Neymar's unveiling was met by plenty of fans in Saudi Arabia Football fans in Saudi Arabia have greeted Brazilian star Neymar's arrival at Al-Hilal by beaming his face up into the sky via hologram. Having signed for Paris Saint Germain back in 2017 for a world record £200million fee, Neymar ended his time in France earlier this week by inking a two-year deal with Saudi Pro League side Al-...Full Story »

Sverre Nypan plays his football for Norwegian first division side Rosenberg and became their youngest ever player when he made his debut at just 15. Manchester United have reportedly sent scouts to watch Sverre Nypan Credit: Alamy United have been monitoring the youngster for around a year and according to Norwegian outlet TV2, have sent scouts out to watch him. Nypan has already made 19 seni...Full Story »

SHEFFIELD UNITED are looking into a shock loan deal for AC Milan’s Belgian hitman Divock Origi. Blades are desperate for new firepower and are trying to find out if Origi, 28, fancies a season with them in the Premier League. Divock Origi is a target for Sheffield United Credit: Alamy Chuba Akpom chose to join Ajax instead while Aston Villa’s Cameron Archer is an expensive and dif...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola hailed a mature performance from Manchester City as they claimed a hard-fought 1-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday.Julian Alvarez scored the only goal of a tight Premier League encounter at the Etihad Stadium in which the treble winners impressively stifled any threat from the visitors.Newcastle had travelled in buoyant mood after their opening-day 5-1 defeat of Aston Villa last wee...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag cut a frustrated figure after Manchester United suffered a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham and insisted their wasteful display showed why Rasmus Hojlund was signed.The Red Devils went down in the capital on Saturday night after Pape Sarr slid home the opener in the 49th minute before Lisandro Martinez deflected the ball into his own net late on.United could have easily been ahead by this po...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou oversaw a thrilling first win as Tottenham manager as Pape Sarr’s strike and a Lisandro Martinez own goal settled a pulsating Premier League clash with Manchester United.Even by Spurs’ standards this has been a chastening year, with their struggles in the second half of last season compounded by homegrown star Harry Kane’s recent switch to Bayern Munich.But for...Full Story »

Preston manager Ryan Lowe hailed his side’s “fantastic” display after they beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 to continue their strong start to the Championship season.Liam Lindsay’s header early in the second half was enough to give the Lilywhites their second win of the campaign, with Wednesday tasting defeat in all three of their Championship games so far to hold up the tabl...Full Story »

Marco Silva has confirmed Aleksandar Mitrovic will be leaving Fulham after a deal was agreed with Al Hilal following the 3-0 home loss to Brentford in the Premier League.The Serbian striker was absent from the squad ahead of his move to the Saudi Pro League and was replaced by summer signing Raul Jimenez, who drew a second straight blank when leading the line.Silva mentioned Mitrovic forced his ...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Mark Kennedy claimed Shrewsbury were the better team after Ethan Hamilton earned the Imps a 1-0 victory.The recent signing from Accrington struck his first goal for the club to stretch their unbeaten league run to three games.Shrewsbury were the more dominant of the two sides and went close to breaking the deadlock on the half-hour mark.Dan Udoh played a creative ball over the top t...Full Story »

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell has high hopes for Ryan Trevitt after his goal set up a 2-0 win over Carlisle.Trevitt and Demetri Mitchell sealed the points to make a long trip north worth the effort, following a midweek defeat at Portsmouth.“It was a fantastic result after a really difficult week,” said Caldwell. “We had to recover well after Tuesday night and after everyone&rsqu...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale was content to avoid an upset as his side eased past Ayr United 2-0 and into the quarter-finals of the Viaplay Cup.The Scottish Premiership hosts earned an early breakthrough courtesy of Joel Nouble’s 12th-minute opener and Cristian Montano’s second-half strike booked their place in the hat for the last eight.With Premiership sides elsewhere in the...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne admitted his team are some way off becoming a “top three” side despite their 1-0 win over Fleetwood.Warne celebrated a home victory for the first time this season but Fleetwood made them sweat after Martyn Waghorn scored for the second game running.Waghorn pounced in the 23rd minute after Conor Washington’s shot was deflected into his path and that p...Full Story »

Mat Sadler accused his Walsall players of giving Crewe a “leg up” to come back into the game after they let a two-goal lead slip in a 2-2 League Two draw at Gresty Road.The Saddlers were thwarted by a stoppage-time leveller from Alex midfielder Jack Powell, whose cross evaded everyone and sailed into the far corner of the net.Earlier the west midlanders had looked impressive when bui...Full Story »

Notts County ran out comfortable winners in a 3-1 League Two victory over Doncaster but demanding manager Luke Williams was not fully convinced by their efforts.A brace from Macauley Langstaff and a Jodi Jones strike had County in total control on their way to a first away win back in the EFL, before Deji Sotona grabbed an added-time consolation for the hosts.Williams did not believe the scoreli...Full Story »

John Mousinho admitted Portsmouth’s goalless draw at home to winless Cheltenham could have been called off after a fan had to come out of the stands to run the line after two officials hobbled off injured.The Robins produced a stubborn defensive display to pick up their first point of the season but it was the officials who stole the limelight when not one but two assistant referees limped...Full Story »

Alex Neil expressed his delight at Stoke’s home comforts as they defeated Watford 1-0.New hero Andre Vidigal starred again as he notched his fourth goal in as many games since a summer move from Maritimo.The Portuguese winger – who turned 25 in midweek – fired in a second-half winner with an emphatic strike on the volley.And, in the process, The Potters secured successive leagu...Full Story »

Ian Dawes was left lamenting his Tranmere side’s second-half performance after visitors Salford came from 2-1 down at the break to win 4-3.Connor Jennings and Kristian Dennis had given Rovers the advantage in this Sky Bet League Two contest, with Matt Smith netting for the visitors in between.However, after Callum Hendry made it 2-2 a minute into the second half, he hit two more to give th...Full Story »

A hat-trick from Stephen Wearne sealed an emphatic 4-1 National League win for Gateshead over Ebbsfleet at the Gateshead International Stadium.Wearne struck three times in the last half hour as the home side pulled away from their opponents having entered the interval all square.Kenton Richardson’s deflected effort had given the home side the lead but Ebbsfleet were level when Dominic Pole...Full Story »

Ten-man Stevenage surrendered their 100 per cent start to the League One season when they were beaten 2-0 at struggling Reading.Stevenage defender Nathan Thompson was sent off for a second yellow card in the 22nd minute and Reading took advantage when Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan nodded home in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time.Ehibhatiomhan, 20, tapped in his second goal – and fourth ...Full Story »

Ethan Hamilton scored the winner to help Lincoln to a 1-0 victory at Shrewsbury in League One.The recent signing from Accrington struck his first goal for the club to stretch the Imps’ unbeaten league run to three games.The hosts went close on the half-hour mark when Jordan Shipley drove a low cross into the heart of the box, which Ryan Bowman met but turned wide.Shrewsbury had another cha...Full Story »