Three months after Sala's death, dad diesPARIS • The father of Emiliano Sala, Horacio, has died at the age of 58 following a heart attack, the mayor of the village where he lived in Argentina's Santa Fe province said yesterday. His sudden death comes just three months after his son, Argentina striker Emiliano, was killed...

Football: Griezmann fires Atletico level with BarcelonaMADRID (AFP) - Atletico Madrid moved level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona after Antoine Griezmann's second-half penalty was enough to see off Espanyol 1-0 on Saturday (Dec 22).Griezmann smashed home from the spot 10 minutes after the break to give Diego Simeone's...

Football: Tottenham's collective strength can overcome Ajax's young brigade in semi-finals, says PochettinoLONDON (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE) - Mauricio Pochettino has told Tottenham to shrug off the absence of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min as they prepare to face Ajax in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on...

'Salty' language: 'Puppet'LONDON • Jose Mourinho has appeared to suggest Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has become "a puppet" at Manchester United, with the former manager alluding to certain players having too much power.After succeeding the sacked Portuguese, initially on an interim basis in December, Solskjaer won over his...

Football: Jose Mourinho targets June return to club management, rules out handling national team(REUTERS) - Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is targeting a return to club management during the close season in June and has an idea about the type of club he wants to take charge of, the Portuguese has said.The...

Match points: Arsenal v Manchester UnitedKey battlesMatteo Guendouzi v Paul PogbaGuendouzi may have edged ahead of Lucas Torreira for a spot in Unai Emery's strongest side but, with the Uruguayan suspended, he will have to start. His energy could make him well suited to the task of tracking his fellow Frenchman Pogba,...