Football: Spurs' Pochettino recalls how he cheered United counterpart Solskjaer's 1999 Champions League final goalLONDON - Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino revealed on Friday morning (Jan 11) that he was among the 90,245 fans who packed Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium in 1999 to watch Manchester United's fabled...

Pressure of Derby is 'pleasure' for Nazri NasirHaving been given the honour to coach the national football team, Nazri Nasir could not have asked for a more difficult opponent for his debut, one that could turn his dream job into a nightmare.Facing arch-rivals Malaysia tonight in the AirMarine Cup at the Bukit Jalil Stadium,...

Football: Valiant Hungary fight back to stun Croatia 2-1BUDAPEST (REUTERS) - Hungary midfielder Mate Patkai scored his first international goal to secure a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over World Cup runners-up Croatia in a Euro 2020 Group E qualifier on Sunday (March 24).The result in a pulsating match threw the group...

Pep lauds Manchester City's 'incredible spirit'ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUEFulham 0Man City 2LONDON • This felt like a little more than a box-ticking exercise for a team with Manchester City's ambitions.There was never any jeopardy, no sense that they were ever in any danger against opponents with all the nous and snarl of...

Football: British rescuers end search for missing plane carrying soccer player SalaLONDON (REUTERS) - Rescuers ended their search on Thursday (Jan 24) for the plane carrying Premier League soccer player Emiliano Sala, which disappeared over the English Channel three days ago, after saying there was little chance anyone...

Football: Sarri slams Bayern over Hudson-Odoi transfer talkLONDON (REUTERS) - Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has labelled Bayern Munich as "not professional" after the German team said they wanted to sign young winger Callum Hudson-Odoi from the London club.Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic was quoted in various...