Referee Janny Sikazwe twice blew his full time whistle prematurely during the closing stages of the match between Tunisia and Mali, with no stoppage time played A referee at the Africa Cup of Nations has infuriated the Tunisian coaching staff after mistakenly blowing his full time whistle early twice in their loss to Mali. Zambian official Janny Sikazwe first blew for full time in the 85th min...Full Story »

Vandals scrawled the message ‘Mbappe, you’re dead’ over the giant painting of the Paris Saint-Germain star. Kylian Mbappe grew up in the town of Bondy outside Paris Credit: EPA Politician Sylvine Thomassin was also targeted by graffiti as she runs for mayor in the town on the outskirts of Paris. Critics have blasted her for appearing alongside Mbappe at campaign events over ...Full Story »

Model Georgina Rodriguez, 27, posed against a grand stately home reminiscent of the ITV series, to promote her forthcoming Netflix show I Am Georgina. Georgina is promoting her forthcoming Netflix show I Am Georgina Credit: Georgina Rodriguez/ Instagram Ronaldo and Georgina recently jetted to Madrid for a romantic meal and night at a luxury hotel Credit: Cristiano Ronaldo/ Instagram It will l...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED are keen to sign Brighton right-back Tariq Lamptey - but are £10million off the Seagulls' asking price, according to reports. Ralf Rangnick has rotated Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Diogo Dalot since taking over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Man Utd want Tariq Lamptey but are £10m short of Brighton's £40m valuation, say reports Credit: Reuters But neither has impressed t...Full Story »

Arsenal are eyeing a move for Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans. Mikel Arteta is desperately trying to sign a midfielder this summer, with Thomas Partey at AFCON and Granit Xhaka on the sidelines. According to Goal, the Gunners have approached Tielemans's team over a potential deal with negotiations between the club and his agent already taking place. The Belgium international has j...Full Story »

Diego Carlos celebrates RAMON NAVARROMARCA Newcastle United are eager to land Sevilla defender Diego Carlos, but the Andalusians have rejected a new and improved second offer from the Magpies. MARCA has learned that an offer of 25 million euros was put forward by the Premier League outfit, yet Sevilla are not interested in selling their key central defender. Diego Carlos has a release clause ...Full Story »

Liverpool is growing increasingly more confident that star attacker Mo Salah will commit his long-term future to the club.Since joining Liverpool from Roma back in 2017, Salah, 29, has grown to become one of, if not, the best attacker in world football. Having so far featured in 229 matches, in all competitions, the Egypt international boasts some truly remarkable numbers, including 148 goals...Full Story »

Defending Serie A champs Inter Milan beat Juventus to win the Italian Super Cup. Marco Luzzani/Getty Images Internazionale striker Alexis Sanchez scored in the final minute of extra time to clinch a 2-1 win against Juventus in the Italian Super Cup at San Siro on Wednesday, marking the Nerazzurri's first victory in the competition for 11 years. The home crowd, reduced to 50% capacity due to CO...Full Story »

Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez lauded his team's performance against Real Madrid on Wednesday despite going down 3-2 after extra time in a thrilling Spanish Supercopa semifinal in Saudi Arabia. Federico Valverde struck the winner in the 98th minute as Madrid recorded their 100th Clasico win after Luuk de Jong and Ansu Fati had earlier cancelled out goals from Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema...Full Story »

Manchester City are ready to dip into their sizeable pockets to tempt 17-year-old sensation Matheus Franca across the Atlantic as he continues to impress for Flamengo in Brazil Manchester City are preparing a 'truckload' of money in an attempt to sign Flamengo's 17-year-old sensation Matheus Franca. Pep Guardiola's side have dipped into the Brazilian market in recent years with acquisitions of...Full Story »

The Germany international, who is out of contract this summer, scored the only goal of the game as the Blues booked their place at Wembley Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea: Match Statistics It's incredible how quickly things can turn around for a footballer. A year ago, Tottenham were one of a host of clubs looking to sign Antonio Rudiger after the Chelsea defender had fallen out of favour with then-m...Full Story »

Ekitike keen on Newcastle switchNewcastle are in talks with Ligue 1 side Reims over a £25 million ($34m/€30m) deal for striker Hugo Ekitike - and the player is keen on the potential move, says Sky Sports. The 19-year-old has eight goals in 18 league games this year. Juventus won't sell Arthur without replacementArsenal are pushing for Arthur Melo on loan from Juventus. He’...Full Story »

David Moyes challenged Jarrod Bowen to maintain his stunning form after he fired West Ham into the top four and enhanced his England credentials in a 2-0 win over Norwich.Bowen’s seventh and eighth goals of the season secured a third straight Premier League win for the Hammers.The calls for Bowen to win a Three Lions call-up are getting louder, with his eight assists meaning the forme...Full Story »

Dave Artell said it would have been a “travesty” if Crewe had not beaten Charlton to record a third win in five although the Railwaymen were left to sweat over a stoppage-time strike by Elliot Lee that was eventually ruled out.Referee Rob Lewis and his assistant deliberated for several minutes before agreeing that Jonathan Leko was standing in an offside position and interfering with...Full Story »

Antonio Conte has said he was following the “club line” after he dropped Tanguy Ndombele for the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg with Chelsea.The Frenchman was absent as Antonio Rudiger’s first-half goal gave Chelsea a 1-0 win on the evening and a 3-0 aggregate overall as they booked a place in next month’s Wembley final against Liverpool or Arsenal.Ndombele was booed o...Full Story »

Jarrod Bowen fired West Ham into the top four and enhanced his England credentials in a 2-0 win over Norwich.Bowen’s seventh and eighth goals of the season secured a third straight Premier League win for the Hammers and left City rooted to the foot of the table.The calls for Bowen to win a Three Lions call-up are getting louder, with his eight assists meaning the former Hull winger has now...Full Story »

First-half goals from Crewe’s Oliver Finney and Mikael Mandron condemned Charlton to their third consecutive Sky Bet League One defeat as the Railwaymen secured a 2-1 win.Substitute Mason Burstow offered Johnnie Jackson’s side hope with 10 minutes left.And Crewe breathed a sigh of relief when referee Rob Lewis ruled out Elliot Lee’s deflected stoppage-time effort as they record...Full Story »

Chelsea booked their place in the Carabao Cup final with a 3-0 semi-final aggregate win over Tottenham, whose hopes of a comeback were denied by VAR misery.Thomas Tuchel’s men did half the job in last week’s first leg at Stamford Bridge when they won 2-0 and Antonio Rudiger’s first-half goal in north London settled matters, setting up a Wembley date against either Liverpool or ...Full Story »

Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold and goalkeeper Alisson Becker have returned to training after Covid absences and will rejoin the squad for the Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg at home to Arsenal.Midfielder Thiago Alcantara (hip) and striker Divock Origi (knee) remain absent, as do Africa Cup of Nations trio Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita.Left-back Andy Robertson has overcome ...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo says wearing a disguise to a night club on New Year's Eve was one of the best nights of his life because he "felt free". The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was playing for Real Madrid at the time when he decided to go out and celebrate with his best friend Ricardo. Of course, Ronaldo had one of the most recognisable faces in the world at the time so in a bid to go undetected,...Full Story »