It was a Premier League weekend in which the Premier League seemed to take a back seat, with Sunday s emergence of a European Super League blowing everything else out of the water.
However, Monday s sacking of Jose Mourinho did at least serve to remind us that, yes, Tottenham did play on Friday and were typically flaky, letting a lead slip again even if they did get a leveller to tie with Everton.
Against the same Super League backdrop, Arsenal added more fuel to the burning question of why they re involved in it at all, given they required a 97th-minute equaliser to draw with Fulham, who now look doomed to relegation with Sheffield United.
And a week on from emulating Cristiano Ronaldo, Mason Greenwood levelled a record held by Wayne Rooney.
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Douglas Costa looks to have played his last match for Juventus – or Bayern Munich for that matter – after agreeing a year-long loan move to Gremio.
The winger is contracted to Juventus through to the end of the 2021-22 sesson but he will spend that time back in his native Brazil, with the club at which he began his career.
Costa, 30, started this season at Juventus but joined another of his former teams, Bayern Munich, on a temporary basis in October and spent the rest of the campaign until now with the Bundesliga giants.
An injury-hit campaign meant Costa was not expected to extend that stay at Bayern, and his loan to the German giants was formally terminated on Friday.
Now the former Brazil international is heading back home, after 11 and a half yea…
Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick acknowledged there is a gap between the two teams after suffering a 4-1 thrashing at local rivals Manchester City.
United headed to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday unbeaten in 11 games in normal time across all competitions, but came unstuck against Pep Guardiola s Premier League leaders.
Kevin De Bruyne needed just five minutes to open the scoring and became the first player to score a league brace in the Manchester derby since Sergio Aguero in April 2015, after Jadon Sancho s first-half equaliser.
De Bruyne then turned provider for Riyad Mahrez to put the game beyond doubt at 3-1, before the Algeria international capped a sumptuous derby display with a late fourth goal for City.
That leaves United a point be…
Luis Enrique s free-scoring Spain will look to avoid the same fate as France when they take on European Championship quarter-final debutants Switzerland.
Switzerland pulled off one of the tournament s all-time greatest shocks by eliminating competition favourites France on penalties in the last 16 after a thrilling 3-3 draw.
La Roja were also involved in a game that saw six goals inside an eventful 90 minutes, before going on to beat Croatia 5-3 in extra time in another Euros classic.
In doing so, Spain became the first side in European Championship history to score five or more goals in successive games, having seen off Slovakia 5-0 in their final group match.
Ahead of Friday s showdown with Switzerland, Luis Enrique has vowed to stick to an attacking st…
The 10-point penalty imposed on Everton shows the Premier League is a “defunct organisation”, former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has said.
An independent commission sanctioned the Toffees last week after they exceeded losses permitted under the league’s profitability and sustainability rules by £19.5million in the three seasons ending in 2021-22.
Neville compared Everton’s penalty with the £3.5m fines imposed on the ‘Big Six’ clubs in 2021 over their involvement in an attempt to launch a European Super League.
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Ajax wrapped up a 35th Dutch league title as Erik ten Hag saw his team thrash Emmen 4-0 at the Johan Cruijff ArenA.
Their latest Eredivisie triumph arrived on Sunday as Ajax completed a league and cup double.
It came just two days after head coach Ten Hag signed a new two-year contract with the club, amid reported interest from Tottenham.
Goals from Jurrien Timber, Sebastien Haller, Devyne Rensch and Davy Klaassen saw the Amsterdam giants sweep to a crushing win.
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The result took them to 79 points from 31 games, with second-placed PSV no longer able to catch their great rivals.
Ajax also won the KNVB Beker – the Netherlands cup competition – by beating Vitesse 2-1 in the final two weeks ago.
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Arsenal are interested in signing Santiago Gimenez from Feyenoord in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Gunners are in pole position to secure the services of the Mexico international striker.
Gimenez has been on the books of Feyenoord since 2022 when he moved from Cruz Azul. The 23-year-old has established himself as one of the best young strikers in the Dutch Eredivisie and has been superb for Feyenoord. The youngster scored 23 goals and gave six assists in 29 league starts and scored two goals and provided one assist in four UEFA Champions League matches last season.
The Mexico international striker scored 15 goals and provided two assists in 21 starts and 11 substitute appearances in the Eredivisie for Feyenoord in 2022-23. He…
Liverpool are interested in signing Bayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies, according to . The report has claimed that Davies is out of contract at Bundesliga champions Bayern in the summer of 2025, and that former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners Liverpool are among the clubs who are keen on securing his services.
Davies is one of the best left-backs in the world and is also able to play as a winger. The 23-year-old Canada international has been on the books of Bayern since 2018 and has developed into a superb player at the Allianz Arena.
During his time a Bayern so far, Davies has won the Bundesliga title five times, the DFB-Pokal twice and the UEFA Champions League on one occasion. The Canada international left-back has made 10 starts and one substit…
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The time has come for the Champions League to resume after the winter break. The group stages are over, and the teams that have gotten through are now gearing up for the tough clashes ahead. The one between RB Leipzig and Liverpool will certainly be among the more interesting match-ups of the round of 16, and the first leg, in which the Bundesliga side are officially the hosts, will be played on Tuesday evening at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium in Budapest due to Covid-related restrictions imposed by the German government.
For the same reason, the rematch, set to take place on March 10th, is unlikely to be played at Anfield, but nothing has been officially confirmed as of yet.
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Harry Kane scored his first international goal in 16 months as England cruised to a 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Albania in Tirana.
Kane had not found the back of the net for his country since November 2019, a drought of six games, but the captain opened the scoring with a first-half header at the Air Albania Stadium on Sunday.
The striker then set up Mason Mount to double England s lead in the second half as the Group I leaders made it two wins out of two following their 5-0 hammering of San Marino on Thursday.
Kane and Phil Foden struck the woodwork in a dominant display from Gareth Southgate s side, with Nick Pope becoming the first goalkeeper not to concede a goal in his first six England games as second-placed Albania failed to register a sho…