Soccer Aid for Unicef 2024 will take place on June 9 at Stamford Bridge.
The live show on ITV1, Stv and Itvx will be hosted by Unicef UK Ambassador Dermot O’Leary, who will be joined once again by Unicef UK High Profile Supporter, Alex Scott. Sam Matterface returns as Commentator, with Iain Stirling on Co-Comms duty. A half-time entertainment show will also be announced in due course. Previous performers include Rita Ora, Robbie Williams and Tom Grennan.
England have won five times since the game began in 2006 – but their last victory came in 2018. They trail the Soccer Aid World XI Fc who have won the fixture seven times – and are on a record five-year winning streak.
England will take to the pitch in a specially commissioned Euro ’96 kit. This is ahead of Euro 2024 – the first game of which is just five days after Soccer Aid. The Soccer Aid World XI Fc will...
The live show on ITV1, Stv and Itvx will be hosted by Unicef UK Ambassador Dermot O’Leary, who will be joined once again by Unicef UK High Profile Supporter, Alex Scott. Sam Matterface returns as Commentator, with Iain Stirling on Co-Comms duty. A half-time entertainment show will also be announced in due course. Previous performers include Rita Ora, Robbie Williams and Tom Grennan.
England have won five times since the game began in 2006 – but their last victory came in 2018. They trail the Soccer Aid World XI Fc who have won the fixture seven times – and are on a record five-year winning streak.
England will take to the pitch in a specially commissioned Euro ’96 kit. This is ahead of Euro 2024 – the first game of which is just five days after Soccer Aid. The Soccer Aid World XI Fc will...
- 5/27/2024
- Look to the Stars
London, Sep 3 (Ians) Manchester City remain top of the Premier League with four wins from four games after beating Fulham, while Tottenham moved into second after an impressive win away to Burnley.
Julian Alvarez opened the scoring for City half hour into the game before Tim Ream equalized for Fulham two minutes later on Saturday night.
Nathan Ake’s header made it 2-1 on the stroke of halftime with Fulham asking for a positional offside, which the Var didn’t give and another hat-trick from Erling Haaland – the first a trademark finish when through on goal, the second a powerfully hit penalty and the third a crisp finish inside the box – sealed the win, Xinhua reports.
Lyle Foster gave Burnley a fourth minute lead at home to Tottenham, but they were then blown away by another impressive display from Ange Postecoglou’s side.
Son Heung-min netted a hat-trick, with Cristian Romero...
Julian Alvarez opened the scoring for City half hour into the game before Tim Ream equalized for Fulham two minutes later on Saturday night.
Nathan Ake’s header made it 2-1 on the stroke of halftime with Fulham asking for a positional offside, which the Var didn’t give and another hat-trick from Erling Haaland – the first a trademark finish when through on goal, the second a powerfully hit penalty and the third a crisp finish inside the box – sealed the win, Xinhua reports.
Lyle Foster gave Burnley a fourth minute lead at home to Tottenham, but they were then blown away by another impressive display from Ange Postecoglou’s side.
Son Heung-min netted a hat-trick, with Cristian Romero...
- 9/3/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Aug 19 (Ians) Actor Abhishek Bachchan, who is also an ardent football lover has revealed how his father and megastar Amitabh Bachchan becomes a ‘commentator’, while they watch the match of Chelsea Fc.
In the special episode, the star cast of ‘Ghoomer’- Abhishek Bachchan, Saiyami Kher and filmmaker R Balki, were present on the set of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 15’ (Kbc).
The host of the quiz based reality show – Big B asked the ‘Ghoomer’ team: “Who was appointed the manager of Chelsea Fc at the start of the 2023-24 season?”
The options given to them were — Thomas Tuchel, Carlo Ancelotti, Erik ten Hag, and Mauricio Pochettino.
Saiyami indicates to Abhishek and says, “Sir, hamare Chelsea fan ko options ki zaroorat nahi hai.” Abhishek said the right answer which was Mauricio Pochettino. They won Rs 20,000.
Big B said: “Chelsea 2022-23 season was very disappointing, and that’s why they have...
In the special episode, the star cast of ‘Ghoomer’- Abhishek Bachchan, Saiyami Kher and filmmaker R Balki, were present on the set of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 15’ (Kbc).
The host of the quiz based reality show – Big B asked the ‘Ghoomer’ team: “Who was appointed the manager of Chelsea Fc at the start of the 2023-24 season?”
The options given to them were — Thomas Tuchel, Carlo Ancelotti, Erik ten Hag, and Mauricio Pochettino.
Saiyami indicates to Abhishek and says, “Sir, hamare Chelsea fan ko options ki zaroorat nahi hai.” Abhishek said the right answer which was Mauricio Pochettino. They won Rs 20,000.
Big B said: “Chelsea 2022-23 season was very disappointing, and that’s why they have...
- 8/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Madrid (Spain), Aug 14 (Ians) Real Madrid has confirmed that Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has joined the club on a season-long loan after undergoing a medical check.
The 28-year-old Spain international has been signed to provide cover for Thibaut Courtois, who is likely to miss the entire season after breaking the anterior cruciate ligament in his left leg, leaving the club with just Andriy Lunin as the first-team keeper, with the support of younger players from the Real Madrid B-team.
Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino confirmed Kepa would join Real Madrid after his side’s 1-1 draw against Liverpool on Sunday, reports Xinhua.
“With Kepa, it is something that has happened very quickly, and it is a situation that is correct. He has permission to explore a different situation and we will see what happens with that one over the next 24 to 48 hours,” the Chelsea boss told the press.
Kepa had been...
The 28-year-old Spain international has been signed to provide cover for Thibaut Courtois, who is likely to miss the entire season after breaking the anterior cruciate ligament in his left leg, leaving the club with just Andriy Lunin as the first-team keeper, with the support of younger players from the Real Madrid B-team.
Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino confirmed Kepa would join Real Madrid after his side’s 1-1 draw against Liverpool on Sunday, reports Xinhua.
“With Kepa, it is something that has happened very quickly, and it is a situation that is correct. He has permission to explore a different situation and we will see what happens with that one over the next 24 to 48 hours,” the Chelsea boss told the press.
Kepa had been...
- 8/14/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
London, Aug 14 (Ians) Chelsea and Liverpool played to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in an intriguing Premier League opener.
With Mauricio Pochettino making his Chelsea managerial debut and new additions to their squad, the Blues started slowly. Liverpool asserted dominance early, with a rejuvenated Luis Diaz capitalising on Mohamed Salah’s precise cross from the right, reports Xinhua.
Chelsea gradually found their rhythm and equalized when Axel Disasi capitalized on questionable defending, netting a goal in the 37th minute. A potentially goal-bound effort from Ben Chilwell was later deemed offside. Both teams showed glimpses of brilliance, but their performances hinted at the need for more reinforcements before the transfer window closes.
While Brentford and Tottenham both missed key forwards, the teams showcased an exhilarating 2-2 draw, with all goals recorded in the first half. Tottenham’s new coach Ange Postecoglou watched his side go ahead in the 11th minute,...
With Mauricio Pochettino making his Chelsea managerial debut and new additions to their squad, the Blues started slowly. Liverpool asserted dominance early, with a rejuvenated Luis Diaz capitalising on Mohamed Salah’s precise cross from the right, reports Xinhua.
Chelsea gradually found their rhythm and equalized when Axel Disasi capitalized on questionable defending, netting a goal in the 37th minute. A potentially goal-bound effort from Ben Chilwell was later deemed offside. Both teams showed glimpses of brilliance, but their performances hinted at the need for more reinforcements before the transfer window closes.
While Brentford and Tottenham both missed key forwards, the teams showcased an exhilarating 2-2 draw, with all goals recorded in the first half. Tottenham’s new coach Ange Postecoglou watched his side go ahead in the 11th minute,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
London, July 19 (Ians) Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana looks set to miss most of the coming season after undergoing surgery on a cruciate knee ligament injury that saw him miss his side’s visit to the United States.
“The 22-year-old did not travel to America for the club’s pre-season tour due to specialist medical assessments, which unfortunately confirmed that an operation would be required,” explained the Chelsea website on Wednesday.
Fofana has suffered further back luck prior to a campaign in the past two years, breaking a leg in pre-season in 2021 and struggling with a knee problem last year after joining Chelsea, a Xinhua report said.
That limited him to just 20 appearances last season and he is now going to be out for at least six months and probably several more.
“It’s really sad: really bad news. We feel so sad. All we can do is to help him.
“The 22-year-old did not travel to America for the club’s pre-season tour due to specialist medical assessments, which unfortunately confirmed that an operation would be required,” explained the Chelsea website on Wednesday.
Fofana has suffered further back luck prior to a campaign in the past two years, breaking a leg in pre-season in 2021 and struggling with a knee problem last year after joining Chelsea, a Xinhua report said.
That limited him to just 20 appearances last season and he is now going to be out for at least six months and probably several more.
“It’s really sad: really bad news. We feel so sad. All we can do is to help him.
- 7/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
London, July 1 (Ians) Chelsea have signed Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson on an eight-year contract from Spanish side Villarreal. The 22-year-old scored 13 goals in 38 appearances for the La Liga side last season, including nine in the final eight league games.
Jackson is the Blues’ second summer signing after securing the services of France striker Christopher Nkunku from Rb Leipzig.
‘We are excited to welcome Nicolas to Chelsea. He is a young player with big potential, as he showcased for Villarreal last season. We believe he is ready for this next step in his career and look forward to him working with our new head coach, Mauricio Pochettino, and his Chelsea teammates,” said co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, in a club statement late Friday night.
Born in The Gambia, Jackson spent much of his childhood in Senegal and represents the country at international level. His club career began at Senegal...
Jackson is the Blues’ second summer signing after securing the services of France striker Christopher Nkunku from Rb Leipzig.
‘We are excited to welcome Nicolas to Chelsea. He is a young player with big potential, as he showcased for Villarreal last season. We believe he is ready for this next step in his career and look forward to him working with our new head coach, Mauricio Pochettino, and his Chelsea teammates,” said co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, in a club statement late Friday night.
Born in The Gambia, Jackson spent much of his childhood in Senegal and represents the country at international level. His club career began at Senegal...
