Belgian goalkeeper made announcement over social media Thibaut Courtois and Mishel Gerzig Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois took to Instagram to confirm his relationship status with Israeli model Mishel Gerzig. In a post that included the couple sat together, he included a caption written in Hebrew that read "The love of my life", to which the model replied, "my love". Gerzig, who has ...Full Story »

Though it’s been a long drawn out process for one reason or another, Raphael Varane is now just a few hours away from becoming a new Manchester United player. The elegant centre-back has been patiently waiting for his quarantine period to finish, but it’s been reported by Fabrizio Romano that he has now completed both parts of his medical and is likely to be confirmed as a Red Dev...Full Story »

Lionel Messi spoke at his first news conference as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Wednesday and said after a "very tough" end to his Barcelona career, his target is to win the Champions League again. PSG announced Messi's arrival on Tuesday with the former Barcelona player signing a two-year contract, with the option of a further year. Sources told ESPN's Julien Laurens that Messi is expecte...Full Story »

The Gunners and 12 other Premier League teams will enter the competition at this stage Arsenal will face West Brom in the second round of the Carabao Cup as the competition held its draw on Wednesday. The Gunners are among 13 Premier League teams not involved in European competition who will enter the competition in the second round. The second-round draw was split up geographically into tw...Full Story »

Arsenal have been frustrated in their attempts to sign Aaron Ramsdale. Arsenal have reportedly given up hope of signing Aaron Ramsdale after growing frustrated in negotiations with Sheffield United. The Gunners have been on the look out for a second goalkeeper this summer to compete with Bernd Leno for the No 1 spot. Andre Onana had originally been Arsenal's first-choice target to come in this...Full Story »

Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku has supposedly been filmed touching down in London ahead of completing his £97.5million return to Chelsea. Lukaku's Stamford Bridge return is expected to become official before the Premier League gets underway this weekend. Fabrizio Romano has posted a video that seemingly shows Lukaku leaving his private jet on the runway at Biggin Hill airport. Earlier ...Full Story »

The Argentine's Barcelona exit has stunned the football world and Paris Saint-Germain are now in possession of a truly awesome attacking unit... Marco Verratti has never hidden his excitement at the idea of playing in the same side as Lionel Messi. As recently as February, when the full extent of Barcelona's financial crisis was starting to become clear, the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder wa...Full Story »

Nunez agent quiets Brighton talkThe agent of Brighton target Darwin Nunez has quieted talk of the Benfica player moving to England this summer. "We had interest for Darwin, but there was never a formal offer," Edgardo Lasalvia told ESPN. "We’ve spoken and they asked about him. In principle, Darwin is going to stay in Benfica at least until December of this year.” 'Norwich's style...Full Story »

Report as Chelsea won the UEFA Super Cup 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Villarreal in Belfast; Hakim Ziyech and Gerard Moreno scored in normal time; Kepa Arrizabalaga came on as a substitute late in extra-time before saving two spot-kicks Chelsea won the Super Cup in dramatic circumstances as Kepa Arrizabalaga came off the bench to be the penalty hero against Villarreal. With the tea...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel revealed the decision to bring goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga on for the Super Cup penalty shoot-out win over Villarreal stemmed from extensive statistical research.There were eyebrows raised as Kepa replaced Edouard Mendy towards the end of the 1-1 draw at Belfast’s Windsor Park on Wednesday night.The two sides could not be settled over 120 minutes after Hakim Ziy...Full Story »

Neil Critchley was delighted to give the Blackpool fans a performance to remember after cruising to a 3-0 Carabao Cup win over Middlesbrough.Callum Connolly scored his first Tangerines goal before Shayne Lavery and Keshi Anderson’s quick-fire second-half double sealed the tie.Blackpool will host Sunderland in the second round later this month.“I am really pleased, it was a comprehens...Full Story »

Mark Warburton admitted QPR deserved to lose to Leyton Orient in the Carabao Cup first round but was pleased they kept their nerve to triumph in a penalty shoot-out.Rob Dickie scored for the second consecutive game after 16 minutes to put the R’s on course to claim bragging rights in the London derby, but missed first-half opportunities opened the door for the O’s.The Sky Bet League ...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson was a relieved and happy man after seeing his side produce a “rugged” performance in sneaking past Burton 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at the Pirelli Stadium.An 85th-minute goal from substitute Nathan Holland looked to have put United through in normal time until John Mousinho came on as a substitute and diverted home for an own goal in the dying second...Full Story »

Northampton manager Jon Brady praised his team’s bravery as they came from a goal behind to shock Championship side Coventry 2-1 in the Carabao Cup.Debutant Kion Etete’s brace bagged the Cobblers a place in the second round of the competition and they will host AFC Wimbledon thanks to their second-half turnaround following Tyler Walker’s opener.“It was a great performance...Full Story »

Kepa Arrizabalaga came off the bench to save two penalties and earn Chelsea Super League success in a shoot-out victory over Villarreal.Thomas Tuchel made the call to replace Edouard Mendy in the closing stages of the 1-1 draw – with Kepa then providing the heroics.Kai Havertz missed the first spot-kick but after that Chelsea were perfect while both Aissa Mandi and Raul Albiol both saw the...Full Story »

John Mousinho went from zero to hero as he scored Oxford’s winning spot-kick against former club Burton after his stoppage-time own goal had forced the game to penalties in the first place.Oxford looked to have won it with five minutes left when Nathan Holland opened the scoring but former Burton skipper Mousinho put through his own goal six minutes into added time to make it 1-1.Burton du...Full Story »

Callum Connolly scored his first Blackpool goal as the Tangerines beat Middlesbrough 3-0 to progress in the Carabao Cup.The defender rifled home a powerful shot after 31 minutes before late goals from Shayne Lavery and Keshi Anderson wrapped up the tie.Blackpool should have won even more comfortably after seeing a host of chances go begging in the all-Sky Bet Championship clash.James Husband, Jo...Full Story »

Kion Etete’s debut double helped Northampton dump Championship side Coventry out of the Carabao Cup with a 2-1 win at the Coventry Building Society Arena.The Sky Blues took the lead through Tyler Walker in the 13th minute but Spurs loanee Etete struck twice in the second half.The hosts scored after a bright start when Jordan Shipley’s cross found Jamie Allen and the midfielder teed u...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest manager Chris Hughton hailed the character of his young players after they held out for a 2-1 Carabao Cup victory over Bradford.Hughton included seven players aged under 21 or younger in his team, with six making their debut for the Championship outfit.Every one of them played their part, however, in helping the team take a 2-0 lead courtesy of Joao Carvalho’s first-half ...Full Story »

Joao Carvalho’s first goals since November 2019 proved sufficient for Nottingham Forest to see off Bradford 2-1 in the first round of the Carabao Cup.The Portuguese midfielder, returning to Forest after spending last season on loan at Spanish second division side Almeria, bagged a first-half brace with Callum Cooke’s 54th-minute free kick failing to spark a comeback from the Bantams....Full Story »