That’s made my year! Mourinho, who worked under Robson at Barcelona, has form for donating the cause, having previously given away one of the charity’s most celebrated items, his FIFA Ballon d’Or Coach of the Year trophy, which rasied £26,000. His own personal story is inspiring in itself, as Veltman has overcome a serious cruciate ligament injury over the past year and is now firmly back into the first-team picture. It was praise indeed that Manchester United great George Best described him as ‘the best full back I ever played against.’ With Armfield suffering an injury at an appalling time, Cohen was drafted in as the first choice right-back for the 1966 World Cup finals and performed admirably. An exit for the Welshman appeared imminent and he looked to be heading to Jiangsu Suning in the Chinese Super League though an unfortunate knee injury to Marco Asensio threw a spanner into the works. Antonio lost 2-0 to the defender on Friday night in a West Ham vs Spurs game which took place on the same day as the postponed Premier League fixture between the two sides.
Eriksen was fully fit in Madrid (in the Champions League final. Harry Kane’s first-half strike proved enough as Tottenham claimed a narrow 1-0 victory over Real Madrid in their pre-season Audi Cup meeting in Munich. I do not write this to deride Eriksen, an excellent footballer who has shone in a Tottenham jersey. Real pulled the plug on the Bale deal on Saturday, the day after their embarrassing 7-3 defeat by city rivals Atletico in New Jersey. Interesting to see Gary Lineker this weekend blasting Qatar in the wake of David Beckham’s deal with the emirate. They will also have to deal with the white trim that has appeared on the sleeves and the collar for the first time, but sponsors Aviva will not be complaining about under exposure. Madrid have not followed up on their comments about Bale, and it remains unclear if or when he will return to the first-team fold. But Bale himself had already said he would not be there as he was too distressed after Real Madrid pulled the plug on his £1.2million-a-week move to China.
Gareth Bale has been pictured playing golf while his Real Madrid team-mates lost to Tottenham despite Zinedine Zidane saying he was too ill to travel. Kane’s goal marked yet another defensive blunder by Zinedine Zidane’s men, still smarting from their 7-3 humiliation by city rivals Atletico in New Jersey at the weekend. Still casting a spell as it reaches this landmark. After experimenting with his lineup during the last two group games, France coach Didier Deschamps is returning to the same starting lineup used to start the tournament against Romania. They were the better side against Milan tonight, and while this tournament clearly isn’t a priority – they’ll be pleased to get to the final. He was not well and, speaking with doctors, it was better to stay in Madrid,’ said Zidane when asked about Bale by reporters. Tottenham started well with Navas forced to make early saves to prevent an own goal from Raphael Varane and deny an effort from Erik Lamela. A fading title challenge aside, Arsenal don’t have much to cheer these days (just take a look at the Emirates trophy cabinet) so to make up for it, the kit next season is set to celebrate their 125th anniversary.
Now light on options, Madrid look set to keep Bale as a very costly back-up, despite his relationship with Zidane worsening as a result of the whole saga. In fairness it’s close to being a neat and classy effort from Kappa but the huge and high logos spoil the overall look. Dele Alli maintained Spurs’ dominance after being introduced at half-time, testing Navas twice, and Heung-min Son was also denied by the goalkeeper. There was not much evidence of him being Spurs’ main man that night. On Tuesday night in Turin, Ajax once again confounded all expectation by demolishing another of European football’s biggest names. Bale was spotted teeing off on the 14th hole at around 8pm on Tuesday evening, with the game having kicked off at 6pm Spanish time. But the Spanish publication then revealed Bale had instead been spending his time playing golf at Banco Santander City, in Boadilla del Monte. Just wanted to thank you guys for spending your time to help.
Even then, that will unlikely be in the Spanish capital, as he plots his next move in football. He took a little bit of time following his deadline-day move to get his fitness up to speed, but his moment arrived when he came off the bench against Southampton to inspire a United comeback from 2-0 down with an assist and two goals. Another forward came in to assist Tevez as Alvaro Morata arrived from Real Madrid for £18m. Real Madrid exercised their option to bring Alvaro Morata back to the club, while Pogba departed Turin for his United homecoming. The two Manchester clubs and Liverpool also added a handful of players to boost their squads, while Arsenal’s summer acquisitions have been the definition of hit and miss. The move was a complete hit – as he went on to score 21 times in his first season – becoming their top sharpshooter as they won a third straight title as well as the Italian Super Cup. Thrown into the deep end with a debut at Leeds following his £65m move from Benfica, Dias has risen to the challenge to ensure he fits the bill of a City centre-back, comfortable in possession but putting the hard tackles in when necessary.
The other big-money arrival at the back in the summer, Dias has been an almost immovable part of Guardiola’s new-look defence. The Saints defence were unable to cope with his movement and instinctive finishing, and that was evidently missing in crucial matches against RB Leipzig and Manchester City. Debate about whether the Norwegian boss singled Telles out for criticism following that defeat for not being streetwise enough is up for debate, but United on initial appearances appear to have found a player who can balance attack and defence. The Greek has shown he can certainly be entrusted to perform a similar job defensively for Klopp’s men, but he will require further confidence from his boss to find his way into how the Reds seamlessly choreograph their build up. Criticism of his move to United has continued to flow with former Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal among the latest detractors, but few believe his time will not come at some stage at the club, especially if Pogba decides to move on this summer. The strained relationship almost led to him leaving in 2019, only for Real to pull the plug last-minute on a move to China.
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Gonzales went on to win gold following another controversial decision over Aliaksei Alfiorau of Belarus, and was jeered by a partisan crowd on the podium. Liverpool sporting director Michael Edwards has been linked with a host of clubs following speculation he will leave Anfield when his contract expires at the end of the season. Many of England’s Euro 2020 heroes are still to get a taste of club action again following extended holidays. The Argentine goalkeeper was released by the Red Devils earlier this summer and hasn’t found a new club yet. Spurs had signed Pierluigi Gollini in the summer on loan from Atalanta under the management of Nuno Espirito Santo but he has failed to show form worthy enough of challenging for the No 1 spot during his appearances in the League Cup and the Conference League thus far. Venables first tried to sign him for Crystal Palace before Aberdeen team-mate Ian Scanlon banged the drum hard for Spurs during daily trips to training. LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Crystal Palace are enjoying their status as Premier League underdogs and are aiming to finish in the top 10 for the first time in almost seven years under new manager Patrick Vieira, the club’s American co-owner Josh Harris said on Wednesday.