Richie Wellens was glad to see Doncaster end their dismal away record but frustrated they could not turn a strong second-half showing at fellow strugglers Crewe into a win.After a run of eight defeats on the road, Rovers secured their first away point of the season with a 1-1 draw at Gresty Road as Joseph Olowu cancelled out Chris Porter’s opener.After the break Ethan Galbraith was thwarte...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer likened Cristiano Ronaldo to Michael Jordan after the Manchester United star once again rescued his side in the Champions League.Having responded to the humiliating home loss to Liverpool by scoring three without reply at Tottenham, the Red Devils put in an error-strewn display away to Atalanta.Josip Ilicic’s strike squirmed under David De Gea and Duvan Zapata put Atal...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Lee Johnson is confident his side can get their League One automatic-promotion bid back on track after a third consecutive defeat.Having lost 1-0 at home to Charlton and 5-1 at Rotherham, the Black Cats went down 3-0 to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.Theo Corbeanu, Florian Kamberi and Lee Gregory struck for the Owls to leave Sunderland fifth, five points off second-placed Pl...Full Story »

A delighted Russell Martin heaped praise on goalscorers Jamie Paterson and Joel Piroe after the pair earned Swansea a 2-1 win over Coventry at the Coventry Building Society Arena.Coventry-born Paterson opened the scoring inside five minutes with his third goal in five games before Dutch striker Piroe notched his ninth Sky Bet Championship goal of the season.“Joe and Jamie have been incredi...Full Story »

Portsmouth head coach Danny Cowley lamented his side’s poor start after being held to a 1-1 draw at home by Cheltenham.Pompey recovered from falling behind after six minutes to rescue a point thanks to Reeco Hackett’s equalising goal.But Cowley said: “We wanted all three points.“That was the ambition at the start of the game but we had such a difficult way in, conceding s...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo once again got Manchester United out of jail in the Champions League as the veteran’s stoppage-time strike secured a scarcely deserved point at Atalanta.Having wrapped up comeback wins against Villarreal and the Italians at Old Trafford, the 36-year-old rose to the occasion in Bergamo as he saved under-fire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side from defeat.Ronaldo had already...Full Story »

Jamie Paterson struck against his hometown club as Swansea handed Coventry their first home league defeat of the season.The Swans found themselves 2-0 up inside a lightning 15 minutes through Paterson and Joel Piroe before Kyle McFadzean’s header halved the deficit before the half-hour mark.The 2-1 win was just the second time Russell Martin’s side had won away this season and moved ...Full Story »

Sunderland’s League One automatic-promotion bid suffered another blow as Sheffield Wednesday condemned them to a third consecutive defeat with a 3-0 win at Hillsborough.Having lost 1-0 at home to Charlton and 5-1 at Rotherham, the Black Cats went down to goals from Theo Corbeanu, Florian Kamberi and Lee Gregory.Corbeanu opened the scoring in the 13th minute, curling a low shot beyond Thorb...Full Story »

Lewis Grabban came off the bench to rescue a point for Nottingham Forest as old rivals Sheffield United forced a 1-1 draw at the City Ground.Grabban netted his sixth goal of the season from close range in the 83rd minute, five minutes after fellow sub – and ex-Red – Billy Sharp had set up Morgan Gibbs-White to put the Blades in front with his fifth of the campaign.It was a closely-co...Full Story »

Manchester City midfielder Rodrigo Hernandez has once again proved he is not your typical footballer by completing a degree in business administration and management. The Spaniard enrolled on a Business Studies and Economics course at Castellon University and stayed in student accomodation while he was playing professionally in La Liga for Villarreal. And even as his career has progressed to...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged his Manchester United players to put the team before themselves to ensure they build on their impressive victory against Tottenham Hotspur. United face Atalanta in Bergamo on Tuesday having bounced back from their 5-0 defeat to Liverpool with a comprehensive 3-0 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday. Solskjaer rejected the suggestion the result was e...Full Story »

Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior admits he'd welcome new contract talks. He is currently one of the most in-form footballers in world football right now and Los Blancos are finally starting to see him reach his vast potential, although the player has no interest in the drama which usually arrives with contract negotiations, he just wants to stay in Madrid. "Of course I want to renew," Vi...Full Story »

Boss Bruno Lage believes patience is a virtue after in-form Wolves maintained their recent rise.Raul Jimenez’s first strike at Molineux since returning from a fractured skull and Max Kilman’s maiden Wolves goal earned a 2-1 win over Everton on Monday.Alex Iwobi’s second-half consolation could not stop the hosts from going seventh in the Premier League after a fourth win in five...Full Story »

Jason Pearce is once again expected to start in the centre of defence in place of the injured Sam Lavelle as they take on Rotherham at The Valley.Lavelle underwent surgery after suffering a groin injury against Sunderland last month and Pearce started in his place as they beat Doncaster 4-0.Long-term absentees Ryan Inniss (quad) and Jake Forster-Caskey (ACL) are set to miss out once again.Careta...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday defender Dominic Iorfa is a doubt for Tuesday night’s League One clash with Sunderland.Iorfa missed the Owls’ 2-2 draw with Cheltenham at the weekend after sustaining a knock, and manager Darren Moore told the club website his chances of being involved against the Black Cats are 50/50.Sam Hutchinson is also being assessed after sustaining a muscle problem and has ...Full Story »

After it looking extremely likely that they were set to split, Mauro Icardi and Wanda Nara have seemingly made up. In another strange turn of events, however, Icardi has deleted his Instagram account and no one seems to know why. On Saturday, all of the Argentine forward's photos were deleted and then his entire profile disappeared from the social media site. Icardi's peculiar Instagram ac...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund are 'confident' of keeping Erling Haaland next season. The Norway striker has been linked with a number of clubs after becoming a bonafide star in Germany. Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Real Madrid have all been linked with Haaland. But according to Bayern Munich legend Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Dortmund chief Hans-Joachim Watzke believes he can r...Full Story »

Tottenham manager Nuno Espirito Santo could face the sack in the very near future after it emerged that the Spurs hierarchy are to hold emergency talks regarding an immediate dismissal. Saturday's 3-0 defeat against Manchester United saw the side hammered by their own fans, consigning Spurs to their fifth Premier League defeat of the season. The north London side may have approached the clash ...Full Story »

Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich beat Union Berlin 5-2 on Saturday and bounced back from their shock midweek German Cup exit to stay top of the Bundesliga. Lewandowski struck with a 15th-minute penalty and then hammered in a free kick for his 12th goal of the campaign, with Leroy Sane, Kingsley Coman and Thomas Muller also on target in a rollercoaster encounter. Bayern, who los...Full Story »

Luis Rioja celebrates his equaliser at Camp Nou.EFE Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw versus Alaves in the debut of interim coach Sergi Barjuan on Saturday night at the Camp Nou Memphis Depay gave the hosts a lead early in the second half, only for Alaves to respond through Luis Rioja and then hang on for the point. Sergi opted for a starting XI very reminiscent of Ronald Koeman's final match...Full Story »