A last-gasp goal from debutant Marco Rigoni settled a frantic 3-2 victory over Lazio that lifted Genoa out of the Serie A relegation zone. It was a well-deserved first win for new head coach Davide Ballardini, whose side built a two-goal lead inside 21 minutes thanks to goals from Marco Borriello and Andrea Bertolacci. But the hosts would have to fight to the very end for the three points as S...Full Story »

The youngster has spoken about his first appearance in the Blaugrana first team and how hard he has worked to get where he is today Carles Planas struggled to hide his delight after making his Barcelona debut against Alaves on Wednesday. The full-back replaced Adriano with 15 minutes remaining of the Copa del Rey clash, and for a player who has progressed up the ranks from La Masia, the even...Full Story »

Steven Doris' 92nd-minute winner denied Stranraer their first away point of the season as Arbroath snatched a 2-1 victory. Stranraer, the Second Division's bottom club, went into the encounter having lost all five of their games on the road so far this term, scoring just twice in the process. And following an entertaining start to proceedings in which both sides threatened, Stranraer's hopes o...Full Story »

Lille recorded their first win of a demoralising Champions League campaign with a 2-0 success at BATE Borisov. The Ligue 1 side had not taken a single point from their first four matches and had a negative goal difference of 12 going into the clash against Belorussian champions. But they scored twice in the first half through Djibril Sidibe and Gianni Bruno and held on without conceding despit...Full Story »

Steven Doris' two penalties were not enough to prevent Arbroath's 3-2 home defeat against Queen of the South. Allan Johnston's table-toppers had already recorded two wins against their hosts this season, including a 6-0 victory in September, and went ahead after 22 minutes thanks to Nicholas Clark's left-footed finish. Their lead was doubled six minutes later when Christopher Higgins found the...Full Story »

Kyle Walker insists Tottenham is serious about winning the Europa League - and the young defender has revealed he would personally love to win the trophy. Spurs go into Thursday's clash against Maribor with three draws from three games in the competition, but a shock 1-0 home defeat to Wigan on Saturday means they are low on form. However, the 22-year-old right back feels it is a privilege to ...Full Story »

Joe Cole: Lille coach Rudi Garcia would like to bring the player back to France Lille coach Rudi Garcia has admitted he would love to have Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole back at the club. Cole enjoyed a successful spell on loan at Lille last season before returning to Liverpool in the summer. The 30-year-old has struggled to establish himself in Brendan Rodgers' plans this term and was critici...Full Story »

Kyle Walker has admitted that he stopped using Twitter after criticism and abuse from fans began to affect his performances for Tottenham. The England right-back revealed he was taking a temporary break from the social media site in the wake of last week's defeat by Chelsea. Walker, 22, finally decided enough was enough when several followers questioned his work ethic. Fall guy: Kyle Walke...Full Story »

Two goals in as many minutes moved Arbroath up to third in the table in a 2-0 victory over East Fife. Steven Doris fired the hosts into the lead on 25 minutes - an advantage which Derek Holmes then doubled less than two minutes later from close range. Arbroath came into the match on the back of a moral-boosting win against fellow promotion hopefuls Stenhousemuir last week and Doris gave the ho...Full Story »

There was a miracle here once, so they say. West Germany beat the Hungarians of Puskas, Kocsis, Hidegkuti and Czibor to win the World Cup in 1954. The Magnificent Magyars went two goals up in eight minutes only to lose their grip in torrential rain and slither to a first defeat in five years, against a team they had thrashed 8-3 earlier in the tournament. Hungary’s torment was hailed t...Full Story »