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John Wenham of Lilywhite Rose believes Tottenham must sell Bryan Gil this summer. In a player-plus-cash agreement, Spurs paid Sevilla £21.4 million in addition to Erik Lamela to acquire Gil (The Guardian, July 26, 2021). The now 23-year-old has been in North London for nearly three years, but he hasn’t really made an impression at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. During his time with Tottenham, Gil has been sent out on loan twice. He has only made 42 appearances for the North London team, and he has only provided two assists. Wenham thinks Gil’s time with Ange Postecolgou may be coming to…
West Ham have been tipped to spend big this summer and it seems they mean business as secret talks are held to sign Dominic Solanke. That’s according to an exciting new West Ham transfer claim overnight three months out from the summer window. The Hammers have a pretty dreadful record when it comes to signing strikers down the years. And on the rare occasion the club do manage to get it right, they tend to suffer with injuries or don’t stick around too long. David Moyes has admitted on several occasions this season he has been searching for a forward. West Ham striker…
Tottenham ace Micky van de Ven is an admirer of Coldplay Tottenham Hotspur stopper Micky van de Ven answered a series of fun questions in Tottenham’s “Getting To Know’ segment. The 22-year-old spoke about his admiration towards British rock band Coldplay. van de Ven admitted he would love to see them live someday. The interviewer asked Micky van de Ven, Who would you most like to see in concert? The young defender answered: “I think I’d like to see Coldplay. It always looks fantastic when they have the light show with the crowd. It would be great to see that and watch them…
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and director Richard Linklater are reportedly among the producers for an upcoming documentary about Roberto Clemente. Clemente starred for the Pittsburgh Pirates for nearly two decades from the 1955 season through the 1972 campaign. He earned 15 All-Star appearances, one MVP and won two World Series titles among many other things. Born in Puerto Rico, Clemente spent much of his time doing charity work. In fact, he tragically died in 1972 on his way to Nicaragua on board a plane that was taking supplies there. Supplies were needed in Nicaragua after an earthquake killed thousands of people.…
Charles Barkley didn’t hold back on the Lakers and Warriors. The Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers may currently be in the play-in tournament right now, but they’re a team that no younger team should want to face – Charles Barkley disagrees. During an episode of NBA on TNT, Charles Barkley absolutely ripped sports media for covering the Lakers and Warriors in a positive light, despite being play-in tournament teams. “I’m so sick of these fools on other networks talking about the Lakers and the Warriors,” Barkley said. “We don’t brag about any other play-in teams do we?…
No. 4 Tennessee basketball hosts No. 15 Kentucky on Saturday afternoon for senior day in the regular-season finale. Here’s everything Rick Barnes said about the rematch when he met with the media on Friday. No. 4 Tennessee basketball hosts No. 15 Kentucky for senior day on Saturday afternoon in the regular-season finale. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET on CBS. The Vols won their sixth outright SEC regular season championship in program history with a 66-59 win at No. 17 South Carolina on Wednesday night. It’s the 11th time in program history that they’ve won at least a share…
Louis Riddick defends J.J. McCarthy’s NFL upside with facts Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy is an NFL Draft prospect on the ascent. “I’ll go so much as to say this, just off camera, talking to some personnel people, they think J.J. McCarthy’s going top five,” ESPN analyst Louis Riddick said earlier this week. “I’m just telling you that he may go top five.” ESPN reporter Jeremy Fowler is also hearing McCarthy’s draft stock is rising. “I still think teams are higher on Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy than a lot of people on the outside think,” Fowler said. “And I wouldn’t be surprised to see…
Celtic Liam Scales has been left confused about the application of the handball rule in Scottish football after a controversial 90 minutes at Tynecastle last week. Toshiki Iwata was found to have handled the ball, and Hearts won 2-0 thanks to the penalty. This allowed the host team to score their first goal. Iwata may have been off balance when he struck his elbow because he was unable to see the ball, which may have come off another player. In the wake of this foolish choice, manager Brendan Rodgers and other analysts have expressed their disapproval. Liam Scales on Celtic…
Tottenham Hotspur have had a number of standout performers this season under the leadership of Ange Postecoglo, with Cristian Romero being one of those who have caught the eye. Romero and James Maddison were appointed vice captains by Postecoglou after Harry Kane left for Bayern Munich earlier this summer. Romero and summer signing Micky van de Ven have established a strong defensive partnership at the core of Postecoglou’s Spurs lineup. Romero can move forward and participate in attacking phases thanks to van de Ven’s quickness as a cover. During the pre-Aston Villa press conference this afternoon, Postecoglou was questioned about…
Former South Africa centre Robbie Fleck has delivered a damning verdict on England fly-half Marcus Smith ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations encounter against Ireland. The 25-year-old has recovered from a calf injury and will take his place on the bench for their Round Four clash this weekend. Smith has been in outstanding form this season and was favourite to take the reins in the Six Nations before that lower leg issue ruled him out for the first three matches. England’s fly-half options As a result, George Ford has started at 10 for England, with Northampton Saints playmaker Fin, the other Smith, entering the…