Obviously the process of hiring a new coach is a very serious one, and there were all sorts of good, solid football reasons for Tottenham to approach and ultimately recruit Antonio Conte. But if Spurs' strategy had consisted entirely of a whiteboard with TREMENDOUS CONTENT across it in big wonky capital letters, that would have been absolutely fine.
It is the third time CVC has tried to invest in a top European league, after separate plans with Italy's Serie A and Germany's Bundesliga to sell some media rights to it were scrapped earlier this year.
Harry Maguire - 7There was no hands-to-ears statement celebration this time but Maguire has enjoyed a refreshing international break after his recent struggles with Man Utd.
If anything, a five-goal margin was not an accurate measure of just how much better than Newcastle United they were. In one spell in the second half, City made 108 successful passes to the visitors' zero.
The calls for Jesus to cut short his time at Benfica and return to Rio de Janeiro were as rapid as they were inevitable. The winner of no fewer than five trophies during his year at Flamengo, including the first Serie A/Libertadores double since Pele's Santos in the 1960s, the veteran saw his name linked with the job almost as soon as Renato Gaucho was sacked after falling short in November's Libertadores final against Palmeiras.
I have long admired his abilities and have followed his career, so when the opportunity arose to secure him, we didn't hesitate.
The deal was worth £5m and he would be loaned back to the League One club for the remainder of the season.
Manchester City's match with Liverpool on Sunday was a ferocious battle on the pitch but at full time there was nothing but respect for one another.
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Asked in his pre-match press conference whether Zouma would feature against Leicester on Sunday, Moyes said: “He is available to play. There are different views on whether he should be available. We decided he should. I stand by that.”
The Egyptian, who also set up Sadio Mane's opener, has found the net in seven consecutive games for the Reds, equalling his longest scoring streak and becoming only the fourth player to reach 100 Premier League goals for Liverpool in the process.
All group fixtures will be held in June and September 2022. The four group winners in League A will progress to the finals in June 2023.
Tuesday, 18 January Allou Cisse’s Senegal team have been installed as tournament favourites, and with good reason.
It could also happen that we rotate from one game to next, especially when you play every three days, but right now everyone is available apart from Paul Pogba. It will not be so easy to decide not only on the first XI, but also the eight players on the bench.”
However, what may well undermine their progress are the continued individual errors that seem to course through the veins of the club like a certain virus.
I think it's a no-brainer for Newcastle. We all saw what he did at West Ham and what he does for England when he is given a chance.
The guy who has a sense of goal, the quality, the movement in behind, he's a street player. And the City boss has revealed the club turned down the opportunity to bring the 22-year-old to England for the second half of the campaign despite Gabriel Jesus being the sole recognised striker in their squad.
Paper TalkAll January done dealsLive football on Sky SportsThe FA would not conduct its own cardiology report but it would review the signing club's cardiological assessment before giving the go-ahead.
Jack Grealish was brought on as a late substitute to make his first return to Villa Park since a £100m summer move, greeted by a mixture of boos and applause from the home crowd that once adored him.
A Dundee spokesperson said: We are aware of the incident but will be making no further comment. Dundee face Hibernian at Easter Road on Tuesday but it is likely Adam would have missed the tie after coming off injured just 13 minutes into their 3-2 defeat at Ross County on Saturday.
Eddie Howe fears Newcastle are in a huge fight to stay in the Premier League as they go into a difficult December run of fixtures on the back of a 4-0 loss at Leicester.
“I will support the doctors and scientists and the Premier League’s decision, he said. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, who was without Thiago Alcantara and Virgil van Dijk among others as
What is in Lampard's in-tray at Everton?Get NOW to stream big momentsGet Sky SportsLampard has already brought in Joe Edwards from Chelsea as his assistant manager, former Derby, Reading and Swansea manager Paul Clement as a first-team coach and Chris Jones, who was part of his set-up at Derby.
Their tame title defence is more or less over following Saturday's loss at Sevilla - the first time Simeone has suffered three consecutive league defeats - and he is heading into his second decade in charge with many question marks over the direction he intends to follow.
They have already secured third in Group G and will play in the conference League after Christmas, and that means Postecoglou will look to fringe players against Manuel Pellegrini's side.
Salah, who has scored 155 goals for Liverpool says it will be emotional when he does leave Liverpool.
But Preston were a threat on the break and former Wales striker Ched Evans almost got his name on the scoresheet in the 13th minute but his header from a Tom Barkhuizen cross was tipped over by Ben Hamer.
It has been a turbulent few years at Tottenham with varying degrees of success. But just how did Spurs reach the point of a third managerial sacking in two years?
What has happened and some things that was said about me in the last month has made me very sad. But I will not enter a war on words with anyone.
If Celtic beat St Johnstone on Saturday, the Ibrox side will go into the game in Paisley nine points behind in the Scottish Premiership title race.
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Tuchel bemoaned his side's lack of clinical edge post-match, telling BT Sport: Yes, of course (it is frustrating) to give away another lead. If we see the effort we bring in a match like this, the effort we need to score one goal and the effort the opponent needs to score an equaliser - it is hard to swallow.
Exceptional, the City boss said. With Foden, he's already a football player. We don't have any doubts about his quality. We knew it. Since he came to play with us, always he's been exceptional.
Manchester United have scored nine Premier League goals versus Leeds United this season, which is the most they've ever netted against them in a league season.
It makes a big difference for Wales now to go into the play-offs and be able to play at home. We look forward to the home tie now. They were fantastic and certainly helped us achieve that.
He signed for six years and they were trying to give him that time to do it but it didn't work out. When [Ferguson] left everyone at the club was quite down a little bit.
I do think there is something left in this title race. I know we are going to play like who we are.
But the return of Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez, plus the signing of Ibrahima Konate, has pushed Phillips down the pecking order.
Danny Hylton's second-half strike looked like earning a victory for the Hatters, which would have kept faint hopes of overhauling Bournemouth in second alive.
It's a result that means Manchester City's remarkable run comes to an end, but you have to go back 130 years - to Preston North End in the 1891-92 season - to find the only team to win 12 games in a row and not win the title that same season.
Jurgen Klopp would have wanted his best players to showcase their talent on the world stage, but it might benefit Liverpool's Premier League title chances that two of his forwards can use the period to rest ahead of the congested second half of the campaign.
Austria boss Franco Foda has had to make four changes to his squad, with defenders Christopher Trimmel and Philipp Lienhart and midfielders Florian Grillitsch and Dejan Ljubicic dropping out.
The cohesion is not there, nor is the team spirit. You don't see that hunger to win. Developing this group through more friendly matches is the way to go forward.
He is training once more, but no risks will be taken on his fitness as Pochettino seeks to ensure that an expensive asset does not break down again.
I think that gets overlooked - first choice for Brazil in a good Brazil team shows how far Fred's come since he came to the club and how much he's improved, Carrick said.
Lovely finish, obviously. And something very charming about the control, if control can be charming. A little poke with the toe, just to calm the ball down.
