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Tottenham’s James Maddison to have ACL surgery, expected to miss most of new season Maddison went down off the ball around 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute in Tottenham's 1-1 draw with Newcastle in Seoul.

🚨 Huge blow for James Maddison as Spurs confirm he suffered an ACL injury in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Newcastle

28yo will miss significant chunk of 2025-26 season and World Cup hopes in tatters

Spurs need to sign a 10 before window closes

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Thank you Hal for those lovely words!

The report from @jaydmharris.bsky.social was the highlight of this episode for me. It captured the raw emotional scale of events - you could hear it in Jay's voice, not just the content of his words. It captured the sense of football's tectonic plates lurching underfoot, changing forever. #coys

Tottenham’s Brennan Johnson: ‘Last season was a rollercoaster – I would not change any of it’ As well as the 'amazing memory' of Spurs' Europa League win in Bilbao, there was also the pain of being abused on social media

🎶 “Johnson again ole ole” was constantly chanted by Spurs fans in HK and Seoul

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 So it was great to interview back post Brennan on tour about the EL final, improving his dribbling, MGW and extra competition for places with Kudus for @theathleticfc.bsky.social

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The View From The Lane: A show about Tottenham: Son is Tottenham Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's James Maw and Jack Pitt-Brooke to discuss a true great, Spurs legend and one of the finest players ever to play in the Premier Leauge, Son Heung-min. Af...

🚨NEW POD🚨@dannykellywords.bsky.social @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social and @jamestmaw.bsky.social pay tribute to Son Heung-min, as his #THFC exit looms, with @jaydmharris.bsky.social reporting from Seoul.

Plus reaction to Levy's interview, Palhinha's arrival, and Maddison's injury...

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The Transfer DealSheet: Latest on Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Real Madrid and more This is the latest news and analysis from across the summer transfer window

🎯 Spurs considering signing another centre-back
🇵🇹 Signed Palhinha but were interested in Norgaard
🇭🇷 Vuskovic could go out on loan to develop
😄 Frank huge fan of Davies and Bentancur

Latest detail on Spurs' transfer plans up on
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Son Heung-min is leaving Spurs as LAFC, MLS circle: How did it all come to this? Tottenham Hotspur fans have been rocked by the news that their captain is departing after 10 years.

🗣️ Son told Thomas Frank he wanted to leave earlier in summer
🙁 Forward calls it “most difficult decision of my career”
🇺🇸 Interest from Saudi Pro League but 33yo favours move to LAFC

Full detail on why Son has decided to leave Spurs on
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Son Heung-min asks to leave Tottenham amid talks with LAFC Son informed the club and new head coach Thomas Frank earlier this summer that he wanted to leave.

🚨 Spurs captain Son Heung-min has asked to leave the club this summer

Interest from Saudi Pro League clubs but 33yo South Korea international is keen on a move to LAFC and talks are ongoing

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Will Lankshear: ‘I was at Arsenal for nine years but would like nothing more than to score against them’ The striker, whose idol is Harry Kane, was released by Arsenal at 15 and joined Tottenham after a spell with Sheffield United in 2022

⚪️ Fun interview with Spurs' 20yo striker Will Lankshear on being released by Arsenal and wanting to score against them in tonight's NLD, learning lots on loan at West Brom, influence of Jermain Defoe and how he is improving his heading

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I visited BP's stadium last year when I did a story on Bergvall!

The real Thomas Frank: The new Spurs boss by those who know him in Denmark Frank earned £100 from his first coaching job. Now, he is on a multi-million pound salary as he leads Spurs into the Champions League

Thomas Frank earned £100 (and a tracksuit) from his first coaching job in the 1990s. Now, he is on a multi-million salary at Tottenham Hotspur, who he will manage in the Champions League.

@jaydmharris.bsky.social went to Denmark to trace the earliest steps of Frank's journey to north London.

#THFC

The real Thomas Frank: The new Spurs boss by those who know him in Denmark Frank earned £100 from his first coaching job. Now, he is on a multi-million pound salary as he leads Spurs into the Champions League

🇩🇰 I visited Thomas Frank's hometown of Frederiksvaerk & the five clubs he worked for in Denmark

⚪️ I spoke to his former colleagues & closest friends to discover more about his journey to Spurs and what makes him so special for @theathleticfc.bsky.social

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The Athletic FC Podcast: New manager, new players, new... Spurs? The Thomas Frank era has officially begun at Spurs and they are busy.After landing Mohammed Kudus, Morgan Gibbs-White is next on the list. But will their recruitment strategy get results?Host: Ayo...

A new @theathleticfc.bsky.social podcast.

Tottenham, ahead of the new season.

With Ayo Akinwolere and @jaydmharris.bsky.social.

