Former Chelsea midfielder and manager Frank Lampard is reportedly in line to become the manager of the Canadian national team. Lampard has been unemployed since leaving Chelsea last summer. He was appointed by Todd Boehly as the interim manager in 2023 after the dismissal of Graham Potter but failed to make any significant impact.In fact, Chelsea experienced a significant dip in form during his te

Chelsea ready to offer James to sign TchouameniAccording to Fichajes, Chelsea are prepared to part ways with their captain Reece James as they look to sign Real Madrid's midfield star Aurelien Tchouameni in the summer transfer window.Tchouameni currently has a contract with Los Blancos until 2028 but the Blues are ready to offer James as part of a swap deal for the France international.Argentina U

Pep Guardiola hailed Kevin De Bruyne as “one of the best players in the history of Manchester City” after the Belgian scored two goals in their 4-2 victory at Crystal Palace.De Bruyne cancelled out Jean-Philippe Mateta’s early opener before Rico Lewis fired the visitors into the lead less than two minutes after half-time.Guardiola’s men then took control, with Erling Haalan

Norwich head coach David Wagner heaped praise on his side’s supporters after watching his side beat Ipswich 1-0 to boost their play-off bid – and dent their neighbours’ chances of automatic promotion.Wagner and his players felt the wrath of the fans during a poor run earlier in the season but Carrow Road was rocking in the lunchtime kick-off as the Canaries reeled off an eighth s

Ipswich suffered a serious blow to their hopes of automatic promotion from the Championship when they slid to a 1-0 defeat at local rivals Norwich.A tense game of few clear-cut chances was settled by 39th free-kick from Marcelino Nunez, who fired home low and hard from over 30 yards.The win left a below-par Ipswich side hoping for slip-ups from rivals Leicester and Leeds later in the day, while fo

Manchester City kept up the pressure on their title rivals and Kevin de Bruyne hit his 100th goal for the club in their 4-2 victory at Crystal Palace.There had been doubts about whether or not the Belgian or Erling Haaland would be in the starting line-up for the lunchtime kick-off at Selhurst Park, where the in-form Jean-Philippe Mateta fired the hosts in front three minutes after kick-off.De Bru

Oldham and Rochdale shared the derby honours in a 1-1 National League draw at Boundary Park.Hallam Hope put the Latics ahead inside six minutes, finding the net against Rochdale for the second time this season following a penetrating run from Josh Lundstram.Rochdale levelled after 27 minutes when Sam Mather got the decisive touch at a corner directed to the near post for the ball to trickle over t

England boss Sarina Wiegman conceded she was “disappointed” after her defending champions could only manage a 1-1 draw with Sweden to kick off their Euro 2025 qualifying campaign at Wembley.Alessia Russo nodded home Lauren James’ delivery to open the scoring in the 24th minute, but it was the visitors who looked likelier to score as half-time approached.The Lionesses preserved th

Plymouth caretaker boss Kevin Nancekivell has called for his side to keep up the good work for the final five games of the season after they picked up a valuable 1-0 Championship victory at Rotherham.The defeat rubberstamped Rotherham’s return to League One after two seasons in the second tier, while Argyle had been heading towards the trapdoor themselves following a hapless run under former

Rotherham’s relegation from the Sky Bet Championship was confirmed after they lost 1-0 at home to Plymouth.Leam Richardson’s team knew only victory would keep their outside hopes of survival alive but they could not muster a fightback after Bali Mumba had put Argyle ahead in the first half.Interim head coach Neil Dewsnip was in the dugout for the visitors after Ian Foster’s catas