Morecambe boss Derek Adams was “so proud” of his side after they reached their first ever Football League play-off final with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Tranmere.Adams has taken the Shrimps from regular Sky Bet League Two strugglers to promotion contenders in 18 months and they held their nerve to stave off a strong second-half response from Rovers and book a trip to Wembley.The Sh...Full Story »

Sutton thumped Hartlepool 3-0 to claim the National League title and promotion to the Football League for the first time in 123 years.Rob Milsom, Louis John and Isaac Olaofe sent Sutton into League Two with a commanding victory over their promotion rivals.Full-back Milsom saw his low free-kick spilled into the net by Middlesbrough loan goalkeeper Brad James, while defender John bagged his third ...Full Story »

Morecambe are one victory away from reaching the third tier for the first time after making it through to the Sky Bet League Two play-off final with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Tranmere.The Shrimps, who missed out on automatic promotion by one point on the final day of the season, took a vital lead through Aaron Wildig in only the ninth minute of the game and held on to that advantage until Jam...Full Story »

Callum Davidson saluted St Johnstone’s saviour Geoff Brown after the 1-0 Scottish Cup final win over Hibernian secured an extraordinary cup double.Wing-back Shaun Rooney, who scored the only goal in the Betfred Cup final win over Livingston at Hampden Park in February, was the hero again with a header in the 31st minute at the national stadium, with Hibs keeper Matt Macey’s penalty s...Full Story »

Tom Hopper headed Lincoln into the Sky Bet League One play-off final at Wembley as they survived a blitz at Sunderland to keep their dreams alive.The visitors did not lay a glove on the Black Cats in the first half and saw their 2-0 first-leg advantage wiped out by goals from Ross Stewart and Charlie Wyke in front of a raucous home crowd of 9,971.However in a much-improved second-half display, s...Full Story »

Notts County secured a play-off place in the National League with a 3-0 victory over Weymouth.The Magpies, who sit in fifth spot, dominated proceedings at Meadow Lane, with Ruben Rodrigues opening the scoring with a penalty in the 25th minute.Three minutes later they doubled their advantage in bizarre circumstances – Rodrigues’ free-kick looping up off the wall and Kyle Wootton pokin...Full Story »

Shaun Rooney was again the hero as St Johnstone beat Hibernian 1-0 in the Scottish Cup final to secure an extraordinary cup double.The 24-year-old wing-back scored the only goal in the Betfred Cup final win over Livingston at Hampden Park in February and made the difference against Hibs at the national stadium to confirm the greatest season in the Perth club’s history.Rooney’s header...Full Story »

The Aston Villa midfielder — on loan from Chelsea — was slurring and could barely stand, one witness said. Ross Barkley is asked to leave the bar England midfielder Barkley is given a talking to at the posh hotel bar Barkley, 27, had been drinking heavily with a pal in The May Fair Hotel in central London before being shown the red card at 8pm. He flailed his arms towards a custom...Full Story »

Harry Maguire is unlikely to be fit for the Europa League final. Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Harry Maguire is set to miss the Europa League final through injury. Maguire was pictured on Thursday without crutches or a protective boot after damaging ankle ligaments in the 3-1 win over Aston Villa on May 9, raising h...Full Story »

The Portuguese coach has spent the last four years at Molineux, but will depart the Wolverhampton club following Sunday's finale to 2020-21 campaign Wolves have revealed that head coach Nuno Espirito Santo will be leaving the club this summer, with his final match in charge the home game with Manchester United on Sunday. After four years at Molineux, in which promotion was secured and a plac...Full Story »

Frank Lampard has dropped out of the race to replace Roy Hodgson as Crystal Palace manager, according to Football Insider. Hodgson took charge of his last ever game at Selhurst Park yesterday evening, unfortunately seeing his beloved Palace beaten 3-1 by Arsenal, who scored twice late in the contest. Frank Lampard is Sky Bet's favourite to replace Hodgson at Palace, but if Football Insider a...Full Story »

Dumbarton clung on to their League One place despite falling to a 1-0 defeat in their play-off decider with Edinburgh City.Jim Duffy’s Sons welcomed the League Two runners’ up west in confident mood having claimed a 3-1 lead from Monday’s first leg in the capital.Nerves began to jangle when they saw their lead trimmed back seven minutes into the second half, though, with Ouzy S...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said it was insane they were now so close to Champions League qualification after the terrible run of form they had at the turn of the year seemed to have scuppered their chances.A 3-0 win at Burnley courtesy of goals from Roberto Firmino, a career first for back-up central defender Nat Phillips and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s first of the season lifted the Red...Full Story »

West Ham’s late show put them on the brink of European qualification as they came from behind to beat West Brom 3-1.The Hammers go into their final game of the season against Southampton knowing a point will confirm a Europa League spot, while the Baggies announced after the game that head coach Sam Allardyce would step down at the end of the season.Tottenham’s 2-1 defeat to Aston Vi...Full Story »

Liverpool head into their final Premier League match exactly where they need to be with their Champions League destiny in their own hands after a 3-0 victory over Burnley lifted them back into the top four.It was far from pretty – their encounters against the Clarets rarely are – but it was essential as the result put them ahead of Leicester on goal difference.And with a four-goal cu...Full Story »

Steve Bruce was in philosophical mood after being booed by sections of the Newcastle crowd on their return to St James’ Park.The 60-year-old head coach, who has faced concerted criticism since replacing Rafael Benitez at the helm two summers ago, was jeered by some among a crowd of 10,000 as he, his staff and the players completed a lap of appreciation after the final whistle in their 1-0 ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City’s shock collapse at Brighton is a wake-up call ahead of the Champions League final and demonstrates the difficulty of winning the Premier League title.Top-flight champions City, who face Chelsea in the European showpiece a week on Saturday, blew a two-goal advantage to lose 3-2 on a raucous evening on the south coast.Almost 8,000 jubilant Albion followe...Full Story »

Leeds struck twice late on to secure a hard-fought 2-0 win over Southampton at St Mary’s and guarantee a top-half Premier League finish.The game looked to be heading for a draw until Patrick Bamford poked the ball through the legs of Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy to give his side a 73rd-minute lead.It was Bamford’s 16th goal of the season and does no harm to his chances of securing...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp on Champions League: "Absolutely massive. It will be one of the biggest achievements, ever... It will be tough but qualifying for the Champions League should be tough"; watch Burnley vs Liverpool on Wednesday; coverage begins on Sky Sports Main Event at 8pm, kick-off 8:15pm Jurgen Klopp says it will be an "absolutely massive" achievement if Liverpool can secure fourth place in th...Full Story »

Newport skipper Joss Labadie is available to face Forest Green in the first leg of the League Two play-off semi-finals despite having eight stitches in a leg wound.It was initially feared the midfielder might miss the rest of the campaign after suffering a nasty gash to his knee during the Exiles’ 1-1 draw at Southend on May 8, but he has been cleared to play.Central defender Priestley Far...Full Story »