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How Manchester United signed Bryan Mbeumo: Low-ball offer to top-end price – and why it took so long Why Manchester United agreed to pay a premium for Mbeumo, how the negotiations played out and how they hope he will prove money well spent

💰 There were 44 days between Man Utd’s first and final bids for Bryan Mbeumo

📝 Inside story with @lauriewhitwell.bsky.social for @theathleticfc.bsky.social on Brentford’s club-record sale including detail on tension with United and irritation at being low-balled

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Son’s future, injuries and using a No 10: What we learned from Thomas Frank’s press conference The new head coach spoke to the media for the first time since joining Tottenham this summer

⚪️ It's Thomas Frank's first game as Spurs head coach today but yesterday was his first press conference

Here are the six key things we learned including Son's future, his approach to injuries, using a No 10 and plans for the defence

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Classy gesture from Thomas Frank at the start of his press conference as he pays tribute to Diogo Jota and Andre Silva and says the thoughts of everyone at Spurs are with their families.

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: England win epic Sweden shootout + transfer talk & Snoop at Swansea It’s Jimbo, Michael Cox, Jack Lang and Jay Harris after an unbelievable night of action at the Women’s Euros.England battle from 2-0 down to eventually overcome Sweden after an epic and awful p...

🚨BRAND NEW POD!🚨

It's @acjimbo.bsky.social, @zonal-marking.bsky.social, @jacklang.bsky.social & @jaydmharris.bsky.social:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England's shootout madness
💸Ekitike-Isak-Smith transfer talk
🐝Bad times for Brentford?
🏆Michael v @mrcharliejones.bsky.social in the Inter Totally!

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Thanks Neil! Even if Spurs score just once from a throw-in this season, then I think it's worth it

How and why Brentford brought Jordan Henderson back to the Premier League Two years after a controversial move from Liverpool to Saudi Arabia's Al Ettifaq, the midfielder returns to English football at age 35

🐝 Jordan Henderson is back in the PL with Brentford

🏃 They analysed distance he was covering in games & high-speed running before committing to deal which makes him one of top earners

🇸🇦 But how will he be received by opposition fans?

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Thank you Russell!

Football Architects: How Croatia became world football’s great overperformers Exploring the philosophy that does enabled a small European nation to punch way above their weight

Been really excited to release this next Football Architects story.

The tale of how tiny Croatia became a World Cup force — forged from the brutality of the Balkan War, to the balletic ability of one of international's great midfields.

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Why long throws are so important to Thomas Frank, and how he may use them at Spurs Destiny Udogie inadvertently revealed that Tottenham's players had been put through a long-throw 'audition'. It set tongues wagging...

🎯 Spurs held long throw-in auditions earlier this week

⚪️ Piece for @theathleticfc.bsky.social on why Thomas Frank loves them, how they became a secret weapon for him at Brentford and how Spurs might use them next season

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Jordan Henderson.

📑 Signs two-year contract
🔀 Direct replacement for Christian Norgaard
1️⃣ First signing under Keith Andrews
🗣️ Andrews: “He will drive standards and be a brilliant addition to the squad.”

Brentford have completed the signing of Jordan Henderson on a free.

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Brentford sign Jordan Henderson on free transfer The England international was identified as a top target for Brentford following the exit of captain Christian Norgaard to Arsenal.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Brentford confirm signing of former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson on a two-year contract

Head coach Keith Andrews praises Henderson's leadership and says he will void left by Norgaard, Flekken and Mee

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Brentford’s Mikkel Damsgaard: ‘In the Premier League, people are beasts’ The Brentford playmaker tells The Athletic how he has adapted to life in English football

🐝 Brentford’s best player is going nowhere this summer…

Mikkel Damsgaard, who won fans player and players player of the season awards, signed a new deal in January until 2030

I sat down with him in May to reflect on a memorable year

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Thomas Frank’s new-look Tottenham first-team staff: Who does what? Seven weeks on from Bilbao, Tottenham's first-team staff looks very different - so how will it all work?

⚪️ Thomas Frank has a huge backroom staff at Spurs

Five people have followed him from Brentford while there have been internal promotions and other external hires

So who are all these new faces and how will they complement each other?

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Brentford contacted Ange Postecoglou about replacing Thomas Frank after Tottenham exit Brentford eventually promoted Keith Andrews to replace Thomas Frank, who left to join Tottenham on a three-year deal.

Brentford contacted former Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou about replacing Thomas Frank.

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Tottenham overhaul medical team for second summer running, two key staff depart Adam Brett and Nick Davies have left the club after just a year in their roles.

🚨 Tottenham Hotspur are making major changes to their medical department for the second summer in a row as director of performance services Adam Brett and head of sports science Nick Davies have both left

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Fabian Otte among five new appointments to Thomas Frank’s Tottenham staff Otte joins Thomas Frank's new-look backroom team after the Dane replaced Ange Postecoglou as head coach

🚨 Tom Perryman has joined Spurs as a strength and conditioning coach

It means Thomas Frank has taken four members of Brentford staff with him to Spurs in total

Perryman, Justin Cochrane, Chris Haslam and Joe Newton

Full details on @theathleticfc.bsky.social 👇

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Still mainly reporting on Spurs Milo but will cover Brentford when I can!