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Wins over Manchester City just hit fans differently these days, and Sunday was no exception for Tottenham fans.They had plenty before the match to motivate them. Pep Guardiola's jib for the 'Harry Kane team' a few years ago. Speculation about the striker before the match. £ 100 million signing by Jack Grealish who showed the financial difference between teams like City and those who scrapped for the places below them.Although cash can win you league titles and cup competitions in bucketloads, they will not win you every…

West Ham have withdrawn from the race to sign Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic and a deal for Kurt Zouma has also been suspended, with 90 minutes to confirm.The Hammers have tried to strengthen their alternatives in central defense and have been in advanced negotiations with Milenkovic's representatives for a couple of weeks. But progress has been slow during talks between the two sides, and things were further complicated by rival interest from Tottenham; they began their own talks with the Serbs last Friday.90min…

Harry Kane has been part of Tottenham's team that meets Pacos de Ferreira in the Europa Conference League on Thursday.The striker was left out of the squad to face Manchester City on Sunday, with manager Nuno Espirito Santo insisting he was simply not good enough to go up against the team that wanted to sign him for £ 130m this summer.Harry Kane travels with the troupe / JUSTIN TALLIS / Getty ImagesNuno urged Kane to continue working to reach the level needed to help the team, and it seems that he may soon be named in Spurs'…

The season's first Classic 2021/22 takes place on Tuesday night, when DFB-Pokal winner Borussia Dortmund meets Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich at Signal Iduna Park. It has been a less than satisfactory start to the Julian Nagelsmann era at the Allianz Arena, with Bayern enduring an unbeaten pre-season before only succeeding 1-1 against Borussia Monchengladbach on match day one of the new Bundesliga season.BVB, on the other hand, have won their last three and got domestic issues off to an exciting start by beating…

Brian Schmetzer has praised full-back Stefan Cleveland for his performance in the Seattle Sounders' 6-2 victory over tough rivals the Portland Timbers.For the Sounders, it was an invaluable victory that ends a winless streak in three games in MLS games, although every triumph over the Timbers is appreciated in this part of the world.Seattle finally picked out emphatic winners, but it could have been very different if it were not for Cleveland's performance. Timbers had 21 attempts at night, with nine hitting the target -…

Atlanta United interim manager Rob Valentino says Gonzalo Pineda was in touch after Sunday's 1-0 win over LAFC.Pineda signed a contract through the 2024 season to become Gabriel Heinze's replacement last week. However, the former Mexican international will only take over from Valentino after Five Stripes' home game against Toronto FC on Wednesday night due to a positive Covid-19 test.Gonzalo Pineda has not been able to take the reins yet / Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY SportsMeanwhile, Valentino continues to lead Atlanta's…

DFL-Supercup gives an early part of Der Klassiker this season, when DFB-Pokal winners Borussia Dortmund meet Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich at Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday night. BVB enters the tie with a high mood, after getting their league campaign started with emphasis this weekend. Erling Haaland did twice when Marco Rose's side ended with a 5-2 winner against Eintracht Frankfurt.Robert Lewandowski also came on the points list in Bayern's opening, although his only blow was just enough to serve the Bavarian giants…

Barcelona midfielder Gerard Pique has declined praise for agreeing to a substantial pay cut for the rest of his teammates, who he stressed have agreed to do the same.Ronald Koeman's side finally confirmed the registrations of Memphis Depay, Eric Garcia and young Rey Manaj on Saturday, acknowledging that they could only do so because of Pique's willingness to accept a huge pay cut.Depay could only play because of Pique's pay cut / Alex Caparros / Getty ImagesIt is a generosity that has seen Pique lavishly praised, while at…

Tottenham are willing to increase their offer to Villarreal midfielder Pau Torres in an attempt to convince him to join the club.Villarreal boss Unai Emery recently confirmed that the 24-year-old had turned down the chance to join Spurs, and his desire to play Champions League football is believed to be the main reason behind the decision.Torres turned down Spurs / Zhizhao Wu / Getty ImagesSpurs have been in this boat already this summer, with Sevilla's Jules Kounde who snubbed a move to the club for similar reasons, but…

Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira has turned down the chance to join Everton and would like to return to his native Brazil with Flamengo.The 25-year-old has returned to Old Trafford from a loan deal with Lazio but has made it clear that he is ready to leave the club this summer because he wants regular playing time.Pereira fought with Lazio / Jonathan Moscrop / Getty ImagesBoth Everton and Flamengo have submitted loan proposals to United, with the former previously thought to lead the race due to their willingness…