- 7/1/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Soccer Aid for Unicef 2023, broadcast live and exclusively on ITV1, Stv and Itvx last week from Old Trafford, Manchester, has raised £14.6 million for Unicef’s vital work giving children around the world the happy, healthy, play-filled childhoods they are entitled to.
Thanks to the generous support of the UK public, Unicef UK supporters, ITV1, Stv and Itvx viewers, this year’s amount brings the current total raised to date, since Soccer Aid for Unicef was founded by Unicef UK Ambassador Robbie Williams in 2006, to over £90 million for children worldwide.
The hotly anticipated match took place at the sold-out Old Trafford stadium in Manchester – welcoming back over 63,000 fans to the same venue that hosted the very first Soccer Aid for Unicef match in 2006. The match ended 4-2 to Soccer Aid World XI, with the team keeping the overall lead with 7-5 wins since the inaugural 2006 match.
Unicef UK Ambassador, Tom Hiddleston,...
Thanks to the generous support of the UK public, Unicef UK supporters, ITV1, Stv and Itvx viewers, this year’s amount brings the current total raised to date, since Soccer Aid for Unicef was founded by Unicef UK Ambassador Robbie Williams in 2006, to over £90 million for children worldwide.
The hotly anticipated match took place at the sold-out Old Trafford stadium in Manchester – welcoming back over 63,000 fans to the same venue that hosted the very first Soccer Aid for Unicef match in 2006. The match ended 4-2 to Soccer Aid World XI, with the team keeping the overall lead with 7-5 wins since the inaugural 2006 match.
Unicef UK Ambassador, Tom Hiddleston,...
- 6/23/2023
- Look to the Stars
London, May 29 (Ians) Chelsea Football Club on Monday appointed former Tottenham and Paris St-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager.
The 51-year-old Pochettino will start in his new role on July 1, 2023, on a two-year contract, with an option of a further year.
“Chelsea Football Club is pleased to confirm Mauricio Pochettino will become head coach of the men’s team from the beginning of the 2023/24 season,” the club said in a statement.
The Argentine will work with Chelsea’s co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Lawrence Stewart.
“Mauricio’s experience, standards of excellence, leadership qualities and character will serve Chelsea Football Club well as we move forward. He is a winning coach, who has worked at the highest levels, in multiple leagues and languages. His ethos, tactical approach and commitment to development all made him the exceptional candidate,” Winstanley and Stewart said in a statement.
Notably, Pochettino is Chelsea’s...
The 51-year-old Pochettino will start in his new role on July 1, 2023, on a two-year contract, with an option of a further year.
“Chelsea Football Club is pleased to confirm Mauricio Pochettino will become head coach of the men’s team from the beginning of the 2023/24 season,” the club said in a statement.
The Argentine will work with Chelsea’s co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Lawrence Stewart.
“Mauricio’s experience, standards of excellence, leadership qualities and character will serve Chelsea Football Club well as we move forward. He is a winning coach, who has worked at the highest levels, in multiple leagues and languages. His ethos, tactical approach and commitment to development all made him the exceptional candidate,” Winstanley and Stewart said in a statement.
Notably, Pochettino is Chelsea’s...
- 5/29/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Paris, July 5 (Ians) Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday appointed Christophe Galtier as their new head coach after the departure of Mauricio Pochettino. Galtier, who left Nice last month after guiding them to fifth in Ligue 1 and a runner-up finish in the French Cup last season, has signed a two-year deal until the summer of […]...
- 7/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Paris, July 5 (Ians) Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday confirmed the departure of head coach Mauricio Pochettino after 18 months in charge. Pochettino leaves Psg after guiding them to a record-equalling 10th French title, his first league success as a manager. “Paris Saint-Germain confirm that Mauricio Pochettino has ended his role at the club. The club […]...
- 7/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
London, June 2 (Ians) Tottenham Hotspur have made contact with former Italy coach Antonio Conte about becoming the club's new manager. Conte, 51, is out of job after leaving Inter Milan last month, having guided them to a first Serie A title since 2010, and could be primed for a return to London.
Conte could also reportedly be joined by Fabio Paratici in the role of director of football, with the pair having previously worked together at Juventus, reports Dpa.
Spurs have been searching for a new manager since firing Jose Mourinho at the end of April and are still interested in former boss Mauricio Pochettino.
The Argentinian, who left in November 2019, is understood to be keen to return to the club. But his current employers, Paris St Germain, are reluctant to let him go and a stalemate has been reached.
Conte, who was also linked to the Real Madrid job before Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti was appointed,...
Conte could also reportedly be joined by Fabio Paratici in the role of director of football, with the pair having previously worked together at Juventus, reports Dpa.
Spurs have been searching for a new manager since firing Jose Mourinho at the end of April and are still interested in former boss Mauricio Pochettino.
The Argentinian, who left in November 2019, is understood to be keen to return to the club. But his current employers, Paris St Germain, are reluctant to let him go and a stalemate has been reached.
Conte, who was also linked to the Real Madrid job before Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti was appointed,...
- 6/2/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Madrid, June 1 (Ians) Carlo Ancelotti is the new head coach of Spanish football giants Real Madrid after Florentino Perez, the president of the club, brought the Italian from English club Everton.
Ancelotti dramatically jumped to the front of the queue for the job when it seemed former Real striker, Raul, and Argentina's Mauricio Pochettino were the main contenders, reports Dpa.
Ancelotti's appointment means he returns to the club that sacked him six years ago. Perez was the head of the board that took the decision at the end of the 2014-15 season.
Perez had said then that he had a good personal relationship with Ancelotti, and that probably has been a factor in bringing the veteran coach back to the Spanish capital.
--Ians
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Ancelotti dramatically jumped to the front of the queue for the job when it seemed former Real striker, Raul, and Argentina's Mauricio Pochettino were the main contenders, reports Dpa.
Ancelotti's appointment means he returns to the club that sacked him six years ago. Perez was the head of the board that took the decision at the end of the 2014-15 season.
Perez had said then that he had a good personal relationship with Ancelotti, and that probably has been a factor in bringing the veteran coach back to the Spanish capital.
--Ians
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- 6/1/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
In retrospect, the opening of “All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur” tells us everything we need to know about the mentality and calculations that led to the team announcing the hiring and firing of mercurial coach Jose Mourinho, and its part in a proposed European “Super League” that has the entire soccer world in panicked shambles.
The Amazon Prime series, released last fall, opens with narrator Tom Hardy gravely intoning the club’s history, which stretches back over a hundred years. While Tottenham Hotspur had its glory days, the team has more recently become known for providing flashy football that makes for great moments, if not many actual championship wins. But that has nonetheless made the team extremely important in its corner of North London, where it, like many other teams in the United Kingdom’s various leagues, boasts a fiercely devoted fanbase spanning generations.
If you’re unsure what a...
The Amazon Prime series, released last fall, opens with narrator Tom Hardy gravely intoning the club’s history, which stretches back over a hundred years. While Tottenham Hotspur had its glory days, the team has more recently become known for providing flashy football that makes for great moments, if not many actual championship wins. But that has nonetheless made the team extremely important in its corner of North London, where it, like many other teams in the United Kingdom’s various leagues, boasts a fiercely devoted fanbase spanning generations.
If you’re unsure what a...
- 4/20/2021
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Paris, Feb 22 (Ians) A patched-up Paris Saint-Germain lost to Monaco for the second time this season, as a 2-0 home defeat against Kylian Mbappe's former club handed title rivals Lille a four-point lead in the Ligue 1 standings. It was Mauricio Pochettino's second defeat since taking charge of the defending Ligue 1 champions.
Sofiane Diop's header opened the scoring for the visitors in the sixth minute, and Guillermo Maripan doubled the lead with a side-footed finish in the second half after Ander Herrera failed to clear the ball, Xinhua news reports.
"I think we were chasing them, we conceded after five minutes and we didn't create enough chances. We were not good enough and that is why we lost the game," said Pochettino, who was short-handed as key players including Neymar, Angel Di Maria and Marco Verratti were injured.
Niko Kovac's Monaco side had already beaten the capital giants at...
Sofiane Diop's header opened the scoring for the visitors in the sixth minute, and Guillermo Maripan doubled the lead with a side-footed finish in the second half after Ander Herrera failed to clear the ball, Xinhua news reports.
"I think we were chasing them, we conceded after five minutes and we didn't create enough chances. We were not good enough and that is why we lost the game," said Pochettino, who was short-handed as key players including Neymar, Angel Di Maria and Marco Verratti were injured.
Niko Kovac's Monaco side had already beaten the capital giants at...
- 2/22/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Amazon Adapts Son Heung-Min Series For UK
Amazon has partnered with Zig Zag Productions to adapt a South Korean documentary on Tottenham Hotspur soccer hero Son Heung-Min. Sonsational premieres today on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and is reversioned from an original series produced by Cjenm for broadcast on Korea’s tvN. The 90-minute documentary focuses on Son’s life in 2019 and includes contributions from the likes of Thierry Henry and Mauricio Pochettino. Zig Zag CEO Danny Fenton, a lifelong Tottenham fan, said: “The film features some of greatest talent in the world from South Korea, both on screen and off and we are excited to be able to showcase this talent to a UK audience on Amazon Prime Video.”
Sky Signs Movie Deal With Studiocanal
Comcast’s European pay-tv broadcaster Sky has inked a deal with Studiocanal for hundreds of hours of movies, including upcoming releases such as...
Amazon has partnered with Zig Zag Productions to adapt a South Korean documentary on Tottenham Hotspur soccer hero Son Heung-Min. Sonsational premieres today on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and is reversioned from an original series produced by Cjenm for broadcast on Korea’s tvN. The 90-minute documentary focuses on Son’s life in 2019 and includes contributions from the likes of Thierry Henry and Mauricio Pochettino. Zig Zag CEO Danny Fenton, a lifelong Tottenham fan, said: “The film features some of greatest talent in the world from South Korea, both on screen and off and we are excited to be able to showcase this talent to a UK audience on Amazon Prime Video.”
Sky Signs Movie Deal With Studiocanal
Comcast’s European pay-tv broadcaster Sky has inked a deal with Studiocanal for hundreds of hours of movies, including upcoming releases such as...
