The Juventus No 10 discusses his Polish heritage, nearly giving up on football and interest from Tottenham and Manchester UnitedBehind the mask is a boy. Just before Christmas 2016, Paulo Dybala missed Juventus’s last penalty in the Italian Super Cup f…
Dane to leave north London after six and a half yearsPlaymaker set to earn a £260,000 a week plus add-onsChristian Eriksen will travel to Milan and have a medical early next week before completing a move to Internazionale after the Serie A club agreed …
• Manager dismisses idea United will be vulnerable in FA Cup tie• Mellon: ‘We will be up against a formidable outfit’Micky Mellon said Tranmere would embrace their lucrative fourth-round FA Cup tie against Manchester United but denied Sunday represente…
A long-range effort from Bath City’s Tom Smith brought about cheers and laughter as Hemel Hempstead goalkeeper Sam Beasant sarcastically dived as the ball flew almost 20 yards off target in their National League South game. The ambitious effort from be…
Further pressure mounts on Ole Gunnar Solskjær after his Manchester United side suffered a 2-0 defeat to Burnley, the first time the Clarets have won at Old Trafford since 1962. ‘You can lose to teams that out play you, but tonight should have been a g…
Today’s fluff is zippin’ up its bootsIntriguing news breaks from France, where L’Equipe is reporting that West Ham are keen on re-signing Dimitri Payet from Marseille. No offer has yet been made to the French side, where the 32-year-old has started eve…
They light up the women’s game and will command the full attention of media and spectators when they meet on FridayThe 2020 Australian Open needs some drama that does not involve sodden red dust falling out of the sky or players choking on polluted air…
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The best anyone can say of this Tottenham performance is that it was a winning one and had the effect of putting an unhappy run to bed. They had not scored a league goal in open play since Dele Alli’s decider against Brighton on Boxing Day but the same…
Leicester got back their mojo but lost their talisman, as Jamie Vardy limped off here with a suspected glute injury. That did not matter against a dishevelled West Ham, as Brendan Rodgers’s side strutted to their first league win since New Year’s Day t…
Plus: booked benchwarmers, special trophy lifts and Shoot magazine’s hardest shots Mail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU“With Barça sacking Valverde,” tweets Gordon, “when was the last time a manager was sacked at the top of the league?”Will…
Mexico striker says it is ‘the right time’ to join MLSHernández’s deal reported to be for three yearsSevilla have agreed a fee with LA Galaxy for the Mexico striker Javier Hernández. In an interview published on Tuesday with the Los Angeles Times, the …
The Norwegian became the Bundesliga’s second-youngest hat-trick scorer, and the first substitute to score three timesIt felt like a regular, gentle Sunday morning in Brackel, the district to the east of the centre where Borussia Dortmund train. The res…
England 499 beat South Africa 209 & 237 by an innings & 53 runsLead series 2-1 before fourth and final Test in JohannesburgThe victory was so easy, despite a cheerful, preposterous last wicket partnership of 99, that it becomes hard to assess. …
15-year-old beats seven-times Grand slam winner 7-6, 6-3 Gauff also knocked out Williams in Wimbledon first round Coco Gauff shone on her Australian Open debut on Monday as she knocked Venus Williams out of the first round in a repeat of her stunning v…
• January switch set to leave team without Mané, Salah and Keïta• Klopp hopes Kane injury prompts FA action on fixture pile-upJürgen Klopp believes the decision to move the Africa Cup of Nations back to its traditional January slot is a “catastrophe” f…
Iranian exile Alireza Firouzja, 16, shares the lead at tournament in the Netherlands after an impressive win against Anish GiriMagnus Carlsen’s streak of 111 games without defeat is a new landmark in the 29-year-old Norwegian’s career, but its climax h…
