Real Madrid find themselves in a defensive injury crisis as Carlo Ancelotti revealed problems for centre-backs Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba. WHAT HAPPENED? Although Los Blancos returned to winning ways against Las Palmas with a comfortable 2-0 victory on Wednesday after the derby defeat against Atletico Madrid last weekend, their win turned somewhat sour as both their central defenders wer...Full Story »

Mourinho shortlists Spurs' Dier and Salzburg's Solet Roma are interested in bringing Tottenham Hotspur's Eric Dier to Rome to reunite the defender with their manager, Jose Mourinho, according to Calciomercato. Dier, a 29-year-old center-back, has not played a single minute in the current season and has a contract set to expire in the summer of 2024. Additionally, Roma are eyeing RB Salzburg...Full Story »

Rangers manager Michael Beale hailed a “good night” after his side beat Livingston 4-0 at Ibrox to reach the semi-finals of the Viaplay Cup.After a bright start to the game, Abdallah Sima fired the hosts ahead just 10 minutes in before a brilliant solo effort from Ridvan Yilmaz doubled the lead in the second half.They capped the match off with two quickfire goals in the final 10 minu...Full Story »

Barry Robson’s only frustration after sealing a place in the Viaplay Cup semi-finals was that his side allowed Ross County a route back into the match.Aberdeen were two goals to the good in Dingwall before County scored a late penalty, setting up a tense finale as each side battled to get back to Hampden.The Dons had been in control of the match, helped along by an early red card for Stagg...Full Story »

West Ham assistant manager Billy McKinlay was pleased his much-changed side were able to come through a tough test at Lincoln in the Carabao Cup.The Premier League Hammers, who made 10 changes from their defeat at Liverpool on Sunday, were pushed hard by the League One Imps but battled to a 1-0 win.Only Tomas Soucek remained in the starting XI from the Anfield game and that proved vital as he sc...Full Story »

Aberdeen booked a trip to Hampden for the League Cup semi-final at Ross County’s expense after a 2-1 win in Dingwall.Graeme Shinnie’s thunderbolt in the eighth minute set the tone for the match, which was not helped as a contest by Jack Baldwin’s red card six minutes later.A first competitive goal for Ester Sokler seemed to have wrapped up the win, but Kyle Turner’s late ...Full Story »

Alexander Isak fired Newcastle into the Carabao Cup fourth round at the expense of Manchester City.The Sweden international struck eight minutes after the break to seal a 1-0 victory for the Magpies – their first over City in any competition in 11 attempts – in front of a crowd of 51,692 at St James Park.Their place in the draw was reward for a dogged display by a team featuring 10 c...Full Story »

Chelsea earned respite from their difficult start to the season under Mauricio Pochettino as Nicolas Jackson’s second-half goal gave them a 1-0 win against Brighton in the third round of the Carabao Cup.Roberto De Zerbi’s high-flying visitors dominated possession for much of the game but home fans witnessed their side put on an effective counter-attacking display at Stamford Bridge.C...Full Story »

Barcelona have reportedly reached a verbal agreement with Manchester City on a cut-price deal for Portuguese defender Joao Cancelo. Cancelo joined on loan in summer Has been impressive under Xavi Barca want to sign him permanently WHAT HAPPENED? The 29-year-old initially joined Barcelona on loan from City during the final day of the summer transfer window, after he was informed that he w...Full Story »

Phil Jones was released by Manchester United this summer after 12 years with the club. Former England centre-back Phil Jones has returned to Manchester United as part of his global football sport directorship course with the PFA. The 31-year-old, who was released upon the expiry of his contract in June, posted a statement on social media outlining his new goals. Jones has been out of work sinc...Full Story »

The British billionaire and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim are both battling it out to purchase the club off the Glazer family. Sir Jim Ratcliffe is not giving up on his hope of buying Man Utd Credit: PA Despite the American owners putting the side up for sale last November, no deal has been struck and negotiations have now hit a stalemate. However, Ratcliffe, 70, has not given up on his attempt...Full Story »

Manchester City are targeting a move for AC Milan youngster Francesco Camarda - who scored 483 goals 87 games, an average of 5.6 every 90 minutes, before he was 13 Francesco Camarda could be on his way to Manchester City (Image: AC Milan via Getty Images) Manchester City already have one eye on the future as they look to swoop in for AC Milan's superstar youngster Francesco Camarda - who is mo...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag says Alejandro Garnacho was “not good enough” in his previous starts this season after the Manchester United teenager scored in the Carabao Cup victory against Crystal Palace.Having secured a much-needed Premier League victory at Burnley on Saturday evening, the Red Devils ran out comfortable 3-0 victors against Roy Hodgson’s south Londoners on Tuesday night.Casemi...Full Story »

Substitute Alex Lowry struck two minutes into injury time to send Hearts into the Viaplay Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win away to Kilmarnock.Steven Naismith’s men had forged in front through Jorge Grant’s first-half strike only to be pegged back by Brad Lyons’ equaliser.With extra time looming, Lowry – who had been on the pitch for less than two minutes – took a pass...Full Story »

Crisis club Southend earned themselves a point as they drew 1-1 at Aldershot.Little has been going right on and off the pitch for the Shrimpers, and it looked as if Tuesday would follow suit when the Shots took the lead.Lorent Tolaj scored the goal, a 30-yarder on the stroke of half-time which sent his side in ahead.But United levelled in the 74th minute when Harry Cardwell pounced on a rebound.Full Story »

Chris Conn-Clarke hit the only goal of the game as Altrincham won their Vanarama National League trip to Maidenhead.The home side are struggling having won just twice all season and slipped to a 1-0 loss as Conn-Clarke hit a stunning second-half winner.Eddy Jones missed a good early chance for the visitors before Lewis Banks forced a fine save out of Maidenhead goalkeeper Craig Ross.Conn-Clarke ...Full Story »

Owen Evans grabbed a late equaliser for AFC Fylde as they fought back to earn a 2-2 draw against Boreham Wood in the National League.Angelo Balanta’s double in the 24th and 72nd minutes looked set to help the visitors respond to Saturday’s home defeat to Aldershot.Fylde, who broke a four-game losing streak by winning at Southend at the weekend, grabbed a 17th-minute lead through Dann...Full Story »

Marcus Dinanga hit a brace as Gateshead thrashed Vanarama National League rivals Oxford City at the RAW Charging Stadium.The former Burton striker has been in fine form since moving to the North East and was the star of the show in a comfortable 4-0 win.Dinanga bundled the ball over the line to break the deadlock with his 10th of the season before he doubled up for the night after the interval.C...Full Story »

Donna Tierney — who split with the former England striker months after their £200,000 OK! magazine wedding — hit out at Alisha LeMay, who had been a guest at the ceremony. Jermain split with wife Donna Tierney in December 2022 Donna’s Instagram attack came after The Sun on Sunday revealed Defoe, 40, was now linked to a third woman, 28-year-old wedding planner Paige Betha...Full Story »

Tottenham have confirmed on Monday that they have agreed to sign highly-rated teenage defender Luka Vuskovic from Hajduk Split. The centre-back had attracted interest from several Premier League clubs with Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool all attentive to the young defender. However, Tottenham have won the race for the teenager but he won't join the London club until until 2025, reports the Da...Full Story »