Fulham manager Martin Jol has challenged Adel Taarabt to demonstrate his quality in the Premier League.
The Moroccan joined Fulham on a season-long loan from neighbours QPR last week, having struggled to perform consistently in their relegation campaign last term.
He was far more effective in the Loftus Road outfit s Championship title-winning season in 2010-11, and Jol wants the 24-year-old to prove that he can do it at the highest level.
He should not be in the situation he is now, Jol told West London Sport.
There are a lot of (good) players in this country and Europe who are in that situation and not playing.
I always say that for us it is an opportunity to take them when they are bad . It doesn’t necessarily mean that they are bad players – we have…
Luton booked a place in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final with a 2-0 win over Sunderland.
The Hatters delighted a noisy crowd at Kenilworth Road as first-half goals from defenders Gabe Osho and Tom Lockyer gave them victory over the Wearsiders.
It proved enough for Rob Edwards’ team to overcome a 2-1 first-leg deficit and seal a 3-2 aggregate success.
LUTON TOWN ARE GOING TO WEMBLEY! |
— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown)
A Wembley final against Coventry or Middlesbrough awaits on May 27, with Luton targeting a return to English top-flight football after a 31-year absence.
The Hatters got the breakthrough they needed in the 10th minute when Osho tapped home from close range after the visitors failed to clear a Jordan Clark corner.
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Lautaro Martinez sealed Inter Milan’s passage into the Champions League final after tapping into the spirit of Argentina’s World Cup triumph.
Either Manchester City or Real Madrid, who meet on Wednesday, await in Istanbul on June 10 after Inter completed a 3-0 aggregate win over AC Milan at the San Siro.
Argentina striker Martinez struck the only goal of a scrappy second leg and was the most dangerous player on the pitch as Inter stayed in the chase for their fourth European crown.
MVP
— Inter (@Inter)
“We did a great job in both matches. The key was the group,” Martinez told Sky Italia.
“I had a similar experience at the World Cup – if you are united, you get to play these very important matches in the best possible way…
According to David Ornstein of , Paul Pogba, who is in the last year of his contract with Manchester United and has been linked with departure, is now closer to deciding to recommit his future to the club.
The midfielder is reportedly of interest to Real Madrid, with president Florentino Perez considering a move as he strives to establish a new Galactico era at the Santiago Bernabeu. However, it seems United s rampant victory over Newcastle on Saturday made a big impression on the 28-year-old Frenchman, who put in an excellent performance in the match along with freshly returned superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. The arrival of the Portuguese superstar back to Old Trafford after 12 years of absence itself appears to have played a part as well.
In the current si…
Referee Mark Clattenburg is set to leave the Premier League to join the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) has announced.
Clattenburg has been the subject of speculation in recent months after admitting he could like many star European players be lured away from England by an offer from the Chinese Super League.
Instead it is another relatively wealthy football region that has succeeded in tempting the 41-year-old to depart, although it is yet to be confirmed what capacity Clattenburg will be employed in.
His fellow former Premier League referee Howard Webb was appointed head of refereeing by the SAFF in August 2015, but is understood to have resigned this month upon accepting a role managing Video As…
Sevilla have completed the signing of Michael Krohn-Dehli from Celta Vigo on a two-year deal with the option for an extra 12 months.
The Denmark international has spent the past three seasons at Celta, making 108 appearances.
Sevilla have now moved to make the 31-year-old their first signing ahead of next season when they will play in the UEFA Champions League after beating Dnipro in the final of the Europa League, retaining their title in the competition.
Krohn-Delhi emerged from Ajax s famed youth academy, before returning to the Amsterdam club via a spell at RKC Waalwijk.
He struggled to make an impact in the Eredivisie, though, and returned to Denmark where he excelled for Brondby before signing for Celta in August 2012.
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John Terry is keen to extend his Chelsea career beyond next season, .
The England international played every minute of the Blues victorious Premier League campaign and scored eight goals in all competitions, a joint personal best for the centre-back while his five in the league saw him become the highest scoring defender in the history of the division.
Aside from a brief loan spell with Nottingham Forest in 2000, Terry has spent his whole career at Stamford Bridge, racking up six hundred and sixty-eight appearances for the club, scoring sixty-two goals.
Internationally, he won seventy-two caps for his country, with just under half of those coming as captain though he retired from England duty in 2012.
Chelsea recently clinched their first league ti…
Erling Haaland was pleased to get back on the scoresheet as Manchester City’s momentum continued to gather with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Everton.
The prolific Norwegian scored his first goals since returning to action from a foot injury as his late double finally saw off the resilient Toffees at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
It was the champions’ 10th victory in succession in all competitions and briefly took them back to the top of the table prior to rivals Liverpool’s defeat of Burnley later in the day.
He s back! s double
— Manchester City (@ManCity)
With Haaland back in tandem with Kevin De Bruyne, who has also returned from his own lengthy lay-off, last season’s treble winners are in a strong position as they approach the dec…
Birmingham City have hired former Italy striker Gianfranco Zola as their new manager after the surprise sacking of Gary Rowett earlier in the day.
Former Birmingham defender Rowett was hired in October 2014 with the club sat second-bottom in the Championship after an 8-0 thrashing on home turf to Bournemouth.
He guided them to safety his first season, mid-table last term and seventh this time around, before he was sacked after a 2-1 win over Ipswich Town on Tuesday left them outside the play-off places on goal difference.
A club statement read: Supporters can rest assured that the decision has been taken with a strategic, long-term view and with the club s best interests at heart.
OFFICIAL: Birmingham City has appointed Gianfranco Zola as new Manager. Mo…
Real Madrid centre-back Sergio Ramos and his goalscoring antics have been in the headlines and he could have ended up as a forward if former boss Carlo Ancelotti had his way at the Santiago Bernabeu.
One of football s finest defenders, Ramos has proved his worth up front, coming to Madrid s rescue twice in the past fortnight.
Ramos scored a 90th-minute equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw at reigning LaLiga champions Barcelona, while he struck in stoppage time to give Madrid a 3-2 win over Deportivo La Coruna last week.
And Ancelotti now in charge of Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich heaped praise on the Madrid captain.
He continues to score miraculous goals. He does it because he has quality in front of goal, Ancelotti told AS Diario.
In fact, he c…