The Manchester City manager has been reported as the favoured candidate to take over as Selecao boss but no approach has been made as of yet The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has not approached Pep Guardiola about succeeding Tite as their national team coach, GOAL can confirm. Marca reported this week that the Selecao have reached out to the Manchester City coach and are willing to ...Full Story »

Aaron Martin heeded caretaker boss Andy Crosby’s words of wisdom to fire Port Vale into the top three with a last-gasp winner at Barrow.Martin appeared at the far post to tap in James Wilson’s cross to secure Vale’s 16th point from a possible 18.Jamie Proctor’s 10th goal of an ever-improving campaign brought the visitors level after Josh Kay’s first-half opener for ...Full Story »

Souq Al-Wakra Hotel does not have a great of facilities, according to Hancock Football chiefs have picked a hotel from a 'school trip back in the 1980s' as England's Qatar World Cup finals HQ, according to a sports travel guru. David Hancock, who has inspected the Souq Al-Wakra Hotel 10 miles from the Gulf state's capital Doha warned Three Lions' stars 'may well be in for a shock'. He said the...Full Story »

THOMAS PARTEY met his incredible lookalike "Thomas After Partey" - and his Ghana team-mates were understandably in hysterics. The Arsenal midfielder linked up with the Black Stars for their crunch World Cup play-off with rivals Nigeria. Thomas Partey met his lookalike on international duty with Ghana And ahead of Friday's 0-0 first-leg draw in Kumasi, striker Kofi Kyereh posted the sensationa...Full Story »

JAMES MADDISON and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall have got it licked as their tasty midfield partnership attracts hundreds and thousands of admirers. But Maddison reckons his 'weirdo' Leicester team-mate has scored a cone goal with another new combination. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's unusual link-up was certainly an ice-breaker for discussion at Leicester City training Dewsbury-Hall caused more than a rip...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher was as happy with a sixth straight clean sheet as he was a sixth consecutive victory as promotion-chasing Plymouth eased to a 2-0 win over Cheltenham.Striker Niall Ennis arrowed the ball home from a tight angle to put Argyle 1-0 up before playmaker Danny Mayor scored a sublime volley after 42 minutes as the Greens consolidated their play-off place.Schumacher said: “That&r...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel insisted he has been impressed rather than surprised by the way his players have handled the uncertainly surrounding the club.The world and European club champions cruised into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 victory at Sky Bet Championship Middlesbrough on Saturday evening, their sixth successive win and the fourth since sanctions were imposed upon owner Roman Abram...Full Story »

Watford boss Roy Hodgson lamented a “highly disappointing” night but defended his players after their Premier League survival bid suffered another blow with defeat at Wolves.The Hornets remain 19th in the table after a 4-0 loss at Molineux as they conceded three goals in eight first-half minutes.Raul Jimenez opened the scoring before a Cucho Hernandez own goal and a strike from Danie...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED star Bruno Fernandes enjoyed a reunion with his former Sporting Lisbon pals earlier today. The Portuguese club, who the 27-year-old left for Old Trafford in January 2020, are in town for their Champions League dead-rubber against Man City. Bruno Fernandes was spotted visiting his old Sporting Lisbon pals earlier today Para sempre Leão 💚@B_Fernandes8 visitou hoje o ...Full Story »

New York Jets owner Robert "Woody" Johnson is preparing a bid to purchase the English Premier League's Chelsea FC from Roman Abramovich, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Russian oligarch Abramovich is reportedly ready to sell the club as pressure on the U.K. government to seize the assets of high-value individuals linked to Vladimir Putin increases after the country's invasion of Ukraine. A...Full Story »

Kai Havertz hailed the return of "special" Reece James after the Chelsea defender's goalscoring comeback at Burnley. Full-back James, making his first start of 2022 after injury, grabbed the opening goal early in the second half. He then had a hand in the next two – both finished by Havertz – before Christian Pulisic rounded off a handsome 4-0 win for the Blues. "I'm very please...Full Story »

Bernardo Silva has named his pet french bulldog 'John' in honour of Manchester City teammate John Stones - it's one of football's strangest bromances. Silva and Stones have been friends one and off the pitch since the former arrived from Monaco in 2017. The 27-year-old is often seen walking his dog around Manchester with girlfriend Ines and the pup's name comes from Stones. Silva told The T...Full Story »

The Man Utd legend said that no Red Devils players could crack City's XI at present Gary Neville has claimed Cristiano Ronaldo would not make a combined Manchester United-Manchester City XI based on this season's form. The two rivals meet on Sunday in the Manchester derby, with City entering the game in first place and United in fourth. Despite his status as a Man Utd legend, Neville has sa...Full Story »

Matty Cash sent a message of support to a Poland team-mate stranded in Ukraine after scoring the opening goal in Aston Villa’s 2-0 win at Brighton.The Villa full-back broke the deadlock with a fine early finish before taking off his shirt to reveal a “stay strong” message to Dynamo Kiev defender Tomasz Kedziora, receiving a caution in the process.Ollie Watkins then scored his f...Full Story »

Joey Barton called for his Bristol Rovers forwards to be more clinical despite seeing the Pirates thrash struggling Stevenage 4-0.Sam Finley, Elliot Anderson, Harry Anderson and Aaron Collins all scored for the visitors as they ran riot in a dominant display which Barton described as “men against boys”.The Pirates boss was thrilled with the performance but, after watching his side ta...Full Story »

Coventry boss Mark Robins could choose from an unchanged squad for the home game against Barnsley.Robins has reported no new injuries following Tuesday’s defeat at Cardiff, but striker Matty Godden has had an injury setback.Godden recently had surgery to remove his appendix and had been hoping to return to training, only to be told by his consultant that it should be non-contact only.Midfi...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola says he is well aware of the importance of the Champions League to Manchester City. The Catalan was appointed at the Etihad back in 2016 but a Champions League win has continued to elude him since joining City. Last season City reached the final but were beaten 1-0 by Chelsea. "To do better than last season is not easy. Yeah, we are excited and happy to again be in this compet...Full Story »

Footage of Cristiano Ronaldo appearing to spit in the direction of Anthony Elanga has sent social media into meltdown. After Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Southampton on Saturday, a viral clip did the rounds showing the superstar appearing to gob on the back of his teammate. The more likely explanation is that camera angle deceived viewers. There's a chance that Ronaldo spat behind the Sw...Full Story »

David Moyes didn't come out of the Kurt Zouma situation as well as he would have hoped, with his decision to select the French defender in his starting XI on Tuesday being roundly criticised, yet the West Ham United boss will not budge from his position and Zouma will therefore retain his place. Having been filmed kicking a cat, Zouma has been roundly condemned and even had his pets taken awa...Full Story »

Barrow overcame striker Aaron Amadi-Holloway’s red card to secure a 0-0 draw in their delayed Sky Bet League Two clash with Stevenage at Holker Street.The on-loan Burton man was dismissed for a 55th-minute foul on Chris Lines before Stevenage’s Luke Prosser was sent off in stoppage time for his second yellow card.But the visitors could not take advantage of Amadi-Holloway’s abs...Full Story »