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Team news: Tottenham were without the suspended Eric Dier as well as without Hugo Lloris, Ryan Sessegnon, Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur, while Milan had to do without Ciprian Tătăruşanu, Sergiño Dest, Aster Vranckx, Yacine Adli, Tiémoué Bakayoko and Zlatan Ibrahimović who were out of the Champions League list.

Argentina have won the 2022 World Cup after emerging victorious from a penalty shootout in a scarcely-believable final against France.Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as the 2018 champions twice came from behind after Lionel Messi's brace had twice put Argentina ahead.But Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni missed from 12 yards before Gonzalo Montiel netted the decisive spot-kick to spark wild scenes of celebration.

LUSAIL, Qatar  Lionel Messi had to wait, and wait, and wait.He had to wait until he was 35.He had to wait until he had already lost a World Cup final.He had to wait after he had seemed to have won it for Argentina in normal time, and he had to wait after he had believed he beaten France again in extra time.

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Chris WrightToe Poke writer



With 62 games now done and dusted, just two matches are yet to be played at the World Cup in Qatar: the third-place playoff between Croatia and Morocco on Saturday, Dec. 17 and then the small matter of the final itself, between Argentina and defending champions France 24 hours later.

Arsenal cruised their way to a 2-0 win in this afternoon's 193rd instalment of the North London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.An early own goal from Hugo Lloris after a Bukayo Saka cross set the tone for the match, as Tottenham failed to produce any significant threat throughout the 90 minutes of the match.

Switzerland international goalkeeper Gregor Kobel has been linked with a move away from Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season.The 25-year-old goalkeeper has a contract with the German club until the summer of 2026 and a number of Premier League clubs are looking to snap him up.A report from Blick claims that Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are hoping to sign the player during the summer transfer window and they have already expressed an interest in the player.

Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford at the end of the season.The player has been linked with a move to north London club Tottenham Hotspur but a report from Football Insider claims that Chelsea have now joined the race to sign the 26-year-old.

Man United are amongst the teams keeping an eye on Brentford's David Raya.David de Gea has certainly regained his position as the undisputed number one at Manchester United this season, proving his worth to Erik ten Hag.No doubt contract talks are taking place behind the scenes, though United need some competition for the superstar Spaniard.

Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham have all shown interest in the Brentford goalkeeper David Raya, who will enter the final year of his contract this summer.The 27-year-old Spaniard has yet to agree new terms at Brentford and is likely to be available for a reduced price if no new deal is signed before next season.

On 27 March 2021, the Republic of Ireland fell to a 1-0 defeat at home in a qualifier for a major tournament.On 27 March 2023, they endured the exact same fate, only this time the result attracted more upbeat appraisals of the team's trajectory.Two years ago, disbelief and embarrassment hit the Republic like a hammer as Luxembourg pulled off a major upset in Dublin.

Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to eight points as they beat Tottenham 2-0 in the north London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.The league leaders burst into a commanding first half performance, profiting from a Hugo Lloris own goal before a stunning Martin Odegaard strike put daylight between the two sides.

P atrick Vieira told his Crystal Palace players they need to be more clinical, after his side failed to capitalise on their first-half dominance on Wednesday night.Palace were the better team against Tottenham in the opening 45 minutes, but could not take advantage and suffered another heavy home defeat.

(Image credit: Getty Images) In the 19th minute of Manchester United's 3-1 loss to Aston Villa on Sunday, David De Gea set a new Premier League record - and this time, it wasn't to do with the amount of saves he had made in a match, or how many one-on-ones in a game he managed to stop the attacker from scoring in.

Tottenham Hotspur welcome Aston Villa to north London in the Premier League on Sunday.Unlike many revellers with sore heads, Spurs historically love New Year's Day.No team has recorded more Premier League victories (10) or scored more goals (32) on 1 January than Spurs in the competition's history.Here's the XI Antonio Conte may deploy to extend Tottenham's stellar record at the start of a new year.

The former France defender will be backing his country to lift the trophy in Qatar in Sunday's World Cup final, with the Tottenham and Manchester United stars key to their defence.On Wednesday [in the semi-final win over Morocco], Hugo Lloris had to show his quality, he told Genting Casino.A lot of people criticise him, especially in England, and Varane too.

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Imagine having the master that is Lionel Messi and the young, already very exciting talent of Kylian Mbappe at your disposal.

France's quest to repeat as champion reached a climactic stage today when Les Bleus nipped Morocco, 2-0, on goals by Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani to advance to the World Cup final.In denying Morocco, the tournament darling, an implausible berth in the final match, France became the first nation in more than two decades to qualify for consecutive finals.

Hugo Lloris is confident Tottenham team-mate Harry Kane will continue to shine for club and country following his costly penalty miss in England's World Cup quarter-final defeat to France.Goalkeeper Lloris is preparing for a semi-final showdown with Morocco after watching Kane blaze a late spot-kick over his crossbar during Les Bleus' 2-1 win over Gareth Southgate's side.

Tottenham qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League as Group D winners after snatching a 2-1 victory in Marseille with the last kick of the game.Spurs looked to be heading into the Europa League after a listless first-half performance in a hostile environment saw them trail to Chancel Mbemba's header.