Jermain Defoe will make his Rangers debut on Friday night when his new club travel to Cowdenbeath for their Scottish Cup clash. The striker swapped Bournemouth for Glasgow at the start of January and his first appearance is a world away from his last first team outing. In December, Bournemouth travelled to Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge,…

A former Chief Crown Prosecutor has criticised Cheshire Police for dismissing a case against paedophile Barry Bennell years before the abuse scandal that revealed the true extent of his crimes against young footballers. In 2013 David Lean accused Bennell of sexually abusing him as a child but was told charges would not be brought. The…

Plenty of exasperated Chelsea fans have taken to Twitter to tell Eden Hazard to leave after his latest comments about Real Madrid. The Belgium captain has been courted by Los Blancos for several years now, but it appears the continued flirtation has taken a toll on a lot of Blues fans. Just days after a…

Scott McTominay has signed a new contract at Manchester United, keeping him at the club until June 2023. McTominay, 22, is a product of the club’s Academy system and has been on United’s books since the age of five. There is also an option to extend the Scottish midfielder’s contract by a further year. McTominay…

Tottenham have made contact with Giuseppe Rossi over a move to north London, according to reports. Rossi, the former Italy international, is currently in England as he trains with Manchester United in a bid to build up his fitness to earn a move to a new club. The 31-year-old, who spent three years at Old…

Celtic have already completed three signings but it appears their January business is not done. Scotland’s reigning champions are expected to wrap up a deal for young American Andrew Gutman over the coming days, and other players have been linked with moving to and from Parkhead. Brendan Rodgers hopes to strengthen his squad to fight…

Jurgen Klopp’s former assistant manager Zeljko Buvac has officially left Liverpool, the Premier League club have confirmed. Buvac had worked alongside Klopp since 2001 but suddenly stepped down from his position with the Reds last April, due to ‘personal reasons’. He has remained an employee of the Anfield club since then, but has now reached…

Former Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook has explained why Brazilian superstar Kaka did not join the club in 2009. After City were taken over by Sheikh Mansour in 2008, the club set their sights on a number of high-profile signings. Their first marquee signing saw Robinho join from Real Madrid in a £32.5million British record…

Huddersfield Town have released a hilarious video to confirm the appointment of Jan Siewert as head coach. The German joined the Terriers from Borussia Dortmund II on Monday following David Wagner’s shock departure from the club. During Huddersfield’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday, pundit Gary Neville was convinced he had identified Siewert in…

Tottenham have joined Liverpool in the race for Lyon playmaker Nabil Fekir, according to reports. The Frenchman has remained a target for Jurgen Klopp even after Liverpool failed to sign him in the summer, but the German now has competition from his Premier League rivals. Italian outlet CalcioMercato have suggested Mauricio Pochettino is ready to prise…