EMMA RADUCANU would love to meet Jack Grealish – despite pelting him with a SNOWBALL. The US Open champion stars in the latest Sports Direct Christmas TV advert which was aired last week. Raducanu stars in the new Sports Direct Christmas advertCredit: The Mega Agency Grealish is also a part of the advert but did not meet Raducanu during filmingCredit: Sports Direct In the 60-second cli...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has expressed his frustration at Lionel Messi joining up with Argentina despite his injury. The 34-year-old missed PSG's win over Bordeaux on Sunday as he recovers from "knee and hamstring pains" and was also unavailable for their Champions League draw at RB Leipzig last week. However, Messi was called up for Argentina's World Cup qualifiers aga...Full Story »

New Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez has confirmed that he turned down a proposal which would have seen him join the Brazilian national team set-up. The former midfielder was offered the chance, several months ago, to join Tite's coaching staff until the World Cup next year. The plan was that Xavi would then take over the reins as head coach, with Tite stepping aside after Qatar 2022. Xavi...Full Story »

Is Thomas Tuchel about to clash with the Chelsea hierarchy over a deal for Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe? The rumour coming out of Catalan outlet El Nacional is that the Blues manager has a difference of opinion with his bosses over a transfer move. Chelsea were reportedly readying a contract for the French World Cup winner, who is out of contract in the summer. Mbappe is free to ...Full Story »

Barcelona are eyeing Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic. Brozovic is out of contract on June 30 and has still not signed a new deal with Inter. La Repubblica report that Barça are interested in signing him. The Croatian midfielder, who will turn 29 soon, is a regular for the Nerazzurri after joining the club in 2015 from Dinamo Zagreb. He has played 258 games for the club, scoring...Full Story »

Roma coach Jose Mourinho says they need to buy in January after a poor first three months of the season. Mourinho was speaking after Sunday's shock defeat to Venezia. "Until it becomes mathematically impossible, I want to keep saying fourth place is the target. Roma finished sixth or seventh the last few seasons, the club made an effort over the summer, but it was more reactive transfer acti...Full Story »

Although it has come at the expense of one of his potential team-mates pulling out of England's next two fixtures, Emile Smith Rowe will surely take his maiden international call-up however it's come about. The Arsenal star has been in sensational form for the Gunners this season, and it was only going to be a matter of time before Gareth Southgate gave him his Three Lions bow. It was a stra...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has proposed an exchange deal with Barcelona involving Raheem Sterling. Sterling is reportedly keen to seek an exit from City. The England international has seen his playing time limited over the past 18 months. Barca have long been linked with the 26-year-old, but their dire financial situation has made a move almost impossible. Catalan outlet El Nacionalis reporting that Gu...Full Story »

The Magpies' search for Steve Bruce's successor has come to a close, with the former Bournemouth boss offered a return to top-flight coaching Newcastle have appointed Eddie Howe as their new manager on a two-and-a-half year deal until 2024. The Magpies dismissed Steve Bruce on October 20 after his 1,000th game in club management, with Graeme Jones in caretaker charge since. Various candidat...Full Story »

Bradley to swap LAFC for Toronto Former USMNT coach Bob Bradley is on the verge of becoming Toronto FC's new boss, reports AS. Bradley will thus draw the curtain on his tenure at Los Angeles FC, whom he has coached for the past four seasons. Woodward set for Man Utd consultancy role Ed Woodward will continue his ties with Manchester United even after stepping down as executive vice-chairma...Full Story »

Boss Gary Bowyer saluted Salford’s character as Jordan Turnbull’s early goal handed them a hard-earned 1-0 FA Cup win at National League Dagenham & Redbridge.The League Two side had to dig in for the victory, one which earned a second-round home tie against another National League outfit, Chesterfield.“The most important thing for us was to get through, and we’ve done...Full Story »

An early goal from Jordan Turnbull handed League Two strugglers Salford a gritty 1-0 FA Cup win at National League promotion chasers Dagenham & Redbridge.Salford struck inside three minutes in the final first round tie of the weekend.Centre-back Turnbull powered home a header from Liam Shephard’s corner-kick.The Daggers then bossed the remainder of the first half, with Angelo Balanta f...Full Story »

LIONEL MESSI leaned in to smooch wife Antonela in front of the Eiffel Tower as the couple enjoyed a romantic evening in Paris. The Argentinian forward looked snug in a long coat and turtleneck sweater for the posh date night. Lionel and Antonela Messi enjoyed a posh date night in Paris And Antonela coordinated with her hubby in a black dress and heels as they relaxed at the luxury Shangri-La ...Full Story »

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes responded to Man City fans who were chanting about him sucking his daughter's toes after their match on Saturday. A strange video of Scholes appearing to bite the toenails of his 20-year-old daughter, Alicia, went viral last month and earned the former Red Devil a lot of online ribbing. His old United team-mate Rio Ferdinand even got in on the act. And no...Full Story »

GEORGINA RODRIGUEZ'S support extends further than just for Cristiano Ronaldo. CR7's stunning partner braced the Manchester cold on Sunday to watch his son Cristiano Jr play for the United academy. Rodriguez shared the picture of her at Cristiano Jr's game to her 28million followers And the pregnant Rodriguez was joined by the rest of the young Ronaldo clan. She posted an adorable picture to ...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   West Ham beat Liverpool 3-2 and are eyeing the Premier League title     Man Utd and Liverpool this week     Both FC Barcelona & Atletico Madrid Bottled Their Lead at The 90+6' of Their Game.Both The Games Ended at 3-3 Score Line...     Arsenal 1-0 WatfordEverton 0-0 TottenhamLeeds 1-1 Leicester   &n...Full Story »

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has verbally agreed to take over as Manchester United manager, CaughtOffside understands. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s position at Old Trafford looks increasingly precarious after the team’s poor recent form, with six defeats from their last 12 in all competitions, including recent defeats at home to Liverpool and Manchester City. Rodgers has impr...Full Story »

SPURS boss Antonio Conte is reportedly keen to bring £17million-rated Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie to Tottenham in January. According to reports in Italy, new Spurs manager Conte, 52, is a big admirer of the 27-cap USA international. McKennie won the Coppa Italia with Juventus last season And Spurs' sporting director Fabio Paratici, 49, also rates the midfielder highly, having ini...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid fullback Kieran Trippier was rushed to hospital during their 3-3 draw with Valencia. Trippier had to be substituted off for Sime Vrsaljko in the opening minutes and was taken to a nearby hospital. They checked for a broken collarbone and were able to rule that out. Instead, the Englishman was left with an acromioclavicular subluxation. "After being taken to hospital and unde...Full Story »

Kylian Mbappe was one of the standout performers in Paris Saint-Germain's 3-2 away victory over Bordeaux on Saturday, scoring his side's third. The French star spoke after the match and admitted that his side aren't playing at their best, but that the three points were what was most important on the day. PSG were three goals up before the home side scored twice in the second half, but Mbappe...Full Story »