Burnley chairman Alan Pace says having Vincent Kompany as manager is like dating a "beautiful girl" but knowing you will never marry her. Kompany linked with Chelsea and Spurs Recently committed to Burnley with new deal Pace makes bizarre comparison WHAT HAPPENED? The American made the comment when talking about how long the Clarets can keep hold of Kompany after he sealed their promotio...Full Story »

Real Madrid are set to sensationally resurrect their pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe, with Jude Bellingham already expected to sign. WHAT HAPPENED? Mbappe's contract situation is uncertain and PSG face a potentially tumultuous summer with a managerial change and both Lionel Messi and Neymar likely to depart. According to The Telegraph, Real are planning to capitalise on the cha...Full Story »

Dean Smith admitted he did not see Leicester’s poor first-half performance coming as they were beaten 5-3 by Fulham at Craven Cottage to plunge them deeper into relegation trouble.The visitors were overrun before the break by Marco Silva’s side, with Leicester – porous and disorganised in defence – allowing Fulham to rip into them and build a three-goal lead by half-time....Full Story »

Carlos Corberan expressed his pride at turning around West Brom’s season despite a 3-2 final-day loss at Swansea as they fell short of the Sky Bet Championship play-offs.West Brom had started the final day of the regular season as play-off outsiders, needing to beat Swansea and hope for favourable results elsewhere.The Baggies ultimately finished ninth, as Sunderland and Coventry claimed t...Full Story »

Salford secured a Sky Bet League Two play-off place despite losing 1-0 to Gillingham.The Kent side were indebted to goalkeeper Jake Turner, who made a string of fine saves to preserve his clean sheet.The visitors made a positive start and created the first clear opening, with Tom Nichols’ close-range effort gathered by goalkeeper Alex Cairns.Stevie Mallan tried his luck from distance after...Full Story »

An emotional Steve Cotterill revealed his disbelief after 10-man Shrewsbury ended their League One campaign with a 1-0 defeat at Lincoln.Town dominated for over an hour but saw Luke Leahy and Rob Street hit the woodwork while Chey Dunkley and Jordan Shipley were denied by goalkeeper Carl Rushworth.On-loan City midfielder Matty Virtue rammed home the only goal after 73 minutes, with only their se...Full Story »

Though their focus has to remain resolutely on the job in hand during the current Premier League season, it appears that Arsenal are also making progress behind the scenes with one of their summer transfer targets. Mikel Arteta’s side have been a joy to watch this season and whilst the title isn’t yet out of reach, it’s becoming more and more difficult, particularly since Manc...Full Story »

Cambridge head coach Mark Bonner was frustrated after his side missed the chance to keep their fate in their own hands on the final day of the League One campaign.The 1-0 defeat to Burton left Bonner’s side needing both MK Dons and Morecambe to drop points on the last day to have any chance of staying up.“We wanted to go into Sunday with it in our control and it isn’t,” B...Full Story »

Cambridge’s hopes of avoiding relegation from League One took a damaging blow with a 1-0 defeat away to Burton.Mark Helm struck the only goal of the game in a tense affair where the visitors knew that a victory would lift them out of the bottom four going into their last match of the season.But instead they sit a point from safety heading into their clash with already-relegated Forest Gree...Full Story »

Arsenal’s dream of reaching a first Women’s Champions League final since their 2007 triumph came to an end after Pauline Bremer’s extra-time goal saw Wolfsburg beat the Gunners 5-4 on aggregate.The hosts opened the scoring through Stina Blackstenius in front of 60,063 at the Emirates – a record for a women’s club game in this country – but the strike was cance...Full Story »

Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha were on target as Barcelona thrashed 10-man Real Betis 4-0 on Saturday to tighten their grip on top spot and moved a step closer to their 27th LaLiga title. With only six games remaining, Barca moved to 79 points and extended their lead to 11 points over second-placed Real Madrid, while Betis remain sixth on 49 points. The result got Barca...Full Story »

Carlos Corberan praised West Brom’s resilience as they ended a gruelling week by coming from behind to beat Norwich 2-1 at The Hawthorns and keep their play-off challenge alive.Josh Sargent opened the scoring for the visitors in the 41st minute, but Conor Townsend equalised with a fine free-kick on the stroke of half-time and Jed Wallace fired home the winner in the 56th minute to ensure t...Full Story »

Salford boss Neil Wood is delighted his side’s play-off fate is in their own hands heading into the last game of the League Two season after a huge 3-2 win at Carlisle.Luke Bolton’s stunning late strike earned the visitors a victory that leaves them needing just a point when they host Gillingham next weekend to secure a top-seven finish.First-half efforts from Callum Hendry and Bolto...Full Story »

Oxford edged closer to League One safety after beating relegated Forest Green 3-0.Kyle Joseph, Tyler Goodrham and Billy Bodin struck to leave United three points above the drop zone with one game remaining.Joseph reached double figures for the season with the opener in the 10th minute.Midfielder Marcus McGuane picked out his run through the middle and Joseph shrugged off fellow Swansea loanee Br...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino was reportedly "disappointed" that Tottenham did not make contact with him about a possible return after Antonio Conte was sacked. Pochettino expected call from Spurs London side did not contact him about job Argentine looks set to join Chelsea instead WHAT HAPPENED? Pochettino has been linked with a return to Tottenham several times since his departure in 2019. He wa...Full Story »

Sabri Lamouchi feels his mission to keep Cardiff in the Championship is almost complete following their dramatic late win at fellow strugglers Rotherham.Cedric Kipre struck with just two minutes left to seal a 2-1 win that all-but guarantee the Welsh side’s survival and keeps Rotherham firmly in trouble.The Bluebirds are now six points above the drop zone with two games remaining, while Un...Full Story »

Newcastle are cantering towards a return to the Champions League after a 4-1 win at Goodison Park made a demoralised Everton’s task of escaping relegation all the more difficult.Callum Wilson’s seventh and eighth goals in six matches against the Toffees either side of Joelinton’s fourth in his last five helped lift Eddie Howe’s side eight points clear of fifth place, whil...Full Story »

Frank Lampard said Chelsea supporters have every right to be worried after they slipped to a fifth straight defeat under his management against Brentford at Stamford Bridge.Cesar Azpilicueta’s own-goal and a late breakaway effort from Bryan Mbeumo sealed a 2-0 win for the visitors and condemned Lampard’s team to a sixth game in their last seven in which they have failed to score as t...Full Story »

David Moyes accused the VAR of “disrespect” after West Ham were denied a late penalty as they slipped to a 2-1 defeat by Liverpool.Moyes angrily confronted Chris Kavanagh on the field at full-time after the referee decided not to award a penalty when Thiago’s arm hit the ball as he challenged Danny Ings in the box.The Hammers boss was convinced VAR Neil Swarbrick should have at...Full Story »

Plymouth claimed their 19th League One home win of the season as they beat 10-man Bristol Rovers 2-0 to close in on promotion.Second-half goals from Niall Ennis and Macaulay Gillesphey moved the leaders five points clear of third-placed Sheffield Wednesday with two games to play.Two more points from matches with bottom-half sides Burton and Port Vale will clinch Argyle a place in the Championshi...Full Story »