Sergio Aguero has reiterated that tests and treatment will continue for a period of 90 days after rumours began to swirl that he was set to retire from professional football just months after joining Barcelona. The Manchester City icon was substituted and rushed to hospital during Barca's La Liga draw against Alaves in late October having complained of breathing issues to club staff. Following...Full Story »

Scotland booked their place in the 2022 World Cup playoffs in March with a 2-0 away win over Moldova at the Zimbru Stadium on Friday. A year to the day that Scotland qualified for Euro 2020 with a dramatic playoff penalty shootout win over Serbia, manager Steve Clarke's side took one step closer to reaching next year's Qatar World Cup, too. The country last appeared at the tournament in 1998. ...Full Story »

Ancelotti wants Bale out of Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti has had enough of Gareth Bale and wants Real Madrid to get rid of him. El Nacional reports the Italian coach feels playing for Madrid is not one of Bale’s top priorities and has told Florentino Perez to either sell or release him. Barcelona determined to sign Sterling despite Man City refusal Barcelona remain determined to bring ...Full Story »

Manchester United full-back Diogo Dalot would prefer to remain with the Red Devils. Dalot, 22, was signed to Manchester United in 2018 under the guidance of then-manager, Jose Mourinho. Following his £19.8m move from Portuguese side Porto, Dalot, who bid farewell to Mourinho just weeks after joining, has since gone on to become a fringe player under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Having fallen ...Full Story »

Liverpool have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of striking target Karim Adeyemi, with the striker's agent reportedly using his contacts to facilitate a potential switch to Barcelona. Adeyemi has captured the attention of a host of Europe's top clubs with his goalscoring exploits for RB Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga over the past few months. The 19-year-old has notched 11 goals in just...Full Story »

With news that Dani Alves is back with Barcelona, the Brazilian defender took to social media to express his delight at the move and a return home. Dani Alves is seen be many as the greatest right-back in the history of the club and the Blaugrana side have struggled to replace him since he left in 2016. After spells with Juventus, PSG and Sao Paulo, he's back at the Camp Nou. "Almost five ye...Full Story »

Ian Baraclough felt his Northern Ireland side deserved to win by more after they needed an own goal to end their long wait for a Windsor Park victory by edging out Lithuania 1-0 on Friday night.Northern Ireland bossed possession and had two strikes ruled out before the break in a dominant first half, but could not add to Benas Satkus’ 18th-minute own goal as they registered a first competi...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate heaped praised on hat-trick hero Harry Kane after England moved to the brink of World Cup qualification with an impressive victory against Albania.The unbeaten road to Qatar continued on Friday night as a sell-out Wembley crowd witnessed a ruthless first-half display in the final home match of a memorable year.Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson goals complemented a perfect hat-t...Full Story »

Newport boss James Rowberry hailed the spirit of his players as they ended Hartlepool’s unbeaten home record with a 2-1 win.The Exiles recorded a third successive victory to move up to fifth in the League Two table, thanks to Dom Telford’s stoppage-time winner.And Rowberry, whose side travelled to the north east on the day of the game, said: “It was very dramatic I lost my voic...Full Story »

Ian Evatt was happy to see Bolton “stop the rot” courtesy of a 2-0 Sky Bet League One win over bottom club Crewe.Josh Sheehan’s penalty and Amadou Bakayoko’s close-range finish in the space of five second-half minutes set up Wanderers for a badly-needed three points.“The win was the most important thing,” said Evatt.“In the first half Crewe were very dee...Full Story »

Bolton ended a five-game winless streak in Sky Bet League One as an inspired second-half showing earned a 2-0 win over bottom club Crewe.Ian Evatt’s side, with only one point from a possible 15 prior to the Cheshire side’s visit, struggled in the opening 45 minutes, resulting in murmurings of fans’ disapproval at the interval.But the game changed in Wanderers’ favour four...Full Story »

England manager Gareth Southgate dismissed talk about his future as an “irrelevance” after the Three Lions thumped Albania.Harry Kane’s hat-trick was the highlight of a dominant 5-0 win at Wembley and put England a point away from reaching next year’s World Cup in Qatar.Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson also scored, with all of the goals coming in the first half.Harry Ka...Full Story »

Dom Telford’s stoppage-time header earned Newport a third straight win as County ended Hartlepool’s unbeaten home record with a 2-1 win at Victoria Park.Three minutes into injury time, Exiles striker Telford stooped to head home from close range and sink managerless Pools.The Exiles soon took control in the first half as they picked the home side off.Oliver Cooper ran from deep into ...Full Story »

Northern Ireland got their first competitive win at Windsor Park in two and a half years as they edged out Lithuania 1-0 on Friday night.After World Cup hopes were ended last month this was a much brighter performance from Ian Baraclough’s men in their penultimate qualifier, but old problems in front of goal remained as – despite Northern Ireland bossing play – only Benas Satku...Full Story »

Harry Kane scored a first half hat-trick as England all but secured World Cup qualification with Friday’s five-star display against Albania.A first sell-out Wembley crowd in two years witnessed a one-sided final home match of a memorable year in which the Three Lions went agonisingly close to winning the European Championship.The Euro 2020 runners-up will get another shot at silverware nex...Full Story »

John Robertson’s brace set Edinburgh City on course for a 3-1 Scottish League Two win over Stranraer.Replacement James Hilton notched a 90th-minute effort to seal the victory after Matthew Yates had pulled a goal back for Stranraer.Edinburgh claimed their first win in four league outings, having last won in the league on September 25.Full Story »

Keith Hill takes charge of his first league game as manager of Scunthorpe on Saturday, with Salford the visitors.The Iron have lost in the FA Cup and Papa John’s Trophy since Hill was appointed, and the former Rochdale boss knows what a big job he has on his hands with the club sitting bottom of the Football League.He has not been helped by finding out this week that Harry Davis’ cal...Full Story »

Dominic Iorfa is unavailable for Sheffield Wednesday’s clash with Gillingham after boss Darren Moore confirmed the defender will be out until 2022 with a hip injury.But Massimo Luongo and George Byers could make their first League One appearances since August and September respectively.The midfielders both returned to action in Tuesday’s Papa John’s Trophy win over Harrogate, w...Full Story »

Midfielder Ethan Robson could return for MK Dons for the visit of Cambridge.The on-loan Blackpool player was an unused substitute for the FA Cup tie with Stevenage having been out since early October with a hamstring injury.Daniel Harvie, Peter Kioso, David Kasumu and Mo Eisa were all unavailable last weekend. However, all but one unnamed player, who is still feeling unwell, of those isolating b...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon is expected to recall a host of players for the League Two home game against Sutton.Mellon made 10 changes for the midweek Papa John’s Trophy win against Oldham, with Nathaniel Knight-Percival the only player to retain his starting place after last Saturday’s FA Cup first-round win at Crawley.The likes of Callum McManaman, Jay Spearing, Peter Clarke, Mark D...Full Story »