Cristiano Ronaldo’s role for the remainder of the World Cup is something that has to be “defined”, Portugal boss Fernando Santos said after dropping his captain for their emphatic last-16 win over Switzerland.The 37-year-old was only named on the bench as Benfica forward Goncalo Ramos hit a hat-trick on his full debut to secure a comfortable 6-1 victory and set up a quarter-fin...Full Story »

Bolton manager Ian Evatt admits the club have been rocked by captain Ricardo Santos’ hospitalisation with breathing difficulties.The 27-year-old defender was absent as Wanderers snatched an added-time 1-1 draw at home to Bristol Rovers due to complications arising from a virus.“Rico was hospitalised yesterday with a really bad viral infection and some pneumonia as well. He has had a ...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo could miss Portugal's final World Cup group stage game against South Korea on Friday. · Ronaldo missed training on Wednesday· Santos unsure if he will play against Korea· Portugal already through to last 16WHAT HAPPENED? Portugal coach Fernando Santos confirmed that the attacker's availability for the Group H match is in doubt after he missed training on Wedne...Full Story »

NEYMAR'S sister has wowed fans with a snap of her in a figure-hugging crop top. Rafaella Santos has uploaded two pictures within a week to her Instagram that have stunned her 5.6million followers. She uploaded two pictures of her in a revealing white topCredit: Instagram The first shows a close up of Rafaella in her white outfit while the second shows the Brazilian in the same top accompanied...Full Story »

Bolton will be without their suspended captain Ricardo Santos for the visit of Morecambe on Tuesday night.Santos was booked twice in Saturday’s goalless draw at Port Vale – in which manager Ian Evatt was also sent to the stands – as Bolton had a player sent off for a second straight match after George Thomason’s red against Salford.Declan John was an unused substitute fol...Full Story »

Leicester will be without injured pair Harvey Barnes and Ricardo Pereira for Sunday’s Premier League opener against Brentford.Winger Barnes will be sidelined for several weeks after sustaining a knee injury in last week’s friendly win against Sevilla, while Ricardo, who ruptured an Achilles tendon in the same match, will be out for up to six months.Fellow defender Ryan Bertrand remai...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED and England star Luke Shaw is set to welcome his second child with partner Anouska Santos. In an Instagram post alongside first child Reign London, 2, Anouska can be seen sporting a significant baby bump. Shaw posed for a picture with son Reign London and partner Anouska, sporting a baby bumpCredit: Instagram @anouskasantos The couple announced they were expecting a second c...Full Story »

Leicester have injury concerns over James Maddison and Ricardo Pereira for the Premier League visit of Leeds.Maddison is struggling with a back problem while Pereira has an unspecified issue and both men are doubts.James Justin is around a week away from returning while Wesley Fofana, Jonny Evans, Timothy Castagne and Ryan Bertrand remain sidelined.Leeds new head coach Jesse Marsch could be boos...Full Story »

Bolton have appealed the red card shown to captain Ricardo Santos against Morecambe which would see the defender suspended for Tuesday night’s clash with Charlton.Santos was sent off for deliberate handball during Saturday’s 1-1 draw at the Mazuma Stadium, which was halted late on following alleged racist abuse directed towards the Bolton bench.Midfielder Kieran Lee is a doubt having...Full Story »

Tottenham manager Nuno Espirito Santo could face the sack in the very near future after it emerged that the Spurs hierarchy are to hold emergency talks regarding an immediate dismissal. Saturday's 3-0 defeat against Manchester United saw the side hammered by their own fans, consigning Spurs to their fifth Premier League defeat of the season. The north London side may have approached the clash ...Full Story »

Tottenham were beaten 3-0 by Manchester United and the performance from the home side will raise concerns over the long-term future of Nuno Espirito Santo... Nuno Espirito Santo has urged Tottenham fans to stick with the team in a heartfelt apology to supporters after the 3-0 defeat to Manchester United. His side delivered, without doubt, their worst performance of the season and the display ra...Full Story »

Nuno Espirito Santo said Tottenham are working to get the best out of Dele Alli after he was left out of the 1-0 Carabao Cup win at Burnley.In a throwback to Alli’s struggles under Jose Mourinho last season, the 25-year-old did not even travel to Turf Moor for the game that was won by Lucas Moura’s second-half header.With teams being allowed to name nine substitutes and make five cha...Full Story »

Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo says his side can still qualify for the knockout stages of the Europa Conference League after a 1-0 loss to Vitesse Arnhem.Nuno changed his entire starting XI and left all of his big guns at home in order to prepare for Sunday’s Premier League match with West Ham and a second string were undone by Maximilian Wittek’s 78th-minute strike.The side Nuno...Full Story »

Ricardo Santos will be available for selection following suspension when Bolton host Gillingham.The 26-year-old defender picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Wigan on Saturday and was forced to sit out of the Trotters’ 3-0 loss at Plymouth.Declan John is a doubt for Ian Evatt’s side.Gethin Jones will also be out of action after suffering a fractured fibula in trainin...Full Story »

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has made a strong start to life back in the Spanish capital following his move from Everton, but he is missing a player in defence Real Madrid are interested in signing former Tottenham flop Serge Aurier, according to reports in Spain. Aurier is available as a free agent after his Spurs contract was cancelled by mutual consent on transfer deadline day, with ...Full Story »

The Roma manager is reportedly looking to his former club for transfer ideas. Roma manager Jose Mourinho is eyeing up Tottenham for future transfer targets, according to reports in Italy. Mourinho has made a decent start to life at Roma after he was sacked by Spurs in April and he is now considering raiding his former club to strengthen his hand in the Italian capital. The Roma manager could f...Full Story »

Every manager needs to be given time to sort things out and put their own stamp on the team, but there are occasional situations where it's just a total mess and sometimes it's the easy call to make. We all know that Nuno Espirito Santo wasn't Spurs' first choice to take over from Jose Mourinho, he might not have been in the top five, but he's had a poor start and the convincing defeat to Ars...Full Story »

Nuno Espirito Santo took the blame for Tottenham’s 3-1 north London derby defeat by neighbours Arsenal, admitting he “did not make the right decisions”.Tottenham had no answers for their hosts, who were spurred on by academy graduates Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka – both players scoring and assisting in an impressive victory.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also struck as the...Full Story »

Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo insisted Harry Kane is just getting started after helping Spurs avoid a Carabao Cup scare at Wolves.They threw away a 2-0 lead but booked a last 16 tie against Burnley after going through 3-2 on penalties following a 2-2 draw.Ruben Neves, Leander Dendoncker and Conor Coady missed in the shoot-out for Wolves.Tanguy Ndombele and Kane put the visitors in control i...Full Story »

Nuno Espirito Santo insists Harry Kane's struggles in front of goal so far this season is not the only problem Tottenham have to solve. Despite a robust first-half display against Chelsea in the Premier League at the weekend, Tottenham put in a lacklustre display after the interval as Thomas Tuchel's side eventually ran out comfortable 3-0 winners. Much was made of Kane's performance, as he ...Full Story »