Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he is happy to cede any home advantage and play in a one-off Carabao Cup semi-final to ease the burden on his players.After a 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory over Leicester, set up by Takumi Minamino’s goal in the fifth minute of added time to make it 3-3, Klopp’s side were drawn against Arsenal in the last four.The two-legged affair is due to be ...Full Story »

Shaun Maloney expressed his pride in the Hibernian players after getting his managerial reign off to a winning start against Aberdeen.Defender Ryan Porteous sealed the win, which lifted Hibs to fifth in the Cinch Premiership, with a second-half header in a tight contest.After only having two days to work with the players following Sunday’s physically and emotionally draining Premier Sports...Full Story »

Second-choice goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher saved two penalties in the shoot-out which Liverpool won 5-4 against Leicester to send them into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.Substitute Diogo Jota struck the winning spot-kick – having come off the bench to score in the second half – but the real hero was Takumi Minamino who made it 3-3 with seconds remaining of six added minutes.The ...Full Story »

Celtic dropped two unexpected and potentially crucial cinch Premiership points as they were held to a goalless draw by Covid-affected St Mirren in Paisley.Buddies boss Jim Goodwin’s squad was stricken by the virus but Saints’ request to have the fixture postponed was rejected by the Scottish Professional Football League.His side put up the fight of their lives against the Hoops, who ...Full Story »

Tranmere will again be without Callum McManaman for the Boxing Day clash with Barrow at Prenton Park.The winger continues to serve a suspension following his red card against Exeter earlier this month.Paul Glatzel and Nat Knight-Percival are also unavailable, both due to hamstring injuries.Micky Mellon’s Rovers, who are fifth in the League Two table, extended their winning run to four matc...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon will be without forward Aaron Pressley for the visit of Charlton in Sky Bet League One.The Scot is expected to be out for a number of weeks after suffering a hamstring injury although the club are still to learn the full extent of the damage.Daniel Csoka could return after missing the draw at Wycombe earlier this month through illness.The defender has had an extra few days to recov...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder has no fresh selection problems ahead of the Boxing Day clash with Nottingham Forest.Full-back Neil Taylor emerged unscathed from his debut in Saturday’s 1-0 Sky Bet Championship win over Bournemouth and will hope to retain his place in the starting line-up for the busy festive programme.Midfielder Matt Crooks and striker Duncan Watmore were doubts for that ...Full Story »

The Argentine-born brunette confirmed it would launch on January 27 next year with a sexy wink at the camera after telling fans in a preview of the show opener: “Many know my name but few people know who I am.” Georgina Rodriguez has announced the release date of her upcoming Netflix documentary Credit: BackGrid Georgina Rodriguez will talk about her relationship with boyfriend and...Full Story »

Manchester United are set to hold talks with wantaway forward Anthony Martial with the Frenchman expressing his preference for a move to La Liga side Sevilla this January transfer window Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has made his transfer preference clear as he eyes a loan move to Sevilla in the January window. The 26-year-old is set to hold talks over his future with manager Ralf ...Full Story »

Former Manchester United midfielder Luke Chadwick has responded to recent transfer rumours linking the Red Devils with a move to sign Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara. The highly-rated young Frenchman has caught the eye in Ligue 1 in recent times, and Chadwick seems optimistic about his qualities in defensive midfield. Kamara has been linked with Man Utd and other Premier League clubs by...Full Story »

Ronald Araujo cancelled out Papu Gomez's opener as Barcelona and Sevilla shared the points in LaLiga on Tuesday in a result that did neither team's aspirations any favours. Both goals came from corners in an entertaining first half as the rain poured down at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium. Jules Kounde was sent off for Sevilla after the break but, despite playing against 10 men for half a...Full Story »

Arsenal legend Michael Thomas believes there are three main contenders in this Gunners squad to take over as club captain after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had the armband taken away by manager Mikel Arteta. The north London giants have not yet named an official new captain after the decision to remove Aubameyang as their skipper, and it’s not that obvious who in this squad would be ideal...Full Story »

Bayern Munich's star striker has clarified his emotions regarding the Argentine's Ballon d'Or speech Robert Lewandowski has clarified that Lionel Messi's words towards him at the Ballon d'Or ceremony "really touched" him. Messi acknowledged that Lewandowski should have at least one Ballon d'Or to his name at this point in his career given his on-field excellence with Bayern Munich. And afte...Full Story »

Rodriguez signs with CFC He’s ours, and he’s home.  https://t.co/rzRvuVbHpQ — Chattanooga Football Club (@ChattanoogaFC) December 21, 2021Everton to attempt Patterson moveEverton will try to sign Rangers right-back Nathan Patterson, says the Daily Mail. They will be required to pay at least £10 million for the player - double the £5 million offer they made o...Full Story »

Struggling Elgin claimed a valuable 1-0 victory in cinch League 2 against Stirling.Angus Mailer scored the only goal in the 68th minute to move Elgin seven points clear of bottom side Cowdenbeath and only five points adrift of Stranraer in fourth.After a drab first half featuring very few chances, Elgin began to gain the upper hand. Conor O’Keefe had two good chances before Mailer turned t...Full Story »

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin faces a major selection headache for the cinch Premiership visit of Celtic.Saints failed in a request to get the match postponed after a number of positive Covid-19 cases but are still awaiting some PCR results.The Buddies were already without Eamonn Brophy (hamstring) and Conor McCarthy (ankle).David Turnbull is awaiting the results of a scan on his hamstring injur...Full Story »

Ivan Toney is set to return to the Brentford squad for the Carabao Cup quarter-final visit of Chelsea.The striker was one of Brentford’s earlier Covid-19 casualties and is expected to be available.Mathias Jorgensen is close to returning after a hamstring problem but Kristoffer Ajer, David Raya and Josh Dasilva are still out.Chelsea could turn to a host of academy products to plug the gap l...Full Story »

Liverpool will bring in a number of fringe players for their Carabao Cup quarter-final at home to Leicester.Virgil Van Dijk, Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara and Curtis Jones are all still isolating after positive Covid tests and left-back Andy Robertson is suspended, while striker Divock Origi has not recovered from a knee problem in time.It means players from the academy will come in to bolster a tea...Full Story »

Tis the season to be jolly apparently, but one national team appear to have taken things a little too literally. Even in the digital age, the practice of sending Christmas cards survives, and arguably you can tell a lot about people by the type of cards they send. Be they humorous, serious, staid, religious or otherwise, it’s fairly clear from the correspondence what Christmas means to...Full Story »

Karim Benzema poses with some of his super cars. Not many footballers openly share what cars they own, but Karim Benzema is not like many footballers as he showed off his car collection on his own YouTube channel. The passion that Real Madrid's No.9 has for cars is clear to see, with his impressive range including a Bugatti Chiron, Veyron Pur Sang, McLaren-Mercedes SLR, Mercedes G65 AMG, Audi ...Full Story »