Paul Pogba's brother has been charged by French authorities in connection with an alleged organised armed extortion attempt against the Juventus midfielder, sources have told ESPN. Mathias Pogba will be held in jail while he awaits a decision from the judge regarding bail. The news comes after he was taken into police custody on Wednesday having presented himself to investigators in Paris. T...Full Story »

Reading boss Paul Ince felt his side’s 1-0 victory over Wigan proved their ability to bounce back after a disappointment.The Royals arrived at the DW Stadium on the back of a 3-0 thumping at home by Sunderland but a brilliant free-kick just after the hour by the manager’s son, Tom Ince, ensured a return to winning ways in the Championship.The winning margin could have been even more ...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom warned Sheffield United still have even more to give after they extended their lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship table to three points with a 2-0 win at Preston.Iliman Ndiaye and Oli McBurnie scored either side of half-time to clinch the Blades’ fourth win on the spin and help them move a further two points clear of Norwich, who could only draw 1-1 at home to W...Full Story »

Paul Simpson praised the grit of his Carlisle players following their 2-1 win over AFC Wimbledon.Paul Huntington, Jordan Gibson and Owen Moxon all had half-chances for the Cumbrian team in the opening 30 minutes of the Sky Bet League Two contest at Brunton Park.Callum Guy put Carlisle ahead seconds before the break with his first goal for the club.Ayoud Assal levelled with a confident finish jus...Full Story »

Grimsby boss Paul Hurst saluted a ‘moment of quality’ from match-winner Harry Clifton following their 1-0 triumph at struggling Colchester.Clifton grabbed the Mariners’ winner in the 63rd minute when he coolly lobbed the ball over goalkeeper Kieran O’Hara, following Ryan Taylor’s fine pass.It proved enough to secure Grimsby their fourth away Sky Bet League Two win o...Full Story »

Huddersfield’s assistant coaches Narcis Pelach and Paul Harsley will take charge for the home game against Cardiff.The Terriers sacked manager Danny Schofield on Wednesday and appointed Pelach and Harsley as joint-caretakers.They will be without skipper Jonathan Hogg, who has not recovered from the groin strain which ruled him out of the midweek home defeat to Wigan.Summer signings Michal ...Full Story »

Reading manager Paul Ince is hoping the 3-0 Championship defeat against Sunderland will provide a humbling moment for his players.Patrick Roberts gave Sunderland a 2-0 half-time lead when he struck twice in as many minutes shortly before the interval, with Jack Clarke adding a third in the second period.It was the first time Reading had dropped points in five home league games this season but In...Full Story »

Rotherham boss Paul Warne is not getting carried away despite his side’s excellent start to the Sky Bet Championship.The Millers registered their best opening to a second-tier campaign since the 1960s with a 3-0 win over Blackpool thanks to goals from Chiedozie Ogbene, Wes Harding and Georgie Kelly.They were full value for their victory – their third of the campaign – and on th...Full Story »

Paul Hartley is convinced Hartlepool are getting stronger despite being hit with a late blow that earned Crewe a point at the Suit Direct Stadium.The Pools boss was on course to collect his first three points since taking over in the summer when Josh Umerah hammered in a penalty in the 34th minute.But failure to make the most of their better play proved decisive when Crewe equalised with four mi...Full Story »

Paul Hurst admits his Grimsby team slipped below their usual standards as they were held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Gillingham at Blundell Park.Veteran striker Ryan Taylor opened the scoring for Grimsby inside seven minutes, but the advantage was short-lived for the promotion winners as Mikael Mandron netted with only the second goal scored by Gillingham this season.Grimsby manager Hurst said: ...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson felt the 0-0 draw at Mansfield was his side’s best defensive display of the season so far.Having created the game’s best chances, Simpson also thought the Cumbrians could have taken more than a point against a side who had won all three League Two home games this term.“If I am being greedy it could have been more than a point – and this is a tou...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom praised substitutes Rhian Brewster and Reda Khadra after their late impact produced a 1-0 victory at Swansea.Brewster and Khadra combined in the fourth minute of stoppage time to extend the Blades’ lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship to four points.Former Swansea loanee Brewster set up Khadra and the on-loan German kept his composure to scor...Full Story »

Cadiz and Barcelona players temporarily returned to their locker rooms following the incident. Cadiz's LaLiga match against Barcelona on Saturday was suspended for over 50 minutes after a supporter suffered a cardiac arrest in the stands. The game paused in the 82nd minute at Cadiz's Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla with Barca winning 2-0. Cadiz said in a statement that the fan was successfully resus...Full Story »

Manager Paul Heckingbottom was adamant Oli McBurnie would always come good after his goal helped Sheffield United to the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-0 win at Hull.McBurnie had gone 43 games without scoring until he found the back of the net at Luton last month.The Scotland international has since been rejuvenated and claimed a third goal on the spin to put the Blades on their way to...Full Story »

Reading manager Paul Ince hailed his side as “incredible in every department” during the second half of their 2-1 Championship victory over Stoke.Lucas Joao, on his 29th birthday, gave the Royals a second-minute lead when he took advantage of sloppy defensive play from the visitors.Stoke equalised five minutes before the break through a close-range Ben Wilmot effort but Reading regai...Full Story »

Arsenal bid €30m for Ferran Torres Arsenal made an ambitious attempt to sign Ferran Torres from Barcelona before the close of the transfer window. The attacker moved to Camp Nou from Manchester City in January for around €55 million, but he may find playing time hard to come by this season. El Nacional reports the Gunners attempted to convince the Catalan side to let him go by off...Full Story »

Hartlepool manager Paul Hartley admitted he felt “deflated” after his side conceded a stoppage-time equaliser to draw 1-1 at Colchester.It looked as though Pools would be heading for their first league win of the season after Wes McDonald swept home a 29th-minute opener from close range after Reghan Tumilty had escaped the home defence and delivered into his path.But Colchester rescu...Full Story »

Paul Hurst saluted the travelling Grimsby supporters after his side served up a third successive away win with a 2-0 triumph at Newport.Grimsby are now unbeaten in five Sky Bet League Two matches and, following wins at Walsall and Rochdale, they picked up another three points after their longest journey of the season – a 450-mile round trip to south Wales.Second-half strikes from Bryn Morr...Full Story »

An own goal by Jordan Turnbull and a sublime strike from Paul Smyth gave Leyton Orient a 2-0 home win against Tranmere as the Sky Bet League Two leaders maintained their 100 per cent home record and unbeaten run.With defences on top in the first half, the O’s got the breakthrough in the 36th minute when Smyth drilled a cross into the box from the right and, under pressure from Ruel Sotirio...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom was delighted with his team’s display after seeing them beat Reading 4-0 to replace their opponents at the top of the Sky Bet Championship table.Oli McBurnie opened the scoring and Anel Ahmedhodzic made it 2-0 a minute into the second half. Iliman Ndiaye added a third, with Ahmedhodzic scoring again to round off the scoring.Heckingbottom said: &l...Full Story »