The father of PSG star Lionel Messi cannot see him returning to Barcelona. Jorge Messi has acknowledged that he does not see his son playing for Barcelona again. "I don't think Leo will play for Barcelona again. We haven't spoken to (Joan) Laporta and there is no offer," the Argentine's father told Sport at El Prat airport. The Catalan president has acknowledged on countless occasions that ...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur are not overly keen on extending Antonio Conte's contract. That's according to a recent report from Football Insider, who claims the Italian is more likely to leave the Lilywhites at the end of the season than he is to renew his deal and stay on. Consequently, there is a feeling that Daniel Levy will need to find and hire another new permanent manager, and according to thes...Full Story »

Juventus coach Max Allegri admits their Europa League clash with Nantes has taken on a new value. Allegri acknowledges after their 15 point penalty that winning the Europa League is their one chance of Champions League qualification this season. He said, "Tomorrow starts the Europa League, it's the European journey. We were eliminated in the Champions League, but it can be a gateway to the n...Full Story »

Shaun Maloney was in upbeat mood after celebrating three games unbeaten as Wigan boss thanks to Ashley Fletcher’s second-half equaliser.City took a 36th-minute lead when centre-back Rob Atkinson got forward to head home a left-wing cross from midfielder Anis Mehmeti.But Wigan hit back, with Fletcher finding himself unmarked six yards out to squeeze a low shot past Max O’Leary.The Lat...Full Story »

Reigning champions Manchester City moved ahead of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League as Erling Haaland wrapped up a fine win at the Emirates Stadium.The Gunners have led the way since the third week of the season but were knocked off the summit as City secured a 3-1 victory in an enthralling encounter.Kevin De Bruyne had put City in front before Bukayo Saka levelled for Arsenal from the pe...Full Story »

Caretaker manager Stuart Kettlewell led Motherwell to their first home win in the cinch Premiership for six months as they held on for a 2-1 triumph over St Mirren.Kevin Van Veen and Max Johnston netted in the first 19 minutes as Motherwell showed a positive reaction following their Scottish Cup exit and the departure of Steven Hammell.Ryan Strain pulled one back five minutes later but Motherwel...Full Story »

ARSENAL are in pole position to sign Real Sociedad star Martin Zubimendi in the summer, according to reports. The Gunners looked at the 24-year-old in January when they were keen to add another midfielder to their ranks. Arsenal are keen on Martin Zubimendi But Arsenal opted for a low cost signing in Chelsea's Jorginho to help sustain their push to win the Premier League with Mikel Arteta's m...Full Story »

Norwich head coach David Wagner was delighted to see his side finally give the Carrow Road faithful something to cheer as his side saw off Hull 3-1 to boost their Championship promotion bid.Home struggles were a feature of the final months of Dean Smith’s spell in charge, while Wagner lost his first two to take the run without a win up to eight, but that all changed as the Canaries, despit...Full Story »

Leyton Orient extended their lead at the top of League Two with a 2-1 home win over bottom club Rochdale.Ruel Sotiriou and Idris El Mizouni netted first-half goals for the hosts to give them what appeared to be a comfortable lead but the visitors were galvanised by a strike from Danny Lloyd after the break.Sotiriou scored in the 18th minute when he latched onto a long defence-splitting pass from...Full Story »

Mansfield fired themselves towards the League Two automatic promotion places with an emphatic 4-0 win over woeful Carlisle on Tuesday night.Goals from captain Ollie Clarke, Alfie Kilgour, Lucas Akins and Elliott Hewitt condemned the Cumbrians to back-to-back home defeats for the first time in a year at Brunton Park.Nigel Clough’s in-form side – now unbeaten in five games – cut ...Full Story »

Jody Morris is still searching for a first point as Swindon manager after Sutton snatched a dramatic 2-1 victory at Gander Green Lane.The hosts saw an early Enzio Boldewijn effort ruled out for offside.Swindon went in front through Charlie Austin after a neat move on the left allowed Frazer Blake-Tracy to tee up the former QPR striker to score his fourth goal in five appearances since signing la...Full Story »

Wrexham’s eight-match National League winning run was brought to an end in a 2-2 draw with Woking.Padraig Amond fired Woking ahead after only seven minutes, although Jacob Mendy almost equalised with a fierce shot which crashed back off the post.But moments later Anthony Forde lashed home a free-kick to take Wrexham in at the break level.Ten minutes into the second half, Ollie Palmer was b...Full Story »

Bromley claimed their first win in five – after four-successive draws – as quickfire goals from Byron Webster and Michael Cheek helped them to a 2-1 National League win at Altrincham.Reice Charles-Cook made a crucial save to deny Altrincham forward Jordan Hulme before Webster broke the deadlock after 20 minutes when he glanced a header beyond goalkeeper Oliver Byrne.The Ravens, who h...Full Story »

Josh Scowen’s first-half strike and a late Garath McCleary goal made it four successive wins for promotion-chasing Wycombe in their 2-0 victory at Accrington.The Chairboys took the lead in the 18th minute when a Jason McCarthy cross was blocked and it fell to Scowen on the edge of the area and he rifled the ball low into the Stanley net.Wanderers pressed for more, with a Sam Vokes strike w...Full Story »

Viktor Gyokeres ended his goal drought in the Sky Bet Championship as Coventry beat high-flying Millwall 1-0 at the CBS Arena.The Sky Blues’ top scorer had not been on the scoresheet in the league since a 3-1 defeat at Sheffield United on Boxing Day but found the bottom corner with a rasping drive in the second half to break the deadlock.It was only Millwall’s fourth league defeat si...Full Story »

Clean sheet specialists Bolton recorded another home shutout but devastatingly turned defence into attack in a 5-0 Sky Bet League One rout of MK Dons.Ian Evatt’s side moved up a spot to third to sit just six points off an automatic promotion place after a fifth-straight win following Saturday’s 5-0 whitewash of Peterborough with their biggest home league success this term.Manchester ...Full Story »

Manchester City fans drowned out the Premier League anthem with boos prior to kick-off of their clash with Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.The match was the champions’ first outing since they were charged with 115 breaches of the competition’s Financial Fair Play regulations on Monday.The club have strongly denied any wrongdoing and the fans’ protest echoed their lo...Full Story »

Duncan Ferguson focused on the positives despite being denied his first win as Forest Green boss by a last-gasp Morecambe equaliser.Cole Stockton scored an 89th-minute leveller to cancel out Jahmari Clarke’s opener seven minutes earlier.After two defeats in his first two games in charge of League One’s bottom club, Ferguson looked set for a valuable three points. But he suffered a cr...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher praised the composure of his side as they returned to the League One summit with a 3-1 home win over south coast rivals Portsmouth.Ryan Hardie struck on the counter-attack in stoppage time, set up by strike partner Sam Cosgrove who had opened the scoring in the first half.Finn Azaz had made it 2-0 in the 70th minute before Reeco Hackett pulled a goal back for Pomp...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore said the most pleasing aspect of the pulsating 2-2 draw with Ipswich was the way his team “stayed in the game” and did not let it “get away from them.”The Owls led the Sky Bet League One contest at Portman Road against their promotion rivals 2-0 through Michael Smith’s header and a strike by George Byers.However, the Tractor ...Full Story »