- 1/18/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Paris, Jan 10 (Ians) Mauricio Pochettino secured his first victory as Paris Saint-Germain coach after his team eased past Brest 3-0 at the Parc des Princes, but Rudi Garcia's Lyon maintained the lead at the top after a comeback 2-2 draw at Rennes.
Psg was held to a 1-1 stalemate at Saint-Etienne in Pochettino's first game on Wednesday, but the capital side improved its morale back in Paris on Saturday, reports Xinhua news agency.
Moise Kean's 11th goal of the campaign in all competitions put Psg in front after 16 minutes, while substitutes Mauro Icardi and Pablo Sarabia added two in the final 10 minutes.
"We have still only had a few days working together and we have had two very difficult, very competitive games," Pochettino said after the match.
"I am really satisfied with the effort put in by the players. It was an improved performance and an important victory," the former Tottenham manager added.
Psg was held to a 1-1 stalemate at Saint-Etienne in Pochettino's first game on Wednesday, but the capital side improved its morale back in Paris on Saturday, reports Xinhua news agency.
Moise Kean's 11th goal of the campaign in all competitions put Psg in front after 16 minutes, while substitutes Mauro Icardi and Pablo Sarabia added two in the final 10 minutes.
"We have still only had a few days working together and we have had two very difficult, very competitive games," Pochettino said after the match.
"I am really satisfied with the effort put in by the players. It was an improved performance and an important victory," the former Tottenham manager added.
- 1/10/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Paris, Jan 2 (Ians) Paris St Germain on Saturday officially announced Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager. The French Ligue 1 club said in a statement that the Argentinian former Tottenham Hotspur manager has signed a contract until June 30, 2022 plus an optional year.
This will be Pochettino's second stint at the Parc des Princes, having made 70 competitive appearances for Psg as a defender between 2001 and 2003.
"I return to the club today with a lot of ambition and humility, while also being very eager to work with some of the most talented players in the world," said Pochettino in the club's statement.
"This team has fantastic potential and I will do everything with my staff to optimize the results of Paris Saint-Germain in all competitions. We will also do our utmost to give our team that combative and offensive playing identity that Parisian supporters have always loved."
Pochettino was previously the manager of...
This will be Pochettino's second stint at the Parc des Princes, having made 70 competitive appearances for Psg as a defender between 2001 and 2003.
"I return to the club today with a lot of ambition and humility, while also being very eager to work with some of the most talented players in the world," said Pochettino in the club's statement.
"This team has fantastic potential and I will do everything with my staff to optimize the results of Paris Saint-Germain in all competitions. We will also do our utmost to give our team that combative and offensive playing identity that Parisian supporters have always loved."
Pochettino was previously the manager of...
- 1/2/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV.
Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. As many across the country continue to practice self-isolation due to coronavirus, why not while away a few hours on some of the shows below?
This week, “Mulan” launches on Disney Plus, and season 2 of “The Boys” drops on Amazon.
“Tottenham Hotspur: All or Nothing,” Amazon, Monday
The previous Premier League season began with so much promise for Tottenham Hotspur, but in many ways nothing went to plan. Manager Mauricio Pochettino was sacked after taking the club to some of its highest highs, and in came Jose Mourinho, arguably the most charismatic and recognizable manager in world football. This documentary series on the club takes viewers...
Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. As many across the country continue to practice self-isolation due to coronavirus, why not while away a few hours on some of the shows below?
This week, “Mulan” launches on Disney Plus, and season 2 of “The Boys” drops on Amazon.
“Tottenham Hotspur: All or Nothing,” Amazon, Monday
The previous Premier League season began with so much promise for Tottenham Hotspur, but in many ways nothing went to plan. Manager Mauricio Pochettino was sacked after taking the club to some of its highest highs, and in came Jose Mourinho, arguably the most charismatic and recognizable manager in world football. This documentary series on the club takes viewers...
- 8/31/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
It’s not especially hard to make a triumphant sports season compelling. And for terrible seasons, there’s some perverse joy in satiating curiosity about what exactly went wrong. But for seasons that amount to a confused shrug, it’s much harder to find an engrossing through-line, or even a reason for remembering it beyond the final whistle blow.
This was the problem facing the latest season of “All or Nothing,” Amazon Prime’s anthology docuseries that’s previously featured several NFL teams, the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team and the Premier League’s Manchester City. This propulsive installment, which premieres its first three episodes Aug. 31, untangles the particularly turbulent 2019-2020 season for the Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspur. Despite making it to the top 4 tier of the Champions League in the spring, Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino couldn’t build on the momentum to push them forward in the...
This was the problem facing the latest season of “All or Nothing,” Amazon Prime’s anthology docuseries that’s previously featured several NFL teams, the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team and the Premier League’s Manchester City. This propulsive installment, which premieres its first three episodes Aug. 31, untangles the particularly turbulent 2019-2020 season for the Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspur. Despite making it to the top 4 tier of the Champions League in the spring, Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino couldn’t build on the momentum to push them forward in the...
- 8/30/2020
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Tom Hardy is to lend his voice to Amazon’s latest All Or Nothing documentary, which will profile a season in the life of Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur.
Amazon teased the Venom and Mad Max actor’s involvement on Twitter on Thursday, asking fans if they could guess which Hollywood actor would be providing a voiceover.
Amazon teased the Venom and Mad Max actor’s involvement on Twitter on Thursday, asking fans if they could guess which Hollywood actor would be providing a voiceover.
- 8/20/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon has confirmed that it has ordered its latest sports doc series All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur.
Deadline reported that the Svod service was in talks with the North London soccer club last month and it has confirmed that it is following the Premier League team through the 2019/20 season.
The series will launch exclusively on Prime Video next year in over 200 countries and territories
All Or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur will look inside their brand new 62,000-seater stadium in North London as well as the results of the pitch, which have not been great at the start of the season with rumors of in-team unrest and the potential exit of manager Mauricio Pochettino to Manchester United.
The series, which will launch in 2020, is produced by 72 Films and executive produced by Mark Raphael and John Douglas. The Series Director is Anthony Philipson and the Series Producer is Clare Cameron. It is...
Deadline reported that the Svod service was in talks with the North London soccer club last month and it has confirmed that it is following the Premier League team through the 2019/20 season.
The series will launch exclusively on Prime Video next year in over 200 countries and territories
All Or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur will look inside their brand new 62,000-seater stadium in North London as well as the results of the pitch, which have not been great at the start of the season with rumors of in-team unrest and the potential exit of manager Mauricio Pochettino to Manchester United.
The series, which will launch in 2020, is produced by 72 Films and executive produced by Mark Raphael and John Douglas. The Series Director is Anthony Philipson and the Series Producer is Clare Cameron. It is...
- 10/18/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon is talking to another Premier League soccer club about getting behind-the-scenes access for a major documentary series.
Following Amazon Prime Video’s Ben Kingsley-narrated series on Manchester City last year, the streamer is in conversation with Tottenham Hotspur over a similar project.
Amazon is doubling down on its Premier League coverage after securing rights to show the competition in the UK. The landmark deal kicks off this season, with Amazon showing two clusters of fixtures in December.
If Amazon does a deal with Tottenham, it would be getting access to Spurs at a pivotal moment in the club’s history. The team has just opened a new state-of-the-art stadium in north London, while the squad is being reshaped by manager Mauricio Pochettino after reaching the Champions League final last season.
Spurs’ stadium will also host its first NFL fixture next month, when the Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders...
Following Amazon Prime Video’s Ben Kingsley-narrated series on Manchester City last year, the streamer is in conversation with Tottenham Hotspur over a similar project.
Amazon is doubling down on its Premier League coverage after securing rights to show the competition in the UK. The landmark deal kicks off this season, with Amazon showing two clusters of fixtures in December.
If Amazon does a deal with Tottenham, it would be getting access to Spurs at a pivotal moment in the club’s history. The team has just opened a new state-of-the-art stadium in north London, while the squad is being reshaped by manager Mauricio Pochettino after reaching the Champions League final last season.
Spurs’ stadium will also host its first NFL fixture next month, when the Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders...
- 9/26/2019
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
With less than a week to go before the 17/18 season starts, it’s hard to see the Premier League trophy ending up anywhere other than back up north. Though as a born and bred southerner, anything past the Watford Gap service station I classify as north. Which gives me a good chance of being right, as half of the clubs in the Premier League reside up north. So perhaps I should be more specific. In my opinion; the title will be heading to Manchester, now whether that be the blue half or the red, that’s harder to say.
With Manchester City having already spent over £200 million and Manchester United a close second, spending around £160 million, they lead the way in the transfer market this summer. They’ve sent out a clear message to the other title contenders, with only the Champions, Chelsea trying to keep up. Of course the...
With Manchester City having already spent over £200 million and Manchester United a close second, spending around £160 million, they lead the way in the transfer market this summer. They’ve sent out a clear message to the other title contenders, with only the Champions, Chelsea trying to keep up. Of course the...
- 8/5/2017
- by Kieran Edwards
- The Cultural Post
Oh how I wish the title of this article could be different. Sadly when England come up against Germany in any competition (especially in a semi-final) there’s a good chance it will end in defeat. Sad but true. Before the game, I let myself get carried away thinking of different titles for this piece on English football, such as ‘England’s Bright Future’, or ‘Bring on Russia’. But unfortunately as soon as the referee blew his whistle for the end of extra time, the title wrote itself.
After the major success of England winning the U20 ‘s World Cup, the nation inevitably turned their attention to the U21’s European Championships. The U20’s 1-0 win over Venezuela meant it was England’s biggest international title since Bobby Moore lifted the World Cup in 1966. That’s depressing. Not taking anything away from the U20’s impressive feat, but surely...
After the major success of England winning the U20 ‘s World Cup, the nation inevitably turned their attention to the U21’s European Championships. The U20’s 1-0 win over Venezuela meant it was England’s biggest international title since Bobby Moore lifted the World Cup in 1966. That’s depressing. Not taking anything away from the U20’s impressive feat, but surely...
- 6/28/2017
- by kieranedwards
- The Cultural Post
In the mid 90s foreign players flocked to the English Premier League like Brits to sunny Benidorm. With them they brought style, skill, flair, character, and extravagant simulation; aka diving.
