Man Utd on alert as De Ligt could leave Bayern in the summer Bayern Munich's star defender Matthijs de Ligt could leave the club next summer despite having a contract until 2027, according to Florian Plettenberg. While it is unlikely that the player would move out in the January transfer window, he could consider leaving the club in the summer. Red Devils may consider signing him if Erik ten...Full Story »

Cameroon were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by resolute 10-man Guinea in their Africa Cup of Nations opener in Yamoussoukro.Mohamed Bayo had given Guinea a shock early lead before captain Francois Kamano was sent off in first-half stoppage time following a VAR review for standing on Frank Magri’s foot.Magri’s header levelled things up six minutes into the second half, but Cameroon c...Full Story »

MODEL Lauryn Goodman vowed to torpedo Kyle Walker's marriage just weeks before falling pregnant with the England star's second love child. She texted a pal: "Ready to finish them" — then added laughing and heart emojis. Another message read: "Ask him if he wants to go with me again? I'm down for baby number 2 [five laughing emojis]." The texts were sent from the 32-year-old influencer...Full Story »

The Blues have been strongly linked with the 16-year-old and could sign him in a deal worth up to £65million. Chelsea are reportedly ready to trigger Estevao Willian's £52million release clause Estevao, who has been nicknamed Messinho, has also drawn interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona. According to Sport, though, Chelsea have now flown an executive to Sao Paulo to trigg...Full Story »

Manchester United are willing to negotiate a deal for Joao Neves at the end of the season. The Benfica midfielder is a priority target for United in 2024. And while they'd like to sign Neves immediately, United are prepared to wait until the summer, says the Mirror. Neves' deal with Benfica carries a buyout clause set at £103m. Benfica coach Roger Schmidt recently said: "We are halfwa...Full Story »

Vinicius Junior’s first-half treble helped Real Madrid storm to Spanish Super Cup glory following a comprehensive 4-1 victory over 10-man Barcelona in the Riyadh final.The Brazilian twice exploited Barcelona’s lackadaisical high line to put Real 2-0 up within the first 10 minutes before Robert Lewandowski halved the deficit just after the half hour mark.But Vinicius completed his hat...Full Story »

Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw by Equatorial Guinea in their Africa Cup of Nations Group A opening encounter in Abidjan.Three-time AFCON champions Nigeria threatened early, but it was Equatorial Guinea who took a surprise lead through Iban Salvador in the 36th minute.Napoli striker Victor Osimhen issued a near-instant reply when he headed home Ademola Lookman’s cross less than two minutes...Full Story »

Watford boss Valerien Ismael was as surprised as anyone to see Jake Livermore score both goals in their 2-1 win at QPR.Veteran midfielder Livermore has rarely scored two goals in a season throughout his long career, but he hit two in five minutes to pile more misery on Rangers.“For Jake it’s not his job to score goals but we are pleased with him, he has a great mentality,” said...Full Story »

I can reveal the £113million Real Madrid and England midfielder has been swapping messages with stunning R&B singer Rmarni. England superstar Jude Bellingham has been swapping messages with sexy a R&B singer after joining celeb dating app RayaJude has been messaging sexy Rmani after ­liking her Instagram snaps for monthsAn insider said 'Jude thinks Rmani is stunning — she...Full Story »

There they all were, sitting next to each other on a couple of benches in their practice attire, all of them smiling. Lionel Messi was sipping on a drink at one end, Luis Suarez next to him, then Sergio Busquets, then Jordi Alba on the other end. It's official: Messi, Busquets, Alba and Suarez are together again, this time in Major League Soccer. Preseason training for Inter Miami officially ...Full Story »

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez disputed that his team's performances are not as good as last season, although he acknowledged Real Madrid are in better form ahead of Sunday's Spanish Supercopa final. Barca won the Supercopa and LaLiga last year but go into this weekend's Clasico showdown in Saudi Arabia seven points behind Madrid, who are unbeaten in 20 matches, in the league table. However,...Full Story »

Matt Bloomfield bemoaned conceding another late goal as Wycombe had to settle for a point in a 1-1 draw at home to Lincoln.Dale Taylor put the hosts ahead in the 29th minute but Ethan Erhahon rifled home an equaliser in the eighth minute of stoppage time to rescue a point.Bloomfield’s side conceded a 90th-minute equaliser against Port Vale just before Christmas and the 39-year-old vowed to...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe was relieved his half-time gamble to make three substitutions paid off after Preston claimed a 2-0 win against Bristol City.North End laboured in the first half but the introduction of attacking trio Emil Riis, Mads Frokjaer-Jensen and Will Keane changed the game.Keane proved to be the matchwinner, scoring twice in the second half to secure Preston a first win since Boxing Day.Lowe adm...Full Story »

Newport manager Graham Coughlan is delighted with the momentum his side are building after winning 1-0 at Doncaster.The Exiles have lost just twice in their last 12 matches in all competitions and head into an FA Cup replay against Eastleigh with the carrot of a home tie against Manchester United awaiting the winner.Their performance at Doncaster was not particularly strong but Seb Palmer-Houlde...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was left frustrated as his side slipped to third in the table after being denied three points by a spirited Morecambe comeback.A Baily Cargill goal on the hour looked set to be enough to give the Stags the three points over the Shrimps, but a Charlie Brown goal 12 minutes from time gave the home side a point.Clough said: “The conditions were difficult for both s...Full Story »

Michael Carrick admitted Middlesbrough’s bench made the difference after they came from a goal behind beat Millwall 3-1 at The Den in the Sky Bet Championship.Carrick’s Boro were on a high after Tuesday’s 1-0 Carabao Cup semi-final first leg victory over Chelsea and rounded off an impressive week with victory over another London side.Joe Bryan opened the scoring for the hosts b...Full Story »

Daniel Farke hailed Leeds’ “most mature performance” of the season after his side strolled to a 3-0 win at Cardiff.Fourth-placed Leeds had lost their previous three away games in the Sky Bet Championship, but Patrick Bamford, Daniel James and Georginio Rutter were on target as mid-table Cardiff were swept aside.“We have had some electrifying performances in the home games...Full Story »

Michael Flynn says his recent signings have boosted morale at Swindon despite the Robins falling to a sixth defeat in their last six outings as Crewe triumphed 2-1.Striker Paul Glatzel and goalkeeper Jack Bycroft arrived at the County Ground on permanent deals from Liverpool and Southampton on Friday and both started at Gresty Road, where Flynn bemoaned poor defending for allowing the in-form Ra...Full Story »

Reading manager Ruben Selles fears that the club may be forced to play home games behind closed doors “maybe for the rest of the season” after their League One match against Port Vale was abandoned.Play was halted at 0-0 in the 17th minute after around 1,000 home fans invaded the pitch in the latest protest against Chinese owner Dai Yongge, who is trying to sell the club.After repeat...Full Story »

Russell Martin has urged his Southampton players to “make history” after equalling their best English Football League unbeaten run by thrashing Sheffield Wednesday 4-0.Adam Armstrong scored and set up Che Adams, Ryan Fraser and Sekou Mara to mark Saints’ 19th league game without defeat. They moved into the automatic places for the first time since the opening day of the season,...Full Story »