Cristiano Ronaldo has sent out a warning to Al-Nassr's AFC Champions League quarter-final opponents Al Ain as he prepares to return from suspension. WHAT HAPPENED?Ronaldo was hit with one match ban and a fine of 30,000 Saudi Riyals (£6,300) as punishment for aiming an obscene gesture at Al-Shabab fans on February 25. Al-Nassr won the game 3-2, but the result was overshadowed by Ronaldo's...Full Story »

Manchester United were beaten 3-1 by rivals City in the derby on Sunday and manager Erik ten Hag looks to be on borrowed time Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag looks increasingly unlikely to be at Old Trafford next season after Sunday's derby defeat at Manchester City – and a former Dutch international has highlighted the biggest issue with the 54-year-old's tenure. United took th...Full Story »

Leicester manager Enzo Maresca said his team will need to be mentally strong after losing the last three Championship games and seeing their lead at the top of the table cut to just three points.QPR produced a shock result at the King Power Stadium as goals from Ilias Chair and Sinclair Armstrong earned them a 2-1 win that boosts their hopes of avoiding relegation.Leicester pulled a back through...Full Story »

Russell Martin believes Southampton’s togetherness and spirit will help in their push for an immediate Premier League return after they fought for a much-needed, last-gasp 4-3 win at 10-man Birmingham.Having been relegated with a whimper last term before enduring a difficult start to life in the Sky Bet Championship, Saints then went on a club-record 25-match unbeaten run in all competitio...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager John Mousinho was delighted with the League One leaders’ helter-skelter 2-1 win at home to Oxford.Christian Saydee came off the bench to score the goal that fired Pompey a step closer to promotion after Cameron Brannagan’s penalty had cancelled out Callum Lang’s opener for the home side.Mousinho said: “You could describe that as a pretty breathtaking di...Full Story »

Charlton boss Nathan Jones gave Harry Isted an ‘earful’ after the goalkeeper’s calamitous error cost his side two vital points against Northampton on Saturday.The Addicks led after just four minutes at Sixfields thanks to Karoy Anderson’s deflected strike and they rarely looked in trouble thereafter as Northampton struggled to create anything in attack.But Isted was caugh...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson insisted it is all about results after Posh kept themselves in the League One promotion battle with a 2-1 win over Exeter.Kwame Poku struck the winner midway through the second half as Ferguson’s tactical tweak worked to perfection.The attacking talent bagged his 10th goal of the campaign after being shifted into a central position from his usual wide bert...Full Story »

Noor Husin hit a 79th-minute equaliser as Southend claimed a 1-1 draw at Oldham in the Vanarama National League.Husin was on hand to tuck in, with the aid of a deflection, after Marcus Dackers had brought down a Jack Bridge cross.Oldham had been on course for victory after Nathan Sheron – who was denied by a fine save from Collin Andeng Ndi in the first half – had opened the scoring ...Full Story »

Goals from Karamoko Dembele and Hayden Coulson secured Blackpool a 2-0 victory at Shrewsbury to keep their League One play-off hopes alive.Just before the 20-minute mark, Tom Bloxham sent a first-time cross into the box for Shrewsbury, which found Dan Udoh but his diving header was kept out by Dan Grimshaw.Blackpool was awarded a free-kick in the 40th minute, which reached George Byers on the ed...Full Story »

Charlie Austin’s late equaliser earned Swindon a 1-1 draw at home to Harrogate.Swindon had the game’s first big chance when Ricky Aguiar made a clever run in behind Harrogate and managed to slip a pass into Aaron Drinan.The striker looked to take his shot on early from the edge of the box and it flashed just wide of the near post.Seven minutes into the second half Anthony O’Con...Full Story »

Louis Moult’s second-half equaliser earned cinch Championship leaders Dundee United an away point as Partick Thistle’s winless league run grew to six games in a 1-1 draw.Thistle, whose last league victory came against Arbroath on January 6, led only three minutes in when Aidan Fitzpatrick’s corner was flicked on by Wasiri Williams before Brian Graham headed in.Fitzpatrick then ...Full Story »

Oxford City remain cut adrift at the bottom of the Vanarama National League after losing at home to play-off hopefuls Aldershot.The Hoops are 10 points behind second-bottom Woking and are rooted to the foot of the table, with a 2-1 defeat extending their winless run to seven matches.Lorent Tolaj put the visitors in front but Lewis Coyle levelled for Oxford before the half-hour.Aldershot, though,...Full Story »

Fabrizio Romano has claimed that Erik ten Hag's side are prioritising the signing of a left-back this summer due to fitness concerns over Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia. Shaw has played just 12 Premier League games this term, and is set to miss the remainder of this season due to a hamstring injury. Malacia, meanwhile, hasn't played at all since suffering a knee injury in pre-season, and altho...Full Story »

Arsenal will look to sign a striker in the summer, with RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko, Sporting CP's Viktor Gyokeres and Brighton's Evan Ferguson among the options, says The Athletic. The Gunners have been linked with Brentford's Ivan Toney, whose transfer would cost around £80 million, and Napoli's Victor Osimhen, who would set them back around £120m. Ferguson, 19, is likely to be t...Full Story »

Helene Spilling is a lifelong dancer and became Instagram-official with the Arsenal star last summer (Image: helenespilling/Instagram) Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard was in picture mode with his stunning girlfriend as they posed with their puppy for Instagram. The 25-year-old has enjoyed a romance with Helene Spilling since at least last summer, which is when the Norwegian couple became Insta...Full Story »

Julian Nagelsmann is on Borussia Dortmund's shortlist should they part ways with Edin Terzic, adding to a long list of suitors for the German manager. WHAT HAPPENED?The German manager is expected to be on the market this summer, after overseeing the national team at Euro 2024. His next job, though, has been a topic of debate, and Dortmund have now entered the race, according to Foot Mercato. ...Full Story »

Liverpool have approached the agent of Xabi Alonso to discuss the prospect of the Bayer Leverkusen boss replacing Jurgen Klopp at Anfield this summer. WHAT HAPPENED?The Reds have made a request to Inaki Ibanez, Alonso's representative, according to Sport Bild. The Spanish coach's current side have already been informed of the approach and the top figures at the BayArena are confident the form...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag accused Nottingham Forest of targeting Bruno Fernandes in his side’s FA Cup win at the City Ground and branded criticism of his captain “pathetic”.The Portugal midfielder overcame a “serious injury” to play his part in United’s 1-0 victory at Forest, setting up Casemiro’s 89th-minute winner from a free-kick.He was on t...Full Story »

Aberdeen interim boss Neil Warnock admits he cannot be confident his side will avoid being drawn into a cinch Premiership relegation battle if they continue to concede “stupid” goals.Warnock is still without a win in five league matches in charge – with Aberdeen winless in nine in total – and the Dons fell behind to a first-half Nicky Clark penalty after Richard Jensen&rs...Full Story »

Motherwell came from behind to beat bottom side Livingston 3-1 and enhance their cinch Premiership top six hopes.Livingston had taken the lead after only three minutes through Tete Yengi but Sam Nicholson levelled minutes into the second half before Blair Spittal notched a sublime goal.Substitute Jack Vale compounded Livingston’s woes with a third in the 87th minute.Motherwell climbed to w...Full Story »