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Everton boss Roberto Martinez will make a late decision on whether key defenders John Stones and Seamus Coleman are fit enough to feature in Sunday's Merseyside derby. Stones sat out Monday's Barclays Premier League win at West Brom due to a knee problem, while Coleman has missed three games because of a hamstring complaint. Asked […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he is in the midst of the worst period of his trophy-laden career. The Premier League champions have two wins from seven games this term and followed up last Saturday's draw at Newcastle with a midweek Champions League loss at Porto. "I define (this) as the worst period of my […]

Liverpool's Europa League campaign continues to stutter and disappoint in equal measure after they were held at home by Sion. Adam Lallana's fourth-minute strike — his second goal in as many European matches — was cancelled out by Ebenezer Assifuah and the Reds failed to change the 1-1 scoreline in the remaining 73 minutes. After […]

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has told officials that Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho committed "a failure of his personal judgement and public behavior" in his criticism of team doctor Eva Carneiro, it can be revealed. In a letter to FA council members, a copy of which has been obtained by Press Association Sport, Dyke says Mourinho […]

Erik Lamela's resurgence continued in Monaco but a late Stephan El Shaarawy header denied Tottenham victory in the Europa League. It may have taken two seasons to find any consistency, but the £30 million club-record acquisition from Roma is at last fulfilling his promise. Just days after the departure of oft-maligned technical director Franco Baldini, so […]

Mauricio Pochettino is looking to continue the Premier League's European fightback as the Tottenham head coach believes it is important to "fix" the reputation of English clubs. There has been a worrying trend of continental struggles in recent years and this season appears to be no different. West Ham and Southampton have already exited the […]

The Football Association's decision not to interview former Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro as part of its investigation into alleged remarks made by Jose Mourinho has been called into question. The Football Medical Association (FMA), the body which has been liaising with Carneiro after she was dropped from first team duties and then parted company […]

Sergio Aguero struck a last-gasp penalty winner as Manchester City came from behind to ignite their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win at Borussia Monchengladbach. It had looked like a familiar story of frustration and Joe Hart brilliance for City as Lars Stindl finally beat the visitors' outstanding goalkeeper to give the hosts a […]

Juan Mata was the star of the show as Manchester United got off the mark in the Champions League with a narrow win over Wolfsburg. Daniel Caligiuri took advantage of some slack defending from the hosts to put Wolfsburg ahead in the fourth minute, but Mata won and converted a penalty to equalize 11 minutes […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes the authorities have to do more to help English teams in Europe after another dismal night in the Champions League. Losses for Arsenal, at home to Olympiacos, and Chelsea, at Porto, mean there have been five defeats in six Champions League group matches for Premier League teams this season. With the […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits Daniel Sturridge has to be handled carefully to ensure they do not "break" him again. The England international missed six months of last season with a number of injuries, resulting in him undergoing a hip operation in May in an attempt to cure underlying issues. He has made his comeback in Liverpool's […]

Louis van Gaal has cast doubt on the idea that he will walk away from Manchester United in 2017 but admits delaying his retirement would be hard on his wife. Van Gaal insisted on United's preseason tour that he would leave Old Trafford when his contract expires in 18 months' time. Sir Alex Ferguson claimed last […]

Stand-in goalkeeper David Ospina had a night to forget as Arsenal slumped to a 3-2 home defeat against Olympiacos to leave their Champions League hopes in jeopardy. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had warned his side they already faced a must-win tie following their opening Group F loss at Dinamo Zagreb. The Barclays Premier League side […]

Jose Mourinho's return to former club Porto ended in a 2-1 Champions League defeat as Chelsea's miserable start to the season continued. Chelsea lost to Porto on Mourinho's first return in 2004-05 and history repeated itself at Estadio do Dragao as Andre Andre and Maicon scored either side of Willian's free kick in the Group […]

Jose Mourinho has told his Chelsea players they are far from untouchable as he prepared to unleash Diego Costa on his former club Porto. The Blues boss memorably described the nucleus of his first Chelsea side as permanent names on the team sheet, but he believes his underperforming players are short of that status this […]