Nicky Clark and Cammy Smith both hit doubles as Dundee United secured a 6-2 Betfred Cup win at Brechin.Further goals from Ian Harkes and Calum Butcher either side of the interval had United on easy street but the home side quickly pulled two goals back through Kieran Inglis and Rory Currie.Smith netted on the hour mark to give United a cushion and the three points were well on their way back to ...Full Story »

Goals in each half from Alan Trouten and Robert Thomson earned Alloa a 2-0 Betfred Cup win at Airdrie.The Championship side took the lead in the 14th minute following a controversial penalty decision when Craig Thomson was ruled to have handled. Trouten netted.Airdrie had chances and Dale Carrick and Calum Gallagher both came close on several occasions.Thomson hit the post after a good run into ...Full Story »

PSV Eindhoven have reached a deal with World Cup-winner Mario Gotze, the Dutch club announced on Tuesday. Gotze, 28, was photographed earlier on the day in Eindhoven, sparking interest on social media. The two parties reached a swift agreement after the transfer deadline shut at midnight in the Netherlands. Gotze signed a two-year deal. "We had some nice talks and I seriously considered mak...Full Story »

Inverness boss John Robertson claimed referee Steven McLean had “guessed” and got it wrong after awarding Hearts their winning penalty at Tynecastle.Jamie Walker scored the only goal of the Betfred Cup encounter from the spot after Cameron Harper had been penalised for handball.Josh Ginnelly’s strike hit the full-back on the elbow, which was right in front of the player’s...Full Story »

Annan Athletic made it a hat-trick of cup successes over Hamilton with a 3-1 win in their Betfred Cup group opener.League Two outfit Annan had defeated Hamilton on their previous two visits to Galabank, in the Scottish Cup in 2016 and the Betfred Cup two years later.And they produced another cup shock against their Premiership opponents following three goals in 11 first-half minutes through capt...Full Story »

Craig Gordon rolled back the years to produce a piece of brilliance on his Hearts return as Robbie Neilson’s men beat Inverness 1-0 in their Betfred Cup opener.Exactly 18 years after his Hearts debut, Gordon pulled off a stunning early stop to deny Daniel Mackay before Jamie Walker’s second-half penalty earned the home side the win.The breakthrough came in controversial fashion as St...Full Story »

ALEX MORGAN revealed her Tottenham team-mates have been roasting her in training for her ‘tea celebration’. The USA star is known for trolling England when she pretended to sip a cuppa after scoring in their World Cup semi-final clash in 2019. Alex Morgan trolled England at the World Cup in 2019 after scoring in their semi-final clash But the striker probably did not envisage she ...Full Story »

Seven-time European champions AC Milan were drawn Friday to face Celtic, Sparta Prague and Lille in Group H of the Europa League. Milan were the last of the 48 teams to reach the group stage after a wild, 24-penalty shootout in Portugal against Rio Ave. In the rain-swept shootout, three Rio Ave players failed even to get on target with penalties that could have won the match. Milan goalkeepe...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Vinicius saves Real Madrid.   Arsenal in Carabao Cup   Barcelona vs. Juventus.Arthur and Pjanic meet their former clubs again   Robert Lewandowski wins the UEFA Men's Player of the Year   Two young Americans at Barcelona.So much history to learn from   17 years since CR7 made his UCL debut. 17 years of breaking rec...Full Story »

The draw for the Carabao Cup Quarter Finals has been made, and there’ll be a meeting for old friends at the Emirates Stadium. After dispatching Liverpool at Anfield, Arsenal’s reward is a home tie against Manchester City, pitching Mikel Arteta against his former club and boss, Pep Guardiola. The Gunners, have already beaten the Citizens with Arteta at the helm, and with home adva...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard has challenged his Rangers players to transform their European heroics into domestic success.The Light Blues fired themselves back into the Europa League group stages for the third year running as goals from Scott Arfield and James Tavernier left Galatasaray stunned.The 2-1 triumph could be worth a potential £10million jackpot and finally allow Gerrard to make a move for the...Full Story »

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta insists Bernd Leno’s impressive performance in the Carabao Cup win over Liverpool did not give him any extra satisfaction having chosen to make the German goalkeeper his number one.The Gunners sold Emiliano Martinez to Aston Villa last month, replacing him with Runar Runarsson, and that decision put the spotlight on first-choice Leno but he delivered at Anfi...Full Story »

Boss Dean Smith admitted Aston Villa blew their chance after being knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Stoke.Sam Vokes sent the Potters through to the quarter-finals as Villa’s second-string suffered a 1-0 fourth-round defeat.Henri Lansbury and Keinan Davis missed Villa’s best chances as last season’s beaten finalists failed to find a way past their Sky Bet Championship visitors....Full Story »

Harry Kane’s hat-trick fired Tottenham into the Europa League group stages with a 7-2 win over Maccabi Haifa in north London.Giovani Lo Celso bagged two goals in three minutes as Jose Mourinho’s Spurs overwhelmed their Israeli visitors at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Lucas Moura was on target too, before Dele Alli converted a penalty in added time.FULL-TIME: A dominant night at Tott...Full Story »

Harry Kane scored a hat-trick and set up another goal as Tottenham eased through to the Europa League group stage with a 7-2 win over Maccabi Haifa.Kane and his team-mates showed no signs of fatigue playing their third game in five days and put the Israeli side to the sword, with a Giovani Lo Celso brace, Lucas Moura’s header and a Dele Alli penalty adding to the striker’s treble.The...Full Story »

Sam Vokes sent Stoke into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after an impressive 1-0 win at Aston Villa.The striker’s first-half header clinched a second Premier League scalp for the Sky Bet Championship side after their victory at Wolves last month.Henri Lansbury and Keinan Davis missed fine chances while Potters goalkeeper Adam Davies denied Ollie Watkins as Villa bowed out.Villa boss Dean S...Full Story »

Said Benrahma gave his Premier League suitors a nudge as Brentford gained some revenge for their play-off final defeat with a 3-0 Carabao Cup victory over Fulham.Benrahma, the star of Brentford’s promotion bid last season, scored twice as the Bees reached the quarter-finals for the first time in their history.The Algerian midfielder has been linked with a host of top-flight clubs but, with...Full Story »

Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund 3-2 to win the German Super Cup and add a fifth piece of silverware in 2020. Joshua Kimmich's goal in the 82nd minute clinched it for the hosts after Dortmund battled back from a two-goal deficit in a thrilling match at an empty Allianz Arena. With Wednesday's win, Bayern have now captured the Bundesliga, German Cup, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Su...Full Story »

Newcastle survived a huge Carabao Cup scare to reach the quarter-finals on penalties after drawing 1-1 at Newport.Steve Bruce’s side won the spot-kick contest 5-4 after Jonjo Shelvey spared their blushes three minutes from the end of normal time by cancelling out Tristan Abrahams’ early strike.Even in the spot-kick contest Newport held the edge after Joelinton saw his effort saved by...Full Story »

Ross Barkley is cup-tied for Aston Villa after joining on a season-long loan from Chelsea on Wednesday.Tom Heaton and Wesley continue to recover from long-term knee injuries, with the latter unlikely to be in contention until the end of the year.Bjorn Engels is out while Jed Steer or Orjan Nyland could start in goal, with boss Dean Smith expected to rotate his squad.Henri Lansbury, Jota, Jacob R...Full Story »