AFC Fylde recorded back-to-back Vanarama National League wins with a 3-1 victory at relegation rivals York.Joe Westley put the Coasters ahead inside three minutes, poking Jonathan Ustabasi’s cross past George Sykes-Kenworthy in the York goal.York levelled after 14 minutes as Will Smith rose superbly to head home Fin Barnes’ cross.But the visitors raised the tempo after the break and ...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo has sent out a warning to Al-Nassr's AFC Champions League quarter-final opponents Al Ain as he prepares to return from suspension. WHAT HAPPENED?Ronaldo was hit with one match ban and a fine of 30,000 Saudi Riyals (£6,300) as punishment for aiming an obscene gesture at Al-Shabab fans on February 25. Al-Nassr won the game 3-2, but the result was overshadowed by Ronaldo's...Full Story »

Andoni Iraola does not believe Bournemouth are safe yet despite ending a seven-game winless Premier League run with a 2-0 victory over Burnley.The Clarets and Sheffield United are cut adrift at the bottom and the Cherries are now sitting in 13th place, 11 points clear of Luton in 18th.“I’m satisfied with the situation that we have a gap of 11 points, it’s very good, it’s ...Full Story »

Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo were on target as Bournemouth ended a seven-match winless run in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory at Burnley.The Clarets already appear doomed to relegation and, despite dominating possession and chances, they fell to an 11th home defeat from 14 league games at Turf Moor.Kluivert provided a moment of real quality in the 13th minute to open the scoring, wh...Full Story »

Johnnie Jackson hailed AFC Wimbledon’s sensational stoppage-time winner against bitter rivals MK Dons as one of his finest moments as a manager.The match appeared to be heading towards a 0-0 draw after Jack Currie’s delightful looping header hit the woodwork and Stephen Wearne missed an open goal.However, Ronan Curtis gave the home fans a moment to remember as he finished off a delig...Full Story »

Ronan Curtis scored a sensational stoppage-time winner as AFC Wimbledon dented MK Dons’ automatic promotion hopes with a 1-0 victory against their bitter rivals at Plough Lane.Referee Charles Breakspear showed Michael Kelly a yellow card in the fifth minute, but Wimbledon fans wanted a straight red after the goalkeeper appeared to foul Omar Bugiel on the edge of the penalty area.James Till...Full Story »

Andoni Iraola admitted Bournemouth had missed a golden opportunity to book a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals for only the third time in their history after losing 1-0 at home to Sky Bet Championship leaders Leicester’s reserves.Despite making nine changes, 2021 winners Leicester progressed thanks to substitute Abdul Fatawu’s stunning extra-time winner.Iraola, whose Premier League ...Full Story »

Substitute Abdul Fatawu scored a stunning extra-time winner as Bournemouth lost 1-0 at home to Sky Bet Championship leaders Leicester.Fatawu collected Kelechi Iheanacho’s pass on the edge of the penalty area before bending a powerful left-foot shot into the top corner to send the Foxes into the quarter-finals.Leicester made nine changes from the side beaten at home by promotion rivals Leed...Full Story »

Phil Foden’s 16th goal of the season helped Manchester City close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to one point with an unconvincing 1-0 win at Bournemouth.Pep Guardiola’s side had to contend with local fireworks, a misfiring Erling Haaland and a second-half onslaught from the hosts before they left the south coast with a 15th victory from their last 17 matches.This latest...Full Story »

Solihull Moors fought back from two goals down to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to four games with a 2-2 draw at AFC Fylde.The home side took the lead after just six minutes through Nick Haughton and doubled their lead before the midway point of the first half thanks to Danny Ormerod.However, Jack Stevens pulled one back before the interval and Joe Sbarra equalised with his first...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon missed the opportunity to climb into the League Two play-off spots after being pegged back by fellow top-seven hopefuls Morecambe in a 1-1 draw at Plough Lane.After a turgid opening, the game sprung into life in a frantic second period which saw Omar Bugiel’s opener for the home side cancelled out by Chris Stokes.Wimbledon dominated the first half but the best opportunity fel...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Barnet had to work hard for an away win over Fylde, stepping up in the second half to seal a 4-2 win at Mill Farm.The hosts took a ninth-minute lead when Nick Haughton converted from the penalty spot but Bees newcomer Gatlin O’Donkor made it two goals in two appearances to level the scores.Harry Pritchard’s neat near-post finish turned things on their head before Na...Full Story »

Substitute Matt Ritchie came to Newcastle’s rescue as they fought back twice to snatch a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in an incident-packed Premier League game at St James’ Park.Ritchie had only been on the pitch for seconds when he scored in stoppage time, cancelling out Antoine Semenyo’s stunning strike just as it looked like the visitors would emerge with all three points.Domin...Full Story »

Jack Nolan and Ben Woods scored second-half goals as Accrington beat fellow play-off chasers AFC Wimbledon 2-0 in Sky Bet League Two.Nolan found the top corner in the 50th minute before Woods made the game safe with a 25-yard drive nine minutes from time.There was limited goalmouth action in the first half but the game sprung to life after the break.Wimbledon came close when a corner was flicked...Full Story »

AFC Fylde eased their Vanarama National League relegation worries by thrashing 10-man Aldershot 5-0 at the EBB Stadium.Jon Ustabasi began the rout when he was quickest to follow up a corner on the half-hour mark and when Josh Kay fired the second for the visitors shortly after, Cian Harries complained to the referee about an alleged shove and was sent off.Aldershot were rattled and they fell fur...Full Story »

DIDIER DROGBA’S girlfriend stole the show as she sat alongside the legend to watch Ivory Coast seal Africa Cup of Nations glory. The Chelsea icon’s country took on the Super Eagles tonight on home soil. Gabrielle shared this photo of them together at the stadium Credit: Instagram @gabrielle__lemaire The couple were pictured together at the 2022 Ballon D’Or in Paris Credit: G...Full Story »

Cancer survivor Sebastien Haller inspired hosts Ivory Coast to their third Africa Cup of Nations title with a late winner to seal a 2-1 comeback victory over Nigeria in Abidjan.Five of the last six host nations to reach the final had been crowned AFCON champions, but the Ivory Coast’s appearance in this edition at one point looked unlikely, their 4-0 group-stage defeat to Equatorial Guinea...Full Story »

ASTRID WETT has begged fans to help her attend the Africa Cup of Nations final between Ivory Coast and Nigeria. It comes after the influencer claimed she was "19 per cent Nigerian". Astrid posted an image with a piece of paper claiming to be from Ancestry Credit: X / AstridWett Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, earlier this week, she said: "I want to go to the Afcon final but I don̵...Full Story »

New boss for Kane? Bayern reveal stance on Tuchel after loss Bayern's CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen spoke on Thomas Tuchel's future after a 3-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen. Will the manager face the axe? Neymar to Santos? President confirms 'effective' conversation Neymar could retrace his steps back to Santos after having an "effective" conversation with the club president about a possible re...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson says his side are focusing only on themselves after claiming a “deserved” win over high-flying Barrow to remain firmly in the mix for the play-off places in League Two.The Dons sent second-placed Mansfield home pointless two weeks ago and were also too strong for the Bluebirds, who arrived at Plough Lane third in the table, as first-half goals fr...Full Story »