Mauricio Pochettino defended his players after “not fair” criticism from Gary Neville – who labelled Chelsea “blue billion pound bottle jobs” as they lost the Carabao Cup final to Liverpool in extra time.Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk’s glancing header secured a 1-0 win for Jurgen Klopp’s side, who were missing as many as 11 injured players for the Wemb

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk headed the winner deep into extra time as Jurgen Klopp’s massively-depleted side beat Chelsea 1-0 to claim a record-extending 10th Carabao Cup.The Dutch defender, who controversially had another header ruled out at the same end in the second half after VAR intervention, rose above Mykhailo Mudryk to nod in Kostas Tsimikas’ corner in the 118th minute.It

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder dismissed the clash between Blades team-mates Jack Robinson and Vini Souza in the defeat at Wolves.The pair squared up, went head-to-head and engaged in a shoving match during Sunday’s 1-0 Premier League loss at Molineux.Pablo Sarabia’s winner condemned the visitors to a 19th defeat in 26 games and left them eight points from safety at the bottom of t

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers praised his side for dealing with the pressure after coming from behind to snatch a last-gasp win over Motherwell.Motherwell deservedly led at half-time through Blair Spittal’s impressive goal but substitute Adam Idah quickly headed Celtic level after the break.Celtic forced Motherwell back in the final quarter of the game and the pressure told four minutes int

Real Madrid might have to switch the final game of their La Liga season because of international superstar Taylor Swift.Los Blancos are at the top of the Spanish top flight and are in pole position to reclaim the title from fierce rivals Barcelona.Carlo Ancelotti's men are five points clear at the summit of La Liga, with a game in hand over their El Clasico rivals after Barca thrashed Getafe 4-0 y

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.EFL Final!! Liverpool vs Chelsea Liverpool EFL Cup Champions 2024 Friends will always trust each other... except at a specific moment The Jurgen Klopp farewell tour has its first trophy Liverpool fans seeing Mo Salah, Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai aren’t even in the squad for the EFL Cup final Moises Caicedo watching Liverpool lift theCarabao Cup

Love Island host Maya Jama once stunned a football fan who was on holiday in Greece when she answered a video call from him after being given a fake phone number by a woman he had met.Luke Worley was on holiday in Kos, Greece, when he and his mates got talking to a group of women back in 2021.He asked one for their number so that they could all meet up again, and decided to call them the next day

PREMIER League goalie David Raya has a banned XL Bully dog to guard him, The Sun can reveal.The Arsenal ace, 28, has vowed to keep pet Goku following a string of terrifying raids on the homes of football stars.The breed was outlawed after several attacks, but Raya has an exemption certificate.An expert said last night: "He's a responsible owner."Raya and model girlfriend Tatiana Trouboul, 27, are

Al Ittihad are keen to strike a deal for Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, reports Matteo Moretto.The report reveals that the Saudi Pro League club have not yet been in contact with Barcelona, however, there have been talks with Ter Stegen's representatives as Nadi Al-Sha'ab eye a potential summer swoop.The 31-year-old is currently the vice-captain at Barcelona and, while it is understoo

Liverpool and Manchester City are watching Porto midfielder Alan Varela.O Jogo says Liverpool and City are scouting Varela this season.The Argentine produced a superb performance in their Champions League victory over Arsenal last week. He was assertive in his tackling and accurate with the ball, dominating on the night.City and Liverpool have been impressed and are keenly following Varela.The mid