England star Jude Bellingham is a man in demand Jude Bellingham is expected to reject a new deal on the table at Borussia Dortmund - and spark a massive battle for his signature. The Premier League elite and their major rivals on the continent are watching developments this week in Germany closely as Dortmund open fresh talks on the England star’s future. The Bundesliga outfit still wan...Full Story »

The agent of new Arsenal signing Leandro Trossard has, late on Saturday, provided an insight into the process which culminated in his client making the move to the red half of London, rather than the Lilywhite. The name of versatile attacker Trossard, of course, took its place front and centre in the headlines over the course of the last couple of weeks. This came upon confirmation arriving ...Full Story »

PSG coach Christophe Galtier admits talks are underway with Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar. The Slovak is off contract at the end of the season. Galtier said, “I saw the information that was in the papers, but I can't say if he will come in this session or over the summer," said the coach. “I can't tell you that. "The directors are working on it and I have to remain concen...Full Story »

SPORTS legends and celebrity icons including Cristiano Ronaldo, Tyson Fury and Molly-Mae Hague have been dragged into a legal battle involving one of their favourite Italian restaurants. They are among high-profile names that appear in court papers lodged at the High Court by dining hotspot Cibo in a bid to stop a rival trading under its name. Cibo is a regular haunt for sports stars and celeb...Full Story »

Former Miss Croatia Ivana Knoll has gone from stealing the show at the World Cup to setting the internet alight with a topless snap on a Maldives beach. The model, who is often seen at sporting events or posing with celebrities like Drake, has built up a huge following on social media, with 3.6million followers keeping an eye on her updates. Her latest post, in which she covers her chest with ...Full Story »

JARROD BOWEN celebrated his pair of goals by paying tribute to his pregnant girlfriend Dani Dyer. The West Ham forward and Love Island star, both 26, confirmed yesterday they are expecting twins later this year. The couple are expecting twins later this yearCredit: Instagram Dani then revealed her bare bump for the first time on social media this morning. Then hours later her man got on the ...Full Story »

Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd & PSG in frame to sign Vlahovic Dusan Vlahovic is looking to orchestrate a move away from Juventus. According to 90min, the striker wants to leave amid their exit from the Champions League and 15-point deduction in Serie A. His agent has reached out to Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich to offer the 22-year-old's services. ...Full Story »

West Ham captain Declan Rice is reportedly open to joining London rivals Chelsea if he departs the Irons this summer. The 24-year-old has become one of the most sought-after midfielders in recent years and is rumoured to be preparing for a summer exit from the London Stadium. The likes of Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal are all expected to be in the race for Rice's signature at the en...Full Story »

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has warned Arsenal off Eduardo Camavinga. The Gunners were said to be keen on loaning Camavinga this January but it is an option that Real Madrid do not even remotely contemplate. His great performance in the Copa del Rey match against Villarreal gave a reminder to those who began to doubt him. The Italian spoke about the youngster in a press conference, co...Full Story »

Josh Harris and David Blitzer have emerged in the running to invest in Manchester United, which could see the Glazer family remain at the club. The American duo are considering joining Sir Jim Ratcliffe in the takeover frame, potentially opening the door for a nightmare scenario for United fans. Ratcliffe and his business INEOS, the world's fourth-largest chemical company, came forward as the f...Full Story »

Eddie Howe insists he is not overly concerned about Newcastle’s overall attacking ability despite his side playing out a goalless draw with Crystal Palace for the second time this season.It was the third time since September the teams had no goals to show between them, with Newcastle needing penalties to decide their Carabao Cup clash in November.The point at Selhurst Park still ensured Ho...Full Story »

Michael Beale described the McDiarmid Park pitch as a “cow field” after a rare Borna Barisic goal gave Rangers a narrow 1-0 Scottish Cup win over St Johnstone.The Gers boss was unimpressed by the Hampden Park surface last Sunday for the 2-1 Viaplay Cup semi-final win over Aberdeen, which came before the midweek cinch Premiership victory on Kilmarnock’s artificial surface.After ...Full Story »

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson paid tribute to goalkeeper Trevor Carson and goalkeeping coach Jamie Langfield for helping his team reach the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.Carson made some big saves to keep out Dundee during the 120 minutes and then kept out three of their efforts during the subsequent shout-out that finished 3-0 to Saints.And Robinson revealed Langfield had been instrument...Full Story »

Newcastle moved up to third in the table after a goalless draw at Crystal Palace extended their unbeaten run to 15 Premier League matches.The visitors dominated possession throughout the contest, which saw the visitors squander 15 corners, while the hosts were dealt a blow when Wilfried Zaha was forced off with injury in the second half.Magpies goalkeeper Nick Pope, who kept his ninth straight c...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson described the dismissal of Blackburn captain Daniel Ayala as “harsh” after seeing his side earn a first Sky Bet Championship draw of the season in their 28th game.The centre-back earned a second yellow card for holding back Bristol City’s Nahki Wells in the 74th minute, having already been booked for a first-half foul.Rovers had taken a 54th-minute lead when B...Full Story »

