Gareth Southgate hailed the tremendous spirit demonstrated by England, who he feels have come together and grown following their entertaining Nations League draw with Germany.

The Three Lions head coach has come under pressure recently following a difficult spell of form that culminated in relegation from League A after defeat by Italy on Friday.

Indeed, England have now gone six matches without a win for the first time since 1993. But they showed brilliant character against Germany on Monday, recovering from 2-0 down to lead 3-2 at Wembley, before Kai Havertz denied them victory.

And Southgate is confident the sticky patch will benefit his players as all eyes turn towards the World Cup, which sees the 1966 winners face Iran in their Group B opener on November 21…

Jose Mourinho’s Roma will take on perennial Europa League champions Sevilla in the final in Budapest in two weeks’ time.

Roma stoutly defended their 1-0 advantage from the first leg against Bayer Leverkusen to secure the goalless draw they needed while Sevilla defeated Juventus 2-1 after extra-time.

Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen threw everything at Roma in a bid to level matters on aggregate but the closest they came was a powerful shot from Moussa Diaby in the 12th minute that hit the bar.

It was a Mourinho masterclass in the second half as Roma denied their opponents clear-cut opportunities, with Sardar Azmoun’s close-range effort going narrowly wide late on.

Roma are bidding to make it back-to-back European titles after winning the Europa Conference…

Paris Saint-Germain forward Edinson Cavani has revealed his Uruguay team-mate Luis Suarez is loving life at Liverpool.

The former Ajax striker joined the Premier League club in January 2011 for a reported £22.7million fee and has been a revelation for the Merseyside club.

The 27-year-old was strongly linked with a move away from Anfield for each of the last two close-season transfer windows due to a lack of UEFA Champions League football and reportedly attempted to force through a move to Arsenal before the current campaign.

Liverpool stood firm and refused to sell Suarez and he has been a relevation since returning from a 10-man ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic last season.

Brendan Rodgers side are fourth in the Premier League table, just s…

Two tournament favourites in Napoli and Tottenham face tricky second legs as they look to progress to the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League.

Rafael Benitez s side host Swansea at the Stadio San Pao
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lo after a goalless draw in Wales, knowing a score draw would eliminate them on away goals, as well as a defeat.

Tottenham face arguably a greater task in overturning a 1-0 deficit against Dnipro of Ukraine when the two sides meet at White Hart Lane.

Yevhen Konoplyanka s late penalty earned the Ukrainian side a slender advantage in the first leg as the English side s 100 per cent record in the competition was snapped.

Should Tim Sherwood s side progress, they are likely to face last year s runners-up Benfica, who hold a 1-0 lead going into their home leg wit…

Rangers are interested in signing Eros Grezda from Osijek, according to the . Manager Steven Gerrard is keen on signing Grezda as a direct replacement for Jamie Murphy. Murphy has been ruled out for the season with a crucial ligament injury, leaving the former Liverpool captain short with options on the left attacking flank.

Grezda is an Albanian international who started his career at Slovenian side Aluminij playing in their second-tier league. After a year and a half he moved to Zavrč for six months before trading Slovenia for Croatia, where he played initially for Lokomotiva Zagreb, and moved to Osijek in 2017. Last season he scored eight goals in 37 appearances.

If Grezda joins Rangers, he will become the third signing Gerrard has made from Croatia since his appoin…

Kylian Mbappe scored a vital goal before getting sent-off as Paris Saint-Germain maintained their 100 per cent record in Ligue 1 with a 4-2 victory over 10-man Nimes.

Having forged ahead through goals from Neymar and Angel Di Maria towards the end of the opening half, Thomas Tuchel s men were picked apart by a feisty Nimes side who refused to lie down.

Antonin Bobichon put the hosts back in the contest with a sweetly struck shot before a VAR-awarded penalty, converted by Teji Savanier, had them on course for an unlikely point.

But Mbappe struck his fourth goal in three appearances this season 13 minutes from time before Edinson Cavani found the net in stoppage time to finally finish off Nimes.

That was not the end of the drama, though, with Mbappe dism…

Arsenal completely outplayed Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby at the Emirates on Sunday, winning the contest by 3-1. The Gunners had 65% possession in the match, forcing the neighbours to mostly defend, especially after the 62nd minute when Spurs wing-back Emerson Royal picked up a straight red card.

Spurs boss Antonio Conte says he prefers his team playing that way, rather than conceding five or more goals.

I don t like to play up and to concede a lot of space and to concede 6-7-8 goals.

Antonio Conte has defended his tactics despite losing 3-1 in the North London Derby

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Real Madrid made it three wins from three in the Champions League after seeing off Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 at Santiago Bernabeu.

Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior were on target in the first half as the reigning champions maintained their perfect start in Group F.

Having converted only two of 36 shots on goal – thanks mainly to an inspired performance by Shakhtar goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin – Madrid were hanging on after Oleksandr Zubkov halved the deficit before the break.

Nevertheless, Carlo Ancelotti s side moved five points clear of their Ukrainian opponents at the Group F summit.

The hosts broke the deadlock in the 13th minute when the ball ricocheted kindly for Rodrygo, whose 20-yard drive was too hot for Trubin to handle.

Rodrygo turned provider …

Shakhtar Donetsk striker Eduardo da Silva has refused to rule out a January switch to Serie A outfit Inter.

The 30-year-old made the switch to the Ukrainian champions in 2010, after failing to break into Arsene Wenger s plans at former club Arsenal.

Inter have recently been purchased by Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir, and the club are thought to be in the market for another forward.

And Eduardo whose contract expires at the end of the season has emerged as a possibility.

I read about this in the Italian press, Eduardo is quoted as saying by 24sata.

It would be nice to play for Inter, it s nice to hear them talking about me in the context of a big club.

However, I do not know anything yet and I have a contract until July.

Eduardo returns …

Bayern Munich s Belgian international Daniel van Buyten has returned to training after one week sidelined with an ankle injury, the German champions announced on Tuesday.

The former Marseille player, who had the best season of his career in 2009/2010, is expected to be fully fit for the start of the Bundesliga in ten days time.

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