Kane happy to break 500-day England goal drought

Harry Kane has acknowledged that barren runs in front of goal are part and parcel of being a striker after the England captain ended his 500-day international goal drought against Albania on Sunday.

The Tottenham forward headed home Luke Shaw's cross late in the first half to finally break the deadlock in Tirana, before setting up Mason Mount after the interval to secure a 2-0 victory.

Lewandowski ruled out of World Cup qualifier against England

Robert Lewandowski will miss Poland's upcoming Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying Group I clash with England, after it was confirmed he had damaged ligaments in his knee against Andorra on Sunday.

The Bayern Munich forward, who has been in the form of his life for both club and country, was replaced during his nation's routine 3-0 win on Sunday just after the hour mark, having bagged a brace.

Oduenyi returns with a bang

Nigeria striker Ugochukwu Oduenyi has returned from three weeks injury for FC Minaj to boost their squad ahead of crucial match against Kolos Kovalivka on Saturday.

The 25-years-old striker was out of action after sustaining a knock injury and was advised to sit out of actions by the club the doctor.

Mikel recalls Chelsea ‘chaos’ after Drogba ‘f***ing disgrace’ rant

Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has recalled the chaotic scenes in the aftermath of their 2009 defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals.

The Blues had a number of appeals turned down by referee Tom Henning Ovrebo that night with a late Andres Iniesta strike eliminating Chelsea on away goals.

Xhaka claims Arsenal critics ‘deliberately’ target him

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka thinks he is “deliberately” targeted by critics but insists his doubters “won’t break” him.

A number of sendings off and mistakes have seen Xhaka come under fire from a number of supporters with the Switzerland international even telling his own fans to “f*** off” when substituted in a draw with Crystal Palace in 2019.

Bale confirms Madrid return

Gareth Bale revealed he is planning to return to Real Madrid this summer at the end of his Tottenham Hotspur loan. Bale returned to Spurs last summer after falling out of favour under Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane and signed up for a season-long loan with his former club.

The Wales captain, 31, has another year left on his £31million-a-year contract at Real Madrid and Bale admitted he is planning for another season with the side he has won four Champions Leagues with.

Ibrahimovic makes tearful Sweden return after four-year absence

AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic shed a few tears of pride as he returned to Sweden's national team after a four-year absence for their World Cup qualifiers and recounted how his son did not want him to leave home to join up with Janne Andersson's squad.

The 39-year-old, who quit international football after Euro 2016, choked up when he was asked what his boys, Maximilian, 14, and 12-year-old Vincent, thought of his decision to answer his country's call again and return to the world stage.