The Portuguese superstar was the 18-yard box predator, the finisher, the presence the champions needed to go again and stay ahead of the rest. It was lunchtime on August 27 when a clearly shellshocked Guardiola faced the press, his plans in tatters. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hopeful Cristiano Ronaldo can deliver once more against Manchester City Pep Guardiola thought his club was going to land ...Full Story »

Lazio chief Igli Tare has revealed they're in new contract talks with coach Maurizio Sarri. Sarri has a deal to 2023 and Lazio are now seeking to extend that to 2025. "Yes, it is a shared decision, prompted also by Sarri's request," Tare told Sky Italia. "He sees the opportunity to work well at Formello. This is a strong signal that we have started a project here. "It is just the first pha...Full Story »

Barnsley caretaker boss Joseph Laumann praised the unity of his team after they battled to a 2-1 win over Derby.The Tykes, in their first game since Markus Schopp was sacked as head coach, came from behind to beat their Championship relegation rivals and end their miserable run of seven straight defeats.The away side broke the deadlock through Sam Baldock but Victor Adeboyejo equalised before ha...Full Story »

Fulham closed the gap on Sky Bet Championship leaders Bournemouth after a crushing 7-0 win at 10-man Blackburn.Marco Silva’s men were utterly ruthless as they swatted aside a Blackburn team who had lost only once on home turf this season.Any discussion of a tricky night was put to bed within 19 minutes as the Cottagers raced into a two-goal lead through Neeskens Kebano’s precise fini...Full Story »

Antonio Conte is close to completing his first signing as Tottenham manager. The new Tottenham boss was confirmed to be taking over the club earlier today and he and Spurs are already busy trying to build the squad that the Italian is after. According to The Sun via Rudy Galetti, AC Milan midfielder Frank Kessie is close to agreeing personal terms with the North London club. His contract wi...Full Story »

Serial Europa League winner and ex-Arsenal manager Unai Emery is edging closer to be given the Newcastle United job, according to reports. Emery now leads a two-man list, with Bournemouth legend Eddie Howe the second-choice behind the Basque boss, now at Villarreal. Newcastle are thought to be sorting personal terms with Emery ahead of his move, which includes agreeing to pay him as much mon...Full Story »

Richie Wellens was glad to see Doncaster end their dismal away record but frustrated they could not turn a strong second-half showing at fellow strugglers Crewe into a win.After a run of eight defeats on the road, Rovers secured their first away point of the season with a 1-1 draw at Gresty Road as Joseph Olowu cancelled out Chris Porter’s opener.After the break Ethan Galbraith was thwarte...Full Story »

After it looking extremely likely that they were set to split, Mauro Icardi and Wanda Nara have seemingly made up. In another strange turn of events, however, Icardi has deleted his Instagram account and no one seems to know why. On Saturday, all of the Argentine forward's photos were deleted and then his entire profile disappeared from the social media site. Icardi's peculiar Instagram ac...Full Story »

A furious Jose Mourinho stormed out of his post-match interview after Roma's 2-1 defeat against AC Milan out of fear that he "won't be on the touchline next week". Mourinho's 43-game unbeaten home record in Serie A is over following the loss at Stadio Olimpico, in which his Giallorossi side fell a goal behind after 25 minutes. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who previously played under the Special One at ...Full Story »