Jose Mourinho said Tottenham s 1-0 London derby defeat to Chelsea was even more painful as his former club were awarded a decisive penalty that was difficult to accept .
There did not appear to be any complaints from Eric Dier after he tripped Timo Werner in the first half and referee Andre Marriner pointed to the spot.
Jorginho converted from 12 yards out to give dominant Chelsea a richly deserved Premier League victory, which could have been more emphatic in the driving rain at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday.
Chelsea made it seven points from a possible nine under new boss Thomas Tuchel, moving above Spurs into sixth place.
Tottenham have now lost three consecutive matches and were toothless without injured captain Harry Kane as Mourinho suffered…
Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed Sergio Ramos is closer to finally making his Paris Saint-Germain debut, four months after arriving from Real Madrid.
The Spain international signed on a free transfer in July but has been sidelined with a knee injury.
Speaking at a media conference ahead of Saturday s Ligue 1 clash with Nantes, the PSG head coach said that Ramos is back in training and could be in contention to make the squad.
Sergio Ramos has been doing well. He has trained with the squad three times and is making good progress. We are pleased and will see if he is available for tomorrow, or for an upcoming game, Pochettino said.
When asked about Ramos s mindset and frustration at not being able to play, the Argentine added: A World Cup winner like Serg…
West Ham United are interested in signing Graziano Pelle in the January transfer window, according to . The former Southampton striker is now a free agent following the end of his contract with Chinese club Shandong Luneng, and the Hammers reportedly want to bring him back to England.
However, West Ham are not the only club who are interested in securing the services of the 35-year-old Italian striker. Serie A giants Juventus and Inter Milan are also claimed to be keen on signing Pelle on a free transfer this month.
Pelle knows the Premier League inside out and was a big success during his time at Southampton. The striker scored 12 goals and provided two assists in the league in 2014-15 and scored 11 goals and gave six assists in the league in 2015-16, according to . Se…
Shkodran Mustafi has signed a short-term contract at Schalke after leaving Premier League side Arsenal.
Mustafi s deal at Emirates Stadium was due to expire in June and the Germany defender will now play out the remainder of the current campaign back in his homeland with Bundesliga strugglers Schalke.
The 28-year-old joined the Gunners from LaLiga outfit Valencia in 2016 and leaves with two FA Cup winners medals.
However, Mustafi fell down the pecking order at Arsenal and only three of his 2020-21 appearances have come in the Premier League after recovering from hamstring surgery.
Musti has been a key player for us for a long period of time, said Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.
He played a very important part in my first season as manager and I d …
Nick Pope ensured Newcastle booked their Champions League place with a game to spare as he denied Leicester a priceless victory in their bid for Premier League survival.
The Magpies’ £10million summer signing kept out Timothy Castagne’s volley in the second minute of stoppage time with his first save of the game to secure a 0-0 draw on a night when the home side battered at the door but were unable to find a way through.
Callum Wilson and Miguel Almiron were both denied by the woodwork, but a point was all their team needed to ensure their place among the continent’s big boys for the first time in 20 years.
WE ARE NEWCASTLE UNITED.
WE ARE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC)
By contrast, Leicester, who are still two p…
Jude Bellingham can be the best midfielder in world football after starring for England in their win over Senegal, says England team-mate Phil Foden.
The teenager helped steer the Three Lions out of a cagey start to emerge as comfortable winners in Sunday s World Cup last-16 tie, nabbing an assist in a 3-0 victory.
It is the latest assured turn from the Borussia Dortmund youngster, who has firmly staked his place in the heart of Gareth Southgate s side at Qatar 2022, helping them to a joint-record goal haul at a major tournament with 12.
But Foden, who bagged England s other two assists in Al Khor, feels the sky can be the limit for the 19-year-old after helping to set up a quarter-final clash with France.
I don t want to big him up too much because he s…
It is fair to say that Liverpool have been like a juggernaut in the Premier League this season. The Reds have won 16 of their first 17 matches in the top-flight, while also winning four of their six matches in the Champions League group stages.
On Wednesday evening, they face a different challenge, as Jurgen Klopp’s team face Mexican team Monterrey in the FIFA Club World Cup. The Merseysider’s are massive favourites to beat their opponents at odds of 2/9.
A strange situation
Liverpool appearing at the FIFA Club World Cup in itself is not a strange situation. In fact, the Reds as European champions were obligated to take part in the competition as representatives of Europe. However, what is strange is the fact that Liverpool are also playing a League Cup quarter-fin…
Pep Guardiola claimed working with Mikel Arteta made him a better manager ahead of Friday s FA Cup reunion.
Guardiola s Manchester City side host Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in the fourth round, the first clash this season between the current top two sides in the Premier League.
Arteta will return to Manchester for the game, having spent three years working as Guardiola s assistant after he ended his playing career in 2016.
The Gunners boss has spoken of the impact of his former mentor and how their partnership helped to craft him into a manager, having left City for Arsenal in 2019.
It was not just a one-way street though, with Guardiola revealing he benefitted similarly from working alongside his Spanish compatriot.
He said he would like to w…
Middlesbrough are set to sign Emmanuel Latte Lath from Atalanta in the summer transfer window, according to . The report in the Italian news outlet has claimed that Lath will fly to England in the coming hours and sign a contract with the Championship club.
TMW have claimed that Lath will undergo a medical with Middlesbrough on Monday morning. Boro and Atalanta have agreed a deal in principle over a permanent transfer. Lath will sign a four-year contract with the former Premier League club.
Middlesbrough will pay Atalanta €5 million in transfer fees plus €1 million in add-ons linked with promotion to the Premier League. Boro are playing in the Championship this season and have lost both of their opening matches, suffering defeat first against Millwall and then again…
Belgium threw away plenty of their hard work from across the last five years in their Nations League defeat to France, says a frustrated Roberto Martinez.
First-half goals from Yannick Carrasco and Romelu Lukaku had seemingly put Belgium well on their way to facing Spain in Sunday s final, only for Les Bleus to fight back to win 3-2.
Theo Hernandez got the winner in the final minute of normal time, just moments after Lukaku thought he had restored Belgium s lead following Karim Benzema s strike and a Kylian Mbappe penalty.
Yet VAR came to France s aid with an offside call, as they won their first game after trailing by two or more goals at half-time since May 2012 against Iceland in a friendly.
Belgium will return to Turin to face European champions Ita…