Month: May 2021

A report claims there are now four candidates left in the running to succeed Jose Mourinho at Premier League side Spurs.

Ryan Mason took over from Mourinho on an interim basis towards the end of April after the Portuguese was sacked for a number of poor performances.

Tottenham, who lost 2-1 to Aston Villa on Wednesday, have been linked with numerous managers as chairman Daniel Levy takes his time over appointing a new coach.

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The likes of Brendan Rodgers, Nuno Espirito Santo and Julian Nagelsmann have all been linked with the latter agreeing to take over as Bayern Munich manager.

And now Jack Pitt-Brooke in The Athletic claims that there are now ‘four candidates in the running’ for the job in north London, naming Erik ten Hag, Ralf Rangnick, Roberto Martinez and Graham Potter as the contenders.

Pitt-Brooke does admit that ‘other candidates could emerge’ but outlines in the report that these are the four most likely to be tasked with ‘trying to reverse a slow slide’.

Ajax boss Ten Hag is described as a ‘leading contender’ – despite recently renewing his contract in the Netherlands – and ‘he would likely give Tottenham a return to the attacking style of play that they crave’.

The report suggests that former RB Leipzig boss Rangnick ‘might be a better man for a long-term cultural reset rather than for a dressing room that has established players in it’.

Pitt-Brooke reckons Belgium head coach Martinez ‘might be a safer bet than the other names on the list’ but Levy is aware that the appointment could upset the fans.

Finally, Brighton boss Potter is understood to be the ‘outsider’ of the four candidates with his lack of ‘elite-level experience’ potentially costing him.

Meanwhile, another cloud hanging over Spurs at the moment is the future of star striker Harry Kane, with reports earlier in the week claiming the England international had asked to leave the club.

Tottenham are understood to be unhappy with the timing of the leak from Kane’s camp, but Ryan Mason said on Wednesday night that it’s just part of football.

“It is just the reality of football,” Mason said. “We all know that. There’s always speculation and there are always comments. That’s normal.

“As players and coaches we can’t be affected by stuff we read or see because it happens all the time.

“We’re professionals, we’re paid to work, we’re paid to be ready for football matches. That’s what we’ll do. That’s what we are doing.

“No, my focus hasn’t deviated. I’ve been committed. I feel like we have helped the team, helped the group. It’s part of football. I experienced it as player.”

 

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Manchester City defender Ruben Dias has been voted the Football Writers’ Association’s Footballer of the Year.

Portugal international Dias, 24, was a comfortable winner ahead of Tottenham forward Harry Kane and his City team-mate Kevin De Bruyne.

Dias has enjoyed an outstanding first campaign at the Etihad Stadium since a club record £64.3million transfer from Benfica last September.

He has helped Pep Guardiola’s squad win the Carabao Cup once more, regain their Premier League title and also reach the Champions League final, where they will face Chelsea in Porto on May 29.

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A total of nine City players received individual votes from the FWA membership, which accounted for more than 50 per cent of the overall ballot.

After accepting the award, Dias paid tribute to all his colleagues at the club.

“It is a huge privilege. Obviously I could not have done it without the success of the team,” Dias said in an interview with the FWA.

“I think me receiving this prize is the major example of how our team works, the way we build our game.

“It reflects all the togetherness we have on the pitch, how we perform and the spirit that is in the team and with these players.

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“Thank you to all my colleagues, the (Man City) staff, the physios, the kit men, the guys in the kitchen, that all bring a smile every day to the training ground to make us feel good, to make us feel ready, to make us feel the best way they can.

“All those details make a difference at the end.”

Despite City’s outstanding campaign, Dias is already focusing on the next challenge.

“I heard someone from the club say: ‘we live in the middle of the storm’. Sometimes we don’t even have time to celebrate, to think too much about things, we just move on,” he said.

“We must not shut it off, we just let it go, because at the end of it all, it is beautiful what is happening.

“But next year it will be a new challenge, a new season – and as a footballer you just need to be hungry every time.”

Dias is only the third player to win the FWA award in his first season in English football.

The last defender to collect the trophy, which has been presented since 1948, was Liverpool’s Steve Nicol 32 years ago.

FWA chair Carrie Brown said: “Ruben Dias turned heads soon after his arrival in Manchester, belying his age with fortitude, steel, a relentless drive for perfection and an almost superhuman ability to read and anticipate phases of play.

“Pep Guardiola improves players, shapes them – but at no point has a new signing arrived into one of Pep’s already trophy-laden teams and exerted such influence.

“Ruben Dias is our Football Writers’ Association’s Footballer of the Year for his leadership on and off the pitch as much as for the infectious joy he derives from executing the art of defending to perfection.”

