BRIGHTON rose to third as they held off a second-half onslaught by Leicester – thanks to VAR. The Seagulls had gone 2-0 up thanks to Neal Maupay’s contentious penalty and Danny Welbeck’s header. But the pressure was on when Jamie Vardy reduced the deficit with his 150th Foxes goal. The hosts thought they had cracked – on two occasions – […]

ROMEO BECKHAM will make his pro debut tonight for Inter Miami’s sister team Fort Lauderdale. And Miami owner David Beckham’s son, 19, will play on the right wing just like his old man used to. Inter Miami boss Phil Neville’s son Harvey is also set for a starting slot, so it will be just like the old days with a […]

THE football gods have a perverse sense of humour. On a day tributes were paid to one of the game's greatest goalscorers, the two top strikers on view did not show up. Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku were expected to make net bulge in honour of Jimmy Greaves, who served both of these clubs with distinction. But they hardly troubled […]

‘A big loss to the footballing world’: Rio Ferdinand and Ian Wright lead tributes to Tottenham and England legend Jimmy Greaves after his death at the age of 81 Tottenham and England legend Jimmy Greaves has died at the age of 81 Greaves scored 447 club goals and was part of the 1966 World Cup winning team He also had […]

GLOBAL superstar Shakira has been named as the world's most successful football Wag. The Colombian singer, 44, has beaten off competition from a number of stern competitors to take the number one spot. Over half of the women in the top ten hail from Britain, while Rebekah Vardy [11th] narrowly missed out. Surprisingly, Mauro Icardi's wife Wanda Nara and Cristiano […]

CHARLIE PATINO is set to get promoted to Arsenal's first-team amid interest from LaLiga giants Barcelona, reports say. Mikel Arteta is ready to hand the 17-year-old midfielder a first team place. That is according to the Mirror, who are reporting that Patino has impressed his senior team-mates in first-team training. Patino is believed to be a bigger prospect than Jack […]

SOUTHAMPTON are on the trail of Hull’s exciting left-winger  Keane  Lewis-Potter as they look for domestic  bargains. Saints’ top scout Martyn Glover checked on the 20-year-old last week and will monitor him for the rest of the year. The Tigers may have to cash in on Lewis-Potter in January or in the summer. They are under a  transfer  embargo  for  taking out a loan. Lewis-Potter began his […]

DAVID LUIZ wasn't short on offers after he left Arsenal this summer. The 34-year-old was wanted all across Europe with Real Madrid and a host of Premier League sides vying for his signature, Football Espana claim. Madrid's boss, Carlo Ancelotti, who briefly worked with the Brazilian when he was Chelsea boss, personally called Luiz to try and convince him to […]

EMMA RADUCANU will let her parents take care of her hefty £1.8m US Open prize money. Britain's new tennis star Raducanu – 18 – made history by becoming the country's first Grand Slam women's singles champion in more than 44 years. The teenage sensation defeated Leylah Fernandez with a straight-sets victory in the final to complete one of the greatest […]

THE PREMIER LEAGUE'S most injury-hit clubs of 2020-21 clash at Anfield on Saturday afternoon. Harvey Elliott's horrific ankle setback last weekend will have Liverpool fans fearing their bad luck is set to continue after last season's woes. And Crystal Palace head into the game without long-term absentees Eberechi Eze and Nathan Ferguson, who was one of the players on their […]