Cristiano Ronaldo looks set to miss out on a big payday Cristiano Ronaldo will miss out on at least £5million in bonuses at the end of his first season back at Manchester United. The Reds star, 37, took a significant pay cut when re-joining the club from Juventus last summer - with his basic £800,000 weekly wage in Serie A dropping to £450,000-a-week in England. In order to mak...Full Story »

Arsenal are prepared to sell Granit Xhaka this summer. The midfielder remains a target for Roma, which made a serious attempt for him last year. Arsenal have set a valuation of €18m for Xhaka, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. The Gunners expect Roma to return for Xhaka towards the end of this season.Full Story »

EDINSON CAVANI is edging towards a move to Real Sociedad when his Manchester United contract expires at the end of the season. Cavani, 35, has plenty of offers when he calls time on an 18-month stay that has made him a cult figure at Old Trafford. Manchester United striker Edison Cavani will depart Old Trafford at the end of the season Inter Milan are interested as a potential replacement for...Full Story »

The frontrunners to buy Chelsea Football Club after Roman Abramovich was exiled from the United Kingdom are stepping up their bids, as the selling process is drawing towards a close. US tycoon Todd Boehly and a consortium headed by Sebastian Coe and Sir Martin Broughton have been selected for a shortlist of potential new owners. The Ricketts family, who own MLB baseball side the Chicago Cubs...Full Story »

Premier League blocks Moses' Burnley move Victor Moses has not been granted permission to join Burnley from Spartak Moscow, reports the Mirror. While FIFA have granted transfer exceptions to players caught up in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Premier League maintains it is unfair for the ex-Chelsea man to move outside the window. Juventus enter race for Rudiger Juventus have jo...Full Story »

Man United and Arsenal transfer target Youri Tielemans has revealed what it will take to convince him to join one of them this summer. The Belgian midfielder has revealed he wants to play Champions League football, which simultaneously bares good and bad news for one of Arsenal and Man United with both of them in the hunt for the final Champions League spot which can be achieved via a top fo...Full Story »

Leeds have told Barcelona they must pay Raphinha's transfer release clause Leeds have reportedly rejected Barcelona's opening offer for Raphinha and have told the Catalan giants they must pay his £62million release clause in full in order to complete a deal. The 25-year-old winger cost the Whites just £17m in October 2020 when they moved to agree a deadline day transfer with French cl...Full Story »

Lionel Messi said he will reconsider his future in football later this year but said it's likely "many things will change" after the World Cup in November and December in Qatar. Messi's comments came after Argentina beat Venezuela 3-0 on Friday in the remaining match of the penultimate round of South American World Cup qualifying. "I don't know what I will do after the World Cup. I am thinki...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate was pleased by the way England came through their testing friendly with well-drilled Switzerland as skipper Harry Kane continued his march towards the national team’s scoring record.Preparations for this year’s World Cup got under way in front of a sell-out Wembley crowd in the Alzheimer’s Society International against the team 14th in the FIFA world rankings.S...Full Story »

Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny has admitted he could not have expected Chiedozie Ogbene to have made such a spectacular start to his international career.The 24-year-old, who plays his club football in League One with Rotherham, scored his third goal in six senior appearances for his country and also set up Alan Browne’s late equaliser in a 2-2 friendly draw with world number one s...Full Story »

Mark Hughes was pleased with Bradford’s performance as the Bantams gained their first home point since he took over as manager a month ago.The 0-0 draw against promotion chasing Newport ended a dismal run of five consecutive home defeats, three of them under Hughes. His other two matches ended away wins at leaders Forest Green and Hartlepool.Bradford’s home form is so poor they have ...Full Story »

Harry Kane edged closer to England’s all-time scoring record as Gareth Southgate’s side began World Cup preparations with a comeback win against Switzerland.Just a matter of days before finding out their opponents in Qatar, the Three Lions kicked off an international year unlike any other in front of a sell-out crowd at Wembley on Saturday evening.Switzerland, ranked 14th in the worl...Full Story »

Rochdale boss Robbie Stockdale labelled Tuesday’s home game against Carlisle as “huge” after a 1-0 defeat at Crawley left his side without a win in their last seven games.Fifth-bottom Dale are nine points clear of the relegation zone with eight games remaining and Stockdale says they are in a position where they have to try and find the “right formula.”A first-half ...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Mark Robinson said his side’s lack of quality was down to a poor mentality as they lost 1-0 at home to Cambridge.It was the Dons’ fifth straight Sky Bet League One loss that stretches their winless run to 20 – their last victory coming against Accrington in early December.Adam May’s glorious bending strike immediately after half-time proved the differen...Full Story »

Substitute Alan Browne ensured the Republic of Ireland’s big day did not end in defeat as his late equaliser secured a creditable draw against world number one side Belgium.Browne powered home an 86th-minute header as the Football Association of Ireland’s centenary game ended 2-2 at the Aviva Stadium.It was no more than Stephen Kenny’s side deserved – they are now unbeate...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough felt a degree of sympathy for struggling Oldham after substitute George Lapslie struck a late winner to secure a 2-1 League Two comeback victory at Boundary Park.Lapslie pounced on a rebound in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage-time to fire the Stags to a win which lifted them back to within a point of the play-off places.“It’s a fantastic victory,&...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor was delighted with all but eight minutes of the Grecians’ 2-1 win over struggling Stevenage, which was a huge boost to their chances of automatic promotion.Two thundering headers from defender Sam Stubbs – his first goals for the club – did the damage in the first half, although Luke Norris had made it 1-1 when he finished of Elliott List’s cros...Full Story »

Shrewsbury manager Steve Cotterill liked what he saw from his side in the 1-0 win over Lincoln in Sky Bet League One.Daniel Udoh’s 84th-minute winner made it three consecutive wins for Shrewsbury on a sunny Shropshire afternoon.The Shrews attacker reacted quickly to a loose ball on the edge of the box and rifled a shot into the bottom corner.Earlier in the match, Udoh had been involved in ...Full Story »

There was no danger of Northampton boss Jon Brady getting carried away after his promotion-hunting team returned to winning ways with a 2-0 League Two victory over Hartlepool.After a stuttering run of form, goals in either half from Sam Hoskins and Chanka Zimba ensured the Cobblers kept their noses in front of the chasing pack in a hotly-contested promotion battle.Northampton remain third, three...Full Story »

Paul Simpson hailed his players as his remarkable Carlisle revival continued with a battling 1-0 win against promotion-seeking Bristol Rovers.Kristian Dennis bagged the only goal of the game as Rovers’ promotion push was abruptly halted at Brunton Park.Joey Barton’s side’s four-game winning streak came to a painful end as Simpson secured an impressive six wins in the seven game...Full Story »