Craig Dawson wants to leave Watford amid West Ham interest

Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Steven Pienaar after agreeing a fee with Everton for the South Africa international.

Pienaar, 28, is already negotiating personal terms with Chelsea after the English Premier League title holders met Everton s asking price, believed to be three million pounds.

The former Ajax and Borussia Dortmund midfielder has been heavily linked with a move away from Goodison Park after failing to sign an extension to his contract, which expires at the end of the season.

While reluctant to sell, Everton have been forced to arrange a transfer to prevent losing Pienaar for nothing when his contract expires.

Pienaar joined Everton on-loan from Dortmund in 2007, before Everton agreed a permanent deal with the Bundesliga club worth appro…

Ian Baraclough has been sacked as manager of Championship club Scunthorpe after just seven months in charge.

Baraclough, 40, took over the role following the departure of Nigel Adkins to Southampton in September 2010.

His removal comes after a run of five defeats in the last six matches, one that has left the club inside the relegation zone and four points adrift of safety.

Their latest reverse was a 3-0 defeat at home to fellow relegation candidates Preston North End.

Scunthorpe United Football Club has relieved Ian Baraclough of his first team duties with immediate effect, the club said in a statement.

The difficult decision was reached in light of the team s disappointing performances.

Assistants Steve Parkin and Kevin Pressman ha…

Goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu has extended his contract at Paris Saint-Germain until 2018.

The Italian has established himself as the French champions number one, playing 37 of 38 matches as Laurent Blanc s men lifted the Ligue 1 title for the second season in a row last term.

And Sirigu, who has been with the club since joining from Palermo in 2011, believes PSG have only scratched the surface when it comes to the team s potential.

I wanted to continue this incredible adventure, both on a sporting and on a human level, with Paris Saint-Germain, he said.

I know we are only at the start of something exceptional.

We are going to win a lot of titles together.

President Nasser Al-Khelaifi added that the 27-year-old is an integral part of the…

Chelsea could be in a position to reveal their new manager within one or two weeks, according to chief executive Ron Gourlay.

Runners-up to Manchester United in the English Premier League last season, Chelsea have been without a head coach since the dismissal of Carlo Ancelotti on the final day of the campaign.

Dutchman Guus Hiddink, 64, won the FA Cup during a four-month spell as Chelsea s caretaker manager in 2009.

Now in charge of the Turkish national team, Hiddink has been heavily with a return to Stamford Bridge, either as head coach or director of football.

Gourlay would not give any indication of who the club will appoint, but did reveal Chelsea are hopeful of making an announcement shortly as they look to improve on a disappointing return in 2010…

Fabio Capello is the safest and best qualified option to replace Antonio Conte as Italy head coach after Euro 2016, according to Mauro Tassotti.

The former AC Milan and Italy defender feels the Italian Football Federation (FICG) has a number of options to replace the ex-Juventus boss, who will leave his post after the tournament in France with Chelsea expected to be his next destination.

But Tassotti thinks 69-year-old Capello – who coached England and Russia at international level, while being known for his club spells at Real Madrid, Juventus, Milan and Roma – would be a sound selection.

I do not know what the choice can be, however if you want to play safe, there is Fabio Capello, he told Omnisport.

Capello is available, without a team and nob…

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has no doubt that new head coach Antonio Conte will continue to maintain a high standard of achievement when he takes over at Stamford Bridge next season.

After weeks of speculation, the soon-to-be-deposed Premier League champions confirmed that Italy coach Conte will replace interim boss Guus Hiddink after Euro 2016 on a three-year deal.

Conte heads to England with an impressive CV, having led Juventus to three consecutive Serie A titles between 2012 and 2014.

The 46-year-old, who also represented Juve and Italy during his playing career, subsequently oversaw an unbeaten qualifying campaign for Euro 2016.

And Buck is confident that Conte who becomes Chelsea s fifth Italian coach has what it takes to succeed in England.

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Real Madrid attacker Isco paid tribute to head coach Zinedine Zidane for returning despite the Spanish giants facing tough times.

Zidane cemented his Madrid legacy during a glittering 28-month reign that began in January 2016 and saw him lift three Champions League titles and a LaLiga crown.

The Frenchman sensationally walked away from the Santiago Bernabeu in May 2018 and president Florentino Perez has since sacked two head coaches in nine months during an underwhelming season.

The Champions League holders were humiliated 4-1 at home against Ajax to end their bid for a fourth straight European title, and they have fallen 12 points off the pace in LaLiga. Zidane begins his second spell as coach on Saturday against Celta Vigo.

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Pep Guardiola deserves credit for the rapid rise of Raheem Sterling, according to former Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney.

Sterling has hit 15 Premier League goals this term, with Manchester City two points behind Liverpool in the race for the Premier League title but with a game in hand.

The England international is reportedly a contender for individual honours, his three goals also helping City reach the Champions League quarter-finals, where they will face Tottenham.

And Rooney feels City boss Guardiola has played a key role in the development of Sterling, who accused the media of fuelling racism in an explosive social media post, becoming a key man for club and country.

Raheem is a great person, Rooney told talkSPORT. At times he…

Marcus Rashford can get the most out of Paul Pogba at Manchester United should he learn to make runs in behind like Kylian Mbappe, according to club legend Wayne Rooney.

Pogba had been one of the standout performers at Euro 2020 prior to France s shock elimination at the hands of Switzerland at the last-16 stage.

The 28-year-old scored one and set up another in Les Bleus four matches at the tournament, while also creating eight chances for his team-mates.

He completed nine dribbles – a tally bettered by only eight others, some of whom have played a game more – while his 51 passes into the final third is the sixth-most of any player.

Rooney believes a big part of Pogba s impressive performances was down to the movement of striker Mbappe, who ended the …

Ghana marksman Asamoah Gyan is confident he will be fit for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, despite injuring his hamstring last Friday.

The Al Ain striker has been ruled out for three weeks, but told the BBC that he could recover in time to be fit for the continental showpiece.

The doctors have told me to undergo some treatment and rest for three weeks for me to fully recover, Gyan said. If things go according to plan I will be fit before the Africa Cup of Nations starts.”

Having suffered a similar injury before the last two Cup of Nation tournaments, Gyan, 26, is upbeat over his participation in the 28th edition of the tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, which starts on January 21.

I had similar injuries before the 2008 and 2010 Africa Cup of…