West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui revealed he had injured himself in frustration as his side crashed to a painful 5-1 Carabao Cup defeat at Liverpool.The Hammers, having surrendered a lead, capitulated alarmingly in the last 16 minutes of Wednesday’s third-round tie at Anfield with Edson Alvarez sent off moments after Mohamed Salah put the hosts 3-1 ahead.Prior to that, Lopetegui felt his team...Full Story »

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny is said to be considering a move to Barcelona just weeks after hanging up his boots. WHAT HAPPENED? Barcelona are considering signing a new goalkeeper after seeing first-choice stopper Marc-Andre ter Stegen ruled out with a serious knee injury. The German has undergone surgery and may not feature again this season. The Catalans are now looking at p...Full Story »

ANDROS TOWNSEND has revealed his girlfriend thought he may be cheating on her after she mistakenly believed a Football Manager tweet. The incident occurred nine years ago when the former England international was still playing for Tottenham. Andros Townsend's girlfriend Hazel O'Sullivan was duped by a Football Manager tweet Credit: Instagram @itshazelosullivan A social media user had shared a...Full Story »

Bayern Munich join Real Madrid in race to sign Alexander-Arnold Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are all set to compete with Real Madrid to secure the signature of Liverpool and England star Trent Alexander-Arnold next summer, according to Fichajes. The report claims that the Bavarian side are preparing a bumper offer to trump Los Blancos in the transfer race. The English full-back's current ...Full Story »

Enzo Maresca challenged his Chelsea second-string players to show “we are men” before their 5-0 Carabao Cup win over Barrow in which he made 11 changes to his starting XI.The Italian, who saw his team win for the third game in a row to ease through to the fourth round and continue the fine start they have made under his leadership, brushed off the significance of changing his entire ...Full Story »

BANNED driver Marcus Rashford has bought a £200,000 Bentley to be chauffeured around in. The Man Utd striker got the new Flying Spur Azure so he can be ferried to training in comfort. Banned driver and Man Utd ace Marcus Rashford has purchased the new Flying Spur Azure so he can be ferried to training in comfort The luxury sedan boasts a V8, four-litre, twin-turbo engine with 550 horsepo...Full Story »

Manchester City are considering a €100 million (£83m/$111m) swoop to sign Jamal Musiala from Bayern Munich but face competition from Real Madrid. City interested in deal for Musiala Real Madrid also keen on German May replace De Bruyne WHAT HAPPENED?Per Team Talk, City are preparing a bid worth €100m to sign Musiala from Bayern, but face rival interest from Madrid. Musia...Full Story »

The 27-year-old central defender needs to move on in search of regular playing time. He is behind the lights of Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate in the pecking order. A player of his quality needs to play more often at this stage of his career and Inter Milan would be prepared to provide him with an exit route. According to Inter Live, the defender could be made available for a fee of arou...Full Story »

The girlfriend of Borussia Dortmund star Yan Couto quickly deleted a social media post supporting him after fans noticed a problem. Couto, a Brazil international, is currently spending the season on loan at Signal Iduna Park from Manchester City. He has never played for City since signing from Brazilian side Coritiba in 2020, but has enjoyed loan spells at Braga and a successful three-year s...Full Story »

THREE people have been killed and six injured in a horrific bus crash carrying the Brazilian football team to a championship game. Local media claims the three who died were players from the American football team the Coritiba Crocodiles of the southern Brazilian city of Curitiba. The three men were named by the team on social media as Daniel Cross, Lucas Barros and Lucas Padilha. The team ...Full Story »

The young attacker is a target for Europe's biggest clubs. Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Liverpool are all interested in the Germany international. BILD's Christian Falk is reporting Bayer will sell Wirtz next year if an offer of €150m arrives. Wirtz's contract with Bayer runs until the summer of 2027.Full Story »

FURIOUS Pep Guardiola KARATE-KICKED a chair after his Manchester City team lost their heads over a stunning Arsenal equaliser. Riccardo Calafiori's long-range swerver cancelled out Erling Haaland's opener in Sunday's astonishing, action-packed Premier League clash. City were caught cold by a quick free-kick, with Calafiori eventually sweeping a first-time left-footer into the far top corner....Full Story »

Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta both expressed frustrations with the officiating after Sunday’s clash between title chasers Manchester City and Arsenal finished in a barnstorming draw.The reigning champions and their biggest challengers played out a gripping clash at the Etihad Stadium, where Erling Haaland’s early opener was cancelled out by a stunning strike by Riccardo Calafiori on...Full Story »

WHAT HAPPENED?Rashford has been benched for United's clash with Palace, in a surprising move from manager Ten Hag. The forward scored last weekend as the Red Devils beat Southampton and netted a brace in their Carabao Cup thumping of Barnsley, but has not been selected for the trip to Selhurst Park. THE BIGGER PICTUREInstead, Garnacho has been selected on the left wing, with Amad Diallo on th...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka could yet return to Swiss football. The former Arsenal captain is in his second season at Bayer. And his brother, Taulant Xhaka, said a return to former club FC Basel could be on. He told Blick:  "It could work. There is a plan. I won't say any more. "I, too, would like to complete the coaching training course like my brother. The idea would b...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag defended his decision to start Marcus Rashford on the bench after Manchester United played out a goalless draw at Crystal Palace.Rashford was introduced in the 61st minute at Selhurst Park, where midway through the first half Alejandro Garnacho – the man who had taken his starting place – hit the crossbar seconds before Bruno Fernandes did the same.Palace grew ...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin insists his side must remain focused on their league campaign after booking their place in the Premier Sports Cup semi-finals.The Dons were dominant from the start, and when Pape Habib Gueye fired home the opener after 14 minutes, there was a feeling Thelin’s men could score as many as they wanted.But Spartans reacted well and it was the 44th minute before Kevin ...Full Story »

Philippe Clement insists Rangers skipper James Tavernier deserved fans’ generous applause when he was substituted late in the 3-0 home Premier Sports Cup win over Dundee.The Gers skipper took the brunt of abuse for the thumping 3-0 William Hill Premiership defeat at Celtic Park at the start of the month and was confronted by one angry fan as he left Ibrox to collect his car later in the da...Full Story »

Manager Russell Martin said he would “pay a lot of money” to watch 18-year-old winger Tyler Dibling play football after being left “angry” by Southampton’s failure to kill off Ipswich.Saints looked destined for a first Premier League win of the season following a maiden career goal from impressive homegrown talent Dibling.But their fellow promoted side snatched a 1-...Full Story »

Ian Evatt said Bolton were “back to being us” after returning to winning ways against Reading thanks to Dion Charles’ first-half hat-trick.Wanderers scored four of their five goals in the opening period to repair some of the damage caused by three successive league defeats.Evatt admits there are more improvements to be made but was delighted by his team’s response to the ...Full Story »