Luton boss Rob Edwards says back-to-back wins at Wigan have proved to be “a really good response” to last weekend’s defeat against Sky Bet Championship form team West Brom.Goals from Harry Cornick and Elijah Adebayo gave Luton a 2-0 victory at the DW Stadium, four days after a 2-1 win on the same ground sent them into round four of the FA Cup.For Edwards, it has gone some ways ...Full Story »

Mark Jackson was delighted to see his MK Dons team move out of the Sky Bet League One relegation zone, as they won 2-1 at bottom club Forest Green.Striker Mo Eisa scored twice to give boss Jackson his second win since his appointment at Christmas and lift them to 19th in the table.Jackson said: “It was a tough day but it was an important victory and a great three points. We’ve got to...Full Story »

Hamilton manager John Rankin hopes his side can build some momentum after they dumped Premiership Ross County of the Scottish Cup after a 5-3 penalty shootout win.The New Douglas Park side, who are currently four point adrift at the bottom of the Championship table, have now won three games in a row in three different competitions for the first time since 2008.In a game that was dominated by mis...Full Story »

Paul Warne hailed Derby’s 2-1 victory over Sky Bet League One play-off rivals Bolton as a good marker in their hopes of a top-six finish.Nathan Mendez-Laing and Conor Hourihane were on target for the Rams, with both registering their sixth goals of the campaign.Substitute Kieron Sadlier replied in stoppage time but it was too late for the visitors, who suffered a first defeat in nine outin...Full Story »

Stevenage manager Steve Evans was delighted to see his team put on a show in front of a bumper crowd as they swept past league leaders Leyton Orient to close the gap at the top to two points.A record league attendance of 6,989 at the Lamex Stadium witnessed the hosts fly out of the traps by scoring twice in the first 11 minutes.Stevenage could go above Orient should they win at Swindon on Tuesda...Full Story »

QPR boss Neil Critchley backed Jamal Lowe to make an impact for the club after the forward scored on his full debut in a 1-1 draw at home to Swansea.Lowe, a recent loan signing from Bournemouth, opened the scoring after 27 minutes at Loftus Road.But he missed chances to double Rangers’ lead before Jay Fulton netted a late equaliser for the Swans.Critchley said: “I thought he was exce...Full Story »

Hamilton won the battle of the bottom sides as they reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup with a 5-3 penalty shoot-out victory over Ross County.The two sides could not be separated after extra-time at New Douglas Park which meant that penalties were required and it was the Championship strugglers who progressed.It was a contest that showed plenty of signs of a game being played between two...Full Story »

Frank Lampard was left clinging on to his job as Everton manager following a damaging 2-0 defeat at fellow strugglers West Ham.The Toffees’ under-fire owner – majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri – and chairman Bill Kenwright were in attendance as two goals from Jarrod Bowen kept the Toffees rooted in the relegation zone.On another miserable afternoon for the blue half of Mersey...Full Story »

Unai Emery was full of praise for the shift Ollie Watkins put in after he scored the only goal of the game at Southampton – but the Aston Villa boss insisted it was not just down to him alone to get on the scoresheet.Watkins is the only senior striker in the Villa squad, but his 77th-minute header proved enough for the visitors to move up to 11th in the Premier League, just one point behin...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper toasted a special moment for Sam Surridge after the substitute claimed his first Premier League goal to snatch a 1-1 draw at former club Bournemouth.Forest looked set to slip to defeat at the Vitality Stadium following Jaidon Anthony’s opener before Cherries academy graduate Surridge poked home a milestone strike seven minutes from time.The forward, who ...Full Story »

Watford manager Slaven Bilic bemoaned his side’s lack of incisiveness in a 1-1 draw with Rotherham at Vicarage Road which damaged their automatic promotion hopes.Joao Ferreira’s 53rd-minute equaliser cancelled out Shane Ferguson’s close-range opener for Rotherham, but the Hornets are now 13 points adrift of second-placed Sheffield United and a further five behind leaders Burnle...Full Story »

University of Stirling head coach Chris Geddes admitted he was incredibly proud of his players despite losing 3-0 to Dundee United at Tannadice.The Lowland League side took plenty of plaudits in the Scottish Cup tie but the Tangerines’ quality ultimately shone through with goals by Aziz Behich, Jamie McGrath and Glenn Middleton.However, Geddes insisted his team of students could still hold...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher was delighted with his League One table-topping side’s 4-2 home win over Cheltenham.Argyle led 2-0 thanks to goals from Dan Scarr and Ryan Hardie, while Cheltenham responded through Taylor Perry before half-time.Callum Wright made it 3-1 before Alfie May again reduced the gap and Sam Cosgrove made it 4-2 and 13 home league wins for the leaders.Schumacher sai...Full Story »

