The plate of chips reportedly offered to Celtic and Rangers fans at Hampden Park Fans have slammed the quality of food inside Hampden Park’s hospitality dining during Celtic and Rangers' Scottish FA Cup semi-final tie. A post featuring an image uploaded to Twitter appeared to show what was on the menu for football fans sitting in the VIP seating for the Old Firm derby. But there was noth...Full Story »

Brazilian legend praises Real Madrid striker Brazilian football legend Ronaldo Nazario has an authority that few others in the world can boast when it comes to giving an opinion on the Ballon d'Or, having won it twice himself, and he believes that Real Madrid stiker Karim Benzema deserves to be awarded the coveted trophy this year. Only Marco Van Basten, Michel Platini, Johan Cruyff (all thr...Full Story »

Former striker Igor Belanov, who won the 1986 Ballon d'Or, has joined Ukraine's military forces in his bid to help his country following Russia's invasion. Belanov won eight titles at Dynamo Kiev, having also played for Borussia Moenchengladbach and Eintracht Braunschweig in the 1980s and 1990s. Currently aged 61, one of three Ukrainian players to win the Ballon d'Or, along with Oleh Blokhin...Full Story »

Walsall manager Michael Flynn told his squad they are playing for their footballing futures following a poor display in a 1-0 defeat at Rochdale.Conor Grant scored the only goal of the game 10 minutes into the second half, but in truth the slender scoreline flattered the visitors.Flynn saw an upturn in form and results when he came in in February, but said he would be making changes during the s...Full Story »

Ralf Rangnick admitted Manchester United do not deserve to finish in the Champions League spots if their performance levels for the rest of the season are similar to what they showed at Everton.Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford were among six changes to United’s line-up at Goodison Park and the latter threatened twice early on, denied on both occasions by England team-mate Jordan Pickf...Full Story »

Roma manager Jose Mourinho has received a hostile welcome from a group of Norwegian fans ahead of a Europa Conference League match against Bodo/Glimt on Thursday night Jose Mourinho was annoyed after fans threw a snowball at him (Image: Twitter) Jose Mourinho refused to meet some young Norwegian fans after one of the group threw a snowball at him. Mourinho is in Norway for the first leg of Ro...Full Story »

Roma coach Jose Mourinho is reluctant to discuss Italian football's problems after their World Cup qualifying failure. Mourinho was asked for his opinion on Friday. Mourinho said: “I am sorry that Italy aren't there. If it had been a head-to-head with Portugal, obviously I'd have cheered on my own team, but as a person who works in Italy and loves this country, I am very disappointed. ...Full Story »

Rochdale will be without Tahvon Campbell and James Ball for the visit of Carlisle on Tuesday.The duo were both forced off in Dale’s 1-0 defeat to Mansfield last week and missed the weekend loss to Crawley. Scans have revealed both are out for the season.Striker Campbell suffered a broken foot and midfielder Ball has sustained a groin injury which will rule them out for a number of weeks.Fo...Full Story »

Redditch United footballer Thomas Ranking has sadly passed away, the club announced on Sunday Tributes have flooded in for non-league footballer Thomas Rankin who has unexpectedly passed away in his mid-20s. Rankin played for Redditch United of the Southern League Premier Division Central. The club announced the sad loss of the player, who had been with the side for three seasons, on social me...Full Story »

The estate which Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane grew up on is riddled with crime - but football journalist James McNicholas entered La Castellane unaware of its troubled past Zinedine Zidane's childhood estate is a notorious crime hot spot A football journalist was left fleeing for his life after he entered Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane's childhood estate which even scared Ross Kemp. ...Full Story »

Rochdale boss Robbie Stockdale defended James Ball for missing a golden opportunity to clinch victory during his side’s 1-1 draw against Salford.The midfielder had fired Dale into a first-half lead and, after the visitors had levelled through Matty Lund, could have handed them three points but spooned a shot over the crossbar from four yards.“I was disappointed that it was set-piece ...Full Story »

Millwall have a doubt over Daniel Ballard ahead of Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Middlesbrough.Arsenal loanee Ballard limped out of Tuesday night’s 0-0 draw at Blackburn with a groin problem just three appearances into his return from knee surgery, and although the damage is not thought to be serious, he could miss out.The defender had got his chance as a result of Shaun...Full Story »

The Italian says it "makes no sense" to talk about speculation, with his side having been linked with signing the World Cup winner Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has refused to be drawn on transfer links to Paul Pogba although insisted he enjoyed a "great relationship" with the midfielder, before joking that he always beats him at basketball. Pogba left Juventus for Manchester United ...Full Story »

Former Charlton Athletic and West Ham United midfielder Diego Poyet looks unrecognisable four years on from his retirement from professional football aged just 23 Gus Poyet's son has shown off his hench body transformation on social media since quitting professional football in 2018. Diego Poyet ended his playing career aged just 23 when he left Cypriot side Pafos in the summer of 2018 and has...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said playing football was best for Oleksandr Zinchenko after the Ukraine international captained the visitors to victory in their FA Cup fifth-round clash at Peterborough.The full-back was given the honour of leading out the Premier League champions as a show of support against Russia’s invasion of his homeland.Zinchenko was shown crying at the support sh...Full Story »

Christian Eriksen received a standing ovation as he made his first appearance since suffering a cardiac arrest eight months ago at Euro 2020.  Eriksen got a rousing reception from both sets of supporters when he was introduced to Brentford vs. Newcastle United in the 52nd minute.  Newcastle players even showed their respect, applauding the Danish midfielder onto the pitch. Erik...Full Story »

Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo says he intends to keep playing for another four or five seasons, meaning he'll be 42-years-old by the time he retires Cristiano Ronaldo says he plans to keep playing football for another five years before calling it a day - taking him well into his 40s. The Manchester United superstar, who turned 37 earlier this month, claims to have plenty of fir...Full Story »

Rochdale snatched an unlikely point as James Ball scored a 93rd-minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Port Vale.It was the home side’s first shot on target at the end of a game low on quality and goalmouth action.The visiting fans went into the break singing as Vale got the breakthrough in the final minute of the first period. Chris Hussey’s corner into the six-yard area was met by an ...Full Story »

The striker's Bayern team-mate is in no doubt that his spectacular talent in front of the net merited the prize Thomas Muller believes Robert Lewandowski was a more worthy winner of the 2021 Ballon d'Or than Lionel Messi, while also expressing his surprise that there was no room in the Best XI for Mohamed Salah. Lewandowski enjoyed an exceptional season for Bayern Munich in 2020-21, scoring ...Full Story »

Storm Eunice took its toll on Saturday’s Football League programme as high winds and snow wreaked havoc across the country.Salford’s Sky Bet League Two clash with Crawley on Saturday was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.The playing surface at the Peninsula Stadium was judged to be unplayable after a second inspection following continued heavy rain.A statement on the cub&rsquo...Full Story »