Neil Critchley credited his players’ relentless energy and determination after Shayne Lavery’s second-half strike was enough to beat Millwall 1-0 at Bloomfield Road.Lavery smashed home a rebound after CJ Hamilton had an initial shot blocked 10 minutes into the second half and then helped the Seasiders hang on for their second win in a row.Lavery’s goal was exactly what Blackpoo...Full Story »

Manchester United edged a pulsating FA Cup clash with Aston Villa as Scott McTominay’s early header proved enough against Steven Gerrard’s side.After a weekend of intrigue and upsets, the third round ended with an all-Premier League encounter and one of Liverpool’s greatest-ever players managing at Old Trafford for the first time.Monday’s tie lacked goals but provided ple...Full Story »

Scott McTominay starred as Manchester United ended 2021 with a much-needed win against a depleted Burnley.Having gone top of the Premier League with victory at Turf Moor in January, talk of a title challenge had turned to the need to kickstart their Champions League qualification push by the end of a topsy-turvy year.There remains plenty of work for Ralf Rangnick to do, but Thursday’s 3-1 ...Full Story »

Hearts wrapped up the calendar year with a 2-1 victory over Ross County thanks to goals from Michael Smith and Ben Woodburn.The pair scored in a completely dominant first half for the hosts that also saw John Souttar twice hit the frame of the goal.But an improved display from the visitors aligned to Hearts becoming careless saw County grab one back through Jordan White in the 72nd minute.The vi...Full Story »

LIVERPOOL midfielder Takumi Minamino held the Guiness World Record for receiving the most high-fives in a minute. While playing for Cerezo Osaka in his home country of Japan back in 2014, he managed 187 high-fives in just 60 seconds. Minamino set the record seven years ago in Japan He is hoping to break his own world record again in the future It was enough to claim the world record, but Min...Full Story »

A Manchester-based dominatrix, who goes by the name of Mistress Estee, has taken to social media to reveal her services were called upon by a Manchester City player after the side pumped Leeds United 7-0 earlier this week. Although the kinky mistress has not named the player, she did post a message on her TikTok account saying: “When he wins 7-0 for Man City against Leeds then comes to ...Full Story »

Inter Milan are reportedly set to agree a mutual termination of former Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen’s contract before next month. The Danish playmaker has not played since suffering a cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 match between Denmark and Finland in June. Eriksen required emergency treatment from medical staff on the pitch before he was later taken to hospital, where he wa...Full Story »

The Blaugrana had budgeted to reach the quarter-final stage but could end up in the Europa League Rafa Yuste, Joan Laporta and Mateu Alemany.EFE The costs of Barcelona's financial crisis have been portrayed both on and off the pitch this term, and there could well be another mammoth blow in the immediate future with the club set for a significant financial loss if they suffer Champions League ...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon was delighted to see his side bounce back in style with a dramatic 1-0 victory at struggling Oldham.Rovers were thumped 4-0 at Leyton Orient in the FA Cup on Saturday, but they produced an impressive response, with Charlie Jolley slotting home a 90th-minute winner at Boundary Park.Mellon, whose side are two points off the League Two play-offs, said: “We needed to...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady said his players did what they set out to do by ending Exeter’s 20-match unbeaten home record with a 2-1 win at St James Park.Jack Sowerby’s deflected shot put the Cobblers in front, but Padraig Amond headed Exeter level five minutes after the restart.However, Northampton won it on 74 minutes when they were awarded a soft free kick that Exeter felt shouldn&...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Paul Warne felt his rampant side could have scored even more in their 5-1 hammering of Gillingham.Warne’s team are now 19 games unbeaten but had to come from behind to smash former manager Steve Evans’ side, who were also reduced to 10 men.The visitors raced ahead on five minutes with their first goal in five games. It came from a well-worked move featuring Stuart O...Full Story »

Everton centre-back Yerry Mina could come back into contention for the squad to face Arsenal after two months out with a hamstring problem.The Colombia international returned to training this week and will be assessed before Monday’s game.Midfielder Andre Gomes is back in the squad after a calf problem but long-term absentee striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin (thigh) is still at least two weeks...Full Story »

Wigan boss Leam Richardson praised his side for their last-gasp 2-1 win at top-four rivals Plymouth.Striker Callum Lang slotted home Latics’ 90th-minute winner after being put in on goal by Will Keane, who had opened the scoring in the 35th minute.Plymouth playmaker Danny Mayor had restored parity in the 43rd minute with a superb strike.Richardson, whose side soar to second, said: “T...Full Story »

Dundee emerged from a three-week break to sweep Motherwell aside in the cinch Premiership at Dens Park.The Dark Blues established a commanding first-half lead thanks to goals from Luke McCowan and Danny Mullen before adding a third shortly after the interval through Ryan Sweeney.The result brought to an end the Steelmen’s two-game winning run with Dundee now three points clear of Ross Coun...Full Story »

Amazon Prime's latest 'All or Nothing' series documents Juventus in the 2020/21 season and has shown Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction to being knocked out of the Champions League by Porto. The documentary follows Juventus throughout the season and provides fans with an all-access view of the club at every moment. Porto knocked Juventus out on away goals, as the teams drew 4-4 on aggregate over two ...Full Story »

Manchester United intermediaries are continuing talks with former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane. That's according to Portuguese journalist Pedro Almedia, who has delivered an update on claims of United planning to replace manager Ole Gunnar Solskajer with free agent Zidane. He posted to social media: “Talks on between Zinedine #Zidane and Manchester United. "Attention. The deal is...Full Story »

Riley McGree made it a birthday to remember as his goal paved the way for Birmingham’s 3-0 win against Bristol City at St Andrew’sThe Australia international midfielder, who turned 23 today, scored his second goal in three games make it three wins in a row for Blues for the first time since February 2020.Blues controlled the game from start to finish and deservedly took the lead in t...Full Story »

Lage wants Wolves to activate Hwang option Bruno Lage confirmed on Friday that he wants Wolves to take up Hwang Hee-chan's £13m transfer option ASAP."For me he is the right guy to have here. He gives what we want for our team. When a player comes and gives what he gives and scores goals, I’m very happy.” #WWFC— Alex Richards (@AA_Richards) October 31, 2021 Mess...Full Story »

Carabao Cup specialists Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi fired Liverpool into the quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Preston but not before the Championship side threatened a major upset at Deepdale.Memories of Sunday’s 5-0 destruction of Manchester United were fresh in the minds of the travelling Liverpool support but there were few traces on the pitch as Jurgen Klopp changed all 11 playe...Full Story »

Manchester City’s grip on the Carabao Cup was finally loosened as West Ham knocked out the holders on penalties.Phil Foden missed from the spot for City while West Ham scored all five of theirs to reach the quarter-finals.City had won this competition in six of the past eight seasons, including the last four.In fact Tuesday marked five years to the day since they were last eliminated from ...Full Story »