Ange Postecoglou noted the significance of Georgios Giakoumakis’ first Celtic goal in his first start as the Hoops beat St Johnstone 2-0 in the Premiership at Parkhead.In the 35th minute of his fourth appearance signing from Dutch side VVV-Venlo in August, the Greece striker converted an Anthony Ralston pass to make the breakthrough against a stuffy Saints side.With 10 minutes remaining, r...Full Story »

Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo says his side can still qualify for the knockout stages of the Europa Conference League after a 1-0 loss to Vitesse Arnhem.Nuno changed his entire starting XI and left all of his big guns at home in order to prepare for Sunday’s Premier League match with West Ham and a second string were undone by Maximilian Wittek’s 78th-minute strike.The side Nuno...Full Story »

Head coach Grant McCann understands fans’ criticism after Hull dropped back into the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a 2-1 loss at home to Peterborough.Peterborough, who had previously lost every away game since their promotion from League One, moved out of the bottom three after goals from Jack Taylor and Siriki Dembele.Josh Magennis had equalised for the hosts but then missed a...Full Story »

Joao Cancelo has no doubt Phil Foden is well on the way to becoming one of the best players in the world.In-form Foden was again outstanding as Manchester City thrashed Club Brugge 5-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday.The 21-year-old England international pulled the strings from the false nine position at the Jan Breydel Stadium, the highlight being a beautifully-flighted ball for Cancelo to o...Full Story »

Former Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has told ESPN that his ex-side "have the team to win the Clasico and LaLiga" despite a troubled start to the season that has left them seventh in the league table and bottom of their Champions League group. Barca beat Valencia 3-1 in LaLiga on Sunday to move two points behind rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid and five points off leaders Real Soc...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is once again under pressure at Manchester United, or at least he appears to be from the outside looking in. Questions continue to be asked of the Norwegian coach, who is looking increasingly out of his depth at Old Trafford this season and it could be argued that he is wasting the best squad that Manchester United have had since Sir Alex Ferguson's time at the club. A r...Full Story »

Steve Bruce surveyed the wreckage of Newcastle’s big day and insisted the club could drag itself out of another Premier League relegation hole.With the Magpies’ new owners at St James’ Park for the first time, Bruce’s side took an early lead over Tottenham but ultimately were outclassed to lose 3-2 – a scoreline which flattered them – to extend their wait for ...Full Story »

Steve Cooper is refusing to get carried away at Nottingham Forest despite seeing his side make it 13 points from five games with a 2-1 win over Blackpool.While he played down their prospects of exchanging what had looked like being a relegation fight under Chris Hughton for a play-off push Cooper wants his players to be obsessed with maintaining their recent run of form.Forest head to Bristol Ci...Full Story »

Michael Duff hopes Kyle Vassell can become a talisman for Cheltenham after watching him net the winner in a 1-0 victory against Accrington.The former Rotherham striker scored 11 minutes from time to open his Sky Bet League One account for the Robins on only his second start.The 28-year-old has struggled for fitness since arriving in August after a move to the United States fell through, but boss...Full Story »

Patrice Evra has admitted that he is bored of watching Lionel Messi win the Ballon d'Or, with the current Paris Saint-Germain star having done so six times in his illustrious career. The race for this year's Ballon d'Or seems more open than it has been for a long time, and Evra even named Chelsea duo N'Golo Kante and Jorginho as being more deserved winners than Messi. "In my opinion this Bal...Full Story »

Norwich expect to have defensive midfielder Mathias Normann available for the Premier League match against Brighton at Carrow Road.Normann did not join up with Norway during the international break to continue treatment for a minor abdominal issue, while Kosovo forward Milot Rashica (knee) should also feature.Midfielder Todd Cantwell (Achilles) is available again along with Poland winger Przemys...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel is hoping to break the managerial trend at Chelsea. The German won the Champions League in his first season at Stamford Bridge, which saw him pen an extension on his contract until 2024. The Blues are renowned for sacking managers, but Tuchel hopes he can become a long-term fixture in the Stamford Bridge dugout. "Hopefully I'm in charge," Tuchel said when asked about his futur...Full Story »

Preston will be without Ali McCann when they host Derby.The midfielder suffered an ankle injury in the defeat at QPR prior to the international break. It is hoped he will return before the end of the month.Sean Maguire and Patrick Bauer are being monitored but Preston boss Frankie McAvoy is hopeful the duo will be involved.Matthew Olosunde (Achilles) and Ched Evans (foot) are nearing returns but...Full Story »

The Bournemouth midfielder, 24, has been diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin Lymphoma, but has vowed to make a full recovery. David Brooks joined Bournemouth in 2018 Credit: PA Brooks underwent tests after complaining of fatigue while training with his country last Tuesday before pulling out of the squad for the World Cup qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Estonia. And he praised the Wale...Full Story »

The Manchester United midfielder’s deal at Old Trafford is due to expire at the end of this season. Pogba will be a free agent in the summer if he does not sign a new contract at Old Trafford Credit: Getty Mbappe is also a free agent in the summer and Real are the frontrunners to agree a deal Credit: Getty And reports in Spain say Real Madrid believe they can finally lure the 28-year-ol...Full Story »

The couple's 13-year marriage has been rocked by a string of drunken scandals that have landed him in the dog house. Coleen Rooney says she has forgiven Wayne in a new documentary Credit: prime video Most recently, the ex-Manchester United legend was pictured in a hotel with Snapchat models after a night out in July. But defiant Coleen, 35, says she has forgiven Wayne's boozy behaviour in a n...Full Story »

Stephen Kenny is hoping in-form striker Callum Robinson realises how important he could be to the Republic of Ireland after scoring five goals in his last two games.The West Brom forward followed up his double in Saturday’s qualifying victory in Azerbaijan with a hat-trick in a 4-0 friendly rout of World Cup hosts Qatar in Dublin on Tuesday evening to take his tally for his country to six ...Full Story »

ITALIAN sports presenter Diletta Leotta has opened up about her split with actor fiancee Can Yaman. The 29-year-old revealed at the beginning of 2021 that she had found love with the 31-year-old Turkish man, who is also a model and lawyer. Leotta works for streaming platform DAZN But they have now ended their romantic relationship and Leotta was honest about how it broke down in a recent TV i...Full Story »

Alex Revell urged his Stevenage side to have more belief in themselves and become “unplayable” following their 2-2 draw with Exeter at the Lamex Stadium.Elliott List’s brace saw the hosts twice fight back from behind in an entertaining contest which could have gone either way in an end-to-end finale.Revell’s men are now unbeaten in three league matches but the Boro boss h...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he can get the best out of Manchester United's superstar squad despite Saturday's 1-1 draw with Everton meaning United have won just two of their last six games and only one during a run of four straight fixtures at Old Trafford. Solskjaer saw his squad strengthened significantly over the summer with the additions of Cristiano Ronaldo, Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho...Full Story »