Borussia Dortmund want NunezBorussia Dortmund are keen on Benfica attacker Darwin Nunez according to Record, and preliminary meetings are taking place. The Bundesliga club want Nunez to help replace Erling Haaland if the Norway forward leaves next summer. Nunez has scored eight goals in 10 league matches this year, with that form turning the heads of clubs across the continent. Lewandowski ...Full Story »

CRISTIANO Ronaldo's bodyguards are under investigation for working illegally in Portugal, it was reported. Sergio and Jorge Ramalheiro, two former soldiers who served in Afghanistan with an elite special forces unit, were recently revealed as the Manchester United star's minders. Cristiano Ronaldo and his bodyguards, who are former special forces soldiersCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke The pa...Full Story »

Chelsea fans will be growing increasingly more concerned by the apparent contract impasse between the Blues and star defender Antonio Rudiger. Rudiger, 28, is out of contract at Stamford Bridge at the end of the season and there has been very little encouragement that the centre-back will renew his deal. The 28-year-old has been at Chelsea since he joined in 2017 following a modest £31....Full Story »

Motherwell boss Graham Alexander praised match-winner Tony Watt and the Fir Park ground staff after their game against Dundee United survived a torrential downpour.Watt produced a sublime finish in the 12th minute, lofting a first-time strike over Benjamin Siegrist from the corner of the box to seal a thoroughly-deserved 1-0 win.United rarely threatened but there were some nervy moments after Ba...Full Story »

Everton forward Richarlison returns from suspension for the Merseyside derby visit of Liverpool.Midfielder Andre Gomes is back in training after a calf problem but is unlikely to feature in the Premier League clash.Striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin (thigh), centre-back Yerry Mina (thigh) and midfielder Tom Davies (knee) are still out, while Mason Holgate remains suspended.Liverpool manager Jurgen Kl...Full Story »

QPR manager Mark Warburton saluted the finishing skills of Andre Gray after the striker hit a dramatic late goal to seal a 2-1 victory at Derby.The on-loan Watford forward volleyed in after coming off the bench to lift Rangers to third in the Sky Bet Championship and leave Derby 19 points from safety.Derby had started well and went ahead in the 10th minute when Graeme Shinnie sent Tom Lawrence t...Full Story »

Andre Gray scored a dramatic last-minute winner as QPR climbed to third in the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-1 victory at Derby.Gray pounced after an Ilias Chair header came back off the bar to shatter Derby, who had led through Tom Lawrence’s 50th goal of his career.Lawrence finished clinically following Graeme Shinnie’s precise pass but Rangers hit back early in the second half thr...Full Story »

Motherwell boss Graham Alexander will assess a couple of players who could return for the cinch Premiership encounter with Dundee United.Midfielders Sean Goss, Mark O’Hara, Robbie Crawford and Liam Donnelly all missed the weekend defeat by Dundee.Centre-back Juhani Ojala was also missing through injury.United midfielders Jeando Fuchs and Dylan Levitt remain doubts after missing Saturday&rs...Full Story »

While Ralf Rangnick is set to take over until the end of 2021-22, the Argentine may have his chance in just over six months Paris Saint-Germain have no intention of letting Mauricio Pochettino leave for Manchester United halfway through the season, but they are open to negotiations when 2021-22 comes to a close. The Argentine has emerged as one of the top candidates to take over on a permane...Full Story »

League One leaders Rotherham stretched their unbeaten run to 15 games but were made to fight all the way as Covid-hit Oxford held them to a goalless draw at the Kassam Stadium.Oxford, again missing 13 players, rode their luck in the first half when the Millers twice struck the woodwork.But in the second half the U’s created chances, only to be denied by keeper Viktor Johansson.Rotherham we...Full Story »

Lee Johnson was pleased with how Sunderland handled the weather conditions in their win at Cambridge.Alex Pritchard scored direct from a corner before Nathan Broadhead’s superb strike secured a 2-1 win for Johnson’s team, either side of Sam Smith’s equaliser for the hosts.Pritchard’s goal demonstrated the windy conditions, with the side attacking the south end of the stad...Full Story »

Chris Wilder was delighted after inspired striker Duncan Watmore helped secure his first win as Middlesbrough boss with a 2-1 success at Huddersfield.Magnificent Watmore netted two fine goals in the first half to end Huddersfield’s five-game unbeaten home run.Wilder had taken just one point from six after replacing Neil Warnock at the Riverside.But his team were in cruise control in West Y...Full Story »

Nathan Broadhead’s superb strike earned Sunderland a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Cambridge.The visitors went ahead for the first time on 15 minutes when, with the wind blowing heavily in his side’s favour, Alex Pritchard’s corner deceived everyone before going in off the far post.Cambridge were level 12 minutes later following a neat move which resulted in Sam Smith firing a sma...Full Story »

Cardiff made it three wins from four matches under Steve Morison as they claimed a 2-1 win at Luton.The visitors took the lead after 10 minutes with their first goal in the first half of a game this season.Perry Ng’s cross was met by Rubin Colwill, who was completely unmarked. His downward header appeared to be clawed out by Hatters goalkeeper Simon Sluga, but not before it had crossed the...Full Story »

Aldershot recorded their third successive National League victory as Alfy Whittingham’s late header secured a 1-0 triumph at struggling King’s Lynn.Whittingham connected with a Corie Andrews cross to nod past Paul Jones in the 81st minute.Michael Gyasi fired over soon after as the hosts – whose skipper Michael Clunan had seen a shot well tipped over by Mitch Walker in the third...Full Story »

Liverpool turned up the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea as they coasted to a second successive 4-0 victory at Anfield with Southampton the powerless victims on this occasion. Saints were dispatched as comfortably as Arsenal were a week ago as Jurgen Klopp’s side moved within a point of the top, in the process becoming the first top-flight team to score two or more goals for 1...Full Story »

Duncan Watmore scored a brilliant double as Chris Wilder’s Middlesbrough era sparked into life with a 2-1 win at Huddersfield.Boro secured a first win under new manager Wilder by ending Huddersfield’s five-game unbeaten run at the John Smith’s Stadium.Watmore struck twice early in the first half to give the visitors a healthy advantage.And Wilder’s men were seldom under t...Full Story »

Juventus will need to make some sales before they can delve into the upcoming transfer market and one player set to be heading for the exit is midfielder Aaron Ramsey. Since leaving Arsenal and joining Juventus on a free transfer back in 2019, Ramsey, 30, has struggled to recapture his best form. Having started in just one Serie A match so far this season, there is no denying that the Wales ...Full Story »

Dundee midfielder Jordan McGhee drops out for the cinch Premiership encounter with Motherwell after undergoing minor knee surgery.But Leigh Griffiths returns to the squad after missing the defeat against parent club Celtic before the international break.Alex Jakubiak (shoulder), Cillian Sheridan (Achilles) and Shaun Byrne (knee) remain out while Max Anderson (niggle) is a doubt.Motherwell have K...Full Story »

Festy Ebosele should be fit when Derby host QPR on Monday night.The teenager started on the right wing against Fulham on Wednesday but was forced off with cramp as the Rams earned a creditable goalless draw against the Championship leaders.The hamstring injury Sam Baldock suffered in the home win over Bournemouth is set to keep the forward out for “a few weeks”, according to Rams bos...Full Story »