Jeffrey Schlupp and Wilfried Zaha made the difference as Crystal Palace secured a 2-0 win in their opening Premier League game of the season, defeating promoted Fulham at Craven Cottage.

The much-changed hosts showed plenty to encourage supporters after a busy transfer window, but Palace dug deep and did enough to win the first London derby of the 2018-19 season.

Fulham controlled large parts of the match and crafted several chances in the first half, though they were not as clinical as their visitors, who broke the deadlock in the 41st minute through Schlupp.

And, while the home side might argue they should have been given a second-half penalty, Palace produced a professional display to begin the season in victorious fashion, finishing Fulham off 10 minutes from…

Nottingham Forest are interested in signing Jack Clarke from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that the Championship club want to secure the services of the 20-year-old winger on loan from the Premier League club.

Clarke joined Tottenham from Leeds in the summer of 2019 and was scheduled to stay on loan at Elland Road for the 2019-20 campaign. However, the 20-year-old, who can also operate as a forward, was recalled midway through the season after struggling for playing time 

The England Under-20 international winger spent the second half of last season on loan at Queens Park Rangers. Clarke moved to Stoke on loan in January 2021, but the winger suffered a long-term injury in April and his season was cut short.

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AS Monaco seem to always be in some kind of turmoil. Ever since winning the Ligue 1 title in 2017, Monaco have been in chaos, especially in the past 12 months. After just about escaping relegation to Ligue 2, they are in a tough situation once again.

After five matches into the new season, they have won two points and now Calciomercato are saying that the club is considering a move for former Inter Milan boss Luciano Spalletti. The poor start to the season has put the future of manager Leonardo Jardim in the spotlight, with the club considering yet another change in the dugout.

Jardim was let go last season when the team went into relegation zone, but the Thierry Henry appointment had not done anything good for them either. Monaco then decided to reinstall Jardim as th…

While England might have been handed a golden chance in Qatar this winter after watching the likes of Brazil, Spain and Portugal all fall to the wayside, the Three Lions suffered more World Cup heartbreak in Qatar.

Eventually slumping to a against defending champions and fellow European heavyweights France on Saturday night, Gareth Southgate once again finds a huge amount of pressure on his shoulders.

Yet to claim another piece of international silverware since 1966 and falling at the final hurdle in last year s European Championship final against Italy, many have speculated that Southgate will be on his way out.

Suffering a Nations League nightmare earlier in the year as they lost their League A status, the 52-year-old has gained a string of critics for his pr…

Hansi Flick said record-breaker Robert Lewandowski s achievements illustrated the quality of his Bayern Munich team-mates, as the coach reflected on an emotional final game in charge.

Lewandowski scored with the last touch of the game in Saturday s 5-2 win over Augsburg in the champions Bundesliga finale.

It gave the prolific Pole a 41st league goal of the season, meaning he surpassed fellow Bayern legend Gerd Muller for the most goals scored in a single Bundesliga campaign.

Lewandowski had endured a frustrating outing to that point but celebrated with an emotional embrace with Flick.

Speaking after the game, Lewandowski was keen to pay tribute to his fellow Bayern stars, a sentiment shared by Flick.

Speaking to Sky Germany, Flick said: We win …

Ambitious plans have been unveiled by the Football Association and Women’s Super League for England to boast the first billion-pound league structure in women’s football.

A month on from the Lionesses’ reaching a second consecutive major final, the finer details on independent company NewCo, a crucial next step in the development of the women’s game, are drawing to a conclusion.

The FA currently owns the WSL and Women’s Championship, but this will change going into the 2024-25 campaign when NewCo take over the running of the two divisions, which will result in a restructure of power in a move similar to the Premier League’s 20-club governance model.

Two weeks to go until the is back!

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Paul Pogba believes his France team-mate N Golo Kante would be a worthy winner of the Ballon d Or after playing a key role in Chelsea s Champions League success.

It was not too long ago that speculation suggesting Chelsea were tempted to cash in on Kante was rife, with the midfielder struggling with a few injuries in 2019-20.

But he enjoyed a strong 2020-21, evidenced particularly by his performances towards the end of the season in the Champions League.

The 30-year-old stamped his presence all over the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid and was named man of the match for both legs in a 3-1 aggregate triumph.

During the second encounter in London, Kante made five interceptions – only bettered by six from Jorginho – but also made more pass…

Paris Saint-Germain have decided to turn the current loan of Nuno Mendes from Sporting Lisbon into a permanent deal at the end of the season, according to .

Still only 19, Mendes has established himself as a pretty regular starter in the star-studded PSG team, edging slowly ahead of the far more experienced trio of Laywin Kurzawa (29), Juan Bernat (29) and Abdou Diallo (25). He joined the Parisians on a temporary basis for the 2021-22 season, with a sum of €40m reportedly set in the agreement as a trigger to make the switch permanent at the end of the loan. However, PSG are currently in talks with Sporting over the possibility of reducing the said price.

The loan move took place after four rounds of the Ligue 1 had already been played, and since then, he has made a to…

Sergio Aguero is set to sign a one-year contract extension at Manchester City, .

The Argentina international has been prolific for the Citizens since signing from Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2011 averaging over twenty-seven goals in each of this five full campaigns at the club so far.

He has also started this season in electrifying form, netting nine goals in just five appearances in all competitions so far including a hat-trick in Wednesday’s Champions League victory over Borussia Monchengladbach.

He has spoken about rejoining first club Independiente when his current contract expires in 2019 but he is now in line for a twelve month extension.

Aguero missed last weekend’s Manchester derby through suspension and will again sit out as Pep Gu…

Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale returned to training with their Real Madrid team-mates on Monday.

The pair missed Madrid s 2-0 win over Espanyol on Sunday, a result that saw them equal Barcelona s LaLiga record of 16 successive victories achieved in 2010-11.

Ronaldo, who only returned to action from a knee injury sustained in Portugal s Euro 2016 final victory over France in the 5-2 win against Osasuna on September 10, sat the match out with flu.

Bale, meanwhile, was suffering from a sore hip after being caught in a challenge by Sebastian Coates in last week s 2-1 victory over Sporting CP.

The Welshman took the blow in the first half, but continued playing until he was substituted in the 67th minute.

The pair could be in line to feature in Wedn…