Tottenham Hotspur face a bill of £4m over Conte’s departure from London club March 27, 2023 Antonio Conte will receive around £4m in severance pay after his departure from Tottenham Hotspur was finalised at the weekend. The Italian agreed a settlement with the Premier League club at the weekend after his tenure turned increasingly sour this season. Conte’s contract was due to expire this summer so he is only due the [...]
Antonio Conte: Sacked Tottenham Hotspur manager’s record is better than you’d think March 27, 2023 Antonio Conte may have been sacked by Tottenham Hotspur but the Italian departs with the third best record of any manager in the club’s history. The former Chelsea, Inter Milan and Juventus coach registered the equivalent of 1.78 points per game in his 17 months in North London – statistics bettered only by two predecessors. [...]
English clubs still want to join a European Super League, says Barcelona chief March 22, 2023 Leading English football clubs are still interested in joining a European Super League despite renouncing the project, says Barcelona president Joan Laporta. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur all backed out of the breakaway shortly after it was announced in April 2021. Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus remain keen to press [...]
Hojbjerg calls on Spurs manager Conte to clarify rant about players March 21, 2023 Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg yesterday called on under-fire manager Antonio Conte to “elaborate” on his criticism of players. The 53-year-old Italian’s future hangs in the balance after Spurs won just once in their last five games. Following his side’s 3-3 draw with Southampton on Saturday, Conte called a number of his players “selfish”. “I [...]
Antonio Conte reveals Tottenham doctors’ fears for his health ahead of must-win Champions League match against AC Milan March 7, 2023 Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has revealed the club’s doctors feared for his health after he rushed back to the dugout following gallbladder surgery. Conte needed an emergency operation last month but was back at work a week later and took his place on the touchline within days for the Champions League defeat at AC [...]
Tottenham Hotspur sign 15-year partnership with Formula 1, strengthening US links February 28, 2023 Formula 1 and Tottenham Hotspur chiefs are building an electric karting track under the Premier League club’s stadium as part of a new long-term partnership. The facility, due to open this summer, will be London’s longest indoor track and the first electric karting circuit in the world to be housed in a sports stadium. Tottenham’s [...]
Harry Kane to Manchester United? Striker upgrade could turn Erik ten Hag’s improving team into title contenders – Trevor Steven February 27, 2023 Erik ten Hag has brought the good times back to Manchester United but the signing of Harry Kane would make them serious Premier League title contenders, says Trevor Steven. If the hallmark of a good manager is improving your players then I have to take my hat off to what Erik ten Hag has accomplished [...]
The gap between the football brand behemoths and the rest is likely to grow February 23, 2023 The bidders for football club Manchester United are now in a virtual data room, filling their spreadsheets and compiling their questions. The job of the Glazer family’s investment banking advisors, Raine Group, is now to find ways to squeeze every possible dollar out of this football asset. One trick of the bankers’ trade is to [...]
Premier League: ‘Regulator can’t damage success of competition’ February 22, 2023 Premier League chiefs have warned that the proposed independent regulator for English football must not damage its success. The UK government will today publish its white paper on plans to install a regulator to ensure clubs are financially sound and implement more stringent owners’ and directors’ tests to deter what the government describe as “unscrupulous” [...]
Super sub Son scores off bench as Spurs move into top four February 19, 2023 Heung-Min Son responded to being dropped by coming off the bench to score the clinching goal as Tottenham Hotspur beat struggling West Ham United 2-0 on Sunday. Full-back Emerson Royal also registered as Spurs climbed to fourth in the Premier League and nudged Newcastle United out of the Champions League qualification spots. Son was left [...]