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While Brentford’s fans goaded the opposition with chants of “you’re going down”, those in the away end who had travelled down from the Midlands stood in silent disbelief. For so long, Nottingham Forest had fought resolutely for what looked destined to be a win, and then a draw, that might have proven so important in their quest to maintain Premier League status. Then, clinging on with only 10 men on the pitch deep into injury time, it was all taken away. Fears once again turn to a future in the Championship, with defeat guaranteed to return Forest to the relegation zone after Everton and Leicester City’s game on Monday. Continue reading...

* 68-year-old presenter to step down at the end of season * ‘It is now the right time to move on. It’s been a lot of fun’ Jeff Stelling has confirmed he will leave Soccer Saturday at the end of the season after more than 25 years presenting the show. It is not the first time the 68-year-old has announced he would stepping down but Stelling has promised he will not change his mind on this occasion. Stelling previously claimed he would leave Sky Sports at the end of last season but decided to stay on for another year. Continue reading...

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! For those who don’t believe in the sporting concept of mental scarring, 2022-23 has been a smugness-inducing season. Arsenal, who missed out on Big Cup qualification last year after a shattering collapse, were supposed to start this season with a hangover. Instead they Tiggered their way to the top of the Premier League, staying there for almost the entire season, and ultimately what has happened in the last three weeks has got nothing to do with the narrative we’re peddling! An even more impressive – and sustained – display of bouncebackability, mind, has occurred in League One. A year ago this weekend, a wobbling Plymouth Argyle played their last league game at home to MK Dons, knowing a win would almost certainly ensure a playoff place. They lost 5-0. Continue reading...

* Hopes of sale boosted after bidding deadline set for 28 April * Glazer family expected to make decision next week The protracted Manchester United takeover saga should move a step closer to resolution over the next 24 hours with bidders being told to submit their third and best offer for the club by 10pm BST on Friday. The expectation is that the Glazer family – with the help of the Raine Group, the banking firm charged with brokering the sale – will then choose a preferred bidder next week. Continue reading...

When Kevin De Bruyne made it 3-0 for Manchester City early in the second half, his second goal of the evening an almost casual finish, there were four Arsenal players in the vicinity who bent forward at the waist, utterly broken, simply wanting to take on a bit of oxygen. This is what it feels like to run into a juggernaut. City had been remorseless from the first whistle, an irresistible blend of pace, power and cohesion, intent on making it plain to the pretenders to their Premier League throne that they are in no mood to stand down. Continue reading...

* Ceferin says it is possible from 2026 and talks have started * He wants salary cap in European football ‘as soon as possible’ Aleksander Ceferin has said the possibility of staging the Champions League final in the US has been discussed, with the Uefa president admitting he hopes to cash in on football’s growing popularity in the country. Last September Ceferin, who also wants to introduce a salary cap in European football “as soon as possible”, denied reports that discussions about playing Champions League matches outside Europe had been held. But in an interview with the US outlet Men In Blazers released on Tuesday, he revealed that talks about potentially hosting Uefa’s showpiece club event in the US before the 2026 World Cup is held there had taken place and that he regarded it as a “promising market for the future”. Continue reading...

Martin Terrier’s injury was a major setback but Bruno Génésio should be doing a lot better with that squad and academy By Eric Devin for Get French Football News It was a bumper weekend in Ligue 1 – there was Champions League qualification in the balance in Lens, a bitter rivalry renewed between resurgent Lyon and Marseille, and plenty of crucial matches in the relegation dogfight. This weekend also offered a reminder of what might have been for one club, Stade Rennais. As Marseille and Lens were all but sealing their places in the top three (a massive match between them looms on May 6 as they continue to jockey for second place and Champions League qualification), Bruno Génésio’s side were losing 1-0 to 10-man Montpellier. It was the fifth time in seven league matches they had failed to score. Montpellier have been resurgent under the returning Michel der Zakarian but they hardly looked the most challenging opponent before the match. Moreover, with Lille drawing with Auxerre and Mo...