It's no secret that Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe is out of contract next summer, but the French outfit are determined to hold on to him, even if it means risking upsetting Lionel Messi in the process. Real Madrid have been very open in their pursuit of Mbappe and are prepared to offer him a contract that would surpass his current deal and put him close to the money that Neymar is...Full Story »

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has opened the door to playing into his 40s. The veteran remains one of the top midfield players in the world and has no plans to stop just yet, confident he still has plenty to offer, and who could argue based on his performances this season? Speaking at the launch of the 'Sportening' app, in which he is an investor, Modric spoke about his career and about...Full Story »

Newcastle United are in talks with Bayern Munich striker Thomas Muller. BILD says Newcastle have been in contact with Muller about a summer move. The veteran's current deal with Bayern runs until the summer of 2023. Since 2007, Muller has been a first teamer with Bayern, having come through the club's academy system. The 32-year-old striker has made 21 Bundesliga appearances this season, s...Full Story »

The winger says he will not return to the national team and is now solely focused on his club career Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech says he will not return to the Morocco national team amid an ongoing war of words with head coach Vahid Halilhodzic. Ziyech was excluded from Morocco's Afcon squad and, after their elimination, Halilhodzic said Ziyech would not be welcomed back into the team "even if...Full Story »

Mascherano begins Argentina U20 job Javier Mascherano as the new Argentina U20 coach at his first training session. pic.twitter.com/EaJg4NrxFK— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) February 8, 2022 Ajax want Dest back from Barcelona (Fichajes) Right-back could return to his former club this summer Ajax want Sergino Dest back from Barcelona and could execute a swap deal involving Nicolas T...Full Story »

Eddie Howe has warned Newcastle they have done nothing yet despite seeing them climb out of the Premier League relegation zone with victory over Everton.The 3-1 victory at St James’ Park – their second in succession – left Howe’s men just a point behind the Toffees and more pertinently, two clear of the drop zone, although still with much work to be done.However as he tur...Full Story »

Derby boss Wayne Rooney revealed how his decision to promote Tom Lawrence is helping the forward lead the Rams’ fight for Championship survival.Rooney reckons making him captain has lifted his game and Lawrence shone again, scoring and assisting as Hull were beaten 3-1 to leave Derby only four points from safety.Hull began well with Keane Lewis-Potter forcing Ryan Allsop into a flying save...Full Story »

Boss Paul Warne praised Joshua Kayode after the 21-year-old’s first League One goal for Rotherham was enough to seal all three points in a 1-0 win over AFC Wimbledon.The South Yorkshire team thought they had gone ahead 17 minutes after a strong start, although Will Grigg’s header was ruled offside.Despite their dominance they failed to register a shot on target in the first half, tho...Full Story »

Defender Will Aimson’s late goal left manager Ian Evatt hailing Bolton’s rare set-piece winner as they secured a 2-1 League One success over Charlton.Aimson converted Aaron Morley’s free-kick to secure Wanderers’ fifth win in six league games after substitute Chuks Aneke cancelled out Dion Charles’ first-half opener.“We have worked hard on our set plays becaus...Full Story »

West Ham boss David Moyes stood by his decision to pick Kurt Zouma for the win over Watford despite the public backlash over his cat-kicking shame.The France international was named in the starting line-up despite a police enquiry into a video showing him dropping, kicking and slapping his pet cat, and despite the club insisting that it “unreservedly condemns the actions of our player&rdqu...Full Story »

Wealdstone gave their National League survival hopes a major boost with a 2-1 home win against Yeovil.Josh Umerah and Nikola Tavares gave Wealdstone a 2-0 half-time lead and although Yeovil responded through Dale Gorman’s second-half effort, the home side held on.Umerah was first to react after Ira Jackson’s blocked shot had rebounded to him in the box and gave Wealdstone a 38th-minu...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna admits he is enjoying watching his side play as they continue to find their feet under his leadership.Town triumphed 1-0 over bottom-placed Doncaster courtesy of a Tyreeq Bakinson strike but were dominant throughout the game as they kept pace with the play-off chasing pack in League One.He said: “I enjoyed watching us play. I thought we had good control of the g...Full Story »

Bradford manager Derek Adams praised the work of his new signings in his side’s 1-0 win at Stevenage.The Bantams took the lead 10 minutes into the second half after loanee Jamie Walker got on the end of Andy Cook’s cross, and that was enough for all three points.And Adams was pleased with not just the points, but the overall team performance as his side sit in 11th place in the Leagu...Full Story »

Port Vale boss Darrell Clarke was delighted with his side’s comfortable 3-1 League Two victory at struggling Carlisle.David Worrall, James Wilson and David Amoo bagged the goals as Vale picked up their first away win for two months – and a first victory at Brunton Park since 2017.They got off to the perfect start as Worrall scored inside the opening minute.West Brom loanee Owen Winds...Full Story »

Ralf Rangnick admitted his Manchester United side were not good enough after they slipped out of the Premier League’s top four with a 1-1 draw against relegation-battling Burnley.United dominated the first half at Turf Moor but, after two strikes were ruled out, had only Paul Pogba’s first league goal in over a year to show for it.And that proved costly as Burnley emerged from the tu...Full Story »

Queen’s Park claimed their first win of 2022 with a 2-1 victory over Dumbarton at The Energy Check Stadium.The hosts got the opener after six minutes when Luis Longstaff was on hand knock the rebound in at the back post after Bob McHugh’s shot rifled off the post.Dumbarton equalised through a Stuart Carswell penalty with 27 minutes gone after Gregg Wylde’s corner appeared to st...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher said he was confident Ryan Hardie would bounce back from his FA Cup penalty miss after the striker stuck Plymouth’s first hat-trick in seven years in a 4-1 win at Crewe.Hardie’s second-half treble helped Argyle come from behind at relegation-threatened Alexandra with Niall Ennis also on target in the second half.Chris Long put Crewe ahead in the first half and home ...Full Story »

Mansfield made it 10 games unbeaten but manager Nigel Clough felt they should have put Colchester away long before a thrilling finish.Already ahead thanks to Rhys Oates’ marvellous solo goal on 19 minutes, the Stags seemed home and dry when Jordan Bowery netted a penalty two minutes into added time at the end.But Alan Judge’s brilliant free-kick in the seventh additional minute cut t...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager Danny Cowley was relieved to see his side pick up their first win of 2022 by beating Burton 2-1 at Fratton Park.Michael Jacobs scored one goal and made another as Pompey put Saturday’s crushing stoppage-time defeat at Oxford behind themCowley said: “That was a massive three points for us.“We expended so much energy on Saturday, so it was really pleasing the w...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady hailed another superb defensive display from his players after they blunted promotion rivals Newport at Sixfields.Sam Hoskins, Ali Koiki and Louis Appere all missed chances before Fraser Horsfall grabbed a late winner when forcing in Mitch Pinnock’s 82nd-minute corner.And with goalkeeper Liam Roberts making three excellent saves at the other end, a 14th clean she...Full Story »