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Tottenham Hotspur fan who had vowed not to tweet till they won a trophy, finally re-appears after 2015 November

Tottenham Hotspur fan who had vowed not to tweet till they won a trophy, finally re-appears after 2015 November

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Football fans are known to ‘sacrifice’ all sorts of food habits and other delectables baiting their favourite clubs to win. But Tottenham Hotspur’s follower going by the handle @James Mouatt had taken a different vow. On November 15, 2015, Twitter user James had declared ‘Won’t tweet again until @SpursOfficial win a trohy’ at 10.54 pm. Finally after Spurs defeated Manchester United in a drab game of football, James resurfaced on Twitter with a Rock gif that said ‘FINALLY’. Football Twitteratti was delighted announcing that James had ‘cooked’ even as fellow Spurs fan @TOTspurs, Peets was celebrated for reassuring James last August that the title would come the following year. https://t.co/6jrauBi38e https://t.co/thZGKfWQ09 pic.twitter.com/ig20IxskV2 — James Mouatt (@JamesMouatt_8) May 21, 2025 Plenty of fans urged James in Spanish to show up and unleash characters on Twitter as soon as Man Utd was beaten. For those who had been chanting ‘Free James’ (from his self exile from Twitter), declared his liberation as the victory, albeit cumbersome one, was sealed. Story continues below this ad James describes himself as …

Spurs boss Postecoglou after winning Europa League title

Spurs boss Postecoglou after winning Europa League title

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Ange Postecoglou kept his promise to win a title in his second year, leading Tottenham Hotspur to their first silverware in 17 years as the Lilywhites beat Manchester United on Wednesday to win the Europa League in Bilbao. The trophy came at the back of a horrendous campaign for Spurs, who currently sit 17th — just one spot ahead of relegated teams — in the Premier League and are the lowest-ranking team in history to have won the European title. “It wasn’t me boasting. It was me making a declaration. I believed it. Finishing third wasn’t going to change this football club. Us winning something changes this football club,” said Spurs manager Postecoglou on him winning a title in his second season. “I’m not afraid to declare that. If I felt short then I was happy to cop it. That was my ambition. I could say that. I was prepared to wear it. People kept reminding me of it but that was only because there was an opportunity to win something,” he added. Postecoglou had …

Why Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min got no winner’s medal after Spurs won Europa League final | Football News

Why Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min got no winner’s medal after Spurs won Europa League final | Football News

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Son Heung-min was among the Tottenham Hotspur players who did not end Wednesday night with a Europa League winner’s medal around his neck, despite the Spurs defeating Manchester United in the final to claim the title. Reason? Because Tottenham Hotspur sent so many players on stage to pick up that UEFA ran out of medals. In scenes captured on the live broadcast after the culmination of the Europa League final, UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin was seemingly caught by surprise when the medals ran out while there were still Tottenham players left to receive them. Among these players was Tottenham talisman Son, who won his first title in Europe. UEFA explained that both Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United were informed that only 30 medals would be presented on stage to each club. The club would also be given 20 further medals after the ceremony for players and staff. Story continues below this ad It’s unlikely that Son or the team would mind. This is the club’s first trophy in 17 years. “I felt the pressure. I …

Why Manchester United vs Tottenham was one of the most underwhelming European finales in recent memory 

Why Manchester United vs Tottenham was one of the most underwhelming European finales in recent memory 

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On the eve of the Europa League final, Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou had blasted a reporter for a headline which said that the Australian was “teetering between hero and clown”. “I’ll tell you one thing, irrespective of tomorrow, I’m not a clown and I never will be, mate,” he had said. On Wednesday night, Postecoglou edged past the travelling circus that is Manchester United to help Tottenham end their 17-year trophy drought in a final which will be forgotten in three months’ time by everyone except the Spurs’ fans. In one of the most dull and meandering finals in recent memory, both teams, who are 16th and 17th in the Premier League table looked like they were playing in a Community Shield clash, rather than one of the top European competitions. Throughout the match, United kept the lion’s share of the possession only to pass ponderously to each other in a hope to penetrate a Spurs backline which had the propensity to leak goals. But the white wall held their nerves and while Micky van de Ven …

Man Utd manager Ruben Amorim after Europa League final loss

Man Utd manager Ruben Amorim after Europa League final loss

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Where it was jubilation for Tottenham Hotspur to win their first trophy in 17 years, the problems for their counterpart, Manchester United, do not seem to be reducing anytime soon. The Ruben Amorim side, who sit 16th in the Premier League, lost 1-0 to Spurs in the Europa League final in Bilbao on Wednesday. Manager Amorim took over at United last year in November, with the side struggling in the Premier League at 13th in the table. Since then, the club has only succumbed under pressure, slipping down three places with manager Amorim knocked out of the three cup competitions in the process. However, Amorim still believes he is the right man for the job. “If the board and the fans feel I’m not the right guy, I will go in the next day,” said Amorim after the Europa League final. “But I will not quit again. I am confident in my job. As you see, I will not change anything in the way I do things.” Story continues below this ad He added, “In …

