Jamie Vardy signs a new two-year contract at Leicester despite interest from Man United and Chelsea this summer… with the striker to stay past the age of 37 in a huge boost to Brendan Rodgers

Jamie Vardy has handed troubled Leicester a huge boost by signing a new two-year deal with the club. The veteran forward, possibly the greatest player in the club’s history, will extend his stay at King Power Stadium beyond his 37th birthday. Vardy joined Leicester for £1million from non-league Fleetwood in 2012 and has made history…

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Isle of Wight schoolboy Finn Smith becomes youngest FA Cup goalscorer OF ALL TIME after netting for Newport FC the day after his sixteenth birthday in 151-year-old competition

A schoolboy from the Isle of Wight has become the youngest goalscorer in the 151-year history of the FA Cup. Finn Smith scored for Newport in their 3-1 extra-preliminary round win against Fleet Town a day after his 16th birthday. ‘I’m well chuffed,’ the teenager said. Finn Smith, 16-years old of Newport FC is now the…

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Isle of Wight schoolboy Finn Smith becomes youngest FA Cup goalscorer OF ALL TIME after netting for Newport FC the day after his sixteenth birthday in 151-year-old competition

A schoolboy from the Isle of Wight has become the youngest goalscorer in the 151-year history of the FA Cup. Finn Smith scored for Newport in their 3-1 extra-preliminary round win against Fleet Town a day after his 16th birthday. ‘I’m well chuffed,’ the teenager said. Finn Smith, 16-years old of Newport FC is now the…

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Leicester were once the club everyone outside the Premier League elite wanted to be… now with a team devoid of confidence and a manager taking aim at his owners, they are showing you do not have to get much wrong to become vulnerable

Not that long ago Leicester City were the club everyone outside England’s elite aspired to be. A beacon of hope that you did not need an oligarch or a nation state to achieve great things. Not just for the miracle of 2016. Beyond that, here was a club that took great pride in sitting on…

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Leicester were once the club everyone outside the Premier League elite wanted to be… now with a team devoid of confidence and a manager taking aim at his owners, they are showing you do not have to get much wrong to become vulnerable

Not that long ago Leicester City were the club everyone outside England’s elite aspired to be. A beacon of hope that you did not need an oligarch or a nation state to achieve great things. Not just for the miracle of 2016. Beyond that, here was a club that took great pride in sitting on…

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Brendan Rodgers admits he is enduring his ‘most challenging period’ as a manager… but insists he will ‘fight as hard as I possibly can’ to turn Leicester’s fortunes around after their dismal start to the season

Brendan Rodgers admits Leicester’s start to the season has been his most difficult period as a manager but is determined to turn around their fortunes. The Foxes are bottom of the table after losing five matches in a row – the first time this has happened to Rodgers as a top-flight boss – and face…

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Brendan Rodgers admits he is enduring his ‘most challenging period’ as a manager… but insists he will ‘fight as hard as I possibly can’ to turn Leicester’s fortunes around after their dismal start to the season

Click:forged wheel Brendan Rodgers admits Leicester’s start to the season has been his most difficult period as a manager but is determined to turn around their fortunes. The Foxes are bottom of the table after losing five matches in a row – the first time this has happened to Rodgers as a top-flight boss –…

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‘She asked if I’d enjoyed the game… I was too tongue-tied to answer properly!’ Southampton FA Cup-winning captain Peter Rodrigues recalls being the last player to receive the trophy at Wembley from the Queen

Click:tool storage Peter Rodrigues, the last captain to receive the FA Cup from the Queen at Wembley, counted her as a lucky omen when Second Division Southampton shocked hot favourites Manchester United 1-0 in 1976. With both teams usually playing in red, Saints wore a change strip, unaware their blue shorts would match the outfit…

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‘She asked if I’d enjoyed the game… I was too tongue-tied to answer properly!’ Southampton FA Cup-winning captain Peter Rodrigues recalls being the last player to receive the trophy at Wembley from the Queen

Peter Rodrigues, the last captain to receive the FA Cup from the Queen at Wembley, counted her as a lucky omen when Second Division Southampton shocked hot favourites Manchester United 1-0 in 1976. With both teams usually playing in red, Saints wore a change strip, unaware their blue shorts would match the outfit Her Majesty…

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Connect the midfield, refresh the ageing squad, and become ‘mentality monsters’ again: As Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool need to ‘reinvent themselves’ after Napoli humbling, what are the biggest problems he faces to turn things around at Anfield?

Click:chinese novel After a shaky start to the season, Liverpool’s 9-0 hammering of Bournemouth was meant to be a turning point. The moment when the Reds finally got their season going, put their troubles behind them and used that showing as the benchmark for future performances.  Jurgen Klopp’s side looked fearsome again, like the Liverpool…

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