Leeds United winger Jack Clarke will not train for the rest of the week after being taken ill during his side’s 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough on Saturday afternoon. Clarke, the teenager, was substituted at half-time at the Riverside and complained of feeling unwell in the dugout, with medical staff later carrying him off on a stretcher after treating him with oxygen. He was taken to The James Cook University Hospital before being discharged on Saturday evening. Ian Harte, the former Leeds defender, confirmed Clarke’s release on social media platform Twitter. “Big thanks to the Middlesbrough medical team and a special mention to Leeds United’s Rob Price [Head of Medicine and Performance]…

Jose Mourinho is returning to Russian television with his own Champions League show. The former Manchester United manager was a pundit for RT’s coverage of the 2018 World Cup and will now feature in the new fortnightly show, On the touchline with Jose Mourinho, which airs on March 7. Mourinho filmed a promotional advert for the show during a recent visit to Russia and told viewers in a short clip: “I’m going to talk about football on RT, what else did you think I was going to do?” RT added: “The show will offer unique analysis from the Portuguese managerial great on all the week’s Champions League action, as well as special…

Former Tottenham star Mousa Dembele has revealed he joined Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F to ‘experience something different’. The midfielder was popular among Spurs fans after arriving from Fulham in 2012. But a series of injuries hampered the 31-year-old’s first-team chances and he swapped the Premier League for China last month. Dembele, who joined Guangzhou R&F for £11million, said: “I’m a social guy I think. I’m not too serious. I don’t like to be too serious. I think off the pitch I can have a laugh with everyone. “I like to see myself as open-minded. That is one of the reasons I wanted to come to China. I wanted to…

talkSPORT.com rounds up all the biggest transfer news and gossip from Tuesday’s papers and online… Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is a £175m target for Juventus, according to stunning reports. (Sky Arabia) Former Liverpool centre-back Martin Skrtel was a shock target for Barcelona in January, but the 34-year-old, now at Fenerbahce, turned down the move. (AS) Maurizio Sarri’s future as Chelsea manager will be decided in the coming weeks, following the Blues’ 6-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday. (Daily Telegraph) Derby County boss and Chelsea legend Frank Lampard has dismissed rumours suggesting he is a contender to replace Sarri if he is sacked. (Evening Standard) Manchester United have entered the…

Real Madrid and Sevilla have made statements regarding the defender’s conduct in their Copa del Rey clash, but the latter’s boss wants to move on Jorge Sampaoli dismissed controversy surrounding Sergio Ramos ahead of Sevilla’s clash with Real Madrid on Sunday, saying the defender showed no disrespect. Resting Ronaldo – Why Zidane is right to bench Real Madrid star Former Sevilla defender Ramos netted a late penalty as Madrid battled back to record a 3-3 draw in the Copa del Rey on Thursday, sealing a 6-3 aggregate triumph and extending the LaLiga leaders’ unbeaten run to a Spanish record of 40 matches. Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea…

The coach did not reveal why he chose to withdraw the Argentine during a routine victory in La Liga Barcelona boss Luis Enrique refused to entertain questions over why he substituted Lionel Messi during Saturday’s win over Athletic Bilbao. WATCH: Cahill’s crazy red card The Argentina captain scored his side’s second goal of their 3-0 win at Camp Nou with an opportunistic free-kick but was surprisingly withdrawn with 64 minutes played. Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put on a five-star show Lukaku sends reminder that his Man Utd career is far…

The 29-year-old needed less than five minutes to reopen his scoring account after coming off the bench late on, but he was hurt in the process Atletico Madrid are to determine on Thursday if Diego Costa will require medical examinations to the right knee he injured on a goalscoring second debut in the 4-0 Copa del Rey rout of Lleida Esportiu. Costa was finally able to make his return for Atleti following their transfer ban in September, with the La Liga club having re-signed the striker from Chelsea. The Brazil-born Spain international made an immediate impact in his first match for Atletico since 2014, scoring the club’s third goal in…

Ernesto Valverde seems confident the attacker will be fully fit well before the club meet Chelsea in the Champions League Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele is expected to return to full fitness by next week, according to head coach Ernesto Valverde. The France international suffered a hamstring injury in January and was ruled out for up to a month by club medics. Dembele’s setback came less than two weeks after he returned to action following a more serious hamstring tear, which saw him sidelined for nearly four months after his transfer from Borussia Dortmund. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win…

The Bianconeri struggled against Bologna on Sunday, but substitute Paulo Dybala secured the points and edged them closer to another domestic crown Massimiliano Allegri felt Juventus’ laboured 1-0 win at Bologna was a “crucial” three points gained in their bid to secure an eighth successive Serie A title. Juve struggled for much of Sunday’s encounter, but Paulo Dybala came off the bench to settle matters, moving Allegri’s side – temporarily at least – 16 points clear of second-place Napoli. Having suffered a damaging Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid in midweek, Allegri insisted the importance of the result should not be overlooked, with Juve travelling to Napoli next time out. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated…

The Juventus forward has hailed his current coach in Turin, amid talk of rifts, and saluted the qualities of iconic club and international colleagues Paulo Dybala says he is learning a lot from Massimiliano Allegri after the Juventus head coach denied a rift with the forward and admitted that Cristiano Ronaldo is a lot like Lionel Messi. Dybala left the Juve bench before the end of the 3-3 draw with Parma at the start of the month, the substitute reacting to Allegri’s decision not to use him. He later apologised and Allegri described the Argentina international as a “clever boy” for saying sorry over the incident, before rejecting claims the…