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Luka Modric – Tottenham Out, Spanish La Liga in?
Every summer and it’s the same thing – Luka Modric is tempted by offers to lure him away from Tottenham. This year, this summer, as always, seems to be the year the Croatian midfielder leaves Spurs for a bigger club. All fingers are pointing at Spain this time, with Real Madrid as the obvious choice.
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Tottenham Troubles – Harry Redknapp Gone; Gareth Bale Too?
After failing to reach the Champions League for two years straight, Harry Redknapp fell out of favor with Daniel Levy as the two couldn’t agree on a new contract and has left the club. What’s worst? No champions league might mean Gareth Bale is looking for a new club.
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Everyone (Man City, Liverpool, Juventus, Tottenham) Chasing Gaston Ramirez
After only two years playing for Serie A’s Bologna, Uruguayan international Gaston Ramirez seems to be on his way to a bigger and better club, probably not in Italy. While Liverpool, Tottenham and Juventus have shown an interest in him, it’s more than likely that Manchester City are actually the one’s closest to signing him.
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Ajax Losing Captain Jan Vertonghen to Tottenham
The allure of the Premier League doesn’t skip the Dutch Champions Ajax, who secured their second consecutive league title this season, but as usual, will be forced to sell Jan Vertonghen, with the captain looking to join Tottenham in the next couple of weeks.
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Robin Van Persie Wins PFA Player of the Year; Meaningless Award?
Robin Van Persie won the PFA’s Players’ Player of the year for the 2011-2012 season in the Premier League, while Kyle Walker of Tottenham picked up the award for young player of the year, a rarity for a defender. Still, like every year, the date and submission of the votes makes it feel like the second half of the season doesn’t count.
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Chelsea Humiliate Tottenham; Goal Line Technology Was Needed Again
Chelsea did crush Tottenham 5-1, so there’s no doubt about who was the better team in the London fight to see who gets to meet Liverpool in the FA Cup Final. But English football this season is filled with refereeing controverseyes, and the FA Cup Semi Final couldn’t be any different. This time? A phantom goal by Chelsea, which could have been denied if only we’d have goal line technology.
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Fabrice Muamba Condition is Still Critical
Fabrice Muamba, the 23 year old England U-21 international, who collapsed on Saturday during the match (abandoned) between Tottenham and Bolton, is still in critical condition after suffering from cardiac arrest while playing, collapsing on the pitch and treated before taken to a hospital and London.
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Ashley Young Out of Nowhere (Tottenham vs Manchester United)
Ashley Young scored only two goals this season, both in the same match, in what would become the historic 8-2 win over Arsenal. Months later, and another London opponent brought the best out of him, as Young scored twice in Manchester United’s 3-1 win over Tottenham, keeping them two points behind the league leaders.
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There’s Only One Team in North London (Arsenal vs Tottenham)
Arsenal and Arsene Wenger are navigating through a terrible season in their standards, but their 5-2 win over Tottenham in the North London Derby, in their best display of the season with Theo Walcott scoring twice to cap off a comeback from 0-2 down will undoubtedly raise the spirits back to normal among Gunners fans, at least for a week or so.
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Anfield, Liverpool and Visiting “Big” Clubs Create Another Draw
Liverpool made it their 8th draw in 12 home games this season. They still haven’t lost at Anfield, with Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham all dropping points, but they haven’t won much either. The 0-0 draw against Spurs was more of the same in a disappointing season for Kenny Dalglish’s side.