Jose Mourinho believes no team in the world would be able to cope with the injuries Tottenham have had to endure.
Tottenham limped out of the Champions League on Tuesday as they were beaten 3-0 by RB Leipzig in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
Errors from Hugo Lloris helped Marcel Sabitzer put Leipzig in command with a first-half double before substitute Emil Forsberg rounded off a 4-0 aggregate triumph late on.
It meant Spurs hopes of winning a trophy this season came to an end, and they also face an uphill battle to qualify for next season s Champions League.
Tottenham have been without Son Heung-min since February because of a broken arm, while a hamstring injury has kept fellow forward Harry Kane on the sideline since New Year s …
Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri praised Cristiano Ronaldo for working well and scoring a wonderful goal in Saturday s 2-0 win over Udinese.
The Serie A champions won their 10th game in a row in all competitions thanks to first-half strikes from Rodrigo Bentancur and Ronaldo at the Dacia Arena.
It was the Portugal international s first appearance since he firmly denied an allegation of rape dating back to 2009 via a statement issued on Wednesday.
Allegri says the €112million signing from Real Madrid, who has scored four goals in his eight Serie A appearances, looks to be in encouraging form.
I can only talk about what I see, he told a news conference. I m not the right person to talk about any other situation. Ronaldo played a fantastic game and he…
England and Roma striker Tammy Abraham is recovering in a London hospital after surgery to repair anterior cruciate ligament damage.
Former Chelsea forward Abraham, 25, sustained the injury in Roma’s final game of the season last Sunday when a 2-1 home win against Spezia secured them a sixth-placed Serie A finish.
A Roma statement read: “Tammy Abraham underwent reconstructive surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on Wednesday.
Medical Update: Tammy Abraham
The striker underwent surgery on his left knee today, to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament.
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Back stronger, Tammy!
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“The operation was performed by Dr Andy Williams at London’s Cromwell Hos…
Frank Lampard has ruled out a January exit from Chelsea for Ross Barkley, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek is taking positive steps in his return to fitness.
Barkley was a regular for Maurizio Sarri last season but has made just six Premier League starts under Lampard, though a foot injury suffered in October ruled him out for almost two months.
A reunion with David Moyes, who handed him his top-flight debut at Everton in 2011, at West Ham had been touted, but the Blues boss was adamant the England international will not be leaving.
There s no talk here of Ross Barkley going anywhere. He s our player. I ve got a lot of faith in Ross. That s news I heard like everyone else this week, said Lampard.
Brilliant team performance today.
— Ross Barkley (@RBa…
Oliver Kahn will succeed Karl-Heinz Rummenigge as Bayern Munich s chief executive and chairman of the board in 2022 after accepting a position with his former club.
Germany great Kahn has agreed a five-year contract that will see him join the Bundesliga champions executive board from January 1, 2020.
The 50-year-old is to then replace Rummenigge when the long-serving leader of Bayern s off-field affairs steps down at the end of the following year.
Kahn, who represented the Bavarian outfit as a player for 14 years, has built a successful career in media and business since retiring from football in 2008 and described his election to the board as a great honour .
I am deeply connected with the club and it has decisively shaped my life, Kahn said.
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Former Republic of Ireland international Steven Reid has returned to Nottingham Forest as first-team coach a year after leaving for a new challenge.
Reid, 42, left Steve Cooper’s staff 12 months ago after playing his part in the club’s return to the Premier League to become a specialist coach offering support to players around mental well-being, confidence and leadership.
However, the former Millwall, Blackburn, West Brom and Burnley midfielder has now rejoined Forest, where he served briefly as interim manager following Chris Hughton’s departure in September 2021.
Reid told the club’s official website: “It is a club that has stayed close to my heart for many reasons, firstly because of the amazing journey to promotion, but also because of the support I…
Liverpool are heading into a packed run of fixtures potentially without two of their most important players.
Goalkeeper Alisson, still battling a shoulder injury, missed the Merseyside derby with Everton and it remains unclear how quickly he will return.
Virgil van Dijk was then forced off early in the match at Goodison Park after a reckless challenge by Toffees keeper Jordan Pickford, who was fortunate that an earlier offside flag meant his lunge on the Liverpool defender went unpunished.
Jurgen Klopp will doubtless be concerned by the prospect of Alisson and Van Dijk being sidelined as he prepares for six games in the next three weeks.
We look back at Liverpool s fortunes under Klopp in the league without Van Dijk and Alisson in the side
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Cristiano Ronaldo took his tally of club goals to an astonishing 600 on Saturday during Juventus Serie A clash with Inter.
The five-time Ballon d Or winner drilled a fine finish into the bottom-right corner from the edge of the box after a one-two with Miralem Pjanic, moving on to 27 in his first season at Juve.
Having started out at Sporting CP, Ronaldo has become one of the finest players the world has ever seen, rattling in goals at a remarkable rate with Manchester United and Real Madrid before his switch to Juve last July.
Following his latest milestone, we recall 10 of his most spectacular efforts during an illustrious career.
s effort at the San Siro is his th career club goal!
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AC Milan are interested in signing Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon in the summer transfer window, according to . The former Serie A and UEFA Champions League winners are looking for a new striker for next season and beyond, and Gyokeres is on their radar. Arsenal are also claimed to be keen on the Sweden international.
Gyokeres has been on the books of Sporting since the summer of 2023 when he joined from Coventry City. The 25-year-old has been superb for Sporting this season and has been a star for the Portuguese club. Gyokeres has scored 18 goals and given eight assists in 22 Liga Portugal matches this season. He has also scored five goals and given one assist in seven starts and one substitute appearance in the UEFA Europa League.
Milan are third in the Serie A …
He told me that we had them on the pitch when he was at Chelsea and I at Arsenal, and then when he was training for Real Madrid and I was at Barcelona, but for him it all ended there.
He told me about his project. I prioritised the professional side, and today I continue to write with him and consider him a friend, he helped me a lot at the time and maybe with him I played one of my best seasons.
It is easy to see why Fabregas feels such a way – in his year and a half under Mourinho, who was sacked in December 2015, the Spaniard was highly influential and won the 2014-15 Premier League title.
He attempted more passes (3,832) than anyone else in the Premier League during this time, while his 3,238 completed passes was not matched by anyone.
On t…