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Washington Post
an hour ago
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- Washington Post
Tottenham midfielder Bissouma will miss the UEFA Super Cup for turning up late too many times
UDINE, Italy — Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma has been left out of the squad for the UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday for disciplinary reasons, an unhelpful distraction to manager Thomas Frank in his attempt to mark his debut with silverware. Bissouma didn't travel to the Italian city of Udine after being late 'several times' this offseason, Frank said at a news conference on Tuesday.
Irish Times
an hour ago
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- Irish Times
Thomas Frank leaves Yves Bissouma out of Spurs' Super Cup squad due to lateness
European Super Cup Final: Paris Saint-Germain v Tottenham Hotspur, Stadio Friuli, Udine, 8pm Irish time – Live on RTÉ 2 Thomas Frank has flexed his muscles with Tottenham's squad by excluding Yves Bissouma from the travelling party to face Paris Saint-Germain owing to persistent lateness. Spurs make their Uefa Super Cup debut in Udine on Wednesday in a fiendish early test for their manager, who is overseeing his first pre-season since moving from Brentford in June. Frank has wasted no time pressing home his standards and explained he had opted against selecting Bissouma, the Mali international midfielder, because of multiple lapses. 'Bissouma has not travelled with the team because of disciplinary reasons,' Frank said after their arrival in northeast Italy. '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. This time there was a consequence for that.' Frank suggested the punishment applied only to this fixture and that he would 'follow up when I come home'. READ MORE The infraction will heighten doubts over Bissouma's future. He has entered the final year of his contract with little sign a new deal is imminent and his three seasons at Tottenham have been decidedly mixed. The club suspended him from the trip to Leicester last August after he was recorded inhaling nitrous oxide and their former manager Ange Postecoglou said he 'sometimes lets the game drift by him' after the defeat by Fulham in March. Although the Super Cup sits below Uefa's three other major club competitions in terms of prestige, Frank played up the importance of following their Europa League win by toppling the Champions League holders. 'It's a massive game,' he said. 'A great challenge and an even bigger opportunity. That's how my brain works, I see opportunities instead of pressure. So for me, massive opportunity. We will definitely embrace it and we will do everything.' Spurs' squad for the coming Premier League season remains incomplete and they are trying to sign Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace under the noses of Arsenal. Frank did not take the bait when asked about any deal for the forward. 'There are a lot of good players out there, there are also a few from the PSG team, but I don't think we can buy them right now.' he said. 'In general, players in and players out, I'm only speaking if something is done or not done.' Frank must improvise in attack given the long-term absences of James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski. On the brighter side, Dominic Solanke has recovered from an ankle injury that has plagued his summer and should take a place on the bench. Destiny Udogie is also available after a knee problem. – Guardian
Yahoo
an hour ago
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- Yahoo
Tottenham midfielder Bissouma will miss the UEFA Super Cup for turning up late too many times
UDINE, Italy (AP) — Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma has been left out of the squad for the UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday for disciplinary reasons, an unhelpful distraction to manager Thomas Frank in his attempt to mark his debut with silverware. Bissouma didn't travel to the Italian city of Udine after being late 'several times' this offseason, Frank said at a news conference on Tuesday. 'The latest time was one too many,' he said. '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." The Mali international, who started the Europa League final won by Spurs in May, is into the final 12 months of his contract at the club. Frank said striker Dominic Solanke will be available after injury but will be without attacking midfielders James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski, who are long-term absentees, and left back Destiny Udogie. The Danish coach called the Super Cup '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,' Frank said. '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." The annual Super Cup match pits the winners of last season's Champions League and Europa League competitions. ___ AP soccer:
The Independent
3 hours ago
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- The Independent
PSG evolution offers Tottenham chance to reignite forgotten reputation in Super Cup
