Lionel Messi has said he will not retire from international football after scoring twice as Argentina lifted the 2022 World Cup in a thrilling penalty shootout victory over France on Sunday. Messi scored the opener from the penalty spot at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar, before striking again in extra time when the ball fell to him in the 6-yard box and he prodded home. France fo...Full Story »

Lionel Messi is celebrating a dream, career-defining World Cup triumph as Argentina won the most dramatic final in history on penalties after Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick had kept holders France alive.After 63 matches and a thrilling month of action, Sunday’s breathless finale was the wildest conclusion anyone could have imagined to the first finals held in the Middle East and Arab worl...Full Story »

CRISTIANO RONALDO sent the football world a message as the unattached superstar kept up his fitness in the gym. The Portuguese superstar, 37, is currently a free agent after his contract was mutually terminated at Manchester United last month. Cristiano Ronaldo posted a shirtless video of himself on his InstagramCredit: https://www.instagram.com/cristiano/?hl=en That followed an explosive int...Full Story »

A MODEL dubbed the World Cup's "hottest fan" danced in a racy crop-top as she celebrated Croatia's third place win over Morocco. Ivana Knoll filmed herself cheering her team on as she sang with other revellers while the match took place tonight. Ivana was styling a racy crop top in the stadium ahead of the matchCredit: Rex In the video, uploaded to Instagram, Ivana appeared to be having a gre...Full Story »

  Chelsea attacker Christian Pulisic has admitted his long-term future could lie away from the Blues. The American international has struggled to cement a place in the Londoners’ first team since moving from Borussia Dortmund back in 2019. Continually finding himself on the Blues’ substitute bench, Pulisic has failed to convince any of his managers, including ex-manager...Full Story »

  Chelsea remain interested in Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele. Marca says Chelsea are monitoring a potential move for Dembele ahead of the January transfer window. The Frenchman is said to have a release clause in his contract with the Blaugrana, which could be triggered by the Blues. Chelsea were linked with Dembele last January, but missed out on a deal as his contract dwind...Full Story »

  Captain Luka Modric plans to keep playing international football until at least the Nations League finals in June next year after helping Croatia to a third-place finish at the World Cup. The Real Madrid midfielder, 37, started as his country beat Morocco 2-1 on Saturday to secure third place. Asked after the game if he aimed to be at the European Championships in 2024, Modric sa...Full Story »

  Man Utd want De Jong AND Bellingham (MEN) Man Utd could make another move for Frenkie de Jong and remain interested in signing Jude Bellingham, according to the Manchester Evening News. Manager Erik ten Hag has told close friends that if he could sign any player in the world for his team it would be Bellingham. Meanwhile, De Jong has privately told Ten Hag he'd be happy to mov...Full Story »

Dion Charles took his season’s goal tally into double figures in Bolton’s 2-0 win over Exeter much to boss Ian Evatt’s obvious delight.Charles, who also twice hit the woodwork, scored his 10th of the campaign during a dominant first half when Liverpool loanee Conor Bradley also netted for the Trotters.“I am not claiming to be someone who sees into the future,” said ...Full Story »

Dean Lewington made it clear he does not want to become the permanent MK Dons manager despite masterminding a 2-0 League One victory over Portsmouth.Lewington saw Bradley Johnson and Jack Tucker both score to give the Dons a much-needed three points in their relegation battle.The long-serving defender took interim charge after Liam Manning was sacked last week but will not take to the dugout aga...Full Story »

Cardiff manager Mark Hudson accused the club’s former striker Gary Madine of a pre-meditated stamp in their 1-1 draw with Blackpool.Madine, a £6million signing for the Bluebirds from Bolton in 2017 who never scored for the club in 28 appearances, clashed with defender Perry Ng in the 51st minute.Referee Josh Smith showed only a yellow card and Madine went on to head a 67th-minute equ...Full Story »

Neil Critchley hailed his QPR players’ rapid adaptation to their new front-foot philosophy after celebrating his return to Championship management with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Preston.Jimmy Dunne’s second-half strike proved decisive at Deepdale as the visitors earned their first win since October.Brad Potts went close to grabbing a late leveller for Ryan Lowe’s side – wh...Full Story »

Carlos Corberan was satisfied with West Brom’s fifth successive Sky Bet Championship win as the club continue to look up the table.The excellent Jed Wallace opened the scoring inside 20 minutes against a Rotherham side who offered desperately little in reply at The Hawthorns.The home side widened the gap when Grady Diangana finished in the 58th minute and the 3-0 win was completed in the 7...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray said midfielder Elliot Embleton was taken to hospital with what looked “a bad injury” after he was sent off in the 1-1 draw at Hull.Embleton was shown a red card by referee Gavin Ward in the 59th minute as he was being taken off the pitch on a stretcher, having hurt himself in a challenge on Ryan Woods.Mowbray said: “He’s gone to hospital, he&...Full Story »

Martin Canning stood in for under-the-weather Stoke boss Alex Neil and spoke of his pride at the visitors’ efforts in their 2-1 come-from-behind victory at Bristol City.Jacob Brown scored a second-half winner after Liam Delap had cancelled out Nahki Wells’ opener.Neil was struggling as he watched from the dugout and missed his post-match press conference, and assistant manager Cannin...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore admitted his side have been struggling on the ball in recent weeks after their goalless League One draw at home to Oxford.Josh Murphy could have won it for the visitors in stoppage time but goalkeeper Cameron Dawson saved his penalty.Moore said: “We were dogged off the ball but we could’ve been much smoother on the ball today. We just couldn&r...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton reckons his strikeforce are as good as any in the division after John Marquis scored twice to end their 62-year wait for a win at The Valley.The Gas are undefeated in 11 of their last 12 League One matches and their 2-1 victory in a frosty south London moved them up to ninth in the table – three points outside the play-off places.Substitute Marquis had on...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher’s Plymouth returned to winning ways – and the Sky Bet League One summit – with a 2-1 home win over basement side Morecambe.After goals from Niall Ennis and Sam Cosgrove had sealed a first win in five matches, Schumacher beamed: “To have 47 points before the halfway stage and top of the league going into Christmas Day, everybody can be really pleased abou...Full Story »

Richie Wellens praised the professionalism of his Leyton Orient side following their 2-0 win against Sutton which opened up a seven-point lead at the top of Sky Bet League Two.The match was one of only two in the division to beat the cold and that was thanks to Orient’s foresight at the start of the week when they hired a dome that covered the entire pitch.Second-half goals from Paul Smyth...Full Story »

Robbie Neilson heaped praise on “clever” Lawrence Shankland after the Hearts striker moved joint top of the cinch Premiership scoring charts with a double in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Kilmarnock.The 27-year-old is level with Aberdeen’s Bojan Miovski and Rangers’ Antonio Colak on 11 league goals this term, while he has 14 in all competitions.“It’s massive f...Full Story »