Robert Vilahamn has tipped Tottenham captain Bethany England to return to her best soon and force her way back into national-team contention.
England returned from hip surgery in December and scored to help Spurs beat Manchester City to reach the Women’s FA Cup semi-finals earlier this month, but has been restricted to a substitute role in the club’s last three fixtures.
Vilahamn talked up the leadership of his three-goal forward ahead of Sunday’s trip to Bristol City in the Women’s Super League, with Sarina Wiegman set to name her latest England squad on Tuesday.
You don’t need to start every game to still be important to the team.
Robert Vilahamn praises captain Bethany England on her professionalism and leadership.
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If a young Premier League midfielder needs advice, in both on- and off-pitch matters, there aren t many better people to turn to than Yaya Toure.
The 39-year-old currently works as a youth coach at Tottenham Hotspur, which basically puts him within reach on a daily basis for midfielder Yves Bissouma.
“He talks with me a lot, he helps me. He gives me advice not just for Football but for life as well.”
Tottenham midfielder on Yves Bissouma on Yaya Touré giving him advice on and off the pitch.
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Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have shown interest in FC Zurich defender Ricardo Rodriguez, according to L’Equipe.
The 18-year-old full-back is already considered a first team regular at Zurich and has attracted a lot of attention with his impressive displays at the start of the season.
Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have been alerted of the player’s potential and they are now pondering a bid for the highly rated youngster.
Rodriguez, who is part of the Switzerland Under-19 side, has four years left on his contract and is valued at €4 million.
The left back was part of Switzerland side who won the 2009 Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria.
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Former French international Jean-Pierre Papin believes that Lille s Eden Hazard can become one of the top players in European football.
According to La Derniere Heure, Papin said:
Eden Hazard is simply an extraordinary player. He can do things with the ball at his feet that very few others can replicate.
If he continues to develop like this, he will follow in the footsteps of players like Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi.
He s such a great talent and a joy to watch for the fans. Supporters come to the stadiums to see players like him in action.
The 20-year-old Belgian winger has been a first-team regular for Lille OSC since the 2008-09 season after making his club debut in 2007-08.
It would be a cliche to say that …
Liverpool could be set to sell Jordon Ibe this summer, according to the Express.
North London duo Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are both interested in securing the services of the winger, who broke into the Reds’ first team three years ago having signed from Wycombe Wanderers in 2012.
He has made twenty-five league appearances for Jurgen Klopp’s side so far this season though only ten have those have come from the start, and he has completed ninety minutes just twice.
Before becoming a regular in the Reds’ match-day squads, Ibe had two loan spells with Championship outfits, first with Birmingham City for the final part of the 2013/14 campaign then Derby County the following season.
Internationally, the former Charlton Athletic youth product ha…
Pep Guardiola s last match in charge of Bayern Munich will see the German champions take on Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal final on Saturday.
Bayern ended up winning the Bundesliga for a fourth straight season, but Thomas Tuchel s Dortmund kept them honest in the title race until the penultimate week of the league campaign.
Germany s top two now meet in Berlin as both look to seize upon the last chance to secure silverware in 2015-16.
With Bayern having crashed out of the Champions League at the semi-final stage for a third straight season, the Pokal crown would give them a double to send Guardiola out on a high.
Meanwhile, Dortmund need to win if they are to avoid finishing the campaign without a major trophy after former boss Jurgen Klopp s Liver…
Joe Lolley has agreed a new four-and-a-half-year deal with Nottingham Forest, according to Sky Sports.
The twenty-six-year-old, who moved to the City Ground from Huddersfield Town just over twelve months ago has been rewarded with fresh terms after a string on fine performances.
A host of top-flight outfits were linked with a move for the winger last month, though he is not committed to the East Midlands outfit until the end of the 2022/23 campaign.
He made his fiftieth appearance for the Reds in a win over Wigan Athletic two weeks ago, while his goal in the 3-1 win was his eleventh for the club.
Prior to his move to Forest, he played ninety times for Huddersfield Town, and was part of the squad that helped them achieve promotion to the Premier Leag…
Arsenal defender has penned a deal to exit Arsenal to join Valencia, who paid a reported fee of €11 million, according to El Desmarque.
This would end a three-year stint at the Emirates, where Gabriel did not feature as much as he’d hoped; it looks as if the 26-year-old Brazilian will make his return to Spain.
Gabriel made his name at Villarreal where he made a name for himself as a stellar defensive presence for The Yellow Submarine.
After paid £11.5 million to nab him from the La Liga side, he arrived in North London in 2014 and only appeared in 64 matches since then.
Now Gabriel will come into a squad that is looking to fortify themselves on the defensive side of the ball.
Also, with the rumours that Ezekiel Garay is not long for the c…
Diego Simeone hailed a complete performance from Joao Felix after his double helped Atletico Madrid to a 3-2 Champions League win over Salzburg on Tuesday.
Simeone s men bounced back in style from last week s opening 4-0 defeat to Bayern Munich to register their first points in Group A.
They did so largely thanks to a wonderful display from 20-year-old Joao Felix, who made it 2-2 early in the second half before securing all three points five minutes from time with an improvised finish.
His two goals came from seven shots four more than any other Atleti player while he competed in a joint team-high of 20 duels, winning 65 per cent of them.
Simeone was delighted with his display and backed him to continue delivering on the big stage for A…
Roma star Nicolo Zaniolo has the potential to win the Ballon d Or, according to former Giallorossi head coach Fabio Capello.
The 21-year-old midfielder has shone since Serie A resumed following the coronavirus-enforced break, having previously thought his season would be curtailed when he tore a knee ligament in January.
Zaniolo produced a superb performance in the 3-1 win at Juventus on Saturday, marking his first start since the reverse fixture on January 12 with a fine assist for Diego Perotti s second goal.
Capello believes the Italy international is a rare talent in world football.
Zaniolo has physical power and strength and extraordinary quality, he said on Sky Sport Italia.
He has potential not just for the [Europea…