Five international break stars heading back to the bench

The international break is over. Back come the big, brash domestic leagues, honking their noise all over the place and farting for attention. Everyone’s very pleased to have them back. But for some players, it means a return to the sidelines and the periphery. Those players who’ve starred for their countries on the international stage […]

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Football365’s famous Euro 2020 England ladder

As ever, this represents our estimation of Gareth Southgate’s England thoughts. And we still feel like we know him well. Numbers in brackets pertain to this ladder from November. It’s been a while so things have changed.   1 (1) Harry Kane Actually, some things almost never change. He ended that England drought with strikes against Albania […]

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‘Mourinho loves this player’: Romano issues update on major Tottenham target

‘Mourinho loves this player’: Romano issues update on major Tottenham target – originally posted on Sportslens.com Tottenham Hotspur are still interested in signing Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar. Spurs have been repeatedly linked with the Slovakian international who has played a key role in Inter Milan’s rise to the top of Serie A. Italian journalist […]

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Newcastle and Spurs gear up for the Misery Derby

If misery loves company then this weekend’s clash between Newcastle and Tottenham should be the game where the absence of fans is most keenly felt. A fans’ survey in The Athletic this week revealed that these are the two teams whose managers have the lowest satisfaction rating. If that in itself is not particularly surprising, […]

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Euro football expert dismisses Tottenham star exit claims: ‘Talks are moving toward a contract extension’

Euro football expert dismisses Tottenham star exit claims: ‘Talks are moving toward a contract extension’ – originally posted on Sportslens.com Tottenham Hotspur are hoping to extend Heung-min Son’s contract with the club. The 28-year-old has been linked with Bayern Munich, with various media outlets claiming that the Bundesliga giants are plotting a summer move. However, […]

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Top 12 European goalscorers ranked by xG

There are 12 footballers with an xG over 15 across Europe’s top five leagues this season. They pretty much mirror the top 12 goalscorers across Europe’s top five leagues this season, barring two exceptions: Mo Salah and Luis Suarez have both scored 17 goals from 14.34 because they are simply marvellous players. All xG numbers […]

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Rating the players: England 2-1 Poland

John Stones dropped his first clanger in some time but did at least atone for his mistakes. One player set their reputation back an awful lot.   NICK POPE Somewhere, perhaps staring at a big hole with Ian Woan, Sean Dyche must have been furiously wolfing down his worms while wondering what England have done […]

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Man City will attempt to sign £108m-rated star if they fail to land Erling Haaland

Man City will attempt to sign £108m-rated star if they fail to land Erling Haaland – originally posted on Sportslens.com Manchester City will consider a move for Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane if they fail to land the signature of Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland this summer, The Times reports. Haaland has been in exceptional form […]

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Levy to give Mourinho ‘another year’ at Spurs ‘regardless’

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will allow Jose Mourinho to carry on for ‘another year’ no matter what happens this season, according to reports. Tottenham are currently three points off the top four positions in the Premier League, having been talked up as potential title challengers earlier on in the season, while they still have a […]

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‘A lot of desire and motivation’: Hugo Lloris raves about £21m Spurs target

‘A lot of desire and motivation’: Hugo Lloris raves about £21m Spurs target – originally posted on Sportslens.com Tottenham Hotspur skipper Hugo Lloris has showered praise on Mike Maignan, suggesting he is a very ‘ambitious’ keeper.  Lloris is the first-choice keeper for both his club and country. However, his future is now up in the […]

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