Sir Alex Ferguson gave evidence in Ryan Giggs' assault trial Friday. MANCHESTER, England -- Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was called Friday as a character witness for Ryan Giggs in a court case involving the ex-Premier League footballer. Giggs is on trial on charges of assault and use of coercive behaviour against an ex-girlfriend. The 80-year-old Ferguson, who gave evid...Full Story »

St Johnstone will be without midfielder Cammy MacPherson for Saturday’s cinch Premiership visit of Aberdeen after he suffered a thigh tear against Rangers last weekend.Murray Davidson returns after a two-game suspension, while captain Liam Gordon – who has recovered from his recent injury lay-off – is pushing for a return to action after being an unused substitute in the last t...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson hailed his players for coming through a rocky period in Switzerland and setting up a chance to reach the Europa League.Lawrence Shankland gave Hearts the lead from the penalty spot midway through the first half of their Europa League play-off first leg against Zurich but the hosts were ahead inside 12 minutes.Hearts survived some scares to take a 2-1 deficit back to...Full Story »

Scott Twine, Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Kevin Long are all making good progress in their recoveries from injury ahead of Burnley’s clash with Blackpool.Gudmundsson appears to be the closest to a return but Saturday’s game could still come too soon for all three.Burnley boss Vincent Kompany was hoping to have completed the signing of Macedonian winger Darko Churlinov before the weeke...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED wonderkid Alejandro Garnacho has taken to social media to show off his amazing new tattoo. Garnacho has had characters from hit TV series Prison Break inked into his right arm. Alejandro Garnacho has showed off his new Prison Break tattooCredit: https://www.instagram.com/garnacho7/?hl=en The youngster already has ink on both his right and left armsCredit: Getty The 18-year-...Full Story »

Blackburn head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson bemoaned his side’s lack of intensity as the Championship leaders suffered a surprise 3-0 defeat at Reading.Rovers started sluggishly, with Reading deservedly going ahead in the 14th minute through a header from defender Tom McIntyre.Blackburn barely improved after the interval and Reading secured victory with further goals from Junior Hoilett and sub...Full Story »

Championship leaders Blackburn lost their 100 per cent record when they were soundly beaten 3-0 at lowly Reading.It was the hosts who dominated most of the first period, with defender Tom McIntyre nodding them in front in the 14th minute.Rovers improved slightly after the break but were undone again in the 61st minute when Junior Hoilett drove home from the acutest of angles.And 12 minutes from ...Full Story »

Chelsea are still looking for a central defender this summer and have not given up hope of bringing in Wesley Fofana. Chelsea so far have been unable to break Leicester City’s resolve to keep him, but now at least they are assured that if they can do a deal with Leicester, Fofana will arrive. The quoted figure for Chelsea seems to be in excess of £80m if they want to persuade Leice...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson had no complaints over the Mark Sykes sending off that marred Bristol City’s first Sky Bet Championship win of the season.But the Ashton Gate boss felt Luton’s Luke Freeman should also have been red carded for his reaction to the lunging 67th-minute tackle on him that caused a fracas among several players.Nahki Wells shot the home side ahead on five minutes from Alex Sc...Full Story »

MK Dons manager Liam Manning admitted Bradley Johnson’s opening goal settled his side down as they went on to defeat Port Vale 2-1 to pick up their first League One win of the season.The first of Johnson’s double came after a hesitant first 34 minutes from the Dons, who had lost their first three games of the campaign without scoring.While the match at Stadium MK was not the easiest ...Full Story »

Cheltenham picked up their first point of the season with a 0-0 draw at Fleetwood in League One.Despite the lack of goals it was an entertaining and at times ill-tempered encounter at Highbury Stadium.Scott Brown’s Fleetwood, who had won both their previous home games under his management, screamed for a penalty four minutes before half-time.Taylor Perry challenged Callum Morton after a qu...Full Story »

Bradley Johnson scored both goals as MK Dons picked up their first win of the season in League One with a 2-1 victory over Port Vale at Stadium MK.Having lost each of their previous three games without scoring, this was a timely result for last season’s play-off semi-finalists.After 34 minutes of monotony, Johnson finally broke MK Dons’ league duck for the campaign – and opened...Full Story »

Summer signings Tyrell Warren and Sam McClelland ended Walsall’s unbeaten start to the season as Barrow got back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory at Holker Street.Headers from Warren and Chelsea loanee McClelland within three first-half minutes did the damage in Cumbria as Pete Wild’s side bounced back from Saturday’s disappointing defeat at Sutton.Warren, who came through th...Full Story »

Matty Daly and Alex Pattison scored either side of half-time as Harrogate recorded a 2-0 League Two victory over Gillingham.Harrogate created the first chance after 10 minutes when Jaheim Headley’s low strike and forced Glenn Morris into a strong save.Gillingham debutant Hakeeb Adelakun then went close when he controlled a loose ball inside the Harrogate area but fired straight at Mark Oxl...Full Story »

Swansea have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the visit of Sky Bet Championship rivals Millwall.The Swans picked up their first win of the season at Blackpool on Saturday and boss Russell Martin could stick with the same starting XI.Jamie Paterson (groin) missed the win at Bloomfield Road and will again be sidelined.Liam Walsh is also absent as the midfielder continues to recover from a serious...Full Story »

Burton have injury concerns over Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Calum Butcher ahead of Tuesday’s League One match against Ipswich.Both players picked up knocks in Saturday’s 4-4 draw at Accrington, with Butcher suffering a groin strain and Borthwick-Jackson taking a blow to the head.William Kokolo missed Saturday’s match for personal reasons.Defender Michael Mancienne remains a ...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson praised Blackburn’s “tremendous” performance “under difficult circumstances” as his side maintained their 100 per cent start with a 2-1 win over West Brom.The Championship leaders clinically dispatched their only shots on target as Ben Brereton Diaz brilliantly curled home the opener just before half-time for his second goal in as many games before...Full Story »

St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson has backed Ryan Strain and Keanu Baccus to push for places in Australia’s World Cup squad.The pair were central to Saints’ 1-0 win over Ross County, with Richard Tait scoring the only goal of the game early in the second half.Neither player has been capped at full international level but Strain was called up to the squad last year, while Baccus played ...Full Story »

A journalist from Ballon d'Or organisers France Football has explained why seven-time winner Lionel Messi was snubbed from their 30-man shortlist this year. On Friday afternoon, the nominees for the 2022 Ballon d'Or awards were announced, with the likes of Karim Benzema, Darwin Nunez and Dusan Vlahovic featuring in the Men's category. Five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo was also included but ...Full Story »

Oldham recorded their first win of the Vanarama National League season after holding off a late Dorking fightback to claim a 3-2 victory at Boundary Park.The Latics – who dropped out of the Football League last season, ending a 115-year stay, and opened the new campaign with a goalless draw at Torquay – took the lead in the 12th minute through a curling effort from Hallam Hope.Chris ...Full Story »