Mike Jackson has urged his Burnley players not to lose any belief after his unbeaten record as caretaker boss was ended in a 3-1 home defeat to Aston Villa that deepened their relegation worries.Former Claret Danny Ings opened the scoring just seven minutes in at Turf Moor before Emi Buendia, architect of the first goal, doubled the lead in the 31st minute and Ollie Watkins finished Burnley off ...Full Story »

Rochdale manager Robbie Stockdale praised his players for ending a disappointing season on a high with a 2-0 victory at Newport.A first-half strike from Matty Done and a second in stoppage time by substitute Abraham Odoh sealed the three points for the visitors in south Wales and lifted them to 18th in the final Sky Bet League Two standings.“I thought we deserved it,” said Stockdale....Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor could not hide his disappointment as the Grecians missed the chance to be crowned League Two championsA point would have been enough for them to pip Forest Green to the title, but a 1-0 defeat at home to Port Vale meant it was Rovers lifting the trophy on Saturday.James Wilson scored the only goal of a dire game after 36 minutes and the Grecians lacked the quality to b...Full Story »

Wealdstone came from a goal down to run out 2-1 National League winners over relegation-threatened King’s Lynn at Grosvenor Vale.The visitors opened the scoring courtesy of Gold Omotayo’s fourth goal in three games when he was first to react to Josh Barrett’s free-kick, which struck the underside of the crossbar.The hosts equalised in the 61st minute when Connor McAvoy slipped ...Full Story »

Bradford ended the season with a third win a row, a 2-0 victory over Carlisle, on an emotional afternoon at Valley Parade.The match was preceded by a minute’s silence in memory of the 56 people who died in the Valley Parade fire disaster on May 11, 1985, and the captains of both sides laid wreaths on the centre circle.The 18,283 crowd, including 1,668 visiting fans, was a record for a four...Full Story »

Mike Jackson suffered his first defeat in caretaker charge of Burnley as a 3-1 loss to Aston Villa deepened the Clarets’ relegation worries.Steven Gerrard did both Everton and Leeds a big favour as his side ripped Burnley apart – Emi Buendia made the most of only his second start since February with a goal and an assist, Danny Ings haunted his former employers with a fourth goal in f...Full Story »

Kane Hemmings scored the only goal as Tranmere secured a 1-0 Sky Bet League Two win at Leyton Orient which was not enough to secure a play-off place.The Merseysiders’ hopes of finishing in the top seven depended on them claiming victory on the day while requiring both Swindon and Sutton to fail to win, but both rivals did edge their matches to ensure Rovers will be playing fourth-tier foot...Full Story »

Motherwell moved one step closer to European qualification with a 1–0 cinch Premiership win over Ross County in Dingwall.Sights of goal were few and far between for both sides, but Kevin Van Veen’s 68th-minute penalty proved to be the difference.Ross County saw a mostly-unchanged side bolstered by the return of Jack Baldwin to the starting XI, who was free to play again after suspens...Full Story »

A first-half penalty from Wilfried Zaha confirmed Watford’s relegation from the Premier League as they lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.The Hornets already needed a miracle to survive but it was old nemesis Zaha who had the decisive say to ensure his former manager Roy Hodgson endured an unhappy return to south London.Hodgson, who received a CBE at Buckingham Palace in midweek, ...Full Story »

Halifax’s slim hopes of winning the Vanarama National League were ended by a 1-1 draw with Aldershot.Martin Woods gave The Shaymen hope of overhauling leaders Stockport with a superb 25-yard effort after 59 minutes.But Mikael Ndjoli levelled three minutes from time to ensure that Halifax must settle for a play-off place.Both sides went close to opening the scoring just before half-time wit...Full Story »

Boreham Wood’s National League play-off hopes all-but ended after surrendering a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at Yeovil.After Tyrone Marsh and Dennon Lewis struck in the first half, the Glovers responded through Morgan Williams and Luke Wilkinson to leave Wood six points off seventh-placed Chesterfield with two games remaining and an inferior goal difference.Marsh fired Wood in front in the 11th m...Full Story »

St Johnstone face a relegation play-off tie after Jack Fitzwater’s last-minute equaliser secured Livingston a 1-1 draw at the Tony Macaroni Arena.Fitzwater cancelled out Glenn Middleton’s opener to leave Saints, who cannot catch 10th-placed Aberdeen, six points above bottom-placed Dundee with two games remaining.Middleton bundled home fellow substitute James Brown’s cross at th...Full Story »

Gary Rowett says it is impossible to be disappointed after his Millwall side just came up short in their Sky Bet Championship play-off bid with a 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth.The Lions came into the game needing a win and other results to go their way to have a chance of securing a top-six finish but fell to defeat courtesy of Kieffer Moore’s late strike.In the end, even a win would not have ...Full Story »

Peterborough manager Grant McCann is hoping his side’s thumping final-day victory over Blackpool is a sign of better times ahead after an otherwise disappointing season.The Posh’s relegation had long been confirmed before the under-strength Seasiders were put to the sword at London Road, as they suffered their worst defeat since a 7-2 hammering at Watford in January 2015.While the vi...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney admits Derby are facing a “big 24 hours” for the future of the club after the Sky Bet Championship season ended with a 1-0 home defeat to Cardiff.American businessman Chris Kirchner is moving close to a takeover but the ownership of Pride Park, which belongs to former owner Mel Morris, remains a stumbling block.On the field Derby dominated but could not find a way past D...Full Story »

Stephen Duke-McKenna and Armani Little dented Chesterfield’s Vanarama National League play-off hopes as Torquay condemned them to a 2-0 defeat at Plainmoor.The Spireites had keeper Scott Loach to thank for keeping them on level terms at the break after he produced fine saves to twice deny Asa Hall, firstly from distance and then with an audacious back-heeled attempt from Little’s cor...Full Story »

Dries Mertens and his wife Katrin Kerkhofs enjoy public sex on trains, according to the Napoli star's wife As one of Napoli’s star performers, Dries Mertens is accustomed to being recognised in public. But the Belgian star and his TV host wife prefer to keep a low profile when they head to their favoured sex location — the toilet of a moving train. Mertens, who celebrates his 35th ...Full Story »

Todd Boehly's consortium has signed an agreement to purchase Chelsea from Roman Abramovich. The proposed deal has to be approved by the UK government and the Premier League before it can be completed. The group headed by the LA Dodgers part-owner - which includes backing from Clearlake Capital, a US investment firm - beat off late competition from £4.25billion bidder Sir Jim Ratcliffe a...Full Story »

Domenico Criscito reacts after scoring Genoa's dramatic stoppage-time winner against Juventus on Friday. AFP via Getty Images Juventus' slim chances of winning the Serie A title ended on Friday after Domenico Criscito's stoppage-time penalty for relegation-threatened Genoa condemned Massimiliano Allegri's side to a shock 2-1 defeat. Juventus, who have already qualified for next season's Champi...Full Story »

The former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich midfielder was snapped in Miami this week sporting some snazzy pink locks. James Rodriguez shows off his pink barnet Credit: https://www.instagram.com/jamesrodriguez10/ But SunSport understands Becks and his Inter Miami side have been in touch with the 30 year-old to tout a possible move from Qatari club Al-Rayyan. Rodriguez’s whopping £6.5m...Full Story »