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Jose Mourinho praised the quick-thinking ballboy who helped send Tottenham through to the knockout stages of the Champions League. Spurs booked their place in the last 16 with a 4-2 win over Olympiakos as they recovered from 2-0 down in Mourinho’s first home game in charge. After a woeful opening half-hour left them trailing to…
Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City would need to improve as they secured their Champions League last-16 place with a dull 1-1 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk. The Premier League champions failed to spark at the Etihad Stadium as Ilkay Gundogan’s second-half strike was cancelled out by Manor Solomon. But the result was still enough to seal…
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce’s maiden return to former club Aston Villa ended in a wretched 2-0 Premier League defeat. Goals from Conor Hourihane and Anwar El Ghazi in the space of four first-half minutes eased Villa’s recent woes after a run of three straight defeats had plunged Dean Smith’s side to one place above the…
Celtic have announced a partial closure of Parkhead for Thursday’s Europa League clash with Rennes amid ongoing safety concerns. The Scottish champions were fined £12,900 by UEFA on Friday after fans displayed an “illicit banner” and sang obscene chants during their Europa League game at home to Lazio last month. Celtic were also fined £10,400…
Felipe Caicedo fired a dramatic injury-time winner as Lazio clung onto third place in Serie A with a 2-1 win at Sassuolo. Caicedo’s late effort after a neat exchange with Luis Alberto ensured his side stretched their winning streak to five games at Mapei Stadium. Ciro Immobile had struck Lazio into the lead with a…
Harry Kane brought the curtain down on the Mauricio Pochettino era at Tottenham by visiting his former manager at his house but is now hoping Jose Mourinho can deliver trophies. An eventful week at Spurs saw Pochettino fired and replaced 12 hours later by Mourinho. The Portuguese, back in the game after 11 months out,…
The Portuguese spent two-and-a-half years at Old Trafford, winning the Europa League and the League Cup in his first season at the helm. United were unable to kick on from that point, though, and Mourinho was sacked following a 3-1 defeat by rivals Liverpool last December. The 56-year-old was appointed as the new Tottenham manager…
Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang insists he will lead the fight to improve the club’s recent fortunes. The Gunners needed a stoppage-time Alexandre Lacazette equaliser to earn a 2-2 draw at home to lowly Southampton on Saturday following another poor performance. The pressure continues to mount on head coach Unai Emery, who has now overseen just…
Lucas Torreira has been told he has a future at Arsenal as head coach Unai Emery shows footage of his performances from last season in an attempt to improve his form. Speculation surfaced during the international break that Torreira was growing unhappy after being used out of position in recent weeks. The Uruguay international’s agent…
Pep Guardiola insists he has no intention of quitting Manchester City in the near future. The City boss, who is already into his fourth season at the Etihad Stadium, did not stay longer than four years in either of his previous managerial jobs at Barcelona or Bayern Munich. There have been suggestions in recent weeks…