Mansfield take a slender 2-1 lead into the second leg of the League Two play-off semi-finals after a superb battle with Northampton at the One Call Stadium.First-half goals from top scorer Rhys Oates and Jordan Bowery saw Mansfield 2-0 up and sitting pretty by the interval, but Ali Koiki’s reply after 61 minutes has left the tie in the balance.Mansfield carved out the first chance of the g...Full Story »

Alisson Becker was the spot-kick hero as Liverpool secured another penalty shoot-out triumph against Chelsea to win the FA Cup and keep their quest for an unprecedent quadruple alive.Just 76 days after the Reds edged past Thomas Tuchel’s men on penalties following a scoreless Carabao Cup final, Wembley witnessed another gripping clash between these sides that went down to the wire.Nothing ...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper admits his side could have had more goals to put the tie to bed in their narrow 2-1 win at Sheffield United in the Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final first leg at Bramall Lane.The opener came in the 10th minute when Jack Colback latched onto a rebound and finished from close range after Wes Foderingham made a brilliant save from point-blank range from Ph...Full Story »

Bonnyrigg Rose secured promotion to the SPFL as they completed a 4-0 aggregate victory in their League Two play-off against Cowdenbeath.Leading 3-0 from last week’s first leg, the Lowland League champions finished the job courtesy of a Neil Martyniuk penalty in the return clash at Central Park.The left-back netted from the spot after the hour following a foul on Ross Gray.Cowdenbeath had s...Full Story »

Strikes from Jack Colback and Brennan Johnson helped Nottingham Forest take a slender 2-1 win over Sheffield United at Bramall Lane in the Sky Bet Championship play-off first leg.A raucous atmosphere greeted both sets of players on the pitch as Blades searched for a return to the top flight after two years, while Forest looked to end their 23-year absence.Nottingham Forest opened the scoring in ...Full Story »

Ryan Fraser could return to the Newcastle squad for Monday night’s Premier League clash with Arsenal at St James’ Park.The Scotland winger has missed the last five games with a hamstring injury, but is back in training and hopeful of being involved.Central defender Federico Fernandez is nursing a slight Achilles problem and midfielders Jonjo Shelvey (calf) and Gunners old boy Joe Wil...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou told his Celtic champions to stop and enjoy the moment after they picked up the cinch Premiership trophy following their 6-0 thrashing of Motherwell at Parkhead.The former Australia manager brought with him the motto ‘we never stop’ when he took over at Celtic last summer and after a tricky start, the Hoops have gone unbeaten in the league since last September and wo...Full Story »

Tam Courts defended the actions of Dundee United’s fans before, during and after their 2-1 win away at Ross County in their final match of the cinch Premiership season.Kick-off was delayed due to a number of pyrotechnics being thrown on to the pitch, which also happened after United equalised through Nicky Clark’s penalty in the second half.When Clark scored a late winner, the travel...Full Story »

Robbie Neilson is hopeful a groin problem will not keep Hearts top-scorer Liam Boyce out of next weekend’s Scottish Cup final.The Northern Irish striker was forced off just 12 minutes into Saturday’s 3-1 defeat by Rangers in their final cinch Premiership match of the season.The two teams meet again next weekend at Hampden and Neilson is optimistic the issue will not rule Boyce out.&l...Full Story »

Champions Celtic celebrated trophy day with a merciless 6-0 mauling of Motherwell at Parkhead.The Hoops clinched their 10th cinch Premiership title in 11 years at Dundee United on Wednesday night to ensure a party in the last game of the season, where a double from striker Kyogo Furuhashi and a goal in-between by former Well midfielder David Turnbull made it 3-0 at the break.Second-half goa...Full Story »

A much-changed Rangers side signed off their cinch Premiership campaign with a 3-1 win away to Scottish Cup final opponents Hearts.Ibrox manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst rested all his big guns ahead of a big week in which his team will face Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League final in Seville on Wednesday before meeting the Jambos at Hampden next Saturday.Hearts boss Robbie Neilson, in con...Full Story »

Dundee United secured fourth spot in the cinch Premiership table by beating Ross County 2–1 in a match marred by the behaviour of the visiting fans.Blair Spittal broke the deadlock in the 66th minute with a fabulous strike from 25 yards out, only for United to equalise from the penalty spot five minutes later through Nicky Clark.Clark once again found the net in the final five minutes to s...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp's wife Ulla was seen out and about on the eve of Liverpool's FA Cup final clash (Image: CHRIS NEILL) Jurgen Klopp's wife Ulla has been sporting Liverpool red ahead of their FA Cup final clash against Chelsea weeks after convincing her husband to sign a contract extension at Anfield until 2026. Ulla, who was fondly dubbed 'First Lady of the Bundesliga' during Klopp's success with B...Full Story »

CRISTIANO RONALDO was flanked by huge security as he filmed a new Nike advert in a local park - but his two Ronnies were left unprotected. The Manchester United superstar, 37, headed to some recreational football pitches in Cheshire to shoot the commercial. Cristiano Ronaldo had a big security presence as he rocked up to film a Nike advertCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke The two Cristiano look...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Manchester City unveil a statue of Sergio Agüero on the 10-year anniversary of his iconic goal that won the Premier League     One BALLER Appreciates Another BALLER! THE PRESENT & FUTURE OF BRAZILIAN FOOTBALL!     Can Haaland help Man City to win?       Bruh     Vini Junior hit t...Full Story »

Edurne was Spain's entry for the 2015 edition (Image: EurovisionSongContest/Youtube) David De Gea is used to European away days with Manchester United - but in 2015, it was the turn of his wife Edurne De Gea to shine in Europe. Edurne was Spain's representative for the 2015 edition of Eurovision - as rumours of an imminent move to Real Madrid for De Gea were rife. However, the stunning blonde'...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says the must be perfect to beat Liverpool in Saturday's FA Cup final. Chelsea lost against Leicester in last year's final and will begin as slight underdogs on Saturday. Asked if victory at Wembley would compensate for a relatively underwhelming league campaign, Tuchel said: "I have to say it would make up for it big time. "Liverpool do allow chances and we prove...Full Story »

Chelsea are targeting PSV midfielder Ibrahim Sangare as an alternative to Declan Rice. Sangare has impressed for PSV this season, and the towering midfielder has been attracting interest from some of the biggest clubs around Europe. Rice has been a target for Chelsea in recent months, but according to the Daily Mirror, the club aren't willing to pay the £150m asking price. The report al...Full Story »

Having struggled with a series of injuries, Cesc Fabregas has confirmed that he will part ways with Ligue 1 side Monaco at the end of the 2021/22 campaign. The former Barcelona midfielder joined the Ligue 1 side back in 2019 after spending five years at Chelsea following his departure from the Blaugrana. "It is certain that it is over with Monaco," Fabregas said in an interview with Sofoot.c...Full Story »

Arsenal have received a boost in their race to finish in the top four and qualify for the Champions League. The race between Arsenal and Tottenham for the top four looks set to go down to the final day after the latter won the North London derby this week. Spurs ran out 3-0 winners against their rivals, and are now just one point behind. Cristian Romero missed the game through injury, and An...Full Story »