MAROUANE FELLAINI has finally sold his Manchester mansion with indoor pool and barber shop - after drastically snipping the £2.3million asking price to £1.7m. It's still a sum not to be quiffed at for the former Manchester United midfielder, who included a separate detached garden cottage in the package and TWICE lopped £300k off the original figure he wanted. Ex-Man Utd star Ma...Full Story »

Everton ended a miserable run of home form to keep their slim hopes of European football alive and give 6,500 returning fans something to cheer about as they edged out Wolves 1-0 at Goodison Park.Richarlison’s 48th-minute header separated the sides on the night, giving Everton a first home win in six and only a second win in 10, though it was not one that came easily.Coupled with Tottenham...Full Story »

Swansea boss Steve Cooper warned it was “only half-time” after his side took a slender 1-0 lead in their Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final against Barnsley.Andre Ayew’s excellent curling finish six minutes before half-time proved decisive and was a rare moment of quality in a fast and furious first leg at Oakwell.Fans returned to the stadium for the first time since Marc...Full Story »

Andre Ayew’s solitary first-half strike at Oakwell has given Swansea a slender 1-0 lead in their Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final against Barnsley.Ayew produced the game’s only moment of class six minutes before half-time in the first leg when he curled home a crucial goal for Steve Cooper’s side.Swansea, who will defend their narrow advantage on Saturday in the return ...Full Story »

Barnsley captain Alex Mowatt is hoping to recover in time to face Swansea in the first leg of their Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final.Mowatt missed the 2-2 home draw against Norwich on the last day of the regular season due to a groin strain.Defender Liam Kitching, signed from Forest Green in January, made his first appearance for Barnsley as a substitute versus Norwich and could feature ...Full Story »

Bournemouth remain without Junior Stanislas for the first leg of their Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final against Brentford.Winger Stanislas missed last weekend’s loss to Stoke due to a slight hamstring strain and is not yet ready to return.Cherries boss Jonathan Woodgate, who has no fresh selection concerns, said there is a chance Stanislas could be available for the second leg...Full Story »

Relegated West Brom have Ainsley Maitland-Niles back available for Sunday’s Premier League clash with Liverpool at the Hawthorns.Maitland-Niles was unable to face his parent club Arsenal as part of the terms of his loan when the Baggies lost 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium last weekend, a result which confirmed them as going down.Robert Snodgrass and Branislav Ivanovic remain sidelined.Liverpo...Full Story »

Ronald Koeman's team twice surrendered the lead to draw 3-3, leaving them in danger of falling further behind their rivalsSergio Busquets believes Barcelona's chances of winning La Liga are all but over after they drew 3-3 with Levante on Tuesday. The Catalan side had a two-goal lead in the first half through Lionel Messi and Pedri, but the hosts pulled themselves level when Gonzalo Melero an...Full Story »

Zinedine Zidane has said he's "very angry" after Sevilla FC were awarded a controversial handball penalty in a 2-2 draw that left Real Madrid trailing leaders Atletico Madrid by two points at the top of the La Liga table. The teams were level at 1-1 when referee Juan Martinez Munuera initially gave Madrid a penalty for a foul by goalkeeper Bono on forward Karim Benzema -- only for the VAR to ...Full Story »

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, the three clubs still involved in the proposed European Super League, denounced on Saturday the "intolerable" pressure put on them by UEFA to drop the project. UEFA said on Friday that the three clubs will face sanctions, and European soccer's ruling body has started disciplinary proceedings against them. Multiple sources told ESPN earlier this week that a...Full Story »

Exeter could not get the win they needed to give themselves a chance of making the League Two play-offs as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Barrow at St James Park.Barrow certainly looked up for the fight, despite having nothing to play for, and almost went on front in 12 minutes when Chris Taylor looped a volley over the head of Jokull Andresson but it drifted just wide of the upright.Exeter ope...Full Story »

Carlisle played out a 0-0 draw with Walsall to finish 10th in Sky Bet League Two.This latest stalemate was Carlisle’s sixth draw in their final eight games.Chris Beech’s Cumbrians lost just one of their last 11 fixtures but are left to rue a dreadful run of results in February and March.Keeper Jack Rose stood between Carlisle and a first-half lead. He kept out a close-range Jack Arme...Full Story »

Daniel Farke felt his title-winning Norwich side finished the season in style after coming from behind twice to secure a 2-2 draw at play-off semi-finalists Barnsley.The Canaries won a share of the spoils as Emiliano Buendia and substitute Adam Idah cancelled out Cauley Woodrow and Conor Chaplin efforts.Farke also admitted that it was a bruising end to the Sky Bet Championship season with midfie...Full Story »

Jonathan Woodgate insists Bournemouth will not be lacking in confidence when they take on Brentford in the play-off semi-finals despite seeing his team slip to a third straight Championship defeat.Stoke were full value for their 2-0 win, given to them by goals from debutant Will Forrester and full-back Tommy Smith, despite Woodgate naming a strong side.“We’ll be the underdogs, it&rsq...Full Story »

Norwich lifted the Sky Bet Championship trophy at Barnsley but missed out on setting a new club record of 30 wins in a league season.The Canaries had to come back twice to secure a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw following Cauley Woodrow and Conor Chaplin strikes for the hosts.Emiliano Buendia grabbed Norwich’s first equaliser with his 15th goal of the season and 20-year-old Adam Idah ne...Full Story »

Barnsley could have defender Liam Kitching available for the Sky Bet Championship visit of champions Norwich.Kitching is yet to make his debut following a January move from Forest Green because of a groin problem, but has been building up fitness with an appearance for the under-23s.The Tykes are already secure of a top-six finish, so manager Valerien Ismael may opt to freshen up the side, with ...Full Story »

Carlisle are likely to be without a host of first-teamers for the visit of Walsall.Strikers Offrande Zanzala (hamstring) and Ethan Walker (back) both needed to be substituted after picking up injuries in last week’s win at Leyton Orient and are major doubts.Defender Rhys Bennett is set to miss out due to a lingering knee complaint, while Rod McDonald has been battling a dead leg.Top-scorer...Full Story »

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was not giving anything away when asked about his selection for the clash against Real Madrid. The Champions League semi-final tie is evenly poised at 1-1 after Real fought back in the first leg in Spain. And Tuchel is still weighing up what he'll do to help his side reach the final. "I will make my decisions very late like I usually do," said Tuchel. "I have ...Full Story »

West Brom slipped closer to Premier League relegation despite Mbaye Diagne earning a 1-1 derby draw with Wolves.The striker struck in the second half but the Baggies still need a minor miracle to stay in the English top flight.They remain second bottom and are 10 points from safety with just four games left having fallen behind to Fabio Silva’s first-half fluke. The Baggies could now be re...Full Story »

A police officer was left with a slashed face from the Manchester United protests, requiring urgent stitches. The Red Devils' Premier League fixture against Liverpool was forced into postponement when a group of supporters broke onto the Old Trafford pitch. While the fans were escorted out of the ground without too much conflict, police were brought in to disperse the large crowd from the surr...Full Story »