Michael Ballack and Sophia Schneiderhan are an itemMichael Ballack was once an industrious midfielder.Patrolling the middle of the park for Chelsea and Bayern Munich, among others, the German star, who turns 48 on Thursday (26 September), was an icon in his homeland.However, after retirement, Ballack would suffer heartbreak when his son, Emilio, 18, was killed in a quad bike crash in Portugal. As

Alexander-Arnold to snub Real Madrid?Trent Alexander-Arnold's preference is to stay at Liverpool and sign a new contract, according to Football Insider.The Liverpool star is wanted by La Liga giants Real Madrid but he's happy at Anfield and wants to stay.Gordon to stay at NewcastleAnthony Gordon is set to stay at Newcastle and sign a new contract in a major U-turn by the England star, according to

Alexa Narvaez walked along the touchline at an America de Cali match in Colombia.Alexa Narvaez caught the eye in her uniformAlexa often goes viral with her outfit choicesShe often works at America de Cali matches in ColombiaShe boasts 3.1million Instagram followersShe caught the eye in the stands and on social media, where she shared a video of her strutting.Alexa wrote a caption that read: "Walk

West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui revealed he had injured himself in frustration as his side crashed to a painful 5-1 Carabao Cup defeat at Liverpool.The Hammers, having surrendered a lead, capitulated alarmingly in the last 16 minutes of Wednesday’s third-round tie at Anfield with Edson Alvarez sent off moments after Mohamed Salah put the hosts 3-1 ahead.Prior to that, Lopetegui felt his team h

Erik ten Hag and Christian Eriksen both admitted it was unacceptable that FC Twente showed more desire than Manchester United in Wednesday’s shock Europa League draw.The new-look group phase began with the Red Devils taking on the club their manager spent a combined 23 years with across three spells as a player and then as a coach.Ten Hag’s reunion started well enough as Eriksen thunde

Mikel Arteta said 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri is ready to make his mark on the Premier League after he scored twice in Arsenal’s 5-1 Carabao Cup victory against Bolton.The highly-rated midfielder delivered on his first start for the Gunners after he struck in both halves, with Declan Rice, Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz also on target.Nwaneri was just 15 when Arteta made him the Premier Leagu

Diogo Jota responded to his omission at the weekend with two goals in a comfortable 5-1 victory as Liverpool got their Carabao Cup defence off to a winning start as 10-man West Ham’s difficult start to the season continued.The Portugal international lost his place to Darwin Nunez for the 3-0 Premier League win over Bournemouth on Saturday, but the two were paired together in a team showing n

Christian Eriksen followed a ferocious finish with a costly mistake as Manchester United began the Europa League with a 1-1 draw against Erik ten Hag’s former club FC Twente.This was a continental campaign few expected the Red Devils to be embarking on having missed out on European qualification through the Premier League last term.But May’s shock FA Cup triumph against rivals Manchest

Ethan Nwaneri scored twice on a historic night for Arsenal after 16-year-old goalkeeper Jack Porter became the club’s youngest ever player to start a match in their 5-1 win against Bolton.Porter, a replacement for the injured David Raya, stole the spotlight ahead of the third-round Carabao Cup fixture at the Emirates Stadium.But it was the highly-rated Nwaneri whose name was up in lights whe

Let's start our Daily Laugh today. EFL CUPLiverpool 5-1 West HamArsenal 5-1 BoltonChelsea 5-0 Barrow Real Modern footballers… Looks like Nottingham Forest have signed Jack Grealish from Temu. Erik ten Hag going into FC Twente's dressing room at full-time Please stay tuned on Daily Laugh. There will be more fun tomorrow!(Credit: Justtoonit, originaltrollfootball, FootballLaughss, NoContextC