Gary Neville claims Harry Kane is playing as though someone pooped his party after the Tottenham star drew a fifth successive blank in the Premier League.
The England skipper had not experienced such a league goals drought since August 2016, and his loss of form follows a turbulent period in his career when he looked set to leave Spurs.
Kane appeared destined for a move to Manchester City, but that transfer did not materialise as the Premier League champions could not prise him from the north London club s clutches.
He had five goal attempts in Sunday s 3-1 derby defeat to Arsenal but could not find a way past Aaron Ramsdale.
He doesn t look happy, Neville said.
Pointing to Tottenham s 3-0 defeat to Chelsea in their previous game, Neville said: …
Mario Pasalic has signed a new contract at Chelsea but his wait for a competitive appearance will continue after the club agreed to loan him to Atalanta for a second season.
The 24-year-old midfielder has agreed terms to remain at Chelsea until 2022 but will spend his sixth season on loan away from Stamford Bridge, where he first arrived in July 2014.
Since then, the Croatia international has been loaned out to Elche, Monaco, AC Milan, Spartak Moscow and Atalanta, while his appearances for Chelsea have all come in friendly matches.
Pasalic scored five goals in 33 Serie A appearances for Atalanta last season as the Bergamo club achieved a best finish of third in the table and clinched qualification for the Champions League for the first time.
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Isco has praised interim Spain coach Fernando Hierro for having the wisdom not to make significant changes since taking the reins from the sacked Julen Lopetegui, as they aim to get their first World Cup win against Iran on Wednesday.
Hierro was thrown into the deep end after being appointed just before the finals started, replacing Lopetegui, who was fired for accepting a future role at Real Madrid without telling the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
His first game in charge saw Spain s World Cup opener end in a brilliant 3-3 draw with Portugal, though the scoreline perhaps did not tell the full story, as the European champions were helped by a rare David de Gea error and an exquisite late Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick.
Given the tumult in the Spain camp,…
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says he cried when he sacked Carlo Ancelotti.
The Italian was fired by the Bundesliga giants in September 2017 after a 3-0 Champions League defeat at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.
Ancelotti led Bayern to the Bundesliga title in his only full season in charge, but poor performances in Europe saw him depart.
Rummenigge was tasked with informing the former Chelsea and Real Madrid head coach of Bayern s decision to move him on, with the experience proving emotional for Bayern s chairman.
First of all, I think Ancelotti is a good manager, former Germany striker Rummenigge said on Thursday. Unfortunately, Bayern were not going well after a year and a half and Ancelotti did not get the results we were expecting…
Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of Portugal attacker Goncalo Guedes from Benfica on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
Th 20-year-old, who underwent a medical in Paris on Wednesday, came through the youth ranks with the Primeira Liga outfit, making his senior debut in October 2014.
He went on to make a total of 39 league appearances, scoring five goals and winning two domestic doubles.
Guedes now hopes to emulate the success of compatriot Pauleta in the French capital, with the former striker having represented the Parc des Princes side from 2003 to 2008.
I m very happy to join such a big club as Paris Saint-Germain, Guedes told the club s official website. Playing here with players of a very high standard will enable me to improve.
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When Feyenoord were last crowned Eredivisie champions on April 25, 1999, the people in Netherlands were still paying with Dutch guilders rather than the Euro, the Vengaboys were dominating the domestic hit charts and few people had heard of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo outside of Newell s Old Boys and Sporting CP respectively.
It has indeed been a long time since the Rotterdammers last won the Dutch title.
With Julio Cruz and Jon Dahl Tomasson banging in the goals up front, Jean-Paul van Gastel and Paul Bosvelt pulling the strings in midfield and Bert Konterman and Kees van Wonderen holding the fort at the back, Feyenoord proved to be much too strong for their traditional rivals Ajax and PSV, with Willem II eventually finishing second 15 points behind head c…
As for the visitors, after failing to keep hold of their lead on three occasions against Genoa in their Serie A opener last weekend, many around that Stadio Olimpico were far from impressed by Roma s 3-3 draw. Although I Giallorossi may have been disappointed to not have opened the new campaign with three points and lay down an early marker after securing a Europa League finish last season, new boss Paulo Fonseca does find his side enjoying a 15-match unbeaten run across all competitions, a run that stems back to the end of March. If the former European giants are to go one step further and secure a top-four return this year, then they must improve on some glaring defensive issues. Sunday s hosts have failed to record a clean sheet in any of their last seven contests and have shipped a …
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Dutch heavyweights Ajax will be looking to finish what they’ve started against Dynamo Kiev and book their ticket into this year’s edition of the Champions League group stage. The Ukrainian behemoths held bravely in the early proceedings of the first leg in Amsterdam and will not be welcoming Ajax with a white flag, however.
Dynamo Kiev
One of the two biggest clubs in Ukraine has been a constant in European football for quite a time but their hopes of getting into the Champions League group stage this season have been given a proper challenge.
Alyaksandr Khatskevich’s men suffered a comprehensive 3-1 loss in the first leg of their play-off last Wednesday. An away goal could prove to be vita…
Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool must not be disappointed in the 2021-22 season if they fail to win the Premier League.
The Reds head into the final day of the season just a point behind leaders City, who face Aston Villa, managed by Liverpool great Steven Gerrard, in their last game.
Liverpool take on Wolves at Anfield, in a repeat of the final fixture of the 2018-19 season, when the title race also went down to the wire. On that occasion, a victory for the Reds was not enough, as they lost out by a single point to City, who won at Brighton and Hove Albion.
Even though history could repeat itself, Klopp – who like in 2019, has a Champions League final to look forward to – believes it has been an incredible campaign.
Liverpool s title defence flounder…
What the papers say
Portuguese winger Jota is reportedly looking to reunite with his former Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham, the Sun reports. However Postecoglou is unsure if the club will make a move for the 24-year-old. Jota currently plays for Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League.
The Daily Express reports Manchester United have joined the ever-growing race to sign Brentford striker Ivan Toney. Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are also interested in the 27-year-old.
The Manchester Evening News says Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi has ruled out a mid-season move to Manchester United as he does not want to dampen his chances of being selected in England’s Euro 2024 squad.
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