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Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou credited his side’s 2-0 win over Fulham to their “outstanding” pressing after they returned to the top of the Premier League.

Goals from Son Heung-min and James Maddison confirmed the three points for the hosts at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Postecoglou also praised the contribution of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who started in place of the suspended Yves Bissouma.

“It was a good win. The boys worked hard, I thought our work without the ball was outstanding as it has been all year….”

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“I thought our pressing was outstanding the whole game and maybe in the first half we could have got one or two more to put the game to bed,” Postec…

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham is the exact type of player Liverpool should be targeting and would make a great signing for the club.

That is according to John Barnes, who also told Stats Perform he believes the Reds missed a trick by not bringing in Yves Bissouma, who has now signed for Tottenham.

Liverpool have already been active this window, having added Darwin Nunez and Fabio Carvalho to their attack to compensate for the loss of Sadio Mane, who has joined Bayern Munich.

Jurgen Klopp s side continue to be linked with an array of other players, with Dortmund star and England international Bellingham a rumoured target.

Bellingham has made a big impact for the Bundesliga giants since arriving from Birmingham City two seasons ago, and Bar…

According to a recent report from Marca, Real Madrid are interested in pushing forward with a move for Jude Bellingham.

At the age of just 19, Jude Bellingham is already considered to be one of the brightest talents arguably in world football. The teenage sensation started off as a Birmingham City youngster and ever since making his first team debut at the age of 16, he’s been making some serious waves.

He now plies his trade for Borussia Dortmund and has done since 2020, serving as one of their most exciting talents.

Real, meanwhile, are seemingly looking ahead to the future moreso than the past, which is why this could be an incredibly interesting move for them especially considering the mixed success they ve had with British players at the Bernabeu in the p…

The Netherlands came from behind to battle into the Euro 2024 semi-finals with a 2-1 victory over Turkiye as Mert Muldur s own goal proved the difference in Berlin.

Samet Akaydin headed home after 35 minutes at the Olympiastadion, while Arda Guler was denied by the woodwork as Turkiye threatened to cause an upset.

Yet Ronald Koeman s Oranje stood firm, levelling through a thumping Stefan de Vrij header before Muldur – under pressure from Cody Gakpo – turned into his own net after 76 minutes.

Despite a spirited effort, Vincenzo Montella s side were unable to respond at the death as the Netherlands booked a last-four meeting with England in Dortmund for Wednesday.

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Liverpool became the first side in history to win 2,000 English top-flight games after defeating Newcastle United 3-1 at Anfield on Thursday.

Jonjo Shelvey silenced the home crowd on his return to his former club as he rifled in after seven minutes, but Diogo Jota soon levelled things up Liverpool scoring in a club-record 32 consecutive games across all competitions.

Mohamed Salah put Jurgen Klopp s side into the ascendancy four minutes later, the forward matching Jamie Vardy s record of scoring or assisting in 15 consecutive Premier League games, before Trent Alexander-Arnold produced a magnificent long-range effort to seal victory.

Indeed, Salah has 24 goal involvements in the league this season (15 goals, nine assists), only former Newcastle striker Alan S…

Manchester City are the runaway Premier League leaders amid their record winning streak but captain Vincent Kompany warned against complacency, pointing to the 2011-12 title race.

Unbeaten City travel to Newcastle United on Wednesday seeking to extend their lead atop the table to 15 points with an 18th successive Premier League victory.

Many believe the title has already been decided before the New Year – rivals Manchester United and defending champions Chelsea battling for second position behind Pep Guardiola s side.

However, Kompany insisted City cannot afford to relax as the defender mentioned the club s successful 2011-12 campaign, when they overturned an eight-point deficit to upstage United on goal difference.

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Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel is not expecting Kylian Mbappe to endure a prolonged spell on the sidelines.

Mbappe was left out of the PSG squad for Wednesday s Champions League meeting with RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena due to muscle discomfort sustained in last weekend s 3-0 win over Nantes in Ligue 1.

The World Cup winner is set to be reassessed ahead of Saturday s meeting with Rennes, which comes before the international break.

Since his first away start in the Champions League in February 2017, Mbappe has been involved in 22 away goals (14 scored, eight assisted) in the competition – more than any other player.

Asked if there is a chance he could be without such an influential figure for longer than expected, Tuchel replied: It will no…

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International football is back in our lives as the qualification period for UEFA Euro 2020 continues. Teams up and down the continent of Europe are attempting to progress into the tournament, which is set to take place in just over a year. One of the games that we ve going to be taking a look at today comes from Group C, as Belarus prepares to host Germany. A few years ago this would ve been considered a David vs Goliath type of encounter but that doesn t quite feel like the case this time around.

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After ensuring that they will be playing in the play-offs one way or another, there probably isn t going to be all too much concern from Belarus regarding their bottom place standing in the Group C tabl…

The Premier League has a bright future despite a record-breaking season for managerial departures, according to the League Managers Association chief executive Richard Bevan.

The 2022-23 season has seen 14 managerial changes – four more than any other previous Premier League campaign – after Javi Gracia parted ways with Leeds United just 70 days into his Elland Road tenure.

Graham Potter was also dismissed with little time to impress after replacing Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea, with only eight of the 20 top-flight clubs going through the entire campaign without a change in the dugout.

Bevan understands the brutal nature of the business and suggested managers acknowledge the pressure to provide instant success for their respective sides.

Fighting Premier …

In the build-up to Liverpool s clash with Inter at Anfield, Jurgen Klopp went to great lengths to spell out the fact that he and his team were taking nothing for granted.

Leading 2-0 from the first leg in Milan, the Reds were the clear favourites for progression in the Champions League last 16.

But, at his pre-match press conference, their manager warned: The danger everybody knows about. It s 2-0, the lead I think which got turned over most often in the history of football.

And he struck a similar chord in his programme notes, telling supporters: If anyone has even a tiny percentage of complacency or entitlement, please stay away.

Of course, Klopp would have loved nothing more than for Liverpool to have produced a vintage performance that made his caut…