31 h. ago Lines of disappointment etched into Spurs fans’ faces evaporate into the Bilbao air | Max Rushden

Emotion of Europa League final victory hits hard, particularly tangled in with homesickness watching from Australia at 5amI didn’t really cry until Son Heung-min was handed the trophy – the camera hadn’t cut to him enough at full time. Of all the players who look sad when they’re sad, Sonny really looks sad. Building up to the Europa League final all I could imagine was a disconsolate South Korean walking around the pitch applauding mournfully. The Harry Kane walk. His smile when shiny-shoed Aleksander Ceferin hands him the trophy broke me. Apparently the Uefa Cup weighs 15kg – the same as my three-year-old. That trophy certainly looked lighter than when young Ian demands to be carried home from the park.As a very sleep-deprived middle-aged dad of young kids, the emotion of football back home hits a lot harder than it used to. I found myself weeping at the videos of Crystal Palace fans after the FA Cup final. Someone focused from person to person, pausing for just enough time on eac...

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31 h. ago The agony and ecstasy of watching Spurs win a trophy from 10,000 miles away | Max Rushden

Emotion of Europa League final victory hits hard, particularly tangled in with homesickness watching from Australia at 5amI didn’t really cry until Son Heung-min was handed the trophy – the camera hadn’t cut to him enough at full time. Of all the players who look sad when they’re sad, Sonny really looks sad. Building up to the Europa League final all I could imagine was a disconsolate South Korean walking around the pitch applauding mournfully. The Harry Kane walk. His smile when shiny-shoed Aleksander Ceferin hands him the trophy broke me. Apparently the Uefa Cup weighs 15kg – the same as my three-year-old. That trophy certainly looked lighter than when young Ian demands to be carried home from the park.As a very sleep-deprived middle-aged dad of young kids, the emotion of football back home hits a lot harder than it used to. I found myself weeping at the videos of Crystal Palace fans after the FA Cup final. Someone focused from person to person, pausing for just enough time on eac...

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34 h. ago Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou shows he is no clown with victory over Man Utd circus

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou is vindicated with scrappy Europa League final win over Man Utd in Bilbao to seal a £100million Champions League place for next season

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35 h. ago Tottenham joy vindicates Ange Postecoglou’s biggest decision of Europa League triumph

Tottenham 1-0 Man United: Spurs salvaged a dire season by triumphing in a dismal final to seal a first trophy since 2008

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38 h. ago Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou gets emotional over family tragedy after Europa League triumph

The Spurs boss made good on his promise to deliver silverware in his second season with Spurs - then delivered some heartfelt remarks about his loved ones soon after the final whistle.

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44 h. ago Tottenham expert names five players crucial in their Europa League final triumph

Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League final at San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain, which means Spurs will play Champions League football next season

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44 h. ago Tottenham vs Manchester United LIVE: Europa League final result, latest updates, reaction as Spurs win trophy

Bilbao hosted an all-Premier League showdown of huge importance for both clubs

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45 h. ago Spurs prevail with Mourinho blueprint and ultra pragmatism in baffling final | Jonathan Wilson

Ange Postecoglou moved away from his attacking style while Brennan Johnson earned the sweetest vindicationFinals are not for the playing; they’re for the winning. Who cares about the spectacle? Who cares about the quality? At some level football is always more about the narrative and the drama than technical mastery. Tottenham certainly will cheerily ignore what a shambolic game of football this was as they bask in their first trophy since 2008, their first in European competition in 40 years. Glory comes in many forms, and just because this might not be how Danny Blanchflower sanctioned it, does not mean this was not, in its own way, glorious.But it was a baffling game. For the third round in a row, Tottenham prevailed with a sort of ultra pragmatism. Ange Postecoglou always wins a trophy in his second season, a fact of which he has delighted in reminding everybody. It just seems odd that it took him that long to move away from his characteristic attacking, high-pressing style to a...

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45 h. ago Tottenham v Man United LIVE: Europa League final reaction as Spurs snatch narrow win in dismal game

Tottenham 1-0 Man United: A scrappy first-half goal was enough for Spurs to salvage a dire season with a first trophy since 2008

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46 h. ago Tottenham silence the noise with Europa League triumph and leave Man Utd facing bleak future

Tottenham 1-0 Man United: Spurs salvaged a dire season by triumphing in a dismal final to seal a first trophy since 2008

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46 h. ago Tottenham vs Manchester United LIVE: Europa League final result, latest updates and reaction Spurs win trophy

Bilbao hosted an all-Premier League showdown of huge importance for both clubs

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46 h. ago Tottenham vs Man United player ratings: Micky van de Ven stars in scrappy Europa League final victory

Tottenham 1-0 Manchester United: The Bilbao final was poor on quality but Spurs will not care as they won a first trophy in 17 years

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46 h. ago Tottenham end long trophy drought as dismal Man Utd beaten in Europa League final

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1-0 MANCHESTER UNITED: Brennan Johnson got the faintest of touches to force the ball over the line and win a poor Europa League final for Spurs in Bilbao

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47 h. ago Tottenham v Man United LIVE: Europa League final updates as Spurs clinging on to narrow lead in Bilbao

Both teams hope to secure silverware and qualify for next season’s Champions League with victory at the San Mames in Bilbao

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47 h. ago 6 words from Ange to Tottenham players before Europa League final get Spurs legend laughing as 'derogatory' claim shut down

Glenn Hoddle reckons he might just have turned a famous Manchester United quote on its head

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48 h. ago Gareth Bale names key Manchester United player vs Tottenham in Europa League final

Man United are preparing to face Spurs in the Europa League final in Bilbao.

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49 h. ago Tottenham: Ange Postecoglou reveals plan to 'overwhelm' Bruno Fernandes against Manchester United in final

Spurs boss predicts final could come down to “moments” from big players

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49 h. ago EIGHT members of Glazer family attend Spurs vs Man Utd Europa League final as VIP list leaked

Manchester United take on Tottenham Hotspur in the final of the Europa League on Wednesday evening, and the Glazer family are out in force in Bilbao for the clash

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50 h. ago Europa League Final LIVE: Man Utd and Spurs 'leaked' lineups, live stream details, fans FIGHT

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur face off in the Europa League final at San Mames on Wednesday night, with supporters from both having descended on the city of Bilbao, where there has been fighting between rival fans

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50 h. ago Europa League Final LIVE: Man Utd and Spurs lineups confirmed, live stream details, fans slammed

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur face off in the Europa League final at San Mames on Wednesday night, with supporters from both having descended on the city of Bilbao, where there has been fighting between rival fans

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