Real Madrid superstar Bale returned to training this week after being sidelined by a serious hamstring injury in September. Pacy frontman Gareth Bale is set to join the Wales squad despite being out injured for the past two months with Spanish giants Real Madrid Credit: Getty The 32-year-old attacker will miss Saturday's LaLiga clash with Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabeu. But Real boss Ancelott...Full Story »

Celtic’s front three all scored in Budapest as Ange Postecoglou’s side secured European football beyond Christmas with a 3-2 win over Ferencvaros.Celtic dominated and were ahead for most of the game with Kyogo Furuhashi, Jota and Liel Abada on target.Josip Juranovic scored an unfortunate own goal soon after Furuhashi’s early opener and Myrto Uzuni gave the hosts hope late on.Th...Full Story »

Millwall hope to have Daniel Ballard back for their home game against Derby.The defender missed the 1-0 home win over Reading on Tuesday night, which was the first time he was not in a Lions’ starting line-up in the league this season since his summer loan move from Arsenal.Mason Bennett made his return from a knee injury as a half-time substitute against the Royals and the forward should ...Full Story »

Manchester City midfielder Rodrigo Hernandez has once again proved he is not your typical footballer by completing a degree in business administration and management. The Spaniard enrolled on a Business Studies and Economics course at Castellon University and stayed in student accomodation while he was playing professionally in La Liga for Villarreal. And even as his career has progressed to...Full Story »

The ex-Manchester United ace was spotted by revellers in the city’s Dirty Martini bar. Ex-Manchester United ace Paul Scholes was spotted enjoying a very public lap dance "He couldn’t help himself and ran his hands all over the place as she gyrated. "The girl wasn’t a professional lap dancer, she was drinking there and having fun. "Fair play to him, he took it in good humo...Full Story »

The player — who we are not naming — was dragged around the house by the balaclava-clad raiders who smashed their way into his £1.5million property. Raiders ransacked the home while the terrified couple were tied up The gang broke into the secluded mansion during the recent international fixture period believing he had travelled abroad. But the player had been released from ...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel believes Edouard Mendy should have been included on the Ballon d’Or shortlist.Mendy produced a string of stunning saves to thwart Brentford, as Chelsea escaped with a 1-0 Premier League by the skin of their teeth.The 29-year-old Senegal goalkeeper denied Saman Ghoddos, Ivan Toney and Pontus Jansson at point-blank range, then still found time to tip away Christian Norgaard&rsq...Full Story »

Karim Benzema insists El Clasico is still the best game in club football, despite the departure of Lionel Messi from Barcelona. Benzema's Real Madrid travel to Camp Nou on Oct. 24 (stream live at 10:15 a.m. ET on ESPN+) to face a Barca side ninth in LaLiga after a turbulent start to the season for Ronald Koeman's side. Messi's exit, following that of Cristiano Ronaldo from Madrid in 2018 -- ...Full Story »

Patrice Evra has admitted that he is bored of watching Lionel Messi win the Ballon d'Or, with the current Paris Saint-Germain star having done so six times in his illustrious career. The race for this year's Ballon d'Or seems more open than it has been for a long time, and Evra even named Chelsea duo N'Golo Kante and Jorginho as being more deserved winners than Messi. "In my opinion this Bal...Full Story »

Whilst a goalkeeper has never won the Ballon d'Or in the modern era, there is a newfound focus on the position with regards to the France Football Magazine award given the presence of Manuel Neuer and Gianluigi Donnarumma on the shortlist, yet Sadio Mane has reacted angrily to Chelsea's Edouard Mendy missing the cut. Mendy arrived at Chelsea as somewhat of an unknown quantity in the summer of...Full Story »

With France Football having taken a coronavirus-enforced break in 2020, anticipation is building ahead of the next awarding of a Golden Ball Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski are among the nominees on the 30-man 2021 Ballon d’Or longlist to have been released by France Football. Other superstar performers to get the nod include Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Karim ...Full Story »