Man Utd coach Ruben Amorim admits job not being in danger is ‘strange’

Man Utd coach Ruben Amorim admits job not being in danger is ‘strange’

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Ahead of a season-defining Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim has admitted that it’s strange that he doesn’t have the fear of a sacking that other managers in similar positions have faced. Amorim’s United go up against Tottenham on Thursday. Tottenham, under Ange Postecoglou have suffered in the English Premier League just as Man Utd have. And yet it is the Australian coach who seems to have his job riding on the result of the game. Amorim, though, knows that even a loss in the final will not mean that his job is in danger. The Portuguese manager has constantly said that his methods need to be accepted by the team and the management and his staunch disregard for league position has ended in a grudging extension of time and further transfer windows. “I know that in this kind of club, also Tottenham but especially Manchester United, it’s strange because you have some coaches here that lose games and are sacked. It’s hard to explain. People see what we are …

Spurs boss Postecoglou hits out at reporter before Europa League final vs Manchester United

Spurs boss Postecoglou hits out at reporter before Europa League final vs Manchester United

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With a realistic chance to win their first trophy in 17 years, Tottenham Hotspur will take on Manchester United in the final of the UEFA Europa League in Bilbao. A feisty Spurs manager, Ange Postecoglou, defended his record ahead of the high-stakes final amid a terrible Premier League season, stating: “I’m not a clown”. Postecoglou was asked at the pre-match press conference at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao whether he is aware that he is walking a fine line between infamy and history ahead of the match in northern Spain by a reporter who used the word “clown” in his story headlined “Ange Postecoglou teetering between hero and clown with Tottenham legacy on the line in Europa League final” for The Standard. Replying to that statement, Postecoglou said, “That depends on your outlook, but I’ll tell you one thing, irrespective of tomorrow, I’m not a clown and never will be,” he said. Story continues below this ad “You really disappointed me that you used such terminology to describe a person that, for 26 years, …

Europa League final: Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur – a clash of two struggling sides – could be both fun and chaos, but full of intrigue | Football News

Europa League final: Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur – a clash of two struggling sides – could be both fun and chaos, but full of intrigue | Football News

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A tournament once viewed condescendingly by the powerhouses of Europe now offers two fallen giants of the continent a season-ending redemption song. Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are languishing 16th and 17th on the league table in England, relegation blushes saved by a frighteningly incompetent bottom three. They square off in the Europa League final for not only a silverware that could bring some sunshine into a dark season but also a slot in the next Champions League edition. Besides the material gain that accompanies UCL qualification, some of their battered dignity could be reclaimed. The voice that the Europa winners securing a Champions League berth is dubious has found justifiable volume in the sustained plummet of Spurs and United. There are two contrasting perceptions—the Premier League is too competitive so that even teams that underwhelm are better than several sides on the continent, or that the fickle disposition of knockouts favoured them more than the weekly grind of the league. Or it could be that United and Spurs were too wise. they realised the …

Europa League final: Rio Ferdinand points out Manchester United’s prime concern which Tottenham Hotspur could exploit | Football News

Europa League final: Rio Ferdinand points out Manchester United’s prime concern which Tottenham Hotspur could exploit | Football News

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As Manchester United prepare for their Europa League showdown against Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, their former defender Rio Ferdinand has raised concerns about the physicality levels that exists between both the sides. Having endured forgettable season in the Premier League which sees United in 16th spot and Tottenham in 17th with only the three relegated teams below them, both teams have a chance to redeem their campaign by winning the Europa League which would mean qualification for Champions League. Despite Ruben Amorim taking charge of United, there hasn’t been any significant progress with the team failing to win two successive matches in the Premier League. Tottenham, on other hand, ravaged by injuries have been sliding right through and are looking to end their long trophy drought. Story continues below this ad As the two clubs gear up for the clash at Bilbao, Ferdinand reckoned Tottenham’s physicality could end up causing problems for United. “The worrying thing for me from a Man United perspective is that I’ve always said it, I’ve said it …

Ruben Amorim pays for friends, family of 30 Manchester United backroom staff to watch Europa League final after club refuses to | Football News

Ruben Amorim pays for friends, family of 30 Manchester United backroom staff to watch Europa League final after club refuses to | Football News

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With Manchester United reportedly refusing to pay for the costs of club staff members’ friends and family to attend the Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur, club manager Ruben Amorim has stepped in and offered to bear the costs of 30 members of the backroom staff. Football clubs usually offer to pay for friends and family members of the backroom staff to attend big-ticket finals. But with United currently undertaking a raft of severe cost-cutting measures, the club have allegedly told their coaches, physios and support staff that there will be no complimentary tickets for next week’s final at Estadio San Mamés. Instead, staff members were told they could purchase up to two tickets from the club’s allocation of 15,000 seats for the game. The New York Times reported that even Manchester United’s players have only been granted two complimentary tickets for their family members to attend the final. ESPN reported that in contrast to United’s approach, Paris Saint-Germain, who will play in the UEFA Champions League final, have confirmed that they will foot the …