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Scottish Sun
03-06-2025
- Politics
- Scottish Sun
Shocking moment tennis star Musetti BOOTS ball at female line judge's chest sparking fan fury at French Open
COURT OUT Shocking moment tennis star Musetti BOOTS ball at female line judge's chest sparking fan fury at French Open ITALIAN STALLION Lorenzo Musetti risked a possible default from the French Open after he kicked a ball into a line judge's chest. The Wimbledon semi-finalist, 23, beat American Frances Tiafoe 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-2 in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros. 7 Lorenzo Musetti was warned for unsportsmanlike conduct during his French Open match with Frances Tiafoe Credit: Getty 7 Musetti furiously kicked a tennis ball away Credit: X @tntsports 7 The ball hit a line judge in the chest Credit: X @tntsports 7 Musetti apologised immediately afterwards Credit: X @tntsports Yet he was fortunate not to be disqualified from the competition for his actions after losing game eight of the second set when he kicked a stray ball in frustration right at a female official. Tiafoe, 27, highlighted the situation to the umpire as he went to change racquets. In the end, the No.8 seed received a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct but it could have been much worse. There have been precedents for this – Novak Djokovic was eliminated from the 2020 US Open for the same thing and Tim Henman was famously KO-ed from Wimbledon for injuring a poor ball girl in 1995. Henman, working as an analyst on TNT Sports, said: 'By the letter of the law, if you hit or kick a ball away in frustration, and it hits a ballboy, line-judge or umpire that can be a disqualification. 'When you look at that, the umpire could have interpreted that as a disqualification. 'If Musetti was disqualified for that, he'd feel very unlucky and aggrieved. 'But when you're kicking a ball away, you've either got to be a better footballer and kick it in the right direction. Or you are risking something like that.' 7 Musetti beat Frances Tiafoe 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-2 Credit: Getty 7 Musetti celebrated reaching the semi-finals Credit: Getty Musetti – who showed off his muscles to the crowd when he won – is the third Italian, after Matteo Berrettini and Jannik Sinner, to reach semi-finals on multiple surfaces at Grand Slams. Boris Becker, the three-time Wimbledon champion, said: 'The German umpire Timo Janzen did an excellent job. Novak Djokovic digs out French Open rival for 'spying' on him and seeing Champions League trophy 'You can't disqualify Musetti over something like that. The warning was justified, but you can't compare it to Djokovic. 'The internet needs to calm down. Everyone's trying to be holier than the Pope. But let's keep things in perspective. It was a warning, not a disqualification.' Fans online were less forgiving than the two retired pros, making their feelings clear on social media. One asked: "How is this not a default??" While another added: "Djokovic was banned for a whole tournament for a lot less!" A third wrote: "Default. Rules are rules. Foe should be through. It's a disgrace." And a fourth posted: "Default. The inconsistency and double standards in decision-making is making me grow cold toward tennis."
The Irish Sun
03-06-2025
- Politics
- The Irish Sun
Shocking moment tennis star Musetti BOOTS ball at female line judge's chest sparking fan fury at French Open
ITALIAN STALLION Lorenzo Musetti risked a possible default from the French Open after he kicked a ball into a line judge's chest. The Wimbledon semi-finalist, 23, beat American Frances Tiafoe 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-2 in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros. 7 Lorenzo Musetti was warned for unsportsmanlike conduct during his French Open match with Frances Tiafoe Credit: Getty 7 Musetti furiously kicked a tennis ball away Credit: X @tntsports 7 The ball hit a line judge in the chest Credit: X @tntsports 7 Musetti apologised immediately afterwards Credit: X @tntsports Yet he was fortunate not to be disqualified from the competition for his actions after losing game eight of the second set when he kicked a stray ball in frustration right at a female official. Tiafoe, 27, highlighted the situation to the umpire as he went to change racquets. In the end, the No.8 seed received a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct but it could have been much worse. There have been precedents for this – Novak Djokovic was READ MORE IN TENNIS Henman, working as an analyst on TNT Sports, said: 'By the letter of the law, if you hit or kick a ball away in frustration, and it hits a ballboy, line-judge or umpire that can be a disqualification. 'When you look at that, the umpire could have interpreted that as a disqualification. 'If Musetti was disqualified for that, he'd feel very unlucky and aggrieved. 'But when you're kicking a ball away, you've either got to be a better footballer and kick it in the right direction. Or you are risking something like that.' Most read in Sport 7 Musetti beat Frances Tiafoe 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-2 Credit: Getty 7 Musetti celebrated reaching the semi-finals Credit: Getty Musetti – who showed off his muscles to the crowd when he won – is the third Italian, after Novak Djokovic digs out French Open rival for 'spying' on him and seeing Champions League trophy 'You can't disqualify Musetti over something like that. The warning was justified, but you can't compare it to Djokovic. 