42 h. ago Kevin Danso interview: Tottenham star on set pieces, key Thomas Frank advice and that Micky van de Ven goal

The defender knows he has a tough job on his hands playing back-up to Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero, but is glad being rejected by Southampton led him on a path to Spurs

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64 h. ago We love football because of moments like Van de Ven’s goal, not the Fifa Peace Prize | Max Rushden

Gianni Infantino has a new idea, and like most of his ideas it’s not one many are going to like, except maybe Donald TrumpA perfectly friendly-looking American guy, sharp suit, early 50s is wandering around Miami. He tells me that in the last 10 years the city has turned into a “magnet for dreamers, doers and visionaries, a launchpad where ideas take flight, where connections spark movements, where legacies are born”.I nod sagely, pretending to know what that means before clicking the X in the top right of the YouTube tab. The man in question is in fact the mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, encouraging me and other leaders of industry to pay lots of money to attend the America Business Forum. The website tells me “America Business Forum comes to the United States for the first time” – which begs the question where they’ve held it previously. I’m no CEO, I don’t keep a diary, but I’d have put America right up there as locations to hold a forum on American business. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Tottenham stars past and present hail Micky van de Ven 'goal that shook the world'

The defender is a Puskas Award contender after his 80-yard solo wonderstrike

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3 d. ago Van de Ven brushes off Frank snub and reflects on his Spurs wondergoal

He feels incident with manager blown out of proportionDefender told himself he had to score after storming runMicky van de Ven has downplayed the furore over his standoff with Thomas Frank after Tottenham’s Premier League defeat by Chelsea on Saturday, insisting it was misinterpreted and blown out of proportion. The centre-half preferred to focus on how the team had bounced back to thrash Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday – a tie in which he scored a thrilling individual goal.Van de Ven was all smiles after Copenhagen, his surge and finish from one box to the other drawing comparisons to Son Heung-min’s Puskas Award-winning effort for Spurs against Burnley in 2019. It was a vivid contrast to the post-Chelsea scenes when Spurs were booed off by their home crowd, having also been jeered by them during the game. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘Lionel Messi turned into Micky van de Ven’: Tottenham wondergoal stuns Thomas Frank

Spurs defender Van de Ven ran the length of the pitch with the ball before firing home during his side’s comfortable 4-0 Champions League win over FC Copenhagen

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4 d. ago Watch: Micky van de Ven sparks Lionel Messi comparisons with Tottenham wondergoal

Spurs defender may have wrapped up the goal of the season competition already

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4 d. ago Micky van de Ven leads Tottenham charge as Spurs blitz Copenhagen in statement win

TOTTENHAM 4-0 COPENHAGEN: Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven scored a memorable goal as he charged from his own box to slot home at the other end

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1 week ago Tottenham facing big Micky van de Ven problem that could leave Thomas Frank with no choice

Van de Ven was sensational in two-goal display at Everton and Frank has tough Spurs decision that could be crucial to their season

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