Mauricio Pochettino will be wary of a familiar foe when Tottenham face Sunderland and their in-form striker Jermain Defoe today (12.45pm).

Son Heung-min’s bright start to life at Tottenham has been halted by a foot injury that rules him out of the Europa League trip to Monaco tonight (BT Sport Europe, 8.05pm).

Roberto Soldado is on the verge of moving back to Spain after Tottenham last night reached an agreement to sell the striker to Villarreal.

Every season produces new stars and here are 10 who we might know a lot more about come next May.

England U21s head coach Gareth Southgate has told his players they need to improve if they are to progress to the European Championship semi-finals and beyond.

England 1 Sweden 0:

England U-21s 3 Republic of Ireland U-21s 1

David Beckham will play for Paris St Germain for free after vowing to donate his entire salary from his new club to charity.