Former Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri is being linked with a return to England. Il Messaggero says Sarri has changed agents and is eyeing a return to the Premier League. The former Chelsea manager has already rejected Nottingham Forest and is now in the sights of Newcastle and West Ham. And with initial contact already underway, Sarri wants an initial €50m to spend on two of his former La...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur have been urged to avoid the mistake they made by not signing Mohamed Salah years before he moved to Liverpool by making a move for a Bundesliga star who will "fit prfectly" at the north London club, Spurs still need to add quality to their armoury in the final third, having not replaced Harry Kane after his move to Bayern Munich last summer. Despite their positive performa...Full Story »

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola could be leaving the club in the near future, with a shake-up behind the scenes reportedly in store at the Etihad. City's hopes of repeating last season's treble triumph were ended on Wednesday night as the Sky Blues were knocked out of the Champions League on penalties by Real Madrid after a 4-4 draw on aggregate – despite dominating in the second ...Full Story »

Real Madrid great Zinedine Zidane is interested in the Manchester United job. While there's talk of an agreement being close with Bayern Munich about succeeding Thomas Tuchel at the end of the season, L'Equipe says the Frenchman is watching Erik ten Hag's situation at United. Zidane is said to be willing to wait for United's decision regarding Ten Hag's position in the hope that it will open...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta stood in unison with Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola in condemning the fixture schedule.Guardiola said it was “unacceptable” that his side had to play an FA Cup semi-final less than 72 hours after being in action in the Champions League on Wednesday night as they beat Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday tea-time.The Gunners’ plight was arguably wo...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola admitted it was “unacceptable” that Manchester City’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Chelsea was scheduled for less than 72 hours after their Champions League defeat to Real Madrid.City recovered from their European exit on Wednesday night – when they played extra-time against Real before losing on penalties – to edge past Mauricio Pochettino’s s...Full Story »

Boss Graham Alexander batted away talk of a last-gasp League Two play-off push despite seeing 10-man Bradford come from behind to win 3-2 at Walsall.A fourth victory in five games lifted Bradford to 10th and if they win their game in hand at Barrow in midweek they have a chance of sneaking into the top seven on the final day.Those hopes looked dead in the water when Walsall stormed into a 2-0 le...Full Story »

Birmingham interim manager Gary Rowett was left frustrated after his side were held to a 0-0 draw at Rotherham.The result edged the Blues two points clear of the Championship relegation zone but it was a missed opportunity to move closer to safety against the already-relegated Rotherham.Steve Evans was back in the home dugout following his shock midweek return following the sacking of Leam Richa...Full Story »

Notts County boss Stuart Maynard is determined to keep top scorer Macaulay Langstaff after he again underlined his importance to the club.Langstaff leads the League Two scoring charts with 28 after netting the only goal in Saturday’s win over Colchester.County’s early promotion bid has long since fizzled out but Langstaff remains one of the division’s leading lights and could b...Full Story »

Harrogate manager Simon Weaver believes the club have made “massive strides” this season despite seeing their play-off hopes extinguished by a 5-3 home defeat by MK Dons.The Sulphurites have, nevertheless, racked up a club-record number of EFL points in a campaign since their 2020 promotion and are also guaranteed to finish in their highest position.A brace from 18-goal leading marks...Full Story »

Michael Skubala hailed the character of his Lincoln side after they came from behind to win 2-1 at Cheltenham and move into the League One play-off places with one game left.Relegation battlers Cheltenham led through Liam Sercombe’s early penalty, but Joe Taylor levelled before half-time and Freddie Draper won it seven minutes after the break.The Imps’ top six destiny is in their own...Full Story »

Jim Goodwin praised his partying Dundee United players for handling the pressure and expectation of being cinch Championship title favourites as they celebrated their return to the Premiership at the first time of asking.Almost 10,000 Tangerines supporters rolled up at Tannadice to see homegrown striker Chris Mochrie net in the 78th minute and secure a 1-0 win over 10-man Ayr, a result that spar...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough challenged his promoted side to end the season on a high and finish second.The Stags came from behind to beat Gillingham 2-1 in their final home game and now head for Barrow in second spot for next Saturday’s season finale.“We have only lost two or three games at home this season and the Crawley defeat stands out,” said Clough.“But the whole ca...Full Story »

Crawley boss Scott Lindsey rued missed opportunities and also branded his team’s defending a “calamity” after they were held to a 2-2 draw at relegation-threatened Sutton.Liam Kelly fired the play-off chasing visitors ahead three minutes before the break, but the hosts hit back with second-half goals from top scorer Charlie Lakin and Olly Sanderson as they chased a vital win in...Full Story »

Forest Green boss Steve Cotterill hailed his already-relegated side for playing with pride and passion as they beat Morecambe 2-1 in League Two at the Mazuma Stadium.First-half goals from Charlie McCann and Kyle McAllister gave the visitors three three points as they came from behind after Charlie Brown’s 30th-minute opener, but Cotterill thought they should have won by a greater margin.He...Full Story »

Neil Harris paid tribute to the squad he inherited for ensuring Millwall will be playing Sky Bet Championship football again next season.The Lions guaranteed their place in the second tier courtesy of a third straight win delivered by Duncan Watmore’s 71st-minute strike against former club Sunderland.The forward pounced at the near post to turn in Brooke Norton-Cuffy’s delivery and t...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson was keen to focus on the positives despite seeing his side miss out on the League Two play-off places following a 3-2 defeat to Tranmere at Prenton Park.Harvey Saunders put Rovers ahead in the 35th minute, racing clear and slotting the ball past Nik Tzanev after the Dons failed to clear the danger.Rovers doubled their lead just before the break when Rob Apter n...Full Story »

Neil Critchley hailed a brave Blackpool performance as the Seasiders beat promotion rivals Barnsley 3-2 to boost their League One play-off chances.Goals from Sonny Carey, James Husband and Hayden Coulson put the hosts 3-0 up but John McAtee pulled one back for Barnsley, before Adam Phillips’ late strike set up a nervy finish.Blackpool need to win their final game of the season away to Read...Full Story »

Norwich head coach David Wagner was happy to take a point after seeing his play-off chasing side held to a 1-1 draw by Bristol City at Carrow Road.The Canaries went into the match with eight successive home victories behind them but failed to hit the heights of recent months against in-form opposition and had to come from behind to secure a hard-fought draw.The draw took Norwich level with fifth...Full Story »

Doncaster roared back from two goals down to beat play-off rivals Barrow 4-2 and secure a ninth successive win.It appeared as though Rovers’ incredible charge from relegation danger to play-off contention had ended as goals from Emile Acquah and Rory Feely gave Barrow a two-goal advantage at the break.But a Joe Ironside penalty reduced the deficit and set up a grandstand finish, with Hakee...Full Story »