Former Portsmouth defender Brian Priske once turned up to a press conference naked following a bet with his Royal Antwerp side centering around Europa League qualification Former Portsmouth defender, and current Royal Antwerp gaffer, Brian Priske once gave a literal revealing interview when he turned up naked for a press conference. Earlier this season, Priske had promised to attend a press co...Full Story »

Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta wants to stay - despite interest from Barcelona. Azpilicueta's priority is to extend his stay at Chelsea and continue to fight for his place in Thomas Tuchel's side. Despite being club captain, he has been forced to sit on the sidelines more often than usual this season following the emergence of academy graduate Trevoh Chalobah, says the Athletic. With Thi...Full Story »

Shaun Maloney makes his dugout debut as Hibernian manager for Aberdeen’s visit in the cinch Premiership.Hibs are without Kyle Magennis, who is still troubled by a groin problem.Melker Hallberg and Sean Mackie are still working their way back to fitness after lengthy lay-offs.Ross McCrorie is suspended for Aberdeen’s trip to Easter Road.The Dons defender has gone over the disciplinary...Full Story »

Cinch Premiership bottom club St Johnstone will be without at least four players to self-isolation rules when they host Ross County.Chris Kane and Eetu Vertainen were already missing because of household contacts and two unnamed players were ruled out early in the week.Cammy MacPherson (groin) is sidelined until January, while David Wotherspoon (knee) is out for the season but Murray Davidson is...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 »

Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech has emerged as a surprise transfer alternative for Barcelona as they pursue new attacking options. But the Moroccan international would only leave for the Nou Camp if the Spanish giants fail to pull off the signing of Ferran Torres. Ziyech has recently made his way into Thomas Tuchel’s injury and Covid-hit Blues side. But he has not replicated the form that ma...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel insists Chelsea did not dent their Premier League title challenge at Wolves – but instead with three recent home draws.Wolves held Chelsea to a goalless stalemate at Molineux, with the Covid and injury-hit Blues struggling for fluency.Tuchel’s side slipped six points behind rampant leaders Manchester City following their fourth draw in eight top-flight encounters.Chelse...Full Story »

Dundee boss James McPake has branded Jason Cummings’ behaviour as completely unacceptable after the forward was left out of the squad to face Hearts for disciplinary reasons.The Dark Blues were severely depleted for their game at Dens Park with several players missing because of injury and suspension.Despite that, Cummings was also missing after appearing on stage as “The Joker&rdquo...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Paul Tisdale believes the EFL will come to a “sensible decision based on facts” regarding the fresh Covid outbreak as his side lost 1-0 at Salford in one of only four League Two games to take place on Saturday.Tisdale gave a debut to 17-year-old Owen Cochrane whom he only met on the team bus on the way to the game, as Covid cases soar throughout the UK.Salford defender...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander felt the club’s ethos was underlined when boyhood fan Dean Cornelius netted his first goal in a 2-0 win over St Johnstone.The 20-year-old midfielder marked his first league start at Fir Park in style when he chested the ball down 20 yards out and volleyed into the corner.Alexander said: “He made his first start at Hibs and has still trained excepti...Full Story »

High-flying Sunderland were held to a thrilling 1-1 draw by mid-table Ipswich in League One.James Norwood put the home side in front in added time at the end of the first half but Nathan Broadhead cancelled out the lead early in the second period.Ipswich, who had their newly appointed manager Kieran McKenna watching on from the stands before he takes on the role on Monday, had the lion’s s...Full Story »

Jake Beesley’s brace helped Rochdale to their first win in seven League Two outings with a 3-0 victory against Newport.The in-form Beesley, who has now scored seven goals in his last eight league matches, also set up Liam Kelly for Dale’s third goal late on.The home side were ahead with their first attempt at goal just two minutes in, Conor Grant teeing up Beesley to send an accurate...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Runar Alex Runarsson was taken off the pitch and taken to hospital, after a clash with a Club Brugge striker left him with a nasty gash to his head. Runarsson didn't exactly set the world alight last season, after joining Arsenal in summer 2020, and played just six games all season, with only one coming in the Premier League. His most famous moment with the gloves came in a Caraba...Full Story »

The Serie A champions have agreed to terminate the Dane's contract, meaning he is now free to continue his career outside Italy Serie A champions Inter have agreed to terminate the contract of Christian Eriksen, with the Danish midfielder unable to play competitive football in Italy following a serious health scare at Euro 2020. The 29-year-old suffered cardiac arrest when representing his c...Full Story »

Rangers defender Borna Barisic should be available for the cinch Premiership clash with Dundee United at Ibrox.The left-back was substituted after feeling unwell during the 2-0 win over St Johnstone in midweek but has recovered.Manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst has some doubts and those players will be assessed on Saturday morning but Kemar Roofe and Ryan Jack have both suffered injury setbacks a...Full Story »

Ipswich interim boss John McGreal is likely to shake up his team again for the Sky Bet League One match against Sunderland.McGreal made eight changes to the side for Wednesday night’s FA Cup tie at Barrow, where Town slumped to a 2-0 defeat.Midfielder Sam Morsy was brought on at half-time, and is one of those in contention to return to the starting XI, along with forward Joe Pigott, while ...Full Story »

Arsenal survived a scare as they advanced into the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals despite being beaten 4-1 at Hoffenheim in their final Group C fixture.The Gunners headed into the game knowing only defeat by five goals or more would prevent them from joining Barcelona, who had already won the pool, in the last eight.They looked in danger of suffering such a loss after Hoffenheim s...Full Story »

N’Golo Kante and Trevoh Chalobah will return from injury when Chelsea host Everton at Stamford Bridge in Thursday’s Premier League clash.Midfielder Kante has been sidelined with knee trouble, while defender Chalobah has shaken off a hamstring problem.Midfielder Mateo Kovacic should finish isolating due to Covid-19 on Friday, while left-back Ben Chilwell remains out of action due to k...Full Story »

GEORGINA RODRIGUEZ took boyfriend Cristiano Ronaldo's children on a magical £1,500-a-night Lapland cabin trip to see Santa. Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, Eva, Mateo and Alana travelled with Rodriguez - who is expecting twins - for some early Christmas celebrations. The kids enjoyed their trip despite the cold weatherCredit: INSTAGRAM: GEORGINAGIO The family enjoyed the magical snow setting, whil...Full Story »

Liverpool are reportedly ready to launch an improved transfer bid for Real Madrid forward Rodrygo Goes. The Reds were supposedly keen to sign the young Brazilian for around €60million in the summer, but could now try again with an improved offer of more like €80m, according to El Nacional. The report claims that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is a fan of Rodrygo, and is eager to ...Full Story »