Sammie Szmodics notched a brace as Blackburn came from behind to see off Sky Bet League Two high-flyers Wrexham 4-1 at Ewood Park and set up an FA Cup fifth-round clash at the same venue with Newcastle.The visitors, who won at Coventry and drew with Sheffield United in last season’s competition, were on for an upset when Andy Cannon put them in front in the 19th minute, bringing a huge roar

Ryan Mendes converted a late penalty as Cape Verde beat Mauritania 1-0 in Abidjan to seal their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.Cape Verde captain Mendes struck the decisive spot kick in the 88th minute and the Blue Sharks will now face either Morocco or South Africa in the quarter-finals.Cape Verde, one of the surprise teams of the tournament after finishing unbeaten at t

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One of the biggest transfer stories set to occur this summer is that of Napoli's Victor Osimhen as Chelsea and several other European giants look to land the striker. The Nigerian star is currently away at the Africa Cup of Nations but made a statement last week to CBS Sports that he has "made up his mind" over his future as there are many rumours linking him to the Premier League this summer.One

Inter Miami found the goals that had been missing, but Lionel Messi and co. didn't get the win as their defense fell apart in a 4-3 loss to Al-Hilal.TELL ME MOREAl-Hilal were the dominant force of the first half, scoring three goals across the 45 including two in quick succession.Premier League veteran Aleksandar Mitrovic scored the opening goal, giving the Saudi Arabian side the lead just 10 minu

Manchester City star Erling Haaland has shown no decrease in his appetite for trophies.The Norway striker has needed to bide his time this season, as he deals with injury issues.However, City have won the Super Cup and Club World Cup this term, while they chase more Premier League and Champions League glory."I want to keep doing the same as I did last season, to score more goals and win more troph

Mikel Arteta dismissed speculation he could quit Arsenal for Barcelona at the end of the season as "totally fake news" and said he was "upset" by the reports.Reports in Spain on Sunday said the 41-year-old coach was ready to succeed Xavi at Spotify Camp Nou, where he came through the club's fabled La Masia youth academy as a teenager.Multiple sources told ESPN that Arteta remains fully committed t

La Liga president Javier Tebas has claimed that Real Madrid are likely to sign PSG forward Kylian Mbappe ahead of the 2024-25 seasonWHAT HAPPENED?Mbappe has been the subject of much speculation in recent months, with the Parisian forward's contract due to expire in June. While his future destination has not been made clear, he seems set to choose between Paris and Madrid.WHAT JAVIER TEBAS SAIDIn a

Is Jurgen Klopp really a candidate for Barcelona?I think Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp have handled matters relating to his departure really well and maturely. A lot of the time when a manager decides to leave there are issues behind the scenes, but in this case it's a very nice and positive message from both Klopp and Liverpool in terms of their honesty and how they went about it – credit to t

Marcus Rashford has been in the news over recent days as the Man United star missed training last week and was left out of the Manchester club's squad for their FA Cup clash with Newport County on Sunday. Erik ten Hag said in his pre-Newport press conference that the England star missed training due to illness but videos emerged online of the 26-year-old partying in Belfast earlier in the week.Mor