Gareth Bale was given a glimpse of the forward line he has joined as Son Heung-min s fantastic four-goal haul and a Harry Kane effort earned Tottenham a 5-2 Premier League victory over Southampton.
Real Madrid forward Bale returned to the North London club on Saturday having agreed a season-long loan deal, though he might have been having second thoughts when Danny Ings scored at St Mary s to give another of the Welshman s former clubs a 32rd-minute lead.
However, Son levelled before half-time following a cross from Kane, who then provided another two assists for the South Korean to complete a hat-trick just after the hour mark.
The duo then combined for a fourth time as Son scored again in the 73rd minute before Kane added a fifth prior to a late penalty…
According to a recent report from Corriere dello Sport, Roma are interested in bringing AC Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu to the club and will consider offering either Diego Perotti, Amadou Diawara or Cengiz Under to them as part of the deal. Roma have made no secret of the fact that they’re in the business of radical change within their club at this moment in time, as they continue to try and establish themselves, once again, as a force to be reckoned with in Italian football.
The ever changing climate of Serie A ensures that they will likely be there or thereabouts once we get around to the end of the season, but it’s certainly no guarantee. There’s a lot of work to be done within the core of the club, and it certainly appears as if that work is going to in…
Jose Mourinho was sent off in a fit of fury as his Roma side lost 1-0 at home to Atalanta in Serie A.
The head coach was seething after his side were denied a penalty in the 55th minute when Nicolo Zaniolo went over under a challenge from Caleb Okoli.
Replays suggested both players were grappling at each other s shirt long before Zaniolo went to ground, and referee Daniele Chiffi waved away the appeals.
Mourinho joined his players in protesting against the decision, running onto the pitch and shouting and pointing at Chiffi, before the referee brandished the red card his way.
Giorgio Scalvini scored the game s only goal in the 35th minute, a smart side-footed strike from the edge of the penalty area that arrowed through a crowd of players and found the bo…
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Looking to extend on their EFL Cup adventure on Wednesday night, Brighton will make the trip to a struggling Charlton.
Starting with the hosts, suffering another collapse on home soil over the weekend as they were eventually hit with a 2-1 loss at home against Bristol Rovers, Charlton find themselves at the heart of what has become a real nightmare. While the one-time Premier League outfit might have been dreaming of mounting a genuine play-off charge this season, many in their camp are now firmly looking over their shoulder at the drop zone. Coming under real scrutiny on December 7th as they came crashing out of the FA Cup following a 3-1 drumming away at League Two outfit Stockport, the Addicks are without a win from any of th…
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Looking to punch their FA Cup final ticket on Saturday evening, Manchester City will welcome Championship outfit Sheffield United to the Etihad.
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Starting with the hosts, while Manchester City might have been forced to settle for a second-leg 1-1 draw away at Bayern Munich in midweek, Pep Guardiola’s side did ease their way to the Champions League semi-finals. Eventually storming their way to a 4-1 aggregate romp against the German giants, the former Barcelona boss has his sights set on making real history this season. While the Sky Blues might currently find themselves sat four points adrift of Arsenal and defending their Premier League crown, the mood around the Etihad appears to be at a red-hot high. Riding what has…
Gareth Southgate has recalled James Maddison and Callum Wilson to his England squad for the World Cup, with Kyle Walker also featuring.
Maddison has been in superb form for Leicester City this season, though his only previous cap for the Three Lions came in November 2019.
Yet his six Premier League goals and four assists have persuaded Southgate to hand the playmaker a recall along with Newcastle United striker Wilson, though like Maddison the last of his caps came three years ago.
Wilson and Maddison join Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling, Jack Grealish, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Sako and Harry Kane, the winner of the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup, as the forwards heading to Qatar.
There is no room however for Tammy Abraham, who scored 27 goals for Roma last…
Angelo Gabriel has completed a permanent transfer to Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr from Chelsea.
Angelo has signed a five-year contract with the Saudi outfit, who are captained by Cristiano Ronaldo, for a reported £19.4million transfer fee.
Chelsea have also included a sell-on clause as part of their agreement with Al-Nassr.
The 19-year-old Brazilian arrived at Stamford Bridge last year from Santos in a £13m deal, but spent last campaign on loan with Strasbourg.
He made 25 appearances in all competitions, notching four assists, but only 11 of his 22 league outings came as starts as he missed the end of the term with a groin injury.
Angelo became the 11th permanent departure from the club as the Blues ended their transfer window with a net s…
Lionel Messi has earned the right to do whatever he wishes with his career, but Shaka Hislop would love to see the Argentine superstar head to MLS.
Messi seems set to leave Paris Saint-Germain after the expiration of his contract.
Christophe Galtier said on Friday that Messi would be playing his last game for PSG when the Ligue 1 champions host Clermont on Saturday.
While the club subsequently told AFP that Galtier had expressed himself incorrectly and that the match against Clermont would be Messi s last at the Parc with PSG this season , according to L Equipe, it does appear to be the end of the road in Paris for the 35-year-old.
It has been reported that Barcelona are eager to take Messi back to Catalonia, and there is interest from Saudi Arabia, where…
Marseille striker Ismaila Sarr starred as defending Africa Cup of Nations champions Senegal eased their way into the last 16 with a 3-1 win over Cameroon.
Sarr’s deflected strike gave his side a 16th-minute lead and it was he who set up fellow frontman Habib Diallo after the break before Sadio Mane cemented victory at Stade Charles Konan Banny in stoppage time to guarantee his side’s progression from Group C.
Cameroon responded belatedly when Jean-Charles Castelletto powered home a header from Olivier Ntcham’s 83rd-minute cross and Georges-Kevin Nkoudou has guilty of a glaring miss before Mane scored, but Rigobert Song’s men will head into Tuesday’s final group fixture against Gambia with just a single point to their name.
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Barcelona head coach Xavi feels his side were denied a very clear penalty late on in their action-packed 2-2 draw with Manchester United.
The sides played out a thriller at Camp Nou on Thursday to leave their Europa League knockout play-off round tie in the balance heading into next week s return leg.
Marcos Alonso opened the scoring for Barca early in the second half, but United were in front nine minutes later through a Marcus Rashford strike and Jules Kounde s own goal.
Raphinha equalised for the hosts in rather fortuitous circumstances in the 76th minute, the winger s cross going right through without a touch, and Barca went all out for a winner.
A scramble in the box culminated in Casemiro hitting his own post, before Ansu Fati was brilliantly denied…