held surprise talks with a second-tier Saudi side well before his Roma sacking, ...Full Story »

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has confirmed he will leave his role at the end of the season. Xavi to leave Barcelona in summer Coach makes shock decision Says it's the best decision WHAT HAPPENED?Xavi confirmed at a press conference that he will leave his role at the end of the season. The Barca boss spoke after seeing his team beaten 5-3 at home by Villarreal in La Liga. The result lea...Full Story »

Casemiro has played down talk of a move to Al-Nassr to link back up with Cristiano Ronaldo as he wants to win trophies at Manchester United. Casemiro gives an update on his future Brazilian been linked with Al-Nassr move Has hardly featured for United this season WHAT HAPPENED?Casemiro insisted he is happy to remain at United amid rumours that clubs in Saudi Arabia were swooping for his ...Full Story »

Brighton's De Zerbi favourite to replace Xavi at Barcelona Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi is being considered the favourite candidate to replace Xavi as the next Barcelona manager in the summer, according to the Daily Mail. Xavi announced on Saturday after Barcelona's defeat against Villarreal that he would quit the club at the end of the ongoing season. Motta responds to speculation abo...Full Story »

Eddie Howe praised the resilience of his Newcastle side after their 2-0 win against Fulham at Craven Cottage saw them progress to the FA Cup fifth round for just the second time in 18 years.Only once since 2006 have the Magpies reached the competition’s last-16, when the side managed by Steve Bruce fell at the quarter-final stage against Manchester City.Howe emphasised the importance of th...Full Story »

Newcastle showed signs of being back to their best as they knocked Fulham out of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win at Craven Cottage.Sean Longstaff scored in the first half before Dan Burn dealt the final blow to Marco Silva’s men in the fourth-round tie.Newcastle, who last played on January 13 and are without a league win in four, looked fresh as they inflicted more cup misery on Fulham, ending t...Full Story »

Midfielder Marwan Attia insists Egypt can cope with the “great loss” of Mohamed Salah as they gear up for their Africa Cup of Nations last-16 clash with DR Congo in San Pedro.Salah is back at Liverpool for treatment on the hamstring injury he picked up in the second group game, with the hope he might be able to rejoin the national team should they reach the latter stages of the tourn...Full Story »

Equatorial Guinea boss Juan Micha believes his side can continue surprising people at the Africa Cup of Nations.The team known as ‘National Thunder’ caused an AFCON storm by beating hosts Ivory Coast 4-0 to top Group A.While Ivory Coast dropped to third spot to set up a daunting last-16 tie against reigning champions Senegal, Equatorial Guinea will meet Guinea in Abidjan on Sunday.&#...Full Story »

Everton manager Sean Dyche’s frustration from losing an uninspiring FA Cup fourth-round tie 2-1 at home to Luton was directed at the lack of VAR intervention for the crucial first goal.Dominic Calvert-Lewin fell to the floor as his loss of balance was aided by a push in the back from former Toffees midfielder Ross Barkley and, in the space behind him at the near post, defender Vitalii Myko...Full Story »

Enzo Maresca conceded Leicester rode their luck en route to booking their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 3-0 win against Birmingham.Birmingham spurned a number of first-half chances before Foxes striker Jamie Vardy opened the scoring after 47 minutes with his first goal in over two months from Marc Albrighton’s cross.Yunus Akgun smashed his first Leicester goal into the top-...Full Story »

Karl Robinson feels Salford are still underachieving despite recording an impressive win at in-form Crewe.The Ammies are unbeaten in four games since Robinson replaced Neil Wood and they proved too strong for an Alex side chasing a fifth consecutive win to maintain their promotion push in League Two.The Railwaymen found Matt Smith almost unplayable on a day when the giant striker claimed the mat...Full Story »

Danny Cowley likened Arthur Read’s match-winning free-kick to a Paul Gascoigne special as the new Colchester boss picked up his first win since taking charge of the League Two strugglers as they edged a 1-0 victory at Morecambe.Read produced the game’s telling moment with a 27th-minute free-kick that flew into the top left-hand corner of the Morecambe goal with Cowley likening it to ...Full Story »

Reading assistant manager James Oliver-Pearce believes that the players are “pushing their bodies” to the limit in a bid to escape League One relegation after a 1-1 draw with Orient.Orient went ahead in the 19th minute when Tom Holmes carelessly handled in the area and Dan Agyei slotted home the resultant penalty.But Reading drew level four minutes later, Harvey Knibbs sliding i...Full Story »

Gavin Gunning was pleased with how his Swindon side prevented “manic” Bradford from playing during their 2-0 win in Sky Bet League Two.Gunning kicked off his stint as Swindon’s interim manager until the end of the season with all three points.He said: “It was one of those games when neither side is ever going to have a lot of possession because Bradford are very route-one...Full Story »

Leeds boss Daniel Farke admitted his side does things “the hard way” after being held to a 1-1 draw by Plymouth at Elland Road in the FA Cup.Jaidon Anthony’s brilliant solo effort gave Leeds a half-time lead, but they failed to cash in on long spells of dominance and face a fourth-round replay at Home Park after Adam Randell’s equaliser.Farke, whose side are challenging f...Full Story »

