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England forward Nikita Parris has announced she is leaving Manchester City, but has not revealed where she is destined for. Parris, who won the Football Writers’ Association’s Women’s Footballer of the Year award last month, has been linked with a move to French side Lyon. The 25-year-old said on Instagram: “After five years the moment has…

Kemar Roofe hit a second-half winner to give Leeds a slender 1-0 advantage over Derby following the first leg of their Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final. Roofe coolly slotted home after 55 minutes for his fourth goal against the Rams this season as the Yorkshiremen’s dominance paid off. But United, who are looking to return…

Bruno Genesio expects his Lyon side to have a difficult match at Marseille as they look to consolidate their place in the Champions League spots. Lyon currently occupy the last of the qualifying positions, just one point above St Etienne in fourth, with two wins from their last three matches. With three games left to…

Paul Heckingbottom accused Kilmarnock defender Alex Bruce of diving on his way into his post-match media conference but the Hibernian head coach admitted his side’s “rubbish” performance was the reason for their defeat at Rugby Park. Hibs fell to a 1-0 loss courtesy of Eamonn Brophy’s 32nd-minute penalty after referee Andrew Dallas ruled David Gray…

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde insists he is not about to “hide under a stone” as his team look to recover from their shock Champions League elimination by Liverpool. The Spanish giants slumped to a 4-0 defeat at Anfield in the second leg of their semi-final on Tuesday night as the English club overcame a 3-0…

Inverness manager John Robertson admitted his side looked nervous during the 1-1 draw against Ayr. The result was enough for the Highland side to make it through to the play-off semi-finals after winning 3-1 in the first leg at Somerset Park. The Honest Men had taken a first-half lead through Luke McCowan to give themselves…

David Beckham watched on at Wembley as Salford secured their Football League place with a 3-0 win over AFC Fylde in the Vanarama National League play-off final. The former England captain joined some of his fellow co-owners from Manchester United’s ‘Class of 92’ to cheer on Graham Alexander’s side as the club secured promotion to…

Stenhousemuir’s relegation from Ladbrokes League One was confirmed on Saturday in a 2-1 play-off semi-final defeat to Annan, losing 4-1 on aggregate. Goals from Chris Johnston and Ayrton Sonkur gave Annan control of the tie in the first leg and Kyle Bradley’s 10th-minute strike at Ochilview Park boosted their promotion hopes further. Stenhousemuir pulled one…

St Johnstone secured seventh place in the Ladbrokes Premiership with strikes from Scott Tanser and Murray Davidson sealing a 2-0 win over Motherwell. The Perth side extended their unbeaten run to four games and stretched their advantage over their opponents to four points with one game remaining. After squandering five penalties this term, manager Tommy…

Cove thumped Berwick 4-0 in the first leg of the Ladbrokes League Two play-off final on Saturday to take a huge step towards promotion to the division. The Highland League champions are chasing a place in the Scottish Professional Football League for the first time in their history and are now just 90 minutes from…