John Coleman apologised to Accrington’s travelling fans for his team’s “abject” first-half performance after they were thumped 4-0 at promotion contenders Derby.Accrington could not cope with Derby’s energy and drive and went behind in the seventh minute when Lewis Dobbin’s cross was turned in by Tom Barkhuizen.It was no surprise when Derby scored again in the...Full Story »

Mac Allister has attracted a lot of interest after a stunning World Cup campaign as he starred alongside Lionel Messi and helped Argentina win their first world title in 36 years. Brighton star Alexis Mac Allister prefers a move to Juventus than Arsenal and Tottenham Credit: Reuters The Gunners and Spurs have been among the suitors keeping tabs on the midfielder along with Inter Milan, Atletic...Full Story »

Dean Lewington made it clear he does not want to become the permanent MK Dons manager despite masterminding a 2-0 League One victory over Portsmouth.Lewington saw Bradley Johnson and Jack Tucker both score to give the Dons a much-needed three points in their relegation battle.The long-serving defender took interim charge after Liam Manning was sacked last week but will not take to the dugout aga...Full Story »

Devante Cole’s double helped Barnsley continue their good recent run by beating Burton 2-0 at Oakwell.Cole opened the scoring in the 36th minute and doubled his tally 17 minutes from time to make it seven wins from eight games in all competitions for the Tykes.The first real chance fell to Barnsley when James Norwood’s ball into the area found Jordan Williams arriving at the far post...Full Story »

Plymouth returned to the top of Sky Bet League One with a 2-1 home win over basement side Morecambe.Goals from Niall Ennis and Sam Cosgrove meant Anthony O’Connor’s late reply counted for little for Derek Adams’ team.Plymouth should have taken the lead in the 42nd minute but Connor Ripley dived to his left to save Morgan Whittaker’s penalty, following a foul on Joe Edward...Full Story »

The ex-England captain broke his silence on Thursday in response to being called out by comedian Joe Lycett. David Beckham claims the Qatar World Cup 'has the power to be a force for good' Credit: AFP Lycett protested against Beckham's £15million-a-year agreement to be an ambassador for the emirate. He went viral for his money-shredding stunt last month after he issued an ultimatum to Be...Full Story »

Chelsea could play a big role in the future of Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha should the Blues move for a certain Borussia Dortmund star. According to German journalist Christian Falk, should Chelsea sign wonderkid Youssoufa Moukoko in the summer, Dortmund are interested in replacing him with Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha. Both players are out of contract in the summer and woul...Full Story »

IVAN PERISIC'S son ran over to console a heartbroken Neymar after Brazil were knocked out of the World Cup on penalties. The Brazil star was in floods of tears after Marquinhos missed the vital penalty that sealed his team's fate. 🚨 Lovely moment as a child from the celebrating Croatia squad - looks like Ivan Perisic family - runs over to console Neymar after #HRV shock Brazil to end #BRA...Full Story »

Rui Patricio's wife is a professional sexologist and has urged the Portugal squad to masturbate before matches to improve their performances at the World Cup Rui Patricio's wife is a steamy sexologist who actively encourages masturbation (Image: INSTAGRAM@vera.r.patricio) They say to win a World Cup a team needs to come together … quite literally in Portugal's case. The wife of Portugal...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo’s role for the remainder of the World Cup is something that has to be “defined”, Portugal boss Fernando Santos said after dropping his captain for their emphatic last-16 win over Switzerland.The 37-year-old was only named on the bench as Benfica forward Goncalo Ramos hit a hat-trick on his full debut to secure a comfortable 6-1 victory and set up a quarter-fin...Full Story »

  Barcelona coach Xavi says he turned down a job offer to join the Brazil staff because he wanted to wait for the opportunity to take over at Camp Nou. WHAT HAPPENED? The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) approached the former midfielder in 2021 with an offer to join coach Tite's staff, but Xavi wanted a head coach role and opted to wait for his turn at Barcelona instead. WHAT...Full Story »

Barnsley first-team coach Martin Devaney praised the performance of Devante Cole as his side cruised to a 3-0 victory over Crewe to seal a place in the FA Cup third round.Cole scored Barnsley’s first, with Adam Phillips netting after the break and Josh Benson adding a third from the penalty spot.Devaney said: “We played some good football, we had to stay patient. Crewe are a good sid...Full Story »

Manager John Coleman breathed a sigh of relief after League One Accrington secured a 1-0 win over battling National League side Barnet in the second round of the FA Cup.There wasn’t a lot in the clash at the Wham Stadium and it looked to be heading for a replay when, on 84 minutes, Rosaire Longelo’s cross was parried out by keeper Laurie Walker and Ethan Hamilton pounced to fire home...Full Story »

John Coleman hailed Accrington’s 1-0 victory at Cambridge as one of the best results of his managerial career.Harvey Rodgers scored the decisive goal at the end of the first half as Coleman’s side picked up their first victory in eight league matches.Cambridge, though, have gone six home games without scoring in League One, during which time they have also needed penalties to get pas...Full Story »

As the World Cup gets ready to start this weekend, England legend David Beckham has taken a lot of flak for taking huge cash to be an ambassador at the Qatar competition this winter David Beckham spoke to students in Doha ahead of the World Cup (Image: GETTY) David Beckham has defended himself from criticism he has received for accepting mega money to be Qatar's ambassador at the World Cup thi...Full Story »

Regan Poole is in line to make his 100th appearance for Lincoln when they face Morecambe in Sky Bet League One on Saturday – the first of a league and cup double-header against the Shrimps.The two sides will meet again on Tuesday night in the Papa John’s Trophy.Tom Hopper is nearing a return from injury but Ed Bishop missed the Imps’ 1-1 draw with Plymouth due to a quad problem...Full Story »

Liverpool are in pole position to sign in-demand England midfielder Jude Bellingham. Bellingham has developed into one of the brightest young talents in Europe over the last few years. Despite being just 19 years old, Bellingham is already a regular for his country and has even captained Dortmund on occasion in the Champions League. There’s no doubt almost every single club in Europe w...Full Story »

Barrow will monitor Sam Foley ahead of Hartlepool’s visit in League Two.Foley was not involved at Crawley last week due to a shoulder and back complaint, with boss Pete Wild opting to rest him, but he could return against Pools.The Bluebirds will still be without injured duo Robbie Gotts (thigh) and Sam McClelland as they are set to be sidelined for a few more weeks.Former Hartlepool strik...Full Story »

Wrexham surrendered top spot in the Vanarama National League to Notts County as they were held to a goalless draw at Wealdstone.Phil Parkinson’s side were a point clear at the summit coming into the weekend but now trail their promotion rivals by the same narrow margin after failing to find the breakthrough at Grosvenor Vale, while County won at Eastleigh.Jack Cook’s looping header f...Full Story »

Man Utd winger Antony nervously waited for the Brazil World Cup squad announcement (Image: twitter/@antony00) Manchester United star Antony had a wholesome reaction to being picked for the World Cup by Brazil while other big Premier League stars missed out. New viral footage shows the £85million winger hearing news of his call-up by Selecao coach Tite on Monday night. The video, which the...Full Story »