Mauricio Pochettino has left the door open to a spectacular return to Tottenham following the 2026 World Cup. The Argentine will leave his role as USMNT boss following the showpiece event in North America this summer, and he's been linked with a switch to Spurs as a long-term replacement for Thomas Frank at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Arsenal will face Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League last-16, while Liverpool have been paired with Galatasaray. Manchester City must overcome Real Madrid in order to keep their dreams of European glory in 2025-26 alive and Chelsea face a tough test against title holders Paris Saint-Germain. Newcastle are readying themselves for a clash with Barcelona and Tottenham will seek to put their Premier League struggles behind them when locking horns with Atletico Madrid.
Tottenham interim head coach Igor Tudor has acknowledged this current job is the biggest challenge of his career. The Croatian tactician has been parachuted into his first managerial role in England with Spurs' Premier League future at stake after a horror run of form over the winter months. The scale of the task was laid bare in a painful 4-1 debut defeat at home to rivals Arsenal in his first game in charge.
Sweden national team manager Graham Potter has provided a fitness update on star duo Dejan Kulusevski and Alexander Isak as the national team prepare for a high-stakes World Cup play-off semi-final against Ukraine in late March. Both players have been dealing with long-term injury lay-offs, leaving Potter sweating on the availability of his most potent attacking weapons.
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry insists Tottenham has never been a "tricky game" since they moved into their new stadium, and insists interim manager Igor Tudor faces a "massive job" to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Spurs are just four points clear of 18th-placed West Ham following a 4-1 defeat to the Gunners last time out at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Former Chelsea and England striker Carlton Cole has explained how he angered the Blues' then-manager Jose Mourinho by his lack of professionalism, that included frequent visits to nightclubs. Speaking on the Beast Mode On Podcast, the West Ham legend also revealed how Roman Abramovich once stopped him joining Tottenham, as he "doesn't do business with Spurs".
Victor Osimhen has admitted that a potential Champions League round-of-16 showdown with Liverpool would feel "like revenge" for the Premier League giants. The Nigerian superstar was the hero once again for Galatasaray on Wednesday as the Turkish champions navigated a rollercoaster play-off tie against Juventus to secure their place in Fridayâs highly anticipated knockout stage draw.
The agent of John Heitinga, Thomas Frank's former assistant manager at Tottenham Hotspur, has criticised the north London club's haphazard thinking after Igor Tudor was given the top job until the end of the season. Spurs are in disarray and fears of relegation only continued to grow with the dismal 4-1 defeat to local rivals Arsenal on Sunday.
442oons presents highlights from Arsenal's dominant north London derby victory over hapless Tottenham. Featuring cameos from Neymar, Thomas Frank and Dele Alli, watch as Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres dismantle Spurs to extend the Gunners' lead at the top of the Premier League table
Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres says the team feel more united following a heated meeting ahead of the north London derby win over Tottenham. The players held a discussion after throwing away a two-goal lead to draw with bottom side Wolves and responded by thrashing Spurs 4-1. The victory means Mikel Arteta's side are now five points clear at the top of the table, although second-placed Manchester City do have a game in hand.
Arsenal's 4-1 hammering of Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday was marred by two lengthy delays due to communication problems between the match officials. The delays at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium brought plenty of criticism in a game which saw Arsenal return to winning ways with a comfortable win that restores their five-point lead at the top of the table over Manchester City.
If they didn't know it beforehand, then Sunday's north London derby seemingly confirmed one thing for those watching on as Tottenham succumbed to Arsenal: Spurs are in a relegation battle. Igor Tudor was supposed to deliver a new-manager bounce after replacing Thomas Frank, but his side looked severely lacking in quality and, perhaps more importantly, belief as they went down 4-1 to the Gunners to leave themselves just four points above the drop zone with 11 matches to play.
Michele Di Gregorio is facing an uncertain future as the number one at the Allianz Stadium less than a year after his arrival from Monza for âŹ18 million. A string of high-profile blunders across the last fortnight against Lazio, Inter and Como has forced the Bianconeri to reassess their options as the lack of consistency required to follow in the footsteps of legends like Dino Zoff, and Gianluigi Buffon is becoming a major concern for the clubâs leadership.
Football can be a cruel game, but few will experience a Saturday as nightmarish as former Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Josh Oluwayemi. The 24-year-old shot-stopper, who once walked the halls of the Spurs training ground under the watchful eyes of Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte, found himself at the centre of a sporting catastrophe during Wellington Phoenixâs 5-0 thrashing at the hands of rivals Auckland FC.
It was the most hotly-anticipated north London derby since their Champions League showdown of 2022. Arsenal, off the back of two hugely disappointing draws at Brentford and Wolves, suddenly had reason to fear entering the den of rivals Tottenham. Spurs, in theory, were about to be buoyed by a 'new manager bounce' brought about by the appointment of Igor Tudor as head coach, who replaced the unpopular Thomas Frank.
Jamie Redknapp has launched a scathing attack on his former club Tottenham, branding them a "horrendous" outfit that has undergone a "personality bypass" following their humiliating 4-1 home defeat at the hands of Arsenal. The north London derby was less of a contest and more of a coronation for the Gunners, as Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres both bagged braces to leave Spurs languishing just four points above the Premier League trapdoor.
Gabriel MagalhĂŁes couldn't resist mocking Tottenham on social media after Arsenal's dominant 4-1 north London derby victory on Sunday evening. A brace each from Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres gave the Gunners all three points, with Randal Kolo Muani's first-half goal proving to be nothing more than a consolation as Igor Tudor's first game as Spurs interim boss ended in humiliation.
Tottenham Hotspur interim manager Igor Tudor insists he is "very angry" after their 4-1 derby defeat at home to Arsenal, as he called on his players to "look in the mirror". The north London club are now just four points clear of the relegation zone, after also losing the reverse fixture 4-1.
Eberechi Eze has amazingly equalled the records of former Arsenal strikers Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie in the north London derby after scoring a brace against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. The England international scored a hat-trick in the reverse fixture earlier this season, and now has five goals from two matches played against Spurs in a Gunners shirt.
Dele Alli has teased an imminent return to professional football after his emotional homecoming at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. The Spurs cult hero was the club's half-time Guest of Honour for the north London derby against Arsenal, and the former England star revealed he could be back on the pitch very soon.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has sent out a warning to his players ahead of Sunday's north London derby against Tottenham. The Gunners head into the match after throwing away a two-goal lead to Wolves in midweek and having see their lead at the top over Manchester City cut to just two points. As the pressure grows on Arsenal, Arteta has urged his players to stand up and be counted.
'Bottle jobs' is a slur that has often been thrown in Arsenal's direction in recent years, after Mikel Arteta's side finished second, second and second in each of the past three Premier League seasons. While they have grounds to argue against that being the case in those instances, even the most ardent Gunners fan would admit they had 'bottled it' if they fail to claim the title this time around.
Former Tottenham star Peter Crouch is backing his old team to cause an upset and beat Arsenal in the north London derby on Sunday at the Emirates. Spurs head into the game on a dismal run of form and having sacked manager Thomas Frank. Igor Tudor has been appointed as interim head coach and faces a tough test in his first game in charge as he comes up against the Premier League leaders.
New interim Tottenham Hotspur manager Igor Tudor says he has faith in the "enormous quality" of his squad and is "100%" certain they will avoid relegation. Spurs sacked Thomas Frank after a poor first half of the season, with the Lilywhites down in 16th in the Premier League despite progressing to the last 16 of the Champions League. Tudor will take charge of Spurs for the first time on Sunday against Arsenal.
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