Cristiano Ronaldo was tempted away from the Premier League to LaLiga, with Mauricio Pochettino fearing the same for Harry Kane.
Luis Suarez is set miss two weeks with a knee problem amid a series of fresh blows for injury-hit Barcelona.
Luis Suarez netted a hat-trick as Barcelona thumped Real Madrid 5-1 in the first El Clasico without Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi since 2007.
France were not wholly convincing against Uruguay, but Antoine Griezmann looks capable of dragging them all the way in Russia.
France moved into the semi-finals of the World Cup with a remarkably straightforward 2-0 defeat of a subdued Uruguay on Friday.
France booked their spot in the World Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over Uruguay courtesy of goals by Raphaël Varane and Antoine Griezmann.
Edinson Cavani did not take part in Uruguay’s full training session on Tuesday and there were more concerns when Luis Suarez took a knock.
Edinson Cavani’s double earned Uruguay a 2-1 win over Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and a World Cup quarter-final against France.
Edinson Cavani was the star of the show, netting a brace in Uruguay’s 2-1 victory against Portugal in their World Cup last-16 tie to...
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FourFourTwoSA selects the World Cup team of round three as Lionel Messi and Neymar finally make their mark, writes DEAN WORKMAN.