Manchester United dropped out of the top four as Jay Rodriguez’s 100th career league goal – and first in 50 games – earned relegation-battling Burnley a well-deserved 1-1 draw at Turf Moor. United dominated the first half as Paul Pogba, making his first Premier League start since his red card in the 5-0 capitulation to Liverpool in October, showed flashes of his brilliant be...Full Story »

Aberdeen hope to have Scott Brown available for the visit of his former club Celtic after the midfielder sat out the defeat at Livingston.Joe Lewis and Connor Barron are expected to remain out through illness.Marley Watkins (foot) remains out along with Andrew Considine (knee) while Mikey Devlin is back doing some training around the first team following a serious ankle injury.Celtic are expecte...Full Story »

Dundee United will again be without Kieran Freeman for the cinch Premiership meeting with Motherwell.The full-back is set for a lay-off after suffering a muscle injury.United also remain without Adrian Sporle and Charlie Mulgrew, – although the latter is expected to return to the squad soon.Motherwell welcome back Liam Shaw after the on-loan Celtic midfielder had to sit out the visit of hi...Full Story »

Manchester City are without forward Gabriel Jesus when they host Brentford in the Premier League on Wednesday.The Brazilian also missed Saturday’s FA Cup win over Fulham with a minor issue sustained on international duty recently but is not expected to be sidelined for long.Youngster Cole Palmer is also still out but City have no other notable absentees.Christian Eriksen is training with B...Full Story »

Sheffield United’s Rhian Brewster misses the visit of West Brom and is not expected to play again this season.The striker needs an operation on a hamstring injury and is not likely to be back before May.Loanee Morgan Gibbs-White could return against the Baggies after being sidelined since December with a knee injury.The midfielder returned to Wolves for rehab but is back training with the ...Full Story »

REAL MADRID defender Marcelo wants to join Cristiano Ronaldo in becoming an underwear model. Following Los Blancos' recent Super Cup win, the 33-year-old Brazilian equalled Francisco 'Paco' Gento's record of 23 trophies with the Spanish giants. Ronaldo has been modelling underwear for several yearsCredit: The Mega Agency Marcelo is hoping to join his former Real Madrid team-mate in the modell...Full Story »

LEEDS UNITED hitman Patrick Bamford has welcomed his first child into the world with girlfriend Michaela Ireland. Bamford's partner of three years recently gave birth to their baby, whom the striker proudly showed off to the world via his Instagram story. Patrick Bamford recently welcomed their first child together into the worldCredit: INSTAGRAM@PATRICKBAMFORD The former Chelsea hitman share...Full Story »

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti admits they're battling through a form slump. Real eked out a 1-0 win against Granada on Sunday. Ancelotti said, "The best news of tonight are the three points. "We played a very good second half. The team and the players performed. "We all know right now we are not in our best moment, but I think it is going to end soon, as per next week we are recovering...Full Story »

Lionel Messi hasn't had as much of an impact on Paris Saint-Germain as most people would have expected him to have when he joined the club on a free transfer after leaving Barcelona last summer. The Argentine has struggled to score at his usual rate in France, but he hasn't been too far off despite what the numbers show. In fact, Opta have pointed out that Messi has hit the woodwork more tha...Full Story »

Gerard Pique talked Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt out of a move to Barcelona, it has been revealed. Sport says De Ligt, when leaving Ajax in 2019, wanted to sign for Barcelona but during negotiations he learned a detail which made him change his mind. He met Pique on a holiday to the Caribbean and they spooke about his possible arrival. Pique told him not to come because he would not ge...Full Story »

Fleetwood midfielder Callum Camps is suspended for the visit of MK Dons.The 26-year-old was sent off for foul and abusive language in stoppage time of Saturday’s draw at Shrewsbury.Dan Butterworth, a deadline day loan signing from Blackburn, made his first appearance as a substitute at the weekend and will be looking for more game time.On-loan Preston midfielder Josh Harrop remains absent ...Full Story »

Top scorer Elijah Adebayo and captain Sonny Bradley could return as Luton host Barnsley in the Championship.Adebayo has not been risked in the last three games due to a niggle, while Bradley has missed four matches.Luke Berry is out with a hamstring injury.Fellow midfielder Jordan Clark is nearing a return but this match comes just too soon.Barnsley have new signing Domingos Quina available agai...Full Story »

Mansfield could hand a debut to on-loan Newcastle midfielder Matty Longstaff in Tuesday night’s Sky Bet League Two match against Colchester.Longstaff, 21, joined the Stags on deadline day, having spent the earlier part of the campaign in Scotland with Aberdeen.Veteran former Sheffield United and Brighton winger Jamie Murphy has joined on loan from Hibernian until the end of the season.Midf...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday will be without 11 first-team players through injury as they prepare to face Wigan on Tuesday.Harlee Dean, Tyreece John-Jules and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru will not be available for the game at Hillsborough.Centre-back Lewis Gibson could return, while defensive pair Dominic Iorfa and Chey Dunkley have resumed training but the midweek fixture will come too soon for the pair.Dennis A...Full Story »

Ben Williams is back from suspension for Cheltenham’s League One clash with Sunderland.The defender received two yellow cards in the final minute of Town’s goalless draw with Wigan, meaning he missed their last outing at AFC Wimbledon.Deadline-day signing Jamie Soule could make his debut following his arrival from West Brom, while fellow loanee Aaron Ramsey may start after two substi...Full Story »

Portsmouth look set to be without midfielder Joe Morrell through suspension for the Sky Bet League One match against Burton.Wales international Morrell was shown a straight red card for a high challenge during Saturday’s 3-2 defeat at Oxford and starts a three-match ban, although the club have appealed against the decision.Deadline-day signing Aiden O’Brien made his debut as a late s...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund are pushing to advance contract talks with Jude Bellingham. Football Insider says Dortmund are worried about Liverpool's interest in the England international. Bellingham, 18, is already contracted until 2025. But Dortmund want to offer him a better deal in the hope he will resist Liverpool. The German club have also considered signing Bellingham's 16-year-old brother, Jo...Full Story »

Premier League leaders Manchester City will travel to face Championship strugglers Peterborough United in the FA Cup fifth round. It is a plum draw for Posh, who are at this stage of the competition for the first time since 1986 after overcoming Sky Bet Championship rivals QPR on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's men overcame Fulham 4-1 in the fourth round with Riyad Mahrez scoring twice during a comf...Full Story »

Liverpool plot summer bid for Barcelona star Gavi Liverpool hope to capitalise on Barcelona's difficult financial situation this summer. The Spanish side are trying to convince midfielder Gavi to sign a new contract, but have not been able to meet his salary demands. According to Daily Express, Liverpool are eager to swoop in with an offer and lure him away in the near future. Gosens revea...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has levelled the blame for the clubs January transfer troubles on chairman Daniel Levy. Spurs signed Juventus pair Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski on deadline day, but had a swathe of deals end in failure earlier in the window. According to the Daily Mail, Spurs were first in line to sign both Adama Traore and Luis Diaz but were unable to compl...Full Story »