Al Hilal forward Neymar and Real Madrid's Endrick have been left out of Brazil's squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers at Venezuela and Uruguay. Endrick, 18, has played only 107 minutes for Madrid and has not featured in his team's last four games. Neymar, 32, returned to play with Al Hilal on Oct. 21 after a year-long absence due to injury. "We decided not to bring him so as not to rus...Full Story »

National League Tamworth caused a shock in the FA Cup first round proper by beating League One Huddersfield 1-0.Chris Maxwell’s own goal was enough to send Andy Peaks’ men through to round two in Tamworth’s first appearance in the first round proper since 2014.The clubs had been separated by six divisions as recently as the 2018-19 season but as Tom Tonks’ spectacular lon...Full Story »

Notts County came from behind to avoid an FA Cup upset as they beat Alfreton 5-1.Alassana Jatta and Jevani Brown both scored twice in the second half as County progressed to round two despite Liam Waldock giving the visitors an early lead at Meadow Lane.Jake Day missed an early chance for the National League North side when his volley was held by Alex Bass.The away side took a 14th-minute lead w...Full Story »

Eddie Howe was delighted with Newcastle’s response after they reached the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup for the third year in a row with a 2-0 win against Chelsea.The Magpies bounced back from Sunday’s Premier League defeat against the same opponents at Stamford Bridge as two first-half goals sealed victory on Tyneside.A mistake at the back allowed Alexander Isak to put Newcastle...Full Story »

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery had no regrets about his team selection after watching his much-changed side crash out of the Carabao Cup to Crystal Palace.Emery made wholesale changes to his line-up, with Ollie Watkins, Emiliano Martinez, Youri Tielemans, Morgan Rogers, Amadou Onana and Ross Barkley not even in the matchday squad.And it came back to bite as Palace booked their spot in the last eigh...Full Story »

Liverpool boss Arne Slot insisted Cody Gakpo is very much part of his Premier League plans after the forward’s stunning double set the Carabao Cup holders on course for the quarter-finals.Gakpo gave a timely reminder of his talents on Wednesday evening with a pair of powerful finishes before Luis Diaz sealed the Reds’ 3-2 fourth-round victory at Brighton.The Netherlands international...Full Story »

Crystal Palace’s season continued to go in the right direction after they beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the Carabao Cup.Three days after kick-starting their Premier League campaign by beating Tottenham, Palace followed it up by booking their place in the quarter-finals of the League Cup thanks to Eberechi Eze and Daichi Kamada goals either side of Jhon Duran’s leveller.Oliver Glasner&rsquo...Full Story »

Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Manchester United roared to an entertaining 5-2 victory against Leicester to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals as the post-Erik ten Hag era began with a bang.The Red Devils called time on the Dutchman’s 29-month reign on Monday, leading to the club’s popular former striker stepping up from his role as assistant manager while a permanent head coach is re...Full Story »

Southampton manager Russell Martin hopes to carry a feelgood factor into the Premier League after his struggling side survived a scare to scrape into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.The top-flight’s bottom club blew a two-goal lead against Championship side Stoke before James Bree’s 88th-minute winner spared their blushes in a 3-2 success at St Mary’s.Goals from Potters pair Ash...Full Story »

COLE PALMER'S quali-tea technique has wowed fans time and time again. But now even the way he makes a cup of tea left them lost for words - but not necessarily for the right reasons. Cole Palmer made his perfect cup of tea for a Burberry video Palmer, 22, kicked off the new season with a mug-nificent six goals and five assists in his first seven Premier League appearances. His boiling-hot re...Full Story »

Cathy Hummels was wed to Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich star Mats Hummels - but after they split she decided to bare all on the pages of Playboy Cathy Hummels stripped down for Playboy (Image: cathyhummels/Instagram) "I struggled with my body image for so long," Cathy Hummels admitted. Cathy was the better half of German World Cup winner Mats Hummels throughout the legendary defender's g...Full Story »

Al-Nassr have reportedly opened contract extension talks with Cristiano Ronaldo, who has decided he wants to play the 2026 World Cup. WHAT HAPPENED? Ronaldo has been keen to let everyone know that he has loved his year-and-a-half spell in the Middle East, and the five-time Ballon d'Or winner is now in talks to extend his contract with Al-Nassr, despite the club sitting third in the Saudi Pro...Full Story »

WHAT HAPPENED? The 27-year-old started his career with the Brazilian team and went on to score 29 goals in 83 games over two seasons before Manchester City snapped him up. Now, the Serie A team want to bring their former star back to his homeland. The Sao Paulo team are eager to make a landmark signing in attack ahead of next year's expanded Club World Cup and Bola VIP reports that Jesus is t...Full Story »

Let's start our Daily Laugh today.   EFL CUPLiverpool 5-1 West HamArsenal 5-1 BoltonChelsea 5-0 Barrow   Real   Modern footballers…       Looks like Nottingham Forest have signed Jack Grealish from Temu.   Erik ten Hag going into FC Twente's dressing room at full-time   Please stay tuned on Daily Laugh. There will be more fun tomorr...Full Story »

Emiliano Buendia scored his first goal since March 2023 and Jhon Duran grabbed his fifth of the season as Aston Villa reached the fourth round of the Carabao Cup after a 2-1 win at Wycombe.Winger Buendia, who missed the whole of last season through injury, headed the opener before Duran tucked away a late penalty to see off League One Wanderers, who hit a late consolation through Richard Kone.Vi...Full Story »

Manchester City survived a late scare to get back to winning ways after Sunday’s draining draw against Arsenal with a 2-1 defeat of Watford in the Carabao Cup.First-half goals from Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes ultimately proved enough for a much-changed side to reach the fourth round at the expense of their Championship opponents at the Etihad Stadium.Watford goalkeeper Jonathan Bond prev...Full Story »

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers felt Falkirk had posed their biggest challenge of the season but he took responsibility for a disjointed first hour after making eight changes.Falkirk led at Celtic Park approaching the final 20 minutes but substitute Nicolas Kuhn produced two assists for Adam Idah and two goals himself as the Hoops set up a Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Aberdeen.Strikes fr...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin insists his side must remain focused on their league campaign after booking their place in the Premier Sports Cup semi-finals.The Dons were dominant from the start, and when Pape Habib Gueye fired home the opener after 14 minutes, there was a feeling Thelin’s men could score as many as they wanted.But Spartans reacted well and it was the 44th minute before Kevin ...Full Story »

Cyriel Dessers struck twice as Rangers celebrated their long-awaited return to Ibrox with a 3-0 Premier Sports Cup quarter-final win over Dundee.The Light Blues had played their home games at Hampden Park due to the delayed refurbishment of the Copland Stand, which was still not completely open for the visit of the Taysiders, who went behind after 18 minutes to a strike from Dessers.Rangers skip...Full Story »

Aberdeen eased their way into the semi-finals of the Premier Sports Cup with a dominant 4-0 win over League Two side The Spartans.Pape Habib Gueye was nicely placed to fire home after a kind ricochet to open the scoring, and Kevin Nisbet tapped in a second just before the break.Leighton Clarkson headed a third a minute after the restart, with Ester Sokler forcing home a fourth.Boasting a 100 per...Full Story »