AC Milan chief Paolo Maldini has welcomed coach Stefano Pioli's new deal. Pioli has penned terms to 2023 this morning. Maldini said, "There is the thrill of continuing a path that is bringing us great results. We don't want a team to win for just one year, but for a long time. We want to bring Milan back to being competitive. "We do not renew only with the coach Pioli, but also with the per...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED are sweating over the appointment of Ralf Rangnick with Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow yet to grant him permission to leave. The 63-year-old joined the side in the summer on a three-year deal as their Head of Sports and Development. Ralf Rangnick has agreed a deal to become Manchester United's interim manager until the end of the term But the former RB Leipzig gaffer has sinc...Full Story »

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has been told to reel in his passionate touchline antics after his side's embarrassing defeat to Slovenian minnows NS Mura on Thursday. Spurs travelled to the Fazanerija City Stadium in the Europa Conference League, with Conte selecting a strong team which included Harry Kane, Tanguy Ndombele and Dele Alli. But they were humiliated by Mura, with goals from Tomi Hor...Full Story »

Bayern Munich's fans expressed their disapproval this week at a decision by the club to renew their sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways. The German side are currently top of the Bundesliga table and this week qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League. Despite the good run of form, however, Bayern are seemingly weighed down by the disapproval of their fans over their connection with Q...Full Story »

Arsenal ready to offload Pepe Arsenal are willing to sell record signing Nicolas Pepe following the emergence for Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe, reports the Sun. Pepe has struggled to recapture the form that prompted Arsenal to pay Lille £72m for the Ivory Coast forward in 2019 and has now fallen behind Saka and Smith Rowe in the Gunners pecking order. As a result the north London clu...Full Story »

Colchester manager Hayden Mullins declared that Freddie Sears is an example for all young players after the 31-year-old striker earned the Essex outfit a 1-1 home draw with Newport.Sears, who played with Mullins in the Premier League for West Ham, grabbed his eighth goal of the season for the U’s to cancel out Dom Telford’s 14th in 2021-22 for the visitors.But it was the quality of h...Full Story »

Ross County could have a full squad again for the cinch Premiership clash with Dundee United.County have reported no fresh injuries following the midweek win over Hibernian.Jake Vokins is looking for a Premiership debut after returning to the bench following foot surgery.Midfielder Calum Butcher is suspended for United following his red card against Aberdeen.United will give Jeando Fuchs until t...Full Story »

Dundee midfielder Jordan McGhee drops out for the cinch Premiership encounter with Motherwell after undergoing minor knee surgery.But Leigh Griffiths returns to the squad after missing the defeat against parent club Celtic before the international break.Alex Jakubiak (shoulder), Cillian Sheridan (Achilles) and Shaun Byrne (knee) remain out while Max Anderson (niggle) is a doubt.Motherwell have K...Full Story »

Festy Ebosele should be fit when Derby host QPR on Monday night.The teenager started on the right wing against Fulham on Wednesday but was forced off with cramp as the Rams earned a creditable goalless draw against the Championship leaders.The hamstring injury Sam Baldock suffered in the home win over Bournemouth is set to keep the forward out for “a few weeks”, according to Rams bos...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom will begin his second spell in charge of Sheffield United this year when they host Bristol City on Sunday.The 44-year-old’s first stint was as an 11-match caretaker fighting the tide of inevitable relegation from the Premier League last season, but this time he is the manager on a five-and-a-half-year contract after Slavisa Jokanovic was sacked on Thursday.Jokanovic swit...Full Story »

Manchester City will give fitness tests to midfielders Jack Grealish and Phil Foden ahead of Sunday’s Premier League visit of West Ham.The England pair have both been sidelined with knocks, with Grealish absent since the international break and Foden missing Wednesday’s win over Paris St Germain.Playmaker Kevin De Bruyne is still out with coronavirus, while winger-turned-striker Ferr...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will not have any of his injured players back for the visit of Southampton.The Reds boss will, therefore, again be selecting from the same squad which featured against Porto in the Champions League in midweek, with Virgil Van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho and Diogo Jota all set to return after being rested.Left-back Andy Robertson came off the bench against...Full Story »

Huddersfield midfielder Duane Holmes hopes to be back in contention for the home game against Middlesbrough.Holmes has missed the last two games due to a thigh injury, but returned to full training this week and could be involved.Boss Carlos Corberan has no new injury worries after the narrow midweek defeat at QPR, but skipper Jonathan Hogg (knee) remains up to eight weeks away from a return to ...Full Story »

Cambridge head coach Mark Bonner hopes to have Shilow Tracey available to face Sunderland at a sold-out Abbey Stadium.Tracey has missed the last five games due to a hip injury suffered during the FA Cup tie at Northampton.Lloyd Jones is back in light training but will not be rushed back into action.Greg Taylor and Liam O’Neil remain sidelined and have further to go in their recovery than J...Full Story »

Birmingham will be without midfielder Ryan Woods for the visit of Blackpool on Saturday afternoon.The 27-year-old was shown a red card by referee Leigh Doughty in their goalless draw with Coventry in midweek for bringing down Ian Maatsen on the counter attack.Birmingham’s appeal against the dismissal was rejected by the Football Association and Woods will serve a three-match suspension.Kri...Full Story »

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is rethinking their interest in Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba. AS says Real Madrid have halted their pursuit of Pogba. The 28-year-old Frenchman is set to leave Old Trafford for free in the summer when his contract expires. And Real Madrid have been heavily linked with a move for the World Cup winner as they prepare to bolster their squad und...Full Story »

Juventus could see at least one midfielder depart in the near future. The Italian giants are currently trying to juggle their finances and must get creative with ways to raise funds before delving into the market themselves. Several first-team players have already been linked with moves away, including midfield duo Aaron Ramsey (Sky Sports) and Weston McKennie. However, although the Serie A ...Full Story »

Giovanni Van Bronckhorst led Rangers into the Europa League knockout stages in his first game in charge.An Alfredo Morelos double earned Rangers a 2-0 victory over Sparta Prague in front of 48,370 fans at Ibrox.The victory ensured Rangers went out of sight of Brondby ahead of their final game against Group A winners Lyon and their 2-1 aggregate score over Sparta means the Czech side cannot overt...Full Story »

Tottenham endured one of the most embarrassing nights in their history as they were beaten by the lowest-ranked team in the Europa Conference League, going down 2-1 to NS Mura in Maribor.New boss Antonio Conte will have watched on with horror as his side lost at the death to a team with a UEFA coefficient ranking of 341.Even though they were reduced to 10 men just after the half-hour when Ryan S...Full Story »

Celtic’s hopes of progressing in the Europa League were dashed in agonising fashion as a late fightback from Bayer Leverkusen denied them a famous victory in Germany.Ange Postecoglou’s spirited side knew they would probably require a win to keep their last-32 dream alive and they were on course for this outcome until the closing stages after a Josip Juranovic penalty and a strike fro...Full Story »