Phil Foden may have been targeted by Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night but at least the Manchester City star could see the funny side of the bruising encounter at the Wanda Metropolitano. City ground out a goalless draw in Spain to progress to the last four of the Champions League with a 1-0 aggregate win over Atletico. While the match may have lacked goals, it was packed full of drama, fou...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager Danny Cowley will need to assess three players ahead of old club Lincoln making the trip to Fratton Park in Sky Bet League One on Good Friday.Michael Jacobs (hamstring), Marcus Harness (knee) and Louis Thompson (hip) started the midweek win over Rotherham but were substituted due to minor issues.Given the quick turnaround to Lincoln’s visit, Cowley may be forced to make ...Full Story »

Ruel Sotiriou is pushing hard to start Leyton Orient’s Sky Bet League Two clash with Scunthorpe on Friday.Sotiriou was named on the bench for the 1-0 defeat at Sutton because of a calf injury but came on for the last 22 minutes.“I want Ruel on the pitch as much as possible but we just need to be careful with him,” boss Richie Wellens said.Tom James is out for the season because...Full Story »

Manchester United's bid to appoint Erik ten Hag as their next permanent manager is reportedly under serious threat from RB Leipzig. The Bundesliga giants are looking to hijack United's crunch talks and lure Ten Hag to Germany ahead of his Ajax departure this summer. According to the Mirror, Leipzig want to make the 52-year-old Dutchman their manager next season after opening negotiations weeks ...Full Story »

Derby manager Wayne Rooney criticised the officials after they failed to award his team a stoppage-time penalty in the 2-1 defeat at Swansea.Relegation-threatened Derby were desperately seeking an equaliser when substitute Bartosz Cybulski appeared to be brought down in the third minute of time added on.Swansea goalkeeper Andy Fisher tipped a header from home defender Cyrus Christie onto the cro...Full Story »

Bolton trio Ricardo Santos, Dapo Afolayan and Kyle Dempsey have all been ruled out of the home game against Sheffield Wednesday.All three players sustained hamstring injuries in the midweek home draw against Portsmouth and boss Ian Evatt has confirmed Santos could miss the rest of the season.Evatt also revealed several players had been hit by illness this week, while former Wednesday midfie...Full Story »

Norwich expect to have midfielder Lukas Rupp, full-backs Max Aarons and Brandon Williams all available again for Sunday’s Premier League clash against relegation rivals Burnley.Canaries boss Dean Smith has some illness issues within the squad, so will have to make a late call on any of the unnamed players who have been unwell. American striker Josh Sargent (ankle) continues to be monitored...Full Story »

MICAH RICHARDS has been trolled by Rio Ferdinand over his past comments about Karim Benzema following the striker's hat-trick against Chelsea. The Real Madrid hitman ran riot in the first leg of the Spaniards' Champions League quarter-final tie with the west Londoners on Wednesday night, scoring two stupendous first-half headers before bagging a third shortly after half time. Benzema's hat-tri...Full Story »

Villarreal boss Unai Emery was publicly courted by Newcastle United in October and early November and now the Basque manager has spoken about just how close he was to joining Newcastle United. As it was, Emery decided to continue with Villarreal having guided them to their first major trophy the previous season. Villarreal defeated Manchester United on penalties in the Europa League final in ...Full Story »

Marco Silva insisted his focus is firmly on leading Fulham to promotion and not on the prospect of Aleksandar Mitrovic breaking the second-tier scoring record.Mitrovic’s brace in the 2-0 derby triumph at QPR took the Serbia striker’s league tally for the season to 37, meaning he needs just six more goals to break Guy Whittingham’s 29-year-old record.It also helped cement Fulham...Full Story »

Aaron Martin heeded caretaker boss Andy Crosby’s words of wisdom to fire Port Vale into the top three with a last-gasp winner at Barrow.Martin appeared at the far post to tap in James Wilson’s cross to secure Vale’s 16th point from a possible 18.Jamie Proctor’s 10th goal of an ever-improving campaign brought the visitors level after Josh Kay’s first-half opener for ...Full Story »

Wigan’s international contingent are likely to feature in the derby clash with Bolton on Saturday.Will Keane, Josh Magennis and James McClean all played two matches for their respective countries and will now bid to help take the Latics to the top of the League One table.Midfielder Jordan Cousins stepped up his recovery after four months out with a thigh injury with a run-out for the under...Full Story »

MK Dons will be boosted by the return of Troy Parrott, Conor Coventry and Kaine Kesler Hayden for their home game against Shrewsbury.Parrott, Coventry and Kesler Hayden have all been away on international duty and are expected to be available.Wing-back Tennai Watson and fellow defender Aden Baldwin both remain sidelined through injury.Striker Connor Wickham returned to action off the bench in th...Full Story »

Mario Balotelli has said he could have been Italy's matchwinner had he been selected for their World Cup playoff where they suffered a shock 1-0 loss to North Macedonia. The Adana Demirspor striker, whose last appearance for the national side was in 2018, was recently recalled to the national side by manager Roberto Mancini for a training camp. Italy have endured difficulties in front of goa...Full Story »

Sky Bet League One strugglers AFC Wimbledon will be missing players due to international duty when they host Cambridge.Forwards Terry Ablade (Finland) and Tomas Kalinauskas (Lithuania) and defender Dan Csoka (Hungary) have all had Under-21 call-ups. The Dons could also be without Ayoub Assal, who has been training with England Under-20s.Lee Brown has trained this week after sitting out Saturday&...Full Story »

Manchester United are targeting a summer deal for Everton striker Richarlison, reports have claimed. The Red Devils are desperate to shore up their attacking stocks, with Edinson Cavani leaving this summer and Cristiano Ronaldo potentially doing the same. Goal claims the Premier League giants believe that Richarlison can be their forward lynchpin for years to come. The Brazilian forward cur...Full Story »

TAMMY ABRAHAM smashed a record set by Gabriel Batistuta as he helped Roma thrash bitter rivals Lazio 3-0. The England striker has already made himself a hero to the Giallorossi since his arrival from Chelsea last summer. Tammy Abraham scored twice as Roma thrashed rivals Lazio Now he has further cemented his status as a fan favourite as his early double helped claim the bragging rights in the...Full Story »

Bruno Fernandes' furious reaction to being hauled off on Tuesday night was picked up on by fans as Manchester United were dumped out of the Champions League. Atletico Madrid stood firm to run out 1-0 winners against United on a miserable night at Old Trafford. Renan Lodi bagged the all-important goal to send Diego Simeone's side into the quarter-finals and condemn United to a fifth successive s...Full Story »

Manchester United have been forced into changing their Twitter bio following furious backlash from their fans. The Red Devils were humiliatingly thumped 4-1 by fierce rivals Manchester City at the weekend and the club have gone on to endure further embarrassment since. Following the heavy defeat, fans were quick to notice the club's Twitter bio was being used to promote a link to United's home...Full Story »

Fans want exemplary punishment for Mexico Mexico soccer riot. Liga MX suspended all matches scheduled for Sunday after a large brawl between fans during the previous day's match between Queretaro and Atlas. "We regret and condemn these events, which run contrary to the spirit of our soccer," the Mexican Soccer Federation said in a statement. The suspension affected three matches scheduled for...Full Story »