Russell Martin was glad Southampton “released the tension” by beating Coventry 2-1 to end a three-game winless run.Saints’ automatic promotion dreams all but went up in smoke after draws against Middlesbrough and Blackburn sandwiched a last-gasp defeat to rivals Ipswich – leaving them nine points adrift of the top two.Che Adams netted twice to see them past Coventry and r...Full Story »

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has admitted that one of the reasons he is still a manager after winning everything is because he is well paid. WHAT HAPPENED?The coach won the treble last year with City to add to his already enormous list of honours with the Manchester club as well as previous sides Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Real Madrid stand in his way of more success in the Champions...Full Story »

Manchester City are expected to wrap up a long-awaited deal to sign Lucas Paqueta from West Ham after agreeing personal terms with the midfielder. WHAT HAPPENED?City have a personal agreement with the Brazilian in place over his wages as they prepare to sign him in the summer transfer window, Foot Mercato reports. However, the reigning European and English champions are still to strike a deal...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain have not given up hope of signing Gavi from Barcelona despite the Catalan club's strong desire to keep the midfielder. WHAT HAPPENED?PSG identified the Spain international as a possible transfer target last summer as they look to bring in a promising young player to revolutionise their midfield and L'Equipe reports Gavi remains high on their list of options. THE BIGGER PI...Full Story »

PSG ultras have released a statement to rally fans ahead of facing Barcelona in the Champions League. PSG will host the first-leg of their quarterfinal this week. In a statement, the ultras group declared: “On Wednesday our team faces FC Barcelona. For us, the game started yesterday after the final whistle against Clermont. Our role will be essential and we ask for total mobilization o...Full Story »

Football WAG Wanda Nara candidly spoke about her first night with Mauro Icardi - and how he'd bedded over 200 women before her. Wanda, 37, has never been one to hold her tongue. Her long-term, on-off relationship with Icardi, which began after she'd split from his former team-mate and friend Maxi Lopez, has been very much in the public eye. But her admission about their debut together in the...Full Story »

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino was frustrated after seeing his side twice surrender the lead to draw 2-2 against bottom side Sheffield United.Thiago Silva and Noni Madueke scored either side of the break to put Chelsea 2-1 up, with Jayden Bogle scoring for the Blades just after the half-hour mark.Just when it looked as though Chelsea were on course to claim all three points, McBurnie struck...Full Story »

Darren Ferguson admitted Peterborough got “a bit of luck” as they defeated Wycombe 2-1 to win the Bristol Street Motors Trophy final in dramatic fashion.Harrison Burrows scored twice, either side of a Dale Taylor equaliser, in a game where all of the goals came between the 86th minute and first minute of stoppage time.Burrows joined Peterborough at the age of six and was in the crowd...Full Story »

Manchester United attacker Jadon Sancho is wanted by Borussia Dortmund in a permanent deal this summer, but there is one issue which could see the transfer scuppered. Sancho spent four seasons at Dortmund between 2017 and 2021 after two years at Manchester City as a youth player. The England forward then joined Manchester United for around £73 million in 2021, but the move did not reall...Full Story »

Russell Martin acknowledged automatic promotion is now likely beyond Southampton after his side’s toothless display at Blackburn saw them stumble to a scoreless draw.Having fought for a top-two finish in the Championship for much of the season, Saints’ profligacy in front of goal proved costly in the last-gasp Good Friday draw with Middlesbrough and even later loss to Ipswich on East...Full Story »

Darrell Clarke admitted it had been a frustrating afternoon for the visitors after his Cheltenham side suffered a 3-1 defeat at Leyton Orient to leave them two points from safety in the Sky Bet League One relegation zone.Ethan Galbraith and Ollie O’Neill left the visitors chasing the game with first-half goals before Orient’s leading scorer Ruel Sotiriou ended his nine-match barren r...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager John Mousinho saluted two-goal Colby Bishop as the league leaders moved to the brink of sealing promotion with a 3-1 win at home to Shrewsbury.Top-scorer Bishop took his tally for the season to 20 to give Pompey the chance to secure a return to the Championship after a 12-year absence at Bolton next weekend.Mousinho: “It’s a fantastic achievement for Colby to get 2...Full Story »

Aston Villa’s Premier League top-four hopes suffered a big blow as they threw away a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 against Brentford, who scored three times in nine minutes.Villa looked to be consolidating fourth position after goals either side of half-time from Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers put them in the ascendency.But they hit the self-destruct button as quickfire strikes from Mathias J...Full Story »

CRISTIANO RONALDO caught the attention with a suspiciously-timed tweet on Thursday. Footie fans were treated to a barmy mid-table belter between Chelsea and Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo has caught fans attention amid his two-word tweet after United's late collapse against Chelsea Credit: @Cristiano Defending was almost non-existent as United raced back from 2-0 down to lead 3-2 in the...Full Story »

LORIS KARIUS and his fiancée were denied entry into a Berlin SEX CLUB for a bizarre reason. The Newcastle goalkeeper and Diletta Leotta were visiting the German capital during a mid-season break. Diletta Leotta and Loris Karius were rejected entry from a German sex club Diletta believes it was due to her outfit Credit: Instagram @dilettaleotta During their trip, the couple wanted to vis...Full Story »

Plymouth caretaker boss Kevin Nancekivell has called for his side to keep up the good work for the final five games of the season after they picked up a valuable 1-0 Championship victory at Rotherham.The defeat rubberstamped Rotherham’s return to League One after two seasons in the second tier, while Argyle had been heading towards the trapdoor themselves following a hapless run under form...Full Story »

Chelsea, Liverpool and PSG interested in Real Madrid's Vinicius With the incoming signing of Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid could see Vinicius Junior leave with multiple clubs interested in the Brazilian. With Vinicius Jr. in their sights, Chelsea, Liverpool, and PSG are willing to shell out serious amounts of cash to sign him this summer as per El Debate. The aforementioned teams are willing to...Full Story »

Arsenal show interest in Real Madrid star Rodrygo According to Spanish outlet Caldena Ser, Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Real Madrid and Brazil star Rodrygo in the summer transfer window. Kylian Mbappe's imminent arrival at Santiago Bernabeu has sparked speculation about Rodrygo's future who has scored 15 goals and provided eight assists this season. The Brazilian has also att...Full Story »

Man Utd ready to offer Greenwood to sign Bremer According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Manchester United are desperate to sign Juventus defender Gleison Bremer in the summer transfer window. The report claims that United are willing to spend €60m to sign the Brazilian player. They could also consider using Mason Greenwood as part of the deal to convince the Serie A giants who have their...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager John Mousinho was relieved to see his side take a point from their top-of-the-table clash at home to nearest challengers Derby after twice coming from behind to draw 2-2 at Fratton Park.Substitute Owen Moxon’s 25-yard screamer 13 minutes from time ensured the League One leaders took a share of the spoils to move a step closer to sealing promotion to the Championship.Mous...Full Story »