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Fraser Forster insists there is no overthinking on his part after another penalty save in Celtic’s 1-1 Europa League draw with FC Copenhagen in Denmark. French striker Odsonne Edouard opened the scoring after 14 minutes of the first leg of the last-32 tie but 34-year-old Senegal striker Dame N’Doye levelled for the home side seven…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s overriding feeling was relief after Manchester United drew at Club Brugge, where his side’s poor start was compounded by the challenging conditions and a questionable Europa League match ball. With little time to recover from Monday’s Premier League win at Chelsea, the Reds crossed the Channel to take on the Belgian leaders…
Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano has denied claims that the Premier League champions broke the rules over Financial Fair Play regulations. City were on Friday given a two-season ban from European football and fined 30million euros (£24.9million) for breaching financial regulations, but have vowed to fight the verdict of a UEFA investigation into accounts…
Questions are being asked at Chelsea about Frank Lampard’s management of the squad, reports the Telegraph. Specifically there are concerns about how Lampard has used Olivier Giroud this season and more recently, his decision to drop Kepa Arrizabalaga. For the second successive Premier League game, Kepa was on the bench on Monday as the Blues…
Mbappe has long been linked to Real Madrid, ever since he first emerged as a world-class talent at Monaco. But now he’s locked into a big-money contract at PSG and it may be difficult for Madrid to lure the 21-year-old away. The Spanish giants were believed to be in pursuit of Mbappe’s teammate and former Barcelona…
Falkirk moved to within a point of Ladbrokes League One leaders Raith after a 2-0 win over East Fife. Michael Doyle’s strike and Declan McManus’ 20th goal of the season guided them to victory as the Fifers lost ground in the promotion race. The Bairns went ahead with 72 minutes on the clock when Paul…
Hamilton will appeal against Jamie Hamilton’s latest red card. The club have confirmed they will submit their claim before Tuesday’s 15:00 deadline. The defender was sent off for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity when Accies were 2-0 up against Hearts in the 21st minute of their 2-2 draw on Saturday. The 17-year-old was ruled to…
Barcelona have strongly denied reports a company was hired to post negative messages on social media about any “person, entity or organisation” that has a relationship with the club. A Spanish radio station claimed the LaLiga champions wanted to protect the reputation of president Josep Maria Bartomeu and attempted to do so by hiring a…
The BBC has severed ties with radio pundit Craig Ramage following “entirely unacceptable” comments made by the former Derby midfielder about the club’s black players. Ramage appeared to single out the Sky Bet Championship side’s “young black lads” for criticism following Saturday’s 1-1 home draw with Huddersfield – remarks which were strongly condemned by the…
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Paul Pogba is “desperate” to play for the club again, despite once more being linked with a return to Italy. Pogba has played just eight games for United this season due to injury and not at all since the 4-1 win over Newcastle on Boxing Day, but has…