Cambridge United held off a late Bracknell Town fightback to win 2-1 and progress in the FA Cup.The Sky Bet League One side provided a moment of quality to take the lead after 27 minutes when Fejiri Okenabirhie exchanged passes with Adam May before firing unstoppably into the top corner.It ended a streak of 16 consecutive fixtures in which the U’s had failed to score in the first half.Brac...Full Story »

Salah was heavily rumoured with a move to the Middle East over the summer, with Al Ittihad submitting an eye-watering £215 million bid for the Egyptian in July. However, the 31-year-old ended up staying at Anfield, with Jurgen Klopp insisting that he was never up for sale. The forward has gone on to have an excellent start to the campaign, scoring six goals in his last five appearances....Full Story »

Sheppey United boss Ernie Batten was proud of his side despite their 4-1 FA Cup first-round exit at the hands of League Two Walsall.The eighth-tier side were the lowest-ranked club in the first-round proper of the longest-running cup competition in the world.Batten’s Ites were competing in the first round for the first time in their history.And hopes of a huge cup upset were high after Jam...Full Story »

Jude Bellingham turned down Manchester United offering him a move, with the Red Devils failing to give any assurances of how often he'd play. That's according to former Manchester United captain, Rio Ferdinand, who says that he's heard from "a very good source" that Bellingham was in discussions with his former club. The England international has since moved onto Real Madrid, where he has net...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag promised he was a “fighter” after Manchester United slumped to a 3-0 Carabao Cup home defeat to Newcastle to pile more pressure on him.Defeat in the rematch of last season’s final – which United won to highlight a promising first season in charge for the Dutchman – meant United have lost eight of their opening 15 fixtures in all competitions this term, ...Full Story »

David Martindale is adamant he is perfectly content with Livingston’s decision to reject an approach from St Johnstone regarding their managerial vacancy.The Perth club requested permission to speak to the 49-year-old about the possibility of replacing the sacked Steven MacLean earlier this week but the Lions released a statement on Tuesday explaining that they would not be allowing their ...Full Story »

Wycombe boss Matt Bloomfield believes the 2-2 draw at Oxford confirmed what a good team he has after a week of three tough matches for the club.He felt the Chairboys probably deserved more than just two points from their fixtures against Peterborough, Bolton and Oxford.A dramatic clash between local rivals at the Kassam Stadium featured three second-half penalties.Luke Leahy converted two for Wy...Full Story »

Darren Ferguson was relieved to survive an “unprofessional” second-half wobble as his side held off a fightback from 10-man Blackpool to win 4-2 at Bloomfield Road.Posh appeared to be cruising as goals from Kwame Poku, Harrison Burrows and Ricky-Jade Jones put them 3-0 up inside an hour against a home side who had Oliver Casey dismissed shortly after the restart.But the hosts scored ...Full Story »

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell was pleased to end a run of six straight defeats in League One but said there was plenty of room for improvement after a 1-1 draw with Lincoln.Conceding soft goals has been a common theme in that run of poor form and Exeter did so again on 20 minutes when Will Aimson’s poor header fell for Paudie O’Connor and he crossed for Alistair Smith to score from 10...Full Story »

Shaun Maloney hailed a “very professional performance” after Wigan secured a third 2-0 victory on the spin in Sky Bet League One against a Shrewsbury side who played for all but four minutes with 10 men.Former Wigan defender Chey Dunkley was shown a straight red card for hauling down Thelo Aasgaard on the edge of the box.And goals in either half from Stephen Humphrys and substitute C...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams praised Michael Mellon after the young striker’s second-half hat-trick fired the Shrimps to a 4-1 win over AFC Wimbledon.The on loan Burnley forward, and son of Oldham boss Micky Mellon, picked up his first English Football League hat-trick with a clinical performance in front of goal to down the Dons.Adams said: “Michael is prolific and really can score go...Full Story »

Napoli forward Victor Osimhen has said he would rather play in MLS than in the Saudi Pro League if offered the "same conditions". Osimhen, 24, had a lucrative offer from Saudi side Al Hilal this summer that was reportedly rejected by Napoli. "I am happy at Napoli," Osimhen said in a Twitch interview with Emiliano Viviano and former Italy forward Mario Balotelli. "People don't know how difficu...Full Story »

Aberdeen manager Barry Robson maintained his pride in his side’s performance after their Europa Conference League defeat at the hands of Group G pacesetters PAOK Salonika, but questioned the purpose of VAR after a controversial evening.It had all been going according to plan for Robson’s side, who weathered a first-half storm before going 2-0 up by the hour mark thanks to classy fini...Full Story »

Boss Unai Emery believes Aston Villa proved their European credentials after an emphatic 4-1 win at AZ Alkmaar.Leon Bailey, Youri Tielemans, Ollie Watkins and John McGinn struck as dominant Villa cruised to victory in the Europa Conference League.It was a second 4-1 win in two games – following Sunday’s victory over West Ham – and Villa earned successive Group E triumphs after ...Full Story »

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers hailed his side’s “terrific performance” after a 2-2 Champions League draw with Atletico Madrid.Celtic twice took the lead in the first half through Kyogo Furuhashi and Luis Palma, who netted shortly after Antoine Griezmann had netted the rebound from his own penalty.Celtic played with pace, purpose and confidence in the first half and both goals ...Full Story »

Lorent Tolaj scored twice late on as Aldershot completed a remarkable turnaround to beat rock-bottom Maidenhead 4-2 and climb into the National League play-off spots.In a dramatic first half, struggling Maidenhead raced into a 2-0 lead as Chanka Zimba scored twice, the first the simple task of putting the ball into an empty net after great build-up play from Ashley Nathaniel-George and Reece Smi...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a superb free-kick to give Al-Nassr victory over Damac in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday. With the scores level, the Portuguese stepped up and curled a right-footed shot into the top corner from almost 30 yards out to seal a 2-1 win. Former Tottenham winger George-Kevin N'Koudou gave Damac the lead in stoppage time at the end of the first half. Ronaldo then steppe...Full Story »

Leeds manager Daniel Farke was full of praise for his players as they recovered from a 2-0 half-time deficit to win 3-2 at his former club Norwich.The visitors moved up to third in the Championship table after producing a storming second-half display to maintain their upward momentum.Farke admitted Norwich had given him an almighty scare but was delighted his new team found a way to prevail.He s...Full Story »

Daniel Farke made a triumphant return to Carrow Road as his Leeds side hit back to record a dramatic 3-2 victory over his former club Norwich.The Canaries were two goals to the good at the break, with Shane Duffy heading home early on and Gabriel Sara firing in just before the interval.But Duffy scored at the wrong end to bring Leeds back into it just after the hour mark and a late double from s...Full Story »

Bellingham is among the most lauded players in world football after a remarkable start to life at Real Madrid. Since securing an initial £89.6million move from Borussia Dortmund in June, the 20-year-old has claimed 10 goals and three assists in his first 10 Real encounters, with his efforts being rewarded with two Player of the Month awards in succession. Moreover, Bellingham's performa...Full Story »