Harry Kane remains unaware of ongoing discussions for Thomas Tuchel to take over as England manager but lauded his fantastic former head coach.
The England captain enjoyed a record-breaking debut season for Bayern Munich under Tuchel last campaign, before the 51-year-old was dismissed and replaced by Vincent Kompany.
Kane could reunite with Tuchel soon, however, amid widespread reports on Tuesday that the former Chelsea and Bayern boss has agreed to become England s permanent manager.
Former Tottenham talisman Kane refused to delve too deep into the capabilities of Tuchel due to the ongoing discussions, but still spoke highly of his previous experience with him.
Until it s announced obviously I can t really comment, but we have to wait and see, the strik…
Arsenal could join the race for Villarreal winger Alex Baena, according to . The report has claimed that Liverpool and Manchester City are preparing an offer to secure the services of the 21-year-old Spanish winger, who has a release clause of €35 million in his contract, and that former Premier League winners Arsenal could become involved in the race son.
Baena has been on the books of Villarreal since 2011 and has established himself in the first team now. The Spain Under-21 international turned out for Villarreal C and Villarreal B in recent years and spent the 2021-22 season on loan at Ginora.
The winger has made six substitute appearances in La Liga for Villarreal so far the season, scoring three goals in the process. Baena has also scored three goals in two UEFA…
William Saliba will not return from injury when Premier League leaders Arsenal look to get back to winning ways at West Ham on Sunday, Mikel Arteta has confirmed.
Arsenal dropped two valuable points in the title race at Liverpool last time out, with goals from Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino capping a memorable fightback from the hosts in a 2-2 draw.
While the Gunners boast a six-point lead over Manchester City at the summit, they have not kept a clean sheet since defender Saliba was injured in last month s Europa League penalty shoot-out defeat to Sporting CP.
Saliba has missed Arsenal s last three games with a back problem and will be absent again on Sunday, though Arteta will have striker Eddie Nketiah available for the first time since March 1.
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Virgil van Dijk insists there is no reason for him to start looking elsewhere from Liverpool, despite his contract at Anfield now running into its final year.
The Reds made it two wins from two under new head coach Arne Slot as Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah were on target in a 2-0 victory over Brentford.
Van Dijk made his 100th Premier League appearance for Liverpool at Anfield, and celebrated the milestone with a second clean sheet in as many matches.
The skipper has less than a year remaining on his existing contract with the club he joined from Southampton in January 2018.
Nevertheless, he maintains he is very relaxed about the situation, while instead focusing on evolving under his new boss.
I am very calm, he told Sky Sports. The thing is, I w…
Antonio Conte acknowledged Tottenham s confidence was killed after again conceding the first goal in their 2-0 defeat by Aston Villa.
Spurs began 2023 with only a second loss in their last nine matches played on New Year s Day, as second-half goals from Emiliano Buendia and Douglas Luiz gave the visitors all three points at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Tottenham, who missed the chance to return to the top four, have now conceded the opening goal in each of their last seven Premier League matches, doing so for the first time since November 2010.
They have also now conceded at least twice in seven consecutive league matches for the first time since November 1988 (eight).
Conte was missing the likes of Richarlison, Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur fo…
Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold were so optimistic. After the commendable – albeit imperfect – 2-0 win over Newcastle United at the weekend, Liverpool seemed confident their luck was changing.
Liverpool had endured several previous instances this season of winning games but then struggling to build momentum.
This feels a little bit different, Van Dijk said. Alexander-Arnold struck a similarly defiant tone.
But Jurgen Klopp s men were brought crashing back to earth in brutal fashion on Tuesday, losing 5-2 to Real Madrid at Anfield in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
Let s not forget, Madrid were arguably fortuitous 1-0 victors over Liverpool in last season s final. But here, once Carlo Ancelotti s side were on the scoreb…
Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton remain without a win since their promotion to the Premier League after the weekend’s games.
It is only the second time a trio of promoted teams have all been winless having all played at least five games and, with those teams making up the current relegation zone, the PA news agency looks at the history of slow starts for Premier League newcomers and what it means for their survival prospects.
Wait goes on after Blades battered
Morning!
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC)
Newcastle set a Premier League record as eight of their players scored in a stunning 8-0 rout of Sheffield United on Sunday, sending the Blades bottom on goal difference, with all three promoted sides on one point each.
Luton opened their acco…
Cristiano Ronaldo must stay patient and take his opportunities when they arise if he is to reignite his career, according to former Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney.
Portugal international Ronaldo has endured a difficult time of things in his second season back at Old Trafford, having started just one of United s seven Premier League games.
The five-time Ballon d Or winner led the scoring charts for United in the previous campaign with 24 goals, but his only goal in nine outings this term was a penalty against Sheriff.
That came in the Europa League, a competition Ronaldo – the Champions League s all-time record scorer – is now having to use to prove himself to manager Erik ten Hag.
Rooney, who played alongside Ronaldo between 2004 and 2009, s…
Leicester have announced the appointment of Enzo Maresca as their new manager on a deal running to 2026.
The 43-year-old Italian arrives at the King Power Stadium having previously been working as part of Pep Guardiola’s coaching staff at Manchester City.
Maresca succeeds Dean Smith, who failed to prevent Leicester being relegated from the Premier League after taking charge for the final eight games of the 2022-23 season following Brendan Rodgers’ exit.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Enzo Maresca as our new First Team Manager
— Leicester City (@LCFC)
Maresca told Leicester’s official website: “I’m very excited because of the club (I’m joining) and because we have a big season ahead of us.
“At the beginnin…
Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA chief Michel Platini will be invited to the World Cup final in Russia, the country s sports minister has said.
Both men were handed eight-year bans from footballing activities in December following a £1.3million payment made from Blatter to Platini in 2011, which was deemed a breach of conflict of interest regulations by FIFA s ethics committee.
Blatter and Platini are appealing the sanctions and, according to Vitaly Mutko, would be at perfect liberty to attend the World Cup 2018
Formally, the suspension prohibits them from any position in football, he told R-Sport. But on the other hand, how
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We will invite them,…