The 28-year-old says it's "useless" to make comparisons with him and the Portugal superstar Belgium and Chelsea star Romelu Lukaku insisted he has a long way to go before he can be compared to Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo scored his 110th and 111th international goals this week, moving two clear of Iran legend Ali Daei in the all-time men's scoring charts. At age 28, Lukaku has netted 66 time...Full Story »

Stephen Kenny has launched a passionate defence of his Republic of Ireland reign after admitting their World Cup hopes are realistically over.Ireland needed a late Shane Duffy equaliser to spare them the ignominy of a home defeat at the hands of Azerbaijan, ranked 112th in the world, as they belatedly opened their Group A account at the fourth time of asking after a 1-1 draw in Dublin.As a resul...Full Story »

Bradford manager Derek Adams was frustrated his side could not break down the 10 men of Walsall in their 1-1 home draw in League Two.Bradford’s dominant first-half display paid dividends when Elliot Watt rifled in from 20 yards.But Jack Earing turned in an equaliser and despite the Saddlers having Joss Labadie sent off just before half-time, the Bantams failed to find a winner.Adams said: ...Full Story »

Gary Bowyer insisted Salford are going about things “in the right way” after their poor start to the season continued with defeat at Carlisle.Josh Morris scored a deserved equaliser for the visitors before half-time to cancel out Brennan Dickenson’s opener but Jon Mellish struck in the second period to earn victory for Carlisle.Defeat left pre-season promotion favourites Salfor...Full Story »

Port Vale boss Darrell Clarke was disgusted with his side’s defending as they fell to a 3-2 defeat at home to Rochdale.Jamie Proctor hit two goals for the Valiants but Dale took the points via two Jake Beesley headers and Corey O’Keeffe’s late winner.He said: “Defensively we were shocking. In the first 20 minutes we should have been two or three goals up and the game shou...Full Story »

Joey Barton praised the attitude of veteran Leon Clarke after the striker marked his Bristol Rovers debut with the only goal against Crawley in League Two.The 36-year-old had been on the field for only around 90 seconds at the start of the second half when he headed home a cross from fellow debutant Antony Evans.Rovers had to defend for their lives during seven minutes of stoppage time, but mana...Full Story »

Maidenhead’s stunning second-half comeback fell just short as Torquay held on for a 4-3 victory.A rampant first-half display saw the Gulls lead 4-0.Armani Little scored the first two, slotting in the opener after 15 minutes and tapping in a second from Danny Wright’s header.The Gulls scored twice in stoppage time at the end of the first half to seemingly put the game to bed.Little tu...Full Story »

Callum Roberts scored the winner as Notts County continued their unbeaten start to the National League season with an entertaining 3-2 victory over struggling Aldershot.Kyle Wootton gave the Magpies a 39th-minute lead with his fourth goal in as many games but Corie Andrews equalised just before half-time.Andrews slotted home again in the 51st minute to give his side the lead.However, the lead wa...Full Story »

Middlesbrough defender Marc Bola has been charged by the FA over a social media that he made at 14 years old. The 23-year-old, who was part of Arsenal’s academy before moving north in 2018, was charged regarding a post that “is insulting and/or abusive and/or improper”, according to English football’s governing body. While they also said that the post from nine years ag...Full Story »

Barcelona have a deal on the agenda for RB Leipzig midfielder Dani Olmo. Mundo Deportivo says Barca made an attempt for Olmo on deadline day on Tuesday - with RB Leipzig granting them permission to speak with the player. Barca tabled a five-year contract to Olmo's agents, which he immediately accepted without studying the proposal. The terms were for much less than he enjoys with RBL. In th...Full Story »

Serge Aurier would consider following the controversial path from Tottenham to join north London rivals Arsenal after terminating his contract with the club. The Ivorian defender is searching for a new club after becoming a free agent this summer. Tottenham announced on transfer deadline day on August 31 that they had agreed to tear up his contract to allow him to find a new team for the 2021-2...Full Story »

Emerson Royal has said he felt hurt by the way Barcelona forced him to make a deadline day move to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson, 22, had only signed for Barca in June when the club activated a clause to recall him from Real Betis for €9 million. However, when Tottenham offered €25m for the right-back on Monday, the Barca hierarchy called him into the training grou...Full Story »

Wimbledon are set to welcome Oxford without defender Dan Csoka who is away on international duty.The 21-year-old made his first appearance for Hungary’s under-21 side in a 2-1 loss to Israel in their UEFA Under-21 qualifier.Jack Rudoni came on as a second-half substitute to score the equaliser against Ipswich last week and will be hoping to start this weekend.Ben Henighan, who scored on hi...Full Story »

Roy Keane insists Jack Grealish would have to be "brain dead" to not take his game to the next level under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. Grealish became England's first ever £100million player when he waved goodbye to Aston Villa and put pen to paper on a six-year contract with City earlier this summer. The 25-year-old is already considered one of the best attacking midfielders in the...Full Story »

RAHEEM STERLING dedicated his goal in England's 4-0 win against Hungary to his late friend Steffie Gregg. The 26-year-old niece of Jamaican producer and singer Rvssian tragically passed away earlier this week. Raheem Sterling dedicated his goal against Hungary to a friend who died because of coronavirus And the Manchester City ace paid tribute with a T-shirt reading ‘Love you forever St...Full Story »

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was delighted with the club's summer transfer window. The Gunners spent the most of any team in the Premier League, forking out £145m on Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, Martin Odegaard, Aaron Ramsdale, Albert Lokonga and Nuno Tavares. Speaking to the club's official website, Arteta said: "It was a really complicated market. We had a lot of things to do, I thin...Full Story »

West Ham will reportedly return for Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard in the January transfer window. Lingard spent the second-half of last season on loan with West Ham, scoring nine goals in 16 appearances. His influence was a HUGE contributor towards the Hammers' unlikely push for Champions League football. David Moyes' men eventually had to settle for a Europa League spot, but e...Full Story »

The squad number assigned to new Chelsea signing Saul Niguez has, on Thursday evening, been unveiled by the Premier League giants. Blues make moves A busy summer of business on the west of London was of course brought to a conclusion earlier this week. Already boasting a Champions League-winning squad, the majority of the work carried out by those in a position of power at Stamford Bridge c...Full Story »

The former Juventus and Real Madrid has received his favourite number, with Edinson Cavani moving to No. 21 to accommodate him Manchester United have revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo will don his favourite No. 7 shirt for the 2021-22 Premier League season. Ronaldo's blockbuster return to Old Trafford from Juventus was one of the biggest stories of the summer transfer window. And the club h...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate insists supporters who jeer the taking of the knee and aim racist abuse at players will be regarded as “dinosaurs” after his England side were once again subjected to monkey chants.Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham were the reported targets of a number of Hungary supporters inside the Puskas Arena as England turned in a fine performance to win their World Cup quali...Full Story »