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[Ornstein] 🚨 Tottenham in strong position on Nuno Espirito Santo whether he succeeds or not. @TheAthleticUK understands 2yr contract includes clause allowing #THFC to release him after 1yr (next summer) without paying compensation if he does not secure a top6 finish
Bundesliga Standings after Matchday 7. Thoughts?
[Adam Leventhal] #WatfordFC breaking news Claudio Ranieri will be new Watford head coach. 2 yr deal. Expect official announcement later today. Follows positive talks with Italian & reps this morning. Will bring 3 additional staff.
[Front Office Sports] 'Ted Lasso' has struck a licensing agreement with the Premier League worth over $680K, per @TheAthletic. The deal will allow the use of archived footage, team jerseys, and even the league trophy in future episodes of the Apple TV+ hit comedy ⚽️
Neville on CR7: "He walks off the pitch, muttering to himself, which throws questions up in the air. What is he saying? Who is he annoyed with? It can only come back to the manager. He is smart enough to know actions like that will bring real pressure on the manager - more than he is already under."
[Kalidou Koulibaly] «Fucking monkey». That's what they called me. These people have nothing to do with sport. They need to be identified and kept out of the stadiums: forever. 🤜🏿 #KK #NoToRacism 🤛🏻
Pep Guardiola, Angel di Maria and Carlo Ancelotti have all been named in the controversy surrounding the Pandora Papers.
[RMC Sport] Kylian Mbappé : "I told PSG at the end of July that I wanted to leave"
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17-year-old charged with racially abusing Aston Villa's Tyreik Wright.
Moura criticises Spurs playstyle: "We have quality to have the ball, to build, to do more than what we did. So many long balls. We were not aggressive enough and they punished us."
[CalcioMercato] Chiesa has become a very coveted player on the market. Chelsea were ready to put 100 million euros on the plate to try to convince Juve to sell in the summer. They will try a new assault in the coming months, while the interest of Bayern Munich and Liverpool is also strong on Chiesa.
FC Porto is the 6th club to reach 200 UEFA Champions League games After Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, Man Utd and Juventus.
Afellay on being dissed in Ryan Babel's rap video: "I'm honestly surprised by it. I've only known him through the Dutch national team and he was always nice there. I don't have anything bad to say about him really."
[Neville on players apologizing after missing pens] It’s embarrassing! They need to sack their PR people , speak with some authenticity and get on with it . I’m going to go big on this in the next few weeks . They’ve all got these comms managers , that are creating personalities that don’t exist !
Tottenham stats so far this season under Nuno
Freiburg manager, Christian Streich, in tears after the club played its final game at the iconic Black Forest stadium and the fans sang his name.
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