In the first Premier League season (1992/93) there were only 11 foreign players named in the starting line-ups for the first set of fixtures. Since then over 2,000 foreign players have graced the Premier League. So it’s no coincidence that the amount of simulation has increased as the years have gone on. I mean Jurgen Klinsmann would openly celebrate by showing the world he was a cheater when he scored a goal. It’s sadly now just become part of the beautiful game. You could even go as far as saying that the creators of Football Manager 2018 should put ‘diving ability’ as an attribute on player’s profiles.
I know that it’s not only foreign imports who try to con the referee with their acrobatics, of course some British players fall into that category too. But watching back matches from the 70s and 80s, such as the Chelsea vs Leeds Fa Cup final in 1970 and the Liverpool vs Everton matches in the 80s, its clear that diving wasn’t a problem within the game. In fact most challenges in those era’s would now warrant an 8 match ban. Back then the game was known as a contact sport, so when tackles flew in, players accepted that it was part of the game. Players gave as good as they got. It was as important to have a player in your team who didn’t mind getting stuck in, as much as a goal scorer. Maybe that’s part of the problem. As the years have rolled by football has slowly become a non-contact sport. So as soon as players feel contact, however little, they will go down. To the point that certain players go down when their not even touched. You can’t get more non contact than that.
So next season the Fa have decided to clamp down on diving once and for all. The good old Fa. If I know the Fa like I think I do, then I’m sure they’ll make this aspect of the game even more of a problem. Which in the end will just highlight the fact it’s impossible to stamp diving out of the game. The fact they said and I quote, ‘we are trying to prevent “Robert Snodgrass situations”’, proves my point. Do they understand that “a Robert Snodgrass situation” already has a term, it’s called ‘simulation’. Are we meant to use that term now? Are pundit’s supposed to say, “oh he’ s done a Robert Snodgrass.” The Fa are apparently “formulating a process” that they hope will reverse the trend of more simulation in the English game. Oh great. I can’t wait to see what mess they make of this.
I have to agree with Sam Allardyce, the idea of a retrospective ban is ‘utter rubbish’. He goes on to make a valid point about what happens if the referees make a wrong decision, and how are the Fa supposed to reverse those mistakes. It’s impossible to fix by just saying that they will be handing out a two game retrospective ban for those who try to cheat their way to a positive result. The problem is that 99% of football players will try to win at all costs, even if it involves trying to con the referee into making the wrong decision.
Jurgen Klinsmann played up to his reputation as a diver when celebrating a goal.
It happens at all levels, be it in the Premier League or on a Saturday playing for Chalfont St Peter against Uxbridge in the Evo-stik League Southern Division One Central. Let’s take Victor Moses in the Fa Cup final. If the referee had been tricked into thinking he had been fouled, and Chelsea went on to score the penalty to win the game, do you think Antonio Conte would have cared if his player had cheated his way to victory? I mean I’m glad the referee wasn’t conned by Moses’ attempts to win a penalty as I don’t think it’s right. But that’s not to say I don’t think it’s wrong to try and attempt to do it. He was sent off, and that was the price he had to pay to attempt to win his team a penalty.
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino described Dele Alli as “a little bit naughty” after winning a penalty against Swansea. But he doesn’t care. His team won, and the three points are all that matters. I guarantee managers prefer 3 points in whatever manner. The prospect of losing a player for two games with this new banning system out weighs playing fairly, and drawing the game.
The retrospective ban will not stamp out diving in football. There’s too much at stake during those 90 minutes. You’re telling me you wouldn’t want your player to dive to win a penalty if it meant you would win the league, or finish in the top four, or even avoid relegation? Some of these dives would make the club tens of millions of pounds. And I’ll tell you something that you probably already know, but if a player had the opportunity to go down to win a penalty and decided not to as it was deemed as simulation, the manager and players would definitely voice their opinion on the matter after the game. They would not be giving that player a pat on the back, and saying well done for playing fairly. I’ve been in changing rooms after football matches where managers have lost it at players who chose to stay on their feet, when actually they could have gone down and won a penalty. Players are somewhat told to cheat, in order to win the game at all costs.
But here’s the main problem with the new retrospective diving bans . ‘Only incidents that result in a player winning a penalty or lead to an opponent being sent off – through either a direct red card or two yellow cards – will be punished.’ Are you kidding me? So unless the dive results in a penalty or a red card, there will be no retrospective action? So let me throw out a couple of scenarios that mean it’s deemed acceptable to cheat and get away with it.
1. A player dives just outside the box, the referee deems it to be a foul and awards a free kick in the 92nd minute. That teams set piece taker then executes a perfect free kick and scores. The team then win the game from the resulting free kick they won through cheating.
The Fa will not be handing out a retrospective ban.
2. A player dives, the referee deems it to be a foul, and books the opposing defender. In the second half the player on a booking has to make an important tackle that he times wrong, and is shown another yellow card resulting in the team having to play with ten men.
The Fa will not be handing out a retrospective ban for the player who dived for the first yellow card incident.
Already its a mess! Sadly there is only one way to try and stop simulation. It seems Allardyce must have read my last article. I know he’s a big fan. He says, “bring technology in, let us look at it on the day and then bring a sin bin in so we can put him in that for 10 minutes and then put him back on.” He’s right. The retrospective ban will be confusing and hard to implement, as the smallest touch can prove they haven’t dived but it still wasn’t enough contact to go down. It’s impossible to call most simulation attempts 100% correctly. The only retrospective bans they can give is if there is no contact at all, but that is still tough to clamp down on because of the speed of the game. If a player believes a challenge is coming they may try to prevent the foul and possible injury by jumping out of the tackle. In the act of avoiding the tackle they may lose their balance, but it doesn’t mean they have attempted to dive. It’s clear when a player dives, and referees are there to spot these moments.
Victor Moses was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for diving in the 2017 Fa Cup Final.
Ultimately bringing in retrospective banning won’t mean it will stamp diving out of the game. Because this new law won’t actually effect the game in real time. A team that loses because of an opposing player diving don’t care if that player is then banned for the next two games as it doesn’t change the most important thing. The result. And what if that team are then playing their rivals in the next game and are unable to play there best player? That means the team who lost the game through an opposing player diving gets punished again. Not only that. If a player gets sent off due to an opposing player diving, that team still has to play a Premier League game with ten men for a period of the match. They are then punished for an opposing player cheating. After the final whistle is blown that team won’t care about retrospective action. The game has finished and the result stands.
The retrospective ban will not work fairly, and that’s the whole point of trying to solve diving within the game. Like me and Big Sam said, the only way is to find a solution is by using video technology during the actual game. That would definitely make players think twice about attempting to fool the referee into making a wrong decision. The idea of a sin bin could also work, like in Rugby. If a player is shown to have dived without any contact, the referee would place that player into a 10 minute sin bin. Players and fans will soon become fed up of playing with 10 men for long periods of the game. Chelsea fans quickly grew tired of Didier Drogba‘s embarrassing attempts to throw himself to the ground, and began to boo him when he kept trying to win cheap free kicks through simulation. It wasn’t long that he realised his own fans were against him. Of course he still went down far too easily at some points but at least the fans tried their best to change his ways. Maybe it’s up to certain players own fans to make them aware of their unacceptable antics.
Burnley manager Sean Dyche believes diving will be eradicated in six months if the bans are introduced, but I really can’t see that happening. It’s like how the Fa tried to cut out the verbal abuse referees receive from players, and look how that turned out. But what I can’t seem to get my head around is why haven’t the Fa been giving retrospective bans in the first place. I thought retrospective bans were given when referees had missed something off the ball, or had got something wrong. Then they would look back at the incident and decisions were corrected. So players diving surely falls under that category. They’ve been doing it for off the ball incidents so why have they not tried to implement this sooner. At the end of the day diving is cheating. so why let it go on for so long?
I do believe players should be punished for diving and trying to influence the result through cheating, but unfortunately it won’t stop players attempting it. Without doubt, clubs would take 3 points over a two game ban all day long. Isn’t that the reason why top Premier League clubs have such big expensive squads?...
In the first Premier League season (1992/93) there were only 11 foreign players named in the starting line-ups for the first set of fixtures. Since then over 2,000 foreign players have graced the Premier League. So it’s no coincidence that the amount of simulation has increased as the years have gone on. I mean Jurgen Klinsmann would openly celebrate by showing the world he was a cheater when he scored a goal. It’s sadly now just become part of the beautiful game. You could even go as far as saying that the creators of Football Manager 2018 should put ‘diving ability’ as an attribute on player’s profiles.
I know that it’s not only foreign imports who try to con the referee with their acrobatics, of course some British players fall into that category too. But watching back matches from the 70s and 80s, such as the Chelsea vs Leeds Fa Cup final in 1970 and the Liverpool vs Everton matches in the 80s, its clear that diving wasn’t a problem within the game. In fact most challenges in those era’s would now warrant an 8 match ban. Back then the game was known as a contact sport, so when tackles flew in, players accepted that it was part of the game. Players gave as good as they got. It was as important to have a player in your team who didn’t mind getting stuck in, as much as a goal scorer. Maybe that’s part of the problem. As the years have rolled by football has slowly become a non-contact sport. So as soon as players feel contact, however little, they will go down. To the point that certain players go down when their not even touched. You can’t get more non contact than that.
So next season the Fa have decided to clamp down on diving once and for all. The good old Fa. If I know the Fa like I think I do, then I’m sure they’ll make this aspect of the game even more of a problem. Which in the end will just highlight the fact it’s impossible to stamp diving out of the game. The fact they said and I quote, ‘we are trying to prevent “Robert Snodgrass situations”’, proves my point. Do they understand that “a Robert Snodgrass situation” already has a term, it’s called ‘simulation’. Are we meant to use that term now? Are pundit’s supposed to say, “oh he’ s done a Robert Snodgrass.” The Fa are apparently “formulating a process” that they hope will reverse the trend of more simulation in the English game. Oh great. I can’t wait to see what mess they make of this.
I have to agree with Sam Allardyce, the idea of a retrospective ban is ‘utter rubbish’. He goes on to make a valid point about what happens if the referees make a wrong decision, and how are the Fa supposed to reverse those mistakes. It’s impossible to fix by just saying that they will be handing out a two game retrospective ban for those who try to cheat their way to a positive result. The problem is that 99% of football players will try to win at all costs, even if it involves trying to con the referee into making the wrong decision.
