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Peter Schmeichel has labelled Son Heung-min a ‘fantastic’ player and praised the Tottenham captain for the selfless manner in which he plays. Son’s nine years at Tottenham are filled with statistics that strongly suggest he is one of the best players to have ever played in the Premier League. The South Korean forward moved up to fifth in Tottenham’s all-time goalscoring lists with his goal against Lincoln Town on Saturday, and he will be hoping to join the 200 club before his time in North London is over, along with the likes of Jimmy Greaves and Harry Kane. Son’s worth…
Over the years, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, a Tottenham cult-hero, has made it clear numerous times that football was always a means to an end and never a passion for him. Now retired, the 40-year-old has revealed that he was close to signing for Arsenal in an interview with Julian Palmieri on his YouTube show Carton Jaune, but chose against it in favour of Spurs for a very particular reason. It’s one that emphasises the fact that football wasn’t a driving force in his life, but he so happened to be good at it, and benefitted from the high wages handed to footballers,…
Springboks legend Bryan Habana has thrown his support behind Wallabies veteran Michael Hooper, who is set to make his Sevens debut at the HSBC Hong Kong SVNS this weekend. Hooper committed to the change after the Rugby World Cup where he was dramatically omitted by then head coach of the Wallabies, Eddie Jones, who took Australia’s youngest side ever to the global showpiece. The decision backfired in an equally dramatic fashion and since then the former Wallabies captain has been preparing for the transition. The Perth leg of the circuit in January was initially earmarked as Hooper’s debut tournament but…
The Lilywhites have their focus elsewhere as it stands. Tottenham have hardly been in contact over a move for one of their summer targets in recent weeks, despite reports of a deal being broadly agreed. Spurs aiming for late top-four push Ange Postecoglou’s first season at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is looking likely to result in a return to Champions League football, with Spurs currently nine points clear of Manchester United and occupying what is likely to be a fifth Champions League spot for English teams come the end of the campaign. A 1-1 draw with West Ham dented their hopes of…
Siya Kolisi has admitted being based overseas could cost him the Springbok captaincy. So who might be next in line to take over? As the captain of the Springboks, Siya Kolisi has become one of the most recognizable figures in history, having guided the team to two World Cup victories and a British & Irish Lions series victory. However, Kolisi chose to join Racing 92 in France after the 2023 Rugby World Cup, raising questions over whether he will continue to coach the Springboks. It has been publicly acknowledged by coach Rassie Erasmus that having a captain who lives nearby…
Ex-Tottenham employee Bryan King believes Daniel Levy is set to lose at least £53million on Tanguy Ndombele after an update emerged on the midfielder’s future. Spurs signed Ndombele from Ligue 1 outfit Lyon for a club-record fee of £63million (Sky Sports News, 2 July 2019). It has been a five-year spell to forget for all parties involved, with Ndombele currently playing his football on loan with Galatasaray in Turkey. And as per the Sunday People (page 55, 31 March), the Super Lig side will not be triggering their £13million buy-option to make the Frenchman’s transfer permanent. Ndomeble will have just 12 months…
Steelers news and commentary from Wednesday, April 3rd Welcome to the Terrible Towel Tales, where we’ll highlight some of the latest stories permeating Steelers media for your reading pleasure every Monday through Saturday. In today’s news… Ex-Steelers’ Antonio Brown Calls Out Cordarrelle Patterson | Noah Strackbein, All Steelers For the first time in his 11-year career, Cordarrelle Patterson is thinking of switching up his jersey, and he’s asking Pittsburgh Steelers supporters what they think. However, the number 84 that he brought to the city bears a historic name, and that historic name is voicing his view on the subject. Patterson asked fans…
Maize n Brew received details on the contract via FOIA request Dusty May is the newest Michigan men’s basketball coach, and when the news was officially announced by the program, Michigan fans and media learned May would be under contract for the next five seasons at $3.75 million annually. To learn more about May’s contract with Michigan, Maize n Brew filed a FOIA request with the university. Here are some of the key findings from that request, which was fulfilled Wednesday afternoon. May will make $3.75 million per year on average. He starts out in Year 1 making $3.55 million, and…
Dan Plumley has insisted that Tottenham have benefitted from their work off the pitch after their turnover exceeded £500million for the first time in its history. The football finance expert admitted that the new stadium and increased commercial deals are key to driving revenue upwards in north London. UEFA money was said to have helped the cause, with the need for Champions League qualification highlighted in the latest accounts. “It shows the development of Spurs off the pitch over the past couple of years,” he exclusively told Tottenham News. “We’ve spoken a lot about the stadium now coming to fruition, we’ve spoken about their increase in…
Double Rugby World Cup-winning skipper Siya Kolisi accepts that he may lose the Springboks captaincy in 2024. Head coach Rassie Erasmus recently said that he believed that Kolisi was playing “some of his best rugby” but admitted that there could be a change of captaincy in 2024. In 2018, it was Erasmus who handed the captaincy to Kolisi as he became the first black player to skipper the Springboks, and when fit, he has retained the armband, leading the side to two World Cup titles. Siya Kolisi accepts that he may lose Springboks captaincy However, after the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Kolisi…