Enzo Maresca backed Jamie Vardy to stay at Leicester for another crack at the Premier League after he effectively clinched the Sky Bet Championship title for the Foxes.The former England striker rolled back the years on Monday by striking twice as Leicester ensured they would return to the top flight as champions with a comfortable 3-0 win at Preston.The 37-year-old is out of contract at the end...Full Story »

Jamie Vardy struck twice as promoted Leicester crushed Preston to clinch the Sky Bet Championship title in style with a 3-0 win at Deepdale.The former England striker, veteran of the Foxes’ memorable Premier League success eight years ago, rolled back the years with goals either side of the break to get another party started.Kasey McAteer also got on the scoresheet as Enzo Maresca’s ...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino says VAR is “damaging English football” after his side were denied an injury-time winner at Aston Villa.The Blues thought they had overturned a 2-0 half-time deficit at Villa Park when Axel Disasi crashed home a header only for it to be ruled out for a foul on Diego Carlos in the build-up.Referee Craig Pawson did not award the foul in real time but di...Full Story »

Chelsea were denied an incredible comeback at Aston Villa as they had an stoppage-time winner ruled out by VAR in a 2-2 draw.Mauricio Pochettino’s men looked to be ending a horror week in style when Axel Disasi’s header in the fourth minute of time added on crashed in off the crossbar to overturn a 2-0 deficit.But Benoit Badiashile was ruled to have fouled Diego Carlos in the build-u...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest slammed the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) for ignoring their concern that the Video Assistant Referee for their 2-0 defeat at Everton on Sunday was a Luton Town supporter. Forest had three potential claims for a penalty waved away by referee Anthony Taylor and the VAR, Stuart Attwell, leading the club to respond on social media after the match to vent their...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest have accused VAR Stuart Attwell of being a Luton fan after feeling they were on the wrong end of “three extremely poor decisions” during Sunday’s 2-0 Premier League defeat at Everton.Forest posted on X, formerly Twitter, soon after full-time that they were considering their options, having “warned the PGMOL that the VAR is a Luton fan before the game but...Full Story »

Leicester returned to the top of the Championship with a 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion and two more victories from their remaining three games would secure promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.Enzo Maresca’s side could go up on Tuesday if they beat Southampton at the King Power Stadium.Jamie Vardy’s 15th league goal of the season effectively sealed the...Full Story »

Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are closing in on appointing Julian Nagelsmann as their next manager. Bayern close to re-appointing Nagelsmann as manager In advanced talks over a three or four-year deal Have kept De Zerbi and Emery on their shortlist WHAT HAPPENED?According to Sky Sport, Bayern Munich are all set to re-appoint Julian Nagelsmann as their new manager after Thomas Tuchel le...Full Story »

Bournemouth had an added-time penalty award overturned by VAR as disjointed Manchester United escaped Vitality Stadium with a scarcely-deserved 2-2 draw thanks to Bruno Fernandes’ brace.Referee Tony Harrington pointed to the spot five minutes beyond the 90 when Ryan Christie went down under a challenge from Willy Kambwala before changing his decision to a free-kick on review.Erik ten Hag&r...Full Story »

Andre Breitenreiter called for VAR to be used in Championship matches after Nahki Wells’ stoppage-time penalty had denied his Huddersfield team a crucial win.The former Terriers striker sent a powerful spot-kick past Lee Nicholls with almost the last kick of the game after referee Rebecca Welch had judged substitute Ollie Turton to have handled a Cameron Pring cross.The goal cancelled out ...Full Story »

David Moyes was left exasperated after two more tight VAR handball decisions went against West Ham in the 1-1 draw with Aston Villa.The Hammers were denied a stoppage-time winner when a five minute 37 second VAR check – the longest in Premier League history – ruled Tomas Soucek had handled the ball before it crossed the line.They had earlier been denied by another VAR review which ru...Full Story »

West Ham were controversially denied a stoppage-time winner by a farcically long VAR decision in the 1-1 draw with Aston Villa.Referee Jarred Gillett and VAR Tony Harrington spent over five minutes agonising over whether a scrappy goal from Konstantinos Mavropanos had hit the arm of Tomas Soucek on its way in.The replays looked inconclusive, with a post obscuring the view of a sea of arms and le...Full Story »

Kenneth Vargas hit a late winner as Hearts came through a difficult encounter at Cappielow to reach the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup semi-finals.The Coast Rican forward fired home in the 86th minute to secure a 1-0 victory over Morton, who had been denied several times by some impressive Craig Gordon saves.Hearts began to find their attacking form in the final half hour and Vargas powered home a lo...Full Story »

Leicester boss Enzo Maresca has told veteran striker Jamie Vardy he has a key role to play as the Sky Bet Championship leaders edge their way back towards the Premier League.The 37-year-old scored the only goal in a 1-0 win at Sunderland on Tuesday evening which ended the Foxes’ three-game losing streak in the league and maintained their three-point advantage over second-placed Ipswich.Ask...Full Story »

Jamie Vardy’s 13th goal of the season proved unlucky for Sunderland as Leicester ended their losing streak to strengthen their Sky Bet Championship title hopes.The 37-year-old’s first-half header was enough to secure a 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light, although it took a fine save by goalkeeper Mads Hermansen to deny Trai Hume a spectacular equaliser and condemn his team to a fifth su...Full Story »

Liverpool and Manchester City are watching Porto midfielder Alan Varela. O Jogo says Liverpool and City are scouting Varela this season. The Argentine produced a superb performance in their Champions League victory over Arsenal last week. He was assertive in his tackling and accurate with the ball, dominating on the night. City and Liverpool have been impressed and are keenly following Vare...Full Story »

The move would see the duo both return to the Spanish giants just a few seasons after they left for Old Trafford. Raphael Varane has been linked with a shock return to Real MadridCasemiro could also head back to his former club Varane, 30, played 360 times for Real Madrid before sealing a £41million switch to Man Utd in 2021. Casemiro, 32, then followed him the a year later for £70m...Full Story »

Jon Dadi Bodvarsson produced another vital contribution from the bench as Bolton twice came from behind to earn a 3-3 draw with Charlton in League One.The Icelandic super sub denied the visitors a first win in 17 games with a 71st-minute equaliser to add to a midweek winner against Wycombe.Bolton, who remain just outside the automatic promotion places, led after 19 minutes when Victor Adeboyejo ...Full Story »

Neil Warnock likened the VAR “computer” to the Horizon Post Office software after his Aberdeen side were denied a winner for a marginal offside decision in a six-goal thriller with Motherwell.Warnock joked he was expecting the sack when Motherwell went three up inside 26 minutes thanks to Theo Bair’s double and an Adam Devine strike.With Richard Jensen missing through illn...Full Story »

Leicester strengthened their position at the top of the Sky Bet Championship as captain Jamie Vardy scored against his boyhood club in a 2-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at King Power Stadium.Enzo Maresca’s side had the game won by half-time and are now 14 points clear of third-placed Southampton as they close in on promotion back to the Premier League.Vardy, who was released by the Ow...Full Story »