Brendan Rodgers guided Leicester City to their first FA Cup success last May”Awful, embarrassing and a lack of hunger.”As Leicester City’s reign as FA Cup holders came to a tame end, humiliated 4-1 in the fourth round by second-tier local rivals Nottingham Forest, Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers was in no mood to hold back.”Our players…Continue Reading
Senegal had previously lost two Nations Cup finals, in 2002 and 2019Sadio Mane netted the winning spot-kick as Senegal beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties to clinch their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations, after the final ended goalless following extra time.The Liverpool forward had earlier seen a seventh-minute penalty saved by Pharaohs keeper Gabaski.Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy…Continue Reading
Non-league Boreham Wood stunned Bournemouth as 37-year-old Mark Ricketts scored to knock the Championship club out of the FA Cup and set up a fifth-round tie at Everton.Captain Ricketts – a qualified personal trainer – found the net from the edge of the box with a shot which went in off the post after a…Continue Reading
Watch highlights as National League side Boreham Wood progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup with a shock 1-0 victory over the Championship’s AFC Bournemouth. MATCH REPORT: AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Boreham Wood Watch all the goals from all the FA Cup fourth-round matches on the BBC Sport website and app. Available to UK…Continue Reading
Watch the moment Senegal captain Sadio Mane atones for missing a penalty in the first half as he steps up to coolly slot home the crucial spot kick to win the Africa Cup of Nations…Continue Reading
Liverpool will hold new talks with Fulham this month over a deal for 19-year-old winger Fabio Carvalho as they look to strike an agreement well before the summer. (Football Insider)external-linkManchester United are “watching developments closely” as Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has reportedly rejected the club’s latest contract offer, a deal worth around £200K a week.…Continue Reading
Harry Kane praised the way Antonio Conte has changed Tottenham’s mindset after Spurs beat Brighton to reach the FA Cup fifth round.Saturday’s win over the Seagulls – in which Kane scored twice – was the home side’s 10th in 17 games since Conte took charge on 2 November.The Italian replaced Nuno Espirito Santo, who was…Continue Reading
Watch FA Cup highlights as Harry Kane’s double and Solly March’s own goal help Spurs beat Brighton 3-1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup. MATCH REPORT: Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion Watch all the goals from all the FA Cup fourth-round matches on the BBC Sport website and app. Available to…Continue Reading
Rooney took over as Derby County manager in November 2020Wayne Rooney, England’s all-time record goalscorer, says he turned to drink to cope with the pressures of fame.”To go from that to having to deal with becoming a Premier League player at 16 and an international player was something I wasn’t prepared for,” said the ex-Manchester…Continue Reading
Kidderminster Harriers players were left devastated after being denied perhaps the greatest FA Cup shock ever by a late West Ham goal – twice.The 151-year history of the FA Cup is filled with stories of famous giant-killings – Ronnie Radford’s goal for Hereford against Newcastle, Wrexham beating Arsenal, Lincoln beating Burnley and so on.But never,…Continue Reading