Through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and on track to finish in the top four of the Premier League despite making no signings, it is impossible to argue that Tottenham are not having a good season.

But Spurs record against other teams considered part of the big six Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and rivals Arsenal continues to be underwhelming at best.

This season has seen Spurs fail to win either of their north London derby meetings against Unai Emery s side in the Premier League, while they were beaten by Chelsea in the EFL Cup semi-finals.

Mauricio Pochettino has done a fantastic job at the club, earning links to United and Real Madrid, but Spurs apparent inability to dominate other top teams counts against him.

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Robinho has reached an agreement to join Sivasspor, the Turkish Super Lig side have announced.

The former Real Madrid and Manchester City forward was released by Atletico Mineiro when his contract expired at the end of last month.

A statement on Sivasspor s official website read: The Brazilian striker Robinho, whom we have been seeing for a long time [and] who we have agreed to [sign] in principle, will be in Sivas tomorrow [Tuesday].

After the final negotiations, he will sign a formal contract with us.

The length of Robinho s intended deal with Sivasspor, who are eighth in the table after winning promotion to the top flight as TFF First League champions last season, has not been disclosed.

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Ronaldo has hailed Inter s capture of Romelu Lukaku and believes the partnership with Lautaro Martinez will be almost perfect .

Belgian striker Lukaku returns to Inter following a disappointing season with Chelsea, where he fell down Thomas Tuchel s pecking order following an interview where he expressed his desire to rejoin the Nerazzurri.

That move materialised in the current window, with Lukaku arriving on loan, having struck 30 goals across all competitions during Inter s Serie A title-winning 2020-21 campaign.

Ronaldo believes Inter would have defended their title if Lukaku had remained at the club last season, when Milan narrowly pipped them to the crown, and rates him as a guarantee to shine in the upcoming campaign.

It will be a good fight betw…

Competition: Bundesliga

Market: Borussia Dortmund to beat Wolfsburg

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Germany s top league is back for another round of games that will continue to excite and enthral fans across the world. Bayern Munich are continuing to dominate at the top of the league, but the rest of the table has remained incredibly tight, with a single victory often helping a team to rise a number of places. With all of this in mind, Borussia Dortmund host Wolfsburg on Sunday.

Borussia Dortmund have been battling at the top of the league this season as they look to turnaround a slump that has seen them lose ground on leaders Bayern. After 18 games they have won eight, drawn four and lost five, scoring 39 goals and conceding 24 times. In their last five they have draw…

Market: Burnley to beat Leicester

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Two teams that are directly battling it out for Europa League football next season, a resurgent Burnley will look to carry on their recent form.

For Sean Dyche s Burnley side, while the Clarets may have struggled at the turn of the New Year, Burnley are heading towards a record-breaking finish in the Premier League and have now embarked on a four-match winning run. Sat four points over their opponents on Saturday afternoon, the Clarets recent form can be put down to the recent form of forward Ashley Barnes who now has four goals in his last five games. Burnley also boasts a stellar record over the Foxes, Burnley have only been beaten by Lecister once in 12 attempts, a run stemming back to August 2010.

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Former Argentina international Hernan Crespo insisted disgruntled attacker Lionel Messi has been unfortunate not to have won a major trophy with the South American giants.

Messi dropped a bombshell following Argentina s shoot-out defeat to Chile in last month s Copa America Centenario decider, announcing his plan to retire from international football.

The 29-year-old and five-time Ballon d Or winner the nation s all-time leading goalscorer was visibly dejected post-match after missing a penalty as he suffered a fourth loss and third in succession in a major final with Argentina.

Regardless of whether or not Messi follows through in retiring, Crespo believes Argentina are on track to end their 23-year wait for a major title.

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After making an immediate impact as caretaker manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has taken over the reins at Manchester United on a permanent basis.

Since replacing Jose Mourinho in December, the Norwegian has wasted little time revitalising the dynamic attacking play that characterised so much of legendary manager Alex Ferguson s time at the club – something that had been sorely missing since the Scot retired in 2013.

Ferguson, who won 65.2 per cent of his 810 Premier League games in charge, had appeared to leave the Red Devils in a healthy state, having just won the title by 11 points, but a series of managers have found stepping into his shoes a thankless task.

Here, we take a look at the men who have been in the Old Trafford hot seat since Ferguson s departure…

Atletico Madrid talisman Antoine Griezmann is more difficult to defend against than Lionel Messi, according to Sporting CP head coach Jorge Jesus.

Sporting visit the Wanda Metropolitano in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday, with both clubs looking to salvage continental campaigns stunted by Champions League group-stage exits.

Jesus side finished third in a tough Group D topped by Barcelona, although the use of man-marking tactics proved effective in keeping Messi scoreless over two meetings.

However, the Sporting boss is adamant that approach would prove ineffective against the in-form Griezmann, who has netted 10 goals in his last seven club appearances.

I think [we will not use the same method] because Messi is very differ…

German international turned professional wrestler Tim Wiese claims he is fitter now than when he played regularly in the Bundesliga.

The former Kaiserslautern, Werder Bremen and Hoffenheim goalkeeper retired in 2014 and has since pursued a career in professional wrestling. 

He also won six caps for Germany between 2008 and 12.

He is due to make his in-ring WWE debut No
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v. 3 in Munich after being invited to join a training camp earlier this year. 

Wiese says he trains for up to four hours a day to maintain his physique. 

As a goalkeeper, you only have to walk around a bit in the workout, Wiese told Bild.  But the weight is much bigger in wrestling, moving 120 kilos is more strenuous than 90.

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Marseille will hope their Europa League final clash with Atletico Madrid on Wednesday brings to an end a sustained period of underachievement for what many would consider a sleeping giant of European football.

As a club, Marseille are no strangers to European finals, having won the Champions League in 1992-93, two years after finishing runners-up.

They also reached the final of the Europa League in its former guise as the UEFA Cup in 1999 and 2004, losing on both occasions.

However, before this season, Marseille have had a minimal impact on European competitions in the interim, with a quarter-final spot in the 2011-12 Champions League the best they have mustered.

They are once again on the verge of bringing a European trophy back to the Velodrome, but, as…