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Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino insists his friendship with Arsenal head coach Unai Emery will not be compromised by their new-found rivalry. The pair are good friends from their time as managers in Spain together when Emery recommended Pochettino to replace him at Valencia in 2012. They are now working in close quarters as opposition managers …
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New Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl intends to make a name for himself by guiding the club to Premier League safety. The 51-year-old Austrian has replaced Mark Hughes, who was sacked on Monday, on a two-and-a-half-year deal. Hasenhuttl has now officially taken charge following the 3-1 defeat against Tottenham at Wembley on Wednesday night. The former …
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Everton have been fined £500,000 and banned from signing some academy players for two years after admitting offering inducements to players and their families. The Premier League has handed out the sanctions, which prevent the club from snapping up young players who have been registered with another top flight or EFL club in the previous …
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YOU MUST BE JOACHIM Back in mid-October, Italian media was doing its absolute best to flog off what seemed to be one of Serie A’s most underrated assets. Tottenham were linked with Sampdoria centre-half Joachim Andersen, and club president Massimo Ferrero was said to be ‘hardly willing to go below 30 million’. A few weeks later, November …
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Mauricio Pochettino has explained why Tottenham’s chief scout Steve Hitchen watched Liverpool face Everton on Sunday. Pochettino confirmed Hitchen was in attendance at Anfield as Liverpool beat Everton in dramatic fashion. The chief scout rather wisely gave proceedings at the Emirates a miss, as Tottenham were beaten by Arsenal hours earlier. Pochettino noted that rival …
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It doesn’t take much to see that the Premier League is severely stratified. Already in December you have clear Champions League contenders, clear relegation battlers and clear mid-table sides. As a result, more and more often we get weeks where a large proportion of the match-ups are mis-match-ups of a sort, where one team is …
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Brazil captain Neymar believes he can act as a mentor to Everton forward Richarlison. Richarlison broke into his country’s national team in August after moving to Goodison Park from Watford for a reported £40million. The 21-year-old has scored twice in his first four appearances for his country and is set to be involved against Uruguay …
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Claudio Ranieri wants to make Liverpool defender Joel Matip his first signing at Fulham, according to reports. The Italian took over at Craven Cottage on Wednesday after the club sacked Slavisa Jokanovic with his side bottom of the Premier League standings. Matip has just started one Premier League game under Jurgen Klopp this season and …
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Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has fallen out with the Gabon FA again after they failed to make his injury news public. The striker will miss the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Mali on Saturday after suffering with a back issue. Despite a doctor notifying the governing body, the Gabon FA has not made the reason …
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold thinks James Milner demonstrates the “highest standards” he has ever seen from any player. Milner is currently in his fourth season with the Reds at the age of 32 and is currently more important than he has ever been – starting in 12 matches in all competitions this term. And his …
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