Rooney returns to Merseyside

Wayne Rooney is to rejoin Everton, 13 years after signing for the Reds from the Merseyside team for an undisclosed fee. The 31-year-old boyhood Blue made...

1966 World Cup Hero has come home to Tameside

N the words of the England football team’s number-one song, 1966 hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst was “Back Home” on Tuesday (July 25). He returned...

Italian keeper joins the Shakers

Italian born keeper Leo Fasan moved from Udinese Calcio to join Scottish Premier League giants Celtic in 2010 as a 16-year-old youngster. He turned...

Dobbo heading back to Australia

Michael Dobson is set to leave the Salford Red Devils at the end of the 2017 season to return to Australia with his family. Dobson...

Sale Sharks V Gloucester

Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond says James O'Connor is itching to make his bow for the club in Friday night's Premiership clash...

Bury sack Clarke with the club one place off the bottom of the table

Bury have sacked manager Lee Clarke after a disappointing start to the season. In a statement released last night, the club said: "Bury Football Club can...

How much would George Best cost today?

How much would the legends of football history be worth in the modern game? It is a question that gets thrown around living rooms,...

Football project inspires local young people

The Goalz Project, together with the Council’s Targeted Youth Service, run a session once a week at the Powerleague complex in Stockport, where they...

It’s done- Sanchez signs for United

Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal in a deal that sees the Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan move in the...

New chairman for the Centurions

Mike Latham has been appointed the new Club Chairman of Leigh Centurions. Latham, 57, is a lifelong Leigh supporter, the Club historian and Media and...