According to recent reports, there is at least one gay male footballer in the English Premier League. However, despite the player considering ‘coming out’, he has been forced to take up emotional therapy sessions over fears of the backlash he would receive if he were to be open about his sexuality. That’s according to a recent report from The Sun, who claims the unnamed pro ...Full Story »

Real Madrid are reigniting their interest in Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba. The 28-year-old will be a free agent at the end of the season. United have reportedly offered their academy graduate a new contract worth close to £400,000 per week. Pogba is open to re-signing, but he is keeping his options open for now. Spanish outlet AS (via the Manchester Evening News) reports th...Full Story »

Joe Williams and Andy King are doubts for Bristol City’s game with Nottingham Forest.The pair were forced off in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat against Bournemouth and are being assessed.Robbie Cundy and Antoine Semenyo are still battling knee injuries, while Tommy Conway continues to recover following ankle surgery.Boss Nigel Pearson returned to the dugout on Saturday after recovering from c...Full Story »

Colchester boss Hayden Mullins is waiting on the fitness of Alan Judge ahead of the visit of Bristol Rovers but Ryan Clampin will sit the game out.Both players were unavailable for Saturday’s win over high-flying Harrogate, with experienced midfielder Judge ruled out with a calf issue and defender Clampin having tested positive for Covid-19.Judge has undergone a scan on his injury and has ...Full Story »

Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk knows he is being closely watched to see how well he has recovered from knee surgery but feels he still has plenty of room for improvement.It is exactly a year to the day since the Netherlands captain was given the diagnosis by a specialist he would require an operation on an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his right knee, after a challenge by Everton goalke...Full Story »

Crewe manager David Artell could make changes when his side face Sunderland following Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to Fleetwood.Christopher Long could feature for the Railwaymen after making his return from injury and illness at the weekend, coming off the bench at half-time.Midfielder Callum Ainley is still out as he continues to recover from a hamstring problem.Ben Knight is also injured but is...Full Story »

Sam Baldock will miss Derby’s Sky Bet Championship game against Luton.The striker suffered a broken nose in the goalless draw at Preston on Saturday and the extent of the damage is still yet to be confirmed.Defender Nathan Byrne is available again after being banned for the stalemate at Deepdale.Colin Kazim-Richards (Achilles) remains out but the forward could be back for Saturday’s ...Full Story »

Gillingham will check on defender Jack Tucker ahead of the Sky Bet League One match against Doncaster.Tucker was on the receiving end of a hefty challenge from Sunderland’s Elliot Embleton on Saturday, which resulted with the midfielder shown a straight red card, and his leg continues to be assessed.Right-back Ryan Jackson and forward Mustapha Carayol both returned to the side following re...Full Story »

BARCELONA have asked to be kept updated on the future of Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic. Matic, 33, has around 18 months left on contract and Nou Camp bosses are keen to take him to Spain next summer. Barcelona are chasing Man Utd midfielder Nemanja Matic Barcelona see Matic as a good addition to their engine room after being snubbed by Gini Wijnaldum, who opted for Paris Saint Ge...Full Story »

West Ham defender Angelo Ogbonna’s header ended Everton manager Rafael Benitez’s 100 per cent home record as David Moyes got the better of his old Merseyside adversary in a 1-0 Premier League victory at Goodison Park.The pair had previously met 15 times – 12 of those as managers on opposing sides of Stanley Park with the Spaniard then Liverpool boss – and Moyes had won ju...Full Story »

Mick McCarthy has pledged to fight on as Cardiff manager after Swansea inflicted a south Wales derby mauling and a sixth-successive defeat on the Bluebirds.Jamie Paterson, Joel Piroe and Jake Bidwell were on target as Swansea piled the pressure on the embattled McCarthy with a comfortable 3-0 Sky Bet Championship victory.“I am bitterly disappointed,” said McCarthy, whose side are two...Full Story »

Swansea secured the south Wales derby bragging rights and piled the pressure on beleaguered Cardiff manager Mick McCarthy with a comprehensive 3-0 home victory.Jamie Paterson scored one and claimed two assists as Cardiff crumbled to a sixth-successive defeat in the Sky Bet Championship.Joel Piroe and Jake Bidwell struck second-half goals as Swansea enjoyed their biggest league win under Rus...Full Story »

The London clubs are two of a ‘host of clubs’ monitoring the progress of the 21-year-old, says football news website TEAMtalk. Green kept a clean sheet in his first game for England Under-21s against Andorra last week Credit: Getty Green was born in Colchester, Essex, but moved with his family to France when he was four-years-old. The keeper played for France at youth level but sw...Full Story »

Matic, 33, has around 18 months left on contract and Nou Camp bosses are keen to take him to Spain next summer. Barcelona are chasing Man Utd midfielder Nemanja Matic Credit: Getty Barcelona see Matic as a good addition to their engine room after being snubbed by Gini Wijnaldum, who opted for Paris Saint Germain after quitting Liverpool on a free last summer. The ailing Catalan giants are sti...Full Story »

Bradford boss Derek Adams admitted his side should have had the points sewn up long before Brett Pitman’s last-gasp equaliser for Bristol Rovers.The hosts had to settle for a 2-2 draw when substitute Pitman headed Antony Evans’ cross over goalkeeper Richard O’Donnell.Bradford took the lead in the 43rd minute when keeper James Belshaw saved Yann Songo’o’s close-range...Full Story »

Assistant manager Jason Goodliffe confirmed that defender Coby Rowe had complained about an alleged racist comment from the crowd early on in Sutton’s 1-0 victory at Crawley.Referee Tom Nield spoke to the fourth official after Rowe made him aware of the comments, and there was a crowd announcement warning supporters of a potential abandonment if the alleged abuse continued.“It has be...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander claimed it seemed much easier to give penalties against his team than for them after being denied what he argued was a “blatant” spot-kick in a 2-0 defeat by Celtic.With Motherwell trailing to Jota’s opener and a stunning long-range strike from David Turnbull, the hosts appealed strongly for handball against Boli Bolingoli after substitute Ke...Full Story »

Paul Cook rued his Ipswich side’s inability to hold onto leads after they slipped to a 2-2 draw at Cambridge.Sone Aluko had scored twice to put Cook’s side in control but James Brophy made it 2-1 and, after a much improved second-half performance from the U’s, Joe Ironside headed his sixth goal of the season two minutes from the end to earn Cambridge a point.It came in front of...Full Story »

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith branded his side’s collapse “a travesty” after Wolves struck three times in the final 10 minutes to claim a staggering 3-2 derby win.Ruben Neves’ deflected injury-time free-kick snatched the points for the visitors after a stunning comeback from 2-0 down.Romain Saiss and Conor Coady hauled Wolves level after Danny Ings and John McGinn looked to...Full Story »

Gillingham manager Steve Evans believes 10-man Sunderland “rode their luck” as his side lost 2-1 to the Black Cats at Priestfield.Sunderland moved up to fourth in League One despite Danny Lloyd’s penalty putting the Gills ahead.Goals from Aiden O’Brien and Tom Flanagan gave Sunderland the comeback victory, despite Elliot Embleton’s red card reducing the visitors to ...Full Story »