Mason Mount could still feature in Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Burnley despite struggling with infected wisdom teeth.Marcos Alonso will miss out with an ankle problem, but Christian Pulisic and N’Golo Kante should be in action.Mateo Kovacic (thigh), Romelu Lukaku (ankle) and Timo Werner (thigh) are all still sidelined.Burnley winger Aaron Lennon is a doubt due to a bout of il...Full Story »

Hearts striker Liam Boyce has a good chance of returning for Saturday’s cinch Premiership visit of Dundee United after missing the last two matches with a calf injury.Andy Halliday is suspended following his red card in last weekend’s defeat at Aberdeen.Everyone else is expected to be available to manager Robbie Neilson.Dundee United could have an unchanged squad for the trip to Tyne...Full Story »

Leeds are assessing Jamie Shackleton and Junior Firpo ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash with Leicester.Shackleton was forced off with a knock during the win at Norwich last weekend, while Firpo has been out for over a month after sustaining a muscle injury during the October international break.The Whites are already without Luke Ayling (knee), Robin Koch (pelvis) and Patrick Bamford ...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED star Cristiano Ronaldo could make England his permanent home after retiring from football, SunSport can reveal. The Portuguese ace, 36, last week announced he and partner Georgina Rodriguez are expecting twins. Cristiano Ronaldo wants to make Manchester his permanent home after he retires from football, with partner Georgina pregnant with twinsCredit: Instagram @cristiano Th...Full Story »

DONNY van de Beek is expecting a child with his partner Estelle Bergkamp - daughter of Arsenal legend Dennis. Things may not be going van de Beek's way on the pitch but off it they seem to be going just fine. Van De Beek's post to InstagramCredit: Instagram @donnyvdbeek In an Instagram post this morning the Dutchman posted a picture of himself alongside the smiling Estelle, with the pair hold...Full Story »

The Three Lions boss has explained why the talented young striker has not been selected for the latest set of World Cup qualifiers Gareth Southgate has revealed that Manchester United starlet Mason Greenwood has asked to "park" his England career until next year. Greenwood was handed his senior international debut against Iceland in September 2020 as a reward for his meteoric rise to promine...Full Story »

Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is holding out for the Manchester United job despite also being approached by Newcastle. The French tactician has been strongly linked with Man Utd after the team's poor recent run of form under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who is now under huge pressure at Old Trafford. Zidane would surely be an upgrade after the tremendous success he enjoyed in his time at...Full Story »

United States goalkeeper Zack Steffen has signed a new contract with Manchester City which runs until the summer of 2025. The 26-year-old has been with City since the summer of 2019 and was part of their treble-winning squad last season, being an ever-present in their run to victory in the Carabao Cup. Steffen, who spent the 2019/20 season on loan in Germany with Fortuna Dusseldorf, also won...Full Story »

Antonio Conte has called for patience as he tries to take Tottenham back to the top table of English football.Conte got the full Spurs experience as they won 3-2 against Vitesse Arnhem in his first game in charge since taking over from Nuno Espírito Santo.They were 3-0 up inside 30 minutes of the Europa Conference League Group G as Son Heung-min’s opener, a Lucas Moura strike and Ja...Full Story »

Peruvian winger Rodrigo Vilca is expected to start for Doncaster in Saturday’s FA Cup first-round clash with Scunthorpe.Vilca was named on the bench for Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at Crewe but was not used due to fatigue.However, Vilca has recovered and manager Richie Wellens says he will be part of the squad, along with John Bostock who also dropped out of the side on Tuesday after struggli...Full Story »

Blackburn, reeling from the club’s heaviest ever home defeat, face more defensive disruption for the visit of Sheffield United on Saturday with Jan Paul Van Hecke set for a three-game ban following his dismissal in the 7-0 defeat by Fulham on Wednesday night.Blackburn were already without Daniel Ayala and Harry Pickering because of calf problems and the pair are likely to sit out the visit...Full Story »

In the background of the photo, posted on Instagram this week, sit the football legend's four children - born into the life of luxury that their two new siblings are also destined to enjoy. Georgina Rodriguez is all smiles at the hospital scan Ronaldo with Cristiano Jr, Eva and Mateo and a picture of dad Jose Credit: Instagram @cristiano They’ll be raised in the couple’s mansions,...Full Story »

Manchester United have this evening confirmed that Raphael Varane is expected to be sidelined for around a month with a hamstring injury. Varane, who missed three matches before returning and starring in the victory against Spurs, had to be replaced in the first-half of the Champions League tie against Atalanta on Tuesday night. The centre-back couldn’t continue after he went down in t...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland will likely be out until at least Christmas with a hip injury, his father Alf-Inge has confirmed. The 21-year-old has not played since October 19, and Dortmund will now be forced to do without their top striker for several more weeks. Haaland, who has 13 goals in 10 games this season, appears likely to be sidelined until the new year What was said?"He's...Full Story »

Barnsley caretaker boss Joseph Laumann praised the unity of his team after they battled to a 2-1 win over Derby.The Tykes, in their first game since Markus Schopp was sacked as head coach, came from behind to beat their Championship relegation rivals and end their miserable run of seven straight defeats.The away side broke the deadlock through Sam Baldock but Victor Adeboyejo equalised before ha...Full Story »

West Brom head coach Valerien Ismael accused opponents Hull of being ‘fake’ after a dominant 1-0 win at The Hawthorns.Karlan Grant’s 69th-minute strike was ultimately all that separated the teams but Ismael felt Hull set out to spoil the game.“It was a difficult game, as we expected,” he said. “But the opponent came here to waste time, with so many fake injuri...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola immediately turned his attention to Saturday’s derby against Manchester United after his side brushed off Club Brugge for a second time.Manchester City followed up their 5-1 win over the Belgian side a fortnight ago with a 4-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium to move to the top of Champions League Group A.The result meant last season’s runners-up now need only a point to q...Full Story »

Raheem Sterling netted as Manchester City struck three times in the second half to move closer to the Champions League last 16 with a 4-1 win over Club Brugge.Phil Foden gave Pep Guardiola’s side an early lead in the Group A clash at the Etihad Stadium but a freak own goal from John Stones threatened to give the hosts an awkward night.A draw might have damaged qualification hopes with a tr...Full Story »

FORMER Man City hero Sergio Aguero's girlfriend has put paid to split rumours with a touching photo of her holding the footballer's hand. Sofia Calzetti captioned the pic, showing her squeezing the 33-year-old's hand after it was confirmed he is out for at least three months after being rushed to hospital on Saturday with chest pains, 'Today more than ever I love you' followed by a heart emoji....Full Story »

Serial Europa League winner and ex-Arsenal manager Unai Emery is edging closer to be given the Newcastle United job, according to reports. Emery now leads a two-man list, with Bournemouth legend Eddie Howe the second-choice behind the Basque boss, now at Villarreal. Newcastle are thought to be sorting personal terms with Emery ahead of his move, which includes agreeing to pay him as much mon...Full Story »