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Former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur Coach, Jose Mourinho has been appointed Roma manager from the start of the 2021-22 season. The Portuguese manager will replace Paulo Fonseca, who Roma announced earlier on Tuesday would leave the club at the end of the current campaign. Mourinho was sacked as Tottenham boss on 19 April and had said he would "wait to be back in football" following his dismissal. He has signed a three-year-deal with Roma, who are seventh in Serie A. More to follow.  

Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Tottenham. The news was confirmed by Telegraph journalist, John Percy, on Monday morning. Mourinho has lost his job just six days before Tottenham compete in the Carabao Cup final against Man City. He leaves with the club seventh in the Premier League table, five points adrift of the top four. He won 44 of his 86 games in charge. More to follow...  

Hakim Ziyech goal vs Manchester city today helped Chelsea reach FA Cup final. Chelsea reached the FA Cup final with a narrow victory that ended Manchester City's hopes of a historic quadruple. Hakim Ziyech turned home Timo Werner's pass early in the second half to settle a cagey affair at Wembley. The Morocco winger had earlier had a goal disallowed for offside, while Ben Chilwell also wasted an excellent chance to open the scoring for Chelsea. Chelsea will play the winner of Sunday's semi-final between Leicester and Southampton (18:30 BST). City went into Saturday's semi-final with hopes of becoming the…

Real Madrid bus window smashed before Liverpool Champions League match Liverpool welcome Real Madrid to Anfield in their Champions League quarter-final second leg on Wednesday evening. The Reds have a tough task of qualifying for the next round after losing 3-1 in the first leg in Spain last week. Of course, there will be no Liverpool fans inside Anfield for the game. That didn't stop Reds fans from giving Madrid's players a hostile welcome as they made their way to the ground, though. Videos have emerged of Liverpool fans booing as the coach carrying Madrid's players made its way to…

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored in both legs for Bayern but it was not enough to send them through Paris St-Germain were beaten on the night but held on to claim an away-goals victory over holders Bayern Munich that takes them through to the last four of the Champions League. In a fascinating second leg between the sides that contested last year's final, PSG were threatening on the break, testing visiting goalkeeper Manuel Neuer a number of times and twice hitting the woodwork through Neymar. It was Bayern, though, who broke the deadlock, giving themselves hope of a comeback win as…

Tuchel has bolstered their defence and while this was a performance built on those solid foundations and with Kante and Jorginho as the anchors, Chelsea have already shown they have attacking weapons when required Chelsea survived a spectacular late overhead kick from Mehdi Taremi to overcome Porto and confirm a place in the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in seven years. Thomas Tuchel's side went into this 'home' last-eight second leg - with both games being played in Seville during the current Covid-19 pandemic - protecting a two-goal lead they only briefly threatened to surrender in the dying…

Gent striker, Paul Onuachu, proved his worth as Nigeria’s Super Eagles overpowered the hosts Benin Republic 1-0 in the AFCON qualifier to remain at the top of their group. The lanky striker found the back of the net for Nigeria in the extra time of the keenly contested match. Nigeria had secured their place at Cameroon 2022 even before the game in Porto Novo started after Sierra Leone and Lesotho played out a goalless draw in the other group game. Nigeria were the better side at the Charles de Gaulle Stadium in Porto Novo but a lack of cutting edge…

The Super Eagles have arrived in Port Novo, Benin Republic for their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against their neighbours, THE WHISPERER has learned. Gernot Rohr’s men upon arrival in the city by boat had their mandatory COVID-19 tests. “We have arrived in Porto Novo. We also had our mandatory Covid test done at the point of entry,” read a tweet on the team’s official handle. “We’ve settled in and lodged at the Golden Tulip Le Diplomat Hotel in Cotonou.” See Photos:

Liverpool will face Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Manchester City will play Borussia Dortmund, while Chelsea will face Porto and defending champions Bayern Munich take on Paris St-Germain in a repeat of last year's final. Details later.

Eden Hazard ‘may never play football again’ if the Real Madrid star has a third ankle operation. That is the view of a leading doctor in Spain – which suggests the former Chelsea playmaker’s career could be in doubt. Hazard reportedly wants another ankle operation as he bids to end his injury nightmare at Real. But Dr Jose Gonzalez, who works for Atletico Madrid, has warned this could result at the end of the Belgian’s career. Gonzalez told Ondacero: “Hazard has to train with the team for up to 10 training sessions. In my experience it is difficult for him…