Former Real Madrid and Chelsea star Eden Hazard was happy to attend Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony. Hazard presented the Kopa Trophy to Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham on the night. He told Radio Marca: "Why am I here? Because my children asked to come. 'Okay, then we'll go to Paris together to spend a night and have fun,' I told them. "I can do what I want and enjoy my family, my chi...Full Story »

Instagram sensation and Dartford defender Gabriella Howell ditched her football boots in favour of a Halloween costume that was more tantalising than terrifying If you go down to the woods today, you'd better avert your eyes. But that might prove easier said than done given Gabby Howell's choice of Halloween costume this year. After debuting for Dartford this season, the social media star put ...Full Story »

After the likes of Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard, Arsenal are reportedly close to agreeing a new contract with another important first-team player. That's according to a recent report from Football Insider, who claims the next player on Mikel Arteta's list to tie down on new and improved terms is defender Ben White. Since joining Arsenal from Brighton and Hove Albion two years ago, White, ...Full Story »

LUIS SUAREZ has agreed to join Inter Miami to reunite with Lionel Messi, according to reports. The Uruguayan played with the superstar at Barcelona between 2014-20, where they won the Treble together in 2015. Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi could reunite at Inter Miami Credit: AFP The pair became close friends and often take their families on holiday together. And now they could reunite in the ...Full Story »

Inter Milan chief Piero Ausilio has revealed how close they were to losing Lautaro Martinez. The Argentina striker joined Inter from Racing Club, but only after a move to Atletico Madrid stalled. Ausilio told Radio Serie A: "It was a special story: in fact, he was already an Atlético de Madrid player. We took a plane to risk our 1% with the risk of making a fool of ourselves, but it was...Full Story »

The 51-year-old wore United's iconic red home shirt - with No.7 on the back. The Rock dressed up as a Man Utd icon for Halloween Credit: Instagram He wore United's home shirt and a long blonde wig Credit: Instagram He also wore a long blonde wig paired with a headband. If you haven't guessed already, the player in question is none other than David Beckham. The Rock took to Instagram to shar...Full Story »

Real Madrid have joined Liverpool in the race to sign Sporting CP defender Goncalo Inacio in the January transfer window. WHAT HAPPENED? Liverpool have identified the 22-year-old defender as a long-term replacement for the ageing defensive duo of Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk and are planning to launch a bid to sign him in January. But, according to AS, they face competition from Real Madrid...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag says he 'has to put it right' after Manchester United's 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup. WHAT HAPPENED? Goals from Miguel Almiron, Lewis Hall, and Joe Willock ended the Red Devils' Carabao Cup defence in emphatic fashion at a gloomy Old Trafford on Wednesday night. The Magpies inflicted a number of unwanted records on Ten Hag's team as they avenge...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur, along with other interested Premier League clubs, could come up short in their pursuit of Real Madrid's Toni Kroos. That's according to transfer journalist Paul Brown, who 'wouldn't be surprised' if the German midfielder remained with Los Blancos, despite his contract expiring next summer. Now at the age of 33, Kroos, a serial winner with Madrid, is seeing his game time dw...Full Story »

Jude Bellingham turned down Manchester United offering him a move, with the Red Devils failing to give any assurances of how often he'd play. That's according to former Manchester United captain, Rio Ferdinand, who says that he's heard from "a very good source" that Bellingham was in discussions with his former club. The England international has since moved onto Real Madrid, where he has net...Full Story »

Luis Suarez has reportedly agreed to join Lionel Messi's Barcelona reunion at Inter Miami. Messi is one of three former Barca stars who joined David Beckham's MLS club earlier this year. Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba followed him through the door after his arrival in July. Becks is continuing to get the band back together - as according to Spanish newspaper El Pais, a fourth member will be ...Full Story »

Arsenal interested in signing Sporting full-back Arsenal are eyeing a move for Sporting CP full-back Geny Catamo in the January transfer window, according to Correio da Manha. The 22-year-old versatile Mozambican international can play both as a right full-back as well as a winger and has scored two goals and provided as many assists for the Portuguese club this season. The player has a cont...Full Story »

Philippe Clement thanked the Rangers supporters for backing their team in the 5-0 win over Dundee at Dens Park but asked them to leave the pyrotechnics at home in future.The match was delayed by 45 minutes after the Rangers team bus was held up in traffic and then suspended for 18 minutes after the travelling fans let off a large number of flares that triggered fire alarms under the stand.Ranger...Full Story »

Aberdeen manager Barry Robson welcomed a return to form ahead of their Viaplay Cup semi-final after watching his side beat Motherwell 4-2 at Fir Park.Jamie McGrath hit a double and Nicky Devlin and substitute Luis Lopes were also on target as the Dons played the ball around with confidence, especially after the Irish midfielder’s first goal in the 26th minute.Late goals from Motherwell sub...Full Story »

Fulham boss Marco Silva challenged Rodrigo Muniz to make the forward position his own after he scored in a 3-1 win at Ipswich to send them through to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2004.The Premier League opposition proved too strong for the Championship high-flyers with Harry Wilson, Muniz and Tom Cairney on target at Portman Road before substitute Elkan Baggott pulled ...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley was left frustrated after his side were forced to settle for a 3-3 draw in a thrilling Lancashire derby against Fleetwood.Sonny Carey’s brilliant brace cancelled out early goals from Promise Omochere and Jack Marriott.Shayne Lavery seemingly secured the bragging points for the Seasiders, but Marriott popped up with a dramatic last-gasp equaliser.Critchley said...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag promised he was a “fighter” after Manchester United slumped to a 3-0 Carabao Cup home defeat to Newcastle to pile more pressure on him.Defeat in the rematch of last season’s final – which United won to highlight a promising first season in charge for the Dutchman – meant United have lost eight of their opening 15 fixtures in all competitions this term, ...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp hailed the desire of his players after Liverpool booked a Carabao Cup quarter-final spot by battling through Storm Ciaran to beat Bournemouth 2-1.Substitute Darwin Nunez settled a challenging fourth-round tie staged in driving rain and swirling winds with a stunning 70th-minute winner.Cody Gakpo gave the much-changed Reds a half-time lead at Vitality Stadium before the Cherries thre...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers hailed Celtic’s traditional never-say-die spirit following their late 2-1 cinch Premiership win over St Mirren at Parkhead.Saints attacker Conor McMenamin headed the visitors in front in the seventh minute but returning Hoops midfielder David Turnbull levelled in the 18th minute with a fine strike before hitting the post with a penalty just before the half-hour mark.The lea...Full Story »

