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Thursday, 14 August 2025

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR CONDEMN RACIST ABUSE AGAINST MATHYS TEL AFTER UEFA SUPER CUP

Mathys Tel, who joined the team on a permanent basis from Bayern Munich in the offseason after a loan spell last season, hit his shootout penalty wide.

Tottenham Hotspur have slammed the "cowards" who racially abused Mathys Tel.© X (Twitter

Tottenham Hotspur have slammed the "cowards" who racially abused French forward Mathys Tel after the team's loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup after a penalty shootout. The 20-year-old Tel, who is Black, was one of two Tottenham players who failed to convert their penalties as they lost the shootout 4-3 to PSG after a 2-2 draw. “We are disgusted at the racial abuse that Mathys Tel has received on social media following last night's UEFA Super Cup defeat," Tottenham said in a statement.

"Mathys showed bravery and courage to step forward and take a penalty, yet those who abuse him are nothing but cowards — hiding behind anonymous user names and profiles to spout their abhorrent views."

Tottenham said the club will work with the authorities and social media platforms to take “the strongest possible action against any individual we are able to identify.”

"We stand with you, Mathys,” Spurs added.

Tel, who joined the team on a permanent basis from Bayern Munich in the offseason after a loan spell last season, went on as a substitute in the 79th minute when Tottenham was 2-0 ahead.

He hit his shootout penalty wide.

- Associated Press

PSG VS. TOTTENHAM | SUPER CUP 2025

Wednesday, 13 August 2025

PSG BOSS EXPLAINS GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA DECISION AMID MAN CITY AND MAN UNITED TRANSFER RUMORS

Latest Premier League transfer news as PSG provide update on Gianluigi Donnarumma after links to Man City and Man United

PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has been linked with both Man City and Man United(Image: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

Champions League winners PSG take on Tottenham Hotspur for the Super Cup in Italy on Wednesday night but have chosen to not include their first-choice goalkeeper of four years. Donnarumma's contract in the French capital expires at the end of the coming season, meaning he would become a free agent and able to depart without a transfer fee.

Tension has grown over the unresolved situation and now Enrique has confirmed it is he who has taken action.

"Gigio is one of the best goalkeepers in the world and an even better person. But that's the life of a top-level footballer, as it is for coaches," the PSG boss told Sky Sports Italia.

"These are difficult decisions, but I take responsibility for the choice I made. If they were easy, anyone would make them. They have to do with the profile of the goalkeeper my team needs."

Stepping in for the Italian international is PSG's new signing Lucas Chevalier, who was bought from LOSC Lille for a reported €40m (£34.5m) last week.

According to RMC Sport, Donnarumma is City's top pick to replace Ederson should the Brazilian opt to leave the Etihad Stadium after eight years. Turkish media have reported interest from Galatasaray.

United have also been linked by various sources but The Daily Mail believe a move for the 26-year-old is unlikely. As the Manchester Evening News understands, Ruben Amorim and Co. are believed to be keen on signing a new goalkeeper but there is no fixed budget for doing so.

Also speaking on the topic of Donnarumma was PSG captain Marquinhos. The defender said: "We know how football is, which is a bit difficult, especially in the transfer market.

"He was a great player for us, he deserves all the best in his life. He's a great person and a great man, he respected this club a lot, but football is like that and sometimes we can't do too much.

"We don't know what happened in the discussion. I've been here for 12 or 13 years and I've experienced many moments like this: friends who arrive and friends who leave."

- James Quinlan

Friday, 31 May 2024

GERARD PIQUÉ UNDER INVESTIGATION OVER SAUDI SUPER CUP DEAL

Former Barcelona star Gerard Piqué is under formal investigation by a Madrid court. Jose Manuel Alvarez/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images

A Spanish judge has placed former Barcelona player Gerard Piqué under official investigation for his alleged involvement in illegal payments in the relocation of Spain's Super Cup to Saudi Arabia.

Judge Delia Rodrigo concluded there were indications of wrongdoing in the deal between Piqué's company Kosmos and the Spanish football federation (RFEF), according to a court document.

According to the court documents, former RFEF president Luis Rubiales, Saudi government-owned Sela Sport Company and Piqué signed an agreement in 2019 in which Piqué's company would receive €40 million as a "success bonus" for the games being held in Saudi Arabia each year.

"The facts under investigation in the present proceedings originate from possible illegalities with criminal implications in contracting or agreements," Rodrigo wrote.

Piqué did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The court has been investigating since June 2022 whether Rubiales committed a crime of improper management when the RFEF agreed with Piqué's Kosmos firm to move the tournament.

In March, police searched the RFEF's headquarters and an apartment belonging to Rubiales and arrested seven people in a corruption probe over the multimillion-euro deal.

Rubiales, who has denied any wrongdoing, was told he was a suspect in the probe by police in April after returning from spending two months in the Dominican Republic on what he described as a business trip.

Piqué, who played for Barcelona in Super Cup matches in Saudi Arabia, was originally awarded an annual payment of $4 million ($4.33 million) over six years. This was later extended by four years.

Pedro Rocha, who at the time was head of the RFEF's economic department, failed to call a meeting of the economic commission as he should have done to analyse the four-year extension of the deal.

Rocha was elected president of the RFEF last month despite being put under investigation after testifying as a witness in court and saying he had no knowledge of or responsibility for any of the alleged crimes being investigated in the case.

- Reuters

Thursday, 16 May 2024

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Monday, 8 April 2024

FENERBAHCE WALK OFF FIRST MINUTE TO FORFEIT TURKISH SUPER CUP

Fenerbahce players walked off the pitch after one minute of Sunday's Turkish Super Cup match against Galatasaray, forcing the game to be abandoned and conceding the trophy.

Fenerbahce, who fielded their Under-19 team, withdrew from the rearranged match in Sanliurfa about 1,000 km from Istanbul after Galatasaray's Argentine striker Mauro Icardi scored.

Media reported the club had requested the game be postponed ahead of their Europa Conference League quarterfinal, first leg at Olympiakos Piraeus on Thursday but were turned down.

Fenerbahçe president Yıldırım Ali Koç spoke of a "rebellion" in a statement on the club's website, where he detailed alleged injustices going back over the years. "It is time for a 'reset' for Turkish football," Koc said.

Two Fenerbahçe players, İrfan Can Eğribayat and Jayden Oosterwolde, were banned for one match by the Turkish soccer federation last week after a Superlig game against Trabzonspor. Trabzonspor fans had charged onto the pitch after the final whistle. Trabzonspor was ordered to play six games without fans as punishment.

"As the largest sports club in the world, with 30 million fans who embody the national values of their respective countries, we'll continue to stand tall today and in the future, just as we did yesterday," Fenerbahce said on social media Sunday.

The Turkish Super Cup was scheduled to be played in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh in December, but was postponed.

Media reported at the time that the two teams would not play the match as Saudi authorities did not allow the players to wear T-shirts featuring the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in the warmup ahead of the evening kickoff.