CRAIG BELLAMY has left his role at Anderlecht due to mental health reasons. The Belgian club have confirmed that Vincent Kompany’s assistant is no longer with them after a two-year spell in order to focus on his health. Craig Bellamy has left Anderlecht to focus on his mental health Bellamy revealed in 2020 that he had been on medication to combat depression since 2017. And former Man ...Full Story »

Chelsea and AC Milan midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko was the subject of a vile racist chant from the Lazio ultras today in sad news, according to Milan News. Ultras reportedly aimed a disgusting ‘this banana is for Bakayoko’ chant at the Frenchman as he made his return to the San Siro, with this being the midfielder’s second loan spell with the Rossoneri. The ace made his retur...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Jack Ross was full of praise for both goalkeepers after Craig Gordon and Matt Macey ensured a captivating Edinburgh derby ended goalless.Hearts number one Gordon and his Easter Road counterpart Macey made a string of important saves in a cinch Premiership Tynecastle showdown that could easily have gone either way.Hibs boss Ross said: “The goalkeepers will grab the headlin...Full Story »

Arsenal have reportedly agreed terms in principle with Antonio Conte as Mikel Arteta struggles to get the engines firing. The Gunners are 20th in the Premier League after three games played, with the club having been no strangers to the bottom half of the table under Arteta’s stewardship. While Edu and the rest of the Arsenal hierarchy have showed faith in the Spaniard, there’s o...Full Story »

Roma coach Jose Mourinho was satisfied with their 4-0 win at Salernitana. Mourinho's team followed up a 3-1 defeat of Fiorentina with the four-goal rout – just the second time since the 1970s they have scored at least seven goals in their opening two Serie A matches. It is also the first time they have started a Serie A campaign with successive wins since 2014-15. “It was imposs...Full Story »

St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson was far from pleased with LASK counterpart Dominik Thalhammer after Saints exited the Europa Conference League play-off 3-1 on aggregate to the Austrian side.Thalhammer had described the Perth side as disgusting to play against following the 1-1 draw last week and there seemed to be little love lost between the men on the touchline at McDiarmid Park as the home ...Full Story »

Relief was the overriding emotion for Rochdale manager Robbie Stockdale after his side grabbed their first win of the League Two season by beating Northampton 3-1 at Sixfields.Max Taylor’s first-half header was immediately cancelled out by Jon Guthrie, but Dale were the better side for much of the contest, particularly in the second 45 minutes.Josh Andrews broke away to restore the away si...Full Story »

Birmingham boss Lee Bowyer hailed his side’s 5-0 win at Luton as the ‘best performance’ he has witnessed.Scott Hogan scored twice, with Marc Roberts, Gary Gardner and Chuks Aneke also netting as the visitors ran riot at a stunned Kenilworth Road.Bowyer said: “I’m delighted, from start to finish I felt we were the better side, we deserved the win and it could have be...Full Story »

Dominic Solanke and Jaidon Anthony showed Bournemouth boss Scott Parker there is life without want-away striker Arnaut Danjuma after hitting late goals to claim a 2-0 win at Birmingham.With last season’s fellow joint top Cherries scorer Danjuma reportedly on the verge of sealing a move to Europa League winners Villarreal, Solanke’s classy 77th-minute finish put the Cherries ahead.For...Full Story »

Barrow assistant boss Richard Dryden was unsure what was said as manager Mark Cooper was sent off for remarks made to an assistant referee towards the end of Tuesday night’s goalless League Two draw with Exeter at Holker Street.Cooper was dismissed from the dugout late on for apparent comments made to referee Andrew Kitchen’s colleague Helen Edwards.The Cumbrians – unbeaten now...Full Story »

Ghana star Fatawu Issahaku appears to have confirmed himself as the newest arrival at Liverpool on Instagram. The 17-year-old has caught the eye for his country's Under-20s at the AFCON where he was the best forward. In six matches, he scored twice despite being much younger than most others at the tournament It has seen a number of clubs take interest, including Liverpool, who continued scou...Full Story »

Leicester will be without Wesley Fofana and Jonny Evans when they begin their Premier League campaign against Wolves at King Power Stadium, but new signing Jannik Vestergaard could make his debut. Fofana suffered a fractured fibula during a recent friendly against Villarreal, while Evans is still recovering from a foot problem as he targets a return following next month’s international ...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits he is loving his first-team depth ahead of the new Premier League season. Klopp selected two different teams for the back-to-back friendlies against Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna earlier this week. And the German admits having selection problems sends a "good message" to his players. He told the club's website: "It does, it does. It sends a good message a...Full Story »

Delighted Stoke boss Michael O’Neill praised his side as they eased to a 2-1 victory over Fleetwood in the EFL Cup.Northern Irishman O’Neill was pleased with his team’s dominant display as goals from new signing Sam Surridge, his second goal in as many games, and a bullet header from skipper Harry Souttar did the damage for the Potters.“There were a lot of good things and...Full Story »

Jack Grealish made his Manchester City debut from the bench but it was another substitute, Kelechi Iheanacho, who won the Community Shield for Leicester.Just two days after becoming the most expensive British player following his move from Aston Villa for £100million, Grealish was named among the City substitutes at Wembley.The England attacker entered the fray with 65 minutes gone but was...Full Story »

A debut goal for Callum McManaman gave Tranmere a 1-0 opening-day win over Walsall.The former Premier League winger struck midway through the second half to give Micky Mellon’s side a deserved win.McManaman also had Rovers’ best moment of a goalless first half as fellow new signing Emmanuel Dieseruvwe played him through on goal, only to be denied by a perfectly-timed tackle from Mann...Full Story »

Leicester will be without Wesley Fofana for Saturday’s Community Shield clash with Manchester City after the defender suffered a fractured fibula in a friendly against Villarreal on Wednesday.Fofana’s fellow centre-back Jonny Evans (foot) is also sidelined, and the Foxes have Timothy Castagne (fractured eye socket), James Justin (knee) and Nampalys Mendy unavailable as well.Harvey Ba...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he has held positive talks with Paul Pogba. The Frenchman has returned to United following his participation at Euro 2020. PSG have courted Pogba, who is out of contract next summer, but Solskjaer is confident he will stay at Old Trafford. The Norwegian said: "I hope every player thinks this is the place to be to win trophies. "When you s...Full Story »

Doncaster manager Richie Wellens has injury problems in attack ahead of his first competitive match in charge at home to Wimbledon on Saturday.The former Rovers midfielder returned to the Keepmoat Stadium in May but has seen preparation for the new Sky Bet League One campaign hit by a string of injuries.Last season’s top goalscorer Fejiri Okenabirhie is set for a lengthy spe...Full Story »

Jadon Sancho's request to wear the number 7 jersey at Manchester United was rejected by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United completed a £72.1 million deal to sign the England international from Borussia Dortmund last week. Sancho wore the number 7 jersey at Dortmund and wanted to wear the same number, made famous at United by the likes of Eric Cantona and David Beckham. Veteran Edinson Cavani...Full Story »