Rangers gave themselves some much-needed respite with a 3-0 cinch Premiership win over 10-man St Mirren in Paisley.Former Gers midfielder Steven Davis began his spell as caretaker manager with an embarrassing 2-1 Europa League defeat against Aris Limassol in Cyprus on Thursday night and there was a sense of foreboding about the trip to the SMiSA stadium.Some Rangers fans unravelled banners early...Full Story »

Former England Women's goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis, who was born in Burnley, was waiting for the host as she emerged from the Turf Moor tunnel at the start of the programme. Alex Scott got on the booze early live on Football FocusShe was handed a Burnley 'tradition' right at the start of the showScott did not seem to be the biggest fan of the winter warmer As she stood alongside fellow pund...Full Story »

The gorgeous wife of ex-Southampton star Graziano Pelle took to Instagram to show off her "glam game". Viktoria Varga set pulses racing in this skin-tight black dressThe gorgeous 31-year-old has been dubbed the 'world's most beautiful woman'Viktoria posted several snaps as she flaunted her 'glam game' And while her fella was well-versed in scoring on the pitch, her exploits online have seen he...Full Story »

The world's most-expensive footballer was given permission from new club Al-Hilal to fly 7,073 miles back to Brazil to witness the arrival of his second child this week. Neymar and girlfriend Bruna have announced the birth of their baby girlThe Brazilian star jetted back to his homeland to attend the birth this weekThe beautiful bundle of joy arrived this morning and has been named Maive And t...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Inter Miami are eliminated from playoff contention after losing to FC Cincinnati. Since Leo Messi's debut, Inter Miami only won one of the six games he missed and only lost one of the 13 he's played in:     Chelsea win consecutive Premier League games for the first time since MarchFulham 0-2 ChelseaBurnley 1-4 Chelsea     M...Full Story »

Bruno Guimaraes has signed a new deal with Newcastle United. The midfielder, 25, has penned a new contract with Newcastle to 2028. Guimaraes said, "It's a very comfortable place to be here, and I hope to continue to delight the fans and help the team achieve success. "This is my goal because there are no words to describe how happy I am to be here. "I remember in my first interview I said ...Full Story »

Bayern Munich have joined the interest in Valencia midfielder Javi Guerra. The 20 year-old is being watched regularly by Manchester United scouts this season, where manager Erik ten Hag has received glowing reports and is a big fan. BILD says Bayern chief Christoph Freund is also eyeing the youngster. Guerra's deal with Los Che runs to 2027 and has a buyout clause of €100m. VCF chief...Full Story »

Manchester United are set to trigger a clause in Victor Lindelof's contract in order to extend his stay at the club by one more year. WHAT HAPPENED? The Swedish defender's current contract is set to expire at the end of the season. In order to prevent the player from leaving for free next summer, United are set to trigger an extension clause in his contract in order to keep him at the club un...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino believes that Raheem Sterling deserves to be in the England squad and can prove manager Gareth Southgate wrong. The Chelsea forward has been in scintillating form so far this season, scoring three and assisting one in the Premier League already. The 28-year-old is finally starting to show glimpses of that player we saw at Manchester City and could be the central component...Full Story »

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou says he's not spoken to Eric Dier about his situation. Dier has found himself frozen out by Postecoglou this season and it's been suggested he has spoken with the manager about his future. But Postecoglou says: "I had no dialogue with Eric or the other players. "If anyone wants to discuss their future with me, please do so. But I won't start this until there ...Full Story »

Carlo Ancelotti's big summer signing is on a record-breaking scoring run Jude Bellingham continued to find the net in La Liga, while Vinicius Jr rounded into form, as Real Madrid put four past Osasuna to go top of the league. The Englishman scored two — and surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo's mark for goal contributions in his first 10 games — before Vinicius and Joselu rounded out the ...Full Story »

Saudi Pro League outfit Abha plan a January move for Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski. The Poland international attracted an approach from Abha over the summer, but decided to stay. However, Sport says Abha will try again over the New Year for Lewandowski. The striker has three other Pro League sides keen. For his part, Lewandowski has insisted he wants to stay with the Blaugrana. Thou...Full Story »

Roma coach Jose Mourinho said he fully expects to work in Saudi Arabia one day after his compatriot, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, led the way by joining Al Nassr, with a stream of players subsequently signing for Saudi Pro League teams. Mourinho seemed confident about moving to Saudi Arabia during an interview MBC Egypt TV channel, owned by Saudi MBC Group. "I will go to Saudi Arabia ...Full Story »

Juventus eyeing move for out-of-favour Man Utd star Juventus are planning to sign out-of-favour Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho in the January transfer window, according to The Sun. The Serie A giants are reportedly ready to sign the English international on loan in the next window and make it a permanent move in the summer for £60million. Juventus will also hope that the Red Devi...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper believes his side are heading in the right direction despite their trip to Crystal Palace ending in a “disappointing” goalless draw.Cooper’s men had their chances at Selhurst Park, where Morgan Gibbs-White saw a shot come back off a post and a sprightly Murillo was denied more than once by Eagles goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.In the end, it was a ...Full Story »

Crewe manager Lee Bell slammed the officials and called for better on-field communication between the referee and his assistants after his side’s 4-2 defeat at Salford.First-half headers from Courtney Baker-Richardson and Matt Smith meant it was all square at the break, but in the 57th minute Baker-Richardson was flagged for offside – a decision Bell believes the officials got wrong....Full Story »

Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest settled for a point apiece after playing out a goalless draw at Selhurst Park.Morgan Gibbs-White came closest for Forest when he clipped the inside of the far post in the first half, while Jean-Philippe Mateta narrowly missed breaking the deadlock in the second period.Roy Hodgson’s 400th Premier League game in charge was marred by two more injuries to h...Full Story »

Cheltenham manager Darrell Clarke was relieved to see the robins finally find the back of the net in the 1-1 Sky Bet League One draw with Derby.Clarke collapsed to the ground in theatrical disbelief in the technical area When the Robins got their first goal at the 12th attempt.It was only the second game of Clarke’s reign as boss, but his players had endured an EFL record-equalling run of ...Full Story »

Steve Evans played down speculation linking him with the vacant Sheffield Wednesday job after his Stevenage side moved up to fourth in League One with a 1-0 win over Wigan.Evans guided Boro to the third tier last term and his side are well in the mix for back-to-back promotions after a sixth win of the season.It was a chaotic affair, with a total of 28 minutes of stoppage time and a red card api...Full Story »

Barnsley manager Neill Collins praised the role of his substitutes in finally seeing off Exeter as the Tykes made it five away wins in a row with a 1-0 win at St James Park.In a tight game that could easily have gone either way, the Tykes won it in the 89th minute when Owen Dodgson came off the bench to cross for fellow sub John McAtee to stoop at the near post and head home the only goal of the...Full Story »