Football
Mourinho says he would not swap Spurs for any club now – Reuters
Newly-appointed Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho said he would not swap his job for any other club after rivals Arsenal sacked Unai Emery on Friday and began the search for a successor
Read MoreManager Silva says not facing ultimatum at Everton – Reuters
Everton manager Marco Silva said on Friday he had not been given an ultimatum by the struggling Premier League team’s board despite swirling speculation about his future.
Read MoreItalian clubs recognise serious problem with racism – Reuters
Italy’s 20 Serie A clubs say they have recognised that there is a serious problem with racism in the country’s football and not enough has been done to tackle it.
Read MoreArsenal sack Emery and name ‘invincible’ Ljungberg as interim boss – Reuters
Arsenal have sacked manager Unai Emery after the Premier League club’s worst run in more than a quarter of a century and appointed former player and fans’ favourite Freddie Ljungberg as interim coach
Read MoreChelsea’s Abraham says hip injury not as bad as initially feared – Reuters
Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has played down concerns over a serious-looking hip injury that he sustained during the team’s 2-2 Champions League draw at Valencia The 22-year-old, who is Chelsea’s top scorer this season with 11 goals in all competitions, went for a header but landed awkwardly on Valencia defender Ezequiel Garay’s knee and was…
Read MoreMessi scores in 700th match as Barca ease into last-16 – Reuters
Lionel Messi scored in his 700th match for Barcelona and also set up goals for Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann as the Catalans beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1
Read MoreLiverpool boss Jurgen Klopp did not expect ‘holiday game’ in Champions League – BBC Sport
Liverpool did not expect a “holiday game against Salzburg”, says boss Jurgen Klopp – but how tough has the Reds’ December become?
Read MoreTottenham hit back to beat Olympiakos in Mourinho’s home bow – Reuters
Jose Mourinho’s first home game as Tottenham Hotspur manager suffered a shocking start but ended happily as Harry Kane’s record-breaking double helped his side come from behind to beat Olympiakos Piraeus 4-2
Read MoreMan City go through despite laboured draw with Shakhtar – Reuters
A subdued Manchester City reached the Champions League’s last 16 and secured top spot in their group despite an unconvincing 1-1 draw at home to Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk at the Etihad Stadium
Read MoreFit, fresh and firing, Vardy a striker reborn at Leicester
Hours after being hired as Leicester manager, Brendan Rodgers was walking around the locker room at King Power Stadium and introducing himself to his new players when he reached Jamie Vardy. “I shook his hand,” Rodgers recalled of his first meeting with the squad’s most high-profile player, “and said to him, ‘I’m glad you’re here.’”…
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