Barcelona make Alonso plan Once Barcelona register all signings with final green light coming from La Liga, Marcos Alonso will be sealed as next incoming. There’s an agreement in principle with Chelsea since last week 🚨🔵🔴 #FCBMatter of details - Marcos would sign with Barça until 2024 with +1 option. pic.twitter.com/XzTXH0TFlC— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 9,...Full Story »

Manchester City are often consistent in doing their business early on in the transfer window, as was the case with this summer’s major investments Kalvin Phillips and Erling Braut Haaland. Yet after the first weekend of the Premier League season, Pep Guardiola is still waiting on a replacement for the departed Oleksandr Zinchenko. The Ukrainian arrived as an attacking midfielder, but wa...Full Story »

Kate Greville told detectives she thought the former Manchester United ace was her "soulmate" and he had vowed to start a family with her - but he had actually been unfaithful for years. Ryan Giggs arrives at Manchester Crown Court on August 9 Credit: Getty Kate Greville has accused the former footballer of abuse and assault Credit: Refer to Caption In a police statement which was read out to...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   OMG It's ankle lock !!     Lucas Vazquez's son imitating Leo Messi's bicycle goal.     2014: Carlo Ancelotti with Real Madrid Captains - Iker Casillas & Sergio Ramos in The UCL Final Press Conference2022: Carlo Ancelotti with Real Madrid Captains - Karim Benzema & Luka Modric in The UEFA SuperCup Press Conference &...Full Story »

Manchester City and England star Jack Grealish is being targeted for a slot on TV comedy panel show A League of Their Own - and could prove he is 'sharper than people think' Jack Grealish has been eyed up for a spot on sports-based panel show A League of Their Own (Image: Sky Max) Jack Grealish is being eyed for a spot on Sky's sports-based comedy gameshow A League of Their Own - with Micah Ri...Full Story »

Kevin Betsy thought Crawley were worthy winners after a late goal from striker Tom Nichols gave his side a 1-0 Carabao Cup victory over League One opponents Bristol Rovers.Nichols raced through to send his old club out of the competition at the first round stage for the third season in a row, stroking the ball beyond goalkeeper James Belshaw after his initial shot had been blocked.Former Arsenal...Full Story »

A half-time telling off from Tranmere boss Micky Mellon helped inspire his side to a 12-11 penalty shoot-out win after they came from 2-0 behind to draw 2-2 with Accrington in normal time.A staggering 26 penalties were taken with Rovers keeper Mateusz Hewelt saving from Joe Pritchard while his counterpart Lukas Jensen kept out Rhys Hughes before it went to sudden death.Then Hewelt superbly denie...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Mark Kennedy hailed “incredible talent” Ted Bishop for his wonderful solo goal in the 3-0 win over Doncaster in the Carabao Cup.Bishop carried the ball from inside his own half before finishing smartly to double Lincoln’s lead after Charlie Kendall’s early goal. Anthony Scully rounded off the comfortable triumph.“It’s a stunning goal from Teddy,&r...Full Story »

Mark Hughes hailed striker Andy Cook as Bradford knocked out Championship side Hull in the Carabao Cup.Andy Cook scored twice for the League Two side, who came from behind to win 2-1 – their first home win in the competition for eight years.Hughes said: “We showed a little bit too much respect to Hull at the beginning, but after that we were excellent.“It was a really pleasing ...Full Story »

Paul Hurst admits he enjoyed watching rampant Grimsby overwhelm Crewe to reach the Carabao Cup second round with a 4-0 win at Blundell Park.Goals from Luke Waterfall, Kieran Green, Andy Smith and Stephen Wearne settled the game as Grimsby stand by for a possible date with Premier League opponents in the next stage following their return to the competition this season.Grimsby were particularly da...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley is dreaming of facing Southampton at Fratton Park in the second round of the Carabao Cup after seeing his troops dump Championship side Cardiff out of the competition.After a goalless first half, Joe Pigott, Ronan Curtis from the penalty spot and substitute Colby Bishop scored to send the League One side through following a 3-0 win.Cowley said: “We’d love...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Scott Brown was delighted that his side backed up Saturday’s win at home against Plymouth with another home success on Tuesday night after knocking Wigan out of the Carabao Cup.With those two wins, with the Wigan success secured by Ged Garner’s goal, Brown put to bed a statistic he was unaware of before joining the Cods.“I only found out after the game on Saturda...Full Story »

Norwich manager Dean Smith was delighted with the performance of his much-changed side as they beat Birmingham 4-2 on penalties after a 2-2 draw at Carrow Road to make progress in the Carabao Cup.With only Jacob Sorensen playing from the side which drew 1-1 with Wigan in the Championship on Saturday, the Canaries shrugged off the shock of losing a two-goal lead to book their place in the second ...Full Story »

Rochdale manager Robbie Stockdale refused to go overboard with the Carabao Cup victory against Burton.James Ball’s penalty and Devante Rodney’s stoppage-time clincher finally saw off the League One side.“It was a really positive night for us – but it is just the start,” explained Stockdale, who was mindful his side had lost its first two league matches.Stockdale was...Full Story »

Conor Grant’s first goal for MK Dons earned a 1-0 victory against Sutton of League Two in the first round of the Carabao Cup.It was also a first win of the season for the Dons, who had lost their first two games in League One but controlled the tie despite making seven changes from last weekend.After a pedestrian start, MK Dons midfielder Darragh Burns tried to liven up proceedings but cou...Full Story »

Ged Garner led Scott Brown’s Fleetwood into the next round of the Carabao Cup with a first-half header in front of the large Wigan travelling support.The Latics, unbeaten in two games after their return to the Sky Bet Championship, had the edge over League One Fleetwood in the early stages.Jay Lynch produced a fine save, racing out to smother Stephen Humphrys’ close-range effort.Flee...Full Story »

Mark Hughes was celebrating a Carabao Cup scalp as Bradford knocked out Championship visitors Hull 2-1 at Valley Parade.Andy Cook scored twice for the League Two side, who came from behind to record their first home win in the competition for eight years.Hull manager Shota Arveladze made seven changes to his side but they still went in front on 24 minutes.Randell Williams set up Ozan Tufan for a...Full Story »

Tom Nichols scored the only goal of the game against his former club as Crawley gave boss Kevin Betsy his first win in three attempts with a 1-0 Carabao Cup victory over League One Bristol Rovers.Betsy made six changes after two successive 1-0 league defeats and the Reds responded with an energetic performance.Striker Nichols settled the tie 16 minutes from time as Rovers went out of the competi...Full Story »

Rochdale left it late before securing their passage through to the second round of the Carabao Cup.Goals in the dying minutes from James Ball and Devante Rodney ensured League Two Dale claimed the scalp of Burton from the division above.With the prospect of a penalty shoot-out looking increasingly likely, Ball belatedly broke the deadlock in the 86th minute.The spot-kick was awarded when Abraham...Full Story »

Mateusz Hewelt saved the 26th penalty in a mammoth shootout as Tranmere came from 2-0 behind to draw 2-2 and win 12-11 on penalties against Sky Bet League One side Accrington.Stanley led 2-0 before Tranmere grabbed an equaliser through Paul Lewis with almost the last kick of the game.It went to penalties and Hewelt saved Joe Pritchard’s effort while his counterpart Lukas Jensen kept out Rh...Full Story »