Under-fire Robbie Neilson insists Hearts’ current slump must be placed in perspective.The Jambos boss has been heavily criticised by sections of the team’s support after a run of four cinch Premiership games without a win, the latest a 2-1 defeat away to St Johnstone.While Neilson admits they have not been good enough in suffering back-to-back league defeats against the bottom two of...Full Story »

ADRIANO celebrated his 40th birthday with family and friends who included a pretty blonde half his age. The retired Brazilian frontman is reportedly dating 21-year-old Ceu Oliveira. Oliveira wished Adriano all the 'happiness in the world' The pair were pictured arriving in Sao Paulo around a week ago in the former footballer’s private jet. And keep-fit fanatic Ceu got tongues wagging b...Full Story »

The striker's Bayern team-mate is in no doubt that his spectacular talent in front of the net merited the prize Thomas Muller believes Robert Lewandowski was a more worthy winner of the 2021 Ballon d'Or than Lionel Messi, while also expressing his surprise that there was no room in the Best XI for Mohamed Salah. Lewandowski enjoyed an exceptional season for Bayern Munich in 2020-21, scoring ...Full Story »

Juventus striker Alvaro Morata retains hope of joining Barcelona this summer. Sport says Morata had permission to leave Italy but there was no deal with Atletico Madrid who own him and in the end the deal broke down. Morata would like to return to Spain this summer and want Barcelona to make it known as soon as possible whether they still want him. The Italian club might sign Morata permanen...Full Story »

The hosts claimed a 3-1 win over the Champions League side Kylian Mbappe in action during Paris Saint-Germain's 3-1 loss at Nantes.Icon Sport MARCA An early second-half goal wasn't enough to inspire a Paris Saint-Germain comeback as they fell to a surprise 3-1 loss away to Nantes in Ligue 1 on Saturday evening. Having beaten Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, ...Full Story »

Gonzalez, 20, is one of the top young stars at the Camp Nou. Man City are eyeing a swoop for Barcelona wonderkid Nico Gonzalez Credit: Getty He has broken into the first team this season but has a staggering £500 million release clause. Yet City know that is essentially a ‘hands off’ figure. That is as well as the fact he currently only earns around £10,000-a-week. Bar...Full Story »

Harry Kane reminded Manchester City just what they missed out on as he scored two goals to earn Tottenham a dramatic 3-2 win at the Etihad Stadium.The England captain was desperate to join the champions in the summer but City never came up with an offer that even got close to Spurs’ valuation, and how he made them pay as their 15-game unbeaten streak was ended.After playing his part in Dej...Full Story »

Veljko Paunovic accepted his Reading departure was “best for the club” despite leading the Royals to a 3-2 win at Preston in what proved to be his last match in charge.Paunovic’s exit was confirmed shortly after full-time, with former England midfielder Paul Ince installed as interim boss alongside academy manager Michael Gilkes.Reading pointed to “strict transfer embargo...Full Story »

Callum Davidson hailed his St Johnstone side for pulling off a “massive” victory in their battle against relegation.The Perth side climbed off the bottom of the cinch Premiership with a spirited 2-1 win at home over third-place Hearts.It was only their second triumph in any competition since the end of October and lifted them above Dundee.Proud Davidson said: “It’s a mass...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson was proud that his Bristol City team turned in a committed display to honour the ‘Ashton Gate Eight’.City marked the 40th anniversary of eight players tearing up their contracts to save the club from going out of business in February 1982 with an impressive win over Middlesbrough.Six of the them – Geoff Merrick, Trevor Tainton, Gerry Sweeney, David Rodgers, Julian...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel admitted Romelu Lukaku’s lack of touches during the 1-0 win over Crystal Palace showed he was “obviously not involved” but insisted everybody is giving their best.The Blues lacked fluency in south London but were able to back up their Club World Cup success in Abu Dhabi last weekend with three more points in the Premier League thanks to Hakim Ziyech&r...Full Story »

Sean Dyche believes there is more to come from Wout Weghorst after the £12million striker set relegation-threatened Burnley on course for a first Premier League win in 12 games.Netherlands international Weghorst claimed his first goal since his January move from German club Wolfsburg as the Clarets romped to a 3-0 victory at Brighton.Weghorst, signed following the sale of Chris Wood to New...Full Story »

Forfar trimmed Kelty Hearts’ lead at the top of cinch League Two to six points with a 1-0 victory at Station Park.Matthew Aitken netted in the 73rd minute after being set up by Stefan McCluskey and Craig Thomson to settle the top-of-the-table clash.The leaders have two games in hand over Forfar and Annan, who are now eight points off top spot after a 2-1 win over Edinburgh City.Dominic Doc...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson celebrated his first victory in charge of relegation-threatened Watford as frustrated Aston Villa counterpart Steven Gerrard told his players they need to “wake up fast”.Without a win in all competitions since the stunning victory against Manchester United in November, the well-drilled Hornets dug deep at Villa Park to give their survival hopes a much-needed shot in the a...Full Story »

Lucas Joao bagged a brace as Reading bolstered their survival hopes with a 3-2 win at Preston.The Portuguese striker netted twice inside the first 20 minutes before John Swift put the Royals in total control.But the visitors switched off following their third and allowed Daniel Johnson to pull a goal back two minutes later.Cameron Archer scrambled home with 16 minutes to go to set up a tense fin...Full Story »

Cove Rangers consolidated their place at the top of cinch League One with a 2-0 win over Falkirk, who finished with 10 men at Balmoral Stadium.Mitch Megginson broke the deadlock in the 25th minute, and Fraser Fyvie slotted in a second just after the hour.The Bairns had Brad McKay sent off for a second caution with 13 minutes left.Airdrieonians remain five points behind after Jonathan Afolabi&rsq...Full Story »

Kayden Jackson scored after just 42 seconds to set Ipswich on their way to a 3-0 League One victory at home to Burton.Wes Burns and Bersant Celina were also on target in the second half as Town extended their unbeaten run to four games and manager Kieran McKenna recorded his fourth straight home win in his 10th game in charge.Jackson latched on to a through-ball from Burns to open the scoring, b...Full Story »

Greg Kiltie’s late goal secured St Mirren a draw at Livingston after losing manager Jim Goodwin to Aberdeen earlier in the day.Bruce Anderson looked to have handed the Paisley side their first defeat of 2022 until Kiltie struck on 78 minutes.Saints lost Charles Dunne to a straight red card five minutes after levelling but held on to take a point.Interim manager Jamie Langfield had resisted...Full Story »

West Brom’s search for a first win under manager Steve Bruce continues after they were beaten 2-0 by fellow play-off hopefuls Luton.Goals from Cameron Jerome and Allan Campbell did the damage for the Hatters.Luton went close early on. A fine move released centre-half Tom Lockyer on the right and his low cross was backheeled goalwards by Admiral Muskwe but goalkeeper Sam Johnstone gathered ...Full Story »

Emmanuel Dennis ended Watford’s three-month wait for a victory as Roy Hodgson celebrated his first win in charge on the road at Aston Villa.The Hornets arrived at Villa Park in the midst of the longest current winless run in the Premier League, having picked up just two points in the 11 matches that followed November’s memorable win against Manchester United.Hodgson replaced Claudio ...Full Story »