The Ricketts family has outlined a list of promises should it win the bid to buy Chelsea, saying it would never allow the Premier League club to participate in a European Super League while also exploring the option of redeveloping Stamford Bridge. The Ricketts, who own the Chicago Cubs, have been included on the shortlist to buy the west London club but came under pressure from the Chelsea S...Full Story »

Forest Green boss Rob Edwards felt his side could have made life easier for themselves before seeing off struggling Scunthorpe but admitted victory was all that mattered as they edged closer to promotion.Dan Sweeney’s 75th-minute header earned Rovers a 1-0 win over the division’s bottom club and moved them onto 75 points for the campaign – Forest Green’s record tally in L...Full Story »

Three quickfire goals in a fiery encounter with 10-man Burton gave Morecambe a much-needed 3-0 victory in their fight to avoid relegation from Sky Bet League One.Goals from Arthur Gnahoua, Adam Phillips and Cole Stockton just before and after the break helped Derek Adams collect his first win since returning to the club.The Shrimps were helped by the sending-off of Conor Shaughnessy in the 43rd ...Full Story »

Robbie Stockdale was relieved to end his “stickiest spell” as Rochdale manager after his side earned a 2-0 win against Carlisle at the Crown Oil Arena.Dale ended a winless run of seven games, during which they had picked up just two points and slipped closer to the relegation zone.But goals either side of the break from Liam Kelly and Conor Grant earned them some welcome breathing sp...Full Story »

Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny has admitted he could not have expected Chiedozie Ogbene to have made such a spectacular start to his international career.The 24-year-old, who plays his club football in League One with Rotherham, scored his third goal in six senior appearances for his country and also set up Alan Browne’s late equaliser in a 2-2 friendly draw with world number one s...Full Story »

Roman Abramovich once used a small slice of his 10 billion net worth to throw a New Year's Eve party Former Chelsea chief Roman Abramovich once threw a New Year’s Eve party that is said to have cost in the region of £5million - and included a special performance from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Russian oligarch, who has reportedly opened talks with a Turkish club as he looks for ...Full Story »

Barcelona captain Sergi Busquets says the LaLiga title race is alive after their 4-0 win at Real Madrid. Barca are now 12 points behind leaders Real. Speaking to Barca TV, Busquets said: "Today I think everything worked out for us, I think we could have scored many more goals today. Look, we knew if we did things properly today we would win. That's what we've been doing with this coach. "We...Full Story »

Paul Simpson says making Jordan Gibson watch clips of his performance in midweek helped him achieve a starring role in Carlisle’s Cumbrian derby win at Barrow.Goals from midfielder Gibson and Kristian Dennis fired in-form United into a 2-0 lead with 18 minutes left.And while captain Ollie Banks then netted a 13th goal of the campaign, the Bluebirds couldn’t build on away trips to Roc...Full Story »

Wasteful Sunderland were held to a goalless draw by Lincoln at Sincil Bank.Alex Neil’s side created a string of chances but poor finishing, combined with solid Lincoln defending, saw the match end in a draw.Sunderland had the better of a scrappy first half. The dangerous Patrick Roberts saw an effort deflected over while Jack Clarke fired inches wide.Clarke narrowly missed the target with ...Full Story »

A Bundesliga game between VfL Bochum and Borussia Monchengladbach was called off on Friday after an assistant referee was struck in the back of the head by a plastic beer cup thrown by someone in the crowd. The match was already noteworthy for being the league's first to be played between teams without coaches as Bochum's Thomas Reis and Gladbach counterpart Adi Hutter have coronavirus infectio...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher was delighted with his side as they soared to fifth in League One by beating south coast and play-off rivals Portsmouth 1-0.Plymouth top scorer Ryan Hardie took his tally to 18 goals with the 65th-minute winner which enabled Argyle to claim their fourth clean sheet win on the spin and end Portsmouth’s eight-match unbeaten run.Schumacher said: “It was a...Full Story »

Barcelona would have to reduce costs and increase their income to be able to make a significant investment in the squad this summer, LaLiga has said, after setting the club's spending limit after the January transfer window at -€144 million. Barca are the only club in Spain's first and second divisions -- all of which are subject to strict financial controls on spending on transfer fees...Full Story »

Giovanni Van Bronckhorst was pleased that his Rangers side responded to his plea for Scottish Cup success with a 3-0 quarter-final win at Dundee.The Light Blues followed up their 3-0 Europa League first-leg win over Red Star Belgrade on Thursday night with a controlled performance against the Taysiders and led at the interval through Connor Goldson’s strike and James Tavernier’s pena...Full Story »

Robbie Neilson hailed Aaron McEneff after the midfielder came off the bench to inspire Hearts to an absorbing Scottish Cup quarter-final victory over St Mirren.Just 26 seconds after being introduced in the second half, the Irishman restored Hearts’ lead after Saints had fought back from two goals down. He then set up Ellis Simms for the fourth goal in the 4-2 victory.McEneff has been restr...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder praised his side’s response to Tuesday’s defeat to Sheffield United after their goalless draw with Millwall at the Den.Both sides had chances to win the game in a competitive affair between two sides chasing the play-offs, but neither could find the all-important breakthrough and both had to settle for a point.The draw leaves Middlesbrough just one poi...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Michael Duff was delighted with his side’s rare away victory as they secured a 3-1 League One win at relegation-threatened Morecambe.Goals from Liam Sercombe and Callum Wright either side of the break gave the Robins the advantage only for a 52nd-minute Greg Leigh goal to give Morecambe hopes of a comeback.The Shrimps pushed forward and were denied what appeared to be a pen...Full Story »

Brilliant first-half goals from Aaron Collins and Elliot Anderson set play-off hopefuls Bristol Rovers on course for a 3-0 win over Harrogate at the Memorial Stadium.Having been second best for the first half-hour, the home side struck twice in thrilling fashion before the break, Collins finding the top corner with a 25-yard drive to open the scoring in the 33rd minute.Six minutes later on-loan ...Full Story »

Norwich will be without on-loan Blues midfielder Billy Gilmour for the Premier League visit of Chelsea.The Scotland international is ineligible for the fixture against his parent club, so Lukas Rupp, who missed Saturday’s home defeat by Brentford with fatigue, should come back into the squad.Full-back Max Aarons, who started on the bench because of a minor knock, is in contention to start,...Full Story »

Luton first team coach Alan Sheehan praised the togetherness of the Hatters’ squad after Elijah Adebayo’s first-half goal sealed a 1-0 win over Coventry at the CBS Arena.Nathan Jones’ men made it seven wins in 10 games with Adebayo’s 13th Sky Bet Championship goal of the season, which came when he latched on to a long ball from emergency loan goalkeeper Alex Palmer before...Full Story »

Substitute Jon Dadi Bodvarsson scored a stoppage-time equaliser to earn Bolton a point in a 1-1 draw with Morecambe.Cole Stockton’s 41st-minute strike threatened to earn the Shrimps a first-ever win over the hosts, but Icelandic striker Bodvarsson netted for a second successive game in the third minute of time added on.Striker Stockton had gone five games without a goal since scoring his 2...Full Story »