St Johnstone caretaker manager Alec Cleland hailed the reaction of his squad as they defeated Kilmarnock 2-1 in the first match since manager Steven MacLean was sacked.Nicky Clark scored a double in the first 10 minutes and, although Kyle Vassell pulled a goal back and Dara Costelloe was sent off for the hosts, they held on to secure their first league win at the 10th attempt.Cleland said: &ldqu...Full Story »

David Martindale is adamant he is perfectly content with Livingston’s decision to reject an approach from St Johnstone regarding their managerial vacancy.The Perth club requested permission to speak to the 49-year-old about the possibility of replacing the sacked Steven MacLean earlier this week but the Lions released a statement on Tuesday explaining that they would not be allowing their ...Full Story »

Rangers crushed Dundee 5-0 in a cinch Premiership match that was delayed due to traffic and then briefly suspended following flares in the away end.Ryan Jack’s strike had the visitors in front at half-time before four goals after the break from Danilo, Sam Lammers, Cyriel Dessers and James Tavernier extended their unbeaten run under new manager Philippe Clement to three games.Dundee offere...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is taking a “careful” approach with captain Reece James, who started a match for just the second time this season in the Blues’ 2-0 Carabao Cup victory over Blackburn.James, who has been making his way back to full fitness after sustaining a hamstring issue in August, played 61 minutes of Wednesday’s tie before he was swapped for Malo Gust...Full Story »

Everton manager Sean Dyche wants his players to develop a physical and mental resilience so they are happy playing three times a week.The Toffees boss made just two changes for the comfortable 3-0 Carabao Cup victory over his former side Burnley – who made seven – to set up a quarter-final meeting with Fulham.Dyche’s school of thought is if his side are playing more it means th...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta took the blame for Arsenal’s painful 3-1 Carabao Cup defeat at West Ham.Arteta made six changes to his line-up for the fourth-round clash, starting with Declan Rice on the bench on his Hammers homecoming.Rice, who lifted the Europa Conference League trophy as West Ham captain last season, was back at his old club for the first time since his £105million switch to the Gun...Full Story »

Miguel Almiron, Lewis Hall and Joe Willock fired Newcastle to a famous first Old Trafford victory in a decade as Carabao Cup holders Manchester United suffered a second 3-0 home humiliation in four days.Wednesday’s fourth-round clash was a repeat of the final eight months ago at Wembley, where Erik ten Hag crowned a promising first season in the hotseat by ending the club’s six-year ...Full Story »

Substitute Kenneth Vargas scored his first Hearts goal to secure a 1-0 victory over Livingston and ease the pressure on manager Steven Naismith.The Jambos started the night in the bottom six of the cinch Premiership and, after failing to win any of their previous three matches, they looked set for more frustration until their Costa Rican summer signing stepped off the bench to make their dominan...Full Story »

Substitute Darwin Nunez fired Liverpool into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals with a stunning second-half winner in a 2-1 success over Bournemouth at a blustery Vitality Stadium.The in-form Uruguay forward had been on the pitch for just 10 minutes when he collected a pass from fellow replacement Trent Alexander-Arnold and unleashed a thunderous finish into the top right corner.Cody Gakpo gave Jurg...Full Story »

Everton gave their late chairman Bill Kenwright the send-off he would have wanted as ex-Burnley duo James Tarkowski and Dwight McNeil played a major part in the 3-0 Carabao Cup victory over their former club.On a night when the fanbase, which has often been divided over the role of Kenwright spanning almost two decades, rose as one to mark his death last week at the age of 78, the team ensured t...Full Story »

Fulham eased through to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2004 with a 3-1 win at Ipswich.Marco Silva’s team were up against a Town outfit that had only lost once since their promotion to the Sky Bet Championship in April, but the Premier League side showed their class in Suffolk.Harry Wilson provided the breakthrough for Fulham in the ninth minute with a cool finish a...Full Story »

Managerless St Johnstone finally ended their wait for a first league win of the season as they secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock at McDiarmid Park.In their first match since manager Steven MacLean lost his job, the Saints got off to a dream start with Nicky Clark grabbing a double in the first 10 minutes.Kilmarnock grew into the game, though, and Kyle Vassell’s volley got t...Full Story »

A late strike by substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu gave Celtic a hard-fought 2-1 cinch Premiership win over St Mirren at Parkhead.Saints attacker Conor McMenamin headed the well-organised visitors into a shock lead in the seventh minute but the Hoops responded as expected.Returning midfielder David Turnbull levelled in the 18th minute with a terrific strike before hitting the post with a penalty just befo...Full Story »

Jamie McGrath hit a double as a 4-2 victory at Motherwell gave Aberdeen a much-needed morale boost ahead of the Viaplay Cup semi-finals.McGrath scored in each half with Nicky Devlin and substitute Luis Lopes also on target as the Dons claimed their first win in five matches to send them to Hampden on a high when they face Hibernian on Saturday.Motherwell conceded some sloppy goals and never...Full Story »