Portuguese star kisses his shin-pads six times Cristiano Ronaldo's pre-match ritual Cristiano Ronaldo was left on the bench for Manchester United's trip to Burnley on Tuesday, and when he was introduced onto the pitch, his pre-match ritual became clear. Ronaldo was caught on camera kissing his shin-pads six times, upon which is the coat of arms of Portugal and a picture of his family. It is t...Full Story »

The pair continue to recover from injuries Neymar with PSG Paris Saint-Germain stars Neymar and Sergio Ramos have been left out of the team's squad for their Ligue 1 match Rennes on Friday, just four days before their Champions League game against Real Madrid. Neymar has not played since November after suffering a ligament injury in November, whilst Ramos is recovering from a minor calf injur...Full Story »

Serie B Como are taking a closer look at former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere. Wilshere is currently training with his former side and even joined them on their warm-weather training camp in the UAE a fortnight ago. The 30-year-old is keeping his fitness up having failed to find a club since leaving Bournemouth at the end of last season. Wilshere trained with Como last summer and was clo...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino wants Harry Kane to join him at Manchester United - should he land the manager's job. The Telegraph says PSG coach Pochettino, 49, has long been linked with a return to England following his Spurs exit and United are interested in bringing the Argentine in on a full-time basis when Ralf Rangnick's interim spell comes to an end this season. And Pochettino is expected to ur...Full Story »

Christian Eriksen is said to be “excited” to get back to playing football as he closes in on a debut with Brentford. The former Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan star suffered a cardiac arrest while representing Denmark at Euro 2020 last summer, spending nearly a week in hospital while doctors battled to save his life and fitting a heart defibrillator. Eriksen’s condition m...Full Story »

The Catalan giants are on a tight budget due to their financial disarray. Erling Haaland is a summer transfer target for Barcelona Credit: AFP Cesar Azpilicueta and Andreas Christensen could both switch Stamford Bridge for the Nou Camp Credit: Reuters Barcelona need to bolster in defence and midfield and have identified players nearing the end of their deals. And according to ESPN, they want...Full Story »

ROMELU LUKAKU has suggested he is unhappy at Chelsea through a message shared on social media. Romelu Lukaku has shared a cryptic message on social media to heighten speculation that he is unhappy at Chelsea. Lukaku has endured a mixed season since rejoining the Blues from Inter Milan in the summer and his comments suggest he is unsettled in west London. Chelsea paid Inter a club-record fee of...Full Story »

The Gunners have been heavily linked with a move for the 27-year-old after submitting an offer to sign him in January. Arsenal have signed American goalkeeper with the player to link up with the club in June Credit: AP An official announcement had been expected with the North London outfit completing paperwork to bring him to England earlier this week. And now the MLS side have announced that...Full Story »

The goalkeeper can't quite figure out why the Red Devils haven't been winning trophies in recent years David de Gea believes someone has put a "curse" on Manchester United as the goalkeeper says he does not fully understand why the club have had so many things go wrong in recent years. United haven't won a trophy since 2017, with the club lagging behind the likes of Manchester City, Liverpoo...Full Story »

Inter Miami add U.S. youth internationalInter Miami have signed U.S. youth international CJ dos Santos from Benfica, the club announced. The goalkeeper signs a deal that runs through 2024 with club options in 2025 and 2026, having made his name with the U.S. at the U-17 and U-20 levels. “CJ is a gifted young goalkeeper with really good feet. His distribution and reading of the game are...Full Story »

Lee Hamilton scored the only goal as Edinburgh City made it three victories in a row with a 1-0 success against Stirling in Scottish League Two.Hamilton clinched victory for fourth-placed City in the 59th minute, converting at the back post after a long throw was flicked on.Edinburgh offered most of the threat during the game and Albion goalkeeper Blair Currie was twice called upon to make good ...Full Story »

Brentford will assess Ivan Toney on Saturday morning ahead of the visit of Crystal Palace, after he took part in a light training session on Friday.Both Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa should be available to start after both were out with Covid and had not trained consistently recently.Christian Eriksen will not be fit to make his Premier League debut but manager Thomas Frank said the midfielder is...Full Story »

Manchester United could welcome Alex Telles back for Saturday lunchtime’s match with Southampton.The Brazil international is back in contention after recovering from Covid-19, but midfielder Fred is still isolating.Midfielder Nemanja Matic (shin) and defender Eric Bailly (swollen ankle) are also out of the Premier League clash with Saints. Forward Mason Greenwood remains suspended by the c...Full Story »

Swansea will be without Ryan Bennett for Sunday’s home clash with Bristol City but have fellow defender Ryan Manning back available.Bennett is suspended after being sent off as Russell Martin’s men were beaten 3-0 by Stoke at the bet365 Stadium on Tuesday.Manning can be called upon again having sat out that game serving a one-match ban following his sending off against Blackburn thre...Full Story »

West Brom are without Jake Livermore against Blackburn after failing with an appeal to get his red card overturned.The midfielder starts a four-game ban having been sent off in the 2-0 defeat at Sheffield United on Wednesday.Defender Dara O’Shea has returned from a broken ankle and is likely to be in the squad on Monday.Striker Daryl Dike remains sidelined with the hamstring injury he suff...Full Story »

Norwich should have forward Josh Sargent available again for the visit of Premier League leaders Manchester City.United States international Sargent missed the last two matches through illness but has now returned to training, while midfielder Lukas Rupp faces a late fitness test on a hamstring issue.Defender Ozan Kabak (illness), midfielder Jacob Sorensen (knee) and goalkeeper Tim Krul (shoulde...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday are still without a number of players for the visit of runaway League One leaders Rotherham.Harlee Dean, Tyreece John-Jules, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Lewis Gibson, Dominic Iorfa and Chey Dunkley are out as injuries hit the Owls hard.Dennis Adeniran, Olamide Shodipo, Josh Windass and Lee Gregory are also sidelined.But there is some good news as Massimo Luongo will be fit after ove...Full Story »

Tottenham are still without Eric Dier as they face Wolves on Sunday.The defender has an ongoing thigh issue and is joined in the treatment room by Oliver Skipp (groin) and Japhet Tanganga (knee).New signings Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur could both start, having twice come off the bench in the last two games.Wolves are assessing Hwang Hee-chan and Joao Moutinho ahead of the trip to nort...Full Story »

Gwion Edwards is available for Wigan once again as they prepare to host Charlton in Sky Bet League One.The winger served a one-match suspension after he was dismissed against Stoke in the FA Cup.Forward Will Keane is an injury doubt and has not featured for the Latics since January.Left-back Tom Pearce is also doubtful due to a hamstring injury.Charlton manager Johnnie Jackson has no fresh injur...Full Story »

Leicester remain without several key players for the visit of West Ham.Jamie Vardy, Jonny Evans, Wesley Fofana, Timothy Castagne and Ryan Bertrand are all out for Brendan Rodgers.Youri Tielemans and Harvey Barnes could be recalled after being second-half substitutes in the 2-0 defeat at Liverpool on Thursday.Kurt Zouma will be available for West Ham despite the ongoing furore about mistreating h...Full Story »