 

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has become the seventh player to be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame.

The now Rangers boss won seven major trophies for Liverpool, including the Champions League, in a 17-year career at Anfield.

Gerrard is the first inductee not to have won the Premier League having joined Dennis Bergkamp, Frank Lampard, Roy Keane, Eric Cantona, Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry on the list.

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He made 710 appearances for the Reds and captained the side to one of the most memorable Champions League final victories of all time, scoring their first goal as they recovered from 3-0 down to beat AC Milan in Istanbul.

He also won two FA Cups, three League Cups and the UEFA Cup in his time at Anfield.

Gerrard has joined former England teammate Lampard, who was honoured on Wednesday.

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On his induction into the Hall of Fame, Lampard said: “As a young lad I remember just wanting to make it into the West Ham team, and looking up to players like Roy Keane, Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry so to be mentioned in the same bracket as them is a real honour.

“I am very proud and thankful for the recognition. The key for me was practice and hard work. I had a talent for arriving and scoring goals. I had done it in all the teams that I played for but to score consistently over that period in the Premier League was mostly down to my hard work and dedication to constantly improve.”

Bergkamp was also added on Wednesday, after Manchester United duo Keane and Cantona had joined inaugural inductees Henry and Shearer earlier in the week.

They have been selected from a 23-man shortlist based on the most combined votes from the public and a Premier League panel.

Here’s the full 23-man shortlist:

Tony Adams, David Beckham, Dennis Bergkamp, Sol Campbell, Eric Cantona, Andrew Cole, Ashley Cole, Didier Drogba, Les Ferdinand, Rio Ferdinand, Robbie Fowler, Steven Gerrard, Roy Keane, Frank Lampard, Matt le Tissier, Michael Owen, Peter Schmeichel, Paul Scholes, John Terry, Robin van Persie, Nemanja Vidic, Patrick Viera, Ian Wright.

 

Comme l’a confirmé son agent à la BBC le 15 juillet 2019, Karl Shiels est mort dimanche dernier à seulement 47 ans. Des sources du Daily Mail affirment quant à elles que l’acteur irlandais est mort dans son sommeil, après avoir montré des signes inquiétants plusieurs jours avant son décès.

“Nous sommes profondément choqués et tristes d’apprendre le décès soudain de notre client et ami Karl Shiels hier, a témoigné Lisa Richards, son agent. Karl était un individu au talent unique, à la fois intense, léger, drôle, franc et très puissant… Karl était une force remarquable du théâtre irlandais. Nos coeurs sont brisés, mais aujourd’hui, nos pensées vont pour sa partenaire Laura et sa famille, ses enfants et leur mère Dearbhla, et ses nombreux amis proches.”

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Les fans d’EnjoyPhoenix ne sont pas dupes. Cela fait plusieurs semaines qu’ils ont remarqué que les voyages de leur youtubeuse favorite coïncidaient avec ceux d’un célèbre artiste. Dans un vlog publié sur sa chaîne YouTube le 15 juillet 2019, Marie Lopez a enfin répondu à cette rumeur : “Je voulais répondre à une question qui est souvent posée dans les commentaires. C’est un truc dont vous vous doutez si vous suivez mes vlog et mes stories. J’ai rencontré quelqu’un et c’est la raison pour laquelle je suis si souvent à Bruxelles, en Belgique, puisqu’il habite là-bas“, explique la jeune créatrice de 24 ans.

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“Il est DJ et son nom, avant que vous alliez le chercher, c’est Henri PFR. Peut-être que vous le connaissez déjà et peut-être que vous ne le connaissez pas. Mais c’est la raison pour laquelle je bouge beaucoup ces derniers temps, je suis peu souvent chez moi. À la fois parce que lui habite à Bruxelles et bouge un petit peu partout, en France, en Europe et même dans le monde pour travailler, donc j’essaie de le suivre quand c’est possible“, poursuit EnjoyPhoenix, confirmant ainsi les théories de ses fans.

“C’est un truc que j’ai un petit peu attendu avant de vous dire parce que je voulais garder ça un peu pour moi. J’espère que vous le comprenez aussi. Puis j’ai eu envie de le partager avec vous à titre informatif sans faire une annonce officielle sur Instagram ou vous le montrer dans une vidéo. Je n’ai pas envie de reproduire les erreurs du passé. Si vous me suivez depuis longtemps vous savez de quoi je veux parler. Je ressentais quand même l’envie et le besoin de vous le dire, juste pour que les gens arrêtent de ‘chercher’ et je préférais avoir la main mise sur ce sujet avant qu’on nous l’enlève. Si vous voyez me balader un peu partout en ce moment, c’est aussi une des raisons. Je voulais vous le dire mais de manière très naturelle. C’est ce qui me ressemble le plus en ce moment et j’avais juste envie de vous le dire sans me prendre la tête“, conclut l’ancienne candidate de Danse avec les stars.

