Jan Vertonghen says Tottenham have learned lessons from their home defeat to Newcastle United as they prepare for the visit of Norwich City on Saturday.
Spurs threw away a half-time lead to lose 2-1 to Newcastle in their last match at White Hart Lane, before bouncing back with victory at Southampton.
Mauricio Pochettino s side will maintain their place in the Premier League s top four with a Boxing Day win over lowly Norwich, and the Argentinian coach can once again call on Ryan Mason after his ankle problem.
However, Spurs will be without Clinton N Jie for several months after he underwent surgery on a knee problem.
Alex Neil s Norwich picked up a morale-boosting victory at Manchester United last time out but sit 16th in the table and Vertonghen ha…
Gareth Bale believes he has handled high expectations at Real Madrid well since joining the club and thinks his game has improved at Santiago Bernabeu.
The 26-year-old joined the club from Tottenham in a deal worth a reported €100 million in 2013 and won the Champions League in his first season, scoring in the final against Atletico Madrid.
Bale has loved life in the Spanish capital and feels he has handled the spotlight positively.
It s been an amazing experience for me, the Wales international told UEFA.com.
It s obviously a massive club with big expectations. I ve come here, I ve done well. We have won four trophies, which is a good return, but we want to win more.
A lot of things have come good. I think my possession game is improving sti…
The Xbox Store has two new sales running this week on Xbox Series X and Xbox One, and they’re not for the faint of heart. Both the Un-Halloween Horror Sale and the Resident Evil Franchise Sale are live now, and they end April 26.
The Un-Halloween Horror Sale features steep discounts on a variety of horror-themed games, including 7 Days to Die, Killing Floor 2, and Dead By Daylight. While horror games are the general focus of the sale, it also includes a number of highly-regarded games that don’t fit neatly into that label. For example, the monstrous metroidvania Carrion is on sale for $13.39, and both Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon games are deeply discounted at $5 and $9.74, respectively. The Amnesia Collection is also quite cheap at $6. Come from Scotland legend Ally McCoist has been delighted by Scott McTominay s recent emergence as a key man for both club and country. The 24-year-old featured in 49 games across all competitions for Manchester United last term as they finished second in the Premier League and reached the Europa League final. He also helped his country secure their first major tournament appearance since the 1998 World Cup with a play-off victory over Serbia that ensured they will be at this year s European Championship. It is a development that has somewhat surprised McCoist, who scored 19 times for Scotland across a 61-cap international career. Speaking to Stats Perform on behalf of official UEFA Euro 2020 partner Heineken ahead of the action getting under way, he said: I have …
Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest when collapsing on the pitch against Finland and was gone before being resuscitated, Denmark s team doctor has said.
Inter midfielder Eriksen was given CPR by medics in the first half of Saturday s Euro 2020 match after falling to the ground with no other player around him.
The fixture was originally suspended, but Eriksen was later confirmed to be awake and the game resumed a little under two hours later, with Finland winning 1-0 in Copenhagen.
The Danish Football Union (DBU) provided a further update on Sunday confirming Eriksen remains in a stable condition pending further examinations.
His condition is stable and he continues to be hospitalised for further examination, the statement read.
This morn…
David Villa knows that Barcelona must take advantage of playing the first leg at home in their Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk.
The La Liga title holders have an opportunity to take an aggregate lead in the quarter-final tie when they play host to Shakhtar at the Camp Nou on Wednesday.
But if they fail to gain a positive result at home, Barca may need to become the first team to win away to Shakhtar in Europe since the Ukrainian champions moved to the Donbass Arena in 2009.
We ve had a good weekend in the league (beating Sevilla on Sunday) and are very happy about it, but now we are in another competition against a tough opponent, Spain striker Villa said.
We re playing at home in front of our own fans, but we still need to play well and n…
Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu hailed the quality of his young squad after they bundled Roma out of the Champions League.
Roma fell 3-0 at Shakhtar on Tuesday to crash out of the Champions League last-16 with a 6-2 overall aggregate.
The Ukrainian champions were aided by the dismissal of Roma defender Philippe Mexes, whose rough treatment of Brazilian striker Luiz Adriano left Roma needing three goals with 10 men in below-freezing conditions.
Lucescu said he never doubted his side would make it through to the quarter-finals of Europe s most prestigious tournament.
We prepared well, knowing we couldn t afford to lose the margin we earned in Rome, Lucescu said.
We had problems at the beginning as Roma produced some strong football but we w…
Luis Suarez is beginning to feel like a footballer again following the decision to allow him to train with his Barcelona team-mates.
The Uruguay international made the switch to Camp Nou from Liverpool in a big-money move in July.
However, the 27-year-old forward has yet to make his competitive debut for the Catalan giants as he is still serving a four-month ban for biting Italy s Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup.
Barcelona and Suarez appealed the FIFA sanction at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and, although the length of the ban was upheld, the original ruling that he could not train during the suspension was overturned.
The truth is that you suffer a lot, Suarez told Barcelona s official website. It gives you a feeling of impotence not bein…
Marlon King has completed a move to Birmingham City after his contract with Coventry expired, incurring the wrath of former boss Andy Thorn.
The 31-year-old underwent a medical with Birmingham on Thursday and formally signed with Alex McLeish s team who were relegated from the English Premier League last season on Friday.
The move has angered former employers Coventry, who handed King a short-term deal in September 2010 following his release from prison.
The former Nottingham Forest and Watford striker received an 18-month sentence in October 2009 after being convicted of sexual assault.
Thorn, who succeeded Aidy Boothroyd as manager at Coventry in April this year, had hoped the player would remain with the club who offered him a route back into professi…