so, a defiant mauricio pochettino.ow surrounding pochettino himself, who's being heavily linked with the real madrid job. our commentator conor mcnamara is the london stadium ahead of their match tonight. well, this certainly has been a very, very busy period for tottenham hotspur football club, monday night at home in wembley they were beaten by manchester city in the premier league. nowjust 48 hours later, they are back in action again this time in the league cup in the east end of london and up against west ham at london stadium. there is a cloud hanging over tottenham at the moment, not helped by the state of the pitch after the nfl game at wembley. the fact that tottenham are still playing their home games at that stadium and in the background there is a story that refuses to go away linking the coach mauricio pochettino without the vacant spot at real madrid. pochettino is going to have to rotate his squad tonight, he will need to do so with the second game in three days but it doesn't necessarily mean that this

resident fiorentina perez is known to be in a mire of mauricio pochettino who signed a new contract earlierar but who has spoken of his low mood as spurs had not been able to beat the likes of manchester city. then there was roberto martinez whose stock has risen after taking belgium to third in the world cup. arsene wenger has been mentioned, he has not retired but the big favourite until recently was the former chelsea boss antonio co nte was the former chelsea boss antonio conte who is out of work but negotiations have apparently stalled. it seems like conte wants a longer contract and wants to bring his own people, fitness coach etc come into the picture while real madrid want him to work with the current staff and also accept eight shorter contract, probably because they had to pay lopetegui 20 million euros because they broke the contract and he had three more yea rs. contract and he had three more years. there will of course be pressure. the lead—in zidane led them to the champions league only backin them to the champions league only back in may but since then they have lost the goal

mauricio pochettino has been linked with the real madrid job previously — a position which is vacantf head coach julen lopetugi after just four and a half months in charge. succeeding zinedine zidane injune, a 5—1 loss to rivals barcelona yesterday, their fifth defeat in six games — their worst start in 17 seasons. real madrid's b coach santiago solari's been placed in temporary charge, with former chelsea manager antonio conte their main target — here's spanish journalistjuan castro. five games in a row without winning in the league. that is too much for a club like real madrid. but that is not the only reason. there was not any replacement for cristiano ronaldo, who scores 50 or more goals each season. there were no replacements for that situation. and also, there was no big signing after the champions league. santiago salah ray was their coach temporarily, the provisional coach. but they will still be negotiating with antonio co nte still be negotiating with antonio conte in the next hours. now let's check on some of the other stories making the headlines today. kyle edmund has ca

but could they yet go for a more renowned figure head like antonio conte, arsene wenger or mauricio pochettinory has been looking at the names in the frame for one of world football's biggestjobs. real madrid often described as an institution for some, a palace for some, a present, there were reminders everywhere of the glorious past and expected future, he would hardly have found his way around, sucks by staying on the eve of the world cup for taking the real drop been sacked by rail yesterday. that's the brutality of it but the managerjob is to love the way most coveted football for now and it belongs to the santiago coach of the reserve team, how is this part of obligation? translation: i've played and as to in the jersey until my la st and as to in the jersey until my last dropjust like many and as to in the jersey until my last drop just like many others and as to in the jersey until my last dropjust like many others in thisjumble last dropjust like many others in this jumble of left already work we re this jumble of left already work were still here. real madrid is at the same time inclu

well tottenham boss, mauricio pochettino says his side will need little short of a miracle to get past hopes were dented by a 2—2 draw away to psv eindhoven. despite taking the lead in the second half, not for the first time in this season's european campaign, spurs paid for a late lapse of concentration. craig templeton watched this one. reporter: talked on the news as they lost in eindhoven to their champions leaguejourney lost in eindhoven to their champions league journey would be over. after only three games. and they dominated early, but he got his feet and a model. and lozano pounced. 1—0 psv. bi rsta ll model. and lozano pounced. 1—0 psv. birstall they had equalised, but the assistant referee thought otherwise. deemed to be on—side and interfering with play. they didn't have to wait long to restore parity though. lucas moritz fourth of the season meant it was level at the break. 0nce moritz fourth of the season meant it was level at the break. once more, spurs were in control but this time they capitalised on it. erickson findings kane who doesn't miss from there. now was the t

tottenham manager mauricio pochettino says they don't deserve to be in the champions league, and only to blame after throwing away another late lead — this time drawing at psv eindhoven. it was all going well when harry kane put t spurs 2—1 ahead. but goalkeeper hugo lloris was sent off 10 minutes from time and the dutch side equalised. that leaves tottenham with just one point from their three group games and on the brink of elimination. england's matthew fitzpatrick and tommy fleetwood are in the mix after the first round of the world golf championships event in shanghai. american patrick reed leads the way but fitzpatrick is only three shots back on five under par. and european ryder cup star fleetwood is one shot further behind after he carded a four under par round of 68. the world number eight karolina pliskova is into the semi—finals of the wta finals in singapore after beating petra kvitova in straight sets. pliskova had never beaten her fellow czech but ended that run with a 6—3, 6—4 victory to reach the last four. kvitova finishes bottom of the group. the defending champions

