Manchester United have announced the signing of goalkeeper Nathan Bishop from League One club Southend United.

Twenty-year-old Bishop, who also plays for England U20s, joins United on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

"The opportunity to join Manchester United is a dream come true," Bishop said in a statement.

"This club has a great record of developing goalkeepers and I cannot wait to work with the coaches here to improve every single day."

Bishop made his debut for Southend in December 2017 and went...

A footballer in England's third tier reported being subjected to anti-gay abuse from the stands, leading to police making one arrest.

Wycombe goalkeeper Ryan Allsop told the referee of the abuse at halftime of the League One soccer game at Tranmere as his team won 2-0.

Tranmere says it is "very disappointed to learn of a homophobic comment made." In a statement, Merseyside Police condemned "abhorrent incidents."

Police Chief Inspector Jason Crellin added that "hate crime has no place in our communities,...

Ahead of high-flying Wycombe Wanderers' League One clash against Tranmere Rovers on Sunday, the Chairboys' Anglo-Nigerian striker Adebayo "Beast" Akinfenwa discusses how being the strongest player on FIFA has changed his career, and why combating racism as a youngster in Lithuania transformed the course of his life.

The 37-year-old is still enjoying the Indian summer of a career in which he's become one of the most recognisable faces in English football's lower leagues due to his status as the "strongest...

Three years ago, Cameroonian Manny Monthe was playing in the doldrums of Non-League football and on the verge of quitting his career after failing to make the grade in England's professional leagues.

The future had looked bright for Monthe early on in his career, where he showed true potential at the Queens Park Rangers academy, but it was not to last. Now, though, he's a bright light in League one for Tranmere Rovers, who take on Doncaster in Saturday.

The defender endured an extremely frustrating...

The number of football matches in England and Wales where hate crime incidents were reported increased by 47% in the 2018-19 season, a British government study published on Thursday said.

Although football-related arrests dropped by 10% to 1,381 last season, the number of hate crimes reported increased from incidents in 131 matches the previous season to 193 matches in 2018-19.

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