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DANIEL CRAIG reckons Jurgen Klopp would be a great successor as James Bond. But Liverpool boss Klopp fears movie fans would be shaken and deterred if they saw him in just swim shorts 007-style. Daniel Craig has a classic honed 007 physique but Jurgen Klopp thinks he would make waves for the wrong reasons if he replicated such scenes Craig has No Time to Die in his final outing as Bond. But t...Full Story »

Bernd Leno's last Arsenal appearance came in a 3-0 Carabao Cup win over AFC Wimbledon last month. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has rejected Bernd Leno's claim he is in the dark over losing the No. 1 spot to Aaron Ramsdale and urged the goalkeeper to concentrate on regaining his place in the side. Leno, who has not made a Premier League appearance since Aug. 28, gave an interview to German newspap...Full Story »

Manchester United are stepping up interest in AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie. La Gazzetta dello Sport says the midfielder, 24, is out of contract at the end of the season and can negotiate with non-Italian clubs from January. United have identified Kessie as a potential replacement for Paul Pogba, 28. Like Kessie, Pogba's current deal runs out in June and it's still unclear whether he'll...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel has taken a swipe at Gareth Southgate for calling up injured Chelsea defender Reece James. Southgate selected the full back in his squad this week for England’s World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Hungary - but that came as a shock to Tuchel, who ruled James out yesterday because he is not even back in training after an ankle injury. The Blues boss said “When I s...Full Story »

The sale of Martin Odegaard to Arsenal allowed Real Madrid to sign Eduardo Camavinga from Rennes at the end of the summer transfer window in a move that has so far worked out perfectly for Los Blancos. The 22-year-old struggled to make an impact at Real Madrid after returning from a season-long loan at Real Sociedad in the summer of 2020, yet the 18-year-old Frenchman has got off to an excell...Full Story »

FORMER Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been named as the footballer involved in an alleged betting scandal being probed by police. The 32-year-old striker, currently playing for Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro, has been identified by national press in his homeland as the one of the people being investigated by detectives in his home state of Sergipe. Diego Costa is allegedly under a police inv...Full Story »

Raiola pushing Pogba to join Real Madrid Real Madrid have emerged as the most likely destination for Paul Pogba, El Nacional reports. The midfielder could leave Manchester United for free at the end of the season when his contract expires. His agent, Mino Raiola, is trying to convince him to join the Spanish giants because their rivals Barcelona cannot afford to sign him, but Paris Saint-Germ...Full Story »

Although they started the season in flying form, Tottenham Hotspur are crumbling. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have lost their last three league games and their only victory in normal time in their last six matches was against Slovenian side NS Mura on Thursday. Over the summer, they appeared to achieve their priority goal of keeping Harry Kane at the club. Manchester City were keen to bri...Full Story »

According to recent reports, Manchester United attacker Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and requested that he make a tactical tweak in order to get the best out of the Portuguese superstar. That’s according to a recent report from ESPN, who claims the five-time Ballon d’Or winner has asked his manager to switch things up. This summer’s transfer...Full Story »

Ronald Koeman has suggested Barcelona's hierarchy are showing him a lack of respect by leaking stories about his future in what might prove his final news conference as the club's coach. The pressure on Koeman has increased following Wednesday's 3-0 defeat to Benfica in the Champions League. Local media suggest he will be fired after Saturday's league game at Atletico Madrid, regardless of the ...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill is delighted with how his team is developing following Friday night’s narrow 1-0 Championship victory over leaders West Brom.Jacob Brown wasted a glorious chance to put the Potters ahead when he hit the post after nine minutes and Darnell Furlong’s comical own goal was chalked off for a foul five minutes before the break.Mario Vrancic hit the crossbar...Full Story »

Kris Renton’s late equaliser rescued Cowdenbeath a point in a 1-1 draw at Scottish League Two rivals Edinburgh.Former Norwich and Alloa forward Renton struck from close range in the 83rd minute after Danny Handling’s early far-post header had given Edinburgh a half-time lead.Both sides missed chances in either half, while the point lifted Cowdenbeath off the foot of the table and Edi...Full Story »

Nick Powell scored a late winner as Stoke ended leaders West Brom’s unbeaten start to the Championship season with a narrow 1-0 win.Powell calmly lofted the ball over goalkeeper Sam Johnstone with 11 minutes to go after a defensive blunder by Conor Townsend.It looked like the goal was not going to come for the Championship’s best home side – unbeaten at the bet365 Stadium so fa...Full Story »

Dundee United welcome two players back for their cinch Premiership clash with Ross County.Charlie Mulgrew is fit again after missing the draw with former club Celtic while, Declan Glass is back in full training following a long-term absence.Liam Smith is nearing fitness and will just miss out but Marc McNulty remains sidelined with a hamstring injury.Ross County have no fresh injuries ahead of t...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson plans to make a late decision on whether to restore John Souttar to the team for Saturday’s visit of Motherwell after he missed last weekend’s win over Livingston with a minor thigh issue.The defender returned to training on Thursday and will be given every chance to prove his fitness, but Taylor Moore could retain his place in defence if it is deemed th...Full Story »

St Johnstone midfielder Liam Craig will break the club’s all-time appearance record if he faces Dundee on Saturday.Craig will overtake former team-mate Steven Anderson when he lands his 442nd appearance.Saints are likely to be without James Brown (hamstring), Murray Davidson (back), Cammy MacPherson (shoulder), Liam Gordon (knee) and Craig Bryson (knee) while Callum Hendry joined Kilmarnoc...Full Story »

Adam Lewis has dropped out of the Livingston squad to face St Mirren in the cinch Premiership.The on-loan Liverpool player suffered a fractured metatarsal in training on Monday and faces 12 weeks out.Craig Sibbald (leg wound) and Jaze Kabia (knee) remain out while Scott Pittman is working to recover his fitness after injury.St Mirren’s Eamonn Brophy will be available for the trip to West L...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Alex Revell could elect to shake up his frontline when Hartlepool visit the Lamex Stadium in Sky Bet League Two this weekend.Boro have drawn a blank in their last couple of fixtures – a 4-0 at home to Forest Green a fortnight ago was followed by a goalless draw at Harrogate Town last weekend.Luke Norris and Bruno Andrade will therefore be pushing for starting roles after dro...Full Story »

Tranmere will be without Calum MacDonald for their Sky Bet League Two clash against Crawley.The left-back was shown a second yellow card against Forest Green last Saturday and will serve a one-match suspension.Ross Doohan could retain his spot between the sticks as Joe Murphy recovers from concussion.The goalkeeper started against the league leaders and kept a clean sheet for Tranmere to earn a ...Full Story »