John Mousinho hailed stand-in captain Marlon Pack after starting his Portsmouth reign with a 2-0 win at home to Exeter.Second-half goals from Pack and Wales midfielder Joe Morrell were enough to earn Pompey their first home victory since September.Head coach Mousinho, taking charge for the first time since replacing Danny Cowley, said: “That was a pretty intense 90 to 95 minutes.“Exe...Full Story »

Birmingham head coach John Eustace urged supporters to stick by his team after three fans invaded the pitch during their 2-1 defeat to Preston at St Andrew’s.The 77th-minute incursion briefly halted the game after Ryan Ledson and Alan Browne had given Preston a clear advantage before substitute Lukas Jutkiewicz’s late consolation.There was also a banner unfurled in front of the direc...Full Story »

New Portsmouth boss John Mousinho got his tenure off to a winning start with a 2-0 victory against Exeter.Second-half goals from Marlon Pack and Wales midfielder Joe Morrell secured Pompey’s first home triumph since September.Amid fan protests against Portsmouth owner Michael Eisner, it was Exeter who came closest to scoring in the first half.Luton loanee Matt Macey, making his Pompey debu...Full Story »

Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes admitted it was a disjointed display from his side as Jordan Jones’ last-minute volley eventually gave them a 1-0 victory over fourth-tier Dumbarton in the Scottish Cup fourth round.The Rugby Park side missed a number of chances against the spirited League Two leaders before substitute Jones grabbed the winner in stoppage time with a sweetly struck strike.M...Full Story »

St Mirren booked their place in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup after coming out on top in a penalty shoot-out with Dundee.The teams couldn’t be separated after a poor 120 minutes of few meaningful chances.But it was the Premiership side who prevailed from the spot, with Greg Kiltie hitting the winning penalty to send his team through with Trevor Carson saving all three Dundee efforts....Full Story »

Steven Hammell praised his under-pressure Motherwell side for ensuring they did not fall victim to a Scottish Cup upset away to Arbroath on Saturday.The Fir Park side are just three points off the bottom of the cinch Premiership after failing to win any of their last eight league games, so many predicted they may struggle against their Championship hosts at Gayfield.However, two goals from Frenc...Full Story »

Interim manager Dean Whitehead admitted Cardiff City need reinforcements quickly as their winless run stretched to 11 games with a 1-0 home defeat by promotion hopefuls Millwall.Cardiff are just three points above the bottom two having played two games more than Huddersfield Town and still without a permanent boss after sacking Mark Hudson last week.Fans protested against owner Vincent Tan befor...Full Story »

Alex Neil praised Dwight Gayle after he ended his 50-game goal drought in Stoke’s 4-0 rout of Reading.The 33-year-old forward notched his first goal since December 2020 as he capped an impressive Potters’ display in the Sky Bet Championship clash.An early Will Smallbone effort opened the scoring with Tyrese Campbell and Jacob Brown tightening Stoke’s grip on the tie.And a first...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Neil Harris praised his side’s ‘clinical’ display after they won 2-0 at fellow strugglers Colchester United.Both goals came just before half-time, as the Gills claimed back-to-back League Two wins for the first time this season.They took a 37th-minute lead through David Tutonda, who headed home at the far post after Ollie Hawkins had flicked on Alex MacDonald&rs...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Michael Duff praised the performance of his forwards as his side convincingly beat Accrington 3-1 at Oakwell.James Norwood, Jack Aitchison and Jordan Williams got on the scoresheet within the opening 19 minutes, with Stanley’s Tommy Leigh converting from the penalty spot late on.Duff said: “You can’t ask for much more than to be 3-0 up after 19 minutes.“I&rs...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale saluted his players as they turned around their Scottish Cup tie at Stenhousemuir in the second half to book their place in the fifth-round draw.And Martindale insists he was not worried about a Scottish Cup shock as he was convinced his players would come back from League Two outfit Stenhousemuir taking a shock first-half lead.Stenhousemuir were on course for...Full Story »

Boss Roberto De Zerbi hit out at referee Thomas Bramall after Brighton were denied a penalty at Leicester.Evan Ferguson’s late leveller earned the Seagulls a deserved point in their 2-2 Premier League draw at the King Power Stadium.The Foxes rallied after Kaoru Mitoma’s brilliant opener as Marc Albrighton and Harvey Barnes put them 2-1 up.But De Zerbi felt the visitors should have ha...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore admitted his side were made to work for their 1-0 victory over Fleetwood at Hillsborough.A first-half goal from Marvin Johnson was enough to give Wednesday the points with Fleetwood having frustrated the home side for large parts of the game.Moore, who saw Lee Gregory miss a stoppage-time penalty, said: “The game was messy and I have to give credit ...Full Story »

