According to recent reports, the agent of Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum arrived in France earlier this weekend to open talks with Paris-Saint Germain over a possible free transfer. Wijnaldum, 30, is out of contract at the end of this month and with it confirmed that the Dutchman will leave Anfield after five years with the club, the midfielder’s agent is now looking for his s...Full Story »

The Real Madrid forward could call it a day this summer Bale playing golf MARCA Gareth Bale's best days as a Real Madrid player came under Carlo Ancelotti, with the Italian getting the very best out of the Welshman in his first spell at the club. Now that Ancelotti has returned, many tipped Bale to shine again, but he might not get the chance to play under him. Beyond his reluctance to wear t...Full Story »

The Liverpool captain is still on the comeback trail after groin surgery and the Three Lions boss is taking no chances with his recoveryGareth Southgate has given an update on Jordan Henderson's fitness ahead of England's Euro 2020 opener against Croatia. Henderson has been out of action since undergoing successful surgery on a groin injury in February, but was still included in Southgate's f...Full Story »

Trent forced off injured After all the speculation about Trent Alexander Arnold's inclusion in England's 26 man squad for Euro2020, the decision has been taken out of Gareth Southgate's hands. The England manager revealed that he had spoken to the defender "three weeks ago" to assure him of his place in the squad, but the Liverpool full-back was forced off with an innocuous-looking injury la...Full Story »

Troy Parrott’s first international goals spared the Republic of Ireland’s blushes as they came from behind in Andorra to finally hand manager Stephen Kenny victory at the 12th attempt.The 19-year-old Tottenham striker cancelled out Marc Vales’ shock 52nd-minute opener with a sweet strike and then powered home a header to restore order in Andorra La Vella with Jason Knight and s...Full Story »

The England right-back limped off the pitch during the 1-0 friendly win over Austria on Wednesday night. England manager Gareth Southgate has provided an update on the injury Trent Alexander-Arnold picked up against Austria. Alexander-Arnold limped off the pitch in the closing stages of the 1-0 friendly win at the Riverside Stadium on Wednesday night. The 22-year-old signalled to Southgate and...Full Story »

Trent Alexander-Arnold looks a doubt for the Euros after limping off towards the end of the warm-up friendly win against Austria with a thigh injury that Gareth Southgate admitted did not look good.Playing in front of supporters for the first time in 18 months, the Three Lions got their Euro 2020 preparations off to a winning start against Austria at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough.Englan...Full Story »

Morecambe manager Derek Adams refused to commit his future to the club after they reached the third tier of English Football for the first time in their history.Neither Morecambe nor Newport were able to find the back of the net in normal time, but in the second half of extra time the deadlock was broken by Carlos Mendes Gomes’ penalty as the Shrimps preserved their perfect Wembley record ...Full Story »

Chelsea would be open to the idea of a swap deal involving Callum Hudson-Odoi and Jadon Sancho, according to the Daily Mail. Hudson-Odoi initially looked as though he was going to become a key player under Thomas Tuchel, with the German having fielded him at both right and left wing-back. However, the youngster fast fell down the pecking order under Tuchel, with his opportunities to impress ...Full Story »

Manchester United defender Eric Bailly admits he's in regular contact with new Roma coach Jose Mourinho. Just days after his dismissal at Tottenham, AS Roma hired Mourinho to take charge at the start of next season. Bailly has revealed how he was one of the first players Mourinho contacted after news broke of his sacking in north London. He told The Times: “When he [Mourinho] was sack...Full Story »

King’s Lynn and Aldershot wrapped up their Vanarama National League campaigns with an entertaining 4-4 draw.Toby Edser gave the Aldershot a 20th-minute lead with a low shot following Lewis Kinsella’s cross and it was 2-0 eight minutes before the interval when Chike Kandi won the ball and calmly finished.Michael Gash brought the hosts back into the contest in his final appearance for ...Full Story »

Blackpool will check on the fitness of defender Dan Ballard ahead of Sunday’s Sky Bet League One play-off final against Lincoln at Wembley.Ballard, on loan from Arsenal, was taken off at half-time during the semi-final second leg against Oxford because of a groin problem and continues to be assessed.Should Northern Ireland international Ballard, who sat out training earlier in the week, no...Full Story »

Bayern Munich have announced the signing of former England Under-21 international Omar Richards, who will head to the Bundesliga giants this summer when his contract at Reading expires. The 23-year-old academy product has banked in excess of 100 appearances in all competitions for Reading since the start of the 2017 campaign and 41 of those have come in the Sky Bet Championship this season. ...Full Story »

West Bromwich Albion have spoken with Frank Lampard about becoming their next manager. The Englishman has been unemployed since he was sacked by Chelsea in January. Crystal Palace are reportedly interested in Lampard replacing Roy Hodgson. The Eagles now face competition from West Brom, according to The Sun. Chris Wilder, who was sacked by Sheffield United this season, is an early front-ru...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate is eager to cast an eye over as many hopefuls as possible before settling on a final selection of 26 on June 1 Gareth Southgate has picked a provisional squad of 33 ahead of England's European Championship campaign this summer, with Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold and Brighton defender Ben White among those to get the nod. The Three Lions have two pre-tournament f...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams was “so proud” of his side after they reached their first ever Football League play-off final with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Tranmere.Adams has taken the Shrimps from regular Sky Bet League Two strugglers to promotion contenders in 18 months and they held their nerve to stave off a strong second-half response from Rovers and book a trip to Wembley.The Sh...Full Story »

Joe Kizzi claimed a dramatic late winner as Bromley kept themselves in contention for the Vanarama National League play-offs with a thrilling 3-2 success at Aldershot.Defender Kizzi nodded home a cross from substitute Harry Forster in the fifth minute of added time to keep the Ravens behind seventh-placed Chesterfield on goal difference only.Harry Panayiotou looked like costing the visitors a pr...Full Story »

Tom Hopper headed Lincoln into the Sky Bet League One play-off final at Wembley as they survived a blitz at Sunderland to keep their dreams alive.The visitors did not lay a glove on the Black Cats in the first half and saw their 2-0 first-leg advantage wiped out by goals from Ross Stewart and Charlie Wyke in front of a raucous home crowd of 9,971.However in a much-improved second-half display, s...Full Story »

Sunderland head coach Lee Johnson will be without defenders Denver Hume and Conor McLaughlin for Saturday’s League One play-off semi-final, second leg clash with Lincoln.Full-back Hume damaged a hamstring during the 2-0 first leg defeat at the LNER Stadium on Wednesday evening, while McLaughlin has a stress fracture in his back, and neither will play again this season should the Black Cats...Full Story »

Impressive even in relegation Despite Fulham's campaign ultimately ending in relegation, some players have emerged with reputations intact, or even in some cases enhanced. Defender Joachim Andersen is one of those. The centre-back, on loan from Olympique Lyon, has made 31 appearances for the Cottagers this season, and formed a solid partnership with Tosin Adarabioyo at the heart of the club'...Full Story »