Jurgen Klinsmann played up to his reputation as a diver when celebrating a goal.
It happens at all levels, be it in the Premier League or on a Saturday playing for Chalfont St Peter against Uxbridge in the Evo-stik League Southern Division One Central. Let’s take Victor Moses in the Fa Cup final. If the referee had been tricked into thinking he had been fouled, and Chelsea went on to score the penalty to win the game, do you think Antonio Conte would have cared if his player had cheated his way to victory? I mean I’m glad the referee wasn’t conned by Moses’ attempts to win a penalty as I don’t think it’s right. But that’s not to say I don’t think it’s wrong to try and attempt to do it. He was sent off, and that was the price he had to pay to attempt to win his team a penalty.
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino described Dele Alli as “a little bit naughty” after winning a penalty against Swansea. But he doesn’t care. His team won, and the three points are all that matters. I guarantee managers prefer 3 points in whatever manner. The prospect of losing a player for two games with this new banning system out weighs playing fairly, and drawing the game.
The retrospective ban will not stamp out diving in football. There’s too much at stake during those 90 minutes. You’re telling me you wouldn’t want your player to dive to win a penalty if it meant you would win the league, or finish in the top four, or even avoid relegation? Some of these dives would make the club tens of millions of pounds. And I’ll tell you something that you probably already know, but if a player had the opportunity to go down to win a penalty and decided not to as it was deemed as simulation, the manager and players would definitely voice their opinion on the matter after the game. They would not be giving that player a pat on the back, and saying well done for playing fairly. I’ve been in changing rooms after football matches where managers have lost it at players who chose to stay on their feet, when actually they could have gone down and won a penalty. Players are somewhat told to cheat, in order to win the game at all costs.
But here’s the main problem with the new retrospective diving bans . ‘Only incidents that result in a player winning a penalty or lead to an opponent being sent off – through either a direct red card or two yellow cards – will be punished.’ Are you kidding me? So unless the dive results in a penalty or a red card, there will be no retrospective action? So let me throw out a couple of scenarios that mean it’s deemed acceptable to cheat and get away with it.
1. A player dives just outside the box, the referee deems it to be a foul and awards a free kick in the 92nd minute. That teams set piece taker then executes a perfect free kick and scores. The team then win the game from the resulting free kick they won through cheating.
The Fa will not be handing out a retrospective ban.
2. A player dives, the referee deems it to be a foul, and books the opposing defender. In the second half the player on a booking has to make an important tackle that he times wrong, and is shown another yellow card resulting in the team having to play with ten men.
The Fa will not be handing out a retrospective ban for the player who dived for the first yellow card incident.
Already its a mess! Sadly there is only one way to try and stop simulation. It seems Allardyce must have read my last article. I know he’s a big fan. He says, “bring technology in, let us look at it on the day and then bring a sin bin in so we can put him in that for 10 minutes and then put him back on.” He’s right. The retrospective ban will be confusing and hard to implement, as the smallest touch can prove they haven’t dived but it still wasn’t enough contact to go down. It’s impossible to call most simulation attempts 100% correctly. The only retrospective bans they can give is if there is no contact at all, but that is still tough to clamp down on because of the speed of the game. If a player believes a challenge is coming they may try to prevent the foul and possible injury by jumping out of the tackle. In the act of avoiding the tackle they may lose their balance, but it doesn’t mean they have attempted to dive. It’s clear when a player dives, and referees are there to spot these moments.
Victor Moses was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for diving in the 2017 Fa Cup Final.
Ultimately bringing in retrospective banning won’t mean it will stamp diving out of the game. Because this new law won’t actually effect the game in real time. A team that loses because of an opposing player diving don’t care if that player is then banned for the next two games as it doesn’t change the most important thing. The result. And what if that team are then playing their rivals in the next game and are unable to play there best player? That means the team who lost the game through an opposing player diving gets punished again. Not only that. If a player gets sent off due to an opposing player diving, that team still has to play a Premier League game with ten men for a period of the match. They are then punished for an opposing player cheating. After the final whistle is blown that team won’t care about retrospective action. The game has finished and the result stands.
The retrospective ban will not work fairly, and that’s the whole point of trying to solve diving within the game. Like me and Big Sam said, the only way is to find a solution is by using video technology during the actual game. That would definitely make players think twice about attempting to fool the referee into making a wrong decision. The idea of a sin bin could also work, like in Rugby. If a player is shown to have dived without any contact, the referee would place that player into a 10 minute sin bin. Players and fans will soon become fed up of playing with 10 men for long periods of the game. Chelsea fans quickly grew tired of Didier Drogba‘s embarrassing attempts to throw himself to the ground, and began to boo him when he kept trying to win cheap free kicks through simulation. It wasn’t long that he realised his own fans were against him. Of course he still went down far too easily at some points but at least the fans tried their best to change his ways. Maybe it’s up to certain players own fans to make them aware of their unacceptable antics.
Burnley manager Sean Dyche believes diving will be eradicated in six months if the bans are introduced, but I really can’t see that happening. It’s like how the Fa tried to cut out the verbal abuse referees receive from players, and look how that turned out. But what I can’t seem to get my head around is why haven’t the Fa been giving retrospective bans in the first place. I thought retrospective bans were given when referees had missed something off the ball, or had got something wrong. Then they would look back at the incident and decisions were corrected. So players diving surely falls under that category. They’ve been doing it for off the ball incidents so why have they not tried to implement this sooner. At the end of the day diving is cheating. so why let it go on for so long?
I do believe players should be punished for diving and trying to influence the result through cheating, but unfortunately it won’t stop players attempting it. Without doubt, clubs would take 3 points over a two game ban all day long. Isn’t that the reason why top Premier League clubs have such big expensive squads?...
- 6/16/2017
- by kieranedwards
- The Cultural Post
© Colorsport/Daniel Bearham/Colorsport/Corbis
On Saturday February 21st, Alan Pardew took his horribly out-of-sorts Palace side across London to face Mauricio Pochettino’s in-form, title contenders for their Fa Cup fifth round clash. The winner would claim their place in the quarter final draw.
Despite Palace’s woes in the league this year, their performances in the Fa Cup had been pretty good and they would be looking to extend their run of Premier League scalps by claiming Spurs’. Palace had beaten Southampton and Stoke in the previous two rounds.
Spurs have been in scintillating form this year and their winning run had extended to seven games before they were held to a 1-1 draw against Fiorentina. Spurs’ previous two ties in the competition were against Leicester and Colchester.
The previous meeting between the sides at Selhurst Park a month ago ended with Spurs beating Palace 3-1. Palace took...
On Saturday February 21st, Alan Pardew took his horribly out-of-sorts Palace side across London to face Mauricio Pochettino’s in-form, title contenders for their Fa Cup fifth round clash. The winner would claim their place in the quarter final draw.
Despite Palace’s woes in the league this year, their performances in the Fa Cup had been pretty good and they would be looking to extend their run of Premier League scalps by claiming Spurs’. Palace had beaten Southampton and Stoke in the previous two rounds.
Spurs have been in scintillating form this year and their winning run had extended to seven games before they were held to a 1-1 draw against Fiorentina. Spurs’ previous two ties in the competition were against Leicester and Colchester.
The previous meeting between the sides at Selhurst Park a month ago ended with Spurs beating Palace 3-1. Palace took...
- 2/21/2016
- by Ashley Clarke
- Obsessed with Film
Bogdan Maran/AP/Press Association Images
The Gareth Bale megabucks were squandered in 2013, but lessons were learned and Tottenham Hotspur have been far more shrewd in the transfer market ever since.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino spent wisely over the summer, bolstering his side with the astute captures of Toby Alderweireld and Dele Alli, two players who’ve been instrumental in the team’s charge towards the upper reaches of the Premier League.
With the teams around them faltering, Pochettino’s in-form Spurs have a realistic chance of securing Champions League football this term and an outside shot at the title – but if their recent home defeat to Leicester City proved one thing, it’s that January recruitment wouldn’t hurt their cause.
Although hanging on to Harry Kane amid interest from Spain is the Argentine’s number one priority, reinforcements are needed to help Spurs maintain their top-four push when the injuries start to bite,...
The Gareth Bale megabucks were squandered in 2013, but lessons were learned and Tottenham Hotspur have been far more shrewd in the transfer market ever since.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino spent wisely over the summer, bolstering his side with the astute captures of Toby Alderweireld and Dele Alli, two players who’ve been instrumental in the team’s charge towards the upper reaches of the Premier League.
With the teams around them faltering, Pochettino’s in-form Spurs have a realistic chance of securing Champions League football this term and an outside shot at the title – but if their recent home defeat to Leicester City proved one thing, it’s that January recruitment wouldn’t hurt their cause.
Although hanging on to Harry Kane amid interest from Spain is the Argentine’s number one priority, reinforcements are needed to help Spurs maintain their top-four push when the injuries start to bite,...
- 1/15/2016
- by Mark Langshaw
- Obsessed with Film
Steve Drew/Empics Sport
Tottenham Hotspur could make a bid for Newcastle United’s Cheick Tiote, according to the Evening Standard.
Reports state that the North London club have made an enquiry for the defensive midfielder.
Mauricio Pochettino was hoping to bring in Zenit St Petersburg’s Axel Witsel but it seems the move has broken down as the Russian side priced their star midfielder at €100 million.
Tiote is no longer a key player at St James’ Park and despite still being not fully fit, Steve McClaren seems to prefer Vurnon Anita and Jack Colback.
The Ivorian has been on the bench for Newcastle this season but has lacked quality when called upon. A move to North London could see Tiote given a first-team place and regain the impressive form he showed two years ago.
Tottenham Hotspur could make a bid for Newcastle United’s Cheick Tiote, according to the Evening Standard.
Reports state that the North London club have made an enquiry for the defensive midfielder.
Mauricio Pochettino was hoping to bring in Zenit St Petersburg’s Axel Witsel but it seems the move has broken down as the Russian side priced their star midfielder at €100 million.
Tiote is no longer a key player at St James’ Park and despite still being not fully fit, Steve McClaren seems to prefer Vurnon Anita and Jack Colback.
