Fabrizio Romano has claimed on that Tottenham Hotspur are interested in appointing Paulo Fonseca as their new manager. Fonseca is without a managerial role at the moment, having parted company with AS Roma at the end of the past season. Interestingly, it is Jose Mourinho who has replaced the former Shakhtar Donetsk boss at the Italian club, having been sacked by Spurs in April.
Well-known and well-respected journalist Romano has reported that Fonseca wants to become the new Tottenham manager. The 48-year-old has been offered a three-year contract, and both parties are reportedly confident of getting a deal done.
Paulo Fonseca wants to join Tottenham. Direct talks with Fabio Paratici on a three-years contract in order to complete the agreement. Deal not signed yet but…
Manchester City moved back to the Premier League summit in style on Sunday as they defeated rivals Manchester United 3-1 in the derby at the Etihad Stadium.
City fans cheered passes with over half an hour remaining, but United threatened a comeback when Anthony Martial slotted home a penalty.
However, the reigning champions were in full flow again when substitute Ilkay Gundogan clinched the victory at the end of a fine team move with 44 passes in the build-up.
The last Premier League goal to feature a longer sequence came from United, with Juan Mata netting under Louis van Gaal at the end of a 45-pass attack against Southampton in September 2015.
44 There were 44 passes in the build-up for Ilkay Gündogan s goal v Manchester United the most before a goal …
Garry Monk has described securing Ashley Williams new four-year contract as one of Swansea City s biggest signings of the close-season.
The centre-back, who played alongside manager Monk at the heart of the Swansea defence during his early seasons at the club, had been linked with moves to the likes of Sunderland and Napoli, with his old deal set to run out next summer.
However, Williams captain at both club and international level with Wales committed his future to the Liberty Stadium outfit on Friday, signing a contract that keeps him in Swansea until 2018.
And Monk was delighted to have finally put a stop to the rumours surrounding his skipper.
He s an important player to us, and he s captain of this club and country, he told the club s official websi…
Unai Emery will address Emiliano Martinez s controversial celebrations following Argentina s World Cup victory when the goalkeeper returns to Aston Villa.
Martinez was the penalty shoot-out hero for La Albiceleste at Qatar 2022, helping them to victory over France in the final.
But it has been suggested the keeper s subsequent celebrations have crossed the line. Martinez, whose gamesmanship in the shoot-out had already drawn criticism, has appeared to repeatedly taunt beaten France hat-trick hero Kylian Mbappe.
Martinez called for a moment of silence for Mbappe in the dressing room after Argentina s win and was seen holding a bizarre puppet with the France forward s face on during homecoming celebrations.
French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet…
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Two sides who find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the Premier League table, Wolves will host Leeds on Friday night.
Starting with the hosts, managing to pick up a 1-0 win away at relegation scrappers Everton last weekend, Wolves do appear to have put their brief issues behind them. Rallying back from their three-match losing run with a 4-0 romp against Watford on March 10th, Bruno Lage s side still have their sights firmly set on securing a European finish this season. Smelling the chance to lay down a marker when they return to the Midlands on Friday night, the former Benfica boss has also seen his side gain plenty of plaudits for their success at the back. Including back-to-back Premier League clean sheets, Wolv…
Hull City reached the FA Cup final for the first time in their history, twice coming from behind to beat Sheffield United 5-3 at Wembley.
In their first semi-final in the competition since 1930, Steve Bruce s men recovered from a timid start to score three goals in 18 second-half minutes and book a final clash with Arsenal on May 17.
Jose Baxter, an unused substitute for Everton in the 2009 final, put United in front but Yannick Sagbo selected as Hull s lone striker in the absence of the cup-tied Nikica Jelavic and Shane Long equalised shortly before the break.
Nigel Clough s men responded immediately, taking a 2-1 lead into half-time when Stefan Scougall converted Jamie Murphy s cutback.
Hull were dominant after the interval, though, former Sheffield Wednesday l…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp questioned the pressure being put on officials after the Professional Game Match Officials Limited vowed to investigate the decision to rule out a Luis Diaz goal in the Reds’ dramatic 2-1 loss at Tottenham.
Diaz looked to have put Liverpool ahead in the 34th minute when he raced on to Mohamed Salah’s through ball and rifled into the bottom corner of the net, but the offside flag was immediately raised.
A VAR check by Darren England in Stockley Park occurred, with screens inside the stadium informing supporters, but play was able to quickly resume with the effort remaining offside.
Following Tottenham Hotspur s 2-1 win over Liverpool, PGMOL have acknowledged that the Video Assistant Referee made a significant error in not overtur…
Arsenal suffered a turbulent night in the Champions League as Bukayo Saka hobbled off during defeat in Lens.
Bad weather grounded Mikel Arteta and his players at Luton Airport for five hours on Monday as their journey to France was delayed.
Now their hopes of avoiding a bumpy ride in qualifying for the knockout stages have also suffered a setback after Lens came from behind to record a 2-1 victory at a rocking Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Gabriel Jesus thought he had given the Gunners lift-off when he broke the deadlock with his 22nd Champions League goal.
However, hopes of an easy night veered off course as an error from goalkeeper David Raya led to Adrien Thomasson levelling before Saka limped off hurt for the third time in nine days.
Elye Wahi then …
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone says he is learning more than ever this season and expects another examination of his managerial abilities from Arsene Wenger.
The Rojiblancos were drawn against Arsenal in the Europa League semi-finals on Friday having narrowly ousted Sporting CP in the previous round.
The 2-1 aggregate victory put them within touching distance of a third appearance in the competition s final in the space of nine seasons, Simeone having masterminded victory in 2012.
But, amid a campaign where Simeone is learning most about being a coach , the 47-year-old is braced for a difficult battle with Wenger.
With their history they are a very strong rival, Simeone said of the Gunners.
They have a very important coach who is very c…
Edin Dzeko has put pen to paper on a new four year deal with Premier League champions Manchester City, .
The Bosnia and Herzegovina international moved to the Etihad Stadium from Wolfsburg in January 2011 and has since gone on to make one hundred and fifty-four appearances in all competitions, scoring sixty-six goals.
He has won two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the League Cup, to add to the Bundesliga title he landed in 2009.
Internationally, the 28 year old has been capped sixty-five times, with three of those appearances coming at this summer’s World Cup finals in Brazil while he scored his thirty-sixth goal for his country in the 3-1 over Iran in the group stages of the competition.
He was City’s second top scorer last season with t…