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Chris Wilder pleased to see Sheff Utd players get themselves ‘out of a hole’

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Chris Wilder admitted his Sheffield United team had got themselves out of a hole to claim three precious points at Bristol City.Harrison Burrows fired the winner with almost the last kick of the game with a sweet left-footed shot after substitute Ryan One’s 86th-minute header from a corner had drawn the Blades level.City had led from the 75th minute when Anis Mehmeti scored with a penalty ...Full Story »

Celtic have ‘discovered we can compete’ in Champions League – Brendan Rodgers

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Brendan Rodgers feels Celtic have discovered they can compete in the Champions League as he savoured his best night in the competition with the Hoops.Celtic came from behind to beat RB Leipzig 3-1 thanks to the outstanding Nicolas Kuhn’s double and a well-deserved goal from Reo Hatate.The Scottish champions have now bounced back from their 7-1 thrashing against Borussia Dortmund by holding...Full Story »

Matt Bloomfield: Wycombe will not get carried away despite moving top of table

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Matt Bloomfield spoke of his pride after watching Wycombe ruthlessly sweep Stockport aside 5-0 to go top of League One but insists their feet remain on the ground.Richard Kone’s brace, including a penalty, and Fred Onyedinma’s strike saw the visitors grab a three-goal advantage inside 18 minutes at Edgeley Park.Onyedinma’s header and Aaron Morley’s strike after half-time ...Full Story »

Luke Williams hails ‘intense’ Swansea after win over Watford

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Luke Williams hailed Swansea’s intensity as they rose four places in the Championship table with a 1-0 home win over Watford. that made it back to back triumphs in the space of three days.Myles Peart-Harris’ first goal for the club made it back-to-back victories in the space of three days and ended a near five-hour wait for a home goal at the Swansea.Com Stadium.“I’m plea...Full Story »

Danny Rohl insists Sheffield Wednesday are ready for Steel City derby

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Sheffield Wednesday head coach Danny Rohl said his side’s 2-0 home win against Norwich was the ideal preparation for Sunday’s Steel City derby.The Owls bounced back from Saturday’s 6-2 home defeat to Watford with a fully deserved three points against the injury-hit Canaries.Josh Windass and Dominic Iorfa put Wednesday 2-0 up at half-time and after comfortably seeing off a weake...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney was only interested in a win after Plymouth beat Portsmouth

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Wayne Rooney felt the result was all that mattered as Plymouth ended a four-match winless run in the Championship with a 1-0 victory over bottom-placed Portsmouth.The win, courtesy of substitute Michael Obafemi’s 82nd-minute strike, lifted Argyle up to 20th, leaving Pompey five points from safety.Rooney said: “It’s important to get the win, coming off the last four games, we ha...Full Story »

Myles Peart-Harris off the mark as Swansea beat Watford

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Myles Peart-Harris bagged his first goal for Swansea as the Brentford loanee helped to make it back-to-back wins with a 1-0 home triumph over Watford.It was the fourth time in seven home league games this season that the Swans had kept a clean sheet as they pegged back fifth-placed Watford and moved up four places to 10th in the table.Swansea were looking to build on their 2-1 win at Oxford at t...Full Story »

I think that’s an opportunity missed – Tom Hounsell rues Burton’s missed chances

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Burton’s interim head coach Tom Hounsell was disappointed not to see his side grab a first win of the season as they were held to a goalless draw by Crawley.Tomas Kalinauskas was twice denied by Reds goalkeeper Connal Trueman along with Ben Whitfield in a strong first-half showing but Albion struggled more in the second half.“I think that’s an opportunity missed. I was quite di...Full Story »

Des Buckingham hails Oxford match-winner Hidde ter Avest

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Head coach Des Buckingham said he had no doubts about Hidde ter Avest’s quality after the Dutch defender scored on his Oxford debut to give his side a 1-0 win over Hull.It was a first win in nine games for the U’s, though Buckingham played that down.“It’s funny how things can be spun because one media outlet said we hadn’t won in eight, but we’d also only lost...Full Story »

