The festival of football may well be in Qatar this year, but FIFA has also advertised a more zen looking sober retreat where football fans can pet goats and weave baskets A goat petting venture in Qatar has been promoted by FIFA (Image: asergeev.com) Three Lions fans can tend goats, hear a lecture on composting and weave baskets on a £7,500 World Cup camping break. Fifa are offering the ...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag was happy for his injured defender to jet off to the golf resort of Quinta do Lagofor while his team-mates struggled in the Europa League. Harry Maguire has been granted an extra holiday by Erik ten Hag Credit: PA Maguire, 29, on holiday with wife Fern Hawkins earlier this year Credit: https://www.instagram.com/harrymaguire93/?hl=en Maguire’s sunshine...Full Story »

An emotional Antonio Conte hailed his “top men” after watching Tottenham honour late fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone by winning 1-0 at Brighton thanks to Harry Kane’s first-half header.It had been a difficult week for Spurs, who lost at rivals Arsenal last Saturday but were rocked on Thursday when it was announced Ventrone had died at the age of 61.Conte had known the highly-...Full Story »

Harry Kane’s 22nd-minute goal helped Tottenham end a difficult week with three points following a 1-0 Premier League win at Brighton.Spurs suffered a derby defeat at rivals Arsenal last Saturday but worse news was to follow on Thursday when it was announced that club fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone had died at the age of 61.It left everyone at Tottenham stunned, especially Antonio Conte ...Full Story »

Graham Potter wants to make full use of Chelsea’s squad depth and believes honesty in explaining his selections is key to keeping all his stars happy.Chelsea cruised past managerless Wolves 3-0 at Stamford Bridge to move fourth in the Premier League having made seven changes from Wednesday’s 3-0 win over AC Milan.Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic and Armando Broja found the net as the B...Full Story »

Bromley made it five games unbeaten as they shared the spoils with Gateshead in a 1-1 draw at Hayes Lane.The hosts thought they had opened the scoring just three minutes in when Michael Cheek turned home but his celebrations were cut short when the linesman flagged for offside.Bromley broke the deadlock in the 72nd minute when Louis Dennis was on hand to tap home a drilled ball into the box.The ...Full Story »

High-flying Norwich were beaten for the first time in 10 games as Preston came away from Carrow Road with a hard-fought 3-2 win.The visitors, who had only scored four goals all season before this fixture, almost doubled their tally in the space of 90 minutes after going behind to a well-taken early goal from Josh Sargent.Emil Riis equalised midway through the first half with a powerful header an...Full Story »

Tranmere extended their League Two winning run to four games with a 2-0 victory at Sutton.Kane Hemmings – from the penalty spot – and Paul Lewis grabbed the goals to inflict the injury-hit U’s to a fourth-straight defeat.Already without a number of key players, Sutton could not have endured a worse first half when they were forced into two changes at centre-half.Hemmings opened...Full Story »

Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo is fed-up with the management of Erik ten Hag, it has been claimd. The Times says Ronaldo reckons Ten Hag is too stubborn AND over-reliant on his Ajax-style tactics. Old Trafford chief Ten Hag dropped Ronaldo early this season and the Portugal striker wasted a string of chances in Thursday's 3-2 Europa League win at Omonia Nicosia. And Ron is ofte...Full Story »

Brighton will check on midfielder Moises Caicedo ahead of new manager Roberto De Zerbi’s first home game in charge against Tottenham.Caicedo is being assessed on an unspecified fitness issue which forced him out of training on Thursday, but De Zerbi is hopeful he can be involved.Enock Mwepu is not expected to feature again, having returned early from international duty with Zambia after fa...Full Story »

Tottenham are eyeing Ajax attacker Mohamed Kudus. Kudus was denied a move to Everton in August. BILD says Tottenham are in the race to secure the signature of Kudus, who has scored four goals in eight league appearances for Ajax this season. However, Borussia Dortmund are likely to be at the front of the queue for the 22-year-old. Kudus is reportedly valued at £8.7million, which would...Full Story »

Everton's move for Harrington in doubt after injuryEverton have long been linked with a move for Cork City's young goalkeeper David Harrington. However, the Toffees have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of the 22-year-old. He is set to undergo shoulder surgery next month and that could put his move to Merseyside in jeopardy. The Irish Independent have claimed a deal was agreed in principle in...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag praised his substitutes after Marcus Rashford scored two and set up fellow introduction Anthony Martial as Manchester United escaped a scare at Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League.Wounded by Sunday’s 6-3 derby defeat at Manchester City, the Red Devils were stung in Cyprus after making a strong start as the hosts capitalised on lax defending to go ahead through Karim Ansarifard...Full Story »

Inter Milan are planning to schedule a new meeting with Milan Skriniar's agent in order to offer him a new contract. Contract talks will begin next week, according to Fabrizio Romano, as the Serie A giants look to keep hold of one of their key players. The centre-back is in the final year of his contract at the San Siro and could leave for free at the end of the season if no new deal can be...Full Story »

Graham Potter said Reece James’ potential is “beyond the sky” after his standout display against AC Milan revitalised Chelsea’s Champions League campaign.Wing-back James rifled home the Blues’ final goal in an emphatic 3-0 Stamford Bridge success over the Serie A champions, having set up Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s strike following Wesley Fofana’s first-...Full Story »

The unstoppable Erling Haaland scored another two goals as Manchester City thrashed FC Copenhagen 5-0 in the Champions League.The prolific Norwegian netted with his first touch at the Etihad Stadium and added another before being substituted at half-time in a one-sided Group G clash at the Etihad Stadium.Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez joined him on the scoresheet as City, who also benefited fro...Full Story »

DENMARK'S World Cup stars are facing an arid time in the desert... after the Danish FA banned their Wags from Qatar. The Scandinavians traditionally bring their wives and girlfriends to the finals of major tournaments. But the DBU, Denmark's association, has this time refused to take the players' partners. DBU spokesman Jakob Hoyer said they had taken their stance to avoid enriching Qatar's...Full Story »

Wade Elliott hailed Cheltenham’s 1-0 win over Bolton as a “good night for the club”.Ryan Broom’s late strike sealed the Robins’ third home victory in a row and lifted them up to 14th in the League One table, ending Wanderers’ run of four straight wins.“I thought we were excellent to a man and it was the right outcome,” Elliott said.“We kept b...Full Story »

Antonio Conte urged Tottenham to be more clinical after they suffered a frustrating Champions League stalemate in Frankfurt to continue their poor away form in Europe.Spurs created plenty of opportunities in Germany with Harry Kane and Son Heung-min guilty of failing to make the most of several openings during the Group D tie.While the Premier League club were able to bounce back after last week...Full Story »

Tottenham had to settle for a point at Frankfurt after enduring a frustrating goalless draw from their Champions League Group D fixture.Spurs were eager to bounce back following Saturday’s humbling loss to rivals Arsenal and produced a much-improved display but failed to show enough quality in the final third.Antonio Conte saw Son Heung-min and Harry Kane waste opportunities, which meant t...Full Story »