Kalvin Phillips will demand guarantees about his playing time from any potential suitors as he looks to negotiate a move away from Manchester City.WHAT HAPPENED?The midfielder has made just 10 appearances for City in all competitions this season. Four of those have been in the Premier League, totalling just 89 minutes in the English top flight overall. Phillips is eager to move on in the January w

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández slammed his side's "unacceptable" performance despite ending a three-game winless streak by beating LaLiga's bottom side Almería 3-2 at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday.Captain Sergi Roberto scored a brace, including an 83rd minute winner, to seal the points after Almería had twice come from behind in search of their first win in the league this season

Lionel Messi has learned about his schedule for the upcoming season as MLS released the fixture list for 2024.WHAT HAPPENED?Major League Soccer announced the fixtures for the upcoming 2024 season. Messi and his Inter Miami side will be in action for the first time on February 21 when they take on Real Salt Lake at DRV PNK Stadium. Their final game of the regular season will be played on October 19

Real Madrid want to bring back star player from Man UtdReal Madrid are planning to re-sign star defender Raphael Varane from Manchester United in the January transfer window, according to the BILD.Varane left Los Blancos for the Red Devils in 2021 for €50 million but Carlo Ancelotti's side need a quality central defender after David Alaba suffered an ACL injury. With the Austrian defender go

Everton manager Sean Dyche insists he is more concerned with the mentality shown by players in choosing to take a penalty in a shoot-out than he is by the style employed.The Toffees exited the Carabao Cup on spot-kicks for the fourth time in six years after Amadou Onana’s weak, placed effort to put them through with their fifth and final regulation effort was saved by Fulham’s Bernd Le

Mauricio Pochettino said Chelsea are a “healthy group” after watching them edge beyond Newcastle on penalties at Stamford Bridge to book a place in the Carabao Cup semi-final.Newcastle looked to have done enough to progress after holding Chelsea at arm’s length for much of the game following Callum’s Wilson’s first-half strike.Then at the death, Mykhailo Mudryk appear

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley hailed his side’s determination after a 3-0 win against struggling Forest Green Rovers set up a third-round FA Cup clash with Nottingham Forest.The Seasiders were without several players in the rescheduled fixture, with Kylian Kouassi and Shayne Lavery among those sidelined through injury.Thanks to goals from Owen Dale in the first half and Jordan Gabriel and Ma

Boss Michael Carrick has urged Middlesbrough to seize their chance after reaching the Carabao Cup semi-finals.Jonny Howson, Morgan Rogers and Matt Crooks eased them into the last four with a 3-0 win at Port Vale.The Championship side reached a major domestic semi-final for the first time in 17 years, since losing to West Ham in the last four of the FA Cup in 2006.An injury-hit Boro made light work

Chelsea booked their passage to the semi-final of the Carabao Cup on penalties after Mykhailo Mudryk’s stoppage-time equaliser rescued a 1-1 draw against Newcastle at Stamford Bridge.Mudryk slotted home after a mistake from Kieran Trippier just as Eddie Howe’s side looked to have done enough to ease past the hosts, who struggled to create for much of the game.Earlier, Callum Wilson had

Fulham captain Tosin Adarabioyo scored the winning penalty in the shoot-out against Everton which put the club into their first Carabao Cup semi-final.The Toffees’ hero from their second-round comeback win at Doncaster, Beto came off the bench to score a late equaliser after Michael Keane’s own goal but in sudden death in the spot-kicks, Idrissa Gana Gueye hit the post and Adarabioyo s