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Tottenham hold talks with former boss Mauricio Pochettino about possible return Mauricio Pochettino left Tottenham in November 2019 after five years in charge (Jonathan Brady/PA) Tottenham have held talks with former boss Mauricio Pochettino about a possible return to the club. The 49-year-old, who is currently in charge of Paris St Germain, left Spurs in November 2019 after five years in charge and was replaced by Jose Mourinho. But with Mourinho sacked last month, the PA news agency understan...

Zinedine Zidane has left Real Madrid (Nick Potts/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Real Madrid have announced the departure of head coach Zinedine Zidane. Real were unsuccessful in defending their LaLiga crown this season, finishing runners-up to city rival Atletico, and Zidane has opted to end his second spell in ch...

Gareth Southgate impressed by Pep Guardiola’s handling of Phil Foden’s career Pep Guardiola, left, speaks to Phil Foden (Martin Rickett/PA) England manager Gareth Southgate says Phil Foden is nowhere near his peak years as the Manchester City star threatens to take the European Championship by storm. The 20-year-old has enjoyed a stellar season for City, helping them to a Premier League title and the Carabao Cup, with a Champions League final still to come on Saturday night. He has played v...

May 24, 2021, 3:54 pm Pep Guardiola insists he is not concerned about who the referee for the Champions League final is (Carl Recine/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insists he does not care that Spanish official Antonio Mateu Lahoz will referee the Champions League final. Guardio...

Phil Foden, right, is thriving under Pep Guardiola (Martin Rickett/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Phil Foden has revealed how Pep Guardiola has been influencing his game since he was at primary school. The midfielder, one of the stars of City’s run to the Champions League final, was a day short of his ninth birt...

According to Italian publication Gazzetta Dello Sport (h/t The Mirror), Napoli are not ready to sign Chelsea loanee Tiemoue Bakayoko on a permanent deal. The 26-year-old joined Chelsea after an impressive spell at Monaco in 2017. Despite having a number of opportunities, the Frenchman failed to impress and has struggled to assert himself at the Bridge. He has since been sent out on loan thrice, including Napoli last summer. Bakayoko has made 42 appearances for the Gli Azzuri this season, scori...

Updated: May 11, 2021, 2:59 pm Mateo Kovacic and Andreas Christensen (Steven Paston/Nigel French/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Chelsea duo Mateo Kovacic and Andreas Christensen face a race against time to be fit for Saturday’s FA Cup final. Croatia midfielder Kovacic has been sidelined with hamstring trouble si...

“It was always going to be an open game because they had to score goals and that was going to make it a chance for us to create chances. “I think both teams could have scored five more, so it could have been 6-6, 7-6, it could have been a different scoreline. “But for me now the main thing is we’re in a final, we know we have to play better than this but we’re here because we’ve had a centre forward who has scored four goals during the tie, during the two legs. “Edinson’s shown ...

Updated: May 7, 2021, 1:18 am Mikel Arteta feels he is the right man to return Arsenal to glory (John Walton/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Mikel Arteta insists he is still the man to lead Arsenal back to glory despite his side failing to reach the Europa League final after being eliminated by Villarreal. The Gunn...

European qualification through the Premier League is all-but impossible given their inconsistent form and Arsenal will now go at least five years without playing in the Champions League. Asked whether he questioned himself following the Villarreal stalemate, Arteta replied: “What I felt last night was a deep pain. “The moment the club is in at the moment, with everything it has been through over the last months, I had a feeling that if we could take the team to the final, it could be a grea...