Shane Ferguson admitted he could hardly have scripted things better as he marked his 50th appearance for Northern Ireland with a wonder strike that saw off Estonia 1-0 in a friendly.The 30-year-old revealed he had been battling injury in the build-up to the game but he came off the bench in the second half and settled an otherwise largely drab encounter by rifling a shot into the top right corne...Full Story »

Shane Ferguson marked his 50th cap for Northern Ireland with a wonder strike as they edged out Estonia 1-0 in a friendly.For 75 minutes the two sides played out a largely drab affair in Tallinn but second-half substitute Ferguson changed that when he lashed home a left-footed strike from 30 yards to spark jubilant celebrations.It made it two wins out of two for Ian Baraclough’s side this w...Full Story »

Joey Barton praised the attitude of veteran Leon Clarke after the striker marked his Bristol Rovers debut with the only goal against Crawley in League Two.The 36-year-old had been on the field for only around 90 seconds at the start of the second half when he headed home a cross from fellow debutant Antony Evans.Rovers had to defend for their lives during seven minutes of stoppage time, but mana...Full Story »

Alex Hunt netted a stunning stoppage-time free-kick as Grimsby came from two goals down to beat 10-man Barnet 4-3 in a National League thriller at Blundell Park.John McAtee converted a fifth-minute penalty, awarded for handball, before squandering a fine chance to double Town’s tally when he fired wide on the half-hour mark.The visitors made him pay three minutes later, Serhat Tasdemir lev...Full Story »

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson hit out at West Brom counterpart Valerien Ismael following a stormy end to their Championship clash.The Baggies continued their unbeaten start to the league campaign thanks to a last-gasp Semi Ajayi strike that broke the hearts of their hosts.The defender, making his first start of the season, struck in the fourth minute of stoppage time when he tapped in his...Full Story »

Ronaldo joined La Liga giants Madrid in 2009, but the move only happened because the superstar made a gentleman's agreement with legendary Manchester United manager Ferguson Real Madrid were reportedly able to poach Cristiano Ronaldo after the superstar made a gentleman’s agreement with legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Ronaldo became a star with Manchester United after moving to Old ...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander hailed Liam Grimshaw’s contribution as his side came from behind to win 2-1 at Livingston.Grimshaw scored his first professional goal to add to Tony Watt’s strike earlier in the second half.Livingston had gone in front through Alan Forrest but ended up slumping to their third straight Scottish Premiership defeat.Grimshaw had only recently returned ...Full Story »

Harrogate boss Simon Weaver believes match-winning midfielder Alex Pattison is hungry for goals.Town’s summer signing made it three goals from two games, having arrived at Wetherby Road without appearing on the scoresheet in his first 67 outings at Football League level.Pattison’s second-half brace cancelled out Offrande Zanzala’s 17th-minute opener for Barrow as Harrogate mark...Full Story »

Tranmere failed to score for the third league game in a row as Alex Fisher gave Newport a 1-0 win at Prenton Park.Newport’s Joe Day was the busier goalkeeper in the first half and had to be alert to prevent a freak own goal when Sam Foley’s low cross looped goalwards off defender Priestley Farquharson.Rovers should have led when Liam Feeney broke from deep but saw his pull-back side-...Full Story »

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette did not feature in Arsenal's Premier League defeat to Brentford with rumours suggesting the pair could be on the way out the club Arsenal duo Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette missed the loss to Brentford having both tested positive for Covid, the Gunners have confirmed. The pair missed the opening day loss with speculation soon...Full Story »

Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski has said that he wants a ‘new challenge’ after eight years at the club - but the German giants are not willing to sell him this summer Bayern Munich’s stance over Robert Lewandowski leaving the club this month has emerged. The Polish forward is into his eighth season with the German giants, adding three goals so far to put him three aw...Full Story »

Peterborough duo Siriki Dembele and Harrison Burrows will be hoping for recalls for the Sky Bet Championship visit of Cardiff.The pair came off the bench to score stoppage-time goals in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Derby and will be pushing for starts as a result.Ricky-Jade Jones (knee) remains absent but Posh boss Darren Ferguson has an almost fully-fit squad to choose from.Sammie Szmodics cou...Full Story »

INTER MILAN ultras have defaced Romelu Lukaku's mural ahead of his £97.5million transfer to Chelsea. The fans vandalised the artwork and also produced a banner accusing the Belgian of 'breaking their balls'. Inter Milan fans have defaced a mural to Romelu LukakuCredit: Instagram Inter ultras also produced a banner telling the Belgian he has 'broken their balls'Credit: Instagram Pictures...Full Story »

Newcastle United are the latest club to be linked with Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The 27-year-old struggled for playing time at Anfield last season. Southampton have been linked with a loan move for their academy product. According to Italian publication Calciomercato, the Magpies are also taking an interest in the former England man. It remains to be seen whether Jurgen...Full Story »

Boss Alex Revell hailed goalkeeper Joseph Anang after the West Ham loanee’s penalty shootout heroics powered League Two Stevenage into the second round of the EFL Cup at the expense of Championship neighbours Luton.Both sides scored within the first five minutes of the game, with Stevenage going ahead through last season’s top scorer Elliott List in the second minute, only for Luton ...Full Story »

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson admitted he was “embarrassed” by their 4-0 thrashing by Plymouth and says his side must “toughen up”.League One Argyle eased into the second round for the fourth straight season thanks to a double from Ryan Hardie and goals from fellow strikers Luke Jephcott and Panutche Camara against their Championship opponents.Posh announced the si...Full Story »

Peterborough will again be without Jack Marriott, Siriki Dembele and Jack Taylor for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup first-round clash with Plymouth at the Weston Homes Stadium.Forwards Marriott (groin) and Dembele (Achilles) and midfielder Taylor (hamstring) were all absent when Posh began their Championship campaign with a 3-0 loss at Luton on Saturday.Boss Darren Ferguson has said he expects the ...Full Story »

Alex Revell admits his Stevenage players struggled to deal with the opening-day pressure after they beat Barrow 1-0 in Sky Bet League Two at a rocking Lamex Stadium.Jake Reeves’ goal moments after half-time secured the points for Revell’s hosts as Barrow boss Mark Cooper was dealt a blow in his first game in charge.Boro were at far from their fluent best in front of their returning s...Full Story »

Defender Alex Baptiste snatched a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser to earn Sky Bet League One new boys Bolton a thrilling 3-3 draw with managerless MK Dons.Substitute Hiram Boateng appeared to seal a comeback win for the Dons who led 1-0, trailed 2-1 and then levelled with 23 minutes remaining.Instead, in the final extra minute, veteran Baptiste converted from close range to earn the home side d...Full Story »

JAMES MADDISON and girlfriend Kennedy Alexa are celebrating the birth of their first child Leo Cruz. The Leicester midfielder, 24, welcomed his son in an Instagram post, sharing a snap of Leo who was born on Saturday. James Maddison celebrated the birth of his first child on Instagram Maddison wrote: "Leo Cruz Maddison 31/07/21. Welcome to the world son. I love you with all my heart. Kennedy ...Full Story »