The elderly mother of Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales has been on a hunger strike protesting her son's suspension following the explosive kiss-gate scandal Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales's mother (pictured) has been rushed to hospital two days into her hunger strike (Image: Alba Feixas/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) The mother of shamed Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales has been rushed to h...Full Story »

Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq have reportedly approached Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum. WHAT HAPPENED? According to Fabrizio Romano, the 32-year-old is attracting interest from Steven Gerrard's side, Al Ettifaq, with his future at PSG called into question this summer following the arrival of new boss Luis Enrique. THE BIGGER PICTURE: With former Liverpool midfielder Jord...Full Story »

Hollie, who was born with cerebral palsy, celebrated her 20th birthday on Wednesday. Jack Grealish wished his sister Hollie a happy birthday on Wednesday Credit: Instagram @jackgrealish He also shared this picture of the pair along with the birthday message Credit: Instagram @jackgrealish And Grealish shared a message for her on Instagram alongside two pictures of them together. He said: "Ha...Full Story »

Liverpool have opened talks with Bayern Munich for Ryan Gravenberch. The Reds have made their move this week as they seek to sign the Dutchman before Friday's transfer deadline. Sky Deutschland's Florian Plettenberg is reporting: "Feeling is that FC Bayern demands around €30m for Ryan #Gravenberch! "Negotiations between the clubs ongoing. Liverpool definitely wants him! "No total agr...Full Story »

If Man United want to acquire Sofyan Amrabat before the end of the current transfer window, they are going to have to pull out all the stops after Fiorentina turned down their first bid. It's clear that the player himself wants the deal to go ahead, with transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, tweeting that he's been waiting for the Red Devils to come in for him since the end of June. Furthermore,...Full Story »

Tottenham refused to let Harry Kane say goodbye to his former team-mates in the hours leading up to his move to Bayern Munich. WHAT HAPPENED? The 30-year-old departed north London for Germany in early August in a deal worth £85m ($109m), ending his 19-year stay at the club. However, The Telegraph reports that Kane was refused permission to say goodbye to his Tottenham team-mates on the d...Full Story »

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is launching a bid for PSG striker Kylian Mbappe today. Before Friday's transfer deadline, Florentino intends to prise Mbappe away from the Parisians. VozPópuli says Real Madrid are close to acquiring Mbappé and the transfer could be announced in the next few hours. Florentino has now taken the reins of negotiations to close a deal for the Fr...Full Story »

Bayern Munich are reportedly eyeing a late transfer swoop for Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha. WHAT HAPPENED? The 28-year-old midfielder enjoyed a stellar campaign with Fulham in the Premier League last season, as the Cottagers finished 10th. According to reports via Sky Sports Germany, Bayern Munich sees the Fulham midfielder as their prime candidate to round off their business ahead of the ...Full Story »

Villarreal reject Man Utd's bid for Pedraza Villarreal have reportedly rejected Manchester United's bid to sign their left-back Alfonso Pedraza on loan, according to Marca. The Red Devils are in search of a left full-back as Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malaca are sidelined due to injuries. Other than Pedraza, the Premier League giants are also keen on signing Marc Cucurella from Chelsea. Liverpool...Full Story »

Sean Dyche praised debutant Beto after he came off the bench to inspire an Everton turnaround and prevent an embarrassing Carabao Cup exit to League Two’s bottom side Doncaster.After losing their first three Premier League matches without scoring, the Toffees were staring down the barrel of a humiliating defeat in South Yorkshire.Doncaster dominated the first half and took a deserved lead ...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino praised the performances of the players given their full Chelsea debuts in the narrow Carabao Cup win over AFC Wimbledon, but would not be drawn on reports that the club are on the brink of signing Manchester City’s Cole Palmer.It took a first Chelsea goal from Enzo Fernandez in the second half to finally see off the challenge of the League Two side and seal a 2-1 victo...Full Story »

Blackburn boss Jon Dahl Tomasson hailed the club’s academy as teenage debutants Thomas Bloxham and James Edmondson both netted in an8-0 Carabao Cup hammering of Harrogate.Second-half substitutes Bloxham, 18, and Edmondson, 17, joined John Buckley (2), Jake Garrett, Sam Gallagher, Dilan Markanday and Zak Gilsenan as Rovers romped to their biggest victory since 1963 and earned a third round ...Full Story »

