Tottenham at least temporarily leapfrogged Arsenal into fourth place in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Leicester City.
With Arsenal in action at West Ham in the late game on Sunday, Spurs were able to apply pressure to their rivals thanks to their first win in three.
Harry Kane predictably opened the scoring – his 17th goal in 14 Premier League matches against former loan club Leicester – but Son Heung-min stole the show, grabbing a brace.
Tottenham were far more accomplished in the second half than they had been in a shaky opening period, although only the result really matters at this stage of the season with a trip to Liverpool to come next week ahead of a huge north London derby.
The Leicester team showed nine changes from Thursday s …
Netherlands international Depay scored 15 goals in 22 games for Lyon last season despite suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in December, as the French side reached the Champions League semi-finals.
If an offer arrives, we will have to think about it, Juninho said. We could keep him for another year as captain and lose him for free next year. The president could make an effort to extend [his deal], but I think it will be difficult.
Memphis didn t ask anything from us before going with the national team. He told me he hadn t received any call from Barca.
Juninho, meanwhile, expressed his desire for Real Madrid s Benzema to re-join boyhood club Lyon.
Benzema emerged from Lyon s youth system in 2004, going on to win four Ligue 1 titles amo…
Jurgen Klopp once again lamented Liverpool s fixture list and suggested FA Cup ties should not be played on weekend days.
Liverpool head to Brighton and Hove Albion in the fourth round on Sunday, eight days on from their most recent match – a 0-0 Premier League draw with Chelsea.
It has been a rare week off for Klopp s men, who won both the FA Cup and EFL Cup last season, but the German is still not entirely pleased with his side s schedule.
We re not famous for going long in the cups, apart from last year, he said at Friday s pre-match press conference. Cups are difficult when you have midweek games.
Now we have full weeks to prepare, but in our schedule, I m not sure the FA Cup should be at a weekend. But we deal with it. It s not a problem for now.…
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Sevilla and Chelsea go head to head on Wednesday evening in what looks like a straight shootout for top spot in Group E of the UEFA Champions League.
The two sides come into the clash at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium having already qualified for the knockout rounds of the competition with two matches still to play.
Sevilla
With reining Europa League champions Sevilla having booked their place in the knockout rounds of the competition, it extends an already impressive record for the Spanish giants. In seven of their appearances in the Champions League proper, the club have managed to progress to the second round in six of those. Their only failure came in the 2015/16 season where they finished…
Paulo Dybala admits his omission from Argentina s squad for the upcoming Copa America was a very tough blow , but fully respects the decision of head coach Lionel Scaloni.
The Roma forward was left out of the 29-player party for the tournament in the United States, where La Albiceleste will be defending the title they won three years ago.
Dybala enjoyed a productive 2023-24 season with Roma, scoring 16 goals in 39 appearances, though injury struggles did hamper his progress.
Nevertheless, the 30-year-old who was part of his nation s 2022 World Cup triumph was surprised not to be included.
I felt like I did some good things this year, he told The Athletic. I was confident about making the squad, so it was a very tough blow for me to take, because being pa…
in a showdown between two European icons on Thursday night, Spain punched their Nations League final ticket as they snatched a last-gasp 2-1 victory against Italy in Enschede.
While Villarreal starlet Jeremy Pino might have handed La Roja a dream start as the 20-year-old bagged the opener after just three minutes, Luis de la Fuente’s side almost immediately came crashing back down to earth as Ciro Immobile converted from the spot just seven minutes later.
However, while both of the world giants might have created a string of opportunities here, it was Spain’s new super sub who will once again steal most of the headlines in Holland.
Making another remarkable cameo appearance after coming off the bench in the final few minutes, it was Joselu who proved to be t…
Sergio Aguero confirmed his retirement on Wednesday to bring to an end a glittering career that shone most brightly during his time at Manchester City.
He spent a trophy-filled decade in Manchester, winning the Premier League title five times with a club that had never claimed the honour before his arrival.
And Aguero s goals, of which there were 260, played a huge part in that success.
On the day he revealed he had hung up his boots, Stats Perform takes a look back at 10 of the best goals Aguero scored for City.
Swansea City (H): August 15, 2011
A club-record signing following his reported £38million arrival from Atletico, Aguero announced himself with a stunning substitute cameo in City s opening game of the 2011-12 campaign. Having slid in a…
Mikel Arteta was named the Premier League s Manager of the Month for March, earning his second award of the season.
The Arsenal manager s win was announced on Friday, making him the first Gunners boss to be recognised twice in the same campaign since Arsene Wenger in 2007-08.
Arteta – the Manager of the Month in September after three wins from three games – was rewarded for his side taking nine points from four matches.
Four other teams matched Arsenal s March points haul, including Chelsea and Liverpool – both of whom had 100 per cent records.
But Arteta was chosen ahead of either Thomas Tuchel, who dragged Chelsea through a tumultuous month off the field, or Jurgen Klopp, whose Liverpool team handed Arsenal their only defeat.
Shaping the …
According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona have stepped up their interest in bringing Dani Olmo back to the club from RB Leipzig. To that end, they re believed to have submitted a proposal of a six-year contract for the representatives of the Spain international to consider.
Olmo joined Barcelona s famous academy in 2007, when he was just nine years old. Seven years later, he went to Croatia and played for the B side of Dinamo Zagreb, where he earned first-team promotion. Leipzig paid close to €30 million to sign him from Dinamo in January 2020, and since then, he s made a total of 148 appearances for the Bundesliga side in all competitions, scoring 29 goals and producing 34 assists.
The 26-year-old attacking midfielder shone at the recently finished Euros, playing a maj…
Manchester City are keen on signing Eberechi Eze from Premier League rivals Crystal Palace in the summer transfer window, according to . City, who won the Premier League title last season, are looking for a replacement for Julian Alvarez, who has joined Atletico Madrid, and the Citizens have reportedly identified Eze as a potential target.
Eze has been on the books of Palace since 2020 when he joined from Queens Park Rangers. The 26-year-old can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger. Eze has established himself as one of the better attacking players in the Premier League.
The England international has made 112 appearances in the Premier League so far in his career. Eze has scored 26 goals and given 15 assists in those games. Football Transfers has claimed th…