Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez had to be taken away by security after he and his model girlfriend were approached by fans outside a restaurant in London Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez had to be ushered to safety by security guards after being confronted by a mystery man as he left a restaurant with girlfriend Taylor Ward. The 30-year-old Algerian star – whose club stands on the bri...Full Story »

Gigi Buffon has expanded on his decision to leave Juventus at the end of the season. The 43 year-old goalkeeper has left the door open to playing on next term. "Every beginning also has an end. This is the end of my second half at Juve," Buffon posted to social media. "It is a decision made, matured and announced months ago already. But it is not an easy decision. Because it is not easy to ...Full Story »

Ronald Koeman's team twice surrendered the lead to draw 3-3, leaving them in danger of falling further behind their rivalsSergio Busquets believes Barcelona's chances of winning La Liga are all but over after they drew 3-3 with Levante on Tuesday. The Catalan side had a two-goal lead in the first half through Lionel Messi and Pedri, but the hosts pulled themselves level when Gonzalo Melero an...Full Story »

Chelsea defender Thiago Silva hopes to see AC Milan reach the Champions League for next season. Thiago Silva left Milan after almost four years for PSG in 2012. "I've been thinking about this moment since I left Milan, I've been thinking about Milan's Champions League qualification every year," the 36-year-old told Sky Italia. "This season we are close. I saw the game against Juventus. I wa...Full Story »

The Serie A club lost their title to Inter and are in danger of missing out on Champions League qualification Juventus have no plans to make a decision on coach Andrea Pirlo's future before the end of the season. The former Italy international has presided over Juve's worst season since 2011, as they have come up well short in their bid to win a 10th Serie A title in a row. Defeat to AC Mil...Full Story »

Arsenal hero Alex Song has been laying down the foundations for his retirement by setting up a construction company and building flats in his Cameroon hometown of Douala. The 33-year-old, who recently captained AS Arta Solar to the Djibouti national title, has been sharing details of his new venture on social media. A clip of a building site was accompanied by an artists impression of the fina...Full Story »

Manchester United have made Borussia Dortmund ace Jadon Sancho their major transfer target of the summer. The Borussia Dortmund winger has been on United's radar for 18 months but a £100milion asking-price, allied to the German club's reluctance to sell, stopped the move happening in the previous two windows, says the Daily Star. Yet, though injury has hampered Sancho's progress this te...Full Story »

Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo said he will not resign after seeing his side slip out of the Champions League qualification places in Serie A following a 3-0 home defeat by AC Milan on Sunday, insisting he can do better. Last weekend, two late goals from Cristiano Ronaldo earned Juve a dramatic victory at Udinese to give them confidence going into the crucial clash with Milan who, like the Turin s...Full Story »

Barcelona reportedly talked with Juventus over the potential signing of Matthijs de Ligt. However, the Old Lady are in no mood to sell the Netherlands international. De Ligt nearly moved to the Nou Camp back in the summer of 2019, only to end up at the Allianz Stadium instead. Barcelona wanted to sign De Ligt in 2019, believing the Dutchman would be the perfect long-term replacement for Gerard ...Full Story »

Sam Allardyce refused to commit his future to West Brom after suffering his first relegation from the Premier League following defeat at Arsenal.The Baggies are the eighth club Allardyce has managed in the competition but a 3-1 loss at the Emirates Stadium saw them condemned to the drop.The writing had been on the wall for some time and, despite a good start in London, goals from Emile Smith Row...Full Story »

Callum Davidson has vowed to beef up St Johnstone’s coronavirus safeguards to ensure their Scottish Cup final hopes are not threated by another quarantine drama.The Perth outfit are on course for a cup double after substitute Glenn Middleton helped steer the Betfred Cup winners past St Mirren at Hampden.But they had to do without a key quartet as they booked a May 22 showpiece showdown wit...Full Story »

Darren Ferguson praised his young Peterborough side for signing off a promotion season in style with a 4-1 win over Doncaster and paid tribute to the retiring James Coppinger.Goals from Mo Eisa, Niall Mason, Idris Kanu and Ricky-Jade Jones saw Posh run riot in a thoroughly dominant first half before Tyreece John-Jules pulled a goal back in stoppage time for beleaguered Doncaster.Ferguson was del...Full Story »

Oxford eased to a 4-0 victory over Burton to claim the final play-off spot in Sky Bet League One.Portsmouth slipped to defeat against Accrington, allowing the U’s to move up to sixth in the table.Mide Shodipo, Matty Taylor, Elliot Lee and Sam Winnall struck the goals and took Oxford’s league tally to 77.Manager Karl Robinson had to watch from the stand after the FA handed him a four-...Full Story »

Mark Noble was not allowed to celebrate his 34th birthday in peace as West Ham prepare for their clash with Everton. Next season will be Hammers legend Noble's last in east London, and he will hope to end his career by playing Champions League football. West Ham are in a battle for the top four, and there is clearly a jubilant mood around David Moyes' squad. Jesse Lingard, on loan from Manche...Full Story »

CRISTIANO Ronaldo is said to be "appalled" by a Premier League player accused of fathering a love child. The Juventus star, who knows the footballer, got in touch with the kid's mum Jaqueline Sousa. Cristiano Ronaldo is said to be 'appalled' by a Premier League player accused of fathering a love child The events hostess, 33, also received messages of support from other high-profile pals of th...Full Story »

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, the three clubs still involved in the proposed European Super League, denounced on Saturday the "intolerable" pressure put on them by UEFA to drop the project. UEFA said on Friday that the three clubs will face sanctions, and European soccer's ruling body has started disciplinary proceedings against them. Multiple sources told ESPN earlier this week that a...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola refused to blame Sergio Aguero for fluffing a penalty after Manchester City missed the chance to secure the Premier League title on Saturday.City’s record goalscorer embarrassingly chipped an attempted Panenka-style spot-kick straight at Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy in a 2-1 defeat at the Etihad Stadium.Victory in the Champions League final dress rehearsal would have seen...Full Story »

Chesterfield won 4-1 at struggling Woking to keep up the pressure on the sides in the Vanarama National League play-off places.Chesterfield went ahead with seven minutes gone as an unmarked Gavin Gunning headed in from a corner.More bad Woking defending at a corner allowed Marcus Dinanga to smash home from close range to make it 2-0 after 20 minutes.But the home side hit back from the penalty sp...Full Story »

Sutton kept up the pressure at the top of the Vanarama National League with a 2-0 win over Weymouth at Gander Green Lane.The hosts took the lead in the 14th minute through a header from midfielder Craig Eastmond, with Harry Beautyman then putting another chance wide in blustery conditoins.Donovan Wilson added a fine second goal six minutes after the restart when he turned in the penalty area to ...Full Story »

Nathan Austin fired a hat-trick as Kelty Hearts set up a play-off with Brechin for a place in the Scottish Professional Football League.Barry Ferguson’s side beat Brora Rangers 4-1 to secure a 6-1 aggregate triumph in the pyramid play-off semi-final.The Fifers will go into their two-legged tie with Brechin full of confidence after a comprehensive win over the Highland League side, who knoc...Full Story »