Tottenham Hotspur reduce off-field staff wages by 20%
Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has revealed that 550 non-playing staff have taken a 20 per cent pay cut to counter the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Xavi ‘ready’ to manage Barcelona if asked
Club legend Xavi stays he is ‘ready’ to manage FC Barcelona should the Catalan giants come calling. The midfielder turned down the role in January but is open to taking charge in the future.
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Stoke fine James McClean over ‘inappropriate’ Instagram post
Irish international James McClean has been fined two weeks’ wages by Stoke City after his club took a dim view of an “inappropriate social media post” on Instagram. The picture showed McClean wearing a balaclava in front of his children.
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Atalanta vs Valencia game was a ‘biological bomb’
A coronavirus outbreak at a local hospital and a Champions League match played in Milan are thought to be among the main factors that contributed to an escalation of cases in Italy’s worst-affected province, Bergamo, its mayor has said.
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How Ronaldinho ended up in a Paraguayan prison
Ronaldinho was once the brightest star in world football so how did the Brazilian genius end up spending his 40th birthday in a Paraguayan prison?
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