Dundee manager Tony Docherty hailed Michael Mellon after the striker capped a fine debut with a goal and two assists in a 4-1 victory at Livingston.The on-loan Burnley player only entered the pitch as a substitute in the 61st minute but that was still enough time to set up Luke McCowan and Zach Robinson either side of a penalty from Livingston forward Tete Yengi.Amadou Bakayoko opened the scorin...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson said he understands why Jurgen Klopp wants to take a break from management after Ronan Curtis snatched a last-gasp 2-1 win against 10-man Mansfield.The former Portsmouth winger, making his debut for the Dons, tapped home in the sixth minute of stoppage time to end a three-game winless run.It had looked as if high-flying Mansfield, playing with 10 men for 70 min...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Charlie Adam backed Promise Omochere to learn from the sending off that contributed to his side surrendering a 2-0 lead at Wycombe.Omochere poked home an opening goal but, after Jayden Stockley had made it 2-0, the 23-year-old went from hero to zero when he flew into a challenge and was shown a second yellow just before the half-time whistle.Second-half goals from Garath McCleary ...Full Story »

Angola beat Namibia 3-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after both sides finished with 10 men in Bouake.The Black Antelopes, who won Group D, looked to have made the worst possible start when goalkeeper Neblu was shown a red card for handball outside the area in the 17th minute.Angola, though, took the lead in the 38th minute through Gelson Dala.⌚️ FULL-TIME...Full Story »

Steven Naismith praised Jorge Grant for keeping his cool to set Hearts on their way to a 2-0 victory over Aberdeen at Tynecastle.The Jambos midfielder took over penalty duties and opened the scoring in the 56th minute, with captain Lawrence Shankland opting to step down from his role as regular taker after missing his previous three spot-kicks.The pressure was ratcheted up for Grant due to the t...Full Story »

Roberto De Zerbi believes there is more to come from hat-trick hero Joao Pedro after he fired Brighton into the fifth round of the FA Cup.Pedro scored his first career treble to earn the Seagulls a 5-2 win at Sheffield United, with Facundo Buonanotte’s brilliant goal and Danny Welbeck’s late effort supplementing an impressive performance at Bramall Lane.The Brazilian striker, a &poun...Full Story »

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell praised his side’s first-half performance after a 2-1 victory away at Barnsley.Jack Aitchison and Reece Cole netted for the Grecians before Mael de Gevigney pulled one back for the Tykes.Caldwell said: “First half was outstanding football right from the start of the game. We dominated possession, we dominated territory, we dominated chances.“It was ...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill warned he is “not a magician” after Forest Green slipped nine points from safety with a 1-0 home defeat to Accrington.Jack Nolan scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot to leave Accrington 10th and firmly in play-off contention.Rovers remain winless in the league since October and rooted to the foot of the Sky Bet League Two table.Despite creating the b...Full Story »

Neil Harris labelled referee Ed Duckworth “atrocious” after Cambridge’s draw with Burton.The Sky Bet League One clash ended goalless and the U’s left frustrated after failing to break the visitors down despite Steve Seddon being sent off for the third time this season.Cambridge enjoyed the better of the chances even before the red card in the 64th minute and dominated the...Full Story »

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers admitted they need to sort out their pitch and their penalties following a narrow victory over Ross County.Rodgers claimed the Celtic Park surface was more like a field than a pitch after his side laboured at times towards a 1-0 win which restored their five-point lead over Rangers in the cinch Premiership.Alistair Johnston’s deflected first-minute strike loo...Full Story »

Falkirk took any lingering frustration from their shock Scottish Gas Scottish Cup exit out on Alloa, running riot in the second half to secure a 5-0 victory.The cinch League One leaders lost to Bonnyrigg Rose last weekend in a major upset but went ahead on Saturday afternoon through Callumn Morrison’s 25th-minute goal.Calvin Miller doubled the lead in the 50th minute while Liam Henderson a...Full Story »

Stuart Kettlewell vented his frustration at the performance of referee Colin Steven in Motherwell’s 1-1 draw with St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.The Steelmen conceded early on when Ryan McGowan’s goal was allowed to stand, despite Andy Considine appearing to be in an offside position.Well boss Kettlewell admitted he had yet to watch the Saints goal back but said Steven needed to &ldq...Full Story »

Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes criticised referee Grant Irvine’s decision to send off Corrie Ndaba after his side surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Hibernian at Rugby Park.Killie took the lead through a Dylan Vente own goal and Matty Kennedy added a second before Joe Newell pulled one back with a sensational volley.Ndaba was then shown a red card for a foul on Jair Tavares, wi...Full Story »

Curtis Fleming insisted Charlton “should not be afraid of any team” following a battling point at Blackpool.Fleming took interim charge of the Addicks in midweek following the sacking of Michael Appleton and saw his side come from a goal down to earn a draw courtesy of Marvin Ekpiteta’s 69th-minute own goal following Karamoko Dembele’s second-half opener.Charlton remain w...Full Story »

MK Dons manager Mike Williamson said he would not complain at his side winning ugly as they edged out Gillingham 2-1 in League Two.The Gills set up in a low block at Stadium MK, keeping just over 30 per cent of possession and frustrating Williamson’s play-off chasers for 79 minutes.MJ Williams broke through the rearguard 10 minutes from time before Alex Gilbey thumped in a second. Gills de...Full Story »