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Real Madrid are interested in appointing Jurgen Klopp as their next manager.

Former Milan and England head coach Fabio Capello has slammed the decision to award Liverpool a late, and decisive, penalty in the 1-0 win over Inter at San Siro, calling it ‘scandalous’ after a VAR review granted the visitors the penalty for what the Italian describes as ‘obvious simulation.’

Ghana international Mohammed Kudus scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday night, helping the team secure a 3-0 victory over Slavia Prague.The attacking midfielder started the Round 6 encounter and played 58 minutes before being replaced by Mathys Tel.Tottenham opened the scoring in the 26th minute when Slavia Prague defender David Zima inadvertently headed a corner into his own net. Spurs continued to apply pressure after halftime and were rewarded in the 50th minute following a VAR-confirmed penalty. Kudus stepped forward and confidently struck the ball down the middle to double the lead, marking his maiden Champions League goal for the club.The result was wrapped up in the 79th minute through a second spot-kick. Although Jindrich Stanek saved Xavi Simons’ initial effort, the ball still found its way into the bottom corner to seal a commanding victory for the Premier League side.Kudus, who joined Spurs in the summer from West Ham United, now has eight goal contributions this season. He will aim to build on that form when Tottenham face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League this weekend.

Inter fell to a 1-0 defeat to Premier League club Liverpool on Tuesday evening, with a late penalty from Dominik Szoboszlai sealing a controversial win for Arne Slot’s side in Lombardy.

Yan Diomande has been linked with a move away from RB Leipzig in recent months.

VAR was decisive at San Siro, as Liverpool had a goal disallowed for handball, but Inter suffered defeat to a painfully cheap late Dominik Szoboszlai penalty.

Atalanta battled to a valiant 2-1 win over Chelsea tonight.

[caption id="attachment_1263422" align="alignnone" width="800"] Karim Zito[/caption]Karim Zito leads Asante Kotoko into their FA Cup clash with a calm but determined mindset, even as injuries continue to trouble his squad.The coach believes Kotoko must adapt quickly and keep fighting ahead of Wednesdays meeting with Future Stars FC.Kotokos recent form has been difficult. In their last four Ghana Premier League games, the Porcupine Warriors picked up only two points. They scored just three goals and conceded five, a run that has pushed them down to fifth place and five points behind leaders Medeama SC.Zito admitted the period has been tough, but he trusts his players to respond well, starting with the MTN FA Cup Round of 64 tie. He also opened up about the injury situation, revealing how stretched the defensive positions have become."Yes will play a match he is okay but the unfortunate side of it is that Samba is going off so you will see that the position we still have problem over there. But we will manage ourselves there because Ansu is injured Ablorh is injured, Samba is injured he is out. Imagine the 4 and 5 position the number of people injured there but we will go this is not an excuse we will adjust ourselves and play," he told Asante Kotoko TV.The FA Cup match is scheduled for Wednesday, December 10, at Okese Park, kicking off at 3 pm.

Quick take: Touchline talk: leadership changes often bring short-term energy but require time for structure. Watch for shifts in pressing triggers, build-up patterns, and set-piece routines. We’ll keep an eye on confirmed details as the story develops from official sources.

Newcastle United will take on Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League during midweek, and they could hand Sam Alabi a call-up.

Crystal Palace are interested in signing the UCD midfielder Adam Brennan.

Barcelona attacker Roony Bardghji has been linked with a move away from the club during the January window.

Inter were fortunate not to be behind at the half-time interval after a lengthy VAR intervention ruled out a goal for Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate.

West Ham United defender Max Kilman has been linked with a move away from the club in recent weeks.

Canadian forward with Liberian and Ghanaian roots, Alphonso Davies, marked his much-awaited return from injury on Tuesday night, climbing off the bench to feature for Bayern Munich in their UEFA Champions League clash against Sporting CP.The versatile full-back has been out of action for up to nine months with an ACL injury.Davies suffered a right knee ligament injury in March during a CONCACAF Nations League game for Canada against the United States262 days after his injury, Alphonso Davies was confirmed available for FC Bayern in a report by Africasoccer on Monday.Today, the defender was named in the matchday squad of the German champions for their UEFA Champions League showdown with Sporting CP at Allianz Arena.Although he missed out on a starting role, the defender had the chance to play in the second half when he was introduced to replace Serge Gnabry in the 88th minute.On the matchday, goals from Serge Gnabry, Lennart Karl, and Jonathan Tah saw Bayern Munich come from behind to secure a 3-1 win over Sporting Lisbon.Alphonso Davies will be hoping for more minutes in upcoming matches to get back to his best.