Manchester City are ready to dip into their sizeable pockets to tempt 17-year-old sensation Matheus Franca across the Atlantic as he continues to impress for Flamengo in Brazil Manchester City are preparing a 'truckload' of money in an attempt to sign Flamengo's 17-year-old sensation Matheus Franca. Pep Guardiola's side have dipped into the Brazilian market in recent years with acquisitions of...Full Story »

The Germany international, who is out of contract this summer, scored the only goal of the game as the Blues booked their place at Wembley Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea: Match Statistics It's incredible how quickly things can turn around for a footballer. A year ago, Tottenham were one of a host of clubs looking to sign Antonio Rudiger after the Chelsea defender had fallen out of favour with then-m...Full Story »

David Moyes challenged Jarrod Bowen to maintain his stunning form after he fired West Ham into the top four and enhanced his England credentials in a 2-0 win over Norwich.Bowen’s seventh and eighth goals of the season secured a third straight Premier League win for the Hammers.The calls for Bowen to win a Three Lions call-up are getting louder, with his eight assists meaning the forme...Full Story »

Dave Artell said it would have been a “travesty” if Crewe had not beaten Charlton to record a third win in five although the Railwaymen were left to sweat over a stoppage-time strike by Elliot Lee that was eventually ruled out.Referee Rob Lewis and his assistant deliberated for several minutes before agreeing that Jonathan Leko was standing in an offside position and interfering with...Full Story »

Antonio Conte has said he was following the “club line” after he dropped Tanguy Ndombele for the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg with Chelsea.The Frenchman was absent as Antonio Rudiger’s first-half goal gave Chelsea a 1-0 win on the evening and a 3-0 aggregate overall as they booked a place in next month’s Wembley final against Liverpool or Arsenal.Ndombele was booed o...Full Story »

Chelsea booked their place in the Carabao Cup final with a 3-0 semi-final aggregate win over Tottenham, whose hopes of a comeback were denied by VAR misery.Thomas Tuchel’s men did half the job in last week’s first leg at Stamford Bridge when they won 2-0 and Antonio Rudiger’s first-half goal in north London settled matters, setting up a Wembley date against either Liverpool or ...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo says wearing a disguise to a night club on New Year's Eve was one of the best nights of his life because he "felt free". The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was playing for Real Madrid at the time when he decided to go out and celebrate with his best friend Ricardo. Of course, Ronaldo had one of the most recognisable faces in the world at the time so in a bid to go undetected,...Full Story »

BRENTFORD'S Kris Ajer celebrated his engaement to stunning girlfriend Marte Koepp on a night out in London with old Celtic pals Greg Taylor and Ryan Christie. The Bees defender - who swapped the Hoops for the riches of the English Premier League in the summer - revealed his big news to his followers on Instagram last week. Ex-Celtic star Ajer poses with fiancee after popping the question last ...Full Story »

Manager Xavi Hernandez has said Wednesday's Spanish Supercopa semifinal against Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia could serve to kickstart Barcelona's season. Barca have shown signs of improvement since Xavi replaced Ronald Koeman as coach in November, climbing to within one point of the top four in LaLiga, but have yet to find any sort of consistency. They go into the Clasico on the back of a disap...Full Story »

The furious Clarets did not want to sell their Kiwi striker but were powerless after the Magpies triggered his release clause. Chris Wood is due on Tyneside for a medical TONIGHT Credit: Reuters Personal terms have already been agreed with Wood, 30, to become the second signing of the Saudi era following Kieran Trippier’s arrival. Newcastle’s interest in the New Zealand internat...Full Story »

ARSENAL have made their first signing of the transfer window. Arsenal have reportedly signed West Brom wonderkid Lino Da Cruz Sousa in a big boost for Mikel Arteta's future plans. The 16-year-old was part of the Baggies' under-18, playing two years above his age group. Arsenal have apparently completed their first signing of the window (Image: GETTY) Football.london claim academy boss Per Mer...Full Story »

Real Madrid midfielder Isco has reportedly reached an agreement to join bitter rivals Barcelona on a free transfer in the first direct deal between the Clasico rivals for 15 years A direct transfer between Real Madrid and Barcelona could take place this summer a full 15 years after the last deal of the same kind between the bitter rivals. Spain international Isco, who is out of contract in the...Full Story »

The Brazilian playmaker is returning to England four years on from making a big-money move to Camp Nou that did not play out as planned Aston Villa have confirmed the signing Philippe Coutinho on loan from Barcelona with an option to buy the former Liverpool playmaker as he reunites with his old team-mate Steven Gerrard. The Brazil international will see out the remainder of the 2021-22 camp...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Michael Appleton was delighted to see Chris Maguire’s hat-trick earn his side their first back-to-back victories of the season.Having seen off Oxford at the weekend, Lincoln followed up with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.Maguire claimed a treble against his former employers, having left the Black Cats after his contract was not renewed in the summer.And...Full Story »

Micky Mellon felt Tranmere showed why they are in the Sky Bet League Two promotion race as they fought back for a 1-1 draw at Salford.A howler from Rovers goalkeeper Ross Doohan had gifted Salford striker Remi Oteh a first-half opener before substitute Paul Glatzel headed a deserved second-half equaliser.“It wasn’t a game for the purists but you’ve got to be good at what the ga...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough believed his side’s 3-2 home victory over play-off rivals Swindon was their most important win of the season.The Stags were pipped at the death in Saturday’s FA Cup clash with Middlesbrough but bounced back to make it five Sky Bet League Two wins in a row and eight in nine.“I thought that was our most important win of the season on the back of the FA...Full Story »

Paul Glatzel came off the bench to rescue Tranmere a point in a 1-1 draw at Salford.The Ammies took the lead when Remi Oteh capitalised on a miskick from Rovers goalkeeper Ross Doohan to convert the easiest of chances on the half hour.Salford were seeking a third straight win and saw Tyreik Wright and Matty Lund come close either side of Oteh’s first-half gift.Having won six in a row thems...Full Story »

Mansfield maintained their Sky Bet League Two play-off push with a fifth win in succession as they saw off visiting Swindon 3-2.The Stags grabbed a fourth-minute lead as Jordan Bowery pulled back a pass for George Maris to smash home a low 12-yard finish.But Nathan Bishop was beaten at his near post from a tight angle on the right by Harry McKirdy for a 28th-minute equaliser.Mansfield were back ...Full Story »

Chris Long is available for Crewe’s Sky Bet League One clash with Charlton on Wednesday night.The striker, who has scored three in his last three appearances, has missed the last six games having been a close contact to a positive Covid-19 case.A new, unnamed member of David Artell’s squad will miss the Addicks fixture for a similar reason while a combination of an ankle knock and il...Full Story »

Tottenham will not have any of their injured players back for the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg with Chelsea.Spurs, who are trailing 2-0 from the first leg, are without Son Heung-min (muscle), Steven Bergwijn, Eric Dier (both calf) and Cristian Romero (hamstring) for the game.It remains to be seen whether Tanguy Ndombele will be involved after he was booed off the pitch by supporters at the ...Full Story »