Kevin De Bruyne is all set to sign a new contract at Manchester City as he aims to play at the 2026 World Cup for Belgium.De Bruyne likely to stay back at CityWants to play 2026 World CupReady to accept significant pay cutWHAT HAPPENED?De Bruyne is in the final year of his contract and is yet to sign a new City deal, amid big-money transfer links to Saudi Pro League and MLS clubs. The Mirror, howe

Coventry boss Frank Lampard praised match-winner Tatsuhiro Sakamoto for his superb far-post finish in the 3-2 victory over Oxford at the Kassam Stadium.Coventry twice took the lead only to see Oxford peg it back, but Sakamoto’s drive in the 70th minute was unstoppable, and United could not find a way back for a third time.Lampard said: “It was a fantastic finish from Sakamoto. We were

Bradford boss Graham Alexander praised the togetherness of his squad after they came from a goal down to secure a dramatic late win over Salford.The Bantams trailed to Frankie Okoronkwo’s opener, but Brad Halliday equalised and Michael Mellon struck a stoppage-time winner to earn Alexander victory over his former employers.Bradford’s third straight win cemented their position in the Sk

Valerien Ismael said 10-man Blackburn’s 1-1 draw with Norwich in his first game in charge “felt more like a win” after they snatched a leveller deep into stoppage time.The majority of the game was even, yet well contested. But the first 85 minutes pale into insignificance in comparison to the breathless final five plus stoppage time.After substitute Emmanuel Dennis was sent off f

Paul Heckingbottom watched Milutin Osmajic play a leading role in Preston’s 3-0 FA Cup win over local rivals Burnley and then revealed he had considered leaving the Montenegrin out of the game amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of racist abuse.Osmajic was a constant thorn in Burnley’s side, scoring Preston’s second of the afternoon and threatening more as the Clarets&

Port Vale manager Darren Moore felt a point was a fair reward as his side extended their unbeaten League Two run to nine games following a 1-1 draw with Tranmere at Prenton Park.The home side took the lead after 18 minutes when a mix-up in the Vale defence allowed Kristian Dennis to fire into an empty net.Rovers almost made it two when Josh Hawkes’ rasping effort was well saved by Ben Amos i

Taylor Gardner-Hickman netted the only goal as Birmingham stretched their lead at the top of League One to a commanding 12 points with a 1-0 win over second-placed Wycombe.Birmingham extended their unbeaten league run to 18 games against a Wycombe side who were reduced to 10 men before half-time.Gardner-Hickman scored his first goal for the club on Tuesday against Leyton Orient and followed it up

Goals from Daniel Munoz and Eddie Nketiah fired Crystal Palace into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory over 10-man Millwall at Selhurst Park which was overshadowed by an injury to Jean-Philippe Mateta.The game was just eight minutes old when Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts was sent off for his reckless challenge on Palace striker Mateta, who was carried off on a stretcher and taken to h

Andreas Weimann struck in the sixth minute of stoppage time as 10-man Blackburn drew 1-1 with Norwich after a dramatic finish in Valerien Ismael’s first game in charge.There was nothing in the first 84 minutes to hint at the way the game would end, as both sides cancelled each other out in a cagey affair.But Emmanuel Dennis received was dismissed in the 85th minute after receiving a second b

Port Vale remain unbeaten in League Two in 2025 following a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Tranmere at Prenton Park.A Ronan Curtis strike cancelled out Kristian Dennis’ opener as Darren Moore’s side extended their unbeaten run to nine games, while Rovers are now without a win in 11.The home side opened the scoring in the 18th minute when Dennis pounced on a defensive error to steer the ball