Gareth Southgate s four-match spell as England interim manager came to a dramatic conclusion as Spain scored twice in the dying minutes to snatch a 2-2 draw at Wembley.

It looked as though Southgate s hopes of landing the job on a full-time basis would be given a major boost as the hosts led 2-0 with a minute of normal time remaining in Tuesday s friendly.

But Spain debutant Iago Aspas bent in a superb goal off the inside of the left-hand post and, in the sixth minute of stoppage time, Isco squeezed a shot through the legs of substitute goalkeeper Tom Heaton at his near post.

It was a disappointing end to what amounted to a four-game audition for Southgate, which also featured comfortable World Cup qualifying wins over Malta and Scotland either side of a frustr…

Pep Guardiola hailed match-winner Bernardo Silva after Manchester City made it three wins on the bounce on Saturday.

Silva was the standout performer as City beat Leicester City 1-0 at the King Power Stadium to sit one point behind Premier League pacesetters Manchester United.

The Portugal playmaker scored the decisive goal in the 62nd minute, had two other attempts on target and created three chances, behind only Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish (both four).

Silva had been expected to leave City in the recent transfer window, with Guardiola confirming in August that the 27-year-old was hoping to find a new club.

Yet with no suitors coming in, Silva has nevertheless kept up his level over the early part of the season, filling in for the injured Kevin De…

Paris Saint-Germain have signed Yohan Cabaye from Newcastle United on a three-and-a-half-year contract.

The 28-year-old France international moves to the Ligue 1 champions for a fee believed to be in the region of £20million.

Cabaye, who joined Newcastle from Lille in June 2011, has been heavily linked with a switch away from St James Park throughout the January transfer window, with Manchester United also thought to be interested in his services.

The midfielder reportedly wanted to sign for Arsenal ahead of the 2013-14 season, and did not feature in Newcastle s first two Premier League fixtures of the campaign against Manchester City and West Ham after the Emirates Stadium outfit had a bid rejected.

However, he went on to make 19 top-flight appearances for Alan…

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The UEFA Champions League roars back into action on Tuesday night as Liverpool host Paris Saint Germain at Anfield.

The two sides have enjoyed perfect starts to their domestic campaigns, so one of those runs will surely come to an end as the two teams face off.

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As has been well reported throughout the week, Liverpool have had an almost flawless start to the 2018/19 season. The Reds have managed to rack up five consecutive victories and sit joint top of the Premier League with Chelsea. Their most recent victory came in the form of a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Jurgen Klopp s troops will be hopeful that they will be able to c…

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In what could prove to be a lively affair from St. Mary’s on Tuesday night, Southampton will hope to find a route back into the automatic promotion places when they host Hull.

Starting with the hosts, making an immediate return to winning ways over the weekend, Southampton are in the midst of what has become a real fairytale run of form. Eventually claiming an eye-catching 2-0 victory away at West From, Russell Martin’s men have their sights firmly set on securing an immediate Premier League return. While the Saints might have suffered a shock 3-1 defeat at the hands of Bristol City earlier in the month, that is the only defeat that Southampton have suffered from any of their previous 27 straight appearances across al…

Juventus are stepping up their interest in Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho, .

The 21-year-old has exploded onto the biggest stage this season and has in turn caught the eye of quite a few top European clubs.

According to O Jogo, Italian giants Juventus were the first club to have made an official approach, which has seen them become favourites for the player s signature.

William Carvalho arrived at Estadio Jose Alvalade as a youngster back in 2005 and he first broke into the first team set-up during the 2010/2011 season.

After spending next two years on loan spells with Fatima and Cercle Brugge, the midfielder was finally given a real chance to shine this term and has immediately nailed down a regular starting berth.

Carvalho started …

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The narrative was strong and powerful ahead of Juventus clash but the eyes of Barcelona players and staff failed to hide the lack of belief that the Catalans can truly pull it off once again.

In the end, five-time Champions League winners failed to score a single goal against Juventus after previously putting six past Paris Saint Germain in a thrilling come-back in the round of last 16. The 6-5 feat against the French champions was described as a miracle, but Barcelona fans learned the hard way that miracles in football are often mistaken for hard work and clean-cut execution of a good plan.

Juventus were there to teach them a valuable lesson and perform a miracle of their own – a v…

Sheffield United were the recipients of a harsh VAR decision but Chris Wilder s side battled back to draw 1-1 with Tottenham after Son Heung-min s opener on Saturday.

After Son who was initially set to be suspended for this match but had his red card for a tackle that led to Andre Gomes ankle injury overturned in midweek put Spurs ahead, the Blades looked to have equalised until VAR disallowed David McGoldrick s goal.

However, George Baldock earned a share of the spoils for the Blades 12 minutes from time.

While Spurs are without a win in five league matches, their London rivals Chelsea are having no such issues under Frank Lampard, as they claimed a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace.

Elsewhere, Everton claimed a vital away win at Southampton, Newcastle United…

He said: “Sometimes you just have to find a way to get over the finishing line and you know then that there are better performances ahead. I think we were in that moment today.

“I don’t think today was ever going to be a classic Newcastle performance, but I think it’s a building bridge closer to where we want to be.

“I thought Blackburn was very similar. We got through, that was the main thing. Today was slightly better again and I’d like to think now with the strength of the group returned that we will hopefully see continued improvement in performances.”

Newcastle were happy to sit back and try to hit the visitors on the break during the first half, and the ploy paid handsome dividends when Alexander Isak headed home after Bruno Guimaraes’ shot …

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has dismissed the likelihood of leaving the club for Real Madrid or Barcelona.

The former Atletico Madrid man has been linked almost constantly with a return to Spain since moving to the Etihad Stadium in 2011.

His goals have helped City win two Premier League titles and a League Cup in that time Aguero famously scoring the crucial goal that secured them their first top-flight trophy in half a decade two years ago.

The Argentina international, currently at the FIFA World Cup, insists he is not interested in a move to either of the Spanish giants.

There s lots of talk about Real Madrid and Barcelona. It s always the same every year, he told Spanish radio station Cadena Cope.

But the truth is that I m going to stay at C…