Xavi coy on Puig future Xavi on Barça strategy: “This week we will plan everything based on the financial situation. @JordiCruyff and Alemany know my ideas”. 🔴 #FCB“Riqui Puig’s future? We’ll be clear with all the players. We need to be fast”, he added.— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 15, 2022 Newcastle pick up Henderson interest...Full Story »

Frank Lampard claimed a refereeing mistake cost Everton the chance to end the threat of relegation hanging over them as they twice blew a lead and finished with nine men in a 3-2 home defeat to Brentford.Knowing a win would have made them safe after Leeds could only draw with Brighton, Everton responded to a wall of noise inside Goodison Park to take a 10th-minute lead through Dominic Calvert-Le...Full Story »

Emma Hayes hailed her Chelsea side’s Women’s FA Cup triumph as “amazing for the women’s game” as they clinched a hard fought 3-2 win over Manchester City in front of a record crowd at Wembley.Sam Kerr’s extra-time winner handed Chelsea their second trophy in a week, after they wrapped up the Women’s Super League title last Sunday.Kerr had nodded in at th...Full Story »

Leeds boss Jesse Marsch feels Pascal Struijk’s late equaliser against Brighton has shifted the momentum in the Premier League survival battle in his side’s favour.Substitute Struijk’s stoppage-time header cancelled out Danny Welbeck’s first-half opener in a 1-1 draw at Elland Road and crucially clinched Leeds the point needed to climb out of the bottom three with one game...Full Story »

Everton blew a chance to secure their Premier League status as Brentford twice came from behind to earn a 3-2 win against nine men at Goodison Park.Leeds’ draw against Brighton meant victory for the Toffees would put an end to the spectre of a first relegation since 1951, and that seemed the most likely outcome when Dominic Calvert-Lewin marked his first start in five weeks with a 10th-min...Full Story »

Bromley finished their season in style with a 4-2 victory over Barnet at The Hive.The hosts drew first blood in the 10th minute when Ryan De Havilland played in Dan Powell and he lofted the ball into the net, but their lead was short-lived as Bromley equalised just two minutes later when Mason Bloomfield tapped in from close range.The visitors found themselves 3-1 up early in the second half. Lo...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola is relieved that Manchester City’s title destiny is still in their own hands after they were held to a 2-2 draw at West Ham.City now know a win against Aston Villa next weekend will seal a fourth Premier League crown in five years, regardless of what Liverpool do.Guardiola’s side had to battle back from two goals down at the London Stadium, and then missed a late penalt...Full Story »

Emmanuel Dieseruvwe scored a hat-trick in an eight-goal thriller as Grimsby and Eastleigh drew 4-4 in the National League.A late penalty from Tyrone Barnett rescued a point for the Spitfires, while the Mariners will now compete in the National League play-offs after finishing sixth.Jordan Maguire-Drew was causing problems for Eastleigh and scored the opener in the 31st minute, finding the bottom...Full Story »

Yeovil achieved a 12th-placed finish in the Vanarama National League thanks to a 1-0 win over Altrincham at the J Davidson Stadium.Town hit the front just over a quarter of an hour in courtesy of Tommy Knowles when he picked up a pass from Sonny Blu Lo-Everton before cutting back and slotting into the bottom corner.Altrincham could have had an equaliser after the break when Ryan Colclough almost...Full Story »

Chelsea lifted their second trophy in a week with Sam Kerr’s extra-time winner clinching a hard-fought 3-2 win over Manchester City in the Women’s FA Cup final at Wembley.Emma Hayes’ side had already won the Women’s Super League title last Sunday and have now added the FA Cup to their trophy cabinet, although City pushed them all the way in a match watched by a record cro...Full Story »

Manchester City battled back from two goals down and missed a late penalty to keep the title race alive after a rip-roaring 2-2 draw at West Ham.Jarrod Bowen’s first-half double threatened to hand the initiative to second-placed Liverpool, who would have surely relished the challenge of drawing level on points and gnawing away at the goal difference at Southampton on Tuesday night.But Jack...Full Story »

Pascal Struijk headed a stoppage-time equaliser as Leeds snatched a vital point in their fight for Premier League survival with a 1-1 draw against Brighton.Late substitute Struijk headed home at the far post in the second minute of added time to lift Leeds out of the bottom three after Danny Welbeck had given Albion a half-time lead at Elland Road.Following relegation rivals Burnley’s defe...Full Story »

Substitute Jeffrey Schlupp netted a late equaliser as Crystal Palace secured a 1-1 draw at fellow Premier League mid-table side Aston Villa.Schlupp, three minutes after coming on, finished from close range in the 81st minute to cancel out Ollie Watkins’ 69th-minute opener.Lucas Digne had a strike saved by Jack Butland and Watkins hit a shot wide in stoppage time as a subsequent Villa push ...Full Story »

Jamie Vardy and Harvey Barnes each scored twice as Roy Hodgson’s final home match in charge of relegated Watford ended in an embarrassing 5-1 Premier League loss to Leicester.Joao Pedro’s deflected effort gave the Hornets an early lead in front of incoming head coach Rob Edwards.But familiar defensive issues contributed to the hosts’ downfall as James Maddison’s leveller ...Full Story »

Ben Garner praised Swindon’s ability to grind out a win as they managed to overcome Port Vale in a cagey play-off semi-final tie at the County Ground which saw Harry McKirdy’s two goals secured a 2-1 victory.The deadlock was broken by McKirdy’s header in the 26th minute and grabbed his brace after the hour, with James Wilson’s late goal handing the Valiants a lifeline.Gar...Full Story »

David Martindale is convinced handing veteran goalkeeper Gary Maley his swansong inspired Livingston to a final-day 2-1 victory over Dundee.The 39-year-old was given the final 15 minutes as he brought the curtain down on six years with the club and the fans’ favourite lifted the home crowd as Livi chased an equaliser following Josh Mulligan’s second-half opener.Andrew Shinnie levelle...Full Story »

Harry McKirdy’s brace was enough for Swindon to secure an important 2-1 victory over Port Vale in the first leg of their Sky Bet League Two play-off semi-final – but James Wilson’s late goal handed the Valiants a lifeline.End-to-end action early on matched the emotional expectations of a bumper home crowd, with Vale’s Harry Charsley and Ryan Edmondson both having their sh...Full Story »

Harry Kane’s controversial penalty was enough for Tottenham to edge past Burnley and pile the pressure on Arsenal in the race for Champions League qualification.Kane struck from 12 yards in first-half added time after referee Kevin Friend ruled that the ball flicked Ashley Barnes’ outstretched arm after a VAR check.That proved enough for the vital three points which sees Spurs climb ...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Carlos Corberan has decisions to make ahead of Monday night’s Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final second leg with Luton.Chelsea loanee Levi Colwill was an unused substitute for Friday’s 1-1 draw at Kenilworth Road after missing training earlier in the week through illness, with Naby Sarr deputising, and he will be assessed ahead of kick-off.Fellow defender Olli...Full Story »

PHOTOS have allegedly been leaked of Cristiano Ronaldo posing in Manchester United’s new kit for the 2022-23 season. United cannot wait for the current campaign to end as they struggle to finish in the top six and reports of two players being pulled apart for fighting this week in training. Cristiano Ronaldo has been spotted posing in Man Utd's new red home kit The club are about to ent...Full Story »