Funso Ojo came off the bench to fire Port Vale into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup for the first time since 2007 as they secured a 2-1 victory over Football League basement boys Sutton.Matt Gray’s side had never won a match in the competition before this season, but their hopes of progressing were dashed by Ojo’s late 25-yard stunner at Vale Park.Substitute Hisham Kasimu cancell...Full Story »

Burnley put their Premier League troubles to one side as they breezed into the last 16 of the Carabao Cup with a 4-0 demolition of Sky Bet League Two strugglers Salford.Winless in their first five games back in the top flight, Vincent Kompany’s side are enjoying better fortunes in this competition and followed up last month’s victory at Nottingham Forest with a one-sided win over Sal...Full Story »

Luton crashed out of the Carabao Cup as they were beaten 1-0 by League One Exeter at St James Park.Demetri Mitchell scored the only goal of an absorbing game with seven minutes remaining before he was later sent off after picking up a second yellow card.Luton made 10 changes to the team that picked up their first point of the Premier League season with a 1-1 draw against Wolves at the weekend, w...Full Story »

A second-string Ipswich side put another feather in the cap of manager Kieran McKenna after they fought back from two goals down to stun Wolves in the Carabao Cup third round with a 3-2 win at Portman Road.McKenna, who has developed a reputation as one of the brightest coaches in England after he masterminded the Tractors Boys’ promotion to the Sky Bet Championship last season, watched his...Full Story »

Middlesbrough secured safe passage to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a 2-0 victory over Bradford at the University of Bradford Stadium.Boro were keen to keep the momentum up from their first league victory, against Southampton at the weekend, and made all of the running in a first half capped by Emmanuel Latte Lath’s strike midway through.The away side play two divisions higher t...Full Story »

Mansfield won a penalty shoot-out for the second round in a row after a 2-2 draw with League One Peterborough United to make the Carabao Cup fourth round for the first time since 1975.Former Posh goalkeeper Christy Pym was the hero with two penalty saves in the 3-1 shoot-out success against his old club as the League Two high-flyers maintained their record as the only EFL side unbeaten in all co...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp could leave the club as early as next summer, with his replacement ready to step into the Anfield hotseat. That's according to a stunning report from Germany, which claims that the 56-year-old's time on Merseyside could be close to an end. Klopp is currently the longest-serving manager in the Premier League, having been in the job eight years. But in the past 1...Full Story »

Houston Dynamo head coach Ben Olsen is not willing to divulge his tactical plan to stop Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi when the two sides meet. WHAT HAPPENED? Houston Dynamo and Inter Miami are set to lock horns in the U.S. Open Cup final on Wednesday, and Messi is undoubtedly the biggest threat for Tata Martino's side. The World Cup winner has scored 11 goals and registered five assists...Full Story »

PSG's president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has slammed Lionel Messi after he claimed the French giants did little to celebrate his World Cup success with Argentina. Messi conquered the world with Argentina last December, but he was left annoyed by the supposed 'lack of recognition' from his club. The 36-year-old was furious, pointing to the likes of Lisandro Martinez and Alexis Mac Allister - who wer...Full Story »

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin De Bruyne is hoping to return from injury for the Club World Cup as the Manchester City talisman suffered a serious calf injury at the start of the new campaign Crocked Kevin De Bruyne is targeting the Club World Cup for his Manchester City return. The City skipper has been missing since the start of the season after suffering a recurrence of a serious calf injury, which requi...Full Story »

Almost one year after her divorce from 2014 World Cup-winner Mats Hummels became official, Cathy Fischer has opened up on her exploratory habits when it comes to dating Cathy Hummels - the ex-wife of World Cup-winner Mats - has revealed she'll snog men or women when drunk (Image: Martin Rose/Getty Images) Former Playboy model and Bundesliga WAG Cathy Fischer has revealed she's open to all come...Full Story »

German midfielder Julian Draxler has left Paris Saint-Germain to join Qatari side Al Ahli SC on a two-year contract, both clubs said on Monday. Draxler, who played for VfL Wolfsburg and Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga, joined PSG in 2017. He made over 190 appearances in six seasons with the Ligue 1 club, but fell out of favour and spent last season on loan with Portuguese side Benfica. "The clu...Full Story »

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has no intention of taking the vacant Germany job, according to his agent Marc Kosicke. WHAT HAPPENED? Germany are on the hunt for a new national team manager after Hansi Flick was sacked after just 16 months in the role. The German federation's director of football Rudi Voller had reportedly saw Klopp as the ideal candidate. But any hopes of a deal have been snuff...Full Story »

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has returned to the club after recovering from an emergency operation on "severe back pain" in Barcelona. WHAT HAPPENED? The Spaniard was all smiles as he took charge of training, with his squad returning from international duty to prepare for their trip to in-form West Ham. Guardiola will return to the City bench on Saturday after missing two games havin...Full Story »

Euro 2024 hosts Germany beat France 2-1 in their international friendly on Tuesday to snap a three-game losing streak and regain some confidence following a bad run and the sacking of coach Hansi Flick on Sunday. Goals from Thomas Muller and Leroy Sane at the start and end of the game gave Germany their first win in their last six matches and capped a turbulent few days for the four-time world ...Full Story »

Ralf Rangnick has said unequivocally that he would not be interested in replacing Hansi Flick as coach of Germany if approached for the job. WHAT HAPPENED? After dismissing Hansi Flick on Sunday, the German Football Association is looking for a new manager with only nine months till they host Euro 2024. Only 12 of the former Bayern Munich manager's 25 games in charge had ended in victories. H...Full Story »

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The widely proclaimed World Cup's "hottest fan" has built up a massive online following after her appearances at the international tournaments. Ivana Knoll has been spotted while on holiday Credit: Splash She has been hailed the World Cup's 'hottest fan' Credit: Instagram @knolldoll Ivana, 30, is currently on a break from watching football as she holidays in Spain. The model was pictured on ...Full Story »

Spain women's national football team manager Jorge Vilda has been dismissed after a player and staff revolt which followed their World Cup final triumph over England Jorge Vilda has been sacked after winning the World Cup with Spain (Image: PA) Spain women's national football team manager Jorge Vilda has been sacked just weeks after he led them to World Cup glory. Pedro Rocha, the interim pre...Full Story »

Salford boss Neil Wood felt his side suffered the after-effects of their dramatic midweek Carabao Cup penalty shoot-out victory over Leeds as they lost 1-0 to Morecambe.Michael Mellon scored the only goal of the game in the 25th minute as Salford struggled to break through a solid defence.City ended the game with 10 men after Matthew Lund was sent off in added time for needlessly kicking out at ...Full Story »