West Ham have been handed an EFL Cup quarter-final trip to Tottenham after dumping long-time holders Manchester City out of the competition.
David Moyes men beat City on penalties on Wednesday to ensure the Premier League champions will not win the trophy for a fifth year in a row, and now a London derby awaits them for a place in the last four. Tottenham reached this stage by eliminating Burnley.
Three of the four ties will be played in the capital, with Arsenal drawn to face League One outfit Sunderland, the only EFL team left in the competition, and Brentford given a home game against Chelsea.
Sunderland knocked out QPR in a penalty shoot-out to reach the last eight, while Arsenal saw off Leeds United. Brentford were victorious at Stoke City, and Chelsea edge…
Cristiano Ronaldo is a great champion but at times he can be annoying , according to Hungary boss Marco Rossi.
Hungary came up against Ronaldo s Portugal at Euro 2020, beaten 3-0 by the defending champions on matchday one following the superstar s late brace.
Ronaldo has scored five goals in three games to lead Portugal to the last 16 and a blockbuster showdown with Belgium, but Hungary head coach Rossi hit out at the five-time Ballon d Or winner.
Ronaldo is a great champion but at times he can be annoying, Rossi told Gazzetta dello Sport.
After the penalty with us he celebrated as if he had scored in the final. People notice these things.
Parabéns equipa! Obrigado a todos pelo o apoio incondicional!
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristia…
Estonia have extended the contract of current coach Tarmo Ruutli after leading the nation through the Euro 2012 qualifying group stages.
The newly signed agreement will keep the 57-year-old in charge until the end of 2013, which will include play-offs against the Republic of Ireland for Euro 2012 qualification as well as the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
Ruutli has already led the national team through their most successful qualifying campaign, which has now resulted in Estonia taking part in their first ever play-off for a major international tournament.
Having finished above the likes of Serbia, Slovenia and Northern Ireland in the group stages of Euro 2012 qualification, Estonia finished second behind former World Cup champions Italy in Group C.
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Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola returned to Brescia on Sunday, and revealed he still felt at home in the Lombardy city.
As a player, Guardiola joined Brescia in 2001 after 11 illustrious years with Barcelona.
The former midfielder had two spells at the then-Serie A club before his playing retirement in 2006.
Upon his visit to the Serie B outfit, the 40-year-old was greeted by a banner from the Brescia fans saying: Pep, pride in our past, a dream for the future .
While his former club fell 1-0 to Ascoli, Guardiola said he was delighted to be back.
In Brescia, I feel like I m at home, he told Bresciaoggi.it. Breathing the air in that stadium means so much to me.
Brescia s young players are interesting and promising.
Guardiola had …
Former Arsenal star Emmanuel Eboue is being linked with a January return to English Premier League, according to the Sunday People.
The experienced defender is almost certain to leave Galatasaray in the winter transfer window and everything suggests he will be back to England s elite division.
The likes of QPR, Burnley and Leicester are believed to be keen, but it remains to be seen whether the interested sides can match the player s wage demands.
Eboue, 31, will be out of contract at the end of the season, but he is already available for sale having failed to make a single appearance for the senior team this season.
The Ivorian has enjoyed seven successful years with Arsenal between 2005 and 2011, making 132 Premier League appearances.
He has si…
Derby County have completed the signing of Aston Villa striker Darren Bent on loan for the rest of the season.
Bent, who joined Villa from Sunderland for £18 million in January 2011, has scored over 100 goals in the English Premier League, but will spend the second half of 2014/15 in the Championship.
The 30-year-old had spent the last two months on loan at Championship side Bright, where he bagged two goals in five league appearances for the club.
We are delighted to welcome Darren Bent to Derby County for the rest of the season, said Rams boss Steve McClaren.
I ve worked with him in the past and he brings significant Premier League and international experience with him.
He adds to our already excellent attacking options. Darre…
Nine-man Chelsea fell to a shock 3-2 home defeat against Burnley as their Premier League title defence began with a stunning upset.
Captain Gary Cahill was sent off after just 14 minutes for a challenge on Steven Defour, but that was just the start of the astonishing drama at Stamford Bridge.
Sam Vokes starred for Burnley with two of his side s three goals before half-time, Stephen Ward also netting in between the Wales striker s double.
In-form Vokes now has seven goals in his last six Premier League appearances after netting only five in the previous 58.
Antonio Conte gave Alvaro Morata 31 minutes from the substitutes bench on his Premier League debut and he scored with a header.
Any hopes of a recovery were dented when Cesc Fabregas was sent …
Newcastle United defender Davide Santon looks set to complete a return to Inter.
Davide Santon expects to seal a return to Inter on Monday after failing to make a single Premier League appearance at Newcastle United this season.
The defender has been a first-team regular at St James Park since his arrival in August 2011, but a knee injury has limited his opportunities this term.
Santon did feature in Newcastle s defeat to Leicester City in the FA Cup third round early in January, but has been an unused substitute in the subsequent league matches.
Life is strange, he wrote on his official Facebook page. I never expected to return [to Inter].
Thanks Newcastle and thanks to all the fans for these three and a half years together, we ve spent many go…
Federico Bernardeschi is holding up Paulo Dybala as the example to follow after being forced to remain patient in the early stages of his Juventus career.
The Italy international joined from Serie A rivals Fiorentina in a €40million switch in July, but was made to wait until Sunday for his first start in a Bianconeri jersey.
Bernardeschi enjoyed quite the impact, scoring the first and setting up Gonzalo Higuain for the second as Juve took a 2-0 lead against Atalanta, only to see their hosts level before Dybala missed a late penalty as the champions dropped points for the first time this season.
And Bernardeschi is happy to bide his time much like Dybala following his 2015 move from Palermo as he looks to establish himself in Massimiliano Allegri s plans.
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Werder Bremen have announced captain Max Kruse will leave the club at the end of the season.
The 31-year-old forward returned to the Weserstadion in 2016 for a second spell with the club and was handed the captaincy ahead of the 2018-19 campaign.
Kruse has scored 11 times in the Bundesliga but the Germany international, who has been strongly linked with Tottenham, Bayern Munich and Inter in recent weeks, will be moving on once his contract expires.
I really enjoyed playing for the club for three years and proudly captained the side too that will always be a great memory for me, Kruse told the German club s official website.
Bremen coach Florian Kohfeldt added: Max is an outstanding player who has impressively proved over the last three years how valuable…