Michael Beale offered an apology to travelling Rangers fans after a 5-1 play-off defeat by PSV Eindhoven ended their Champions League hopes 7-3 on aggregate.After drawing 2-2 in the first leg at Ibrox last week, the Light Blues were put to the sword in the Philips Stadion, starting in the 35th minute when Ismael Saibari headed in the opener.The Moroccan attacker added a second in the 53rd m...Full Story »

Sheffield United assistant manager Stuart McCall said he was bored watching his side’s Carabao Cup defeat to League One Lincoln.The Premier League side suffered a 3-2 penalty shoot-out loss at Bramall Lane after a drab 90 minutes ended goalless.Defeat continued a poor start to the season for the Blades, who have lost their opening three Premier League games.They made nine changes for this ...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany felt his side paid a price for their 1-0 Carabao Cup win at Nottingham Forest after Hjalmar Ekdal sustained a serious-looking knee injury.Substitute Zeki Amdouni volleyed home a last-minute winner to settle a largely forgettable tie and clinch Burnley a third-round clash at Salford.But Vitinho, Aaron Ramsey and Ekdal were all forced off through injury, with the latte...Full Story »

Teenagers Thomas Bloxham and James Edmondson scored on their senior debuts as Blackburn romped to an 8-0 win at League Two Harrogate.Rovers enjoyed their biggest victory since 1963 in a heavily one-sided Carabao Cup second round tie, with John Buckley (2), Jake Garrett, Sam Gallagher, Dilan Markanday and Zak Gilsenan also on target for the Championship side.The visitors, who made 10 changes to t...Full Story »

Lukas Jensen was the hero for League One Lincoln as they continued Sheffield United’s miserable start to the season with a 3-2 Carabao Cup penalty shootout victory at Bramall Lane.After a drab 90 minutes ended goalless, the Imps goalkeeper saved spot-kicks from Louis Marsh and Benie Traore to send his side through.This was not the performance or result that the Blades will have been lookin...Full Story »

Zeki Amdouni’s last-minute goal clinched Burnley a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest and sent his side into the third round of the Carabao Cup.The Switzerland forward, signed from Basel in July, stepped off the bench late in the second half and volleyed home from six yards to settle a largely forgettable tie between two Premier League rivals in the Clarets’ favour.There was a minute&rsquo...Full Story »

Rangers’ Champions League hopes were extinguished in Eindhoven as PSV ran out comprehensive 5-1 play-off winners to go through 7-3 on aggregate.Michael Beale’s side, who drew 2-2 draw with the Dutch outfit at Ibrox last week, deservedly fell behind in the 35th minute of the return game in the Philips Stadion when Ismael Saibari headed in.The Moroccan attacker added a second in the 53...Full Story »

Beto and Arnaut Danjuma saved Everton from an embarrassing Carabao Cup exit to the Football League’s bottom side as Sean Dyche’s men came from behind to edge past dogged Doncaster.Having lost their opening three Premier League games without so much as scoring, a tie against the side 92nd in the standings looked just what the doctor ordered for Sean Dyche’s men.But Everton&rsquo...Full Story »

FANS have been left gobsmacked by the dressing room Cristiano Ronaldo had to use while playing for Al-Nassr on Friday. Nassr faced a trip to Al-Fateh, who have not received the same cash injection from the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) that Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli have enjoyed. A Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick and Sadio Mane brace saw Al-Nassr triumph 5-0 over Fateh, who...Full Story »

ELLA TOONE has been pictured looking loved-up with her non-league footballer boyfriend Joe Bunney. The couple were seen enjoying a well-earned break in Manchester after Toone's Women's World Cup exploits with England. Toone scored once as she helped the Lionesses reach the final for the first time. After returning from Australia last week following the loss to Spain, Toone was snapped with ...Full Story »

OLIVIA BUZAGLO has wowed in a bold outfit as she attended the PFA Awards. The Sky Sports presenter was one of the many stars at the glitzy ceremony that saw Haaland win the PFA Player of the Year award. Olivia dressed up for the event as she stunned in a pink sparkly dress. She completed the look with some subtle jewellery and a classy watch Olivia was also snapped with television presente...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   EFL Cup Round 2Fulham (5)1-1(3) Tottenham   Haaland - PFA men's Player of the Year Saka - PFA Young Player of the Year   Harry Kane finally takes part in the Bayern Paulaner-Lederhosen tradition.     Arsenal: error 404   For real   The Messi x Ronaldo era will never be repeated   Please stay tuned ...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in Al Nassr's 4-0 win over Al Shabab on Tuesday to take his Saudi Pro League tally to five goals in two games. Ronaldo, who hit a hat trick in a 5-0 rout of Al Fateh on Friday, converted two first-half penalties against Al Shabab to put his side 2-0 to the good. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star, who moved to Saudi Arabia in January, later passed ...Full Story »

