Queen Park Rangers notorious bad boy Joey Barton is on the verge of joining Blackpool on a season-long loan, .

Barton has been training with League Two side Fleetwood Town, and recently took to Twitter to linking him with a move to the Lancashire-based Highbury Stadium.

Barton tweeted: “Fleetwood adventure is over. I loved every minute of it. Great club. Good luck to @capboy70, Mickey and a great set of lads for the season.”

The QPR midfielder was infamously sent off on the final day of the 2011-12 English Premier League season against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. The English FA eventually charged Barton with violent conduct, which resulted in a lengthy 12-match ban.

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Cypriot club Apoel Nicosia are reportedly looking to sign Ghanaian goalkeeper Richard Kingson as they seek to add depth to their squad.

Kingson has been without a club since his released from Blackpool, who suffered relegation from the English Premier League two seasons ago.

The former Ghana number one has previously played for Galatasary and Harmarby and has been in England for the past year training with Premier League club Wigan.

Apoel, who reached the Champions League round-of-16 last season, are seeking to sign the 34-year-old. according to Goal.com.

Kingson was Ghana s goalkeeper during their two World Cup appearances in Germany 2006 and South Africa 2010.

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The 2020-21 EFL Cup final has been moved from February to April in order to have as many supporters in attendance as possible , the EFL has announced.

The first major domestic showpiece of the English season was previously scheduled for February 28, 2021.

However, restrictions relating to the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom have limited the attendance of fans this term.

Some stadiums are still allowed to house spectators, but their return in London was brief as the capital was placed under lockdown.

The EFL hopes a new Wembley Stadium date of April 25, 2021 will enable supporters to make the trip.

This season’s Final has been rescheduled.

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Erling Haaland is Chelsea s number one transfer target, while a pair of Premier League giants are lining up January bids for Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish.

Borussia Dortmund star Haaland has netted 23 goals in 23 games since moving to the Bundesliga in January, leading to him reportedly being installed as Frank Lampard s top target for the off-season.

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Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland has been identified as Chelsea s top transfer target along with West Ham s Declan Rice, according to Sky Sports journalist Angelo Mangiante.

Haaland has been linked with LaLiga champions Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool.

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Manchester City star striker Sergio Aguero could make a sensational move to Barcelona after the World Cup, his father told .

“It’s possible. Many players will change clubs this summer.”, Aguero’s father Leonel De Castillo replied when asked if he could see his son playing together with Argentina teammate Leo Messi.

The Argentina international is currently nursing his knee injury and is expected to be sidelined for up to a month. Aguero is widely expected to make it into the Argentina’s World Cup squad, together with Leo Messi who could play a vital role in convincing Aguero to move to Camp Nou.

Aguero was already linked with a move away from the Etihad last summer with Pep Guardiola appearing to favour Gabriel Jesus as his first choice in attack.

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Paris Saint-Germain winger Lucas Moura has put pen to paper on a contract extension which will keep him at the Parc des Princes until the summer of 2019.

The Brazil international, 22, joined PSG from Brazilian giants São Paulo for a fee believed to be in the region of €45 million in January 2013, and has since established himself as a first-team regular under manager Laurent Blanc.

After signing a new deal, Lucas told the club s official website,   I am very happy! For me, playing here is a source of great pride. I hope to continue helping my team win more and more trophies.

My dream is to become a part of the Club s history. I hope that we keep on winning and that, next season, we win the Champions League. That s a main aim now.

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New Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is keen for Diego Costa to remain at Chelsea, .

The Italian, who recently took charge at Stamford Bridge after guiding his country through Euro 2016 has denied speculation that the Spain international is on the verge of returning to former club Atletico Madrid.

Costa signed for the Blues from Atleti in the summer of 2014 and has since racked up seventy-eight appearances for the London club in all competitions, scoring thirty-seven goals.

His twenty strikes in the Premier League in his first season with the club helped guide them to the championship whilst he also netted in the League Cup final victory over Tottenham Hotspur.

Internationally, he made two friendly appearances for Brazil the country of his birth, before…

Dougie Freedman and Bolton Wanderers have parted company by mutual consent after a dismal start to their Championship campaign.

Bolton have won just once in the league this term and sit second bottom in the table following Wednesday s 4-0 defeat to fellow strugglers Fulham.

The loss at Craven Cottage proved to be the Scot s last game in charge, having been appointed in 2012 after a strong spell at Crystal Palace.

With the club suffering financial woes since their relegation to the second tier earlier in the same year, chairman Phil Gartside paid tribute to the work done by Freedman in challenging circumstances.

Dougie has worked tirelessly off the field to improve the infrastructure of the football club, he said in a statement on the club s official web…

Orlando Pirates and AC Leopards de Dolisie shared a 0-0 draw as the CAF Champions League group stage got under way on Saturday.

The pair have been drawn in a difficult group alongside reigning champions Al Ahly and five-time winners Zamalek, but failed to seize the initiative in their opening fixture.

And the Pirates, who won the competition in 1995, will be particularly aggrieved by their inability to make a breakthrough in front of their home fans in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Al Ahly and Zamalek s all-Egyptian Group A clash is scheduled for Wednesday, having been rearranged for marketing reasons .

And control of the group is now up for grabs in that Cairo derby, with Orlando and Leopards level on one point after the first game of the campaign.

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Zenit St Petersburg have sacked their Dutch manager Dick Advocaat, the club announced Monday.

The 2007 Russian champions defeat at home to minnows Tomsk on Sunday was the last straw for the Zenit management, who decided to sack the 61-year-old former Glasgow Rangers coach.

After a series of poor matches in the Russian league the Zenit board of directors decided to sack the club manager, the club s statement said.

Zenit achieved a run of success under Advocaat including the 2007 domestic league title and UEFA Cup win in 2008.

But after Advocaat decided to take over the Belgium national side the club s performance and results have seriously deteriorated. The fans and the club management are not satisfied with Zenit s current place in the table.

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