Real Madrid are closing in on a move for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham, with the deal described as "almost closed". WHAT HAPPENED? That's according to Spanish outlet MARCA, which notes that, after months of behind-the-scenes talks, Madrid look set to reach an agreement in principle for the 19-year-old, who will sign a six-year deal with the club. It was revealed last week that ...Full Story »

Lionel Messi will definitely leave Paris Saint Germain this summer after his suspension from the side emerged as 'the final breaking point' between the World Cup winner and the French giants. Messi only joined PSG in 2021, after he was let go by Barcelona in a bid to comply with financial fair play regulations, signing a two year contract in the French capital. After a disappointing first se...Full Story »

Fulham manager Marco Silva claims the award of Liverpool’s match-winning penalty was embarrassing as his side slipped to an eighth defeat in 10 games.Mohamed Salah scored from the spot for the second successive match to secure a 1-0 win after Issa Diop was adjudged to have brought down Darwin Nunez.Silva was not convinced, however, saying: “The way they scored the goal, I have to say...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola said “special striker” Erling Haaland richly deserved the guard of honour by his Manchester City team-mates after breaking the Premier League single-season scoring record.The 22-year-old has made a mockery of those doubting whether he could repeat his goalscoring feats after last summer’s switch from Borussia Dortmund to the Etihad Stadium.Haaland took his tally t...Full Story »

Mark Hughes lamented how a frantic affair at Gresty Road put paid to Bradford’s automatic promotion hopes.The Bantams needed to round off the campaign with wins against Crewe and in their finale against Leyton Orient.But after mounting a second-half comeback to cancel out Dan Agyei’s first-half double for the Railwaymen they were undone by a penalty deep into stoppage time converted ...Full Story »

Cambridge head coach Mark Bonner was frustrated after his side missed the chance to keep their fate in their own hands on the final day of the League One campaign.The 1-0 defeat to Burton left Bonner’s side needing both MK Dons and Morecambe to drop points on the last day to have any chance of staying up.“We wanted to go into Sunday with it in our control and it isn’t,” B...Full Story »

Bradford’s hopes of automatic promotion were ended after a dramatic 3-2 stoppage-time defeat at Crewe.Needing victory to maintain hopes of a top-three finish in League Two, they fought back from a 2-0 half-time deficit with goals from Andy Cook and Jamie Walker.But they could not find a winner and instead gave away a penalty deep into added time which Chris Long converted.The Bantams now h...Full Story »

Liverpool turned up the pressure on Manchester United with a 1-0 victory over Fulham moving them four points off fourth place as Mohamed Salah’s winner edged him even closer to a Steven Gerrard record.There was none of the drama or histrionics of Sunday’s 4-3 win over Tottenham in bringing up a fifth successive Premier League victory for the first time since April last year.Salah&rsq...Full Story »

A second-half turnaround helped Bromley win 2-1 at Woking and earn a place in the Vanarama National League play-off semi-finals for the first time.Woking had finished fourth in the regular season to earn home advantage for the eliminator and Rohan Ince fired them ahead in the 13th minute.Seventh-placed Bromley responded on the hour mark through Michael Cheek’s penalty and Deji Elerewe&rsqu...Full Story »

Cambridge’s hopes of avoiding relegation from League One took a damaging blow with a 1-0 defeat away to Burton.Mark Helm struck the only goal of the game in a tense affair where the visitors knew that a victory would lift them out of the bottom four going into their last match of the season.But instead they sit a point from safety heading into their clash with already-relegated Forest Gree...Full Story »

Erling Haaland set a new Premier League goalscoring record as title favourites Manchester City reclaimed top spot with a comfortable 3-0 win over West Ham.The prolific Norwegian raced through for league goal number 35 of the campaign – surpassing the previous best mark held by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer – on 70 minutes as City eased to victory at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.His s...Full Story »

Manchester United have been warned that it will cost them 50m euros (£44m) to sign former Erik ten Hag defender Jurrien Timber this summer, despite the centre-back explaining last week that a move away this summer is almost certain. The young defender was top of Ten Hag’s wishlist along with Antony when he made the move to Old Trafford last summer, but ultimately opted to sign a ne...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino is currently in Los Angeles finalising his move to Chelsea. The free agent is now in negotiations with Blues chiefs, including co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali. Pochettino has entered talks on his own, deciding to negotiate without the assistance of an agent. He is seeking to bring with him a four-man coaching staff and also wants influence on transfer decisions....Full Story »

TOTTENHAM chief Daniel Levy has reservations over Julian Nagelsmann’s age. There is that old phrase — if you’re good enough, you’re old enough. Julian Nagelsmann is being considered as the new Tottenham manager Nagelsmann is 35, so a year younger than Spurs keeper and captain Hugo Lloris and just six years older than Harry Kane and Eric Dier. It is not a deal breaker ...Full Story »

Sam Allardyce is taking over at Leeds Sam Allardyce is set to make a dramatic return to management by taking charge of Leeds United for the final four games of the season. Head coach Javi Gracia is poised to be sacked just two months after being brought in as Jesse Marsch’s successor. The Spaniard suffered a 4-1 defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday which encapsulated his side’s horrendo...Full Story »

Sergio Busquets to inform his decision on his future to Xavi in coming days Sergio Busquets: “I have more or less decided about my future. Now there are a few days off and when I return I will surely notify the coach”, told DAZN. 🔵🔴 #FCBBarça expect Busquets to stay for one more season. pic.twitter.com/lz3jSAZNvs— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 2, 2023 ...Full Story »

Chelsea are likely to target the signing of a young striker in the traditional number nine role this summer instead of Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane. That’s according to CaughtOffside columnist Ben Jacobs, who says the Blues want to invest in younger players, and also want to look at ‘numbers’, hinting that they’re well aware of their need to improve on their pretty...Full Story »

West Ham manager David Moyes has told his side to get physical and kick striker Erling Haaland in a tactic to try and stop the Manchester City talisman. With 50 goals to his name this season the Norwegian striker has proved unstoppable and led his side's title charge under manager Pep Guardiola. Wednesday's clash is important at both ends of the Premier League table as City look for a ninth l...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain have suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks for missing training on Monday to travel to Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN. Messi will not train or play with the first team and will not be paid during his suspension. First reported by French newspaper L'Equipe, PSG manager Christophe Galtier told his players that they would have two days off, Monday and Tuesday, if they beat Lor...Full Story »

FANS of Italian club Venezia went wild as their hero ace celebrated avoiding relegation with a BEER. Joel Pohjanpalo netted four goals in a 5-0 win over Modena to secure Venezia's safety in Serie B - with the "world's most fashionable" club now nine points above the drop zone. Following his heroics, Pohjanpalo headed over to a small kiosk in the stadium. And while there standing topless wit...Full Story »