The nightmare that Mason Greenwood has endured of late could soon be over if reports are accurate. It was initially believed that Man United were keen to reintegrate the winger back into the first-team fold, however, the incredible backlash that the club received as a result of that news being leaked clearly forced them to think again and, ultimately, the Red Devils decided against allowing t...Full Story »

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has been hit with a new charge after his red card at Newcastle. Van Dijk has been banned for one game after being shown a direct red for denying Alexander Isak a goalscoring opportunity in the first-half of Liverpool's 2-1 win, But the FA have now charged him with a breach of FA Rule E3.1. It's alleged that the defender acted in an improper manner and/or us...Full Story »

Arsenal are said to have turned down an offer from Chelsea to sign Emile Smith Rowe. The attacking midfielder, who has barely featured for the club over the past 12 months, wants to leave. Smith Rowe wants to play regular first team football, while various British outlets state Chelsea are eager to sign him. However, The Mail states that a first bid from the Blues has been flatly rejected. ...Full Story »

Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are both showing a keen interest in Barcelona's want-away star Ansu Fati. Fati considering his future at Nou Camp Spurs and Chelsea both interested 20-year-old under contract until 2027 WHAT HAPPENED? According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea and Tottenham are two of the teams at the center of talks surrounding the Spain international. Spanish...Full Story »

Tottenham have already lost Harry Kane to Bayern Munich and one of his former team-mates could join him in Germany. Tottenham may be bracing themselves to lose a second player to Bayern Munich in a matter of weeks after Ange Postecoglou allowed Harry Kane to head to the Bundesliga. Reports suggest the Bavarian giants are planning a move to reunite Kane with his close friend Eric Dier as Thomas ...Full Story »

Man Utd have laid out a handful of options Manchester United's late summer transfer priority appears to have shifted to a left-back, despite relentless cries for the club to recruit a new midfielder and forward. Luke Shaw may face months on the sidelines through injury, joining Erik ten Hag's only other senior left-back, Tyrell Malacia, out of action. Fenerbahce goalkeeper Altay Bayindir looks...Full Story »

Erling Haaland has won the Men's PFA Players' Player of the Year award in recognition of his record-breaking season with Manchester City. Haaland wins prestigious PFA award Norwegian chosen by his peers Striker beat De Bruyne, Kane & Saka WHAT HAPPENED? The Norwegian striker has been honoured by his fellow professionals after scoring an astonishing 52 goals last season to help City w...Full Story »

Ansu Fati close to leaving Barcelona Ansu Fati is on his way out of Barcelona this summer as his father Bori Fati and agent Jorge Mendes met in Seville on Tuesday to decide on the player's future, according to Helena Condis Edo. Fati reportedly has offers from Premier League clubs Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur and a decision could be made by Wednesday. Lukaku in Rome to complete loan move t...Full Story »

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson praised his senior substitutes for the part they played in the 4-2 comeback EFL Cup win at Plymouth.Jordan Ayew, Eberechi Eze and Jeffrey Schlupp were introduced after Plymouth went 2-0 up and each had assists as Palace stormed back after Ben Waine and Luke Cundle had put Argyle ahead.An Odsonne Edouard strike and two goals in a minute from Jean-Philippe Mateta tu...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou defended his decision to make nine changes after Tottenham suffered a penalty shoot-out defeat at Fulham in the Carabao Cup second round.Spurs entered this contest following back-to-back wins in the Premier League, which had generated a feelgood factor around the club despite the departure of all-time top scorer Harry Kane on the eve of the new season.Only Micky van de Ven and R...Full Story »