Michael Carrick sees Middlesbrough maturing in win over QPR

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Michael Carrick believes Middlesbrough’s 4-1 victory is a “good step” for his side after they returned to winning ways against QPR at Loftus Road in the Sky Bet Championship.Boro travelled to London on Tuesday night following their 3-0 humbling against Coventry at the weekend.Carrick’s men stormed into a 2-0 lead through Riley McGree and Tommy Conway and, after Anfernee D...Full Story »

Hidde ter Avest’s debut goal earns Oxford victory against Hull

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Dutch defender Hidde ter Avest scored on his debut to earn Oxford a first win in nine games – 1-0 against Hull at the Kassam Stadium.The Tigers enjoyed much the better of the first half but could not find the net.And Ter Avest converted Greg Leigh’s cross 10 minutes after the break following a cross-field pass by Tyler Goodrham which left Hull’s defence stretched.Victory saw pr...Full Story »

Middlesbrough bounce back from Coventry defeat to hammer QPR

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Middlesbrough got back to winning ways with a dominant 4-1 victory over QPR at Loftus Road in Sky Bet Championship.After the weekend’s disappointing 3-0 collapse against Coventry, Boro bounced back with first-half goals from Riley McGree and Tommy Conway.After Anfernee Dijksteel scored an own goal in the second half, Emmanuel Latte Lath killed the game off with a composed finish in th...Full Story »

Manchester City thumped by Sporting in United-bound Ruben Amorim’s home farewell

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Ruben Amorim endeared himself to Manchester United fans before even arriving at Old Trafford by engineering a stunning 4-1 defeat of Manchester City with Sporting Lisbon.The Portuguese was taking charge of his final home match as Sporting boss before officially starting work as United’s head coach and watched as his side came from behind to thrash City in the Champions League.City took an ...Full Story »

Celtic upset RB Leipzig as Nicolas Kuhn steals the show

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Nicolas Kuhn inspired Celtic’s stirring comeback against his former club RB Leipzig as Brendan Rodgers’ side recorded a third consecutive home victory in the Champions League.The German winger produced an outstanding display as his double late in the first half put Celtic in front after Christoph Baumgartner had headed the visitors in front.Kuhn came through the Leipzig youth ranks b...Full Story »

Michael Obafemi leaves it late to sink Portsmouth as Plymouth edge to victory

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth claimed their first win in five Championship matches after beating bottom-placed Portsmouth 1-0.Second-half substitute Michael Obafemi scored an 82nd minute solo goal to ignite this south-coast meeting at a sold-out Home Park.The 24-year-old Republic of Ireland striker muscled Pompey skipper Regan Poole off a long through ball from Argyle keeper Dan Grimshaw before ...Full Story »

Harrison Burrows snatches last-gasp winner for Sheffield United at Bristol City

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Harrison Burrows scored with almost the last kick of the game as Sheffield United came from behind to snatch a 2-1 Sky Bet Championship victory over Bristol City at Ashton Gate.The hosts took a 75th-minute lead when substitute Sinclair Armstrong raced onto Max Bird’s through-ball and was tripped as he rounded goalkeeper Michael Cooper.Another replacement, Anis Mehmeti, drilled the resultin...Full Story »

Luis Diaz hat-trick sees Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso lose on Liverpool return

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Luis Diaz scored Liverpool’s first Champions League hat-trick at Anfield in seven years as they extended their 100 per-cent record to four matches with a 4-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen as former midfielder Xabi Alonso endured a miserable return.Diaz’s impudent chip was followed by Cody Gakpo’s fourth goal in a week as the hosts won the game within the space of three second-h...Full Story »

Wycombe hammer Stockport to storm to top of League One

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Wycombe leapfrogged Birmingham to the top of League One after an impressive 5-0 victory at Stockport.Richard Kone’s brace, including a penalty, and Fred Onyedinma’s strike saw the visitors grab a three-goal advantage inside 18 minutes at Edgeley Park.Onyedinma’s header and Aaron Morley’s strike after half-time further confirmed Wycombe’s fifth successive league win ...Full Story »

