Stevenage boss Steve Evans stressed his side were never going to “go through the motions” at Barrow after signing off their promotion-winning campaign with a 1-0 victory.
He also revealed that the Boro team bus had been transformed into a karaoke party for the long trip back south as he paid tribute to his “fantastic to a man” squad.
Nearly 600 Stevenage supporters travelled up to see their team, who had already secured automatic promotion, seal second place behind champions Leyton Orient with victory in Cumbria.
Jake Reeves’ first goal since December, which came in the club’s 5-0 rout over the Bluebirds, settled the final-day encounter at Holker Street with Barrow unable to find a way past Stevenage keeper Adam Przybek.
Evans said: “We were…
Goals from Danny Welbeck and Aaron Ramsey helped Arsenal secure passage into the semi-finals of the Europa League with a 2-2 draw against CSKA Moscow in Thursday s quarter-final second leg.
Fedor Chalov and Kirill Nababkin struck in the opening 50 minutes to threaten a dramatic turnaround in the tie, but Welbeck and Ramsey scored in the final quarter of an hour to seal a 6-3 aggregate victory.
In a week that has seen Roma shock Barcelona and Juventus almost beat Real Madrid in remarkable Champions League quarter-final matches, much of the pre-match talk in Russia focused on the need for Arsenal to put in a professional performance to defend their 4-1 first-leg advantage.
They were punished for slack defending in each half through Chalov and Nababkin, though, as …
Manchester United have announced INEOS Group chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe will buy a 25 per cent stake in the club.
Here the PA news agency takes a look at some of the key questions following the £236million deal.
What does it mean for the club’s ownership?
In the short-term, not much, given the Glazer family are still majority shareholders.
However, under the agreement, INEOS has accepted a request by the board to be delegated responsibility “for the management of the club’s football operations”.
This is set to include “all aspects” of both the men’s and women’s teams as well as the academies. Just how Ratcliffe and the INEOS Group will implement those on a day-to-day basis remains to be seen – which has already been highlighted by the …
According to , Juventus are still interested in signing Kalvin Phillips on loan from Manchester City in the upcoming transfer window.
Apparently, Juventus initially expressed their interest in the midfielder about a month ago. Since then, a number of other clubs, namely Newcastle, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, have also thrown their hats into the ring. But before they make a decision about letting Phillips join a Premier League rival, City wanted to know if there was still a chance for him to go to Turin.
Upon his arrival from Leeds United in 2022 for £45 million, Phillips was supposed to be a part of a new setup within Pep Guardiola s ranks. However, the Catalan tactician recently admitted there was no place in there for the 28-year-old, whose transfer away…
Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez has been charged by the Football Association (FA) for comments made about referee Andre Marriner in relation to Wilfried Zaha s request for protection.
Crystal Palace winger Zaha said after his side s 1-0 win over Huddersfield Town on September 15 for which Marriner was the fourth official he felt he would have to sustain a broken leg in a tackle for an opponent to be sent off.
Benitez responded to that last Friday ahead of Newcastle s 0-0 draw with Palace, saying the FA should deal with Zaha s claims and that appointed referee Marriner will not have this in the back of his head .
The FA has taken issue with Benitez s naming of Marriner in the build-up to the match.
The governing body banned managers from making pr…
Lukas Jutkiewicz smashed home a stoppage-time winner against Leeds as Birmingham celebrated the life of Trevor Francis and the start a new era in front of NFL great Tom Brady.
There has been precious little to cheer about since the Blues’ relegation from the top flight 12 years ago, but the recent takeover led by American businessman Tom Wagner has finally brought hope back to the club.
Brady went onto join as minority owner nine days ago and the former quarterback made his first trip to a rocking St Andrew’s on Saturday as Birmingham secured a 1-0 win.
Substitute Jutkiewicz fired home from the penalty spot at the death in a dramatic end to a drab encounter on an emotional day in the second city.
Birmingham paid a touching tribute to their greatest ev…
Luis Suarez was plotting to leave Barcelona for a return to his first club Nacional wh
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en it appeared Sebastian Abreu had a chance of becoming coach, the former Uruguay international claims.
Nacional were without a coach late last year when Alvaro Gutierrez quit, with Abreu – who spent three spells there as a player – adamant he was a leading candidate to get the job.
At that time he conversed with Suarez, who apparently suggested returning to Uruguay was a real possibility despite being among the highest-paid players in Spain and contracted to Barcelona until 2021.
Abreu was a team-mate of Suarez s in the national team between 2007 and 2012, with both a part of the selection that helped Uruguay to a fourth-placed finish at the 2010 World Cup, and …
Wolves have signed striker Patrick Cutrone from AC Milan in a deal that could reportedly rise to around £20million.
The one-cap Italy international has left his boyhood club to take up a four-year contract at Molineux.
I m very pleased to be here because the club really wanted me. I m very happy and want to give my all for the team, Cutrone said in a statement.
The club really wanted me and being able to play in the Premier League for Wolves is fantastic. I just can t wait to get started.
I ve come here to play football. I ll have to settle in initially and I m looking forward to heading out on to the pitch to play.
You never stop learning and I m here to learn new things, but I ll certainly give my all for the team.
Wolves sporting …
Ross County have completed the permanent signing of Eamonn Brophy from St Mirren for an undisclosed six-figure transfer fee.
The 27-year-old striker spent the second half of last season on loan at the Staggies and scored three goals in eight appearances before having his campaign prematurely ended by injury in April.
County have now moved to bring Brophy back to the Highlands.
“We are delighted to welcome Eamonn back to the club,” said manager Malky Mackay.
“His impact during his spell last season was significant and he became a popular member of the squad. His experience in the Scottish game is clear to see and he is another great attacking option added to the squad.”
Brophy joined St Mirren from Kilmarnock in January 2021 – initially o…
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Another international break is upon us and yet despite the apathy that tends to create from domestic football fans, there are some important steps to be taken on the Road to UEFA Euro 2021. A parade of semi-finals are set to take place in the playoffs to ensure that we know which teams will be battling it out for a place in the tournament next month. Today, we re going to be taking a look at what is bound to be an intriguing contest between Norway and Serbia.
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The Norwegians enjoyed something of a bright spell between 1994 and 2000 when they qualified for two World Cups and one European Championship, but 20 years on, they re still waiting for another taste of competing on the big stage. They appear…