The Ivorian has been on the bench for Newcastle this season but has lacked quality when called upon. A move to North London could see Tiote given a first-team place and regain the impressive form he showed two years ago.
- 9/1/2015
- by Matt Smith
- Obsessed with Film
Lefteris Pitarakis/AP
Tottenham Hotspur had a relatively positive Premier League 2014/15 campaign and finished in fifth place, just six points behind those coveted Champions League places. Essentially they did ‘a Tottenham’. Mauricio Pochettino’s side looked brilliant at times but couldn’t maintain their challenge for the top four, dropping points against Burnley, Stoke and Aston`Villa during the business end of last season.
FIFA-wise Tottenham represent a sturdy pair of hands who can do you proud against West Ham, Newcastle and Stoke but against the top teams they don’t represent enough quality for you to continuously challenge your mate who has gleefully selected Man United. Spurs’ big-game players such as Christian Eriksen, Hugo Lloris and (this year’s) Harry Kane will guarantee you some luxurious button-pressing on FIFA 16 but have the North London side improved enough during the summer transfer window to begin to compete with big boys?...
Tottenham Hotspur had a relatively positive Premier League 2014/15 campaign and finished in fifth place, just six points behind those coveted Champions League places. Essentially they did ‘a Tottenham’. Mauricio Pochettino’s side looked brilliant at times but couldn’t maintain their challenge for the top four, dropping points against Burnley, Stoke and Aston`Villa during the business end of last season.
FIFA-wise Tottenham represent a sturdy pair of hands who can do you proud against West Ham, Newcastle and Stoke but against the top teams they don’t represent enough quality for you to continuously challenge your mate who has gleefully selected Man United. Spurs’ big-game players such as Christian Eriksen, Hugo Lloris and (this year’s) Harry Kane will guarantee you some luxurious button-pressing on FIFA 16 but have the North London side improved enough during the summer transfer window to begin to compete with big boys?...
- 8/22/2015
- by Matt Smith
- Obsessed with Film
Martin Rickett/Pa Archive
The Daily Star are reporting that Newcastle United are involved in a four-way battle for Tottenham Hotspur and England winger Andros Townsend.
The paper reports that the 24-year-old’s former manager Tim Sherwood – now at Aston Villa – is leading the chase for his signature but the Magpies, Sunderland and West Ham United are all also interested.
Townsend’s future at White Hart Lane has been up in the air for some time, although the North London club are not openly looking to sell according to The Star. The clamour for his signature from fellow Barclays Premier League sides means The Lilly Whites will be holding out for their full £15 million valuation.
The Standard reported last week that the 24-year-old is keen to convince Mauricio Pochettino he can play an important role this season, but if the North London side receive a bid matching their valuation then...
The Daily Star are reporting that Newcastle United are involved in a four-way battle for Tottenham Hotspur and England winger Andros Townsend.
The paper reports that the 24-year-old’s former manager Tim Sherwood – now at Aston Villa – is leading the chase for his signature but the Magpies, Sunderland and West Ham United are all also interested.
Townsend’s future at White Hart Lane has been up in the air for some time, although the North London club are not openly looking to sell according to The Star. The clamour for his signature from fellow Barclays Premier League sides means The Lilly Whites will be holding out for their full £15 million valuation.
The Standard reported last week that the 24-year-old is keen to convince Mauricio Pochettino he can play an important role this season, but if the North London side receive a bid matching their valuation then...
- 8/16/2015
- by Ross Tweddell
- Obsessed with Film
Nigel French/Pa Archive
Goals from Marko Arnautovic and Mame Diouf secured a sensational five minute comeback as Stoke fought back from two goals down against Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs will regret not putting the game out of Mark Hughes’ side’s reach as they squandered a hatful of clear-cut opportunities in what proved to be a very entertaining fixture.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side took the leader in the 19th minute after Eric Dier’s header from a Christian Eriksen corner flew past Jack Butland and into the net.
Spurs’ lead was doubled when Nacer Chadli volleyed the ball home after a Ben Davies cross found him at the back post.
Stoke’s revival started after they were awarded a penalty in the 77th minute after Toby Alderweireld brought down Joselu.
Arnautovic scored from the penalty spot and just five minutes later Diouf levelled after heading home from a Stephen Ireland cross.
Goals from Marko Arnautovic and Mame Diouf secured a sensational five minute comeback as Stoke fought back from two goals down against Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs will regret not putting the game out of Mark Hughes’ side’s reach as they squandered a hatful of clear-cut opportunities in what proved to be a very entertaining fixture.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side took the leader in the 19th minute after Eric Dier’s header from a Christian Eriksen corner flew past Jack Butland and into the net.
Spurs’ lead was doubled when Nacer Chadli volleyed the ball home after a Ben Davies cross found him at the back post.
Stoke’s revival started after they were awarded a penalty in the 77th minute after Toby Alderweireld brought down Joselu.
Arnautovic scored from the penalty spot and just five minutes later Diouf levelled after heading home from a Stephen Ireland cross.
- 8/15/2015
- by Matt Smith
- Obsessed with Film
Martin Rickett/Pa Archive
Newcastle United will need to bid £12 million in order to bring Andros Townsend to St James’ Park this summer, according to The Standard.
The England winger is being watched by three Premier League clubs including the Magpies, Sunderland and Aston Villa and Spurs are now willing to listen to offers.
The Standard reports that the 24-year-old is keen to convince Mauricio Pochettino he can play an important role this season but if the North London side receive a bid matching their valuation then they will be happy to sell.
Townsend returned to full training this week after a shoulder injury kept him out of last weekend’s opening-day defeat at Manchester United.
Spurs have agreed a £10 million fee with Lyon attacker Clinton N’JIe who looks to be heading to the club.
Townsend’s place will be under further threat as the Cameroonian forward can play...
Newcastle United will need to bid £12 million in order to bring Andros Townsend to St James’ Park this summer, according to The Standard.
The England winger is being watched by three Premier League clubs including the Magpies, Sunderland and Aston Villa and Spurs are now willing to listen to offers.
The Standard reports that the 24-year-old is keen to convince Mauricio Pochettino he can play an important role this season but if the North London side receive a bid matching their valuation then they will be happy to sell.
Townsend returned to full training this week after a shoulder injury kept him out of last weekend’s opening-day defeat at Manchester United.
Spurs have agreed a £10 million fee with Lyon attacker Clinton N’JIe who looks to be heading to the club.
Townsend’s place will be under further threat as the Cameroonian forward can play...
- 8/12/2015
- by Matt Smith
- Obsessed with Film
Chris Ison/Pa Wire
This time last year doom and gloom stained the walls of the St Mary’s Stadium as Southampton’s squad was carefully dissected by bigger teams with more trophies, more money and more Brendan Rodgers than them.
Everyone wrote them off and for good reason; they had lost the core of their side that included manager Mauricio Pochettino moving to Tottenham Hotspur, Dejan Lovren, Adam Lallana and Rickie Lambert leaving for Liverpool, and Luke Shaw popping off to Manchester United. Behind the scenes, Southampton were carefully rebuilding and the appointment of Ronald Koeman, acquisitions of Graziano Pelle and Dusan Tadic, and a fearless refusal to accept they were beaten ended with the Saints finishing seventh in the Barclays Premier League.
This season, there is no underdog status or sympathetic transition for Koeman – and Newcastle United will be fully aware of Dutch manager’s slick and adventurous playing style.
This time last year doom and gloom stained the walls of the St Mary’s Stadium as Southampton’s squad was carefully dissected by bigger teams with more trophies, more money and more Brendan Rodgers than them.
Everyone wrote them off and for good reason; they had lost the core of their side that included manager Mauricio Pochettino moving to Tottenham Hotspur, Dejan Lovren, Adam Lallana and Rickie Lambert leaving for Liverpool, and Luke Shaw popping off to Manchester United. Behind the scenes, Southampton were carefully rebuilding and the appointment of Ronald Koeman, acquisitions of Graziano Pelle and Dusan Tadic, and a fearless refusal to accept they were beaten ended with the Saints finishing seventh in the Barclays Premier League.
This season, there is no underdog status or sympathetic transition for Koeman – and Newcastle United will be fully aware of Dutch manager’s slick and adventurous playing style.
- 8/7/2015
- by Matt Smith
- Obsessed with Film
Mike Egerton/Empics Sport
Morgan Schneiderlin signing for Manchester United is a strange one. The former Southampton midfielder is clearly a very talented footballer and certainly gives Louis van Gaal a midfield presence that was lacking last season. He has made more tackles than any other player in the Premier League over the past three seasons and is a reliable, steady and disciplined £25 million signing. What he hasn’t done is played any Champions League football and that could prove to be a problem as Manchester United aim to regain their place at the top of the football stratosphere.
Maybe it’s the fact that Bastian Schweinsteiger’s move to Old Trafford was announced at roughly the same time as the Frenchman’s transfer and it surreptitiously created a comparison war in which there is only one winner. When the Bayern Munich legend signed for the Red Devils an unforced...
Morgan Schneiderlin signing for Manchester United is a strange one. The former Southampton midfielder is clearly a very talented footballer and certainly gives Louis van Gaal a midfield presence that was lacking last season. He has made more tackles than any other player in the Premier League over the past three seasons and is a reliable, steady and disciplined £25 million signing. What he hasn’t done is played any Champions League football and that could prove to be a problem as Manchester United aim to regain their place at the top of the football stratosphere.
Maybe it’s the fact that Bastian Schweinsteiger’s move to Old Trafford was announced at roughly the same time as the Frenchman’s transfer and it surreptitiously created a comparison war in which there is only one winner. When the Bayern Munich legend signed for the Red Devils an unforced...
- 7/14/2015
- by Matt Smith
- Obsessed with Film
John Walton/Pa Wire
Tottenham kick off a hectic set of fixtures with a Europa League last 32 clash against Fiorentina tonight.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side have six games in 17 days, including a trip to Italy in the reverse fixture against Fiorentina, and the Capital One Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley.
Spurs are looking to better last season’s progress in the Europa League, when they lost to Benfica in the last 16. The Lilly Whites lost the first leg 3-1 at White Hart Lane before coming close to forcing extra time over in Portugal.
Spurs will be disappointed with their showing in the group stages of this season’s competition.
