Richarlison s goal and Jordan Pickford s heroics between the posts breathed life into Everton s Premier League survival bid as the Toffees beat Chelsea 1-0 at Goodison Park.
Burnley s dramatic win over Watford on Saturday left Everton five points from safety with two games in hand, and despite being underdogs for the visit of Chelsea, Frank Lampard s side rose to the challenge.
There were four more yellow cards than there were shots on target during a bruising first half, but the entertainment ramped up after the interval thanks to Richarlison s composed opener.
Vitalii Mykolenko wasted the chance to make it 2-0 before Pickford produced two stunning saves to keep Everton in charge as they ultimately held on to a potentially vital win.
A feisty opening per…
Inter midfielder Hernanes claims that the club could be challenging for the Serie A title over the next two years.
Hernanes has become a regular in the Inter midfield under Walter Mazzarri since arriving from Lazio in January.
With Inter in contention for a spot in next season s UEFA Europa League ahead of Saturday s trip to Parma, the Brazilian feels the club can continue to progress next term.
Since winning five straight titles between the 2005-06 and 2009-10 seasons, Inter have finished second, sixth and ninth, but Hernanes feels the likely investment from president Erick Thohir can enable them to challenge the likes of champions Juventus.
Much will depend on how we close out the season we must do it in a certain way, it will give us confidence and the fans to…
Roberto Mancini was as surprised as anyone over his return to coach Inter, six years after leaving the club.
The 49-year-old won three successive Serie A titles in his first spell at San Siro, but departed in 2008 following the third of those titles.
Following an indifferent start to the 2014-15 campaign, Inter parted company with Walter Mazzarri on Friday, paving the way for Mancini s appointment.
At a press conference on Saturday, Mancini revealed his delight at returning to Italy after a successful spell at Manchester City was followed by a disappointing stint in Turkey with Galatasaray.
I was very pleased to receive the affection of the fans, he said. I never thought I d come back to Inter, but it all happened so quickly. These things can happen in f…
Barcelona have completed the signing of Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen for an undisclosed fee.
The Belgium international was a reported target for Arsenal s Premier League rivals Manchester United, but has now agreed a five-year-deal at Camp Nou.
Arsene Wenger confirmed Vermaelen was headed for the Arsenal exit door earlier this week, and Barcelona announced the transfer on Saturday in a statement on their official website.
It read: FC Barcelona and Arsenal FC have reached an agreement for the transfer of Belgian player Thomas Vermaelen.
The player will sign [a] contract [at] Barca for the next five seasons.
Despite possessing the captain s armband at the Emirates Stadium, Vermaelen fell out of favour due to injury and lack of form last term, …
’s Fernando Llorente is prepared to consider leaving North London this summer, .
Llorente chose to move to Spurs rather than Chelsea last year after he had a very good season at Swansea. However, although he has made 29 appearances in all competition this term, most of them were off the bench and he has so far only managed to score five goals. Unhappy with such a role, the 33-year-old is ready to move again.
The striker played for Atletic Bilbao for the largest part of his career, where he scored 118 goals in 333 games in all competitions. The Basque club are apparently interested in bringing him back, and Llorente said on more than one occasion that they hold a special place in his heart and should their offer arrive, he would, of course, think about it, and the dea…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has exchanged messages with Mario Gotze after the Borussia Dortmund playmaker was diagnosed with a metabolic disorder.
Gotze has not played in any of Dortmund s last six matches due to muscular problems and internal tests carried out by the club revealed the presence of a metabolic issue.
The Germany international was a key figure in the Dortmund side that won consecutive Bundesliga titles under Klopp in 2010-11 and 2011-12.
And Klopp has made contact with his former player, telling a media conference ahead of Liverpool s meeting with Arsenal on Saturday: Yes, we are in touch. We were always in touch.
I m in touch with a lot of my former players. With a situation like this then of course we exchange little messages.
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Edinson Cavani may have signed a new Paris Saint-Germain contract in April, but he is open to returning to Napoli later in his career as he has a deep love for the club.
Cavani, whose brace against Bastia in a 5-0 Ligue 1 victory on Saturday took his tally to 47 goals in all competitions for PSG this season, played for Napoli between 2010 and 2013.
With 128 goals for PSG, Cavani is closing in on Zlatan Ibrahimovic s club record of 156, but the Uruguay international is already thinking of his next move.
I am very attached to my country, my home, my family, my habits and the places where I grew up as a child are things that I miss so much, Cavani told Sky Sport Italia. I always say there is no day which I do not think of my country, my home, my family.
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Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock thinks Ole Gunnar Solskjaer absolutely stands a chance of landing the Manchester United job on a full-time basis after replacing Jose Mourinho in an interim capacity.
Solskjaer begins his United reign away to Cardiff – whom he coached in 2014 – on Saturday at the end of a hectic week at the Old Trafford club.
Mourinho was dismissed on Tuesday, two days after a 3-1 defeat to bitter rivals Liverpool, leaving United 19 points behind the Premier League pacesetters.
United have borrowed Solskjaer from Norwegian club Molde until the end of the campaign, with the view to conducting a thorough recruitment process for Mourinho s long-term successor in the meantime.
Solskjaer on if he wants job long term:
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Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno dreams of a transfer to Real Madrid as he looks to take the next step in his career.
The 25-year-old has become one of Leverkusen s undisputed star players since joining the club from Stuttgart in 2011 and he was linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu earlier this campaign after impressing in the Champions League.
Leno has a contract with his current club until June 2020, but he has acknowledged it would be hard to turn down Madrid if the Spanish champions were to approach him.
It is now my goal to become one of the best goalkeepers around in Europe, Leno told T-Online.
We are regularly playing European football with Leverkusen, but it remains my dream to one day play for a major club abroad.
And Real…
Hertha Berlin have announced head coach Pal Dardai will leave the club at the end of the season.
The 43-year-old, who is the club s record appearance maker, took over the reins in February 2015 on an interim basis and his appointment was made permanent three months later.
He guided the club to seventh- and sixth-place finishes during his first two full Bundesliga seasons in charge but could only steer them to 10th last term.
A run of five straight defeats this campaign has left them languishing in 11th, 12 points adrift of the European qualification places.
My years in charge of Hertha Berlin have been very intense and eventful. I m thankful for this chance and I m proud of what we ve achieved during this time, Dardai said in a statement on the club s…