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June 16, 2021July 13, 2021 David

Premier League, Tickets

Tottenham Hotspur 2021-2022 Fixtures

Tottenham will start their 2021/22 Premier League campaign with a mouth-watering home match against champions Manchester City on August 14.

Spurs, who will want to improve on their seventh-place finish last season, then travel to Wolves in their first away game the following week.

They host Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea on September 18 before the first north London derby of the season against Arsenal at the Emirates on September 25.

Tottenham host Crystal Palace on Boxing Day before kicking off 2022 with an away trip to newly-promoted Watford on New Year’s Day. Read more... (964 words, 1 image, estimated 3:51 mins reading time)

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May 4, 2021May 5, 2021 David

Arsenal, Premier League, Real Madrid, Tickets

International Champions Cup 2021 To Be Held In Portland

The International Champions Cup will be returning to the U.S. this summer after a one year hiatus as Olympique Lyonnais and FC Barcelona, two of the biggest names in European women’s soccer, will join the Portland Thorns and Houston Dash of the National Women’s Soccer League, in a tournament this summer in Portland, Ore.

All four teams are titleholders. Olympique Lyonnais is competing for its 15th-straight French first division title and sixth-consecutive UEFA Women’s Champions League Trophy. As for Barcelona, it was a Champions League Finalist in 2019. Read more... (145 words, estimated 35 secs reading time)

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April 28, 2021 David

Premier League

Harry Kane Puts Himself Up For Sale

Tottenham Hotspur and England captain Harry Kane has put himself up for sale after reiterating his desire to win trophies following Spurs’s Carabao Cup final defeat.

Kane, who at 27 is in the peak of his career, has yet to win a trophy at Spurs, with the loss to Manchester City his third in a final.

Kane was interviewed by Sky Sports after being named as the Premier League player of the year at the London Football Awards. He is the competition’s top goalscorer with 21 and leading assist-maker with 13. Read more... (436 words, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

April 25, 2021April 27, 2021 David

Arsenal, Premier League, Tickets

Manchester City Win Fourth Straight League Cup

Manchester City won the League Cup for a record-equalling fourth time in succession with a deserved victory over a disappointing Tottenham Hotspur side at Wembley.

City defender Aymeric Laporte, arguably fortunate to be on the pitch after escaping a yellow card in the first half before being cautioned after the break, rose above Spurs substitute Moussa Sissoko to head home Kevin de Bruyne’s free-kick eight minutes from time.

It was appropriate reward for City creating a host of chances and dominating Spurs, who did not enjoy any sort of positive reaction from sacking manager Jose Mourinho on Monday and replacing him with caretaker Ryan Mason. Read more... (382 words, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

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April 20, 2021 David

Premier League, AC Milan, Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Juventus, La Liga, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd., Real Madrid, Serie A

Premier League Clubs Brexit Super League

The European Super League has been officially suspended after all six English clubs formally withdrew from the ill-fated venture.

On another dramatic night when Chelsea fans staged a mass protest outside Stamford Bridge before their Premier League clash with Brighton, Manchester City and Chelsea began the process of killing off the rebel league less than 48 hours after its launch by pulling out late in the afternoon, putting huge pressure on the other 10 founder members to follow suit, as they held crisis talks over their exit strategies. Read more... (481 words, estimated 1:55 mins reading time)

April 19, 2021April 18, 2021 David

Champions League, AC Milan, Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Juventus, La Liga, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd., Premier League, Real Madrid, Serie A

European Super League: What We Know So Far

The European Super League has been announced by 12 of the biggest clubs in Europe, and the competition could begin as early as August 2021.

The clubs that announced the Super League have left ECA and its President Andrea Agnelli resigned, becoming the Super League vice president along with Manchester United’s co-chairman Joel Glazer and Liverpool’s John Henry. Real Madrid Chairman Florentino Perez has been named Super League President.

European Super League Details

The clubs have released a joint statement announcing the tournament’s format, which is: Read more... (383 words, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 David

Premier League

Jose Mourinho Sacked By Spurs

Tottenham have sacked manager Jose Mourinho, bringing a contract that had been due to run until the summer of 2023 to a premature conclusion.

The former Chelsea and Manchester United boss has been shown the door in north London a matter of days before Spurs are due to face Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final.

Mourinho had been appointed as successor to Mauricio Pochettino in November 2019 due to his proven track record on the trophy front, but he will now depart empty-handed.

In a statement, Spurs said: Read more... (423 words, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 David

Juventus, AC Milan, Arsenal, Barcelona, Champions League, Chelsea, La Liga, Ligue 1, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd., Premier League, Real Madrid, Serie A

European Super League Officially Announced

The idea of a European Super League has been rumored for years. But on Sunday those rumors became reality when twelve of Europe’s top clubs announced they were launching a breakaway Super League.

AC Milan, Arsenal FC, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Internazionale, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur have all joined as founding clubs.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said:

“We will help football at every level and take it to its rightful place in the world. Football is the only global sport in the world with more than four billion fans and our responsibility as big clubs is to respond to their desires.” Read more... (696 words, estimated 2:47 mins reading time)

May 28, 2020 David

Premier League, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd.

Premier League To Return On June 17

Premier League clubs have agreed to restart the season in just three weeks’ time in what is a huge breakthrough for their Project Restart plans.

The Premier League have desperately been trying to finalize plans to get the season back underway again following its suspension at the beginning of March amid the coronavirus crisis.

June 20 has been lined up as the first round of fixtures following the Premier League’s resumption although Manchester City vs Arsenal and Aston Villa vs Sheffield United are set to go ahead on Wednesday June 17. Read more... (319 words, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 David

Premier League

Jose Mourinho Confirms No Spurs Transfer Budget

There has been a lot of conjecture about what this summer’s transfer window will look like, and Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho confirmed that Spurs will not be splashing the cash this summer.

COVID-19 has devastated the balance sheet of many clubs and Mourinho admits he is prepared for a changed market once new dates are announced with huge sums for players not expected to be the norm. Read more... (343 words, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)