Antonio Conte grumbles cast shadow over huge week for Tottenham February 18, 2022 Antonio Conte often cuts an agitated figure on the touchline but the Tottenham Hotspur manager has sounded especially restless ahead of a big week for the club. In interviews that emerged on Wednesday, Conte aired his frustration at the quality and quantity of signings Spurs made in the January transfer window. The Italian also hinted [...]
Tottenham Hotspur call on fans to stop using Y-word February 10, 2022 Tottenham Hotspur have called on fans to stop using the Y-word following an in-depth consultation on the controversial issue. The Premier League club, which has historically had close links with the Jewish community, said the move would help “every one of our supporters to feel included in the matchday experience”. “It is clear the use [...]
Premier League tightens rules on Covid match postponements January 26, 2022 Premier League clubs must have at least four Covid-19 cases in their squad in order to request postponement of a fixture under stricter rules agreed today. It follows concerns that teams were able to game the previous system, which has seen more than 20 games being called off in the competition this season. The new [...]
Liverpool and Chelsea breathe new life into Premier League title race January 23, 2022 Call off the trophy engravers; hold that order of sky blue ticker tape; put Pep Guardiola’s dancing shoes away for now: we may have a Premier League title race after all. Leaders Manchester City’s slip-up at Southampton on Saturday dropped blood into the water and 24 hours later Liverpool and Chelsea showed they still have [...]
English football’s postponement rules are broken. It needs to fix them January 17, 2022 To say the postponement of yesterday’s north London derby divided opinion would be an understatement. Tottenham Hotspur and, going by social media, the overwhelming majority of their fans were outraged that Arsenal’s request to defer the game for an unspecified number of Covid-19 cases had been accepted by the Premier League. Arsenal supporters, meanwhile, seemed [...]
Trevor Steven: Remaining Premier League drama lies in top four race January 12, 2022 Manchester City’s visit from Chelsea on Saturday is shaping up to be a Premier League title decider for at least one of the teams involved. City have really stepped on the accelerator over the last month while the two sides hoping to dethrone them, Chelsea and Liverpool, have begun to lose touch at the top. [...]
Tottenham dumped out of Europa Conference League December 20, 2021 Tottenham Hotspur have been eliminated from the Europa Conference League after Uefa ruled that they forfeited their final group game. Spurs declared themselves unable to fulfil the home fixture against Rennes on 9 December due to a Covid-19 outbreak among players and staff. No new date could be agreed between the clubs, with Uefa insisting [...]
West Ham in wonderland and Alisson in blunderland as Hammers stun Liverpool November 7, 2021 Almost two years into his second coming at West Ham United, David Moyes has never had it so good. This afternoon they ended Liverpool’s 25-match unbeaten run with a 3-2 victory that lifted them above the Reds into third place. No wonder Moyes was beaming amid the bubbles at full-time. What’s equally impressive is the [...]
Tottenham Hotspur ambition excites me, says new manager Antonio Conte November 2, 2021 Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the appointment of Antonio Conte as their new manager. Former Chelsea boss Conte, who replaces the sacked Nuno Espirito Santo, has signed an initial 18-month contract. “I am extremely happy to return to coaching, and to do so at a Premier League club that has the ambition to be a protagonist [...]
Antonio Conte is a gamble Tottenham Hotspur can’t afford not to take November 1, 2021 “It’s time to stop being so crap,” was Tottenham Hotspur manager-in-waiting Antonio Conte’s rallying cry to the Juventus squad he inherited, according to his former player Andrea Pirlo. A similar sentiment would not be inappropriate at Spurs if, as expected, Conte is named the successor to Nuno Espirito Santo, who was fired after just four [...]