Inter Milan chief Piero Ausilio has revealed how close they were to losing Lautaro Martinez. The Argentina striker joined Inter from Racing Club, but only after a move to Atletico Madrid stalled. Ausilio told Radio Serie A: "It was a special story: in fact, he was already an Atlético de Madrid player. We took a plane to risk our 1% with the risk of making a fool of ourselves, but it was...Full Story »

The 51-year-old wore United's iconic red home shirt - with No.7 on the back. The Rock dressed up as a Man Utd icon for Halloween Credit: Instagram He wore United's home shirt and a long blonde wig Credit: Instagram He also wore a long blonde wig paired with a headband. If you haven't guessed already, the player in question is none other than David Beckham. The Rock took to Instagram to shar...Full Story »

Real Madrid have joined Liverpool in the race to sign Sporting CP defender Goncalo Inacio in the January transfer window. WHAT HAPPENED? Liverpool have identified the 22-year-old defender as a long-term replacement for the ageing defensive duo of Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk and are planning to launch a bid to sign him in January. But, according to AS, they face competition from Real Madrid...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag says he 'has to put it right' after Manchester United's 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup. WHAT HAPPENED? Goals from Miguel Almiron, Lewis Hall, and Joe Willock ended the Red Devils' Carabao Cup defence in emphatic fashion at a gloomy Old Trafford on Wednesday night. The Magpies inflicted a number of unwanted records on Ten Hag's team as they avenge...Full Story »

Arsenal interested in signing Sporting full-back Arsenal are eyeing a move for Sporting CP full-back Geny Catamo in the January transfer window, according to Correio da Manha. The 22-year-old versatile Mozambican international can play both as a right full-back as well as a winger and has scored two goals and provided as many assists for the Portuguese club this season. The player has a cont...Full Story »

Philippe Clement thanked the Rangers supporters for backing their team in the 5-0 win over Dundee at Dens Park but asked them to leave the pyrotechnics at home in future.The match was delayed by 45 minutes after the Rangers team bus was held up in traffic and then suspended for 18 minutes after the travelling fans let off a large number of flares that triggered fire alarms under the stand.Ranger...Full Story »

Fulham boss Marco Silva challenged Rodrigo Muniz to make the forward position his own after he scored in a 3-1 win at Ipswich to send them through to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2004.The Premier League opposition proved too strong for the Championship high-flyers with Harry Wilson, Muniz and Tom Cairney on target at Portman Road before substitute Elkan Baggott pulled ...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley was left frustrated after his side were forced to settle for a 3-3 draw in a thrilling Lancashire derby against Fleetwood.Sonny Carey’s brilliant brace cancelled out early goals from Promise Omochere and Jack Marriott.Shayne Lavery seemingly secured the bragging points for the Seasiders, but Marriott popped up with a dramatic last-gasp equaliser.Critchley said...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp hailed the desire of his players after Liverpool booked a Carabao Cup quarter-final spot by battling through Storm Ciaran to beat Bournemouth 2-1.Substitute Darwin Nunez settled a challenging fourth-round tie staged in driving rain and swirling winds with a stunning 70th-minute winner.Cody Gakpo gave the much-changed Reds a half-time lead at Vitality Stadium before the Cherries thre...Full Story »

St Johnstone caretaker manager Alec Cleland hailed the reaction of his squad as they defeated Kilmarnock 2-1 in the first match since manager Steven MacLean was sacked.Nicky Clark scored a double in the first 10 minutes and, although Kyle Vassell pulled a goal back and Dara Costelloe was sent off for the hosts, they held on to secure their first league win at the 10th attempt.Cleland said: &ldqu...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 »

Mikel Arteta took the blame for Arsenal’s painful 3-1 Carabao Cup defeat at West Ham.Arteta made six changes to his line-up for the fourth-round clash, starting with Declan Rice on the bench on his Hammers homecoming.Rice, who lifted the Europa Conference League trophy as West Ham captain last season, was back at his old club for the first time since his £105million switch to the Gun...Full Story »

Miguel Almiron, Lewis Hall and Joe Willock fired Newcastle to a famous first Old Trafford victory in a decade as Carabao Cup holders Manchester United suffered a second 3-0 home humiliation in four days.Wednesday’s fourth-round clash was a repeat of the final eight months ago at Wembley, where Erik ten Hag crowned a promising first season in the hotseat by ending the club’s six-year ...Full Story »

Substitute Kenneth Vargas scored his first Hearts goal to secure a 1-0 victory over Livingston and ease the pressure on manager Steven Naismith.The Jambos started the night in the bottom six of the cinch Premiership and, after failing to win any of their previous three matches, they looked set for more frustration until their Costa Rican summer signing stepped off the bench to make their dominan...Full Story »

Managerless St Johnstone finally ended their wait for a first league win of the season as they secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock at McDiarmid Park.In their first match since manager Steven MacLean lost his job, the Saints got off to a dream start with Nicky Clark grabbing a double in the first 10 minutes.Kilmarnock grew into the game, though, and Kyle Vassell’s volley got t...Full Story »

A late strike by substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu gave Celtic a hard-fought 2-1 cinch Premiership win over St Mirren at Parkhead.Saints attacker Conor McMenamin headed the well-organised visitors into a shock lead in the seventh minute but the Hoops responded as expected.Returning midfielder David Turnbull levelled in the 18th minute with a terrific strike before hitting the post with a penalty just befo...Full Story »

Jack Marriott salvaged Fleetwood a dramatic late point in a six-goal Lancashire derby thriller at Highbury.The Cod Army looked set to secure bragging rights against their neighbours for the first time in five years after a quick-fire first-half burst.Blackpool had a great early chance when Jordan Rhodes’ strike rattled the crossbar after just six minutes.Promise Omochere opened the scoring...Full Story »

Benoit Badiashile scored the opening goal as he made his first appearance of the season in Chelsea’s 2-0 Carabao Cup victory over Blackburn at Stamford Bridge.The France defender had not started a Blues match since he was injured in their draw with Nottingham Forest in May and got himself involved at both ends of the pitch in a game that also saw Reece James return to the starting XI.Rahee...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag says he's "certain" he can turn around Manchester United's fortunes after a disastrous start to the season. The derby defeat to Manchester City on Sunday was United's seventh of the season after just 14 games. But writing to fans in his programme notes for Wednesday's Carabao Cup tie against Newcastle United, the Dutchman insists he's convinced the team will come good. "At Manc...Full Story »

Former Chelsea skipper John Terry has revealed that he has given up on his dream of managing the Blues' senior side one day. WHAT HAPPENED? Terry, who formerly worked as an assistant at Aston Villa, returned to Stamford Bridge this summer to take up a coaching role in Chelsea's academy. But despite working in the club's setup, he no longer thinks of managing their senior team, a dream he had ...Full Story »