While Mauricio Pochettino was trying to get his message across in the infancy of his reign, Spurs finished second in a group that included Beşiktaş, Asteras and Partizan Belgrade.
They come up against a Fiorentina side that topped their group,...
Tottenham kick off a hectic set of fixtures with a Europa League last 32 clash against Fiorentina tonight.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side have six games in 17 days, including a trip to Italy in the reverse fixture against Fiorentina, and the Capital One Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley.
Spurs are looking to better last season’s progress in the Europa League, when they lost to Benfica in the last 16. The Lilly Whites lost the first leg 3-1 at White Hart Lane before coming close to forcing extra time over in Portugal.
Spurs will be disappointed with their showing in the group stages of this season’s competition.
While Mauricio Pochettino was trying to get his message across in the infancy of his reign, Spurs finished second in a group that included Beşiktaş, Asteras and Partizan Belgrade.
They come up against a Fiorentina side that topped their group,...
- 2/19/2015
- by Ross Tweddell
- Obsessed with Film
Adam Davy/Empics Sport
After spending the past couple of weeks linked with a move to Newcastle (whose chief scout has been tracking him for the past two years), Mk Dons 18-year-old midfielder Dele Alli has signed for Tottenham Hotspur for £5million.
The player – roundly called the next Steven Gerrard – as now completed his move to the London side and will be loaned back to Mk Dons for the remainder of the season. He’s already scored 12 goals for the side, and by all accounts he is a stunning acquisition for Mauricio Pochettino, who will be able to call him into the first team picture next season.
The reason behind the collapse of the Newcastle move is unclear, but when it’s Newcastle you can usually bet it’s got something to do with haggling over the final few pennies. But their loss is very firmly to Spurs’ advantage, and...
After spending the past couple of weeks linked with a move to Newcastle (whose chief scout has been tracking him for the past two years), Mk Dons 18-year-old midfielder Dele Alli has signed for Tottenham Hotspur for £5million.
The player – roundly called the next Steven Gerrard – as now completed his move to the London side and will be loaned back to Mk Dons for the remainder of the season. He’s already scored 12 goals for the side, and by all accounts he is a stunning acquisition for Mauricio Pochettino, who will be able to call him into the first team picture next season.
The reason behind the collapse of the Newcastle move is unclear, but when it’s Newcastle you can usually bet it’s got something to do with haggling over the final few pennies. But their loss is very firmly to Spurs’ advantage, and...
- 2/2/2015
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Anthony Devlin/Pa Archive
As previously confirmed, Aaron Lennon has turned his back on possible loan deals with Hull and Stoke today to sign a temporary deal with Everton until the end of the season ahead of a possible permanent deal in the summer.
The Spurs man has been forced down the pecking order and seen his first team options limited under Mauricio Pochettino, but he has a lot to offer and he will bring bags of pace to Everton’s stuttering attack this season. He has apparently chosen to join Everton rather than Stoke because he would get more playing time.
So far Everton have failed to click and are worryingly close to the bottom of the league, especially after investing so heavily in Romelu Lukaku this summer. Hopefully for Everton fans, the player will be able to inject something into Lukaku’s game as well to help him get firing.
As previously confirmed, Aaron Lennon has turned his back on possible loan deals with Hull and Stoke today to sign a temporary deal with Everton until the end of the season ahead of a possible permanent deal in the summer.
The Spurs man has been forced down the pecking order and seen his first team options limited under Mauricio Pochettino, but he has a lot to offer and he will bring bags of pace to Everton’s stuttering attack this season. He has apparently chosen to join Everton rather than Stoke because he would get more playing time.
So far Everton have failed to click and are worryingly close to the bottom of the league, especially after investing so heavily in Romelu Lukaku this summer. Hopefully for Everton fans, the player will be able to inject something into Lukaku’s game as well to help him get firing.
- 2/2/2015
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Themba Hadebe/AP
Tottenham Hotspur have had a very quiet January 2015 transfer window so far and, if head coach Mauricio Pochettino is to be believed, it will stay that way. The only movement at the club has been the permanent sale of Kyle Naughton to Swansea City and the loaning out of four youngsters to clubs in the lower leagues, with no players arriving at White Hart Lane at all.
However, you should never trust the words of a football club boss when it comes to transfer talk, as they are notorious for downplaying rumours in order to prevent a fan backlash if the transfers in question don’t end up happening.
With that in mind – and with a couple of days left until the window slams shut until the summer – there is definitely still the possibility of some transfer activity both in and out of White Hart Lane.
Rumours...
Tottenham Hotspur have had a very quiet January 2015 transfer window so far and, if head coach Mauricio Pochettino is to be believed, it will stay that way. The only movement at the club has been the permanent sale of Kyle Naughton to Swansea City and the loaning out of four youngsters to clubs in the lower leagues, with no players arriving at White Hart Lane at all.
However, you should never trust the words of a football club boss when it comes to transfer talk, as they are notorious for downplaying rumours in order to prevent a fan backlash if the transfers in question don’t end up happening.
With that in mind – and with a couple of days left until the window slams shut until the summer – there is definitely still the possibility of some transfer activity both in and out of White Hart Lane.
Rumours...
- 2/2/2015
- by K.J. Stewart
- Obsessed with Film
Daniel Hambury/Pa Archive
Tottenham Hotspur and their fans have endured a difficult and frustrating 2014-15 season so far.
After a promising start that saw new boss Mauricio Pochettino win his first two Premier League games and his first four competitive games in all competitions in charge of the club, the Lilywhites went on to lose six of their next fourteen Premier League matches and currently lie in seventh place in the table, having previously found themselves loitering around mid-table.
They’re now four points off the pace for a Champions League spot and a massive fifteen points behind top of the table Chelsea – and that means they’re five points closer to the relegation zone that they are the Premier League summit.
Spurs are still in all of the cup competitions they were entered in this season and face Fiorentina in the last 32 of the Europa League, Newcastle United...
Tottenham Hotspur and their fans have endured a difficult and frustrating 2014-15 season so far.
After a promising start that saw new boss Mauricio Pochettino win his first two Premier League games and his first four competitive games in all competitions in charge of the club, the Lilywhites went on to lose six of their next fourteen Premier League matches and currently lie in seventh place in the table, having previously found themselves loitering around mid-table.
They’re now four points off the pace for a Champions League spot and a massive fifteen points behind top of the table Chelsea – and that means they’re five points closer to the relegation zone that they are the Premier League summit.
Spurs are still in all of the cup competitions they were entered in this season and face Fiorentina in the last 32 of the Europa League, Newcastle United...
- 12/15/2014
- by K.J. Stewart
- Obsessed with Film
Pa Wire/Pa Wire
Tottenham Hotspur’s season just isn’t going to plan.
A promising start from Mauricio Pochettino’s side (two wins in his first two Premier League games in charge and four wins in four games in all competitions) has been followed by what can only be described as a disappointing subsequent few months.
Every time something seems to be going right – the club recently had three wins in a row against Hull City, Partizan Belgrade and Everton – everything seems to go wrong again (the club followed those three wins with a loss at Chelsea, a draw at home to Crystal Palace and a loss at Besiktas).
Although Spurs are currently in all of the cup competitions they have been entered in this season, the most important competition is the Premier League – and they currently lie a disappointing tenth in the table after fifteen games. That simply isn’t good enough,...
Tottenham Hotspur’s season just isn’t going to plan.
A promising start from Mauricio Pochettino’s side (two wins in his first two Premier League games in charge and four wins in four games in all competitions) has been followed by what can only be described as a disappointing subsequent few months.
Every time something seems to be going right – the club recently had three wins in a row against Hull City, Partizan Belgrade and Everton – everything seems to go wrong again (the club followed those three wins with a loss at Chelsea, a draw at home to Crystal Palace and a loss at Besiktas).
Although Spurs are currently in all of the cup competitions they have been entered in this season, the most important competition is the Premier League – and they currently lie a disappointing tenth in the table after fifteen games. That simply isn’t good enough,...
- 12/13/2014
- by K.J. Stewart
- Obsessed with Film
Jon Super/AP/Press Association Images
Daniel Levy has made a right mess of his club. While the irony of Brendan Rodger’s words surely aren’t lost on him now, he was correct in his declaration last year that when a team spends over £100 million on players, ‘they should be challenging for the title’.
The £85 million received for the talismanic Gareth Bale has been squandered on a plethora of overpriced rubbish who haven’t tried a leg for Spurs since moving to the club in the last 18 months. Spurs may be onto their third manager since Bale’s departure in September 2013, but Mauricio Pochettino is simply inheriting the same problems that befell his predecessors.
What Spurs supporters wouldn’t do to have a firesale at the club, and bring back some heroes from the past? They may have been gone a while now, but these players would certainly dig...
Daniel Levy has made a right mess of his club. While the irony of Brendan Rodger’s words surely aren’t lost on him now, he was correct in his declaration last year that when a team spends over £100 million on players, ‘they should be challenging for the title’.
The £85 million received for the talismanic Gareth Bale has been squandered on a plethora of overpriced rubbish who haven’t tried a leg for Spurs since moving to the club in the last 18 months. Spurs may be onto their third manager since Bale’s departure in September 2013, but Mauricio Pochettino is simply inheriting the same problems that befell his predecessors.
What Spurs supporters wouldn’t do to have a firesale at the club, and bring back some heroes from the past? They may have been gone a while now, but these players would certainly dig...
- 11/26/2014
- by Michael Ramsay
- Obsessed with Film
Rui Vieira/AP
Tottenham Hotspur find themselves in something of a rut at the moment. Results aren’t going their way, performances are pretty damn terrible, the fans are dejected and a lot of the players look like they simply don’t care about the plight of the club.
The Lilywhites are currently languishing in the unimaginably low position of twelfth in the Premier League table, having played eleven league games and won just four of them. Indeed, they are considerably closer to the foot of the table than they are to the top, sitting only seven points ahead of bottom club Burnley and a massive fifteen points behind leaders Chelsea.
It’s really not the start new boss Mauricio Pochettino would have wanted – that goes without saying – but the club appears to be breaking precedent and allowing him to implement his long-term plan with a view to long-term improvement.
Tottenham Hotspur find themselves in something of a rut at the moment. Results aren’t going their way, performances are pretty damn terrible, the fans are dejected and a lot of the players look like they simply don’t care about the plight of the club.
