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Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte had particular praise for Dejan Kulusevski s  big impact from following a dominant win over Southampton.

A 4-1 victory in north London on Saturday marked Spurs biggest opening-day victory since beating Aston Villa 3-0 in August 1986.

Kulusevski was the star of the show, assisting Ryan Sessegnon s equaliser before adding his own name to the scoresheet in the second half, taking his impressive Premier League record to six goals and nine assists in 17 matches.

He crafted three chances for team-mates and finished with a hugely impressive 92.1 per cent passing accuracy, while also making four tackles – proof of his ability to work back defensively.

Dejan made a big impact but also last season. He and Rodrigo [Bentancur]…

Giacomo Bonaventura scored the only goal of the game as AC Milan made it 10 matches unbeaten in all competitions with a 1-0 Serie A win over Sampdoria.

The Rossoneri have experienced a significant upturn in fortunes under Gennaro Gattuso and they dominated an eventful contest at San Siro.

Ricardo Rodriguez saw a seventh-minute penalty saved, but Milan were not punished for his profligacy and Bonaventura netted what proved to be the decisive goal six minutes later.

But the remaining 77 minutes were filled with incident, Milan seeing a Leonardo Bonucci effort ruled out for offside while Hakan Calhanoglu struck the crossbar.

A lifeless Sampdoria team did not offer a genuine threat until Gianluca Caprari squandered a late chance to equalise and seventh-placed…

New Chelsea manager Antonio Conte believes he can help the likes of Eden Hazard reach the level of the world s best.

The 2015-16 season was a campaign to forget for Chelsea, who finished 10th in the table as they surrendered their Premier League crown to Leicester City.

Hazard was significantly off the pace compared to the previous title-winning season, when he won numerous individual accolades, though the Belgium star did end the term with four goals in his final five matches.

And Conte, who oversaw a 2-0 defeat to Rapid Vienna in Saturday s opening pre-season friendly, insists Chelsea have men who can become top, top, top players .

These players, with work, can still improve a lot, said Conte. Because now we have players, fantastic players, who have …

Manchester City s Vincent Kompany has refuted claims he fouled Fernando Torres in the box late in his team s 2-1 FA Cup semi-final win over Chelsea.

The Belgium defender appeared to tug the shirt of the Blues striker inside the penalty area as Rafa Benitez s side mounted a comeback during the closing minutes of the Wembley encounter, with Torres insinuating that referee Chris Foy needed glasses.

But Kompany denied it was a penalty and said he did everything right in the challenge.

I thought it was great defending, he told ITV Sport. I put my body in the way, I did everything I could. He pulled, I put my body in the way this is football. It was a well fought game and not easy for both teams.

The victory sees City s bid to regain the trophy they last won …

Fiorentina striker Giuseppe Rossi is nearing a comeback from a nightmare time on the sidelines with a knee ligament problem.

Rossi moved to Florence from Villarreal in January despite not having played competitive football since October 2011, and he is now finally nearing a return to first-team action and a long-awaited debut.

The striker s agent Andrea Pastorello revealed the Italian international could make an appearance for Vincenzo Montella s side before the end of the season.

Giuseppe is finally out of the tunnel, Pastorello told Radio Blu.

Maybe there will be time for him to debut, but you have to consider that he has been sidelined for a year and a half.

He really likes Florence, he gets on with his new team-mates and he has settled in …

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola handed Phil Foden a first Premier League start of the season in Sunday s clash at Arsenal.

Midfielder Foden has made seven league appearances for City this season but all had come from the bench before his promotion at Emirates Stadium.

The 19-year-old s inclusion came as one of four changes made by Guardiola to the side which lost the Manchester derby last weekend as Nicolas Otamendi, Bernard Mendy and Ilkay Gundogan were also recalled.

John Stones, David Silva, Bernardo Silva and Angelino were the players to make way.

Foden told Sky Sports: It s the hardest league in the world, so to get a start means everything. I have to keep proving myself and showing what I can do on the pitch. I am confident in my ability…

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Former Premier League player Delroy Facey has been jailed for two and a half years after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery.

Facey, 35, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Wednesday alongside semi-professional player Moses Swaibu, 25, who was sent down for 16 months.

A Daily Telegraph investigation revealed in November 2013 that a ring of individuals, including Facey, were responsible for attempting to fix games in the lower leagues of English football.

It follows the conviction of three men in June 2014 in connection with the same matter.

A National Crime Agency (NCA) statement said of the betting ring:  Their meetings, conversations and messages built up a picture of a concerted effort over seven days to engage and corrupt …

French newspaper that Montpellier are pondering a move for QPR striker Djibril Cisse.

The Frenchman, who spent last six months on loan at Al Gharafa, has one year left on his deal at Loftus Road, but everything suggests he will be leaving the Rangers this summer.

According to Le 10 Sport, Montpellier are prepared to offer him an escape route from Loftus Road, but club president confirms signing the veteran forward would be a major gamble.

“It would be a big gamble. It is the coach who decides, not me,” Montpellier chairman Louis Nicollin told Radio Monte Carlo.

Montepellier have been struggling up front ever since they sold star striker Olivier Giroud to Arsenal, and they could really use a proven goalscorer.

The problem is that Cisse hasn t…

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has already been busy adding to his squad this summer

Last season was very much a transitional season at Aston Villa.

The Villans finished two places higher in the Premier League table than they did the previous season, when much-maligned former-Birmingham boss Alex McLeish was in charge.

Last season was a very different story under current boss Paul Lambert.

There was a feeling around the club that Villa were making progress and that Lambert was instilling his style of play into the team.

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Lambert has put his faith in youth and it started to pay with better performances toward the end of the season.

His young players now have more experience of the top flight and it will better prepare them for …