Harry Kane is very happy heading into the new season at Tottenham, according to head coach Antonio Conte, who is pushing for the club to achieve something incredible .
Spurs rallied from a slow start to the 2021-22 season to secure a top-four finish and a return to the Champions League, having replaced Nuno Espirito Santo with Conte in November.
Kane entered last season with his future shrouded in speculation amid interest from Manchester City, and he scored just once under Nuno in the Premier League before the coach was axed.
Better form from the England captain followed under Conte as he netted 16 league goals across the remainder of the campaign – including five in the final five matches of the season as Tottenham pipped rivals Arsenal to fourth plac…
Manchester City suffered a shock loss in defence of their Premier League title as Newcastle United came from behind to win 2-1 at St James Park.
Matt Ritchie s penalty 10-minutes from time sealed one of the most surprising results of the season to leave Liverpool with the chance to move seven points clear with a victory over Leicester City on Wednesday.
Sergio Aguero looked to have set a predictable tone for Pep Guardiola s 100th top-flight game at the helm, his goal after 24 seconds apparently teeing the Catalan up for a record 74th win from that century of outings.
But City failed to build on that fast start and the hosts levelled through Salomon Rondon with 24 minutes remaining.
And when Fernandinho fouled Sean Longstaff in the box, Ritchie stepped up …
AS Roma attacker Paulo Dybala has been offered to Newcastle United in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Dybala, who can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a forward, is available for Newcastle for a release clause of £10.5 million. The Magpies have yet to make a decision.
Dybala has been on the books of AS Roma since the summer of 2022 when he joined on a free transfer after leaving Serie A rivals Juventus. The Argentina international, who won the 2022 Qatar World Cup finals, has done well for Jose Mourinho’s side this campaign.
The 29-year-old has made 20 starts and three substitute appearances in Serie A for AS Roma this season, scoring 11 goals and providing six assists in the process. Dybala has also made seven starts an…
Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has been named the 2021-22 UEFA Men s Player of the Year, beating team-mate Thibaut Courtois and Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne to the gong.
The France international solidified his status as the frontrunner for this year s Ballon d Or with victory over the pair, with the award bestowed following the Champions League group-stage draw in Istanbul on Thursday.
Benzema, top scorer in both the Champions League and LaLiga last term as he guided Madrid to a double, netted 44 goals in 46 games across all competitions.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti also was feted at the ceremony, beating Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and Liverpool s Jurgen Klopp to be awarded the UEFA Men s Coach of the Year Award.
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Luciano Spalletti believes Diego Maradona will be looking down on his two former teams and hoping Napoli beat Barcelona on Thursday.
In the pick of the Europa League knockout round play-off ties, the Partenopei face Barca home and away over the next week.
The Blaugrana dropped into UEFA s secondary competition for the first time since 2003-04 following their elimination from the Champions League in a tough start to the season.
The Catalan side have recovered a little momentum under Xavi, however, and present a major test for Spalletti s Napoli, who are third in Serie A.
We re on our way to Barcelona
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli)
But this fixture – only previously played in the last 16 of the 2019-20 Champions League…