Russia and Czech Republic complete the first day of Euro 2012 on Friday, with Group A starting to take shape after this game. Russia enter the competition looking to emulate a number of strong performances in recent competitions, but in truth up until recently the eastern European nation appear to have lost some of the…

  Russia enter Group A of Euro 2012 as slight favourites, in what should be a tightly-contested pool with Greece, Czech Republic and Poland. Despite this, Dick Advocaat’s men are far from being guaranteed a place in the knockout rounds, as mediocre form over the last number of years has failed to inspire confidence. However,…

Harry Redknapp is blessed with a number of top-drawer attackers at his disposal and a strong squad at White Hart Lane. However, on-loan forward Emmanuel Adebayor has commanded the leading striker role this term, with Rafael van der Vaart playing just off the Togolese marksman. However, with the January addition of Louis Saha to the…

Tottenham's addition of Louis Saha and Ryan Nelsen to their squad, both unexpectedly, were the only deals of new players to come to White Hart Lane in January. With Sebastian Bassong, Vedran Corluka, Steven Pienaar and Roman Pavlyuchenko all going, a number of other new faces may well have been welcome, but were not essential.…

Despite Harry Redknapp's ongoing court appearances and the fixture against Wigan on Tuesday night, Tottenham still managed to have a bit of a hectic transfer deadline day. Louis Saha was brought in from Everton, with Roman Pavlyuchenko finally making his way back to his homeland to sign for Lokomotiv Moscow. Steven Pienaar returned to Merseyside…

Tottenham dispatched lowly Cheltenham 3-0 in the FA Cup on Saturday, and despite the fact that the opposition were several leagues below the London club, several fringe players stepped up once more to show their quality. With Harry Redknapp having a competitive squad at his disposal, things are looking good for the second half of…

With Aaron Lennon pulling a hamstring and likely to be absent from the Tottenham ranks for at least a couple of weeks, Harry Redknapp has a decision to make in deciding who to play in his absence. The speedy winger has become synonymous with Spurs' attacking brand of football and will be missed, but his…

It must be getting close to the transfer window, because today has seen Tottenham linked with five different strikers. From the unlikely to the ridiculous, Amauri, Fernando Torres, Carlos Tevez, Bobby Zamora and Moussa Sow are all White Hart Lane bound if the press are to be believed. The worst thing about all the speculation?…

safc.co.ukMoney: £12 million Current position: 16th Sunderland’s new boss Martin O’Neill has promised to bring ‘Barcelona football’ to the Stadium of Light. But after their poor start to the season, Sunderland fans will take a series of scrappy wins over fantastic football at this period in the season. Steve Bruce was unfortunately sacked following the…

Newcastle - nufc.co.ukNewcastle United are preparing a £20 million January double swoop for Tottenham duo Jermain Defoe and Roman Pavlyuchenko. The Magpies have made an incredible start to the season and currently sit in third place after an unbeaten start and owner Mike Ashley is ready to back manager Alan Pardew with significant investment. The…

Tottenham suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Rubin Kazan in the Europa League on Thursday night, missing out on the opportunity to qualify for the next stage of the tournament. With Harry Redknapp still returning to health, assistant manager Kevin Bond led the White Hart Lane outfit in their long haul to Eastern…

Blackburn are in dire need of Premier League points, and host high-flying Tottenham at Ewood Park on Sunday. With football betting pundits putting Steve Kean as favourite to be the first manager to be sacked from the top flight this season, a defeat for the Lancashire club could see a change on the bench. Blackburn…