Luton completed their fairy-tale rise from non-league to Premier League with a dramatic, sudden-death penalty shoot-out victory against Coventry in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final.
Just nine years on from ending their five-season stretch in the Conference Premier, the Hatters are celebrating returning to the top-flight for the first time since 1992.
Previous point deductions and disappointments were left in the rear-view mirror at Wembley, where Jordan Clark’s opener was cancelled out by Coventry favourite Gustavo Hamer.
WE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE! |
— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown)
The match finished 1-1 after extra-time and Fankaty Dabo’s penalty miss meant a famous 6-5 sudden-death shoot-out victory for jubilant Luton.
It was a…
Kylian Mbappe could be on the move this summer following reports the France forward has written to Paris St Germain telling them he would not be signing a new contract.
The 24-year-old, signed from Monaco for £160million in 2018 which was a world-record fee for a teenager, will see his current deal expire next year and PSG must now decide whether to cash in on the prolific striker or risk losing him for free.
Here, the PA news agency looks at a number of potential moves for Mbappe, who became just the second man in history to score a World Cup final hat-trick as France lost on penalties to Argentina in Qatar last year.
Real Madrid
The LaLiga giants have been long-time admirers of Mbappe and would likely to be able to muster the financial clout required to get a…
Paul Agostino played a key role in 1860 s successful campaign 20 years ago and the club great told Stats Perform News: Top-flight football was normal for 1860. We were regularly mixing it with the big boys. We had a very good squad, with big-name players.
Now 1860, being in the second division for a while, dropping all the way down to the fourth tier and now in the third division for a couple of years, it s very strange. It doesn t suit the fanbase because at the moment, the best thing about the club would be their fans. They are absolutely top-flight quality, big numbers, passionate fans. One of the best, loyal supporters you ll find in Germany.
After finishing ninth in 1998-99, things clicked for 1860 the following season. Led by Werner Lorant at Olympic Stadium, the…
West Ham United are interested in signing Alex Iwobi from Premier League rivals Everton in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Hammers has registered interest in former Arsenal player Iwobi.
Iwobi has been on the books of Everton since the summer of 2019 when he joined from Premier League rivals Arsenal. The 27-year-old is under contract at the Merseyside club until the summer of 2024. The Nigerian star made 38 appearances in the Premier League for Everton last season. He scored two goals and gave seven assists in those games.
Everton struggled last season and almost got relegated to the Championship. While West Ham were also in danger of going down from the Premier League, the Hammers did win the UEFA Europa Conference League and …
San Jose Earthquakes trumped LA Galaxy 2-1 to extend their unbeaten streak away from home to six matches and 10 in total in MLS.
The Earthquakes carried a five-match unbeaten away run (W1 D4) into Friday s contest – their longest streak since going six straight games (W4 D2, including play-offs) without a road loss from September 2012 to March 2013.
San Jose matched that run thanks to Nicholas Hamalainen s 71st-minute own goal against rivals the Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park.
Jeremy Ebobisse put the Earthquakes ahead seven minutes into the second half before the Galaxy s Victor Vazquez restored parity with 25 minutes remaining, having scored from a corner.
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— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes)
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Manchester City can sniff silverware after moving three points clear of Liverpool at the Premier League summit with a ruthless 5-0 win over Newcastle United.
Raheem Sterling started and ended this rout, with Aymeric Laporte, Rodri and Phil Foden also on the scoresheet as City made no mistake at the Etihad Stadium.
Rocked by snatching defeat from the jaws of victory against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday, City did not play as though they were nursing a hangover from that bitter blow.
Pep Guardiola said the Madrid game was sure to be on his players minds, but a welcome distraction arrived when title rivals Liverpool were held by Tottenham on Saturday, a major blow to the Reds hopes. On this evidence, City should be celebrating a succ…
Scott Carson has signed a one-year deal with Manchester City after spending the past two seasons on loan with the Premier League champions from Derby County.
Former England goalkeeper Carson will once again provide cover for Ederson and Zack Steffen, with City boss Pep Guardiola praising him as being like a captain behind the scenes .
Those efforts were rewarded when the 36-year-old made his first Premier League appearance since May 2011 when City beat Newcastle United 4-3 after securing the title.
The gap of 3,645 days between top-flight outings is the sixth-longest in the competition s history and the longest for a goalkeeper.
It s a pleasure and a privilege to be part of the setup here at City, Carson said.
To be around Pep and his backroom s…
UEFA has confirmed the Champions League last-16 draw will have to be re-done after a technical error with the initial procedure.
Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain were set to face each other in the knockout stage, but that headline fixture and the other ties will have to be redrawn after what UEFA labelled as a technical problem with the software of an external service provider that instructs the officials as to which teams are eligible to play each other.
United were initially drawn to face Villarreal, but the sides were unable to play each other as they had previously featured in the same group.
After complaints from affected clubs, including Atletico Madrid, UEFA later announced the draw would take place again at 1500 CET (1400 GMT).
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Competition: Euro 2016
Market: England to fail to qualify
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England played out a drab 1-0 win against Norwich in last night’s international friendly, and supporters aren’t holding out much hope of the Three Lions in the next tournament.
After crashing out at the World Cup group stages this summer, England have made drastic changes to the team following the retirements of Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard.
A younger generation are now forcing their way into the first-team, but there are question marks about the quality. Bet 365 are giving England odds of 19/1 to endure a failed Euro 2016 qualification that culminates in them not making the tournament.
England’s group features Estonia, Switzerland, Lithuania, San Marino a…
Chelsea target Christoph Freund will remain in his role as Salzburg s sporting director, the Austrian club confirmed.
Freund and Blues owner Todd Boehly had reached a verbal agreement for the 45-year-old to join Chelsea, reports on Monday stated, but no move will take place.
Salzburg confirmed on Tuesday Freund will stay at the club in the position in which he succeeded Ralf Rangnick in the 2015-16 season.
In a statement on the official club website, general manager Stephan Reiter said: Christoph Freund has been performing wonderful work for us for many years, and only recently extended his contract to 2026.
I can hereby confirm that he will remain FC Red Bull Salzburg sporting director. He informed me about the interest of Chelsea, of course, and we hav…