Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino believes star midfielder Dele Alli can become a future leader at the Premier League club.
Despite being only 20 years old, Alli has established himself as a key member of Tottenham s side since arriving from League One team MK Dons in 2015.
Already capped 15 times by England, Alli s exploits have alerted some of Europe s biggest clubs, but Pochettino has backed last season s PFA Young Player of the Year to lead the way at White Hart Lane.
Of course it is important we have Hugo Lloris, the captain of France, he is an experienced player and can maybe give better advice than younger players, Pochettino said.
But then we have Dele Alli, with his personality and character, maybe he can become a leader in a few years. Eve…
Granada could face a Barcelona backlash on Saturday as the defending La Liga champions aim to recover from their UEFA Champions League exit.
Barca were eliminated from Europe s premier club competition by title rivals and league leaders Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, succumbing to a 2-1 aggregate defeat to Diego Simeone s men after losing the second leg 1-0.
That defeat ended the Catalan club s hopes of a quadruple, and Gerardo Martino s men will now need to refocus their efforts on retaining the league crown they won in dominant fashion last term.
Martino s men are one point behind Atletico and two ahead of fierce rivals Real Madrid with six games remaining in an enthralling title race that promises to go to the wire.
Any slip up could be extremely damaging to Ba…
Danny Ward has been rewarded with a new long-term contract at Liverpool, before joining Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan.
Liverpool announced the deal on Monday following Ward s participation at Euro 2016 with Wales, where they suffered a semi-final elimination at the hands of Portugal.
While Ward was chosen as a second-choice goalkeeper, he started in their opening Group B game a 2-1 win over Slovakia before Wayne Hennessey recovered from his back injury.
Ward will now link up with Huddersfield coach David Wagner, who worked with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp at Borussia Dortmund.
I ve spoken before about using the loan market to bring special talent to the club and Danny is another great example of this, following closely on from Aaron Moo…
Diego Simeone has been the driving force behind Atletico Madrid s resurgence in recent years, sporting director Jose Luis Caminero believes.
An Atletico legend after captaining the club to a famous La Liga and Copa del Rey double in 1995-96, Simeone s hero status at the Vicente Calderon has grown further thanks to his achievements since taking over as coach in December 2011.
The Argentinian has guided Atletico to Europa League and Copa glory, as well as the league title and Champions League final in 2013-14.
Simeone signed a new long-term contract with Atletico last year, but is consistently linked with managerial vacancies at major European clubs.
However, Caminero told Omnisport: Simeone has a contract with Atletico until 2020 and everybody at t…
Pep Guardiola has no plans to rest the ever-improving Raheem Sterling just yet as the forward prepares to come up against former club Liverpool.
Sterling has sometimes been utilised in a central role at the start of the 2020-21 season due to injuries to strikers Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus, though the latter is now fit again.
The England international has scored five goals in all competitions but has struggled in the past against Liverpool ever since his acrimonious departure from Anfield.
His wait for a league goal against them finally came to an end in a 4-0 triumph at the Etihad Stadium in July, though by then the Reds had already dethroned their opponents as Premier League champions.
Guardiola is full of praise for the 25-year-old s developme…
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Looking to make it six top-flight wins on the bounce, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s Manchester United side will welcome Brighton to Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.
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Starting with the hosts, with their 1-0 win at Tottenham last weekend seeing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer equal Sir Matt Busby s winning start to life at Old Trafford, few would have expected Manchester United s resurge. Booking their spot in the fourth round of this year s FA Cup and now winning all five of their Premier League matches under the Norweigan legend, the Reds sit level on points with Arsenal and their top-four dreams might still be alive and well. With Solskjaer handing United a newfound attacking ide…
Chelsea could join the race for Villarreal winger Alex Baena, according to . The report has claimed that Liverpool and Manchester City are preparing an offer to secure the services of the 21-year-old Spanish winger, who has a release clause of €35 million in his contract, and that former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea could become involved in the race son.
Baena has been on the books of Villarreal since 2011 and has established himself in the first team now. The Spain Under-21 international turned out for Villarreal C and Villarreal B in recent years and spent the 2021-22 season on loan at Ginora.
The winger has made six substitute appearances in La Liga for Villarreal so far the season, scoring three goals in the process. Baena has also scor…
Esports tournament organizer BLAST is expanding into Dota 2 with five events in 2024 and 2025. BLAST already runs events in Counter-Strike 2, Rainbow Six Siege, Fortnite and Rocket League. "BLAST prides itself on unparalleled production quality and game-changing fan-first moments while bringing together the very best teams and biggest superstars to fight it out for glory on the server," said Andrew Haworth, vice president of ecosystems at Valve & Riot Games. "We look forward to bringing this approach to the world of Dota 2 and providing fans with the best esports entertainment on offer." First on the Dota 2 schedule is a studio event from Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. The other four tournaments will take place in 2025: Feb. 4-9, May 6-11, Oct. 14-19 and Nov. 25-30. The c…