The Lilywhites are currently languishing in the unimaginably low position of twelfth in the Premier League table, having played eleven league games and won just four of them. Indeed, they are considerably closer to the foot of the table than they are to the top, sitting only seven points ahead of bottom club Burnley and a massive fifteen points behind leaders Chelsea.
It’s really not the start new boss Mauricio Pochettino would have wanted – that goes without saying – but the club appears to be breaking precedent and allowing him to implement his long-term plan with a view to long-term improvement.
- 11/18/2014
- by K.J. Stewart
- Obsessed with Film
Martin Rickett/Pa Wire
Almost two weeks ago, infamous journalist and part-time rabble-rouser Paddy Barclay took it upon himself to say that it was time Newcastle fans apologised to Alan Pardew. He hadn’t yet watched the win over Liverpool, but had seen enough in the two Premier League wins and the defeat of Man City in the cup to suggest that all should be forgiven.
He said protesting fans were making fools of themselves, that they should bring placards reading “Sorry Pardew” to the game, without ever once referencing what had inspired those fans to desperate measures. He went along with the lie of the fickle fans, who will turn at the slightest sign of adversity, glossing the last seven months out of the narrative entirely.
Now though, Barclay has changed his tune about “entitled” fans – though not the ones that he covers and sells papers to, obviously (because...
Almost two weeks ago, infamous journalist and part-time rabble-rouser Paddy Barclay took it upon himself to say that it was time Newcastle fans apologised to Alan Pardew. He hadn’t yet watched the win over Liverpool, but had seen enough in the two Premier League wins and the defeat of Man City in the cup to suggest that all should be forgiven.
He said protesting fans were making fools of themselves, that they should bring placards reading “Sorry Pardew” to the game, without ever once referencing what had inspired those fans to desperate measures. He went along with the lie of the fickle fans, who will turn at the slightest sign of adversity, glossing the last seven months out of the narrative entirely.
Now though, Barclay has changed his tune about “entitled” fans – though not the ones that he covers and sells papers to, obviously (because...
- 11/12/2014
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Stephen Pond/Pa Archive
Spurs are in a mess. If one needs an example of how not to run a football club following the departure of their only world-class starlet, all they need to do is take a leaf out of Daniel Levy’s book. Not only does he have a notorious reputation as a ruthless hirer-and-firer, refusing to allow managers the required time to implement their strategies and tactics to good effect, but the Spurs chairman introduced technical director Franco Baldini to White Hart Lane last summer. That was where their problems began.
Andre Villas-Boas’ time in England did not go so well, but that was arguably due to the fact that he worked with two interfering and ruthless owners, with Levy seemingly instructing Baldini to acquire players without the Portuguese boss’ say-so. Instead of the former Chelsea manager being granted the targets on his wish-list, which included Joao Moutinho,...
Spurs are in a mess. If one needs an example of how not to run a football club following the departure of their only world-class starlet, all they need to do is take a leaf out of Daniel Levy’s book. Not only does he have a notorious reputation as a ruthless hirer-and-firer, refusing to allow managers the required time to implement their strategies and tactics to good effect, but the Spurs chairman introduced technical director Franco Baldini to White Hart Lane last summer. That was where their problems began.
Andre Villas-Boas’ time in England did not go so well, but that was arguably due to the fact that he worked with two interfering and ruthless owners, with Levy seemingly instructing Baldini to acquire players without the Portuguese boss’ say-so. Instead of the former Chelsea manager being granted the targets on his wish-list, which included Joao Moutinho,...
- 11/11/2014
- by Michael Ramsay
- Obsessed with Film
As we’ve touched upon so many times before here at WhatCulture.com, Tottenham Hotspur seem to get a large bulk of the media attention when it comes to transfer windows.
Although the club are notoriously active in January and August, if they really were interested in every player the media says they’re interested in, they’d have a squad the size of the population of Tottenham itself.
Some links make a lot of sense – and indeed turn out to be true. For instance, at this moment in time, it’s no surprise to see Spurs linked to a number of potential top class strikers in January, as the three senior strikers they currently have aren’t generally deemed to be the top drawer goalscorers required to help the club to compete for a Champions League position in the Premier League – and they probably will sign one as Mauricio Pochettino...
Although the club are notoriously active in January and August, if they really were interested in every player the media says they’re interested in, they’d have a squad the size of the population of Tottenham itself.
Some links make a lot of sense – and indeed turn out to be true. For instance, at this moment in time, it’s no surprise to see Spurs linked to a number of potential top class strikers in January, as the three senior strikers they currently have aren’t generally deemed to be the top drawer goalscorers required to help the club to compete for a Champions League position in the Premier League – and they probably will sign one as Mauricio Pochettino...
- 11/4/2014
- by K.J. Stewart
- Obsessed with Film
Toby Melville/Pa Archive
Even the staunchest Tottenham Hotspur fan would have to admit that this season has been pretty miserable so far.
Granted, the club are through to the quarter finals of the Capital One Cup and are unbeaten (though somewhat unconvincing at times) in the Europa League, but their Premier League season has been dismal since the club made what looked to be a very bright start.
After having won their first two Premier League matches under new boss Mauricio Pochettino, Spurs have now only won three games in total after nine games. Most recently in league action, they lost at home to Newcastle United, who had previously only won a single game all season.
Spurs currently lie in eleventh place – well below where they both expect and want to be. Even in a season of transition, with a new manager and several incoming and outgoing players, eleventh...
Even the staunchest Tottenham Hotspur fan would have to admit that this season has been pretty miserable so far.
Granted, the club are through to the quarter finals of the Capital One Cup and are unbeaten (though somewhat unconvincing at times) in the Europa League, but their Premier League season has been dismal since the club made what looked to be a very bright start.
After having won their first two Premier League matches under new boss Mauricio Pochettino, Spurs have now only won three games in total after nine games. Most recently in league action, they lost at home to Newcastle United, who had previously only won a single game all season.
Spurs currently lie in eleventh place – well below where they both expect and want to be. Even in a season of transition, with a new manager and several incoming and outgoing players, eleventh...
- 10/31/2014
- by K.J. Stewart
- Obsessed with Film
Andrew Matthews/Empics Sport
Tottenham Hotspur have a very interesting future ahead of them. With a new manager in place, several new signings yet to truly make an impression, more signings undoubtedly to come and – in the long-term – a brand new stadium on the horizon (which may or may not be ready in time for Spurs to move in to before White Hart Lane closes for business), there are all kinds of things to be both apprehensive about and look forward to.
This season has started with mixed success. Mauricio Pochettino opened his Spurs career with two Premier League wins in a row and four wins in a row in all competitions, but the club has since lost three times in the Premier League and drawn a number of games to well and truly bring the honeymoon period to an end.
There have undoubtedly been bright points to the season...
Tottenham Hotspur have a very interesting future ahead of them. With a new manager in place, several new signings yet to truly make an impression, more signings undoubtedly to come and – in the long-term – a brand new stadium on the horizon (which may or may not be ready in time for Spurs to move in to before White Hart Lane closes for business), there are all kinds of things to be both apprehensive about and look forward to.
This season has started with mixed success. Mauricio Pochettino opened his Spurs career with two Premier League wins in a row and four wins in a row in all competitions, but the club has since lost three times in the Premier League and drawn a number of games to well and truly bring the honeymoon period to an end.
There have undoubtedly been bright points to the season...
- 10/21/2014
- by K.J. Stewart
- Obsessed with Film
Tim Ireland/AP
Mauricio Pochettino arrived at Spurs with a lot of expectation on his young (for a manager, at least) shoulders.
His performance as Southampton boss for the previous couple of seasons was highly impressive, as he took a team who were considered to be relegation fodder up to the dizzy heights of eighth in the Premier League.
Widely considered to be one of the best up-and-coming managers in the world of football, Spurs pulled off a real coup by taking him from the Saints but, like anyone else, he requires a settling in period and can’t be expected to work miracles overnight.
As a result, he has indeed made a number of mistakes, as Spurs have had a decidedly mixed start to the season. After having won their first two Premier League games under Pochettino – and their first four games in all competitions – they have struggled a...
Mauricio Pochettino arrived at Spurs with a lot of expectation on his young (for a manager, at least) shoulders.
His performance as Southampton boss for the previous couple of seasons was highly impressive, as he took a team who were considered to be relegation fodder up to the dizzy heights of eighth in the Premier League.
Widely considered to be one of the best up-and-coming managers in the world of football, Spurs pulled off a real coup by taking him from the Saints but, like anyone else, he requires a settling in period and can’t be expected to work miracles overnight.
As a result, he has indeed made a number of mistakes, as Spurs have had a decidedly mixed start to the season. After having won their first two Premier League games under Pochettino – and their first four games in all competitions – they have struggled a...
- 10/20/2014
- by K.J. Stewart
- Obsessed with Film
Andrew Matthews/Pa Wire
As heartbreaking as it might be to admit for some Spurs fans (some have been less sympathetic), it may well be time to admit that Roberto Soldado’s time is up at the club.
After arriving in the summer of 2013 from Valencia for a costly £26 million, Soldado was expected to be the twenty-goals-a-season striker the club needed. That didn’t happen – he scored just six Premier League goals in his first campaign, only two of which were from open play – but many people were happy to put that down to needing time to settle and were hoping he’d come out this season with all guns blazing.
That hasn’t happened either. He has yet to score in the Premier League and has managed just two goals in all competitions – having scored against Ael Limassol in the Europa League and against Nottingham Forest in the Capital...
As heartbreaking as it might be to admit for some Spurs fans (some have been less sympathetic), it may well be time to admit that Roberto Soldado’s time is up at the club.
After arriving in the summer of 2013 from Valencia for a costly £26 million, Soldado was expected to be the twenty-goals-a-season striker the club needed. That didn’t happen – he scored just six Premier League goals in his first campaign, only two of which were from open play – but many people were happy to put that down to needing time to settle and were hoping he’d come out this season with all guns blazing.
That hasn’t happened either. He has yet to score in the Premier League and has managed just two goals in all competitions – having scored against Ael Limassol in the Europa League and against Nottingham Forest in the Capital...
- 10/20/2014
- by K.J. Stewart
- Obsessed with Film
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