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L’obsession de l’industrie de la mode pour les enfants de stars est toujours d’actualité. Elle profite au fils d’Elizabeth Hurley. Le jeune acteur Damian Hurley se distingue dans une superbe campagne publicitaire… pour du maquillage !

Sur la planète Mode, la distinction entre les sexes s’estompe un peu plus. Pat McGrath contribue au rapprochement des modèles masculins et féminins avec sa nouvelle collection de produits de beauté, baptisée Sublime Perfection. La célèbre maquilleuse a sollicité six visages pour figurer sur sa campagne publicitaire.

Parmi eux, figure celui de Damian Hurley, le fils d’Elizabeth Hurley et de Steve Bing, âgé de 17 ans.

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L’année 2019 n’est pas de tout repos pour Benjamin Castaldi (49 ans) côté santé.

Le 20 juillet 2019, alors qu’il passait jusqu’ici de très bonnes vacances d’été en famille en Corse, le chroniqueur de Touche pas à mon poste (C8) a fait en fin de journée un tour aux urgences. Benjamin Castaldi révélait le lendemain sur son compte Twitter qu’il venait de lui arriver un pépin après avoir plongé depuis le ponton de son hôtel. “Un grand merci aux équipes des urgences de Porto-Vecchio, qui malgré des conditions de travail difficiles m’ont pris en charge hier soir avec gentillesse, professionnalisme et bienveillance après un plongeon maladroit ! Et dédicaces aux équipes de l’hôtel Moby Dick qui ont été top“, avait-il écrit sans en dire davantage.

Selon nos confrères d’Ici Paris, Benjamin Castaldi a vraiment été inconscient puisque, d’après des clients de l’hôtel, il aurait plongé sans connaître la profondeur de l’eau à cet endroit et sa tête aurait brutalement heurté le sable… Un choc qui l’aurait quelque peu blessé au front et évidemment, sonné. “Il y a un ponton qui mène jusqu’à la mer. On vient s’y asseoir parfois le soir. J’ai vu monsieur Castaldi s’élancer et j’ai compris qu’il allait plonger. J’ai failli crier parce que tout le monde sait ici qu’il y a très peu d’eau à cet endroit. Mais je ne l’ai pas fait parce que je croyais qu’il blaguait. Je n’ai pas cru un seul instant qu’il allait vraiment le faire. C’est incompréhensible…“, a commenté un client de l’établissement. Les secours sont rapidement intervenus et des examens ont été effectués dans la foulée, la famille du chroniqueur ayant redouté un “traumatisme crânien“.

Pour rappel, Benjamin Castaldi avait été hospitalisé en urgence en décembre dernier à la suite de son accident de moto et avait subi une grosse opération. “J’ai une double fracture du talon ouverte. C’est une fracture du plateau tibial et de l’orteil“, confiait-il alors depuis son lit d’hôpital, en précisant qu’il allait subir une opération qui dure quatre, cinq heures. Une fois passé sur le billard, il avait rassuré ses fans, trois jours plus tard, en expliquant que tout s’était bien passé. Et d’ajouter : “Le bilan : j’ai la jambe dans le plâtre, il y a des vis et des plaques. C’est de la mécanique comme dirait l’autre. C’est un peu long à se réparer, mais ça va se réparer. J’espère vous retrouver très vite et je vous embrasse tous très fort.“

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En juin dernier, dans Touche pas à mon poste, il révélait face à un Cyril Hanouna inquiet qu’une de ses plaques eût bougé et qu’il allait devoir être réopéré prochainement…

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Scotland boss Steve Clarke has opted to put his faith in youth after naming the uncapped trio of Billy Gilmour, Nathan Patterson and David Turnbull in his squad for this summer’s European Championship.

Nineteen-year-olds Gilmour and Patterson and PFA Scotland young player of the year Turnbull, 21, have made the cut after being named in Clarke’s 26-man provisional squad.

Scotland are heading to their first major tournament in 23 years next month and will host the Czech Republic and Croatia at Hampden either side of a trip to Wembley to face the Auld Enemy England.

Chelsea midfielder Gilmour has emerged as a star of the future after moving to Stamford Bridge from Rangers, featuring in a number of high-profile Premier League and European clashes.

Clarke had until now resisted the urge to hand the deep-lying playmaker a senior call-up but the Scotland Under-21 player will now get his chance to prove he can make his mark on the international stage.

