Villarreal boss Unai Emery was publicly courted by Newcastle United in October and early November and now the Basque manager has spoken about just how close he was to joining Newcastle United. As it was, Emery decided to continue with Villarreal having guided them to their first major trophy the previous season. Villarreal defeated Manchester United on penalties in the Europa League final in ...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin believes striker Joel Piroe has the mentality needed to score goals in the Championship after the forward’s strike helped his side beat Millwall 1-0 at The Den.The Dutch star scored his 18th goal of the season in all competitions, with Swansea holding out for the win despite an onslaught of pressure from the hosts.Swansea are now 14th, while the defeat brings...Full Story »

Liam Manning refused to get carried away after his resurgent MK Dons soared into League One’s top two for the first time this season.Dons battled past rock-bottom Crewe as Republic of Ireland aces Troy Parrott and Conor Coventry grabbed the goals at Stadium MK.Bassala Sambou pulled one back for the struggling visitors in injury time but the Dons held on to leapfrog Rotherham – who ha...Full Story »

Kieran Sadlier’s penalty equaliser earned Bolton a 1-1 draw against Portsmouth, a result neither side needed in their outside chase for the Sky Bet League One play-offs.Sadlier’s 72nd-minute spot-kick came after Hayden Carter’s trip on substitute Elias Kachunga.Until then Pompey were good value for the lead given to them by 10-goal Aiden O’Brien after 50 minutes.Despite a...Full Story »

Luton manager Nathan Jones was frustrated his team could not see the game out, following their 1-1 draw at Peterborough.The Hatters were off-colour at London Road, but still led the Sky Bet Championship’s bottom club for most of the second half through Danny Hylton’s opener, only to be pegged back in the closing stages by Jonson Clarke-Harris’ header.It meant Luton stayed fourt...Full Story »

Wrexham’s promotion push continued as they put in a dominant performance to beat Barnet 6-0.The result sees the Red Dragons move up to second in the National League table, while Barnet remain in 16th.Ollie Palmer put Wrexham ahead in the 15th minute, finding the bottom corner and they then doubled their lead 13 minutes later through Paul Mullin, who smashed the ball home from close range.J...Full Story »

​Social media sensation Hasbulla says he's 'more famous' than Cristiano Ronaldo, slamming the Manchester United superstar in a new and revealing interview. Hasbulla sat down with Barstool Sports and took aim at the five-time Ballon d'Or winner in a surprising outburst. He blasted Ronaldo's style of play and claimed he's a bigger name than the Portugal international. "I could not care les...Full Story »

IVAN RAKITIC gave away his Sevilla kit to Barcelona fans at the Nou Camp on Sunday. The midfielder made his first return to a fan-filled Nou Camp in Sevilla's 1-0 defeat to Xavi's side. Ivan Rakitic removed his shirt to give to an adoring Barcelona fan Rakitic also dished out his shorts as a token of appreciation for the support he received during his time at Barcelona Rakitic won 13 trophie...Full Story »

ANTONIO RUDIGER has reportedly laid out his wage demands for when his Chelsea contract expires this summer. The 29-year-old is unlikely to sign an extension to his current deal at Stamford Bridge. Rudiger has reportedly laid out his demands ahead of a potential summer move Rudiger wants a weekly wage of £115,000 plus a signing on bonus in order to secure his services, according to Spanis...Full Story »

Jose Mourinho tore into an Italian journalist prior to Sunday's clash against Sampdoria Jose Mourinho has accused an Italian journalist of "s***ting himself" in yet another remarkable rant. The former Chelsea and Manchester United boss is renowned for not being shy with the media and has managed to build up a catalogue of stunning tirades during his iconic career. And the 59-year-old has made ...Full Story »

It was an evening where Inter needed to keep pressure on both AC Milan and Napoli in the hunt for the Serie A title, whilst Juventus could catapult themselves unexpectedly back into the title race with a victory, however it proved to be a night of glory for the Nerazzurri, as they secured a 1-0 win at the Juventus Stadium. Inter almost took the first chance of the match through Milan Skriniar...Full Story »

West Brom’s Championship play-off hopes suffered a huge blow with a 1-0 defeat to local rivals Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Lyle Taylor’s 67th-minute penalty, following a Conor Townsend handball, proved the difference as Blues secured their first victory over the Baggies since 2006.Albion sent on Andy Carroll in hope of rescuing a point from the contest, but Steve Bruce’s si...Full Story »

ENGLAND’S Jude Bellingham has been swapping messages with an Instagram model. A source said the 18-year-old star, who plays in Germany, thinks Asantewa Chitty is "gorgeous". England's Jude Bellingham thinks Asantewa Chitty is 'gorgeous', a source said The insider added: "She is also very keen on him. "She is excited to see where this goes." Jude is widely tipped to be at the centre of...Full Story »

Haaland and Foden could well be team-mates at Man City next season Manchester City’s pursuit of Erling Haaland is set to land Phil Foden an even bigger pay rise. A new long-term contract at City, worth £150,000-a-week, was agreed by the England winger - in principle - last October. But that deal has yet to be signed, meaning Haaland’s expected arrival in the summer from Borus...Full Story »

Roma coach Jose Mourinho is reluctant to discuss Italian football's problems after their World Cup qualifying failure. Mourinho was asked for his opinion on Friday. Mourinho said: “I am sorry that Italy aren't there. If it had been a head-to-head with Portugal, obviously I'd have cheered on my own team, but as a person who works in Italy and loves this country, I am very disappointed. ...Full Story »

Ralf Rangnick insisted scrutinising the Premier League table on a weekly basis is pointless even if he recognises Manchester United’s top-four hopes are unfavourable.United were lacklustre in a 1-1 draw against Leicester, lacking a cutting edge with Cristiano Ronaldo sidelined due to illness, and only the video assistant referee’s intervention prevented a Foxes win.Fred cancelled out...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Jim Goodwin was left to rue a succession of missed chances that cost his side dear in their cinch Premiership 2-2 draw against Dundee at Dens Park.The Dons twice took the lead through Calvin Ramsay and Ross McCrorie but were pegged back each time by goals from Jordan McGhee and Danny Mullen.The draw left Aberdeen’s top-six hopes hanging by a thread with Goodwin also irate abo...Full Story »

Aaron Martin heeded caretaker boss Andy Crosby’s words of wisdom to fire Port Vale into the top three with a last-gasp winner at Barrow.Martin appeared at the far post to tap in James Wilson’s cross to secure Vale’s 16th point from a possible 18.Jamie Proctor’s 10th goal of an ever-improving campaign brought the visitors level after Josh Kay’s first-half opener for ...Full Story »

Swindon boss Ben Garner was left to reflect on what might have been after his play-off chasing side were held at lowly Rochdale.Garner had no complaints other than his side’s failure to find the net as the Robins remain 10th, two points adrift of the top seven.He said: “It was just down to misfortune as I was pleased with our overall performance, the possession and number of chances ...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale criticised the ‘horrendous’ decisions that went against his side after Callum Hendry’s early penalty gave St Johnstone a 1-0 victory at McDiarmid Park.Martindale felt there was an offside in the build-up to Jack Fitzwater’s early challenge on Hendry which led to the decisive penalty.He also believes referee Kevin Clancy should have awar...Full Story »