Premier League: Tottenham squad not tempted by Chinese riches - Kane

Do not expect any Tottenham players to be lured to the Chinese Super League as Harry Kane and Co. challenge for silverware.

Oscar made a record-breaking move to Shanghai SIPG from Premier League leaders Chelsea, while former team-mate Diego Costa has been tipped to join the likes of Carlos Tevez, Hulk, Axel Witsel, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Ramires in China.

Premier League HOT or NOT: Davies, Bilic, Crouch, Guardiola, Pogba

What’s sexy, and what’s unsexy, in football this week…

HOT

Tom Davies’ beard

There was much to admire about the Everton youngster’s coming-of-age display against Manchester City. The swashbuckling midfield dynamism, the relentless running, the Messi-esque flick and finish for his sublime goal, the passionate celebration with the home fans and the laughably unfashionable blonde curtains. But the icing on this electrifying Evertonian cake was the bushy monstrosity covering the lower part of his face. Davies boasted a fulsomeness of facial hair that no 18-year-old should have a right to grow – and it was this beard that symbolised his readiness for Premier League football and proved he could mix it with the men.

 

Premier League: Conte weighing up January exits for Chelsea duo

Charly Musonda and Kenedy struggled on initial loans this season but Antonio Conte says they could leave Chelsea again this month.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says Charly Musonda and Kenedy could be sent out on loan again during the transfer window.

 

15 Footballers Who Are Much Less Famous Than Their Superstar Siblings

Not every set of footballing brothers can be like the Nevilles, the Toures, the De Boers or the Charltons, where both individuals are known as famous players in their own right. In an industry where 'making it' to the top is essentially like winning the lottery, it is rare that two brothers, or in some cases three, will ever enjoy similarly high levels of success. Here's a look at 15 players who are much less famous than their superstar siblings. See if you can spot the family resemblances...

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The FA Cup now provides a welcome chance for a rest, not excitement

The FA Cup is not what it once was. That’s been true for a long time, and obvious for almost as long. The older fans and players have a sense of nostalgia about the competition, about the best game it produced, and lament that it used to be the traditional bookend to the season. Winning the FA Cup was not as important as winning the league, but it meant something significant nonetheless. Now, it’s more of a consolation for a manager on his way out, or a way for a mid-table side to experience some fleeting success.

There have been some sensible suggestions made in order to improve it, but even these are admissions of defeat. If replays were abolished, then it would expunge one of the main traditions of the tournament, the FA Cup replay. The replay that allows a lower league side to take a top division team back to their intimidating ground, or to make a trip to a Premier League stadium, with the money that comes with it. Preserving the FA Cup by removing one of its rare qualities is, in some ways, not preserving it at all.