A FOOTBALLER clubbed his ex-girlfriend to death with a hammer and a baseball bat weeks after she reported him for stalking, it is alleged. Giovanni Padovani, 27, allegedly left his team on the eve of a cup tie and flew to Bologna to lie in wait for Alessandra Matteuzzi, 56. Italian footballer Giovanni Padovani has been arrested on suspicion of murder Alessandra Matteucci had filed a stalking ...Full Story »

RAPHAEL VARANE was put on a special training program to transform him into an ‘immense’ centre-back. Despite being a four-time Champions League winner at Real Madrid, boss Erik ten Hag felt the Frenchman needed to bulk up to be a hit in the Premier League. Raphael Varane is in pristine shape Erik ten Hag explained his use of Raphael Varane That led to his delayed start to the cam...Full Story »

THOMAS TUCHEL’S hope of a reunion with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is stalling over personal terms. The Barcelona striker wants a deal for at least two years while Chelsea are only prepared to offer a one season contract. Chelsea want to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Aubameyang is 33 and Chelsea are mindful of his age and committing to a long term agreement - broadly in line with their...Full Story »

The FA has confirmed that Thomas Tuchel will serve his one-match touchline suspension against Leicester this weekend. Tuchel charged for Conte scuffle The German received suspended touchline ban Ban will take effect for visit of Leicester WHAT HAPPENED? Tuchel will not be in his technical area when Chelsea welcome the Foxes to Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon. The FA revealed that...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Frenkie de Jong has decided to remain at Barcelona and will open talks to reduce or defer his salary, reports Diario Sport     Casemiro Got No CHILL     An Impressive WIN by Maurizio Sarri's Lazio Against Inter Milan     Karim Benzema is at The Best Form of His Career but meantime He's getting old too... King...Full Story »

Chelsea and Leicester agree fee for Wesley Fofana (L'Equipe) After a saga that has lasted several weeks, Chelsea are on the verge of signing Wesley Fofana from Leicester. L'Equipe have reported that €82.5m will be paid to the Foxes up front with add-ons that could eventually make it a world-record fee. That would surpass the amount paid by Manchester United to the same club for Harry M...Full Story »

Sheffield United striker Oli McBurnie scored his first league goal since December 2020 as the Sky Bet Championship leaders hit back to earn a 1-1 draw at Luton.McBurnie last found the net in a league game in a 2-1 top-flight defeat to Leicester, while his only goal last term came in the Carabao Cup against Southampton, when he scored an equaliser to force a penalty shoot-out the Blades ultimatel...Full Story »

Chesterfield moved to the top of the Vanarama National League with a 3-1 victory over previous leaders Barnet.They went ahead after just one minute when a Jamie Grimes header was cleared off the line and Ollie Banks tucked in the rebound.Barnet equalised in the 16th minute thanks to a powerful strike by Sean Shields from the edge of the area.But Akwasi Asante fired the Spireites back in front af...Full Story »

Alfredo Morelos is suspended for Rangers’ cinch Premiership game against Ross County at Ibrox on Saturday following his red card at Hibernian last week.Glen Kamara misses out to protect a knee problem and youngster Alex Lowry is sidelined for a some weeks after being taken off on a stretcher in a Rangers B team game in midweek. Ben Davies, John Souttar  and Kemar Roofe remain out...Full Story »

Mikkel Damsgaard could make his Premier League debut for Brentford against Everton.The Denmark midfielder, a summer signing from Sampdoria, made his first Bees appearance in the midweek carabao Cup win at Colchester.Kristoffer Ajer, Sergi Canos and Ethan Pinnock are still out injured.Everton midfielder Tom Davies is hoping to be back in contention after being withdrawn from the warm-up before th...Full Story »

Ben Chrisene could make his Kilmarnock debut  against Motherwell in the cinch Premiership on Saturday after the 18-year-old defender clinched a season-long loan from Aston Villa.Goalkeeper Zach Hemming, on loan from Middlesbrough, could return to training in two weeks following a groin injury, while Jordan Jones will be back from a thigh injury in 10 days.Chris Stokes played a game during t...Full Story »

Dundee United have close to a full squad for the visit of cinch Premiership champions Celtic.Logan Chalmers is back in training following a fitness issue but might not feature after a stop-start early season.Long-term absentee Peter Pawlett (Achilles) remains on the sidelines.Celtic new boy Sead Haksabanovic has trained with the squad ahead of the trip to Tannadice.The 23-year-old Montenegro win...Full Story »

Arsenal have no new injury worries as they prepare to host Fulham.The Gunners are the only Premier League side to win their opening three games and manager Mikel Arteta only has Reiss Nelson (quad) missing.Arteta has named an unchanged starting XI in all three wins and could do so once again.Neeskens Kebano is working his way back from a groin injury but is not expected to be fit for the short t...Full Story »

Tranmere have no fresh injury concerns as they prepare to face Colchester on Saturday.Micky Mellon’s side fell to a narrow 2-1 defeat to Premier League club Newcastle in midweek and will be looking to take that performance into their league campaign.Elliott Nevitt is likely to start up front after scoring his second goal of the season in midweek.Ross Doohan should take his place between th...Full Story »

Cambridge have no fresh injury worries ahead of the visit of Burton.Mark Bonner’s side lost 3-0 to Southampton in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.Forward Fejiri Okenabirhie remains out as he recovers from a long-term Achilles injury and a hamstring problem.United are 10th in Sky Bet League One after two wins from their opening five games.Burton’s Conor Shaughnessy could be out for up to s...Full Story »

N’Golo Kante and Kalidou Koulibaly will miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Leicester.Kante will be out for at least a month more with hamstring trouble, while Koulibaly is suspended.Thomas Tuchel expects to serve his one-match touchline ban during the game, so will watch from the Stamford Bridge stands.Chelsea target Wesley Fofana will continue to miss out for Leicester.The def...Full Story »

Tino Anjorin could feature for Huddersfield when they host West Brom.The midfielder was sidelined as a precaution against Norwich last week with a dead leg and should be up for selection against the Baggies.David Kasumu is edging closer to a return for the Terriers and could return to full-time training by the end of next week.Tom Lees is suspended after picking up a red card against the Canarie...Full Story »

Chelsea have submitted a €15 million offer for Dynamo Moscow midfielder Arsen Zacharjan and the player's agent Pavel Andreev has confirmed to RB SPORT that "it's true, the agreement is close." Reports claim that Chelsea have invested almost £40 million in youngsters Chukwuemeka (born 2003), Cassady (born 2003), Hutchinson (born 2003) and Slonina (born 2004). According to Italian t...Full Story »

Thursday's draw has thrown together some blockbuster ties - which are you looking forward to the most? Only a few weeks to go now until that famous music is back in our lives, and Champions League fever has hit new heights after Thursday's group stage draw. Two of the best strikers on the planet will return to their former clubs after massive summer transfers, as Robert Lewandowski and Barce...Full Story »

Linfield were denied a piece of history in the cruellest fashion possible against Latvian outfit RFS in Europa Conference League qualifying.David Healy’s side were on course to become the first Northern Irish team to qualify for the group stage of a European competition when Kyle McClean’s 104th-minute goal put them 3-2 up on aggregate.But in time added on in the additional period Ji...Full Story »