Former Liverpool and Tottenham goalkeeper Ray Clemence has died at the age of 72.
The Premier League clubs issued a statement on behalf of his family to confirm he passed away on Sunday.
Clemence, a former England international, was part of the dominant Liverpool side of the 1970s and also enjoyed success at Spurs before retiring in 1988.
With great sadness, we write to let you know that Ray Clemence passed away peacefully today, surrounded by his loving family, the family statement said.
After fighting so hard, for such a long time, he s now at peace and in no more pain.
The family would like to say a huge thank you, for all the love and support that he s received over the years. He was loved so much by us all and he will never be…
It did not take long for Thiago Alcantara to show the Premier League exactly what he can do on his Liverpool debut.
The new Reds midfielder, signed just two days before the trip to Chelsea, came off the bench at half-time at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Champions Liverpool ran out 2-0 winners against the Blues 10 men, with Thiago quickly finding his passing rhythm in the centre of the pitch.
Opta shared after the match that Thiago had completed 74 passes, more than any other Premier League star when playing a half or less since detailed passing data began in 2003-04.
But there was more to the former Bayern Munich man s bow than that one statistic, as Opta s advanced metrics allow us to explore
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Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain ended the season on a disappointing note as they were beaten 3-1 at Reims on Friday.
PSG wrapped up the league title over a month ago, but a run of three wins in nine in all competitions – a stretch that included a Coupe de France final loss to Rennes – had put a slight dampener on their campaign even before they arrived at a raucous Stade Auguste-Delaune.
Reims were good value for their two-goal lead with strikes from Baba Rahman and Mathieu Cafaro either side of half-time, although Kylian Mbappe brought the visitors back into contention in the 59th minute.
But PSG mustered little more without the suspended Neymar and substitute Pablo Chavarria scored an opportunistic third in second-half stoppage time to compound their …
Jordan Henderson s long-range strike gave Liverpool a winning start to their Champions League campaign as they beat AC Milan 3-2 in a Group B thriller.
Liverpool appeared set for a comfortable victory when Fiyako Tomori inadvertently put through his own net in the ninth minute of Milan s first Champions League match since 2014.
However, the Rossoneri are a much-improved team under Stefano Pioli and, after Mike Maignan saved a Mohamed Salah penalty, they took the lead through quickfire goals from Ante Rebic and Brahim Diaz late in the first half.
Salah, though, atoned for his failure from 12 yards by equalising three minutes into the second half and Henderson s first Champions League goal for seven years ensured they took maximum points from an enthralling clash.…
Sadio Mane has reached 100 Premier League goals, with the Liverpool star achieving a rare feat by hitting the milestone without any penalties in his tally.
Mane coolly finished from Mohamed Salah s pass early in Saturday s match at Watford to bring up the milestone.
The Senegal forward netted his first back in October 2014 as he scored the winner for Southampton in a 1-0 victory over Stoke City.
He went on to score another nine that season and followed up with 11 in 2015-16, his impressive and swift adaptation to the Premier League persuading Liverpool to spend a reported £34million on him.
While some may have had their doubts initially, Mane again settled quickly and went on to score 13 times from 27 league appearances in his first campaign.
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Raheem Sterling does not plan to watch Manchester United s game against Aston Villa after Manchester City failed to clinch the Premier League title on the pitch.
Defeat for United on Sunday would confirm City as champions for the third time in four seasons, but they could have completed the job themselves against Chelsea on Saturday.
Sterling scored the opener after 44 minutes and the leaders should have added to their advantage moments later when Sergio Aguero s awful Panenka penalty was saved.
Chelsea improved after the break and hit back through Hakim Ziyech and Marcos Alonso to win 2-1 and turn the spotlight on Villa Park, although City still have three league matches remaining.
I don t think I ll personally want to watch that game, Sterling told Sk…
According to Fabrizio Romano, Borussia Dortmund have completed all the necessary steps in signing Ramy Bensebaini from Borussia Monchengladbach on a free transfer, though the official confirmation from the Bundesliga runners-up is still to come. The paperwork has been signed, and the medical is done.
Dortmund have confirmed the departures of five players: goalkeeper Luca Unbehaun, right-back Felix Passlack, midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud, striker Anthony Modeste, and long-serving left-back/midfielder Raphael Guerreiro. Bensebaini arrives to replace the latter in the squad.
Emotionaler Abschied heute am Trainingsgelände: für all die großartigen Jahre und Momente, die wir zusammen mit Euch in Schwarzgelb erleben durften, Rapha , Mo , Felix , Luca und Tony !
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Neymar scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain made it consecutive wins to start the Ligue 1 season with an emphatic 5-2 victory over Montpellier at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.
The champions started their title defence with a 5-0 win against Clermont last weekend in Christophe Galtier s first league game in charge, and they followed that up with a ninth success in their past 10 league games against Montpellier, despite a penalty miss from Kylian Mbappe midway through the first half.
The France international made amends soon after when his cross was turned into his own net by Falaye Sacko, before Neymar doubled the hosts advantage from a second penalty of the game.
Neymar and Mbappe scored either side of Wahbi Khazri s goal for the visitors, while there…
Real Madrid survived a hostile reception and the loss of Karim Benzema to injury as they dug deep to begin their Champions League defence with a ruthless 3-0 win at Celtic.
Los Blancos quest for a record-extending 15th European Cup got off to a bad start when losing star striker Benzema to a knee injury with 30 minutes played of Tuesday s opener.
Celtic had already struck the post through Callum McGregor at that point and continued to trouble their opponents on their return to the group stage after four seasons away.
But as they so often did last season, Madrid found a way thanks to quickfire goals from Vinicius Junior and Luka Modric, which Eden Hazard added to with a brilliant third.
Liel Abada and Reo Hatate had both asked questions of Thibaut Courtoi…
Arne Slot said it was not an easy decision to leave Feyenoord, but ultimately he could not turn down the Liverpool job.
Liverpool finally confirmed Slot as Jurgen Klopp s successor on Monday.
Klopp signed off on his nine-year tenure in charge of Liverpool with a 2-0 win over Wolves on Sunday.
The German started an Arne Slot chant during his leaving speech at Anfield, and a day later, the Reds officially announced the 45-year-old Dutchman s appointment, subject to a work permit.
We know that trophies are what count and we will do everything possible to make that happen next season. Our fans deserve it and we will fight like hell.
— Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah)
Slot led Feyenoord to the Eredivisie title during his time in charge, as well as …