Antonio Conte registered a first Premier League win in charge of Tottenham as they came from behind to beat Leeds 2-1, but will have been left in no doubt just how big a job he has on his hands.Conte, who oversaw two games before the international break, watched his new side booed off at half-time after falling behind to Dan James’ strike.But a much-improved second-half performance saw goa...Full Story »

JOSE MOURINHO still has a picture of his 2017 Europa League success with Manchester United hanging proudly on the wall of his office at Roma. Back in 2013, the Portuguese belittled Rafa Benitez's Europa League win at Chelsea by insisting such a feat would be a 'disappointment' to him. Jose Mourinho has a picture of himself kissing the Europa League trophy hanging in his office He said: "I don...Full Story »

Although it's been on the back burner for months, the idea that the Super League is going away anytime soon is a fanciful one. In fact, if truth be told, it appears that Real Madrid, Juventus and Barcelona are simply biding their time and waiting until the right moment to kick things off again. Certainly, discussions aren't off the table and never have been, and even Real Madrid president, Flo...Full Story »

A goal from substitute James Forrest allowed Celtic to pay a fitting Hampden tribute to Bertie Auld as St Johnstone’s run of cup glory came to an end.Forrest fired home the only goal from close range in the 73rd minute as Celtic edged past a stubborn Saints side 1-0 in the Premier Sports Cup semi-finals.Celtic fans and players paid tribute to Lisbon Lion Auld six days after his death and F...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth was pleased to see his side end a tough week by picking up a “good scalp” in edging past injury-hit Bolton 1-0 following what was a tight League One contest.Sam Vokes’ strike proved decisive at Adams Park as the Chairboys ended their first sticky spell of the campaign and kept themselves fourth in the table, just two points behind leaders Plymou...Full Story »

David Artell stressed Crewe will need to beat more teams near League One’s basement after the Railwaymen claimed only their second win of the campaign.The bottom club offered their fans hope with a first win in 11 games against a depleted Gillingham, whose boss Steve Evans compared the team’s pre-match meal to a school outing as he fell back on youth.Chris Long’s early strike s...Full Story »

Neither side could find the moment of quality to settle a frantic stalemate as Walsall and Rochdale shared the spoils from a goalless draw in League Two.The Saddlers had the better chances in an even first half, Conor Wilkinson threading through the Dale backline to release George Miller who blasted at goalkeeper Jay Lynch’s midriff when one-on-one.Jack Earing waltzed through two challenge...Full Story »

Notts County’s five-game unbeaten run in the National League came to an end as they were beaten 2-0 by Eastleigh at the Silverlake Stadium.Callum Roberts almost put the visitors in front when he flashed an effort inches wide as County looked to bounce back from their FA Cup loss to Rochdale.But Eastleigh grabbed the lead six minutes before half-time when Tyrone Barnett headed home from clo...Full Story »

Boreham Wood edged closer to the top of the Vanarama National League after claiming a comfortable 4-0 win against Maidenhead.A brace from Scott Boden and goals from Josh Rees and Jacob Mendy saw the Wood move up to second in the table, while Maidenhead still remain in 19th.Boden opened the scoring for the hosts in the 19th minute, tapping home Rees’ cross at the far post.Rees turned from p...Full Story »

Cove Rangers climbed above Airdrie to the summit of cinch League One after a 2-0 win at the Excelsior Stadium.Mitch Megginson headed home a cross from Blair Yule to break the deadlock in the 79th minute, and Fraser Fyvie hit the second with seven minutes left.Montrose climbed to third after Cammy Ballantyne’s goal sank Falkirk 1-0, for whom Callumn Morrison missed a late penalty.Queen&rsqu...Full Story »

Charlie Austin ended his goal drought as QPR beat Luton 2-0 to move up to fifth in the Sky Bet Championship table.Chris Willock put them ahead and Austin scored his first league goal in 11 matches – a run stretching back to August – to double the lead.Rangers remain the only team in the division to have scored in every league game this season.They maintained that record with an extra...Full Story »

The Premier League's incomprehensible wealth is set to continue after the league released a statement on Thursday detailing a new deal with US-based company NBC. Having continued to buy the rights to show English top-flight football for the ninth season in a row, the company have agreed a deal that is worth £2billion ($2.7b) - a record for overseas coverage. NBC started showing Premier Lea...Full Story »

MK Dons forward Josh Martin and defender Harry Darling are suspended for the visit of Burton.The pair were both sent off in the midweek FA Cup replay defeat to Stevenage and now serve bans.Head coach Liam Manning made six changes for that game but Scott Twine and Max Watters look set to return to the starting line-up.Troy Parrott, who was only on the bench after returning from international duty...Full Story »

Arsenal are reportedly interested in an ambitious potential transfer swoop for Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling as a replacement for Alexandre Lacazette. Lacazette is nearing the end of his contract at Arsenal, and Mikel Arteta would do well to bring in a new signing in attack to ensure he isn’t overly reliant on other players like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nicolas Pepe. Nei...Full Story »

Liverpool is top of the pile when it comes to homegrown talent in the Premier League, according to new research. The north west city is best known for giving the world the Beatles, but it turns out they do pretty good line in footballers too. Sports platform OLBG has worked that from a population of 498,043, Liverpool has produced an impressive 35 top-flight stars. They include Reds ace Trent...Full Story »

Wycombe were made to pay for a host of missed chances as Mark Cullen’s first-half strike was enough to send Sky Bet League Two Hartlepool into the second round of the FA Cup.Cullen had opened the scoring in the original tie and repeated the feat midway through the first half, curling the ball past David Stockdale from inside the area.Wycombe should have been level early in the second half ...Full Story »

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is targeting silverware on several fronts Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker says the team will not be satisfied with just regaining the Premier League title this season. The 2019-20 champions went into the international break four points behind leaders Chelsea after their unbeaten start to the season ended at West Ham last weekend. However, the defeat h...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly considering leaving Paris-Saint Germain once his contract expires at the end of the 2022-23 season. That's according to a recent report from the Telegraph, who claims the Argentine tactician is open to returning to the Premier League. Prior to taking the reins at Paris-Saint Germain earlier this year, Pochettino, 49, was out of work for two years following his...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe will not get carried away despite his Plymouth side hitting the top of the League One table after a 4-1 victory at Accrington.The win extended their unbeaten league run to 16 games and marked the milestone of Lowe’s 100th league game in charge of the Pilgrims.He said: “It’s always nice to be top of the league but we won’t get carried away.“We needed to be ...Full Story »

Keith Millen is still waiting for his first Sky Bet League Two win as Carlisle manager after a drab 0-0 derby draw against Barrow.But United’s point – only their fourth from their last 10 games – lifted them out of the bottom two ahead of Saturday’s later kick-offs.Visitors Barrow have now gone six league matches without victory as they failed to gain a first win in this ...Full Story »