Gerard Pique was accused of cheating following an acrimonious split with pop superstar Shakira last year - but he has now insisted that the public only know 10% of the story Gerard Pique insists that the public do no know the full story (Image: Europa Press via Getty Images) Gerard Pique has opened up for the first time regarding his acrimonious split with Shakira - and the public reaction tha...Full Story »

Reading manager Ruben Selles urged his team to be more ruthless in front of goal after a scrappy 1-1 home draw with Bristol Rovers in League One.Bottom-of-the-table Reading went ahead five minutes before the interval when striker Sam Smith rifled in his first goal of the season.But Rovers levelled in the 57th minute when former Reading loanee Chris Martin lofted a fine shot over home keeper Davi...Full Story »

Reading remain rooted to the bottom of League One and are now winless in eight matches after they were held to a scrappy 1-1 draw by Bristol Rovers at the SCL Stadium.After a disjointed first half, Reading went in front in the 40th minute when Sam Smith drove home his first goal of the season.Chris Martin levelled for Rovers in the 57th minute, but the game drifted towards a stalemate long befor...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest ended their six-match winless streak in style as they beat Aston Villa 2-0 in the Premier League at the City Ground.Forest had not won since beating Chelsea way back on September 2 and the pressure had begun to grow on boss Steve Cooper as they slipped down the table.But goals from Ola Aina and Orel Mangala lifted the gloom and the performance was a reminder that they are a dif...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany insisted Burnley were not getting the rewards their performances deserve after they slumped to a top-flight record sixth straight home defeat to start the season, losing 2-0 to Crystal Palace at Turf Moor.A mistake from Jordan Beyer allowed Jeffrey Schlupp to put Palace in front in the 22nd minute and, despite dominating the ball and having 16 shots to Palace’s four, Burnle...Full Story »

Burnley became the first club in top-flight history to lose their opening six home fixtures of a season as Crystal Palace deepened the gloom over Turf Moor in a 2-0 win for the Londoners.Jeffrey Schlupp put Palace ahead in the 22nd minute and Tyrick Mitchell’s second Palace goal sealed it in stoppage time as Burnley suffered a club-record eighth consecutive top-flight home defeat, a run th...Full Story »

Philippe Clement thanked the Rangers supporters for backing their team in the 5-0 win over Dundee at Dens Park but asked them to leave the pyrotechnics at home in future.The match was delayed by 45 minutes after the Rangers team bus was held up in traffic and then suspended for 18 minutes after the travelling fans let off a large number of flares that triggered fire alarms under the stand.Ranger...Full Story »

Substitute Kenneth Vargas scored his first Hearts goal to secure a 1-0 victory over Livingston and ease the pressure on manager Steven Naismith.The Jambos started the night in the bottom six of the cinch Premiership and, after failing to win any of their previous three matches, they looked set for more frustration until their Costa Rican summer signing stepped off the bench to make their dominan...Full Story »

Managerless St Johnstone finally ended their wait for a first league win of the season as they secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock at McDiarmid Park.In their first match since manager Steven MacLean lost his job, the Saints got off to a dream start with Nicky Clark grabbing a double in the first 10 minutes.Kilmarnock grew into the game, though, and Kyle Vassell’s volley got t...Full Story »

Maidenhead ended a 13-match winless streak in the National League by hanging on to edge out Eastleigh 3-2 and move off the bottom of the table.After claiming two wins from their opening four fixtures, Maidenhead had spiralled in recent weeks but they made a bright start and went ahead when Remy Clerima netted following a goalmouth scramble.The hosts were two up inside 15 minutes as Casey Pettit ...Full Story »

Alex Neil claims the last seven days have shown what his Stoke side are capable of in the remainder of the Sky Bet Championship season.Having started the campaign reasonably slowly, the Potters have exploded into life in the past week with successive victories over Sunderland, Leeds and Middlesbrough.The latest of those wins saw them triumph 2-0 over Boro at the Riverside Stadium thanks to first...Full Story »

Queen’s Park saw their winless Championship streak extended to eight games following a topsy-turvy 2-2 draw at home to Partick Thistle.The hosts dominated the majority of the first-half possession but could not break the deadlock with efforts from Lewis Reid and Dom Thomas kept out before Alex Bannon headed wide, while the Spiders had a goal ruled out for a foul on Thistle goalkeeper Jamie...Full Story »

Ryan Hardie took his Championship goal tally to six as Plymouth kept bottom-placed Sheffield Wednesday winless with a 3-0 victory at Home Park.Mustapha Bundu and Morgan Whittaker scored within a four-minute spell at the end of the first half to put Argyle 2-0 up and 70th-minute substitute Hardie added the gloss.Winless Wednesday have now lost 10 of their opening 13 league games, with their new b...Full Story »

Thomas Frank celebrated five years in charge at Brentford with a much-needed 3-0 Premier League win over 10-man Burnley.But there was another VAR issue for Darren England to deal with after Neal Maupay had an early header ruled out.Goals from Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo and Saman Ghoddos secured a first home victory of the season for the Bees.But earlier Brentford striker Maupay saw a first-half g...Full Story »

Coleen Rooney's Disney+ documentary about the Wagatha Christie trial has finally hit the streaming platform and she didn't hold back when it came to reflecting on the gruelling battle Coleen Rooney has declared that taking to socials with her expose about Rebekah Vardy was the "only way" to do it. Rooney and Vardy became embroiled in a legal battle in 2019 after Rooney accused Vardy of leaking...Full Story »

Liam Rosenior lamented two dropped points after Hull were pegged back in an entertaining 2-2 draw with Millwall.Joe Bryan’s first Lions goal secured a point for the hosts but Hull were excellent in the first half, and led 2-1 at the break thanks to goals from Jaden Philogene and Adama Traore.Duncan Watmore had put Millwall ahead in the eighth minute and the hosts had chances to win it late...Full Story »

Mansfield remain the only unbeaten side in League Two but are fast becoming draw specialists after a home 0-0 stalemate with promotion rivals AFC Wimbledon made it eight draws in 12 league outings.A first half of few clear chances saw the visitors given the perfect opportunity to break the deadlock when home defender Lewis Brunt clipped Omar Bugiel in the box and conceded a penalty.James Tilley ...Full Story »

Lee Ndlovu’s strike and several incredible saves from Nathan Ashmore helped Boreham Wood end a four-match winless run in the National League as they edged out Hartlepool 1-0.Ashmore was at full stretch to keep out Tom Crawford’s strike and stop Hartlepool from going ahead early on, while at the other end the hosts had a goal disallowed for offside from Erico Sousa’s free-kick.E...Full Story »

Luton boss Rob Edwards could not hide his disappointment following Burnley’s late winner, admitting his side should have got more from the game.Jacob Bruun Larsen’s stunning strike made it 2-1 just one minute after Elijah Adebayo had drawn the Hatters level as the Clarets snatched a first win of the Premier League season.Edwards said the result hurt after Luton had got off the mark w...Full Story »

Jacob Bruun Larsen’s dramatic winner snatched Burnley their first Premier League win of the season – a 2-1 victory at Luton.The Dane’s goal-of-the-season contender came after Lyle Foster’s opener had been cancelled out by Hatters striker Elijah Adebayo.Rob Edwards’ side were left to rue missed chances once again as they failed to build on Saturday’s 2-1 win at...Full Story »