Guardiola largely kept his powder dry in the summer, despite Julian Alvarez' joining Atletico Madrid in an £81.5m deal. Pep Guardiola is set to be handed a £100million transfer war chest by Manchester CityGermany playmaker Florian Wirtz is top of the champions' January wishlistCity are also keen on a move for Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala Spaniard Pep ran the rule over a handful of o...Full Story »

LIONEL MESSI'S wife Antonela Roccuzzo took social media by storm as she kicked off a new season as a "soccer mom". Antonela, 36, took her son Thiago for training and posted a series of selfies with her child on Instagram. Messi's childhood sweetheart took a seat by the touchline and was joined by an unexpected visitor while watching her son in action. And that was none other than a cute liz...Full Story »

Scotland manager Steve Clarke urged his players not to be hard on themselves after suffering another late blow.Half-time substitute Cristiano Ronaldo netted from close range in the 88th minute to earn Portugal a 2-1 victory in Lisbon in group A1 of the UEFA Nations League.It was a familiar feeling for the Scotland players after conceding stoppage-time winners in their previous two matches, again...Full Story »

Michael O’Neill admitted the nature of Bulgaria’s winning goal made Northern Ireland’s 1-0 defeat in Plovdiv on Sunday all the more frustrating.On a poor pitch which affected both teams, Northern Ireland had survived an early onslaught in which Ciaron Brown blocked an early shot on the line amid a goalmouth scramble and Radoslav Kirilov hit a post with a fine free-kick.Then, fi...Full Story »

Northern Ireland weathered a first-half storm in Plovdiv only to gift Bulgaria the decisive goal as they fell to a 1-0 Nations League defeat.Michael O’Neill’s side repelled attack after attack in a tough opening 40 minutes before a poor mistake from goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell allowed Bulgaria captain Kiril Despodov to grab the only goal of the night.Northern Ireland improved c...Full Story »

A woman, who was a VIP party planner in Qatar, alleged the former footie star pestered her for bikini snaps. Jermaine Jenas denied fresh claims he pestered a waitress for bikini picturesThe presenter said he felt 'ashamed' of himself in a sit down interview with The Sun Jenas allegedly sent a message asking "you want my boy now" before sending an x-rated photo of himself, as reported by the Ma...Full Story »

The former England striker and his companion were seen chatting while they sat in the front of his £150,000 Range Rover Evoque. Defoe was all smiles as he arrived and began chatting to the mystery womanThe pair met up in the car park of posh golf club Brocket Hall in HertfordshireJermain and the mystery lady initially spoke in the front seat of his Range Rover Then, the pair switched ends...Full Story »

Scotland manager Steve Clarke will look for answers over their disrupted preparations for Sunday’s Nations League clash in Portugal after arriving in Lisbon almost two hours late following a 110-mile road trip.Scotland trained at Lesser Hampden on Saturday morning before flying from Glasgow to Beja Airport, a former military airbase which hosts no commercial flights in between the Portugue...Full Story »

Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson has told his players they “can’t be crying” until they play Greece on Tuesday after being humbled by England in his first game in charge.Ireland’s Nations League B2 campaign got off to a disappointing start in Dublin on Saturday evening when they slipped to a 2-0 defeat in a one-sided encounter.Hallgrimsson admitted afterwards ...Full Story »

Kairo Mitchell and Devante Rodney fired Rochdale to a 2-0 win on an emotional day for hosts Aldershot.After a minute’s silence in memory of former club chaplain the Reverend Mike Pusey, who died last month aged 90, Aldershot started on the attack but James Henry fired over the bar.Mitchell was well denied by home keeper Marcus Dewhurst before opening the scoring when he turned home Tobi Ad...Full Story »

Grimsby manager David Artell branded referee Geoff Eltringham “a disgrace to the profession” after seeing his side lose 2-1 at 10-man Chesterfield.Opposite number Paul Cook also expressed disappointment with the officiating after the Spireites recorded their first home win since returning to the Football League.James Berry and Dilan Markanday scored for the hosts, with Charles Vernam...Full Story »

Declan Rice and Jack Grealish returned to haunt the Republic of Ireland as Lee Carsley’s first match as interim England manager ended in a comfortable Nations League victory in Dublin.Saturday’s sold-out Aviva Stadium clash marked the start of new eras for both teams as Heimir Hallgrimsson led the hosts against a nation beginning life after Gareth Southgate.England impressed in their...Full Story »

Steve Evans felt Rotherham were denied what he felt was “a clear and obvious penalty” in a 1-1 draw at Charlton which continued their 22-month wait for an away win.Liam Kelly struck the Millers’ first away goal in nine league games to put Evans’ side ahead in the 58th minute before Chuks Aneke equalised for the home side 14 minutes later.But Evans insisted his side should...Full Story »

Barnsley head coach Darrell Clarke hopes his side take confidence from their 2-1 victory over Bristol Rovers.Davis Keillor-Dunn marked his Reds debut with a goal. Adam Phillips also scored for the hosts, with Rovers’ goal scored by Ruel Sotiriou.Clarke said: “With chucking away a couple of points against Northampton in our last home league game, it was important that we got back to w...Full Story »

Stephen Clemence defended his decision not to name a goalkeeper on the bench after Barrow suffered stoppage-time heartbreak in an incident-packed 1-1 draw with Swindon at Holker Street.Right-back Rory Feely looked on course to keep a clean sheet after Paul Farman’s 42nd-minute sending off for handling Gavin Kilkenny’s long-range shot after giving the ball away outside his area.In the...Full Story »

Graham Alexander praised Andy Cook’s contribution after the striker spearheaded Bradford’s 2-1 win over Carlisle.Cook took his tally to five for the season with both goals in front of a crowd of 18,041 at Valley Parade.The striker struck his first after just two minutes when Jamie Walker seized on a poor touch from Carlisle defender Jon Mellish.He then headed the second-half winner f...Full Story »

Josh Umerah scored a second-half equaliser as Dagenham & Redbridge claimed a 1-1 draw in their National League clash at Maidenhead.James Golding had put Maidenhead on course for victory by marking his second debut for the club following his recent return with the opener on the stroke of half-time.Dion Pereira had earlier hit the bar for Daggers, who also went close to an equaliser when Trent...Full Story »

Mike Williamson was “incredibly proud” as MK Dons bounced back from their slow start to beat Walsall 1-0 at Stadium MK.After defeat on Monday night by Salford, a first-half goal saw the Dons pick up a second win of the campaign as they defeated a Walsall team who had made a bright start to the season.Callum Hendry was the match-winner as he tapped in Liam Kelly’s cross after a ...Full Story »

Jacob Hazel bagged a brace as Boston produced a brilliant performance to beat Sutton 3-0 at Gander Green Lane in the National League.Promoted via the play-offs last season, Boston had lost four of their opening six games, but a Hazel double and another from Zak Mills ensured a second successive away win.Hazel, who saw an earlier lob saved by Steve Arnold, was not to be denied again as he fired t...Full Story »

Davis Keillor-Dunn marked his Barnsley debut with a goal to help his new side to a 2-1 win over Bristol Rovers.Visiting goalkeeper Josh Griffiths was forced into an early save to keep out Barry Cotter’s well-struck 20-yard effort.Adam Phillips then went close for the hosts, heading narrowly wide after meeting a corner from Keillor-Dunn.Keillor-Dunn struck the opener in the 11th minute with...Full Story »