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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54 h. ago What to know about FIFA's new peace prize and who might receive it

There is a new worldwide peace prize on the scene and it was created by FIFA, not Nobel

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60 h. ago Football Daily | Infantino, Trump and giving peace a chance: Fifa

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When María Corina Machado won this year’s Nobel peace prize for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights”, Donald Trump took the news as Maga-nanimously as you might expect. Having tirelessly run a campaign of self-promotion to ensure he won it himself, the president of the USA USA USA immediately claimed the credit for the Venezuelan opposition leader’s triumph, listed his own self-proclaimed and often dubious achievements in the field of global peacemaking and attacked the credibility of the committee who made the decision not to award the medal, cash prize and diploma to him. While security concerns mean it remains to be seen if the newly crowned Nobel laureate will emerge from hiding to pick up her accolade in person at the Oslo ceremony in December, a certain obsequious Fifa president appears hell-bent on stealing her thunder anyway. Yup, Gianni Infantino has decided to award a peace prize of his own creation in front of ...

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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 Fifa create brand new Peace Prize award – with Infantino set to hand it to Donald Trump at World Cup 2026 draw

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino is set to award the organisation’s new “Peace Prize” - to US President Donald Trump. Zurich chiefs announced the establishment of the new award under the tag-line “Football Unites the World”. Fifa said the inaugural prize was be awarded at the finals draw for the 2026 World Cup in Washington DC next month....

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3 d. ago Trump ally Infantino to award first Fifa Peace Prize at World Cup draw in DC

New Fifa Peace Prize announced on WednesdayInfantino to present first award on 5 DecemberCeremony set for World Cup draw in WashingtonFifa has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award at the draw for the World Cup on 5 December in Washington.The award, called the Fifa Peace Prize, will “recognize exceptional actions for peace”, soccer’s governing body said Wednesday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago FIFA announces new peace prize to be awarded at World Cup draw in Washington

FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington

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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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3 w. ago Why was the head of FIFA at Gaza peace summit? How football boss has built up friendship with Trump, backed his bid for Nobel Peace Prize and supported Israel

Stood proudly next to Donald Trump, Gianni Infantino may have surprised those who spotted him at Gaza's peace summit today.

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