'The internet needs to calm down. Everyone's trying to be holier than the Pope. But let's keep things in perspective. It was a warning, not a disqualification.' Fans online were less forgiving than the two retired pros, making their feelings clear on social media. One asked: "How is this not a default??" While another added: "Djokovic was banned for a whole tournament for a lot less!" A third wrote: "Default. Rules are rules. Foe should be through. It's a disgrace." And a fourth posted: "Default. The inconsistency and double standards in decision-making is making me grow cold toward tennis." 7 Novak Djokovic was kicked out of the US Open in 2020 for hitting a line judge with a ball Credit: Reuters
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Enzo Maresca: European glory can be start of new Chelsea era
Enzo Maresca said Chelsea's thrilling Conference League final victory over Real Betis could be the starting point of a new era of success for the club. A Cole Palmer-inspired comeback rallied Chelsea from a goal down to win 4-1 in Wroclaw and become the first side to claim all of Uefa's major competitions. With Chelsea trailing to Abde Ezzalzouli's early goal, Palmer produced two majestic assists in the space of five minutes to secure the club's first trophy since the Boehly-Clearlake takeover in 2022. CHELSEA EQUALISE!!!What a ball from Cole Palmer 👏 he finds the run of Enzo Fernandez who deftly heads home to level the game for Chelsea! ⚽️📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK — Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 28, 2025 CHELSEA LEAD! WHAT A TURNAROUND 🤯Incredible play AGAIN from Cole Palmer 👏 he beats the full back and crosses from Nicolas Jackson who gets a touch on it to send it into the back of the net ⚽️ADVANTAGE CHELSEA!📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK — Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 28, 2025 'Hopefully it can be a starting point,' Maresca said. 'To build a winning mentality you need to win games and competitions. For sure the trophy tonight is going to make us better.' Asked about his game-changing interventions, Palmer said: 'I was sick of getting the ball and going backwards and sideways. I thought: 'When I next get the ball, I'm going to go – it worked'.' Goals from Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Jackson, Jadon Sancho and Moisés Caicedo triggered wild celebrations in Poland. Victory in the Conference League came just a few days after Chelsea secured qualification for next season's Champions League, and defender Levi Colwill said the club 'had achieved everything we wanted' this season. 'To be the first club to have won everything possible, you can see the fans celebrating now and it shows how much it means to them,' Colwill said. 'We knew they [Betis] were going to be a good team, especially at the start with their fans pushing them on, but we knew it was going to die off. We just had to wait and pick our moments and that is what we did in the second half. 'We have achieved everything we wanted to do. It feels amazing, winning my first European competition with Chelsea. Hopefully, there are many more to go. And getting Champions League for next season, I don't think you can get any better than that.' Maresca accused his players of over-celebrating Sunday's win against Nottingham Forest and said the emotions of that game contributed to their slow start in Poland. 'I was a little bit frustrated in the first half because I think we approached the game in the wrong way,' Maresca said. 'The happiness was a bit too much after Nottingham Forest because you go all season waiting and waiting [to achieve Champions League]. So we struggled a bit in the first half. In the second half we were much better.' Sancho and Antony, who started the season at Manchester United, embraced each other at the end, with the Real Betis winger in tears. Antony is due back at Old Trafford in the summer, while Chelsea will have to pay a penalty fee to United if they do not take up their obligation to buy. Jadon Sancho consoled Antony after Chelsea won the UEFA Conference League ♥️ — Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 28, 2025 Betis paid the price for taking their foot off the pedal after an impressive first half, according to their inspirational captain Isco and veteran coach Manuel Pellegrini. 'I think we took refuge in the scoreboard a bit. We sat too deep. They're a team with a lot of quality, a lot of power,' said Isco, a five-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid. He was outstanding in the opening 45 minutes, but, like the rest of his team-mates, looked jaded after the break. 'It's a very heavy defeat after what we did in the first half. Football is unforgiving,' he said. 'We had a good first half where they barely had any chances. We had it close and we didn't know how to take advantage of the score, something that has penalised us all season. In a European final, mistakes are very punishing. 'In the second half, they ran over us. It's painful.'
