Jurgen Klopp conceded Bournemouth deserved their 1-0 win against Liverpool after the Reds missed the chance to move into the Premier League s top four.

Philip Billing s first-half effort was enough to down the Merseyside outfit at the Vitality Stadium, with three points taking the Cherries out of the relegation zone.

Mohamed Salah, fresh from a brace in last Sunday s 7-0 hammering of Manchester United that saw the Egypt international become Liverpool s all-time top scorer in the Premier League, missed a second-half penalty to leave the visitors licking their wounds.

Klopp believes that could have been the turning point in the game, though he felt Bournemouth, who gave leaders Arsenal a scare last time out, were long overdue a victory.

The last penalty we…

Tottenham have dismissed Cristian Stellini from his role as acting head coach, replacing the Italian with Ryan Mason in the aftermath of Sunday s humiliating 6-1 defeat to Newcastle United.

Stellini took charge on an interim basis following Antonio Conte s exit last month, but the former assistant has been unable to inspire a turnaround in Spurs ailing bid to secure Champions League qualification.

Tottenham found themselves 5-0 down within 21 minutes of an extraordinary meeting with top-four rivals Newcastle on Sunday, the second-earliest a side have ever gone five goals down in a Premier League match.

The result represents Spurs first five-goal Premier League defeat since a 5-0 loss to Liverpool in December 2013, leaving them six points adrift of the third-place…

Steve Clarke revealed Scotland will base themselves in Glasgow ahead of Euro 2024 to “feel the mood of the country” ahead of the tournament in Germany.

The Scots prepared for the previous Euros at a training camp just outside of Darlington in the north east of England before playing two games at Hampden Park in between a game against England at Wembley.

Scotland begin their build-up when they take on the Netherlands and Northern Ireland in March friendlies and will have two warm-up games in late May or early June ahead of opening the tournament against the hosts in Munich on June 14.

The final friendly has been pencilled in for Hampden and the Scotland squad will train at Lesser Hampden and stay in the city centre.

Clarke said: “We’re going to bas…

Italy took another step on the road to qualifying for Euro 2012 with a comfortable 3-0 win at home to Estonia on Friday.

Cesare Prandelli was charged with overseeing Italy s recovery after a disastrous group-stage exit for the defending champions at the 2010 World Cup.

And the former Fiorentina coach has guided the team to a commanding five-point lead in Group C, which they maintained with another win at the Stadio Alberto Braglia in Modena.

AC Milan striker Antonio Cassano and Villarreal s Giuseppe Rossi, reportedly a target for European champions Barcelona, caused havoc among the visitors defence, going close several times before Rossi made the breakthrough.

The former Manchester United forward, played in by Cassano, eluded two defenders and then beat …

Vincent Kompany has suggested he could retire from international duty with Belgium after the 2018 World Cup.

The Manchester City captain has endured a difficult time with injuries in recent years, making just 25 Premier League appearances over the last two seasons, but he has now returned to the fold having finished the current campaign strongly under Pep Guardiola.

While Kompany is focused on performing at the World Cup in Russia and maintains he will be able to he has conceded that this could prove to be his last major international tournament.

It s important for me to be back in this team, he told reporters. I understand that there were doubts about me, but I know my level.

I spend a lot of time 30 minutes to an hour doing extra exercises before or a…

A David Silva brace and David Villa s strike ensured Spain defeated Scotland 3-1 to keep their perfect Euro 2012 Group I qualifying record.

Scotland required a win in Alicante to confirm their playoff spot, but the hosts wasted no time in stamping their authority on Tuesday s match, keeping the ball effortlessly for the opening minutes of the game.

Their possession paid off in the fifth minute when David Villa sent a pass down the left of the Scotland box for debutant Jordi Alba, who pulled the ball back into the box for David Silva.

The Manchester City forward squeezed a left-footed shot underneath Scotland goalkeeper Alan McGregor at his near post to open the scoring.

Scotland created a half chance three minutes later when Barry Bannan showed admirabl…

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While Arsenal might have fallen short last season in the race to get their hands on a first domestic crown since 2004, the Gunners have once again come flying out of the traps this time around. Claiming what was a heavyweight Champio…

Chelsea s new signing Caleb Wiley is hopeful of clinching Olympic success with the United States in Paris.

Wiley secured a move to Stamford Bridge from Atlanta United for a reported £8.5million ($11m) on Monday.

But before linking up with his new team, Wiley will play for his country as the Stars and Stripes aim to claim gold at the Paris Games.

The USA are playing at the Olympics for the first time since 2008, and open their account against France in Marseille on Wednesday, and the aim for Wiley is clear.

The left-back told the Associated Press: A medal. That s what we re going to fight for, and I have full belief that we re going to do it.

Wiley has been overwhelmed with congratulatory messages after his transfer to one of the giants of Englis…

Mongolia beat Brunei 2-0 in the first game of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.

With the tournament still nearly three and a half years away, the nations met in the first match of their two-legged tie in the first round of qualifying in the AFC section on Thursday.

Mongolia captain Tsedenbal Norjmoo scored the opening goal of the qualifiers with a free-kick in the ninth minute in Ulaanbaatar.

Tshering Dorji s right-footed strike proved the only goal of the game as Bhutan took a narrow lead into Tuesday s return against Guam.

Cambodia earned a 2-0 lead against Pakistan, while Macao won 1-0 at home to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh triumphed by the same narrow scoreline at Laos.

Teams that win their opening-round ties will go through to the next phase, w…

The United States were defeated 2-1 by Panama in a thrilling Copa America encounter on Thursday.

A frantic opening paved the way for an exhilarating, blood and thunder match in which both teams had a player sent off.

The first 26 minutes in Atlanta saw the USA have a goal disallowed, Timothy Weah sent off and Folarin Balogun score a stunner before Cesar Blackman equalised.

With the match seemingly ebbing towards a draw, Ricardo Pepi s profligacy sparked a frenetic finale, with Jose Fajardo netting in the 83rd minute and Panama holding firm despite Adalberto Carrasquilla s red card.

Victory takes Panama level on three points with the Copa America hosts, who are in a precarious position ahead of facing Uruguay in their final Group C match.

A rowdy c…