Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino on Friday backed under-fire goalkeeper Hugo Lloris after his costly error against Barcelona in the Champions League. The French World Cup winner returned to the side for the first time since August on Wednesday but made…
Liverpool suffer late defeat at Napoli (BBC)
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says his side only have themselves to blame after a late winner from Lorenzo Insigne gave Napoli victory in their Champions League group game in Italy. Napoli dominated the second half as substitute Dries Mertens also…
Valencia ‘fully supportive’ of Mourinho (BBC)
The 33-year-old, who reports said had fallen out with Mourinho, returned to the team for Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with Valencia in the Champions League. After the game, he liked a picture of himself which had the caption: “It’s time for…
Ronaldo available to play Man Utd
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo will be available to play former club Manchester United next month after Uefa ruled he must serve only a one-match ban for his Champions League red card. The Portugal captain, 33, was sent off during Juve’s…
VAR to be used in Champions League – UEFA
Video assistant referees will be used in the Champions League from the 2019-20 season, Uefa has announced. VAR will also be used in the 2019 Super Cup and at Euro 2020, as well as in the Europa League from 2020-21…
Kane can’t shoulder Spurs goalscoring burden alone, says Lamela (Guardian)
Harry Kane is not a “machine” and it is only a matter of time before he is back among the goals, according to Tottenham teammate Erik Lamela. The under-fire England striker endured another frustrating game on Tuesday as Spurs slumped…
Pochettino angry at media disrespect (BBC)
Mauricio Pochettino accused journalists of “disrespect” after Tottenham began their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 defeat at Inter Milan. Christian Eriksen put Spurs on course to win in Italy but a late collapse saw Mauro Icardi and Matias Vecino…