A fresh chapter in the historic rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo has been written on Sunday night. This comes owing to the latest exploits on the part of the former. Messi was afforded his latest starting berth this evening, as Paris Saint-Germain made the trip to Olympique Lyonnais, hopeful of maintaining their spot atop the Ligue 1 table. And, when all was said and done,...Full Story »

Real Madrid willing to sell Mariano Diaz to Atletico Real Madrid are open to allowing Mariano Diaz to leave for Atletico Madrid, El Nacional claims. The Spanish giants are would not stop the attacker from making the move to their city rivals, who are looking to invest in their front line. Everton and Iwobi in contract talks Everton have started negotiations with Alex Iwobi over a new contr...Full Story »

Katie Stengel converted two penalties on her Women’s Super League debut to lift newly-promoted Liverpool to a 2-1 victory over defending champions Chelsea.The Blues got on the scoresheet early when Fran Kirby converted from the spot after Gilly Flaherty collided with Guro Reiten.Sam Kerr saw an effort ruled offside while Liverpool capitalised on their second-half chances.So nice, she did i...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Steven Hammell bemoaned his luck after watching his side hit the post three times, have a goal disallowed and suffer three concerning injuries in a 3-0 home defeat by Hearts.Blair Spittall, Matt Penney and Paul McGinn all hit the frame of the goal, the latter from about three yards, and substitute Louis Moult was denied by the offside flag as Well fell to a clinical Hearts sid...Full Story »

Stunning goals from Ashleigh Neville and Drew Spence gave Tottenham a well-deserved 2-1 win at Leicester in their opening WSL fixture of the season.Neville opened the scoring in the 35th minute with a dipping, swerving effort from almost 40 yards, with Spence doubling the lead with a brilliant low drive in first-half stoppage time.Spence’s own goal just before the hour mark gave Leicester ...Full Story »

Frank Lampard said Everton registering their first win of the Premier League season was a “big deal”.Neal Maupay’s first goal for the club earned a 1-0 victory over West Ham at Goodison Park as the Toffees signed off for the international break in the best possible way.Lampard’s side had played well in recent weeks without getting full reward, so the boss was pleased to g...Full Story »

Leeds ended a run of three years without silverware to win the Betfred Women’s Super League Grand Final as two tries from Caitlin Beevers helped defeat league leaders’ title winners York 12-4 at the Totally Wicked Stadium.The only try of the first half came 10 minutes into the contest through Beevers and despite a barrage of York pressure, the Rhinos held firm to take their lead into...Full Story »

Alan Forrest hit a double as Hearts followed up their European win with a 3-0 victory at Motherwell.Lawrence Shankland capitalised on a misjudgement in the home defence to put Hearts in front in the 17th minute and then set up Forrest five minutes after the break. The winger rounded off the win in stoppage time.Both had scored in a 2-0 Europa Conference League victory over RFS on Thursday and He...Full Story »

Neal Maupay’s first goal since February saw Everton’s summer signing end the club’s winless start to the season with a 1-0 victory over fellow strugglers West Ham.The Frenchman, who has scored in all three of his Premier League starts against the Hammers, struck with a well-taken goal which was a rare highlight in a match between two teams who have endured difficult starts.His ...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou was not for giving his Celtic side any leeway after they suffered their first cinch Premiership loss in a year in a shock 2-0 defeat by St Mirren.The Hoops boss had made six changes from the side which drew 1-1 with Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Wednesday night, but amid a disjointed performance in Paisley they went behind two minutes from the break to a header fro...Full Story »