Dejan Kulusevski believes Antonio Conte s coaching style has been critical in his personal improvement at Tottenham after stagnating with Massimiliano Allegri s Juventus.

Kulusevski rose to prominence during the 2019-20 season when on loan at Parma from Atalanta, with his form in the first half of that campaign persuading Juve to spend €35million on him.

Although he played 55 Serie A games for the Bianconeri after linking up with them ahead of the 2020-21 campaign, Kulusevski struggled to find the same prominence and consistency he enjoyed at Parma.

Spurs struck a deal in January to take the Sweden international on loan for 18 months, and the agreement will become permanent for £29.2m (€32.6m) if certain sporting criteria are met.

Kulusevski quickly …

After years of waiting, the FIFA World Cup returns to our screens as the greatest spectacle in sport hits the Middle East this Sunday. The fact that the competition is being held in Qatar isn t exactly sitting well with the majority of fans and pundits out there, but there has still been an attempt from the masses to forget about all of that in favour of what we all know and love the beautiful game.

Eight groups of four teams are set to compete in the final World Cup before the capacity is extended from 32 to 48 in 2026. The expectation is that we ll see a whole lot of unpredictable scorelines, goals and potentially career-changing performances, but in reality, most folks just want Qatar s effort to go off without too many problems.

We can t picture a scenario in which …

Erik ten Hag believes Manchester United can “change the story” of their season once key players return from injury.

This has been a bumpy second campaign in the Old Trafford dugout for the Dutchman, whose side have been eliminated from Europe and seen their Carabao Cup defence ended early.

United’s Premier League title chances are all but over before Christmas and Ten Hag’s side need to build on last weekend’s dogged 0-0 draw at rivals Liverpool when they head to West Ham.

The absentee-hit Red Devils are dealing with several doubts ahead of the Saturday lunchtime clash, but Ten Hag expects their injury problems to ease over the coming weeks.

“Now we have some doubts,” the United manager said.

“We have some illnesses during the week…

Galatasaray have clinched the Turkish Super Lig title with a game to spare in arguably the most satisfying way by beating chief rivals Fenerbahce 3-0 at the Nef Stadium on Sunday evening. The goals that brought this huge victory were the work of two loanees, AS Roma s  Nicolo Zaniolo (two) and Paris Saint-Germain s Mauro Icardi.

Okan Buruk deserves new Galatasaray contract

Having replaced the struggling Domenec Torrent in the Galatasaray dugout last summer on a short-term deal, Okan Buruk has certainly shown he has the managerial qualities to do the job on a more permanent basis.

It s never easy, being in charge of Galatasaray. Every man who gets appointed will invariably be compared to the legendary Fatih Terim, the man who has already returned to fish the club out o…

Commentator Peter Drury is joining Sky Sports to cover the Premier League from next season following Martin Tyler’s departure.

Tyler, who had spearheaded Sky’s coverage of the competition since it launched in 1992, is stepping down from his role ahead of the 2023-24 campaign.

After Drury’s arrival was confirmed on Sunday, he said in a statement: “I’m massively excited to be joining Sky’s outstanding roster of commentators.

Experienced commentator Peter Drury will officially join Sky Sports to cover Premier League football from the 2023/24 season!

— Sky Sports (@SkySports)

“To be working on the best games week in week out with a broadcaster that has told the Premier League story since the very beginning feels like the opportunity …

Cristiano Ronaldo helped Juventus to a 3-2 win at Chievo on his Serie A debut but could not score his first competitive goal for the club.

Ronaldo inadvertently knocked Stefano Sorrentino out cold late in Saturday s clash after being denied on several occasions by the goalkeeper.

The Portugal captain s presence in the box assisted Juve in coming from behind to win, but how did his Bianconeri bow match up to his first appearances for Sporting CP, Manchester United and Real Madrid?

We take a look at Ronaldo s other debuts after the superstar s action-packed display against Chievo.

Sporting CP 0-0 Inter August 14, 2002

After coming through the ranks at Sporting, Ronaldo s professional debut came as a second-half substitute in the Champions…

Ajax will look to reach their first UEFA Champions League final for 23 years when they host Tottenham at the Johan Cruijff ArenA on Wednesday.

Erik ten Hag s exciting young side were 1-0 victors in north London last week, with Donny van de Beek s early goal proving enough to see off Mauricio Pochettino s men, who were missing star forwards Harry Kane and Son Heung-min through injury and suspension respectively.

Ajax won the KNVB Beker on Sunday with a 4-0 victory over Willem II and the Eredivisie leaders will be in the hunt for the treble, while Tottenham are looking to end a bad run of form, especially on the road, having lost their last six away from home in the Premier League.

Either Barcelona or Liverpool will be awaiting in the final at the Wanda Metropli…

Neymar condemned his former agent Wagner Ribeiro for claiming Brazil boss Tite was never fit for office and spent years deceiving the people .

The criticism followed Brazil s World Cup quarter-final exit at the hands of Croatia, who stunned the Selecao in a penalty shoot-out on Friday after a 1-1 draw.

Defeat marked the end of Tite s six-and-a-half-year tenure as Brazil head coach, with the 61-year-old confirming his cycle is over following the game.

Ribeiro posted a picture of Tite on Instagram, and wrote: This man was never a football coach. He spent years deceiving the people, losing 2 cups.

He s only fit to be the valedictorian of the graduating class.

That prompted an angered response from Neymar, who snapped back: Don t talk s*** Wagner! <…

Herve Renard has challenged his Morocco players to help change the face of football on the continent as he begins his bid for a third Africa Cup of Nations title.

The Frenchman is the only manager to have won the tournament with two different countries, having done so with outsiders Zambia in 2012 and Ivory Coast three years later.

But Renard could not work his magic in the most recent edition in 2017 as Morocco crashed out to Egypt hosts this time around in the quarter-finals.

That was an improvement of sorts for the 1976 champions, though, as they have failed to make it out of the group stage in six of their last eight participations.

Reaching the knockout rounds will not be straightforward given that Morocco are in Group D with former winners Ivory Coa…

Brentford are on the verge of signing Hakon Valdimarsson in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Premier League club Brentford have agreed a fee with Elfsborg in Sweden for the 22-year-old goalkeeper.

Celtic wanted to sign Valdimarsson in the January transfer window. Aston Villa also made an approach for the 22-year-old Iceland international goalkeeper. However, it is Brentford who have seemingly won the race for the signature of the youngster.

Brentford are 14th in the Premier League table at the moment with 22 points from 20 matches. Thomas Frank’s side are six points above the relegation zone and are in danger of going down from the Premier League. Mark Flekken is the first-choice goalkeeper at Brentford at the moment. Thomas Stra…