Arsenal have enquired about Real Madrid star Eden Hazard, looking to bring him back to the Premier League. Hazard, formerly of London rivals Chelsea, has failed to live up to expectations in Spain, after becoming a Premier League great during his time in England. Hazard moved to Real Madrid in 2019, but has only scored four goals in that time. At Chelsea, he won their player of the year fou...Full Story »

Borussia Dormund advisor Matthias Sammer appeared to hint at striker Erling Haaland joining Manchester City this summer during a TV appearance on Amazon Prime. Sammer spoke of how Haaland would work with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola in a possible slip that the transfer is a forgone conclusion. However, Sammer also backtracked somewhat by saying he hadn't heard anything new this week. ...Full Story »

Dembele has verbal agreement with PSGBarcelona winger Ousmane Dembele has a verbal agreement to join Paris Saint-Germain this summer, writes Foot Mercato. Dembele's current contract runs out at the end of the season, so he's free to negotiate with teams at any point. His uptick in form will make him even more appealing to prospective suitors such as PSG. PSG offer Neymar to Barcelona (Foot ...Full Story »

Ralf Rangnick accused the officials of making it “pretty easy” for Atletico Madrid to run down the clock with their “time-wasting antics” as Manchester United tumbled out of the Champions League.Three weeks on from securing a scarcely-deserved 1-1 draw in Spain, Old Trafford was rocking as the Red Devils attempted to reach the quarter-finals for just the third time in a d...Full Story »

Derby boss Wayne Rooney feels his side were left to rue missed chances as they fell to a 3-1 Championship defeat to Blackburn, despite taking the lead at Ewood Park.Derby took the lead midway through the first half when Nathan Byrne set up Ravel Morrison to finish from close range.Greeted with boos at half-time, Rovers found new impetus and two goals in six second-half minutes from Scott Wharton...Full Story »

Jon Brady praised Northampton’s resilience after they held off a spirited Stevenage fightback to secure a crucial 2-1 away win.Goals from Aaron McGowan and Mitch Pinnock put the promotion-chasing Cobblers 2-0 up before Chris Lines pulled one back for Stevenage late on.Northampton survived a nervy final 10 minutes to secure their 18th league win of the season and stay second in a cramped Le...Full Story »

Swindon boss Ben Garner insisted the “referee has made a mistake” after Louis Reed was sent off late in the 2-1 victory over Sutton.Harry McKirdy’s second-half winner clinched all three points before Reed’s stoppage-time dismissal for diving in the box.Boss Garner said: “There’s contact. We’ve got a video, we’ve got photos. The referee has made a m...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore admitted Accrington made life “very difficult” for his side as a late equaliser earned Stanley a hard-fought 1-1 draw.Barry Bannan and Saido Berahino saw early chances saved by goalkeeper Toby Savin, but the visitors frustrated the Owls for most of the first half.Apart from Callum Paterson seeing his drive saved by Savin a few minutes before t...Full Story »

Leam Richardson says Wigan’s hard-fought League One win at Crewe was another example of the promotion-chasers’ resolve negotiating a hefty schedule.The 2-0 win against the bottom club was the ninth consecutive midweek fixture for the Latics as they kept leaders Rotherham in their sights.But at times it looked like the games may have taken their toll as Wigan laboured to pose a threat...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder was relieved to see his side pick up their first away win of 2022 as they defeated Birmingham 2-0 at St Andrew’s.Nico Gordon’s 23rd-minute own goal set Middlesbrough on their way after Aaron Connolly’s attempt was saved by Neil Etheridge.Boro ensured they returned to the Riverside with maximum points when Folarin Balogun’s impressive per...Full Story »

Fulham head coach Marco Silva admitted his team did not turn up in the first half as the runaway Championship leaders lost 1-0 at West Brom – but insisted complacency is not a problem.The Cottagers remain 11 points clear at the top of the table but could not produce an effort on target as they failed to score for the first time in 14 league games going back to December 20.“It was not...Full Story »

Port Vale assistant manager Andy Crosby likened Kian Harratt to a young Billy Sharp after the striker came off the bench to score a brace in a 3-1 win against Mansfield.Harratt replaced James Wilson in the 72nd minute with the scores level and stuck two quickfire goals to make it three home league wins on the bounce for Vale.The 19-year-old took his goal tally to four in all competitions this se...Full Story »

Darwin Nunez got the only goal as Benfica stunned Ajax 1-0 in Amsterdam to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Erik ten Hag’s men had scored twice in the first leg in Portugal but were unable to breach the visitors’ defence at the Johan Cruyff Arena and went out 3-2 on aggregate. Ajax thought they had taken an early lead, but Sebastien Haller’s effort was rule...Full Story »

Paul Warne was pleased to see his Rotherham side see off a “very nervy” late rally from Lincoln to win 2-1 and strengthen their promotion bid.Rotherham raced into a quick lead with goals in the 11th and 13th minutes.The first came from Ben Wiles, who smashed in off the post after being picked out by midfield partner Ollie Rathbone.Wiles created the next goal as he ran forward and pla...Full Story »

Tom Ince rescued a vital point for his father Paul as he scored a late equaliser at Bournemouth in a 1-1 draw.Reading had been heading towards a costly defeat after trailing for much of the match to Dominic Solanke’s early goal but ended the night two points clear of the relegation zone thanks to Ince’s excellent strike.Despite winning their first game under Ince, Reading had lost al...Full Story »

Rochdale boss Robbie Stockdale defended James Ball for missing a golden opportunity to clinch victory during his side’s 1-1 draw against Salford.The midfielder had fired Dale into a first-half lead and, after the visitors had levelled through Matty Lund, could have handed them three points but spooned a shot over the crossbar from four yards.“I was disappointed that it was set-piece ...Full Story »

Boss Mark Cooper welcomed a big three points in Barrow’s battle for League Two survival as John Rooney’s 44th-minute goal was enough to defeat bottom-of-the-table Scunthorpe.But he was disappointed that the Bluebirds were not more convincing winners against an Iron side reduced to 10 men after 22 minutes as a result of midfielder Anthony Grant’s late challenge on Josh Gordon.Th...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor admitted his side were far from their best as they overcame stubborn Crawley with a 2-1 win at St James Park.Two goals from Tim Dieng helped the Grecians on their way before Kwesi Appiah pulled one back in first-half stoppage time, and Exeter hung on to claim three valuable points.“It was a big three points given the performance wasn’t anywhere near where i...Full Story »

Paul Ince admitted he was disappointed with a point after son Tom rescued a vital 1-1 draw with a late equaliser at Bournemouth.Reading had been heading towards a costly defeat after trailing for much of the match to Dominic Solanke’s early goal but ended the night two points clear of the relegation zone thanks to Ince’s excellent strike.“I shouldn’t be sitting here now s...Full Story »

Fleetwood manager Stephen Crainey was unhappy Wycombe’s last-gasp winner was allowed to stand.Both bosses agreed a foul should have been given against Sam Vokes on Fleetwood goalkeeper Kieran O’Hara in the build-up to Jason McCarthy’s goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time.The decision of referee Josh Smith to let the goal count could have repercussions at both ends of Sky ...Full Story »