Mads Frokjaer-Jensen’s second-half strike secured Preston’s first league win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Sunderland.Will Keane’s fortunate goal put Preston ahead midway through the first half, when Frokjaer-Jensen’s shot took a heavy deflection off the striker and diverted into the net.Jack Clarke levelled from the penalty spot as Sunderland got back on equal te...Full Story »

Crewe manager Lee Bell praised his players’ penalty-taking expertise as they dumped Championship Sunderland out of the Carabao Cup.Crewe pulled off a notable upset as they scored all five of their penalties to secure a 5-3 shoot-out win at the Stadium of Light.Elliott Nevitt, Chris Long, Rio Adebisi and Joel Tabiner all scored from the spot, before Ryan Cooney converted Crewe’s fifth...Full Story »

Chris Rigg became Sunderland’s youngest ever goal scorer but his efforts proved in vain as they crashed out the Carabao Cup with a 5-3 penalty shoot-out defeat at the hands of Crewe.At the age of 16 years and 51 days, Rigg also became the youngest player to net in the competition’s history as his second-half strike cancelled out a first-half header from Crewe defender Luke Offord.How...Full Story »

Kieran McKenna feels his Ipswich side have set the tone for their Sky Bet Championship season with their performance in their 2-1 win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.Having won promotion from League One last term, Ipswich returned to the second tier in style as goals from Nathan Broadhead and George Hirst secured victory on Wearside.Despite being reduced to 10 men when Trai Hume was sent...Full Story »

Ipswich made a winning return to the Sky Bet Championship as they claimed a 2-1 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.Former Sunderland striker Nathan Broadhead opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time before turning provider eight minutes into the second half as he set up George Hirst to double the visitors’ lead.Sunderland were reduced to 10 men when Trai Hume was sent of...Full Story »

Reading manager Ruben Selles defended a section of the club’s fans for staging a sit-in protest after the 1-0 League One defeat at home to Peterborough.About 200 supporters protested loudly yet peacefully, calling for the removal of club owner Dai Yongge for 40 minutes after a losing start to life in the third tier.The Royals, who are under another transfer embargo, were beaten by a 43rd-m...Full Story »

Gary Rowett is happy for Millwall to continue flying under the radar in their quest for a Championship play-off spot after starting the season with a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough.Romain Esse’s 79th-minute strike secured victory at the Riverside for the Lions, who missed out on a top-six place on the final day of last term after their capitulation in a home defeat to Blackburn.The Lions have ...Full Story »

The Red Devils have been keen on the Bayern Munich outcast with Erik ten Hag keeping a close eye on him all summer. Man Utd are still interested to sign Bayern Munich Leon Goretzka According to Florian Plettenberg, Man Utd "never lost their focus on Goretzka" who is "on the Premier League club's list". The 28-year-old has insisted he wants to remain at the Bundesliga champs despite interest f...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly identified Nottingham Forest's Brennan Johnson as a potential replacement for record-goalscorer Harry Kane. That's according to a recent report from the Daily Mail, who claims the London-based club will target Wales' Johnson to act as a replacement for Kane, who is wanted by Bayern Munich. All focus is obviously on negotiations for Kane, which will include a...Full Story »

A long-time member of the midfield setup at Premier League giants Liverpool has, on Saturday, inched ever closer to an Anfield departure. The player in question? Jordan Henderson. The subject of England international Henderson's future has of course taken its place front and centre in the headlines on the red half of Merseyside for several weeks now. This comes after confirmation was forthc...Full Story »

Republic of Ireland captain Katie McCabe has urged the squad to harness the spirit of the underdog ahead of Thursday’s World Cup opener against Australia.The World Cup debutants begin their Group B campaign against the co-hosts, who are 12 places above them in the FIFA rankings and will be backed by the majority of the 80,000 crowd at Sydney’s Stadium.It will be only the second match...Full Story »

James Trafford saved a stoppage-time penalty to earn England European Under-21 Championship glory for the first time in 39 years as they edged past Spain.The Manchester City goalkeeper repelled Abel Ruiz’s spot-kick, awarded after a VAR review in the sixth minute of added time, and then kept out substitute Aimar Oroz’s follow-up at the end of a pulsating contest at the Batumi Arena i...Full Story »

The Liverpool backup goalkeeper could surely be playing regularly for other clubs in the Premier League, having shown himself to be a very reliable second choice for Jurgen Klopp in recent times. It seems unlikely that Kelleher is going to break past Alisson into Liverpool's starting line up any time soon, so it will be interesting to see what happens with him this summer, with Jones admitting ...Full Story »

Manchester City and France defender Benjamin Mendy faces one charge of rape and one charge of attempted rape, against two different women, both of which he denies Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy arrives at Chester Crown Court Benjamin Mendy has been pictured entering Chester Crown Court as his rape charge trial gets underway. The Manchester City defender is facing one charge of rape...Full Story »

Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could be due a shock return to Old Trafford this summer. The Norwegian is best loved in Manchester as the man who scored the winning Champions League final goal in 1999's Treble-winning campaign. Solskjaer stepped into the breach to manage the Red Devils in 2018, too, initially as an interim manager before winning the job on a permanent basis. Bu...Full Story »

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante has undergone an Al Ittihad medical in London. Kante has agreed a two-year deal with the Saudis worth €100m-a-season after meeting with officials this week. The Daily Mail says he has since undergone a medical and will join Karim Benzema with Al Ittihad. His salary is said to include image rights, commercial deals and an investment portfolio. Kante had...Full Story »

Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister is edging closer to a move to Liverpool after being given permission to undergo a medical, sources told ESPN. ESPN reported Monday that Liverpool want to sign the 24-year-old before he joins up with Argentina ahead of their June 15 friendly against Australia in China According to sources, Liverpool have held constructive talks with Brighton, and Mac Al...Full Story »

ONLYFANS star and ex-Charlton footballer Madelene Wright was left traumatised after a woman dangled her "dirty underwear" in front of her face. The incident occurred following a bizarre episode in a launderette which Wright described in detail on social media. Speaking on Instagram, she said: "I am honestly traumatised right now. "So I've just come from the launderette, minding my own busin...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag said Chelsea's struggles this season show the importance of having a proper strategy as well as money. WHAT HAPPENED? Ten Hag said Chelsea's dire first season since Todd Boehly took over the club in a deal worth more than £4 billion demonstrated that money alone will not guarantee success if it is not backed up by a strong strategy. United are the subj...Full Story »

Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi acknowledged his team would be the underdogs in the Champions League final against either Manchester City or Real Madrid after his side completed a resounding 3-0 aggregate victory over AC Milan in the semifinals on Tuesday. Lautaro Martinez's 74th-minute goal at the San Siro saw Inter ease past their rivals following a 2-0 win in last week's first leg. When ...Full Story »