Antonio Conte has told Tottenham fans I m not stupid and I can teach football to many people in a strong defence of his decision to overlook Djed Spence.
Spence has made only one very brief substitute appearance for Spurs following his move from Middlesbrough in July.
Some Tottenham fans called for the right-back to be given his chance after Emerson Royal was sent off for a reckless challenge on Gabriel Martinelli during a 3-1 north London derby defeat to fierce rivals Arsenal on Saturday.
But Conte made it crystal clear he is not impressed with questions being asked about his approach ahead of Tuesday s Champions League clash at Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Spurs head coach said: If we were able to exploit the situation, especially last passes, we would have…
A-League star Josh Cavallo has come out as gay, making the announcement in a video and open letter on social media.
The 21-year-old is the only openly gay top-flight male footballer in the world.
In his video, he said: There s something personal that I need to share with everyone. I am a footballer and I am gay.
His open letter stated: It s been a journey to get to this point in my life, but I couldn t be happier with my decision to come out. I have been fighting my sexuality for six years now and I m glad I can put that to rest.
Growing up, I always felt the need to hide myself because I was ashamed. Ashamed I would never be able to do what I loved and be gay. Hiding who I truly am, to pursue a dream I always wished for as a kid, to play football a…
Ligue 1 giants Lyon have announced the sacking of head coach Claude Puel, effective immediately.
Despite the fact that Lyon finished third in France last season, they finished 12 points behind title-winners Lille and failed to pick up a trophy for the third year in succession.
For a club like Lyon who won seven successive Ligue 1 titles from 2001 to 2008 the results were simply not good enough, leading to Puel s departure.
Lyon wishes to announce the departure of Claude Puel, who is no longer the head coach of the club as of today (Monday), Lyon s blunt statement said.
The sacking is expected to cost Lyon approximately 3.5 million pounds, with Remi Garde, Lyon s current director of youth training, one of the favourites to take the job.
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Eintracht Frankfurt have signed Serbian forward Dejan Joveljic from Red Star Belgrade after losing Luka Jovic to Real Madrid.
Serbia star Jovic joined LaLiga giants Madrid for a reported fee of €60million after taking the Bundesliga and Europe by storm in 2018-19.
The 21-year-old scored 17 Bundesliga goals and added another 10 during Eintracht s run to the Europa League semi-finals.
Eintracht made a significant profit on Jovic as they triggered a purchase option on his two-year loan deal from Benfica for a reported €6m in April, after the forward struggled for game time at the Portuguese giants following his arrival from Red Star in 2016.
Welcome to the Eagles, Dejan Joveljic! The 19-year-old striker has signed a five-year contract at Eintracht after …
Gonzalo Higuain s thunderous strike ensured that Juventus opened up a seven-point lead at the top of the table and equalled their own record for the longest home winning streak in Serie A history with a 1-0 victory over nearest title rivals Roma.
Former Napoli forward Higuain moved to 10 league goals for the campaign 14 minutes into an enthralling clash at Juventus Stadium, blasting in from the edge of the area.
That made it 25 home league wins in a row for the Bianconeri, a feat they also achieved between August 2013 and November 2014.
Higuain s goal came after a full-throttle start from Massimiliano Allegri s side, with Roma fortunate to head into the interval with just a one-goal deficit.
And though Luciano Spalletti s men came into the fixture k…
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Claudio Ranieri is set to make a bow as Fulham new boss this weekend with out-of-form Cottagers playing host to fellow strugglers Southampton.
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A consistent run of poor defensive displays have not only left Fulham at the bottom of the Premier League table but it also ended up costing Slavisa Jokanovic his job. Fulham officials have hired the man who wrote history with Leicester City in 2015/16 and will be hoping his vast experience would be enough to save Cottagers from relegation.
The Tinkerman had two weeks during the international break to lay grounds for a new chapter at Craven Cottage and his first test will be the Saturday’s game against Southampton. Fulham have lost six Premier League games o…
Manager Phil Parkinson was full of praise for the way his Wrexham side battled with 10 men after a first-half goal from striker Ollie Palmer gave them a 1-0 victory at Crawley.
Wrexham came back three times after having a player sent off to clinch a 3-3 draw at Crewe a fortnight ago and the Red Dragons held firm for the last 24 minutes at the Broadfield Stadium with a man down to move above Crawley and into the top seven.
Palmer’s 13th-minute goal against his former club proved decisive and Parkinson was delighted with the way his men dug in after substitute Andy Cannon received a straight red card for bringing down Adam Campbell only seven minutes after coming on.
Parkinson said: “It was a huge win and there is a great togetherness about this group.
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data-mm-id=”_lu04nhra3″>Heading into the extremely-delayed 2020 NBA offseason, the Atlanta Hawks' biggest need was somebody to run the offense when Trae Young hit the bench. Last season, they tried Evan Turner and then Jeff Teague in the role, and neither worked out. It was part of the reason Atlanta was not successful in their playoff push even after acquiring Clint Capela at the trade deadline. So, naturally, when the draft rolled around, the Hawks took… a center. Their selection of USC's Onyeka Okongwu isn't bad, per se. Draft pundits love Okongwu's potential as a switchable five that can defend everywhere on the court and earn hustle points offensively. It's just confusing. They already have Capela as their presumed center of the near future. And then the…