Nick Wright

Tottenham were stunned by Sporting Lisbon as two late goals condemned Antonio Conte’s side to a 2-0 defeat in their Champions League Group D clash at Estadio Jose Alvalade.

The Sky Sports England World Cup squad ladder ranks the top 40 players in contention for a place in Gareth Southgates 26-man squad for Qatar 2022

Rodrigo Bentancur tells Sky Sports how he became a key player for Antonio Conte at Spurs and pays tribute to fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone; watch Tottenham vs Everton live on Sky Sports Premier League from 4.30pm on Saturday; kick-off 5.30pm

The Champions League group stage featured embarrassing exits for Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Juventus; Simon Mignolet led surprise package Club Brugge into the last 16; Khvicha Kvaradona Kvaratskhelia became the competitions breakout star

Alisson Becker tells Sky Sports how Liverpool are fighting to overcome their recent problems and why Claudio Taffarel has taken his game to another level; watch Tottenham vs Liverpool live on Sky Sports Premier League from 3.30pm on Sunday; kick-off 4.30pm

Emile Smith Rowe is finally pain-free having had surgery on a long-standing groin issue; Arsenal youngster excelled last season and could be crucial in the run-in; watch Fulham v Arsenal live on Sky Sports Premier League from 1pm on Sunday; kick-off 2pm

When Esteban Granero’s playing career was winding down and he was pondering what to do next, he began to explore the use of data in football. There was so much of it available. But how, he wondered, could it be used more effectively? Olocip was born. The company, of which Granero, a former Real Madrid midfielder, is founder and CEO, specialises in the development and application of artificial intelligence in football and has been active since 2016, long before the technology exploded into the pu…

Pep Guardiola grimaced and raised a hand over his eyes, his reaction - a mixture of bemusement and relief - captured on camera during Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Red Star Belgrade. He had just watched his goalkeeper, Ederson, sprint off his line and pull off an audacious Cruyff turn to evade striker Osman Bukari some 30 yards out. Even by his standards, this was high-risk. Not that Ederson saw it that way. “I didn’t think it was a risk,” he tells Sky Sports with a grin. It is the morning afte…

There were plenty of moments for Arsenal supporters to savour during their long-awaited 1-0 win over Manchester City. William Saliba’s bodycheck on Erling Haaland; Gabriel Martinelli’s emphatic winner. Ben White’s nutmeg on Jeremy Doku was another. The piece of trickery, in the penultimate minute of normal time at the Emirates Stadium, was celebrated as a show of impudence and composure under pressure. But in conversation with Sky Sports two weeks later, the player himself remembers it different…

James Milner will not forget his first meeting with Jeremy Doku. The only positive for him is that it did not last long. The 37-year-old was mercifully substituted at half-time at the Etihad Stadium after becoming just the latest Premier League defender to be left dizzied and disorientated by Manchester City’s new No 11. For Brighton, the damage was already done. Doku set up Julian Alvarez’s opener. Erling Haaland added another. Roberto De Zerbi’s side were beaten. The assist was Doku’s second o…