Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino have joined a growing number of Premier League managers to voice concern over racism in football, and have called for tougher action to be taken. Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of…
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend (Guardian)
Enigmatic Chelsea travel to Manchester City, Marco Silva returns to Watford, Burnley look to leapfrog Brighton, and Liverpool need Roberto Firmino to find form 1) A striking duel between City and Chelsea The fact that Manchester City are pursuing four…
Pochettino stays positive despite Spurs injury blows (Supersport)
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is “optimistic” his team can beat Chelsea to reach the League Cup final despite injuries to Harry Kane and Dele Alli. The 46-year-old Argentine remains focused and upbeat even though Kane likely to be missing until…
Pochettino wants to be at Spurs for ’20 years’ (Supersport)
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has said he wants to stay at the Premier League club for 20 years and maybe finish his career in north London, the BBC has reported. Since joining from Southampton in 2014 the 46-year-old Argentine,…
Unai Emery tells Mauricio Pochettino to reject Manchester United (Metro)
Unai Emery warned Mauricio Pochettino against joining Manchester United and told him to stick with Tottenham Hotspur instead. The Argentine coach has been praised for his work with the north London club but is thought to be one of United’s…
Pochettino sends message to Mourinho after sack (Metro)
Mauricio Pochettino has sent his ‘best wishes’ to Jose Mourinho but refused to rule out the possibility of him replacing the Portuguese as manager of Manchester United. The Red Devils ended Mourinho’s two-and-a-half year spell at the club on the back of…
Graeme Souness urges Manchester United not to appoint Mauricio Pochettino (Metro)
Graeme Souness believes Manchester United need to appoint an ex-Red Devil to replace Jose Mourinho at the club. Mourinho was sacked on Tuesday after the club’s worst start to a Premier League season in their history and Mauricio Pochettino is…
Wembley ‘best place’ for football — Pochettino (DailySports)
Mauricio Pochettino says Wembley is the “best place in the world” to play football despite the frustrations of Tottenham’s long wait to move into their new stadium. Spurs full-back Danny Rose this week voiced his frustration at the club’s extended…
Nnamdi Kanu threatens to expose Buhari (Punch) * Credible poll will boost respect for Nigeria, says Okowa (Guardian)
Nnamdi Kanu threatens to expose Buhari (Punch) The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has threatened to reveal a deep secret about President Muhammadu Buhari. IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, stated this in a…
Stop fighting your brother, northern youths caution Igbo politicians (Vanguard) * Ekweremadu insists on inclusiveness in PDP (Nation)
Stop fighting your brother, northern youths caution Igbo politicians (Vanguard) Northern Youth Leaders Forum, NYLF, has cautioned South-East leaders to stop using youths who are not even northerners to fight their brother. They were reacting to the statement credited to…