Ashley Barnes scored two and had a big hand in another goal for Anass Zaroury as Burnley swept aside Blackburn 3-0 in Sunday’s East Lancashire derby to claim top spot in the Championship.The 33-year-old has had to make do with rare starts this season, but the absence of the unfit Jay Rodriguez handed him a start against rivals Rovers, who themselves would have gone top with a win.But it wa...Full Story »

England star Beth Mead has admitted that her very first crush was Girls Aloud singer and former X Factor judge Cheryl Tweedy - saying that the artist gave her a 'sexual awakening'. In her book exclusively, revealed to the Mirror, the Lioness player said that he initially struggled with her feelings early on, but says that the former WAG was special to her. In her biography, Lioness: My Journey...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Man City 1-2 Brentford   Liverpool 3-1 SouthamptonTottenham 4-3 Leeds   Newcastle 1-0 Chelsea   Wolves 0-2 Arsenal Arsenal leading the crowd until Christmas   Arsenal fans watching Martin Ødegaard right now:   CAN THIS ATTACK LEAD PORTUGAL TO THEIR FIRST EVER WORLD CUP TRIUMPH?   When Argentina fans l...Full Story »

ENGLAND boss Gareth Southgate wants players to see their partners for World Cup downtime but Covid may intervene. Southgate, 52, said: “We would like it to happen, we think it is a significant part of a team feeling relaxed and comfortable. England boss Gareth Southgate wants players to see their partners, such as Jack Grealish's girlfriend Sasha Attwood, during downtime at the World Cup...Full Story »

Alina Yeremenko teased Aleksandr Kokorin with a 16-hour sex session Russian porn star Alina Yeremenko, who uses the stage name Alina Henessy, once offered Dynamo Moscow frontman Aleksandr Kokorin an offer he couldn't refuse. Alina, who admitted she wasn't a football fan, was asked to rate Russian footballers in 2015 out of 10. And after being presented with a number of footballers, including ...Full Story »

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has, late on Saturday, spoken out once more on the prospect of Lionel Messi returning to the club. Chatter surrounding a potential reunion between Barca and Messi, of course, has been in circulation almost since the moment of his departure back in the summer of 2020. This comes with the Argentine - owing to ongoing financial concerns at the Camp Nou - having ...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund are willing to sell Youssoufa Moukoko in January. BILD says Moukoko could be available for a £26.2m in January should he leave Borussia Dortmund. The 17-year-old is out of contract in the summer and has been linked with Manchester United, Liverpool and Barcelona in recent weeks. The German outfit could allow him to leave for a fee in the region of £26m to ensure ...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund target Liverpool youngster Morton Borussia Dortmund will try to snap up Liverpool youngster Tyler Morton. The Sun claims the German side have been scouting the 20-year-old during his loan spell at Blackburn and want to lure him to the Bundesliga. Billionaire Ambani enquires about Liverpool Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani is a contender to buy Liverpool from Fenway Sports G...Full Story »

PSV Eindhoven forward Cody Gakpo has handed Manchester United and his other suitors a blow ahead of the January transfer window. Gakpo was expected to be at the forefront of several clubs' attacking shortlists this winter after a stellar start to the season, but he looks set to remain in the Netherlands. The 22-year-old winger was strongly linked with United, Leeds United and Southampton in the...Full Story »

Reece James appears to have fired a dig at England manager Gareth Southgate on Ivan Toney’s Instagram post. Toney continued his fine form this season by netting a brace against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon. His goals secured Brentford a crucial three points in an emphatic finish for the Bees. The forward made headlines this week after being a notable omissi...Full Story »

Brazil forward Neymar has hinted the World Cup in Qatar could be the last in his career. Neymar, 30, played in the past two World Cups but has yet to win a major title with the national team. "I'll play like it's the last," Neymar told Globo. "I talk to my father, we always talk, to play each game as if it were the last because you don't know what will happen tomorrow. "I can't guarantee that...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal are outstripping expectations after they went five points clear at the top of the Premier League.Martin Odegaard’s second-half double saw the Gunners take control of the title race with a 2-0 win at Wolves.They put clear daylight between them and Manchester City in the final game before the World Cup break after the reigning champions’ shock 2-1 home defea...Full Story »

Eddie Howe is refusing even to contemplate the possibility of European qualification despite Newcastle heading into the World Cup break sitting in third place in the Premier League table.The Magpies extended their unbeaten league run to 10 games with a fifth-successive victory when Joe Willock fired them to a 1-0 win over Chelsea at St James’ Park on Saturday evening.They currently sit jus...Full Story »

Arsenal sent out a title warning after Martin Odegaard’s double sent them five points clear at the top of the Premier League.The captain’s second-half brace earned a 2-0 win at Wolves and showed Manchester City their crown is under threat.Mikel Arteta’s side are genuine contenders, grinding out a victory to put daylight between them and the reigning champions.Martin Odegaard ce...Full Story »

Aberdeen manager Jim Goodwin praised his side for a different type of performance as they ground out a 1-0 win over Dundee United to go into the World Cup break third in the cinch Premiership.Bojan Miovski netted the only goal of the game from the penalty spot after Mark Birighitti had fouled Luis ‘Duk’ Lopes, and Goodwin also praised his under-fire defence.He said: “I’m ...Full Story »

Bojan Miovski netted the only goal of the game from the penalty spot as Aberdeen ensured they would end the first half of the cinch Premiership in third place, while losing opponents Dundee United remain bottom of the table.However the home side had to survive a second-half onslaught to earn the three points from a rare Saturday evening outing.The opening period was even, with Matty Kennedy blas...Full Story »

Queen’s Park came from behind to beat Inverness 2-1 at home to leave the visitors without a win in their last five cinch Championship matches.Inverness took the lead in the 18th minute when Billy McKay finished confidently from Sean Welsh’s through-ball.But Queen’s Park rallied after the interval and saw Lee Kilday’s header ruled out for offside three minutes into the sec...Full Story »

Mark Robins hailed match-winner Viktor Gyokeres as priceless following his brace that earned Coventry their fourth win on the bounce with a 2-0 victory against QPR.The Swede opened the scoring on 12 minutes after latching onto Jamie Allen’s mis-kick before slotting past Seny Dieng following Callum O’Hare’s well-weighted pass.“He loves to score goals, he doesn’t love...Full Story »

Joe Willock ensured Newcastle will head into the World Cup break sitting proudly in the top three after beating Chelsea to claim a fifth-successive Premier League victory.The midfielder’s sumptuous 67th-minute strike – his second goal in as many games – handed the Magpies a 1-0 win in front of a crowd of 52,264 at St James’ Park and left them nine points clear of the Blue...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton was sent off as former club Fleetwood snatched a stoppage-time equaliser through Shaun Rooney to earn a 2-2 draw in League One.Barton saw red from referee Bobby Madden in the final minute of normal time and there was more anger as Rooney netted his second goal of a fiery contest in the ninth minute of stoppage time.Barton did not face the press but Rovers assistan...Full Story »