Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag said the club is moving in the "right direction" despite the defeat to Fulham and added that the "bigger picture looks very good" at the club. Fulham won 2-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday in United's first game since official confirmation of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's purchase of a minority stake in the club. The result leaves Ten Hag's team eight points off the to...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola hailed his Manchester City “supermen” after they closed the gap to Premier League leaders Liverpool to one point with an unconvincing 1-0 win at Bournemouth.The champions 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.Phil Foden&rsq...Full Story »

Reading manager Ruben Selles admitted that there can be no repeat of the dismal early spell that saw his side trail 2-0 in their eventual 3-2 Sky Bet League One defeat against Shrewsbury.All the goals came in a frantic first half, with Jordan Shipley and Tom Bayliss giving Shrewsbury a commanding lead after only five minutes.Sam Smith reduced the deficit four minutes later, with Kelvin Ehibhatio...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson was delighted as his side returned to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 victory over St Johnstone.Mikael Mandron netted the decisive second goal after playing a role in the opener when his shot struck the post before finding the net off the back of visiting goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov.It was the perfect response to their defeat at Livingston last weekend, and keeps St Mirren in f...Full Story »

QPR boss Marti Cifuentes was reluctant to talk about Ilias Chair after a 2-1 victory at home to Rotherham lifted the west London side out of the Championship relegation zone.Chair featured amid reports he faces a year in prison after being found guilty in Belgium of assault, but his club said in a statement on Friday that “the legal proceeding is yet to reach its conclusion”.Asked ab...Full Story »

Sunderland interim head coach Mike Dodds admitted his “bold” tactical changes and selection backfired after the 2-1 home defeat to Swansea.In his first game as caretaker boss after Michael Beale was sacked earlier this week, Dodds was without injured star man Jack Clarke and made four changes as well as switching to a back three.But it didn’t go to plan for Dodds and Sunderland...Full Story »

Nathan Jones was delighted with Charlton’s first clean sheet in 22 games as they earned a hard-fought 0-0 draw with Sky Bet League One leaders Portsmouth.Despite the result it was a lively game at The Valley, with Daniel Kanu and Callum Lang each striking the woodwork in the early stages.As the second half progressed, the visitors gradually began to establish their dominance and were denie...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale bemoaned “ridiculous” game management following his side’s last-gasp defeat against Ross County.Livi fought back from Eamonn Brophy’s first-half double in Dingwall as a brace from Bruce Anderson got his side level with four minutes left.But Josh Sims netted in stoppage time for the hosts to earn a 3-2 win which leaves Livi six points ad...Full Story »

Erol Bulut believes Cardiff have rediscovered their confidence after grinding out a 2-1 Championship victory over Stoke.Bulut’s men impressed in the first half at Cardiff City Stadium, with Kion Etete’s header in the fifth minute ending the Bluebirds’ four-game run without a goal at home.Karlan Grant put the hosts 2-0 up in the 32nd minute – with what was his fifth goal o...Full Story »

Marcus Dinanga’s hat-trick helped Gateshead improve their play-off prospects and deepened the misery for bottom club Oxford City in a 4-0 Vanarama National League win.Luke Hannant opened the scoring at Gateshead International Stadium with a 17th-minute penalty before City’s hopes of a comeback were dented by the 35th-minute dismissal of Andre Burley, following a second yellow ca...Full Story »

DANI Alves' ex-wife Joana Sanz accidentally shared a bizarre letter the disgraced rapist wrote to her from prison. The Brazilian defender, 40, was found guilty for raping a woman in the bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. Dani Alves allegedly wrote an intimate letter to his ex-wife Joana Sanz from prison Credit: Getty The model said she accidentally shared the handwritten note...Full Story »

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has been placed "high" on the transfer shortlist of the four biggest sides in Saudi Arabia, according to the Times. Clubs are reported to see the 32-year-old Belgium international as the next big signing to help improve the profile of the Saudi Pro League, as well as two other Premier League stars. New attempts to land Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah, 3...Full Story »

Mourinho had identified Lloris as a potential addition to Roma's squad, aiming to revamp the goalkeeping department. However, his plans were hindered when the club's owners intervened and vetoed the move, despite Mourinho's interest in signing the French shot-stopper. That is according to Italian outlet TuttoMercatoWeb, which claims that the reason behind the veto was the owners' preference to...Full Story »

Liverpool and Manchester City are keeping tabs on Fenerbahce star Ferdi Kadioglu. The defender is one who could leave the Turkish giants in the off-season, given his price tag. Per Aksam in Turkey, Liverpool, City, Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan and Napoli have been watching the attack-minded full-back. Kadioglu has managed two goals and provided three assists to his teammates so far this term...Full Story »

Cheltenham manager Darrell Clarke was delighted with his side’s point at Wigan despite being far from their best.Town had taken the lead inside nine minutes through Matty Taylor, but were pegged back seven minutes after the restart when on-loan Liverpool defender Luke Chambers fired home via a huge deflection.“It was a tough night for us,” said Clarke, whose side had to di...Full Story »

According to a recent report from Sport Bild (via Daily Mail), Bayern have serious doubts regarding Dier's capabilities, particularly his lack of pace, which is deemed unsuitable for the Bundesliga giants. Despite signing Dier on loan from Tottenham in January with the option to extend the loan by another 12 months this summer, the latest report suggests that he is poised to return to north L...Full Story »

Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham had a front row seat as star man Lionel Messi put on a show in the Major League Soccer curtain raiser against Real Salt Lake.The Manchester United and England great flew to Florida for the season opener and will have liked what he saw from Tata Martino’s ambitious team in Wednesday’s 2-0 win.Messi put in a man-of-the-match display, producing some ou...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen defender Odilon Kossounou has keen admirers in the Premier League. The 23-year-old, who can play as a right-back and center-back, is wanted by two top English clubs. Per Sport Bild in Germany, Manchester United and Tottenham are the two suitors. Both clubs are keen to bring in the talented stopper, who was at the African Cup of Nations recently. Given the Ivory Coast inter...Full Story »

A sensational report claims that Manchester United are still keen on Harry Kane and could target the Bayern striker in a £250m ($315m) spending spree. Red Devils wanted England captain in 2023 Willing to rekindle interest 12 months on Lavish recruitment drive being lined up WHAT HAPPENED?The Red Devils expressed interest in England captain Kane during the summer of 2023, but were un...Full Story »

Johnnie Jackson admits AFC Wimbledon are struggling to adapt to life without “talisman” Ali Al-Hamadi as they slipped to a 1-0 home defeat to Crawley.Striker Al-Hamadi joined Ipswich last month and the Dons missed his killer instinct as they dominated for long periods against Crawley but passed up several chances.The likes of Josh Davison and deadline-day signing Josh Kelly both had ...Full Story »