David Wagner was bursting with pride after seeing his much-changed Norwich team reach the Carabao Cup third round with a deserved success at Bristol City.The winner came on 49 minutes when Przemyslaw Placheta accepted a pass from Sam McCallum inside the box and turned to fire a right-footed shot just inside the far post.It was enough to edge a fast, open game in favour of a Canaries team featuri...Full Story »

Saudi Pro League chief Carlo Nohra has confirmed reports of plans to enter the UEFA Champions League. However, Nohra also states that they are 'fully committed' to the AFC Champions League. UEFA already has several non-EU countries as members. Among others Kazakhstan, which became a member in 2002. Kazakhstan clubs also compete in the AFC Champions League, Nohra, who is the COO of the Saudi...Full Story »

Manager David Wagner expressed his pride as Norwich claimed a 4-0 Championship victory on his return to Huddersfield.The Canaries continued their impressive start to the season as they stretched their unbeaten run to five games.Josh Sargent pounced on a Lee Nicholls error to hand the visitors an early lead and score in a third-successive game.The hosts’ calamitous start worsened when Matty...Full Story »

Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray is still waiting for his attack to fire this season after they ground out a goalless draw at Coventry.Already without long-term casualty Ross Stewart, the Black Cats were also shorn of the injured Patrick Roberts, with Mowbray continuing to mend and make do with 17-year-old Jobe Bellingham leading the line.Mowbray is hoping he will be able to bring in a striker be...Full Story »

Southampton manager Russell Martin was proud of his players for beating QPR 2-1 after another week of dealing with transfer disruption.Adam Armstrong bagged his fourth goal of the season after Samuel Edozie and Jack Colback had cancelled each other’s strikes out in the first half.Saints were without Che Adams – who is wanted by Everton – and Bayer Leverkusen-bound Nathan Tella ...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino is confident Chelsea will improve quickly despite an alarming 3-1 defeat at 10-man West Ham.The Blues were the better side but James Ward-Prowse, making his Hammers debut, created goals for Nayef Aguerd and Michail Antonio, either side of Carney Chukwuemeka’s equaliser.Enzo Fernandez had a penalty saved by Alphonse Areola and West Ham had to play the final 25 minutes a ...Full Story »

James Ward-Prowse set up two goals on his West Ham debut and Lucas Paqueta scored a late penalty as the 10-man Hammers somehow secured a 3-1 win over Chelsea.Ward-Prowse, the £30million signing from Southampton, created goals for Nayef Aguerd and Michail Antonio, either side Carney Chukwuemeka’s equaliser.But Mauricio Pochettino’s expensively-assembled side will wonder how on e...Full Story »

England’s dream of lifting a first World Cup was dashed at the final hurdle after Olga Carmona’s first-half strike proved enough to secure Spain a 1-0 victory in Sydney.Sarina Wiegman’s side still achieved a best-ever second-place finish, but that will be little consolation to the Lionesses, who came within inches of an opener when Lauren Hemp clipped the crossbar in the first ...Full Story »

West Ham are set to bring in defensive reinforcements for David Moyes. West Ham are set to sign ex-Arsenal defender Konstantinos Mavropanos (Image: Getty) Arsenal are due a small windfall after West Ham struck a deal with Stuttgart for defender Konstantinos Mavropanos. The former Gunners starlet is the second high-profile departure at the Bundesliga club in the space of a matter of days after ...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna played down talk of a potential second successive promotion for his side following their 1-0 victory at QPR.The win maintained Town’s 100 per cent record in the Sky Bet Championship this season and stretched their unbeaten league run to 22 matches.They sit top of the table after three games, inevitably fuelling suggestions that they could seriously challenge for...Full Story »

Ian Dawes was left lamenting his Tranmere side’s second-half performance after visitors Salford came from 2-1 down at the break to win 4-3.Connor Jennings and Kristian Dennis had given Rovers the advantage in this Sky Bet League Two contest, with Matt Smith netting for the visitors in between.However, after Callum Hendry made it 2-2 a minute into the second half, he hit two more to give th...Full Story »

Aberdeen manager Barry Robson claimed it was a case of job done after his side booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Viaplay Cup with a 2-1 win over Stirling.The Dons boss alluded to last season’s embarrassing Scottish Cup defeat against non-league Darvel when insisting the main objective had been progressing in the tournament.But the Pittodrie outfit were made to battle hard for...Full Story »

The versatile left-back, 19, has a release clause in his contract which would see him leave for around £8million. Manchester City are looking to hijack Valentin Barco from Brighton Credit: EPA City sources have confirmed their interest although it is not yet clear if he would go straight into Pep Guardiola’s squad if they win the race. Other young players have arrived at the Etihad...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Lee Johnson praised his “warriors” after a 2-2 draw in Switzerland set up a European clash with Aston Villa.Villa captain John McGinn will bring his team to Easter Road next Wednesday for the first leg of the Europa Conference League play-offs after Hibs secured a 5-3 aggregate victory over Luzern.Elie Youan scored early to put Hibs three ahead on aggregate and then...Full Story »

Keira Walsh vowed England are determined to honour their injured team-mates and “get the job done” when they face Spain in Sunday’s World Cup final.This is the furthest the Lionesses have ever advanced in a global showpiece, with Wednesday’s 3-1 semi-final victory over co-hosts Australia assuring them of at least one place higher than the bronze medal achieved eight years...Full Story »

Neymar has hailed the influence Cristiano Ronaldo has had on the Saudi Pro League, after his own recent move to the Middle East. WHAT HAPPENED? Following the completion of his recent move to Al-Hilal, 31-year-old forward Neymar has insisted a lot is owed to Al-Nassr forward Ronaldo, for his influence in the recent growth of football in Saudi Arabia. WHAT THEY SAID: ''I believe Cristiano Rona...Full Story »

Norwich boss David Wagner urged Norwich matchwinner Jonathan Rowe not to get carried away after his Carabao Cup first-round winner at QPR.Rowe’s header in the final seconds at Loftus Road secured a 1-0 victory and an away tie against Bristol City in the second round.The 20-year-old has scored in all three of the Canaries’ games this season and his manager has challenged him to keep i...Full Story »

Arsenal are considering starting contract renewal talks with their captain, Martin Odegaard, to reward the 24-year-old for his performances. Arsenal mulls improved contract for Odegaard Odegaard's excellent form catches club's attention Gunners aim to secure Odegaard's commitment WHAT HAPPENED? Following Martin Odegaard's exceptional performances and his role as captain, Arsenal is conte...Full Story »

Port Vale manager Andy Crosby believes his team learnt a lot from last weekend’s hammering against Barnsley after they bounced back to claim a 1-0 win over Reading.Ben Garrity’s hugely-deflected shot settled the contest in the 72nd minute, earning Vale a morale-boosting victory after losing 7-0 on the opening day of the League One season.It comes on the back of a 3-2 win over Fleetwo...Full Story »

Salford boss Neil Wood said his side need to be “miles better” following their 1-1 draw at home to Crawley.The hosts trailed at the break due to Luke Garbutt’s own goal, but Conor McAleny’s early second-half strike earned them a point.Salford, who averaged the most possession in League Two last season, had only 39 percent of the ball in the first half and Wood was less th...Full Story »