mauricio pochettino is being courted by real madrid at the moment. cost £1 billion —— building a new stadium. they have not been able to spend as much on players. it is all very well having a new stadium, but you need players. pochettino has been blamed for the steady not being ready and the cost of it. i think it's getting better. we always talk about them at this time of year. they will not be many of them again. the restaurants swapping the sprout is for kayal. —— kale. kale phil smith... -- kale feels a bit. the long freezing winter followed feels a bit. the long freezing wi nter followed by feels a bit. the long freezing winter followed by a feels a bit. the long freezing winterfollowed by a record—breaking heatwave left many plants parched. farmers have reported low crops of many vegetables including brussel sprout is. carol was out and about with pumpkins, but the giant pumpkins, not so many of those around either. you only need two brussel sprout seach. around either. you only need two brussel sprout seachlj around either. you only need two b

tottenham manager mauricio pochettino says they don't deserve to be in the champions league, and only. it was all going well when harry kane put spurs 2—1 ahead. but goalkeeper hugo lloris was sent off 10 minutes from time and the dutch side equalised. that leaves tottenham with just one point from their three group games and on the brink of elimination. england have moved up to 5th in the latest fifa men's world rankings — their highest position for five years. gareth southgate's men are unbeaten in all four games since reaching the semi finals at this summer's world cup, including victory over spain in the nations league last time out. wales move up a place to 18th while northern ireland drop six places to 34th. scotland are 40th with belgium top of the rankings. we saw tears of joy from kyle edmund, after he won his first atp title in antwerp at the weekend. and he's carried his run of good form into the vienna 0pen. he beat diego schwartzman in straight sets, to earn a meeting with fernando verdasco this afternoon, for a place in the quarter—finals. and slone stephens has given th

manager mauricio pochettino, star striker harry kane, son heung—min and eric dier have all signed newwhelming support and kind wishes." the club have opened a book of condolence at it‘s king power stadium for its owner, vichai srivaddhanaprabha and four others who died in a helicopter crash outside the ground on saturday evening. the book will be in a marquee outside the club "for the foreseeable future", with an online version also available. leicester‘s scheduled efl cup match with southampton tonight has been postponed. england captain steph houghton looks set to win her 100th cap after being named in the squad for the upcoming friendlies against austria and sweden. houghton, who made her debut in 2007, is one of seven manchester city players in the squad, including nikita parris, kiera walsh and georgia stanway — the 19—year—old yet to play for the senior side. there‘s also a call up for uncapped chioma ubogagu. she won the under 20 world cup playing for the united states but was born in london so is eligible to represent england. she currently plays in australia. manchester city

mauricio pochettino's side face west ham on saturday, 3 o'clock kick off. have now won three in a row and are enjoying a good start to the domestic season. something he is keen to note. i need to remember everyone that is our best start, after the game. the premier league, start after eight games for tottenham, of course the perception it is we lose again in the champions league but we have one point more than last season and i am not happy with that because we are fifth of the table and the ambition is to be on top. spurs might be enjoying a good start but it's not as good as their rivals arsenal. the gunners — who are fourth — have won their last 9 games and play leicester on monday. last time out they beat fulham 5—1, the fans then were chanting "we've got our arsenal back". but boss unai emery‘s keen to play down expextations. down expectations. a supporter can enjoy that. but also, we are speaking of the reality every day and we need to improve because for example the match against fulham is a good result. a good game in 90 minutes but the first 45 min

mauricio pochettino's expression says it all.ts, to earn a meeting with fernando verdasco for a place in the quarter—finals. slone stephens has given the wta finals some real excitement — she beat kiki bertens to leave their group wide open. with wimbledon champion angelique kerber beating naomi 0saka in the other game, all four players can still qualify for the semi—finals, orbe knocked out — it all comes down to the last round of matches. gloucester fly— half danny cipriani has been banned for three weeks, for a dangerous tackle. he was sent off in their xup defeat by munster on saturday, for a high tackle on rory scannell. it could have been worse, though — the minimum ban is usually six weeks, but it was reduced because of his good disciplinary record. double 0lympic champion max whitlock returns to action at the world gymnastics chmpionships in doha, with a point to prove. after a disappointing commonwealths and european championships, he'll be leading men's team confident he can produce this time. looking forward to getting