LONDON, England ● Tottenham slipped down in the Premier League after being held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Stoke at White Hart Lane on Saturday. Andre Villas-Boas’s side could have gone third with a victory but instead they dropped out of the Champions League places after a dour encounter. Villas-Boas and his assistant Steffen [...]
LONDON, England ● Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has criticised midfielder Luka Modric as rumours of a departure from the club intensify. Modric tried to quit Spurs for Chelsea a year ago under the management of Harry Redknapp, and this summer appears keen on a switch to Spanish champions Real Madrid. Reports suggest the Croatia international [...]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ● Bahrain ”did nothing wrong” in its 10-0 win over Indonesia, the team’s national coach said. The World Cup qualifier sparked a FIFA probe as the big scoreline enabled Bahrain to advance to the next stage. Peter Taylor, who managed England as caretaker in 2000, yesterday blamed the lopsided result in [...]