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On Sunday, 17-year old Irish striker Troy Parrott made his first-team debut for Tottenham in their International Champions Cup game against Juventus in Shanghai. Having impressed with Spurs’ underage sides last season, Parrott was included in Mauricio Pochettino’s squad for the pre-season tour with a host of reports outlining that the Tottenham manager has big plans for the striker ahead …

There have been a fair few bumps in the road throughout the course of this remarkable season for Tottenham. Domestically they challenged very briefly for the top two at the beginning of the season, but fell comfortably into third, before they, like the teams below them, got dragged into the near-farcical battle for the top four. 13 defeats in a season …

It was another unbelievable night of action in the Champions League on Wednesday as Spurs advanced to June’s final in the most remarkable of games in Amsterdam. 1-0 down after the first leg and 3-0 after the first half, thanks to goals from Mattijhs de Ligt and Hakem Ziyech, Spurs staged one of the most dramatic comebacks in Champions League history …

On Wednesday night, Tottenham followed in Liverpool’s footsteps as they completed a remarkable second-half comeback to defeat Ajax by 3-2 and advance to the Champions League final. 1-0 down after the first leg and 3-0 after the first half, thanks to goals from Mattijhs de Ligt and Hakem Ziyech, Spurs staged one of the most dramatic comebacks in Champions League history …

Last night, Liverpool did the unthinkable as they defeated Barcelona by 4-0 to advance to the Champions League final. Klopp’s men had to overturn a three-goal deficit at Anfield without two of their key players in Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah but completed the most remarkable of turn arounds thanks to a double from Divock Origi and Gini Wijnaldum. The …

Ireland U17s coach Colin O’Brien has named his squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championships, which kick off on home soil on Friday, May 3. O’Brien has named a 19-man squad ahead of the tournament with one player’s inclusion up in the air as the manager is still in talks with Tottenham Hotspur over the possibility of playmaker Troy …

With the Champions League’s last four decided we analysed each of the teams vying for European glory this season. _____ Liverpool How They Got Here: Liverpool did excellently to negotiate a difficult group containing PSG, Napoli and Red Star Belgrade. The Reds finished second, just ahead of the Italian side on goals scored. They won three games, beating each team …

Liverpool left it very late to grab a stoppage-time own goal as they saw off Spurs at Anfield to keep their title hopes alive. Roberto Firmino opened the scoring for Liverpool in the opening 15 minutes following a beautiful Andy Robertson cross from the left-hand side. The home side dominated the first 45 minutes but couldn’t snatch a second goal …

On Wednesday evening, Manchester City returned to the top of the table for the first time since December following a victory over Everton at Goodison Park. Guardiola’s side overtook rivals Liverpool on goal difference, although the Reds still have a game in hand over their Manchester counterparts. The victory also took City five points clear of third place Tottenham who have …

Transfer Deadline day is always one of the most frantic days in the football calendar, whether it be Winter or Summer. Twice a year, every year, clubs scramble to try and pick up some last minute bargains or big money deals in a bid to bolster their squad midway through the season. January, in particular, has seen it’s fair share …

Tottenham Hotspur suffered their second defeat in English knockout football to a London rival in a matter of days as they lost 2-0 to Crystal Palace in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday. Connor Wickham gave the unfancied Eagles, 29 points adrift of Spurs in the Premier League, a ninth-minute lead before a penalty by former Tottenham …

Chelsea will meet Manchester City next month in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley after seeing off Tottenham Hotspur in the semi final. Spurs led 1-0 heading into the second leg, but with Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Heung-min Son missing for the visitors, they still faced a difficult task to advance at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea, who have faced striker …

Harry Winks’s first goal since 2016 handed Tottenham a last gasp 2-1 victory at Fulham on Sunday, but at a cost with Dele Alli joining a lengthy injury list for Mauricio Pochettino’s men. Already shorn of Harry Kane until March with ankle ligament damage and Son Heung-min away at the Asian Cup with South Korea, Alli’s absence for a packed …

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says he fears a “massive problem” after Harry Kane limped off the Wembley pitch with an apparent ankle problem following his side’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester United. Kane was hurt after clashing with United defender Phil Jones in the closing seconds of the match as the visitors dug deep to protect their 1-0 lead at Wembley …

Paul Pogba is set to return from injury for Manchester United’s crunch Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur this weekend, coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Thursday. The World Cup winner missed the FA Cup fourth round win over Reading on Saturday after suffering a blow to the back of his leg in the victory over Newcastle United on New …

Tottenham swept into the FA Cup fourth round as Fernando Llorente hit a hat-trick and Serge Aurier struck twice in a 7-0 rout of fourth tier minnows Tranmere on Friday. There are 74 league places between the sides and Tottenham, third in the Premier League, underlined the gulf in class as they demolished Tranmere, who sit ninth in League Two. …