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Why didn’t Pochettino get the same Tottenham backing as Mourinho?
Even before the 2019 Champions League final, the first in Tottenham Hotspur’s history, Mauricio Pochettino offered a hint of what his future at the North London club might be. Unprompted, the Argentine raised the prospect that the Madrid final against Liverpool could prove to be his last as Spurs manager.
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Transfer window winners and losers | 2020/21
With the international transfer window having slammed shut, managers in the Premier League will now have to cope with their squads as they stand until it reopens in January, unless they fancy raiding the lower leagues in the next week.
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Allan Saint-Maximin form a mixed blessing for Toon Army
Phil Bardsley was having flashbacks. Newcastle United were beating Burnley 1-0 on Saturday and the veteran defender had just kicked Allan Saint-Maximin to the ground from behind. Quite how he avoided a booking is anybody’s guess.
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Underperforming football players this season | top 5
The 2020/21 Premier League season has begun in unbelievable fashion with ludicrous penalty decisions, outrageous tackles and an absurd amount of goals. However, amidst all the headline-hitting moments some players have had truly disappointing starts to the season.
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5 craziest deadline day transfers
Transfer deadline day has become one of the highlights (or lowlights, depending on your opinion) of the domestic football calendar. The closure of a transfer window means a frantic rush for clubs to secure players in deals that probably should have been completed weeks ago, sex toys being waved in the faces of unsuspecting Sky Sports presenters and, often some truly bizarre transfer stories.
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Four free defenders searching for a new club
Now that former Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen has signed a three-year deal with Benfica, one of the best free defenders in the world has found a club. The Belgium international played for Tottenham for over secen seasons and made over 300 appearances but left after the club decided not to renew his contract.
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Golden Boot winners | Every top goalscorer in EPL history
The race for the Premier League golden boot 2020 is well underway with a host of world class strikers, wingers and attackers vying to be top of the Premier League goalscoring charts. There have been 28 full Premier League seasons but several more Golden Boot winners with the prestigious award being shared no less than four times, with three of them a three-way tie for the top.
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The Wolves Portuguese connection
Nuno Espirito Santo took charge at Wolverhampton Wanderers in May 2017. In the three years since, the club has gone from strength to strength, winning promotion to the Premier League, qualifying for the Europa League, and confirming their status as one of the best sides outside of the established top six.
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Should UEFA Nations League 2020 have been cancelled?
Despite COVID-19 starting to spread rapidly again across Europe, UEFA is pushing on with the UEFA Nations League 2020 with another double-header of games coming up in October. International breaks are usually unwelcome at this early stage of the domestic season but this time it seems particularly unwise to ask footballers to fly all over the continent.
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Is Sandro Tonali the new Andrea Pirlo at AC Milan?
A player like Andrea Pirlo, who can dictate and control the pace of a game, comes around very infrequently. The vision that the current Juventus manager used to have for passes was incredible during his playing days.
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How far can Everton go in the 2020/21 season?
Everton are joint top of the Premier League with a perfect record of three wins from three, with Carlo Ancelotti’s new-look Toffees extremely impressive in the opening weeks of the season. Their new signings have flown out of the blocks, the squad seem happy and the manager seems confident.
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