Alberto Mastromatteo is one of football’s biggest nutrition gurus who helped Karim Benzema play the best football of his life in his thirties… now Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham – and England – reaping the rewards from working with the chef Benzema attributes part of his success to putting the chef in charge of his diet  Bellingham uses the same chef and has enjoyed a great a start at Real

Fans are speechless after Scottish hardman Duncan Ferguson hilariously chose a song on BBC Radio Scotland. The former Everton, Rangers and Newcastle striker is known by fans for being a notoriously hard bloke who has never shied away from confrontation, so much so he spent three months in prison for assault. The Inverness manager, who was then a youngster playing for Rangers, had an altercation with defender John McStay during

Bookmark For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter Thank you for subscribing! For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter We have more newsletters Iconic England forward Gary Lineker led the tributes to Terry Venables, after the former Three Lions and Barcelona manager passed away at the age of 80 years old. Lineker was a key player for Venables at the

Wayne Rooney lost his voice giving his Birmingham City players the hairdryer treatment at half-time before they turned it round to win against Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship on Saturday. Rooney has been under increasing pressure at Birmingham since he replaced John Eustace as manager in October after Tom Brady became a minority investor at St Andrew’s in August, failing to win any of his first five games in charge.

Former England manager Terry Venables (Tim Ockenden/PA). Having shown promise as a footballer, he joined Chelsea as an apprentice in 1958 before signing professional terms two years later, and then winning a League Cup winner’s medal in 1965 following a 3-2 victory over Leicester. He had earned his two England caps the previous year in fixtures against Belgium and Holland, having represented his country at schoolboy, youth, amateur and under-23

Cristiano Ronaldo changes retirement plan as he refuses to let go of Lionel Messi rivalry Cristiano Ronaldo is managing to outshine the sea of star-studded names to have landed in the Saudi Pro League this season. The veteran forward has put together a mesmerising run of form for Al-Nassr, reminiscent of his goal-laden spells with Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. It looked as though Ronaldo’s career was winding down

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was once moved to tears during a phone call with Kevin Prince-Boateng. The German coach had to tell the former Tottenham player that he couldn't sign him permanently due to Borussia Dortmund's financial situation. Prince-Boateng, who had a successful loan spell at Dortmund in 2009, revealed this emotional moment on Rio Ferdinand's FIVE podcast. He said: "It didn't work out. He called me personally and said

The appearance of a sex toy in Manchester United's dugout after a win against West Ham left fans baffled. A Paul Pogba double curtailed the home side's 2-1 win over the Hammers in April 2019, but the Frenchman's brace wasn't the story of the day. Instead it was the discovery of a sex toy in front of Man United's bench following their victory. The object was left at Old Trafford,

Ten Hag believes Man Utd are on the up ahead of Everton trip The Marcus Rashford nightclub saga has come and gone. Erik ten Hag labelled his star forward’s behaviour “unacceptable” and confirmed it had been dealt with internally at the start of the month. Yet it has rubbed one of Manchester United’s former players the wrong way and highlighted a glaring issue in Ten Hag’s squad. Rashford made headlines

Four players who may look to leave Liverpool in January Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has revealed that his ‘dream teammate’ is Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were also mentioned as candidates by the winger, but his Premier League rival ultimately took the crown. Salah has enjoyed a sensational start to the season, scoring 10 goals and assisting five in 13 Premier League appearances. The