Saudi Pro League chief Carlo Nohra has confirmed reports of plans to enter the UEFA Champions League. However, Nohra also states that they are 'fully committed' to the AFC Champions League. UEFA already has several non-EU countries as members. Among others Kazakhstan, which became a member in 2002. Kazakhstan clubs also compete in the AFC Champions League, Nohra, who is the COO of the Saudi...Full Story »

Gateshead dug in and battled to a goalless stalemate at Halifax after Luke Hannant was sent off in the second half.Hannant was shown a second yellow card in the 65th-minute to leave an uphill task for Mike Williamson’s team, but they stood firm to earn a point.A number of chances were created during the first half at the Shay and yet it remained 0-0 at half-time.Hannant had been cautioned ...Full Story »

Oxford City secured their first-ever National League win in some style as they hammered Boreham Wood 4-0 at Marsh Lane.Oxford, promoted via the National League South play-offs in May, had failed to win any of their opening five matches in the fifth tier of English football but spectacularly put that right on Monday.The visitors arguably had the better of a goalless first half with Kwesi Appiah g...Full Story »

Kidderminster recorded a third straight home goalless draw since their return to the National League, with Maidenhead this time the visitors claiming a point at Aggborough.Following a first half devoid of openings, Jack Lambert was the first to have a sight of goal midway through the second half but his effort was blocked and Caleb Richards steered a shot wide as the ball rebounded to him.Maiden...Full Story »

Eastleigh began life after Lee Bradbury by brushing aside 10-man Aldershot to claim their first victory of the season.Bradbury was sacked following Friday’s 2-0 defeat at Southend but the Spitfires, under the interim guidance of Richard Hill and Jason Bristow, took full advantage of Aldershot goalkeeper Jordi van Stappershoef’s first-half dismissal to earn a 3-0 win.Van Stappershoef ...Full Story »

A former Cristiano Ronaldo teammate and ex Real Madrid player has won several accolades with Los Blancos but is now more famous for his bitter break-up with an ex. 30-year-old Jese Rodriguez was once deemed to be the next Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid, however, things have taken a turn for the worse for both his personal as well as professional life. The Spaniard's time at Real Madrid saw...Full Story »

SKY SPORTS presenter Melissa Reddy continued her holidays with a break in the French Riviera. The stunning South African is in the South of France to celebrate her birthday. She uploaded an Instagram dump detailing her travels, which included her posing in a sun hat and matching swimsuit by the sea. Reddy also included a number of haute-cuisine looking dishes and landmarks of Cannes. She c...Full Story »

A surprise swap deal between English and German heavyweights Manchester United and Bayern Munich has been floated online late on Sunday. The deal in question comes amid claims that the former are expressing an interest in an out-of-favour member of United's midfield ranks. The player in question? Scott McTominay. As per a report from German outlet BILD, Bayern, amid a late-window push for rei...Full Story »

Al-Duhail in talks with Aston Villa to sign Philippe Coutinho Al Duhail have approached Aston Villa for Philippe Coutinho but there’s still no formal bid on the table 🟣🔵 #AVFCDiscussions advanced on player side, not yet on club side. Talks will follow in the next days to understand if Coutinho will join the Qatari side. pic.twitter.com/kcdRou2sem— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRom...Full Story »

Unai Emery praised the versatility of Matty Cash after the Poland international’s first Aston Villa goals in over a year helped them to a 3-1 win at Burnley.There was speculation Cash could be on his way out of Villa Park this summer, but the 26-year-old showed what an asset he can be with two goals in the opening 20 minutes of his 100th Villa appearance, twice threatening to make it a hat...Full Story »

Matty Cash’s first Aston Villa goals in over a year inspired Unai Emery’s side to a 3-1 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor.Cash came into the side as the only unenforced change from Villa’s 5-0 midweek Europa Conference League play-off win over Hibernian, and ensured there was no European hangover for his side as he scored twice in the opening 20 minutes.Lyle Foster gave Burnley...Full Story »

Valerien Ismael explained he dropped key midfielder Imran Louza for disciplinary reasons ahead of Watford’s 1-0 defeat at home to Blackburn.The Morocco midfielder is understood to have been punished for poor time-keeping, arriving late for a training session.Louza was introduced as a half-time substitute but it was from his error that Ryan Hedges went on to score the game’s only goal...Full Story »

The partner of Cristiano Ronaldo was keeping fit as she had a go at a yoga-style session. Georgina Rodriguez showed off her bum during a workoutShe uploaded the footage to InstagramShe also did some yoga posesAnd shared the snaps with her 50.9million followers Georgina, 29, uploaded a clip of herself in full flow to her Instagram story for her 50.9million followers. In the clip, she is workin...Full Story »

Chelsea have completed the signing of Serbian goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic from MLS club New England Revolution, the teams announced Saturday. ESPN reported earlier this week that Petrovic was set to arrive for a transfer fee worth up to £14 million ($18m), with an initial £12.5m plus a further £1.5m in add-ons. "It's a big step for me and it's always been a dream of mine to si...Full Story »

David Moyes was delighted to see West Ham end their Brighton hoodoo with a convincing 3-1 win at the Amex Stadium which took them top of the table.Summer signing James Ward-Prowse scored his first Hammers goal in only his second start to set the visitors on course for a first ever Premier League win over the south coast side.Manager Moyes said: “I’m thrilled with the three points bec...Full Story »

Forest Green boss David Horseman hailed his wealth of attacking options after Troy Deeney’s first Rovers goal earned them a 1-1 draw at AFC Wimbledon.The former Watford star lobbed Dons goalkeeper Alex Bass with 15 minutes to go, cancelling out James Ball’s first-half strike.Deeney’s arrival added to the goal threat for a side already boasting fellow summer addition Matty Taylo...Full Story »

Manager David Wagner expressed his pride as Norwich claimed a 4-0 Championship victory on his return to Huddersfield.The Canaries continued their impressive start to the season as they stretched their unbeaten run to five games.Josh Sargent pounced on a Lee Nicholls error to hand the visitors an early lead and score in a third-successive game.The hosts’ calamitous start worsened when Matty...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag was delighted by his players’ response to their “horror start” as Manchester United overcame a two-goal deficit to beat 10-man Nottingham Forest.After stumbling to victory against Wolves in their Premier League opener and seeing a fine start fade in last weekend’s defeat at Tottenham, things unravelled in the opening four minutes at Old Trafford.Taiwo Awoniyi...Full Story »

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell could not have been prouder of his team as they bagged a dramatic late winner to beat Reading 2-1 at St James Park.Despite their first-half dominance, Exeter went in level after Will Aimson’s 34th-minute header was cancelled out in stoppage time through Harvey Knibbs’ strike.The Royals shaded the second half but it was Exeter that won it when Reece Cole s...Full Story »

Mark Hughes believes he got the response he was looking for as Bradford inflicted Crewe’s first defeat of the season.Jamie Walker swept in Kevin McDonald’s cross in the 43rd minute to earn the well-deserved 1-0 victory at the University of Bradford Stadium.Boss Hughes had demanded a response after last week’s 3-0 loss at Morecambe and dropped captain Richie Smallwood to the ben...Full Story »