Both managers questioned whether the Oxford’s 2-1 victory over Ipswich should have been played to the finish as fog thickened in the second half to the point where visibility was poor.Cameron Brannagan emerged from the gloom to fire home from 25 yards in the 83rd minute to give the U’s revenge for their 3-0 defeat at Portman Road on Boxing Day.The result was a blow to Ipswich’s...Full Story »

A first-half goal from Marvin Johnson was enough to give Sheffield Wednesday a 1-0 victory over Fleetwood at Hillsborough.The Owls went ahead after 17 minutes when Josh Windass’ low ball was finished calmly into the roof of the net by Johnson.Lee Gregory had a chance to double the lead from another Windass cross but the striker’s effort went wide before Dominic Iorfa saw his low driv...Full Story »

Welshman Tom Bradshaw increased Cardiff City’s relegation fears and kept Millwall in the Championship play-off mix with the only goal of the game in south Wales.Cardiff fans staged a protest before kick-off calling for owner Vincent Tan to sell the club and they have now gone 11 games without a win in all competitions.Caretaker manager Dean Whitehead could not halt the Bluebirds’ sli...Full Story »

Gillingham chalked up back-to-back victories in League Two for the first time this season after winning 2-0 at fellow strugglers Colchester United.David Tutonda and Tom Nichols were on target as the visitors built on last week’s win over Hartlepool.Junior Tchamadeu fired into the side netting early on for Colchester and Noah Chilvers also went close for the hosts when his 25-yard strike wa...Full Story »

Shrewsbury boss Steve Cotterill hailed his five-star side after their thumping 5-1 win over struggling Cambridge.The Sky Bet League One fixture at New Meadow beat the big freeze which saw 14 games called off across the English Football League.United were left wishing the weather had intervened after this horror show, a fourth straight defeat, dropped them deeper into relegation trouble.For Cotte...Full Story »

Rochdale manager Jim Bentley cut a deflated figure after his side slumped to the foot of Sky Bet League Two.After having two players sent off and losing 2-0 at Hartlepool, he admitted: “I feel embarrassed – this is the hardest job I’ve ever had. I feel sorry for the fans and I’m embarrassed clapping our supporters.”Victory for Pools lifted them out of the drop zone ...Full Story »

Mo Eisa scored twice as MK Dons beat fellow strugglers Forest Green 2-1 to move out of the Sky Bet League One drop zone.The visitors had to come from behind after Myles Peart-Harris put Rovers ahead in the 29th minute.Brentford loanee Peart-Harris easily tapped in his fourth league goal of the season from a couple of yards after being teed up by co-striker Amadou Bakayoko, making his home debut ...Full Story »

Wigan remain rooted to the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship after suffering a second home defeat to Luton in the space of four days – with the Hatters easing to a 2-0 win.The two sides must be sick of the sight of each other, given this was the third meeting already in 2023, and the fourth of the campaign.Having won on this ground in midweek to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup, ...Full Story »

Evan Ferguson’s late header rescued a deserved Premier League point for Brighton at Leicester.The substitute nodded in to clinch a 2-2 draw and maintain the Seagulls’ assault on the top five.Harvey Barnes and Marc Albrighton had struck for the hosts to cancel out Kaoru Mitoma’s sensational opener.It is still the first time the Foxes have earned a point after falling behind this...Full Story »

Dwight Gayle ended his 50-match goal drought as Stoke claimed their first points of 2023 with a 4-0 thrashing of Reading.Will Smallbone’s smart early finish paved the way for the Potters, who secured a first home victory since early November.The influential Tyrese Campbell doubled the advantage in the second half to tighten the hosts’ grip before Jacob Brown added a late third.And an...Full Story »

A stoppage-time goal from Aaron Hayden snatched Wrexham a 3-2 win against Maidstone.The clash was one of only two National League games to go ahead after postponements due to the weather, and the result means Phil Parkinson’s side are now level on points with leaders Notts County.Wrexham took the lead on the half-hour when Luke Young chipped the ball home from the edge of the box.They were...Full Story »

A powerful second-half performance lifted Hartlepool out of the relegation places as they saw off nine-man Rochdale 2-0.Goals from strike partners Josh Umerah and Jack Hamilton, after Dale’s Ethan Ebanks-Landell was red-carded, were enough to dump Dale to the bottom of the table.After a flat opening half, with neither side offering an attacking threat, the game sparked into life on 51 minu...Full Story »

Three pitch invaders briefly halted the game as away-day specialists Preston inflicted a fifth straight league defeat on Birmingham in a 2-1 win at St Andrew’s that saw referee Rebecca Welch make history.In the first Championship game to be refereed in full by a female official, first league goals of the season from Ryan Ledson and captain Alan Browne in the opening 15 minutes won it for R...Full Story »