Everton have pulled off a major coup in appointing former Milan, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager.

Ancelotti, who parted company with Napoli earlier in December despite guiding the Serie A club to a second-placed finish last term, along with this season s Champions League knockout stages, has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal at Goodison Park.

He replaces Marco Silva, who was sacked by Everton following a dreadful opening 15 matches of the Premier League campaign, with Duncan Ferguson having taken temporary charge in the interim.

Ferguson masterminded a home win against Chelsea and a draw at Manchester United in his first two matches in charge, before the Toffees headed out of the EFL Cup on penalties to Leicester City …

Tottenham s winless run in the Premier League was extended to four matches as Romain Saiss late header cancelled out Tanguy Ndombele s opener to earn Wolves a 1-1 draw.

After losses to title rivals Liverpool and Leicester City, Spurs were aiming to avoid suffering a third successive league defeat for the first time since November 2012 and made a flying start as Ndombele drilled in after just 57 seconds.

Wolves looked toothless for most of the remaining 89 minutes with star forward Raul Jimenez watching on from the stands, yet their knack of getting late goals came to fruition once more.

Pedro Neto s superb corner was met by Saiss, who glanced a brilliant header beyond Hugo Lloris to again frustrate Tottenham, who passed up the chance to move up to third and …

Ajax have bid a warm goodbye to their homegrown Golden Boy winner with a lengthy social media video celebrating Matthijs de Ligt s contribution to the club.

Netherlands defender De Ligt, 19, completed a long-awaited move to Juventus on Tuesday for a fee rising to €85.5million.

The centre-back has signed a five-year contract with the Serie A champions, sealing his departure from Amsterdam after a stunningly successful rise to prominence.

De Ligt, then 17, contested the Europa League final in his inaugural season as a first-team member and went on to become club captain, full international and Eredivisie champion.

He made 77 top-flight appearances for the Dutch club in total and was the inspirational figure behind last season s remarkable run to the…

Farhad Moshiri is looking for investment into Everton but is not trying to sell the club.

Everton owner Moshiri, who invested in the club in 2016, sacked yet another manager on Monday, as Frank Lampard became the latest Toffees boss to be relieved of his duties.

While Monday saw Lampard s departure following a dismal run that has left Everton sitting 19th in the Premier League after 20 games, Tuesday brought more drama.

Everton had been hoping to seal the signing of Arnaut Danjuma on loan from Villarreal. However, the forward is set to join Tottenham after a remarkable U-turn. Stats Perform understands Danjuma had been expected to report to Everton s Finch Farm training base on Tuesday to complete the formalities of his move.

While Marcelo Bielsa, Sean Dy…

According to a recent report from Sky Sports News, West Ham United have not registered their interest in potentially re-signing Dimitri Payet. This news comes despite a previous report from French publication L’Equipe that indicated that would, indeed, be very interested in bringing him back to East London. 

Payet established himself as one of the best players in the Premier League during his tenure with the Hammers, to the point where many fans and pundits alike believed he was going to go on to much bigger and better things. He eventually made the jump back over to Marseille in early 2017, and while he may be searching for another route out of France right now, it doesn’t seem as if he’s going to get it from West Ham. 

The club still aren’t happy with th…

Marcus Rashford is a doubt for Manchester United s Premier League clash with Burnley on Sunday, boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed.

The England international did not make it off the substitutes  bench during United s 2-0 win over Granada on Thursday, a result which sealed a 4-0 aggregate victory to book a Europa League semi-final against Roma.

Rashford – who is suffering from an ongoing foot injury – took his tally to 20 for the season in the first leg, making him the first United player to hit double figures in consecutive campaigns since Wayne Rooney 11 years ago.

The 23-year-old has missed just three games for United this season and Solskajer said he will give Rashford as long as he needs to prove his fitness. 

It s a big bonus that …

While the World Cup might once again steal center stage this weekend, England s lower leagues have a string of interesting affairs. So, for those of you looking to stick on a Saturday acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.

Saturday December 3rd
BST 12:30 MK Dons vs Burton

While MK Dons might have enjoyed a stellar run of form when opening November, Liam Manning s men have failed to keep up that momentum. Last seen getting hit with an action-packed 3-2 loss away at Portsmouth while on FA Cup duties, Saturday s hosts have now lost three of their last four matchups across all formats. Likewise, last seen in League One action suffering a 3-1 loss at the hands of Barnsley, the Buckinghamshire-based outfit are at the heart of a…

Ousmane Dembele has been informed he has to leave Barcelona immediately, according to club director Mateu Alemany.

It’s clear that Dembele does NOT want to continue with Barcelona, Alemany said, as relayed by . He doesn’t want to be part of our project.

As it stands at the moment, Dembele is set to run out of contract at the end of the season. The talks between the winger s representatives and the club have been tense from the start, with Dembele obviously frustrated that Barcelona were refusing to meet his wage demands due to an apparent lack of funds, while they were preparing a move for Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland.

The 24-year-old arrived to Camp Nou as a big talent from Dortmund in 2017, for a reported fee of over €100 million. He was suppo…

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi became the only player to score 10 or more goals in each of the past 14 seasons in Europe s top-five leagues with a first-half double against Real Mallorca.

The first of Messi s strikes in Saturday s LaLiga clash, a 25-yard effort that curled away from Manolo Reina, took him into double figures for the league campaign.

The Argentina international, who landed a record sixth Ballon d Or on Monday, doubled his tally before the interval with another goal from range to make it 11 in 10 league appearances this term.

Messi s highest-scoring league season for Barca came in 2011-12 when he reached 50 goals in 37 appearances.

10 s Lionel Messi is the only player to score 10+ goals in each of the last 14 seasons in the top five Euro…

Karim Benzema sent his support to France ahead of their World Cup semi-final against Morocco on Wednesday, telling Les Bleus they are almost there .

Looking to defend the trophy they lifted in Russia in 2018, France reached the final four by seeing off England in a 2-1 quarter-final victory on Saturday.

Didier Deschamps team will now face fairytale side Morocco, the first African side to ever reach a World Cup semi-final. France are bidding to win international football s top prize for a second consecutive time.

Ballon d Or winner Benzema was expected to lead the line for France in Qatar, but a thigh injury ruled the Real Madrid frontman out of the competition.

In his place, Milan striker Olivier Giroud has scored four goals in four games, including the w…