Everton started 2017 in superb fashion as three quick-fire second-half strikes secured a 3-0 Premier League victory over Ronald Koeman s former club Southampton.

Koeman s side were desperate to return to winning ways following their frustrating draw with lowly Hull City last time out, but it looked as though Claude Puel s men would take a share of the spoils at Goodison Park.

However, though Jay Rodriguez and Nathan Redmond had gone close for Southampton, the hosts took a deserved lead through substitute Enner Valencia s first Everton goal 73 minutes into a scrappy encounter.

And Southampton s resilience swiftly crumbled, Leighton Baines slotting home from the penalty spot before Romelu Lukaku hammered in a thunderous third late on.

The defeat represents …

The sale of Paul Pogba has completed Juventus and primed them for Champions League glory, according to Filippo Inzaghi.

Pogba signed for Juve on a free transfer in 2012 and after four successive Scudetti returned to Manchester United in August in a world record transfer worth up to €110million.

Though the France international departed, the Turin club bolstered their squad with the additions of Gonzalo Higuain, Miralem Pjanic, Dani Alves and Medhi Benatia in the transfer window.

Inzaghi believes Juve s movements in the market have put them in a better position to win the Champions League, having finished as runners-up in 2014-15 and exited at the last 16 stage in the previous campaign.

Asked who he felt would be in this year s final, Inzaghi told La…

Roma have rejected an offer from Chelsea for Edin Dzeko but are open to further discussions over the striker s future.

Sporting director Monchi confirmed the Giallorossi s stance on Wednesday following an approach from the Premier League champions.

Chelsea have been heavily linked with a double swoop for Dzeko and team-mate Emerson Palmieri as Antonio Conte seeks to strengthen his options.

But they will have to improve their bid if they are to prise 31-year-old Dzeko away from Stadio Olimpico.

Every club in the world would at least consider any offers that come in, Monchi told Mediaset Premium.

We are ready to listen, and then we will decide. 

At the moment Dzeko is here and we are all happy. That means that what we have received so…

Arsene Wenger has insisted that Olivier Giroud has a future at Arsenal despite his lack of involvement so far this season, .

The France international, who has hit double figures in each of his four full league campaigns with the North London outfit so far, but is yet to net this season having made just three brief substitute appearances.

Alexis Sanchez is currently ahead of Giroud in the pecking order with the Gunners, with the Chilean netting four times in eight EPL appearances while Theo Walcott is their top scorer with five.

Since signing from Montpellier in the summer of 2012, Giroud has racked up one hundred and ninety-one appearances in all competitions, scoring eighty-two goals and was part of the squads that won back-to-back FA Cups in 2014 and 2015.<…

What does the future hold for Kylian Mbappe?

For so long, the Paris Saint-Germain forward has been tipped to join Real Madrid.

However, Mbappe is believed to be attracted to the idea of leaving Parc des Princes for Anfield.

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Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe is interested in a move to Premier League champions Liverpool, according to Le Parisien.

Mbappe is contracted to PSG until 2022 but the France international forward has reportedly made it clear he has no plans to extend his deal in Paris.

He has long been linked with LaLiga champions Real Madrid, though the 21-year-old is attracted to Liverpool s style of play. Barcelona have also emerged as a possible destination.

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Kingsley Coman, Clement Lenglet and Wissam Ben Yedder were on target as a below-par France registered a 3-0 win over Andorra in Euro 2020 qualifying at the Stade de France on Tuesday.

Fresh from his two goals in Saturday s 4-1 win over Albania, Coman opened the scoring after 18 minutes with a cool finish.

Antoine Griezmann missed his second penalty in three days soon after but teed up Lenglet early in the second half to double Les Bleus advantage, before Ben Yedder s late third.

The win means France are level on 15 points with Group H leaders Turkey, three points ahead of third-place Iceland.

FULL-TIME. A solid win for Les Bleus.

— French Team (@FrenchTeam)

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In what is a real battle between two French giants this weekend, PSG will welcome Monaco to the Parc des Princes on Sunday night.

Starting with the hosts, signing off their Champions League group stage run with a thumping 4-1 win against Club Brugge on home soil, there is no doubt that PSG will be desperate to build off of that result. While the French heavyweights might be almost cruising their way towards this season s Ligue 1 crown, Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino has seen his side endure a minor domestic wobble. Putting in what was a largely flat display away at Lens as the former champions played out a 1-1 draw, Les Parisiens have now had to settle for back-to-back top-flight stalemates. Nevertheless, opening up this weekend s fixt…

Ange Postecoglou oversaw a thrilling first win as Tottenham manager as Pape Sarr’s strike and a Lisandro Martinez own goal settled a pulsating Premier League clash with Manchester United.

Even by Spurs’ standards this has been a chastening year, with their struggles in the second half of last season compounded by homegrown star Harry Kane’s recent switch to Bayern Munich.

But former Celtic boss Postecoglou has brought new hope to Tottenham and his entertaining, new-look side sealed a fine 2-0 win thanks to Sarr’s effort and a late Martinez own goal.

Ange Postecoglou wins his first home match

— Premier League (@premierleague)

Erik ten Hag’s men – playing under the cloud of continued talk about Mason Greenwood’s future – began …

Melbourne Victory will help Tasmanian bushfire victims through Saturday s clash with Central Coast in Launceston.

The Victory were already scheduled to play the Mariners in Launceston prior to the fires that have reportedly destroyed over 100 homes on the Tasman Peninsula since last weekend.

But the club and Football Federation Australia (FFA) revealed on Monday that $5 for every adult ticket, $3 for each concession and $1 for every child s ticket sold would be donated to the Tasmanian Bushfire Fund.

Victory managing director Richard Wilson said Victorians knew only too well the devastation bushfires can cause in the community.

We ve seen the tragic consequences of bushfires here in Victoria firsthand, with the affects of Black Saturday fires still bei…

Vukasin Poleksic has blasted claims that he tried to fix a 2009 Champions League game between Debrecen and Liverpool.

The Montenegro international has recently returned to action after a two-year ban for failing to report being approached to throw a tie in the same competition that year against Fiorentina.

Poleksic is alleged to have received payment from an illegal Singapore betting syndicate to concede more than two goals against the Reds, but he believes his performance on that night proves he is innocent.

Anyone who watched the match would know that what people are saying is bull, he told The Daily Mail.

We lost 1-0 at Liverpool and I played a good game. I made lots of saves: a one-on-one against Albert Riera, one from Fernando Torres, one from Ste…