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- The Independent
Tottenham's Yves Bissouma dropped by Thomas Frank for Super Cup due to persistent lateness
Yves Bissouma has been left out of Tottenham's Super Cup squad against Paris Saint-Germain for disciplinary reasons. Bissouma has been left at home after being late 'several times' this summer. It is an unhelpful distraction to Thomas Frank 's attempt to mark his debut with silverware. Frank will take charge of his first competitive match as Spurs head coach on Wednesday at Stadio Friuli in Udine and could lift a trophy if they can upset Champions League winners Paris St Germain. 'I think for the team, for me, for everybody involved at Tottenham Hotspur, it's a massive game,' Frank reflected. 'A great challenge and an even bigger opportunity. That's how my brain works, I see opportunities instead of pressure or whatever. So for me, massive opportunity and we will definitely embrace it. 'My players, our players, they just won a big trophy six or seven weeks ago, so they had a fantastic experience of doing that and they want to win more. 'It was a great feeling, everything I heard about it, fantastic experience, so the players will be ready.' Frank has Dominic Solanke available and will aim to mark his Tottenham bow with further cup glory after predecessor Ange Postecoglou masterminded Europa League success in May. Even though PSG only returned to pre-season training last Wednesday following the Club World Cup, Spurs enter this fixture under-strength with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski long-term absentees and Destiny Udogie still sidelined. It makes the omission of Bissouma all the more eye-catching and could spell the end of his time at the club given the Mali international, who started the Europa League final, is into the final 12 months of his contract. Frank explained: 'Bissouma has not travelled with the team because of disciplinary reasons. 'He has been late several times and the latest time was one too many. 'With everything you need to give your players a lot of love but also have demands and there also need to be consequences and this time there was a consequence for that. 'I will follow up when I come home. I will park it now because there is a relatively important game for tomorrow.' Summer recruits Joao Palhinha and Mohammed Kudus are expected to make their debuts against PSG but Frank will largely turn to the squad that ended Tottenham's 17-year trophy drought under Postecoglou. Guglielmo Vicario was a key figure in their Europa League run and acknowledged how special it will be to play for a trophy in his home city of Udine. 'Personally, it will be an emotional day but as soon as we get close to kick-off emotions have to stay away and we have to be focused on what we have to deliver on the pitch,' Vicario promised. 'It will be an amazing game and we need to be ready to win. 'We have set the tone and we want to repeat and to do it again. We have tasted the feeling and this feeling is amazing so we want to do it again and we have the opportunity tomorrow with another European final.' Tottenham will announce their new captain on Wednesday after Son Heung-min left to join Los Angeles. Ben Davies, Spurs' longest-serving player after his 2015 arrival, added: 'We lost Sonny and he was a big part of the dressing room and obviously a huge player for us. 'We are definitely going to feel his loss but ultimately the senior guys in this team have to be here to support everyone.'
BBC News
28 minutes ago
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Wealdstone sign Millwall midfielder Massey on loan
Wealdstone have signed midfielder Alfie Massey on loan from Championship club Millwall until early January. The 19-year-old has made two appearances for the Lions in cup competitions and started his career in the youth setups at West Ham and made his Millwall debut last August and signed a "long-term" deal shortly after.
Daily Mail
28 minutes ago
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Glamorous ESPN reporter given huge promotion ahead of new NFL season
ESPN's Laura Rutledge is adding an extra duty onto her plate in the fall as her football season is set to get just a bit longer. Rutledge, who is the host of the network's daily pro football show 'NFL Live', is set to make a move to the sidelines for 'Monday Night Football' each week. She will be joining Lisa Salters - who recently got a contract extension - for all 20 games the network will broadcast this season. They'll work alongside the No. 1 team of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. This would include 17 games on MNF, one of the games in a Week 18 double-header, a wild-card game, and a divisional-round game. Rutledge told The Athletic, ''Monday Night Football' is the pinnacle and it's always been a dream of mine. 'I still get chills every time I hear the 'MNF' music. Really excited to continue to work as hard as possible to earn this role.' Rutledge, age 36, will still keep her roles as the host of 'NFL Live' and 'SEC Nation' The 36-year-old Rutledge, who has previously won Miss Florida, worked a few games as a second sideline reporter for MNF in the past. She also gave plenty of credit to Salters for her help to grow her skillset. 'To even see my name next to Lisa Salters, is an honor,' Rutledge said in a 2024 ESPN Front Row profile. 'For years now, she has been such a wonderful mentor and friend to me.' Rutledge is now on track to be on the sidelines when ESPN broadcasts Super Bowl LXI in 2027 from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. It's set to be the first time that ESPN will ever broadcast the Super Bowl. In addition to the promotion, Rutledge will still host 'NFL Live' as well as 'SEC Nation' on Saturday mornings prior to each week's college football slate.
