Football news and updates: Spurs win Europa League, Napoli secures Serie A title and more
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Historic victories, emotional triumphs, and transfer developments - this is what's trending in this week's football. Spurs end 17-year wait for silverware; Napoli claim Serie A title — Here's a roundup of the top football stories making headlines today.
Here is what the top news of this week and some news trending in the football world.
Tottenham Hotspur clinch Europa League title, ending 17-year wait
Tottenham Hotspur won their first major trophy since 2008 by beating Manchester United 1–0 to secure UEFA Europa League honours. While that solitary goal ended a 17-year wait for Spurs' silverware, it also guaranteed a place in the next season's UEFA Champions League for the team, thanks to Brennan Johnson's goal. It is their first European title since 1984.
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Ange Postecoglou became the first Australian to win a European trophy, having won the OFC Club Championship with South Melbourne in 1999. Even with that success, Postecoglou was unsure after about his future at the club, when asked if he had spoken to chairman Daniel Levy. However, he felt optimistic about the team's potential this season.
Napoli secure Serie A title with McTominay's heroics
Napoli sealed a dramatic fourth Serie A title—and second in three seasons—by beating Cagliari 2–0 on the final day of the campaign.
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Scott McTominay, starting his first season at Napoli and his former club Catania reformed this summer. He opened the scoring, and Romelu Lukaku scored a second to seal the win. He was subsequently awarded Serie A MVP for his role in the season, in which McTominay reached a personal-best tally of 17 goals.
In Naples, fans lit flares and invaded the pitch to celebrate. Coach Antonio Conte's team bounced back to the top of the table after the high-profile sale of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the winter-window However, Inter were unable to keep pace with Napoli, slipping up in April to give the Neapolitans the leg up they needed to rocket back into pole position and claim the title by the end of the campaign.
Cristiano Ronaldo's biological age stuns the football world
Once again, Cristiano Ronaldo's age is merely a number. The Portuguese legend, who recently underwent a full fitness assessment at Al-Nassr at the age of 39, has the biological age of a 29-year-old. Medical professionals said Ronaldo has 7% body fat and 50% muscle mass, which compares to those of top young athletes worldwide, meaning Ronaldo is in a physical condition exceeding 99.9% of mankind.
Luka Modrić plays emotional final home game for Real Madrid
This weekend, it almost certainly felt like an emotional goodbye, as Luka Modrić played for Real Madrid in their final home game at the Santiago Bernabéu.
The 38-year-old Croatian maestro was replaced late on to a rapturous ovation after joining Los Blancos in 2012.
Fans draped tributes and shouted his name in unison to celebrate a career that helped define a gold standard era.
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Modrić has been an integral piece of the most successful era in club history over the past 12 years, winning five UEFA Champions League titles, three La Liga titles, and the 2018 Ballon d'Or. Although nothing has been announced officially and both the player and the club call for silence through the media, it is understood that Modrić is set to leave this summer with the option of a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia and the MLS.
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