England is through to the quarterfinals at the 2022 World Cup after a consummate 3-0 win against African champions Senegal and is set for a titanic clash against old off-the-pitch friend, and foe, France on Saturday. Though the goals yesterday came by way of Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane, and national team starlet Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham was once again sublime in the heart of th...Full Story »

  England coach Gareth Southgate will not place pressure on Raheem Sterling to return to the World Cup squad this week. Sterling is prioritising his family's safety before contemplating heading back to Doha after a home invasion. He will deal with the police investigation over the next 48 hours. England staff are in touch with Sterling but Chelsea are taking a lead role while he is...Full Story »

  Milan forward Rafael Leao hinted on Twitter that he could be staying at the club amid growing interest from Chelsea and Real Madrid. WHAT HAPPENED? Rumours of a potential San Siro exit have been circulating since the summer, with the Blues unable to complete a deal after being unwilling to match Milan's asking price. However, after the Rossoneri posted a compilation on Twitter of Le...Full Story »

LIONEL MESSI celebrated Argentina's qualification to the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals by spending some quality time with the family. Paris Saint-Germain superstar Messi led the Albiceleste to a 2-1 win over Australia on Saturday as he opened the scoring before Manchester City ace Julian Alvarez sealed the win. Lionel Messi enjoyed some down time with his wife Antonella Roccuzzo The Argentina...Full Story »

  Tottenham were one of the clubs interested in Frank Kessie last summer before he ended up leaving AC Milan to join Barcelona on a free transfer. The Ivory Coast international was a top performer in Serie A for many years before moving on when his contract expired at the end of last season, and Fabrizio Romano has revealed he also had admirers in the Premier League in the form of Spu...Full Story »

  Juventus are watching Edouard Mendy's situation at Chelsea. The Senegal No1 is unsettled at Chelsea after losing his first-choice status and seeing new contract talks stall. TuttoJuve says Mendy's situation is now being watched by Juve. The Bianconeri are weighing up the future of their current No1 Wojciech Szczesny. Mendy has a contract at Chelsea to 2025.Full Story »

  Newcastle 'willing to consider' Pulisic deal Journalist Dean Jones has claimed that Newcastle United will consider a move for Chelsea and USMNT winger Christian Pulisic. He told GIVEMESPORT: “He is still someone that they’d be willing to consider. I think he does fit with where they’re headed in terms of recruitment. “He wouldn’t be considered as ...Full Story »

  Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden says his World Cup has been a "mixed bag" but believes he has a chance of starting England's last-16 clash with Senegal. Foden scored in England's 3-0 Group B win against Wales, having missed his side's goalless draw with the USA. "It has been up and down," the City forward told BBC TV. "[I am] disappointed not to start more games but it i...Full Story »

  N'Golo Kante could leave Chelsea in 2023 after six years at the club. Kante has become one constant in an ever-changing Chelsea side in recent years but his injury history as of late has likely raised concerns for Graham Potter. He is yet to play under the new manager having picked up a hamstring injury in August, which has kept him sidelined since the issue was sustained. Whe...Full Story »

  Netherlands international Matthijs de Ligt has given an honest assessment of his game time at the World Cup and addressed the links with Chelsea over the summer.  The centre-back started the Netherlands' first match of the campaign against Senegal in a 2-0 win but was left on the bench for the following three games. Louis van Gaal has opted for a back three of Jurrien Timber...Full Story »

  Inter Milan have opened talks with Chelsea about a new loan for Romelu Lukaku. La Gazzetta dello Sport says Graham Potter's side are not interested in Lukaku returning to Stamford Bridge - with Inter now attempting to extend his loan for a further campaign. The 29-year-old, for his part, is believed to be keen to stay at the San Siro and is not considering moving to any other clu...Full Story »

Lionel Messi described Argentina’s relationship with their fans as “something beautiful” after they beat Australia 2-1 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.Messi marked his 1,000th senior appearance with the opening goal and Julian Alvarez put them in control by making it 2-0 early in the second half.Craig Goodwin’s deflected shot gave Australia a lifeline, but Argentina...Full Story »

Lionel Messi marked his 1,000th senior appearance with the opening goal as Argentina booked their place in the World Cup quarter-finals by beating Australia 2-1.Messi produced the first moment of quality to break the deadlock towards the end of the first half and Julian Alvarez pounced on a goalkeeping error to put two-time world champions Argentina in full control early in the second.Australia ...Full Story »

Louis van Gaal was critical of his Netherlands side despite their 3-1 victory over the USA sealing a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.The Dutch were on the back foot for much of the first half but went into half-time 2-0 up thanks to fine goals from Memphis Depay and Daley Blind.Haji Wright pulled one back for the USA late on but Denzel Dumfries struck a third for Van Gaal’s me...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon was disappointed to leave Sixfields with only a point after his side’s goalless draw against promotion-chasing Northampton.Rovers are now nine games without a win in all competitions but created the better chances on Saturday, particularly in the first half when both Kane Hemmings and Paul Lewis were denied by a spectacular double save from Lee Burge.Top-scorer S...Full Story »

Nigel Clough admitted Mansfield match-winner Lucas Akins was only on the pitch because injury forced his hand.Substitute Akins struck a last-gasp winner, his 100th senior goal, to earn the Stags a 2-1 win over Colchester.But manager Clough revealed he only brought him off the bench because Will Swan, who had earlier cancelled out Alex Newby’s free-kick for the visitors, had to come off wit...Full Story »

Morton slipped to fourth in the Scottish Championship table after being held to a 1-1 draw at Arbroath.Scott Allan saw an early shot saved for the hosts, but it was Morton who took the lead just before half-time, Lewis McGrattan picking up the ball on the halfway line and driving forward before sending his shot into the bottom corner.The hosts responded only two minutes after the restart with Da...Full Story »

Northampton lost ground on the top two in League Two as they were held to a goalless draw by Tranmere at Sixfields.Mitch Pinnock saw an early shot blocked for Northampton and Sam Hoskins fired just wide from long range, but the game’s first big chance came at the other end where Josh Hawkes was denied by Lee Burge after 15 minutes.Burge then had to be at his very best to produce an outstan...Full Story »

Queen’s Park kept the pressure on the cinch Championship pacesetters with a 4-0 home win over bottom club Hamilton.All the goals came in the first half, with Grant Savoury netting twice and Simon Murray and Josh McPake also on target.Savoury opened the scoring in the 26th minute, beating goalkeeper Ryan Fulton with a curling shot.It was 2-0 two minutes later when Murray finished off good w...Full Story »

Lucas Akins’ 100th senior goal earned Mansfield a 2-1 stoppage-time victory over Colchester.The 33-year-old forward headed in just moments after being summoned from the bench by Nigel Clough, a decision which was greeted with howls of derision by home supporters due to earlier goal-scorer Will Swan being the player to make way.Swan had cancelled out Alex Newby’s third goal in seven o...Full Story »