They were European finals that could both be described as historic without accusations of exaggeration. Paris Saint-Germain qualified for Wednesday's Super Cup by ending their long quest to win the Champions League, becoming the first French club in more than three decades to conquer Europe and, in their 5-0 demolition of Inter Milan, delivering one of the great final performances. It could rank with Barcelona's evisceration of Manchester United in 2011 or AC Milan's 4-0 humiliation of Barcelona's Dream Team in 1994. It was a statement. It was unforgettable. Whereas many outside N17 and the Tottenham Hotspur fanbase could be forgiven for trying to banish their memories of a May night in Bilbao. If the Champions League showpiece was an example of how football should be played, perhaps its Europa League counterpart was a demonstration of how it shouldn't. Spurs are entitled not to care about the carping. A club increasingly defined by not winning anything claimed a continental trophy, a place in the Champions League and, it soon transpired, a meeting with PSG in Udine. Those very different finals could prompt fears for Spurs. The best team in Europe face the 17th best in England, if last season's Premier League table is a guide. No side had ever won a European trophy while registering such a low finish in their domestic league; that their opponents in Bilbao were a United team that came 15th only exacerbated the contrast between continental competitions, underachievers in England stumbling on in part because their resources dwarfed those of clubs from other countries. The Europa League was not enough to keep Ange Postecoglou in a job. It means that, after the Australian ended Tottenham's 17-year trophy drought, Thomas Frank could win one in his first game in charge. Or the Dane, who beat Champions League-winning managers in his time at Brentford, could get an illustration of the difficulties in competing with the European elite. Certainly an era starts for Spurs. They had more continuity in years when they won nothing – apart, that is, from far more league games. The Europa League-winning manager and captain, Son Heung Min, are both gone. Frank's rebuild has begun with the £55m signing of Mohammed Kudus and by borrowing Joao Palhinha; when he joined Bayern Munich a year ago, the Portuguese may have thought he would be playing in this fixture as a Champions League winner, but a ball-winner supreme should at least give Tottenham an upgrade in defensive midfield. Frank is clearly searching for one in the attacking midfield areas, even beyond buying Kudus and making Mathys Tel's loan from Bayern into a permanent deal. Interest has turned to Savinho and Eberechi Eze, though long-time watchers of Daniel Levy may be unsurprised that the Tottenham chairman has not completed his transfer business by the start of the season. The supposed flagship signing of Morgan Gibbs-White saw Nottingham Forest commit their playmaker to a new contract amid threats of legal action against Spurs; instead of having too many No 10s, Spurs now have too few, with James Maddison injured. Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain are pursuing a recruitment model that shows the transformative impact Luis Enrique has made. In 2017, their headline arrivals were Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Dani Alves. In 2021, they were Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos and Gianluigi Donnarumma. Now the buys are Lucas Chevalier and Ilia Zabarnyi, neither exactly a Galactico. Going younger and less famous worked for Luis Enrique. Zabarnyi, who some at Bournemouth had thought might end up at Liverpool as Virgil van Dijk's long-term replacement, addresses one of the weaknesses in the PSG squad, the lack of a high-class alternative to Marquinhos and Willian Pacho, though he arrived too late to face Tottenham. Chevalier may indicate more of a change of direction. While at Lille last season, the goalkeeper was voted into the Ligue 1 team of the year by his fellow professionals. Yet Donnarumma was arguably the best goalkeeper in the Champions League, his propensity to make big saves, some of them in shootouts, complementing PSG's pace in attack and brio in midfield as they shrugged off their tag as a team that found a way to get knocked out. Donnarumma has never been a perfect stylistic fit for Luis Enrique. He has been omitted from the Super Cup squad now; in the last year of his contract, it signals that PSG want a parting of the ways. All of which could afford Spurs a chance. Donnarumma has served as the scourge of the English over the years. In 2025, PSG did, too, even if their last competitive game was a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea in the Club World Cup final, culminating in Joao Neves pulling Marc Cucurella's hair. It means the midfielder is suspended now, but defeat at least had the consolation of sparing them from Donald Trump intruding on their celebrations, while the Club World Cup means PSG have had far less of a pre-season than Spurs. But for a club that won four trophies last season, normal service could soon be resumed. One of the damning facts about Spurs' slide is that they have beaten fewer current Premier League clubs in 2025 than PSG; three to the French club's four, as Southampton and Ipswich are now found in the Championship. First and foremost, Frank has been hired to address that domestic form. But those of a certain age can remember when Tottenham had the reputation as a cup team. Now the Super Cup affords them an opportunity to regain that.
The Sun
4 hours ago
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- The Sun
Thomas Frank AXES Tottenham star from squad vs PSG for disciplinary reasons as new boss shows he's no pushover
YVES BISSOUMA has been axed from Tottenham's Super Cup showdown with Paris Saint-Germain. Thomas Frank revealed the midfielder will play no part in Wednesday's match for disciplinary reasons. 2 2 The new Spurs boss said of Bissouma: 'He has been late several times and this latest time was one too many . "There has been a consequence for this trip and then I will follow-up when I get home. "The captain will be announced for the squad tomorrow." Bissouma was left at home as the rest of his Tottenham teammates travelled to Udine, Italy for tomorrow's battle. His absence now raises questions over his future, with the 28-year-old having just a year left on his contract. Bissouma joined Spurs from Brighton for £30million in 2022 and has since clocked up 100 appearances. However, he started just one pre-season match under Frank against Luton Town. And the arrival of Joao Palhinha on loan from Bayern Munich could now see Bissouma's spot in the side gone for good. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY.. The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.
