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How chess helped Unai Emery win a fifth Europa League title

How chess helped Unai Emery win a fifth Europa League title

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2 min readMay 21, 2026 02:57 PM IST Spaniard Unai Emery has cemented himself as the undisputed king of European football after securing a record-extending fifth Europa League title as a manager, leading Aston Villa to a historic Europa League 2026 crown. Having beaten Freiburg 3-0 in the final, Emery guided Villa to their first title in 30 years. This is also the club’s first European silverware in 44 years. Emery has now won five out of six Europa League finals as a manager. But beyond his tactical football brain, something else has helped the Spaniard achieve greatness: chess. Obsessed with the board game, Emery says he plays nearly 40 online blitz games a day against players from around the world and it helps his football, too. “I have another distraction, which is chess. I play a lot of chess every day, but I play three-minute blitz games. I can play 40 of these three-minute games a day. And losing hurts me way more than a football match,” Emery said in a video released by …

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 …

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 …

Manchester United Face Harsh Truths After Losing Must-Win Europa League Final

Manchester United Face Harsh Truths After Losing Must-Win Europa League Final

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Manchester United’s Europa League final defeat by Tottenham leaves them in a dark place, contemplating their worst league finish in five decades and with no European football next season. Ruben Amorim’s men travelled to Bilbao hoping to salvage something from the wreckage of their season but left empty-handed as Spurs beat them for the fourth time in the current campaign. Brennan Johnson scored the only goal of the game shortly before half-time at the San Mames and United lacked the cutting edge to respond. In some ways the match was a snapshot of the Red Devils’ season — highlighting their inability to take their chances and uncertainty at the back. Defeat is a bitter — and costly — blow for a club who are unrecognisable from the force that rose to the pinnacle of English and European football under Alex Ferguson. Next season will be their first without European competition since the 2014/15 campaign, while six of their Premier League rivals strut their stuff on Europe’s biggest club stage. Amorim slump Amorim took …

Tottenham Hotspur End 17-Year Trophy Drought, Beat Manchester United In Europa League Final

Tottenham Hotspur End 17-Year Trophy Drought, Beat Manchester United In Europa League Final

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Brennan Johnson’s scrambled goal ended a 17-year Tottenham trophy drought with a battling 1-0 win over Manchester United in the Europa League final on Wednesday. Spurs, who had not won European silverware since 1984, will play in next season’s Champions League, while failing to qualify for it is a severe financial set-back for Manchester United. Despite their triumph in Bilbao, manager Ange Postecoglou’s future is still on the line following a shambolic domestic campaign, with Spurs sitting a place below United in the lower reaches of the Premier League table. The Australian furiously insisted he was “not a clown” on the eve of the final and had the last laugh on a nerve-racking night at the San Mames, as he made good on his claim to always win a trophy in his second season in charge of a club. Fans came from far and wide to pack Athletic Bilbao’s stadium, some taking quite preposterous routes and sleeping in cars to avoid eye-watering prices, but they could not escape a final lacking in quality. …

Soccer-Spurs beat Man Utd 1-0 in scrappy Europa League final | Football News

Soccer-Spurs beat Man Utd 1-0 in scrappy Europa League final | Football News

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By Fernando Kallas HT Image BILBAO, Spain -Brennan Johnson’s bundled first-half goal helped Tottenham Hotspur win a scrappy Europa League final 1-0 against Manchester United on Wednesday as they cast aside their domestic woes to earn a berth in next year’s Champions League. It was Spurs’ first silverware since the 2008 League Cup and their first European trophy since 1984, but the fourth time they had beaten United this season. Johnson scored in the 42nd minute when United’s defence crumbled as Pape Sarr swung in a cross while goalkeeper Andre Onana remained rooted to his line. Johnson and United defender Luke Shaw rushed in and the ball appeared to glance off both of them and in, past Onana’s desperate swipe. The goal was as scrappy as the game in a matchup of teams who have had wildly disappointing Premier League seasons, with United languishing in 16th and Spurs 17th. United’s Rasmus Hojlund had a terrific chance to equalise with a header midway through the second half, but Spurs’ Micky van de Ven leapt for a …

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United, Europa League Final LIVE Updates: Harry Maguire Makes Crucial Early Block | TOT 0-0 MUN

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United, Europa League Final LIVE Updates: Harry Maguire Makes Crucial Early Block | TOT 0-0 MUN

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When Tottenham Hotspur last won a trophy: – Ronaldo was still in his first spell at Man Utd – Messi had never won a Ballon d’Or – The IPL hadn’t even started – Hamilton had not won an F1 title – Djokovic had only one Grand Slam – Vaibhav Suryavanshi wasn’t even born Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Tottenham vs Manchester United LIVE Streaming, Europa League Final Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Tottenham vs Manchester United LIVE Streaming, Europa League Final Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

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Spurs vs Man Utd, Europa League Final 2025 LIVE Streaming© AFP Tottenham vs Manchester United, Europa League Final LIVE Streaming: Tottenham Hotspur square off against Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League final 2024/25, hoping to turnaround poor seasons with a trophy in the end. United and Spurs are the two lowest-placed teams in the Premier League among those who did not get relegated this season. Tottenham are hoping to win their first major trophy since the League Cup win in 2008, while Manchester United will be gunning for their first title under new manager Ruben Amorim. The winner of the final will qualify for the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League. Europa League Final LIVE Streaming, Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United LIVE Telecast: Check Where and How to Watch When will the Tottenham vs Manchester United, Europa League final match take place? The Tottenham vs Manchester United, Europa League final match will take place on Thursday, May 22 (IST). Where will the Tottenham vs Manchester United, Europa League final match be held? The Tottenham vs Manchester United, Europa …

Ruben Amorim, Bruno Fernandes find funny side in Manchester United’s gloomy season ahead of Europa League

Ruben Amorim, Bruno Fernandes find funny side in Manchester United’s gloomy season ahead of Europa League

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Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur face off in the final of the Europa League that could, among other things, give fans of both clubs a reason to smile after a season of almost never-ending woe. Managers of both clubs are under pressure, with Spurs’ Ange Postecoglou even facing off with a reporter in the pre-match press conference over the language the latter had used to describe the Australian in an article around the final. Postecoglou’s Manchester United counterpart Ruben Amorim also had an interesting chat with the media in relation to his future and his fortunes with the club, although it was of a far more light-hearted nature. A journalist asked him if he was surprised that he wasn’t under as much pressure as Postecoglou, at which club captain Bruno Fernandes said: “He is. Who told you he’s not? He is,” he said. Fernandes had a smile on his face and his response drew laughter from the room, including Amorim sitting beside him. “He wants my job. He’ll be a very, very good coach but …