Burton and Crawley play out goalless stalemate

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

League One strugglers Burton and Crawley fought their way to a point apiece in a goalless draw at the Pirelli Stadium.Albion remain winless in the league so far but halt a run of seven straight defeats.Burton bossed long periods of the first half but could not find a breakthrough in the opening 45 minutes.Tomas Kalinauskas, scorer of the winner in Saturday’s FA Cup first-round victory fire...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday produce strong riposte with win over Norwich

Posted Wednesday, November 06, 2024 by PA

Sheffield Wednesday bounced back from their weekend Hillsborough hammering with a 2-0 home Championship win against Norwich.The Owls shipped five second-half goals in Saturday’s 6-2 home defeat to Watford, but two before the break from Josh Windass and Dominic Iorfa against the Canaries were enough to see them respond in style.Norwich were unbeaten in seven games before conceding two late ...Full Story »

Daily Laugh - Jose Mourinho Loves the spotlight wherever he goes

Posted Tuesday, November 05, 2024 by 7M Sport

Let's start our Daily Laugh today.     Jose Mourinho Loves the spotlight wherever he goes     Bournemouth 2-1 Man CityBournemouth 2-0 Arsenal     Bournemouth this season:   He's Destined for GREATNESS Now!   Just brings back so much nostalgia...   Tag a Barca Fan & Say Nothing   Advance RIP Red Star Barcelona knocking at t...Full Story »

Football icon lost his virginity to a goat, bonked hundreds of women and fathered 14 kids

Posted Tuesday, November 05, 2024 by Dailystar.co.uk

Football legend Garrincha was a bit of a strange guy - and that's an understatement. The Brazilian star, who shared the stage with the phenomenal Pele, played a pivotal role in helping his nation claim back-to-back World Cup titles in 1958 and 1962. The right-winger, born Manuel Francisco dos Santos, stood at 5ft6in and had one leg which was six centimetres shorter than the other, suffering fro...Full Story »

David Beckham’s former team-mate becomes referee and one of first ex-players to make the jump

Posted Tuesday, November 05, 2024 by Thesun.co.uk

CHRIS BIRCHALL's football career took him from Port Vale to Los Angeles - and now he's eyeing up the Premier League. The former LA Galaxy midfielder has retrained as a referee since hanging up his boots in 2016. Chris Birchall (right) could finally be ready to achieve his Premier League dream The former LA Galaxy midfielder has retrained as a referee Birchall played alongside David Beckham i...Full Story »

'Diego Maradona funded my nude photoshoot when I was 18 – now I'm a Playboy model'

Posted Tuesday, November 05, 2024 by Dailystar.co.uk

A blonde bombshell got her big break as a glamour model thanks to the patronage of the one and only Diego Maradona. The Argentina icon changed the course of football history with his achievements for club and country - lifting two Serie A titles with Napoli and the World Cup with La Albiceleste. While it's not quite as seismic as his on-field exploits , he also set Antonela Avellaneda on a diff...Full Story »

Xabi Alonso speaks out on Liverpool job links ahead of Anfield Champions League return

Posted Tuesday, November 05, 2024 by Express.co.uk

Xabi Alonso had been linked with the Liverpool job after Jurgen Klopp announced his decision to step down as manager. Xabi Alonso has revealed that he never seriously considered taking over the Liverpool job after Jurgen Klopp announced his departure earlier this year. He also believes that his Bayer Leverkusen team will be facing the best team in Europe when they clash with the Reds in the C...Full Story »

ED ACHE Arsenal chief Edu is LEAVING after crisis talks with club hierarchy in major blow to Mikel Arteta

Posted Tuesday, November 05, 2024 by Thesun.co.uk

The highly-rated sporting director has helped transform the Gunners from has-beens into title contenders. Mikel Arteta has been dealt a blow with Edu Gaspar set to quit Arsenal Credit: PA But Edu's time at the Emirates has come to an end. He has been in talks with the club's hierarchy after a reshuffle of key positions. And although his reasons remain unclear, Edu has decided to walk away fr...Full Story »

