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Australia defender Milos Degenek has been ruled out of upcoming World Cup qualifiers, replaced in the Socceroos’ squad by Apostolos Giannou. Degenek, 22, suffered a knee injury while playing for

It ended before it even began. True, Sam Allardyce did get to pick anEnglandteam, and they did obey his first rule by keeping a clean sheet, and they even nicked

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp explained his decision to play Roberto Firmino as a centre forward, lauding the Brazilian’s all-action displays. Firmino has been preferred in a central role ahead of

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has stressed he always believed in Theo Walcott, but has admitted the attacker has not developed as initially expected when he rose to prominence. Walcott was

Watford head coach Walter Mazzarri believes Troy Deeney is ready for an England call-up after the captain’s good start to the season. Deeney, 28, has netted in back-to-back wins for

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas insists he never wanted to leave the club despite speculation over his future. The Spaniard has been at the centre of transfer talk, having played just

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone praised his team’s second-half performance after earning a 1-1 draw at Barcelona in LaLiga on Wednesday. The visitors fell behind to an Ivan Rakitic goal

Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery was satisfied with his side’s performance in a 3-0 win over Dijon in Ligue 1. An Adam Lang own goal, Edinson Cavani penalty and Lucas

James Rodriguez hailed Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane as his “idol” after making a goalscoring return to the starting line-up in the European champions’ 2-0 win at Espanyol. Madrid made

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino benefited from a harsh reality check during his own playing career and has suggested some of his current squad are in need of similar treatment. Although Spurs