Barcelona president Joan Laporta has reaffirmed hopes of bringing back Lionel Messi. Laporta has accepted he is partly responsible for Messi leaving for PSG last summer. Speaking in New York, Laporta stated: “It is clear that Leo's stage at Barça did not end as we all would have liked. I feel co-responsible for this ending. "I believe that it is a provisional end and that we will...Full Story »

German champions Bayern Munich are set for what is expected to be another season of dominance in the Bundesliga in 2022-23 when they clash with RB Leipzig tomorrow night in the DFL-Supercup at Red Bull Arena. But for the first time since 2013-14, the Rekordmeister will be without the services of Polish star Robert Lewandowski after the Warsaw native and all-time leading goalscorer for Biało-c...Full Story »

St Mirren keeper Trevor Carson will be available for the cinch Premiership opener against Motherwell in Paisley on Sunday.It was feared the Northern Ireland international’s knee injury would be long-term but boss Stephen Robinson welcomed the news that he is back in action.Curtis Main has trained for the last two weeks following a summer medical procedure and fellow striker Eamonn Brophy w...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers will be without defender Nick Anderton and captain Paul Coutts when they kick off their League One campaign against fellow promoted side Forest Green.Anderton revealed on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, that is affecting his femur and he will undergo an operation in the coming weeks to remove that part of the bone.Experienced midf...Full Story »

Aymeric Laporte will miss the start of Manchester City’s Premier League title defence after undergoing knee surgery in the summer.Manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed the Spain international could be out for at least a month after playing through the pain barrier in the closing matches of last season.City were hit by a number of other defensive injuries during the run-in with John Stones, K...Full Story »

Jordan Turnbull will be given a late fitness test ahead of Tranmere’s Sky Bet League Two opener at home to Stevenage.The 27-year-old defender moved to Prenton Park from Salford earlier this week but may have to wait to make his Rovers debut.Tom Davies, Kieron Morris and Charlie Jolley are definite absentees, the trio having all picked up knocks during pre-season.Micky Mellon’s side f...Full Story »

Michael Smith could make his Sheffield Wednesday debut in the curtain-raiser against Portsmouth.Striker Smith and defender Michael Ihiekwe have both joined the Owls from neighbours Rotherham and will be vying for starting spots on Saturday.New goalkeeper David Stockdale is likely to start, and it remains to be seen whether fellow summer arrivals Tyreeq Bakinson and Akin Famewo will be involved.C...Full Story »

New signing Ellis Simms could feature for Sunderland in their opening game against Coventry.The forward signed on a season-long loan from Everton and could line up for the Black Cats as they return to Sky Bet Championship football after four years in League One.Carl Winchester is also available after featuring in the final pre-season game against Hartlepool, having missed the Black Cats’ f...Full Story »

New Blackpool boss Michael Appleton could hand debuts to his summer signings as they launch their Sky Bet Championship campaign at home to Reading.Canada international attacker Theo Corbeanu became the club’s fourth arrival when he completed a season-long loan move from Premier League Wolves on Thursday.He joins Liverpool defender Rhys Williams and Manchester City midfielder Lewis Fiorini ...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   11 years ago today, Sergio Aguero joined Manchester City.We all know what happened next   Barca are ruining Chelsea's whole summer   IT WILL BE ONE OF THE GREATEST HOMECOMINGs IN THE FOOTBALL HISTORY   Also, Barcelona could end the transfer window signing Two More Chelsea players...   This     Same energ...Full Story »

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Roberto Firmino is in his plans as the forward, who has entered the final year of his contract, attracts the interest of European clubs. "Bobby is the heart and soul of this team. That's why I'm happy he has trained with us so far," Klopp said. "For me there's no doubt about his quality. He's essential to us." Firmino, 30, fell down the pecking order a...Full Story »

Atalanta closing in on LookmanAtalanta are closing in on a deal for RB Leipzig winger Ademola Lookman - according to Gianluca Di Marzio. The Italian outfit will pay €15 million (£13m/$15m) for the 24-year-old, who played on loan at Leicester City last season. Negotiations with Leipzig are now at an advanced stage, with Atalanta hoping to finalise a deal in the coming days. Alti...Full Story »

Neil Wood takes charge of his first competitive Salford game as last season’s beaten play-off finalists Mansfield visit the Peninsula Stadium for their Sky Bet League Two opener.Striker Callum Hendry is among the new faces who could make their debut for the Ammies.The former St Johnstone forward warmed up for the season by netting a late winner in a friendly at Barrow last weekend.Elliot S...Full Story »

Summer signing Dominic Ball is struggling to be fit for Ipswich’s opening Sky Bet League One game at home to Bolton.Ball, who moved to Portman Road from QPR, hurt his ankle in pre-season and missed the warm-up games against Millwall and Southend.Sam Morsy and Lee Evans could start in central midfield with manager Kieran McKenna expected to hand out several debuts.Left-back Leif Davis becam...Full Story »

Cambridge begin their Sky Bet League One campaign at home to MK Dons on Saturday and in the process start life without talisman Wes Hoolahan.The former Republic of Ireland international has been an integral player for the U’s during the past two seasons, helping them win promotion to the third tier in 2021 before he had a big hand in them consolidating last term.Boss Mark Bonner decided to...Full Story »

Cheltenham could hand starts to a host of summer signings in their Sky Bet League One opener at home to Peterborough.Luke Southwood, on loan from Reading, is likely to feature in goal, while Southampton forward Dan Nlundulu, back with the Robins for a second loan spell, is set to play up front.West Brom loanee Caleb Taylor and Tom Bradbury are in contention for defensive starts while in midfield...Full Story »

Sutton will begin their second season of Sky Bet League Two football with a home game against fellow 2021-22 play-off challengers Newport.Manager Matt Gray has seen goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis and winger David Ajiboye join Reading and Peterborough respectively.But he has brought in a number of newcomers, including former Walsall keeper Jack Rose, while Luke Gambin could feature against one of his f...Full Story »

Bradley Dack is unlikely to start for Blackburn in their Sky Bet Championship opener at home to QPR on Saturday.New Rovers boss Jon Dahl Tomasson has indicated Dack, who missed much of last season with an ACL injury, is not yet fit enough to start, having played only once in pre-season, scoring in Rovers’ 1-0 friendly win over Lincoln last weekend.Callum Brittain, Blackburn’s only se...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson will run fitness checks on Brennan Dickenson and Ryan Edmondson ahead of the Sky Bet League Two opener against Crawley.Midfielder Dickenson missed United’s final pre-season friendly – a goalless draw at Morecambe – because of a dead leg.Striker Edmondson, meanwhile, suffered a thigh problem against Morecambe and was forced off.Simpson could have Omari...Full Story »

Walsall boss Michael Flynn has a new-look squad at his disposal but also a lengthy injury list to contend with for the visit of Hartlepool.Joss Labadie and Conor Wilkinson are long-term absentees with anterior cruciate ligament injuries, while Joe Riley, Jack Earing, Liam Gordon and Oisin McAtee are also sidelined.New arrival Taylor Allen was taken off against Solihull Moors as a precaution and ...Full Story »