North Wales Chronicle
22-05-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
I don't feel I've completed the job yet – Postecoglou keen to stay on at Spurs
For weeks the Australian has looked set for the exit as woeful domestic form has left Spurs 17th in the Premier League and even bringing home a trophy – as he promised he would do in his second season – may not be enough to save him. 'That decision is not in my hands. It doesn't affect me, if it had affected me you would have seen it in the build-up. All I cared about was this thing,' he told TNT Sports. "I don't feel like I've completed a job here" 👀 Europa League winning manager Ange Postecoglou discusses the feeling of winning a major European trophy, his Spurs squad, and his immediate future with the club. 🎙️ @lynseyhipgrave1 | 📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK — Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 21, 2025 'I don't feel I've completed the job yet, we are still building, but the moment I accepted the role I had one thing in my mind and that was to win something. 'We've done that now and I want to build on it. I think there is an opportunity here, that's my belief. 'You build on this because those players will want to feel this again. They've got it now and they won't want to let it go.' Postecoglou felt finally ending their trophy drought, courtesy of Brennan Johnson's goal in Bilbao, has not only helped end the criticism of the club's failure to win silverware but will energise them for further success. And he defended his decision to publicly declare he always wins a trophy in his second season as he felt it required someone to set down the ambition. ⚪️ Tottenham are your 2025 Europa League champions 🏆#UELfinal — UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) May 21, 2025 'I know what it means to this football club and the longer it goes on the harder it is to break that cycle,' he added. 'I could sense the nervousness at the club because they've been in this situation before but until you get that monkey off your back you don't understand what it feels like. 'People misinterpreted it. It wasn't me boasting, it was me making a declaration and I believed it at the time I said it. 'I know our league form has been terrible, nowhere near good enough and unacceptable, but us finishing third wasn't going to change this football club. 'The only thing which was going to change this football club was winning something. this feeling >>> — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 21, 2025 'I'm not afraid to declare it and if I fell short I was happy to cop it. That was my ambition – I couldn't expect anyone from the club to say that but I could say that and I was prepared to wear it if it didn't happen. 'It's how the club perceives itself; people are quick to take shots at the club and at times I felt the club hasn't defended itself strongly as it should. 'There is no reason now why they can't go into next year believing they can win again and build a team which consistently strive to win things. 'That's what the great clubs do, they expect success because they have had it. Hopefully this taste of it takes the club forward.' Match-winner Johnson also felt they had silenced their critics. 'This season hasn't been good at all but not one of us players care about that now,' he told TNT Sports. 'Ever since I came here it's been 'Tottenham are a good team but they can't get it done'. But we got it done.'
Rhyl Journal
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
I don't feel I've completed the job yet – Postecoglou keen to stay on at Spurs
For weeks the Australian has looked set for the exit as woeful domestic form has left Spurs 17th in the Premier League and even bringing home a trophy – as he promised he would do in his second season – may not be enough to save him. 'That decision is not in my hands. It doesn't affect me, if it had affected me you would have seen it in the build-up. All I cared about was this thing,' he told TNT Sports. "I don't feel like I've completed a job here" 👀 Europa League winning manager Ange Postecoglou discusses the feeling of winning a major European trophy, his Spurs squad, and his immediate future with the club. 🎙️ @lynseyhipgrave1 | 📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK — Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 21, 2025 'I don't feel I've completed the job yet, we are still building, but the moment I accepted the role I had one thing in my mind and that was to win something. 'We've done that now and I want to build on it. I think there is an opportunity here, that's my belief. 'You build on this because those players will want to feel this again. They've got it now and they won't want to let it go.' Postecoglou felt finally ending their trophy drought, courtesy of Brennan Johnson's goal in Bilbao, has not only helped end the criticism of the club's failure to win silverware but will energise them for further success. And he defended his decision to publicly declare he always wins a trophy in his second season as he felt it required someone to set down the ambition. ⚪️ Tottenham are your 2025 Europa League champions 🏆#UELfinal — UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) May 21, 2025 'I know what it means to this football club and the longer it goes on the harder it is to break that cycle,' he added. 'I could sense the nervousness at the club because they've been in this situation before but until you get that monkey off your back you don't understand what it feels like. 'People misinterpreted it. It wasn't me boasting, it was me making a declaration and I believed it at the time I said it. 'I know our league form has been terrible, nowhere near good enough and unacceptable, but us finishing third wasn't going to change this football club. 'The only thing which was going to change this football club was winning something. this feeling >>> — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 21, 2025 'I'm not afraid to declare it and if I fell short I was happy to cop it. That was my ambition – I couldn't expect anyone from the club to say that but I could say that and I was prepared to wear it if it didn't happen. 'It's how the club perceives itself; people are quick to take shots at the club and at times I felt the club hasn't defended itself strongly as it should. 'There is no reason now why they can't go into next year believing they can win again and build a team which consistently strive to win things. 'That's what the great clubs do, they expect success because they have had it. Hopefully this taste of it takes the club forward.' Match-winner Johnson also felt they had silenced their critics. 'This season hasn't been good at all but not one of us players care about that now,' he told TNT Sports. 'Ever since I came here it's been 'Tottenham are a good team but they can't get it done'. But we got it done.'
