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BBC football tactics correspondent Umir Irfan looks at how Tottenham Hotspur interim manager Igor Tudor’s tactical principles could be the reason behind their poor run of form. READ MORE: Tudor’s tactics: Pinpointing how his choices have made things worse Source link

Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Chelsea winger Pedro Neto after he pushed over a ball boy during the Champions League defeat by Paris St‑Germain. The 26-year-old Portugal international shoved the youngster in stoppage time of Wednesday’s last-16 first leg at Parc des Princes – where Chelsea lost 5-2 – …

Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts are in “a great position” with nine games of the campaign remaining, insists Derek McInnes, although the head coach is predicting “twists and turns” in a tense title race. Hearts hold a five-point lead over Celtic, with Rangers one point further adrift and Motherwell 10 behind. …

Relegation-threatened Tottenham have given their fans “an extended period” to decide if they want to renew their season tickets amid the “seriousness of the current league position” of their men’s team. Spurs gave their supporters until Tuesday, 27 May last year – two days after the end of the 2024-25 …

Sweden coach Graham Potter has extended his contract until 2030, saying he feels “great pride and a great responsibility” as his side target qualification for this summer’s World Cup. The 50-year-old former West Ham, Chelsea and Brighton boss succeeded the sacked Jon Dahl Tomasson in October, initially on a short-term …

Available for 29 days Steve Crossman reflects on a night when English teams go winless in the Champions League. Manchester City are thrashed at Real Madrid, Chelsea let in 5 against Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal score late to level it against Bayer Leverkusen.   TIME CODES: 0:39 Paul Robinson and …

Antoine Semenyo, Manchester City, £8.3m – West Ham (a) FPL managers will have some tough decisions to make next week when Arsenal and City blank – it is likely a lot of teams have Semenyo, Erling Haaland and a couple of Gunners, at least. Semenyo is City’s most productive player …

Available for over a year In the second of two special episodes ahead of the Women’s League Cup final, Emma Sanders visits Carrington and chats to a trio of Manchester United guests to preview the first domestic final of the season. Head coach Marc Skinner reflects on making their fourth …

Available for 29 days Is Stephen Robinson about to be new manager for Aberdeen? Meanwhile, as the fall-out from Sunday’s Old Firm fixture continues we ask where Celtic and Rangers are now and has the Motherwell bubble burst? With Charlotte Cohen, Stephen McGowan and Rory Loy. Programme WebsiteShow less Source …

Rangers will eventually sell Emmanuel Fernandez for “£30m or even £40m”, reckons Peterborough director of football Barry Fry, with the League One side selling the centre-half for £3m last summer. (Scottish Sun – subscription required), external Rangers supporters will receive an allocation of 2,500 tickets for their trip to Celtic …

For a man-to-man press to work well, it has to be done in a co-ordinated, aggressive manner. If any player is late to apply pressure, the opposition player has time and space on the ball, essentially giving them a man advantage. Under Frank, Spurs’ defensive approach was more passive, often …

Oxford United boss Matt Bloomfield said the club wanted to “pay their respects in the best possible way” after the passing of one of their academy players. Teenager Amelia Aplin collapsed during a game against Fulham at the club’s training centre in Horspath on Saturday afternoon before tragically passing away. …

Valverde is not always the headline act for Real Madrid, but unquestionably one of the team’s most versatile and reliable players. On Wednesday night, he deservedly took the headlines. This isn’t the first time he’s stepped up in big moments either. Last Friday, in Real’s La Liga fixture at Celta …

Champions League Match of the Day pundit Stephen Warnock believes Tottenham manager Igor Tudor has “lost the changing room” after their 5-2 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the last 16. READ MORE: ‘Wrong person at wrong time’ – but if not Tudor then who? Available to UK users only. Source …

Pedro Neto has apologised for pushing over a ball boy during Chelsea’s 5-2 defeat by Paris St‑Germain in the Champions League. The 26-year-old was seen putting two hands on the young ball boy in stoppage time of the last-16 first-leg tie, causing him to fall on to a chair and …

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says his side “will try” but acknowledges they are going to struggle to produce a second leg comeback against Real Madrid, after losing 3-0 in the first leg of their last-16 tie in the Champions League. MATCH REPORT: Real Madrid 3-0 Man City Available to …

Galatasary midfielder Mario Lemina heads in the only goal of the game as Liverpool lose 1-0 to the Turkish champions, in their first leg Champions League last-16 tie. Source link

Bayern Munich look set to book a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League following a 6-1 first leg victory over Atalanta in their last-16 tie in Bergamo. Source link

Northern Ireland women will play their two remaining 2027 World Cup qualifying home games at Mourneview Park. Michael McArdle’s first game as NI manager will take place at the home of Irish Premiership side Glenavon against Malta on Tuesday, 14 April. They will then travel to Malta for the second …

Antonin Kinsky has thanked those who have sent him messages of support on social media after a “nightmare” display in Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League defeat at Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. The Czech goalkeeper was substituted after 17 minutes with Spurs trailing 3-0 in the Spanish capital, having made errors which …