Tottenham sack manager Ange Postecoglou

Tottenham have sacked Ange ­Postecoglou as their manager, describing it as “one of the toughest decisions we have had to make”, and are considering whether to replace him with Brentford’s Thomas Frank, who has a £10m release clause. Marco Silva of Fulham is also in the running. Postecoglou led Spurs to Europa League glory on 21 May, beating ­Manchester United in the final in ­Bilbao to end a 17-year trophy drought.

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Spurs edge United to win tense Europa League Final

Tottenham ended their 17-year trophy drought and sent misfiring Manchester United into a tailspin as under-fire Ange Postecoglou oversaw a 1-0 victory in Wednesday’s all-or-nothing Europa League final. Spurs edged this tense all-English final, with Brennan Johnson’s goal, thanks in no small part to a touch from Luke Shaw, Micky van de Ven goal-line clearance and Guglielmo Vicario’s stoppage-time save seeing them win a first trophy since the Carling Cup in 2008.

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Spurs sink Bodø/Glimt to book ticket to Bilbao

Tottenham remain on course to end their 17-year trophy drought and to win silverware in Ange Postecoglou’s second season after a 2-0 win in Bodo/Glimt sent them through to the Europa League final. Goals from Dominic Solanke and Pedro Porro powered the Londoners past their Norwegian opponents and tees up an all English final where they will face a familiar foe in the form of Manchester United.

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Tottenham leave Bodø/Glimt with mountain to climb in semi-final

Tottenham took a big step towards the Europa League final with a deserved first-leg win over Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt – but a late goal just leaves a little window of doubt. It was one of Spurs’ best performances of a wretched season domestically and leaves them two games away from a first trophy since 2008. Ange Postecoglou’s side took only 38 seconds to open the scoring as Brennan Johnson headed in from Richarlison’s nod down.

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Forest see off Spurs to boost Champions League hopes

Nottingham Forest boosted their Champions League hopes as an impressive victory against Tottenham moved them back up to third in the Premier League. The visitors started the day sixth but were in a determined mood from the outset at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to get the result that would see them climb back up the table.

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