Leeds boss Daniel Farke was unhappy with the retaken decisive spot-kick as Leeds suffered a dramatic 9-8 penalty shoot-out loss to Salford in the Carabao Cup.Ossama Ashley scored at the second attempt after Karl Darlow had saved an initial effort only to be yellow-carded for moving off his line.Farke said: “It was the only penalty to be retaken, but I can’t change the referee’s...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho refused to blame Joe Morrell and Abu Kamara after their missed penalties sent his side crashing out of the EFL Cup at the hands of 10-man League One rivals Peterborough.Kamara had the chance to send Pompey into round three but blazed his penalty over the bar before Wales international Morrell sent his crashing against the post as Posh triumphed 5-4 in the shootout a...Full Story »

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell was a happy man after his side reached the third round of the League Cup for the first time since 1989 by beating Stevenage on penalties at St James Park.After Alex Hartridge, for City, and Jordan Roberts had traded strikes, it was left to Pierce Sweeney to score the decisive spot-kick after Viljami Sinisalo had saved from Dan Butler in the shoot-out.“It’...Full Story »

Ipswich assistant manager Martyn Pert praised his side for “doing the simple things” as they overcame League One Reading on penalties after a 2-2 draw to progress to the third round of the Carabao Cup.Reading went ahead in the second minute courtesy of a Brandon Williams own-goal but Cameron Humphreys levelled in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage-time.Freddie Ladapo gave Town t...Full Story »

Leicester manager Enzo Maresca hailed the contribution of veteran striker Jamie Vardy as the Foxes continued their flying start to the season with a 2-0 Carabao Cup victory at Tranmere.Second-half strikes from Wilfred Ndidi and former England international Vardy proved the difference as the Championship side ran out 2-0 victors against their League Two opponents.It was a sixth win out of six for...Full Story »

Phil Parkinson branded Bradford’s penalty a “nothing incident” as he expressed frustration at the officials in their Carabao Cup second-round exit but was pleased with his Wrexham players.Tyler Smith’s spot-kick inside three minutes put Bradford ahead but Will Boyle’s header took the game to a shoot-out.Mark Howard saved Dan Oyegoke’s effort, but Luke Young mi...Full Story »

Crewe boss Lee Bell was quick to disregard his side’s penalty misery after being dumped out of the Carabao Cup by local rivals Port Vale.The visitors missed all four penalties as they crashed out in the second round with a 2-0 shoot-out defeat after a goalless draw in normal time at Vale Park.Elliott Nevitt blasted over, Rio Adebisi hit the bar and Joel Tabiner missed from 12 yards while C...Full Story »

Sutton manager Matt Gray is hoping for a money-spinning EFL Cup tie after Aiden O’Brien gave the League Two side a shock 1-0 win at Wycombe.The Shrewsbury loanee netted his first goal for the Yellows midway through the first half and the visitors held on to reach the third round for the first time in the club’s history.Following four straight defeats since their dramatic penalty shoo...Full Story »

Manager Nigel Clough praised Mansfield’s “absolutely outstanding” second-half display after they beat Sheffield Wednesday 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw at Hillsborough in the Carabao Cup.Rhys Oates produced a superb equaliser with five minutes left after Anthony Musaba headed the Owls in front in the first half.Goalkeeper Christy Pym then saved spot-kicks from Wil...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank paid tribute to debutant goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe after his two spot-kick saves ensured the Bees edged past Newport 3-0 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Rodney Parade.Mathias Jensen thought he had won the Carabao Cup tie for the visitors in the 88th minute but teenage substitute Kiban Rai headed home deep into stoppage time for the hosts to take the game to spot-kic...Full Story »

Andoni Iraola hailed acting captain David Brooks for the role he played in Bournemouth’s 3-2 Carabao Cup win over Swansea as the Spaniard celebrated his first victory as Cherries boss.Brooks slotted home a second-half equaliser to cancel out Matt Grimes opener at the Swansea.Com Stadium as the Wales international celebrated his first competitive goal for over two years, and first since ret...Full Story »

Luton boss Rob Edwards knew the result was all that mattered as the Hatters went through to the third round of the Carabao Cup by beating League Two Gillingham at Kenilworth Road.The hosts led 2-0 at half-time thanks to goals from Jacob Brown and Alfie Doughty, before Jayden Clarke pulled one back early in the second period.Cauley Woodrow then put Town 3-1 in front before Tom Nichols scored late...Full Story »

