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Paulo Fonseca has explained the reason why his appointment to become Tottenham's head coach this summer fell through at the last minute, referring to a change in the club's mindset when the new football manager Fabio Paratici came on board.Fonseca had left the former club Roma, where he was ironically replaced by ex-Spurs boss Jose Mourinho, and looked set to be named in north London. Instead, the deal was terminated and the club eventually hired Nuno Espirito Santo instead.Now Fonseca has lifted the lid on what happened in…

Tottenham's list of their most expensive signings looks more like a hall of infamy than a hall of fame.Of the players bought for 23 million pounds or more, it has not been an undoubted success - most likely it would be Lucas Moura, who gave Spurs fans his biggest moment in the 2000s and at least was a decent servant.You would expect Sergio Reguilon to kick in and prove his worth, while there is still hope that Giovani Lo Celso, Ryan Sessegnon and Steven Bergwijn can come in handy.Romero goes to number 2/3 when he signs…

In Chad, Romadoumngar Félix Nialbe, the leader of the opposition before Idriss Déby's death, withdraws from the National Dialogue Organizing Committee. He announced this in a letter to the Transition Minister, on 19 August. Romadoumngar Félix Nialbe, President of the Union for Renewal and Democracy (URD), makes sure that he…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, who is also the coordinator of government functions, skipped dinner for outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on Thursday evening tomark the 10th anniversary of Somali-Turkish cooperation. It was activated in 2011 when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan first visited Somalia as PrimeMinister. Since then, Ankara and Mogadishu have beencelebrating the day to strengthen their relationship. Relations with Farmaajo While the country prepares to hold general…

As in most African countries, and despite rapid urbanization, the agricultural sector is the main source of employment and income for the people of Senegal. But in rural areas, local shop stewards emphasize that income from agriculture does not eradicate poverty. Fadel Diop:in reality, the potential for family farms is not…

Deputies from the Tillabéri region of Niger - 18 signatories out of a total of 26 - are challenging the country's authorities in a statement on the security situation in this part of the country. In the course of a month, 98 civilians and 19 gendarmes were killed in three of the six departments in the region, elected officials…

Chelsea are considering a bid for Monaco star Aurelien Tchouameni this month, 90 minutes to go.The 21-year-old has been hugely impressive for the principality since she arrived from Bordeaux in 2020.Monaco paid just over £ 15 million for the young midfielder and they are ready to listen to offers, but they want about double what they originally paid if they were to approve a deal in this window.A number of clubs from all over Europe have been in contact with Monaco, but it is Chelsea who have had the most advanced talks,…

Jurgen Klopp has indicated that talks are underway with Mohamed Salah about a new Liverpool contract.The Egyptian forward has two years left to run on his current Anfield contract. Liverpool recently announced new contracts for Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Fabinho and Virgil van Dijk, and will hope that new terms can be agreed with Salah.Klopp has said that it is natural to assume that talks will take place with Salah, but that he would only talk openly about the subject when some official announcement has been made by…

US military releases report on civilian casualties in Somalia NAIROBI, Kenya - The US Africa Command on Friday released a report on civilian casualties in Somalia, which assesses the operations of troops who have assisted local forces, including through aerial surveillance in the fight against Al-Shabaab. The civilian casualty assessment was introduced in 2020 following complaints of deaths…

Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman has revealed that he "counts" Philippe Coutinho to step up and play a big role this season after Lionel Messi moved to Paris Saint-Germain.Coutinho has never really settled at Camp Nou since his blockbuster moved from Liverpool in January 2018. He has been on the fringes of the squad since then and even spent the 2019/20 season at Bayern Munich.The Brazilian national team player has not yet been assigned a squad number by Barcelona for the 2021/22 campaign and has consistently been linked to a…