Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson scored as Chelsea dealt a huge blow to Tottenham s Champions League hopes, recording a 2-0 derby win over Mauricio Pochettino s old club at Stamford Bridge.
Exactly eight years on from the memorable Battle of the Bridge between the teams, which saw nine Spurs players booked in a fiery 2-2 draw that confirmed Leicester City as champions, Chelsea inflicted more woe upon their rivals.
Spurs paid for lacklustre set-piece defending midway through the first half as Chalobah headed Conor Gallagher s free-kick home, then Jackson pounced when Cole Palmer rattled the crossbar from another dead ball 72 minutes in.
Ange Postecoglou s side were far from their free-flowing best and have now lost three straight Premier League games. They stay…
Poland will look to talisman Robert Lewandowski to improve their paltry European Championship goalscoring returns when they face Slovakia in Euro 2020 Group E.
In their 11 previous matches at the finals, Poland have never scored more than one goal, while they also have a habit of making sluggish starts.
A 1-0 win over Northern Ireland at Euro 2016 was their only win in the past nine tournament openers, with four draws and four defeats elsewhere.
Arkadiusz Milik scored the winner in Nice five year ago, but the 27-year-old forward s subsequent wretched luck with knee injuries struck again this week as he was ruled out of Poland s forthcoming campaign.
Head coach Paulo Sousa has elected not to call up a replacement, placing even more emphasis on Bayern Munic…
Pat Noonan will not let his FC Cincinnati team get too high following Saturday s memorable win over their rivals Columbus Crew, warning Atlanta United will offer them a stern test on Wednesday.
Cincinnati recorded a huge 2-1 road win over the MLS Cup holders last time out, with Kevin Kelsy and Luciano Acosta on target.
That victory – their fourth in a row – kept them three points behind Inter Miami at the Eastern Conference summit, but Noonan says any drop-off in midweek will be punished.
The sign of a good team is when you have a poor performance or result, how do you respond to it and come back and have a better performance, or have a better result? Noonan said.
On the other side, when you have a good performance, how do you respond to that? Obvio…
Harry Kane says Gareth Southgate is one of England s greatest ever managers while paying tribute to the outgoing Three Lions boss.
Southgate announced on Tuesday that he was stepping down as England manager following their heartbreaking Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain.
It was the second successive European Championships final under the 53-year-old since he took over from Sam Allardyce in September 2016.
He won 61 of his 102 matches in charge of the national team, while also leading them to the World Cup semi-finals and quarter-finals.
Kane was the most-used player during his tenure, making 81 of his 98 appearances under Southgate, who first gave the forward the captain s armband.
Boss. Thank you for everything you have done for me and our country…
United States head coach Vlatko Andonovski has stepped down from his position in the wake of the team’s last-16 exit at the World Cup.
The two-time defending champions’ hopes of a further triumph in Australia and New Zealand were ended by a penalty shootout defeat to Sweden.
Assistant coach Twila Kilgore has been named as the team’s interim head coach.
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In a statement on the US Soccer website, Andonovski, who succeeded Jill Ellis in 2019, said: “It’s been the honour of my life to coach the talented, hard-working players of the USWNT for the past fou…
Roberto Mancini has described his little brother Gianluca Vialli as a perfect and courageous man after he died at the age of 58
Former Italy, Cremonese, Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea striker Vialli passed away on Friday.
The hugely popular and successful Vialli was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017 and was re-diagnosed with the disease in 2021, having been given the all-clear three years ago.
Ex-Chelsea manager Vialli s death has rocked the football world less than a month after he stepped down from his duties as head of delegation for the Italy national team.
Italy head coach Mancini has spoken of his final visit to see his long-time close friend late last month, so soon after the death of Sinisa Mihajlovic.
He told the Corriere de…
Jose Mourinho has made a surprise appearance in the latest music video released by British rapper Stormzy.
The former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss, currently at Roma, is seen shushing the camera in trademark fashion during the video for Stormzy s single Mel Made Me Do It .
As the camera pans to Mourinho, Stormzy quotes one of the most iconic lines from the three-time Premier League champion s career, rapping: I prefer not to speak like I m Jose .
After being angered by the officials performance during Chelsea s loss to Aston Villa in 2014, Mourinho said: I prefer not to speak. If I speak I m in big trouble .
Mourinho posted an image of himself alongside Stormzy on Instagram on Thursday, writing: Was great fun doing this cameo for Stormzy s new music v…
Jason Tindall is making no apologies for getting under the skin of opposition managers after unwittingly becoming an online sensation.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe’s assistant has found himself thrust into the limelight as a result of his antics on the sideline, which have prompted a series of social media memes and earned him the nickname “Mad Dog”.
In the process, he has found cult status with Magpies supporters and established himself as the man opposition fans – as well as some managers – love to hate, although he insists he has not deliberately sought confrontation.
Taking over media duties from head coach Howe, who was unwell, ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Luton, Tindall said: “It’s not deliberate. I’m just me.
“I wo…
Luka Modric rolled back the years with a stunning late winner for Real Madrid against Sevilla and spoil Sergio Ramos’ return to the Santiago Bernabeu.
The 38-year-old Modric – a 75th-minute substitute – had been on the pitch six minutes when he superbly controlled Loic Bade’s tired header and curled home from 20 yards to secure a 1-0 win.
The goal was clouded in controversy, however, as Sevilla felt Antonio Rudiger was offside in the build-up, with replacement referee Carlos Fernandez Buergo adjudging that the German defender was not interfering with play.
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Modric’s former team-mate Ramos must have thought he would be part of a Sevilla …
Forward Marvin Ducksch has vowed Germany will get their Euro 2024 build-up back on track against Austria.
The Werder Bremen striker is confident Die Mannschaft can prove their worth in Vienna on Tuesday.
The tournament hosts’ difficult run continued with a 3-2 home defeat to Turkey on Saturday.
It was Julian Nagelsmann’s first loss in charge after he replaced the axed Hansi Flick in September but Ducksch, who made his debut against Turkey in Berlin, believes they will recover at the Ernst Happel Stadion.
He said: “We spoke about the things that didn’t work well against Turkey. We’re going to show a different side to our game against Austria.
“I’m fully convinced that, with the quality that we have, we’ll be able to end the year on …