Liverpool face competition for Omar Marmoush as Bayern Munich set sights on Eintracht Frankfurt star - with Vincent Kompany keen on forward

Posted Tuesday, November 05, 2024 by Goal.com

Liverpool will face competition from Bayern Munich in the race to sign forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt. Marmoush drawing interest from Europe's elite Continuing impressive form for Frankfurt Bayern set to enter race for Egyptian forward WHAT HAPPENED?Marmoush is making a name for himself in the Bundesliga and Germany's biggest club are circling following his impressive for...Full Story »

Transfer news & rumours LIVE: Enzo Fernandez targeted by Barcelona and Inter as Chelsea midfielder is dropped by Enzo Maresca

Posted Tuesday, November 05, 2024 by Goal.com

Barca & Inter eye Chelsea star Fernandez Enzo Fernandez's future at Chelsea has been called into question after he was dropped by Enzo Maresca. According to The Sun, the Argentine midfielder could be offered a route out of London as Barcelona and Inter are keeping a close eye on his situation with a view to snapping him up. Marseille director laughs off Pogba links Marseille sporting d...Full Story »

Marco Silva says Harry Wilson deserved ‘great night’ after Fulham beat Brentford

Posted Tuesday, November 05, 2024 by PA

Marco Silva said Harry Wilson deserved his second half added-time brace after he came off the bench to help Fulham to come from behind and snatch a 2-1 victory over Brentford in the Premier League.A stunning goal from Vitaly Janelt looked set to give Thomas Frank’s side the points against their west London opponents at Craven Cottage.However, Wilson – who has not made a league start ...Full Story »

He was magnificent – Lincoln boss Michael Skubala delighted with Jack Moylan

Posted Tuesday, November 05, 2024 by PA

Lincoln manager Michael Skubala praised midfielder Jack Moylan as they avoided a banana skin at Chesham with a 4-0 win.The 23-year-old opened the scoring with an excellent strike to help set up a second-round clash at Crawley.Further goals from Jovon Makama, Conor McGrandles and an own goal from Callum Adebiyi sent the Sky Bet League One side through.However, it was the contribution of Moylan, w...Full Story »

Supersub Harry Wilson stings Bees with added-time double for Fulham

Posted Tuesday, November 05, 2024 by PA

Substitute Harry Wilson scored two late goals as Fulham came from behind to beat west London rivals Brentford 2-1 in a Premier League thriller.The visiting Bees initially stung their hosts through Vitaly Janelt’s goal before Wilson came off the bench to net twice in stoppage time and settle matters at Craven Cottage.The dramatic climax enabled Marco Silva’s men to end a run of three ...Full Story »

Lincoln ease past non-league Chesham to reach FA Cup second round

Posted Tuesday, November 05, 2024 by PA

Lincoln overcame a potential FA Cup banana skin at Chesham with a 4-0 victory at The Meadow.Goals by Jack Moylan, Jovon Makama, Conor McGrandles and an own goal from Callum Adebiyi set up an all-Sky Bet League One clash with Crawley in the second round.Chesham came close after 38 minutes when goalkeeper George Wickens had to claw away a looping Nathan Minhas header after a Samson Esan cross.Howe...Full Story »

DYER SITUATION ‘Attacking a girl for her looks, I don’t agree’ Dani Dyer defends Declan Rice’s partner Lauren after ‘cruel’ trolling

Posted Monday, November 04, 2024 by Thesun.co.uk

Declan Rice's girlfriend, Lauren Fryer, 25, recently became the target of nasty keyboard warriors calling for the player to leave her as he "could do better". Dani Dyer, 28, has defended Declan Rice's long-term partner Lauren Fryer, 25, after she faced 'cruel' trolling earlier this yearShe claimed that "no one deserves to be criticised" how Lauren wasDani and her footballer man got engaged in J...Full Story »

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