Cardiff manager Erol Bulut was delighted with his team’s 3-1 victory over Birmingham – and hopes he can bolster his defence before Friday’s transfer deadline.The Bluebirds boss watched as his side scored through Rubin Colwill, Ryan Wintle and Zion Etete and saw Blues’ Lukas Jutkiewicz sent off midway through the second half.They did so having made 10 changes to the side w...Full Story »

Gary O’Neil has said he expects Matheus Nunes to remain at Wolves beyond Friday’s transfer deadline day with Manchester City yet to lodge an improved offer for the Portugal international, who has stopped training in a bid to force through a move.City last week saw a £47million bid rejected for the 25-year-old, who moved to Molineux for a club-record £38million last summer...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday’s miserable start to the season continued as they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup 5-4 on penalties by Mansfield after a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes at Hillsborough.Anthony Musaba gave the hosts a first-half lead before Rhys Oates equalised five minutes from time to force a shoot-out.Wednesday applied pressure early on with Callum Paterson heading straight at Christy Pym ...Full Story »

Tottenham suffered their first on-pitch setback of the Ange Postecoglou era after they exited the Carabao Cup in the second round at Fulham after Davinson Sanchez crucially had an effort saved in a 5-3 defeat on penalties.Richarlison had opened his account for the season to cancel out a 19th-minute own-goal from Micky van de Ven, which had given the hosts a deserved half-time advantage despite b...Full Story »

Joe Morrell and Abu Kamara missed their spot-kicks as Portsmouth lost 5-4 on penalties to Peterborough after a 1-1 draw in the second round of the Carabao Cup.Kamara had the chance to send Pompey through after Ryan De Havilland had seen his penalty saved by Ryan Schofield but blazed into the stands.Wales midfielder Morrell then crashed his effort against a post before David Ajiboye stepped up to...Full Story »

Brentford avoided becoming Newport’s latest cup victims as they won 3-0 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Rodney Parade.Adam Lewis hit a post with Newport’s first effort, before Nathan Wood and Bryn Morris both saw theirs saved by Bees debutant Ellery Balcombe, and Keane Lewis-Potter settled the contest in the Premier League side’s favour.Mathias Jensen thought he had won it in ...Full Story »

An understrength Ipswich had to work hard to secure a place in the third round of the Carabao Cup as they beat League One Reading 3-1 on penalties after a 2-2 draw.Town scored with three of their four spot-kicks but Reading missed three of theirs through Charlie Savage, Caylan Vickers and Ben Elliott.Ipswich had fallen behind in only the second minute due to an own-goal from Manchester United lo...Full Story »

League Two Salford stunned Championship big guns Leeds with a thrilling 9-8 penalty shoot-out victory after their EFL Cup clash ended 1-1 after 90 minutes.Jamie Shackleton missed Leeds’ vital sudden-death spot-kick when he thumped the bar, after which Salford’s Ossama Ashley notched the winning kick – dramatically at the second attempt after Karl Darlow had moved off his line t...Full Story »

Manager Michael Carrick praised Middlesbrough’s “spirit and togetherness” after stoppage-time goals from substitutes Riley McGree and Morgan Rogers sealed a 3-1 Carabao Cup comeback win at Bolton.Dion Charles celebrated his new contract extension by giving the League One outfit a 23rd-minute lead.Matt Crooks equalised 10 minutes later but it took Boro until the first minute of ...Full Story »

David Wagner was bursting with pride after seeing his much-changed Norwich team reach the Carabao Cup third round with a deserved success at Bristol City.The winner came on 49 minutes when Przemyslaw Placheta accepted a pass from Sam McCallum inside the box and turned to fire a right-footed shot just inside the far post.It was enough to edge a fast, open game in favour of a Canaries team featuri...Full Story »

Stoke manager Alex Neil was delighted with his new recruits as full debutants Wouter Burger and Mehdi Leris got on the scoresheet in a 6-1 Carabao Cup thrashing of Rotherham.The second-round win extends the Potters’ perfect home record to four matches in all competitions this season – a run that started with a 4-1 victory over the Millers on the opening day of the new Championship ca...Full Story »

An opportunist second-half strike from Przemyslaw Placheta was enough to put Norwich through to the third round of the Carabao Cup with a 1-0 victory over Championship rivals Bristol City at Ashton Gate.The winner came on 49 minutes when Placheta accepted a pass from Sam McCallum inside the box and turned cleverly to fire a right-footed shot just inside the far post from a narrow angle.It was th...Full Story »