A draw away from home is never a terrible result, but Tottenham supporters will wonder how they didn't take all three points from their trip to Leicester City. Foxes fans will have a concise two word answer: Jamie Vardy. The 37 year old striker stepped up when he was needed most, stayed switched on after a miserable first half, dragged his team back into the game and could have won it for them too.
View From The Lane, our Spurs podcast, will be unmissable this week. Danny Kelly may actually combust.
Elsewhere Juventus, now under the management of Thiago Motta, got off to a great start by crushing Como. James Horncastle is here to let us know if this fascinating Como project is in trouble already.
And it's a day ending with a 'y' so that must mean Chelsea have signed someone. More on that here.
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Presenter: Iain Macintosh
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Producer: Steve Hankey
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