Portsmouth can look forward to a much-needed cash boost of after a stunning 2-0 win over Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Victory for the south coast strugglers, achieved a day after they were relegated from the Premier League, set up an improbable FA Cup Final against holders Chelsea at Wembley on May 15.
The match will pit a bust club in Portsmouth, a team with debts of some 76 million pounds (115 million dollars), against cash-rich Chelsea, a team Pompey boss Avram Grant managed when they lost the 2008 Champions League final to Manchester United.
But while the 900,000 pounds in prize money for reaching the final, with an another one million coming from television money and gate receipts, will be a welcome addition to the Fratton Park coffers, Po…
Southampton keen on Imbula
Portuguese daily newspaper that Southampton are hot on the trail of FC Porto hotshot Gianelli Imbula.
The Frenchman surprisingly snubbed interest from some of Europe s biggest clubs in favour of joining the Dragons in a €20 million move last summer.
But, the 23-year-old has utterly failed to justify the hefty price tag and following the poor showing against Dynamo Kiev, the midfielder was left out of the squad for Saturday s fixture against Tondela.
With the Dragons considering cashing in on Imbula, it has been reported that Premier League outfit Southampton are closely monitoring the situation.
The Saints have been keeping close tabs on the France Under-21 international for a while now and they could soon be steppin…
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says the Spanish champions will examine how Real Madrid were able to have their transfer ban halved.
Madrid were hit with a ban from registering players in January 2016 after FIFA s Disciplinary Committee found them to be in breach of regulations relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18 .
However, on Tuesday the European champions confirmed that an appeal against the sanction to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had found partially in their favour, with a two-window ban cut in half, meaning Madrid will be active in the transfer market come the end of the season.
News of the appeal s partial success broke as Bartomeu addressed the media. Barca were given a two-window ban…
Nuno Espirito Santo is unsure if Lucas Moura and Steven Bergwijn will be available for Tottenham s Premier League clash with Chelsea after limping off in the 2-2 draw with Rennes on Thursday.
Tottenham hit back through Pierre-Emilie Hojbjerg s deft finish to claim a point in their opening Europa Conference League group match after Flavien Tait and Gaetan Laborde had struck to cancel out an early Loic Bade own goal.
The draw at Roazhon Park came at a cost for Nuno, however, as Bergwijn hobbled off in the first half with an ankle problem and Lucas was replaced before the hour after being caught by a strong challenge from Tait.
Spurs are already without Son Heung-min due to an injury sustained on international duty last week, while Eric Dier is also sidelined and a …
Pedro Neto will miss the rest of the Premier League season for Wolves, with knee surgery placing the Portugal forward s Euro 2020 participation in doubt.
Neto was substituted during Wolves 1-0 win at Fulham last Friday and visited a specialist in London to assess the extent of the damage to his knee cap.
The 21-year-old winger will require surgery, planned for later this week, that is expected to see him play no further part for Nuno Espirito Santos men this term.
He scored five goals and supplied six assists in 31 Premier League appearances, having started all but one of Wolves top-flight games in 2020-21 and featured in each of them.
Neto made his senior international breakthrough with Portugal this season, scoring on his debut against Andorra last Nove…
(GSM) Inter Milan secured a berth in the 2009/10 Champions League final on Wednesday as they held on for a 3-2 aggregate win over Barcelona after keeping the Catalans to a 1-0 win with 10 men.
In the first half, Barcelona controlled nearly all of the possession, but they struggled to find clear-cut chances against the stout Inter defense.
Things appeared to change in the 28th minute, however, when former Barça man Thiago Motta was sent off for apparently striking Sergio Busquets in the face, though replays showed not much contact.
Despite the protests, Inter were forced to defend with 10 men for over an hour.
They did just that, and with great success for much of the second half, though Bojan should have put Barcelona in front in the 80th minute when he…
Dejan Stankovic revealed his pride after becoming Serbia s most-capped player in their friendly win against Japan.
Stankovic came out of retirement to captain his country, playing the first 11 minutes in Novi Sad before being withdrawn.
The appearance moved the 35-year-old to 103 caps, with Serbia going on to win 2-0 courtesy of second-half goals from Dusan Tadic and Milos Jojic.
The former Inter midfielder who announced his retirement at the end of the season following nine years at San Siro said he was grateful to lead his country out on his final appearance for the national team.
Every game I played (has been) sublimed by these wonderful last 10 minutes and I can only thank everyone who turned up to make it a memorable afternoon, Stankovic told Serbian tele…
Patrice Evra has revealed he was close to re-joining Manchester United but says a person at the club likely stopped his hopes of returning to Old Trafford.
The defender moved to Marseille from Juventus in the January transfer window, but only after he had been heavily linked with Jose Mourinho s side.
Evra, 35, represented United between 2006 and 2014, winning five Premier League titles and the Champions League among 10 major trophies.
He held talks with Mourinho about a return that would have thrilled the United support but ultimately the France international realised the opportunity would not materialise.
I was very close to a return to Manchester United, Evra said to Sky Italia after travelling back to Turin to visit his former Juventus team-mates.
Southampton have announced the signing of striker Charlie Austin from Championship side QPR.
The 26-year-old has penned a deal until 2020 with Ronald Koeman s side after an undisclosed fee was agreed with reports suggesting it is in the region of £4million.
QPR director of football Les Ferdinand said in a statement: It s no secret that Charlie is out of contract in the summer so this is a decision made in the best financial interests of the club.
Charlie has had a significant impact on this football club in his time here and we are hugely grateful to him for his contribution during his spell with us.
Whilst we are sorry to lose Charlie, once he expressed an interest in moving to Southampton, we could not stand in his way.
The forward leaves …
Leeds United are planning to make a £15 million move for Liverpool winger Harry Wilson, according to . Aston Villa and Newcastle United are also interested in the Wales international, according to the British tabloid.
Wilson spent the 2019-20 campaign on loan at Bournemouth, who got relegated from the Premier League to the Championship. The winger made 20 starts and 11 substitute appearances in the league, scoring seven goals in the process, according to .
Leeds have returned to the Premier League for the first time since 2004 and do need to make additions to their squad. Villa narrowly avoided the drop to the second tier of English football, while Newcastle could do with more creativity in their team.
Wilson is a very talented and promising young player who ha…