Patterson is another highly-rated teen talent, with his Ibrox boss Steven Gerrard even claiming the defender was one of the nation’s “brightest prospects ever in terms of right-back”.

With just 16 appearances to his name, it was feared a four-game ban he received for breaching lockdown rules earlier this year would count him out but Clarke has decided to forgive and forget that indiscretion.

Celtic ace Turnbull has also impressed in his first year at Parkhead. In a season of darkness and despair for Hoops supporters, the former Motherwell midfielder has been the one shining light, contributing 10 goals and eight assists.

There has been some consternation among Scotland fans at the inclusion of Sheffield United midfielder John Fleck ahead of Ryan Gauld, who has scored nine goals for Farense in the Portuguese league this season.

The inclusion of Gilmour will please Charlie Adam, who said this week:  “I’m a big admirer. I’ve been pushing for him for a number of months now. He’s a player who looks after the football, manipulates it well, passes it forward.

“He does that holding role really well for Chelsea. I’d like to see him in there. We can’t afford to just bring along players for experience, they need to be good enough. He’s certainly good enough.”

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Amid reported interest from Serie A club Roma, Newcastle United winger Allan Saint-Maximin has been speaking about his future at the Magpies.

Saint-Maximin has been on top form since returning from injury and illness, helping Newcastle to safety in the Premier League under Steve Bruce.

The Frenchman’s current deal in the northeast runs until 2026, but he has insisted that he will not settle for simply fighting relegation every season.

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Speaking on life at Newcastle, Saint-Maximin told Sky Sports: “The club has given me everything, the opportunity for me to show to everyone my quality in the Premier League.

“They gave me the opportunity to feel really comfortable in Newcastle.

“I feel really good with everyone – players, the coach, the fans.

“When they asked me about a new deal, I feel that I have to give.”

However, this might not be enough for the Frenchman to see out his current contract at the club, adding: “Sometimes when people give you something, you have to give back.

“But before I signed it, I had always said Newcastle should not be fighting against relegation every year.

“We have to fight for the top 10, it’s what the supporters deserve.

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“Sometimes you have to think about your future, you can see Leicester winning the FA Cup, you play football to win trophies, not to fight to stay up.”

For the club to push on and avoid being in another relegation battle, ‘ASM’ believes that signing players like Joe Willock, currently on loan from Arsenal, is the right way to go.

He said: “We have to buy more players like Joe, he can be really great for the team and for myself.

“My relationship is really good with Joe inside and outside the pitch, and you can see how that helps a team when you have players like that.”

Saint-Maximin has gained many plaudits for his charity work in Newcastle. On Tuesday he was rewarded with the PFA Community Champion award for 2020/21.

The 24-year-old has frequently visited the Newcastle West End Foodbank during his time in Tyneside, donating shirts and spending time with families.

Additionally, the winger has donated packs including gift cards and chocolates to local NHS hospital staff in the area, as a mark of appreciation for their work during the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Luke Shaw has promised to help a Manchester United fan who claims he faces a three-year ban from Old Trafford for throwing a scarf towards the full-back.

United were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham on Tuesday night in their first match in front of supporters for more than a year.

Red Devils fan Shaun Logan wrote on Twitter that he hurled his scarf in a “peaceful gesture” during the match.

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Logan added that he is travelling to Gdansk for next week’s Europa League final against Villarreal and fears the game could be “the end of the road”.

He wrote: “(The scarf) was thrown to Luke in a good manner. Nothing aggressive. Was told by the stewards I’m facing a three-year ban.

“All paid up for Gdansk next week and this looks like it could be the end of the road for me. Was a peaceful gesture that was taken out of context. Luke Shaw laughed.”

England international Shaw later vowed to try to ensure the supporter does not face any punishment.

He tweeted: “I understand completely, first match back at Old Trafford, emotions are high.

“I know there was nothing aggressive towards what you did. I will try my best to speak with someone and sort it out.”

Shaw joined Bruno Fernandes in being honoured at the Manchester United awards on Tuesday.

Fernandes won the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award for the second year in a row, having notched 28 goals and 17 assists in 56 appearances this season.

He won two Player of the Month awards and 12 Man of the Match accolades along the way.

He joins David de Gea, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Roy Keane and Eric Cantona as multiple winners of the award having won 63% of the fan vote.

Fernandes also claimed the award for United’s Goal of the Season, for his strike against Everton back in February.

But it wasn’t a clean sweep for the Portuguese star at the award ceremony, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad snubbing him as they voted for their Players’ Player of the Year on favour of Shaw.

The left-back has been in outstanding form all season, forcing his way back into England contention through is quality both defensively and on the front foot.