The young lads who made headlines for the prank they pulled on AFC Fylde’s stadium announcer have been identified… and rewarded. Jak, Tom and Timo – who are all season ticket holders at Mill Farm – were the trio who pulled the classic ‘NE14 ABJ’ prank on Liam Brown, who was standing in as announcer during Tuesday night’s defeat of Ramsbottom United. The three youngsters duped the man behind the microphone into asking for a Nissan Micra to be moved in the car park as it was blocking their dad’s car in an emergency. Mr Brown took the all important detail – the vehicle’s registration – and read it out…

Kilmarnock striker Kris Boyd was reportedly hit by a coin thrown from the away end during Sunday’s clash with Celtic. During his warm up long the touchline, the former Rangers star also appeared to be targeted with verbal abuse. As the Sky Sports cameras zoomed in on a close up of the 35-year-old, it was alleged chants of ‘fat orange b*****d’ could be heard ringing around. And then a coin was then thrown from the away end at Boyd, who did not flinch despite it hitting his arm. Although the ex-Rangers forward was unhurt, Scotland coach McFadden branded the latest coin-throwing incident in Scottish football “disgusting”. He told Sky Sports:…

The Real Madrid boss is relishing the prospect of seeing ‘BBC’ back together in the near future Gareth Bale’s agent has confirmed that the Wales star wants to spend the rest of his career at Real Madrid ahead of his return to action in Tuesday’s Copa del Rey match against Fuenlabrada. Bale has not featured for the Spanish and European champions since scoring in a 3-1 Champions League win at Borussia Dortmund in late September as a result of calf and groin injuries but had suffered criticism for his performances prior to that. Real 3/1 to win La Liga title Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa…

The striker has netted just four times in Serie A this season but is still rated at over €130 million by the previous Bianconeri chief Juventus should consider a swap deal involving striker Paulo Dybala and Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, claims the club’s former president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli. Dybala has struggled for form in Serie A this season after the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo at Juve last summer, only managing four goals in 18 league appearances this term. The Argentine was also recently involved in a rift with Massimo Allegri after leaving the dugout before the final whistle when it became clear he would remain an unused substitute in a match against Parma…

The Uruguayan will miss the next two matches in the cup competition, a suspension that will bar him from taking part against Alaves Barcelona have confirmed that they will appeal against the decision to issue Luis Suarez with a two-match ban that will rule him out of the Copa del Rey final. The striker was officially handed a two-game suspension by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Thursday as a result of the red card he received in the semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. The Uruguay international was given a second booking in the closing stages of the 1-1 draw at Camp Nou after a clash…

Click: Harry Kane was always destined to be a superstar, according to the Tottenham staff who worked closely with him during his formative years in the club’s academy. Kane, the forward, has developed from a less than prolific teenager who spent his early career on numerous loan spells into perhaps the best striker in world football. He’s scored 160 goals for the north Londoners since debuting in a 2011 Europa League clash, and has also netted 20 times for England despite winning just 35 caps. Kane enjoyed his greatest season to date last term, as he hit the back of the net 41 times for Spurs before captaining England to…

Manchester United were forced to pay Jose Mourinho and the five staff members who left the club with him £19.6million, the club’s financial results have revealed. Mourinho, the Portuguese, was sacked in December and replaced by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on an interim basis, with United going on a remarkable run under the Norwegian to climb into the Premier League’s top four. The former Chelsea manager signed a three-year contract when appointed by United in May 2016, and he penned an extension to 2020 – with the option of a further year – last January. However, he was dismissed less than a year after putting pen to paper on the fresh…

The Brazilian’s move to Los Blancos has been a nightmare and took another turn for the worse with an own goal in his side’s Copa exit on Wednesday COMMENT He was supposed to be the next Dani Alves. Danilo arrived at Real Madrid from Porto for a fee of €31.5 million in the summer of 2015 with a big reputation and in theory, an even brighter future. So far, however, the move has been an unmitigated disaster. Real Madrid crash out of Copa del Rey The former Santos right-back made his debut in a goalless game away to Sporting Gijon under Rafa Benitez, the Spanish coach under pressure from president…

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has signed a new contract that ties him to the club until 2022, the LaLiga club have announced. The Argentinian, who has regularly been linked with various Premier League clubs, has been in charge of Atletico since 2011, having also played for the Rojiblancos earlier in his career. Under Simeone, Atletico have established themselves as one of the dominant teams in both Spain and Europe, winning the Europa League twice and LaLiga in 2014. That league title was the first time Atletico had been crowned champions since 1996, and the only time in the last 14 years that a team other than Barcelona or Real…

The big-money signing from Liverpool will look to make his debut in the Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg at Camp Nou Phillippe Coutinho has been named on the bench for Barcelona in the Copa del Rey against Espanyol, as the Brazilian looks to make his club debut.  The Brazilian signed for Barca earlier this month and has recovered from a thigh injury to make Barcelona’s matchday squad for the first time.  Another January signing, Yerry Mina, has also been named on the bench for the first time and could make his Blaugrana debut. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win…