Former Manchester United midfielder Luke Chadwick has responded to recent transfer rumours linking the Red Devils with a move to sign Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara. The highly-rated young Frenchman has caught the eye in Ligue 1 in recent times, and Chadwick seems optimistic about his qualities in defensive midfield. Kamara has been linked with Man Utd and other Premier League clubs by...Full Story »

Ronald Araujo cancelled out Papu Gomez's opener as Barcelona and Sevilla shared the points in LaLiga on Tuesday in a result that did neither team's aspirations any favours. Both goals came from corners in an entertaining first half as the rain poured down at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium. Jules Kounde was sent off for Sevilla after the break but, despite playing against 10 men for half a...Full Story »

Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta wants to stay - despite interest from Barcelona. Azpilicueta's priority is to extend his stay at Chelsea and continue to fight for his place in Thomas Tuchel's side. Despite being club captain, he has been forced to sit on the sidelines more often than usual this season following the emergence of academy graduate Trevoh Chalobah, says the Athletic. With Thi...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta insists everyone at Arsenal remains keen for Eddie Nketiah to stay at the club after his first senior hat-trick downed Sunderland in the Carabao Cup quarter-final.The Gunners secured a comfortable 5-1 victory to reach the last four as Nketiah shone on a night where club-record signing Nicolas Pepe got on the scoresheet and 18-year-old Charlie Patino toasted his first-team debut with...Full Story »

Struggling Elgin claimed a valuable 1-0 victory in cinch League 2 against Stirling.Angus Mailer scored the only goal in the 68th minute to move Elgin seven points clear of bottom side Cowdenbeath and only five points adrift of Stranraer in fourth.After a drab first half featuring very few chances, Elgin began to gain the upper hand. Conor O’Keefe had two good chances before Mailer turned t...Full Story »

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin faces a major selection headache for the cinch Premiership visit of Celtic.Saints failed in a request to get the match postponed after a number of positive Covid-19 cases but are still awaiting some PCR results.The Buddies were already without Eamonn Brophy (hamstring) and Conor McCarthy (ankle).David Turnbull is awaiting the results of a scan on his hamstring injur...Full Story »

Ivan Toney is set to return to the Brentford squad for the Carabao Cup quarter-final visit of Chelsea.The striker was one of Brentford’s earlier Covid-19 casualties and is expected to be available.Mathias Jorgensen is close to returning after a hamstring problem but Kristoffer Ajer, David Raya and Josh Dasilva are still out.Chelsea could turn to a host of academy products to plug the gap l...Full Story »

Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech has emerged as a surprise transfer alternative for Barcelona as they pursue new attacking options. But the Moroccan international would only leave for the Nou Camp if the Spanish giants fail to pull off the signing of Ferran Torres. Ziyech has recently made his way into Thomas Tuchel’s injury and Covid-hit Blues side. But he has not replicated the form that ma...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom saluted the spirit of Sheffield United which re-emerged at Craven Cottage in their 1-0 victory over Sky Bet Championship leaders Fulham.It was one of the players Heckingbottom had under his wing in the Under-23s side at Bramall Lane, Iliman Ndiaye, who scored the goal which lifted United to within three points of the play-off places.It also meant that Heckingbottom has won all...Full Story »

Sheffield United extended new manager Paul Heckingbottom’s perfect record with a surprise 1-0 victory over Sky Bet Championship leaders Fulham at Craven Cottage.An early Iliman Ndiaye goal inflicted only Fulham’s second home defeat of the season and meant that the table is now tightening up for its customary springtime promotion scrap.When the Championship fixtures were released in t...Full Story »

Legendary Chelsea defender John Terry has revealed who he named as his three "favourite babes" back in 1998, including Denise Van Outen. The former England captain has become one of the most entertaining ex-players on social media in recent months. Terry shared a player profile on his Instagram story which included a range of favourites, with band, TV show, commentator and team-mate amongst th...Full Story »

CHELSEA are on red alert amid reports Matthijs de Ligt is ready for a ‘new step’ away from Juventus. The 22-year-old is being tracked as a solution to the Blues’ defensive headache. Matthijs de Ligt joined Juventus from Ajax in 2019 And superagent Mino Raiola has told Dutch newspaper NRC his client is ready to look beyond Serie A. He said: “(De Ligt) is ready for a ne...Full Story »

A lack of striking options has hampered Barcelona's push to win LaLiga Santander this season and new coach Xavi hasn't been able to turn things round. With 17 games played, Barcelona lie down in seventh in the league below the likes of Rayo Vallecano, Real Betis and Real Sociedad, all teams they would expect to beat. And they have had their eye on Manchester City attacker Ferran Torres to co...Full Story »

Atletico to allow Trippier to join Newcastle Atletico Madrid will allow Kieran Trippier to join Newcastle, if they can find a replacement. The Daily Mail claims that Atleti are looking for £15 million (€18m/$20m) for the England right-back, who has impressed in Spain since joining from Tottenham in 2019. Madrid eye Dumfries move Real Madrid are considering a move for Denzel Dumfri...Full Story »

Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani looks like he could be on the move to Barcelona as soon as January. Following Sergio Aguero’s premature enforced retirement, Barcelona have some wage space free to use and look set to bring Cavani in to fill that void. According to Marca, Cavani is keen on the move, turning down a return to South America in favour of engineering a move to the N...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou admitted there was no way he could have kept Kyogo Furuhashi off the Hampden pitch after the Japan forward brushed off an injury to win the Premier Sports Cup.Furuhashi struck twice as Celtic came from behind to beat Hibernian 2-1.The Japan international had missed the previous two matches with a hamstring injury and Postecoglou had admitted the player and his med...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel insists Chelsea did not dent their Premier League title challenge at Wolves – but instead with three recent home draws.Wolves held Chelsea to a goalless stalemate at Molineux, with the Covid and injury-hit Blues struggling for fluency.Tuchel’s side slipped six points behind rampant leaders Manchester City following their fourth draw in eight top-flight encounters.Chelse...Full Story »

Kyogo Furuhashi cemented his hero status among the Celtic support by firing them to their first trophy of the Ange Postecoglou era.The Japan forward returned from a hamstring injury to hit a Hampden double as Celtic came from behind to beat Hibernian 2-1 in the Premier Sports Cup final.The game burst to life after a cagey first half during which Celtic suffered another hamstring injury as David ...Full Story »

Covid-hit Chelsea ground out a goalless draw with Wolves at a foggy Molineux to lose further ground on Premier League leaders Manchester City.Daniel Podence had a first-half tap-in chalked off for offside and Leander Dendoncker spurned a glorious chance as luckless Wolves forced Chelsea to settle for a fourth draw in eight top-flight matches.Chelsea travelled to the midlands without at least eig...Full Story »

Bernardo Silva staged a midfield masterclass as Premier League leaders Manchester City swept aside struggling Newcastle 4-0 to claim a record 34th win of 2021.The Portuguese, aided and abetted by Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne, steered City to a commanding victory at St James’ Park to eclipse Liverpool’s mark of 33 top-flight wins in a calendar year set in 1982.Goals from Ruben Dias and J...Full Story »