Poya Asbaghi has admitted steering Barnsley to safety would eclipse any achievement in his managerial career after overseeing a fourth win in eight Sky Bet Championship matches.First-half goals from Carlton Morris and Michal Helik moved the Tykes, who won just two of their opening 29 league fixtures, two points behind fourth-bottom Reading.In his previous club job, Asbaghi steered IFK Gothenburg...Full Story »

Former Italy coach Arrigo Sacchi says the Scudetto battle remains wide open. AC Milan remain leaders of the table after the weekend round. "Football is a team sport. Inter look like a squeezed lemon, they arrived in Torino against a great team and it's not easy to face them now, the same is true of Verona," Sacchi told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "They are aggressive teams that play with inten...Full Story »

The tragedy that occurred at the Corregidora stadium in the Mexican city of Queretaro due to the fight between fans of the Gallos and Atlas teams has also left emotional stories, such as that of a child who gave his shirt to a fan of the rival team to save his life. Martín Castellanos Villalobos is one of the Atlas fans who traveled to Queretaro to attend the Liga MX match and was caught...Full Story »

Theo Archibald  grabbed a late equaliser to earn Leyton Orient a 2-2 draw with Stevenage in the Sky Bet League Two relegation scrap at Brisbane Road.The on-loan Lincoln player unleashed a superbly-struck drive to salvage a point for his side in the fourth minute of added time and deny Stevenage victory.Luke Prosser opened the scoring for the visitors on 24 minutes when he rose unchallenged ...Full Story »

Richie Bennett could be an option for Sutton manager Matt Gray ahead of their clash with Rochdale.The forward was sidelined following a wrist operation but is now back in contention.The U’s have also recalled Kylian Kouassi after a loan spell at Chesham United.Sutton are currently fifth in the Sky Bet League Two table but have won only one of their last six matches.There are no fresh injur...Full Story »

Barcelona are watching Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz. Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports Barca are one of the clubs following Wirtz. In fact, in an interview around a month ago with BILD, the player declared that when he was little he "always wanted to play for Barcelona. That has not changed, but I still have time until that could arrive". Bayer are unlikely to let...Full Story »

Diego Costa is on the verge of joining Corinthians after being released by Atletico Mineiro back in January - having guided the club to their first league title since 1971 Former Chelsea striker Diego Costa is closing in on a new club after agreeing a deal with Brazilian side Corinthians. The 33-year-old has been a free agent ever since his contract with Atletico Mineiro was terminated six wee...Full Story »

Arsenal may reportedly be considering an ambitious move for Bayern Munich goal machine Robert Lewandowski. The Poland international is one of the best players in the world at the moment, having scored a stunning 333 goals in 362 games for Bayern in total, including a record of 39 in 33 appearances so far this season. According to FourFourTwo, Arsenal are one of a few clubs interested in pris...Full Story »

Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry is being linked with a return to England. BILD says Chelsea and Tottenham are preparing to pounce for Gnabry after his contract negotiations with Bayern Munich hit the buffers. With just one year to run on his current deal, the German international has been in talks with his club over an extension. However, discussions have become complicated, and that news...Full Story »

Sam Hutchinson could be back in contention for Sheffield Wednesday when they host Charlton.The defender missed the 3-1 weekend win at Doncaster after picking up an injury against Rotherham.Dominic Iorfa is close to returning after a long-term injury and could also be involved.Lee Gregory, Chey Dunkley and Harlee Dean are still on the sidelines.Charlton midfielder Scott Fraser could be added to t...Full Story »

The Brazilian, 30, recently admitted that he'd like to move Stateside at some point in order to prolong his career. Neymar has been snubbed by MLS chief Don Garber Credit: AFP But Garber, 64, has shot down such suggestions - insisting that MLS is not a place for star names to merely come and retire anymore. He said: "We don't need to bring in a big name player at the end of their career becau...Full Story »

Colchester duo Noah Chilvers and Tom Dallison could push to start in Tuesday night’s League Two match against Hartlepool.The pair both started on the bench after returning from injury in the 3-0 defeat to Northampton on Saturday, with Chilvers making a 20-minute appearance.Goalkeeper Sam Hornby has kept his spot between the sticks for the last two games despite the return of Shamal George ...Full Story »

The inspirational young footy fan is battling cancer. Harry Maguire met brave cancer battler River Rhodes and gave him some Man Utd goodies Credit: Twitter / @HarryMaguire93 River then had a kickabout with Maguire, impressing the Red Devils skipper Credit: Twitter / @HarryMaguire93 And he is currently in Manchester to receive radiotherapy treatment. River comes from a Midlands family of Wolv...Full Story »

Celtic midfielder Yosuke Ideguchi is available again for Sunday’s visit of Dundee.The Japanese player was ineligible for Thursday’s defeat by Bodo/Glimt as he is not listed in Celtic’s Europa Conference League squad.Mikey Johnston (ankle) remains out along with Albian Ajeti, Kyogo Furuhashi and David Turnbull (all hamstring).New Dundee manager Mark McGhee will be able to call u...Full Story »

England could be set to lose one of their brightest young attacking talents.That’s according to a recent report from London World, who claims Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi is considering changing his nationality. Hudson-Odoi, 21, has spent his entire career with Chelsea after joining their youth academy all the way back in 2007. Since forcing his way through the Blues’ youth ...Full Story »

NEWCASTLE are lining up a fresh £45million summer swoop for Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze. The newly-rich Toon offered the Eagles £5m in the January window to take their playmaker on loan for the rest of the season with a view to a £35m permanent switch at the end of the season. Crystal Palace rejected Newcastle's loan approach for Eberechi Eze in January - but the Toon ar...Full Story »

Manchester City hammered Sporting 5-0 to all but secure their passage to the Champions League quarter-finals, as Cristiano Ronaldo's mother watched on from the stands Cristiano Ronaldo's mum was in attendance as Manchester City thrashed Sporting 5-0 in the first-leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie on Tuesday night. Pep Guardiola's side all but booked their place in the quarter-finals...Full Story »

Graeme Lee thinks Hartlepool are starting to show what they can do under his watch after winning three matches in a row for the first time in League Two.Pools followed up wins over Barrow and Crawley with a 1-0 victory over second-placed Tranmere courtesy of Peter Clarke’s own goal just before the break.While the victory frustrated Tranmere this was a night at the Suit Direct Stadium to ma...Full Story »

AC Milan chief Ivan Gazidis has welcomed Theo Hernandez's new contract. The fullback extended his deal last week. "Theo's a great example of somebody we consider to be a world-class talent that we brought in and helped to develop with us. So he has grown with us," Gazidis said. "I would still say we are a work in progress. We are still progressing towards where we want to be. But we're clea...Full Story »

MANCHESTER CITY legend Sergio Aguero lifts up his top to show fans his microchip implant - and jokes it was inserted by his girlfriend to track his movements. The 33-year-old went on to liken himself to the American comic book superhero Iron Man and quipped: "At night I light up in colours" as he talked about the heart problems which sparked his early retirement from football last year. Aguero...Full Story »