Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel admitted he is concerned about Christian Pulisic being overused by the United States during the international break.

Pulisic has made just two substitute appearances for Chelsea since sustaining an ankle injury while away with USA in September.

The 23-year-old played 16 minutes in last week s Champions League win at Malmo and the final five minutes of Saturday s 1-1 draw with Burnley in the Premier League.

He came through those games unscathed and will now link up with his national team for their World Cup qualifiers against Mexico and Jamaica over the next eight days.

However, Tuchel has urged caution as Pulisic battles to overcome the persistent ankle problem that has restricted him to just four club appearances in 2021-…

As we inch closer to the New Year, we have another stacked schedule from up and down England s footballing tiers this weekend. On that note, for those of you looking to stick on a Saturday acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.

Saturday November 27th

BST 15:00 Gillingham vs Portsmouth 

Starting with Saturday s guests, after backing Portsmouth in our acca last weekend, the south coast outfit should be looking to extend on their recent purple patch here. While there might have been some questions surrounding Danny Cowley s position after a worrying start to the 2021/22 campaign, the Blues have started to skyrocket their way up the League One table. Eventually missing out on a play-off spot last season, the former Li…

Many of the world s best players will be on show in Brazil over the next few weeks for the 2019 edition of the Copa America, but there will also be some talents hoping to use the tournament as a springboard.

For every Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Luis Suarez and James Rodriguez there will be a less familiar name attempting to establish himself on the international stage, potentially earning a big move.

The tournament sees the traditional CONMEBOL nations take part, plus guests Qatar and Japan, the latter of whom have named a squad mostly made up of players likely to feature in next year s Olympics.

With the Copa America starting on Friday, we have spoken to the experts to identify one potential breakout star to watch for each nation.

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Hoping to find a route into the top-half of the Premier League table, Aston Villa will make the trip to Carrow Road when they face off against Norwich on Tuesday night.

Starting with the hosts, while Norwich might have put in an eye-catching display on home soil over the weekend, there is no doubt that Dean Smith s new squad would have been disappointed at Carrow Road. Eventually falling to a close-fought defeat against Manchester United on Saturday evening, the former Aston Villa boss will now be looking to get one over on his former employers. However, although the east Anglia outfit might have found back-to-back Premier League wins on either side of November s international break, Norwich are still tipped as a leading releg…

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Spain have won the last two European Championships and Sergio Ramos says that success has forced them to look at reinventing themselves.

Luis Aragones guided Spain to the trophy at Euro 2008, with Vicente del Bosque adding the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 triumphs.

It formed a glorious period for the Iberian nation marked by a possession-based style that garnered plaudits from across the globe.

But Ramos now believes other teams have improved in their ability to counter Spain s tactics, and it has forced them to develop.

It s clear that all the squads are more motivated when they face us, he told Marca.

We are the reigning European champions and we ve also been world champions [in 2010].

We have a good history and everyone wants to…

Canada sensationally ended a 36-game winless run against the United States, with Jessie Fleming s penalty securing a place in the women s football final at the Tokyo Olympics.

USA had 17 attempts on Monday but a second defeat at the Games – they had gone down 3-0 to Sweden in their opening group fixture – means the reigning world champions will not have a chance to secure gold in Japan.

There was controversy surrounding the winning goal, too, as a VAR check resulted in Canada being awarded a penalty for a foul by Tierna Davidson on Deanne Rose in the 74th minute.

Substitute goalkeeper Adrianna Franch, who had replaced the injured Alyssa Naeher in the first half, guessed correctly but Fleming s penalty still found the net.

Canada stubbornly held on…

Barcelona have rejected an offer from West Ham United for the services of Andre Gomes, according to Sky Sports.

The midfielder is a clear case of surplus to requirements at the Camp Nou and he spent the 2018/19 season on loan at Everton. His performances in the Premier League have been quite impressive, and the Merseyside club are hoping to keep him him at Goodison Park permanently.

However, it seems Everton aren t the only club that want the Portuguese to stay in England. West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini, the 2014 Premier League winner with Manchester City, also liked what he saw from the 25-year-old. The Hammers consequently submitted a bid for Gomes, amounting to £18 million (€20 million).

However, Barcelona rejected the offer. They apparently value the…

Ajax boss Erik ten Hag has warned Tottenham his side will be even better in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.

A first-half strike from Donny van de Beek secured a 1-0 win for the visitors at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Tuesday s first leg.

Ajax dominated the first half and, although Spurs were much improved after the interval, only the post denied David Neres what could have been a crucial second away goal in the closing stages.

Ten Hag was disappointed with elements of his side s second-half display and is confident they will be stronger in Amsterdam next week.

In the second half, what we could have done better was to be closer to the ball, keep possession and switch it more. Maybe we could have played a bit more calmly as well, he s…

Canada could cause an upset at the Qatar World Cup, with Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos suggesting they will  fly under the radar in a similar fashion to Croatia.

The Maple Leafs secured a long-awaited return to the biggest tournament in world football with a 4-0 victory over Jamaica in Toronto on Sunday.

It ends a 36-year exodus from the World Cup, since Canada s only previous appearance was at Mexico 1986, where they lost all three group-stage matches without scoring against France, Hungary and the Soviet Union.

But Santos – the NFL s first Brazilian player and a keen footballer as a child – feels Canada will have nothing to prove to themselves when they step out onto the pitch later this year looking to make history, drawing comparisons with 201…