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Son out of Tottenham’ Europa League clash against Frankfurt

Son out of Tottenham’ Europa League clash against Frankfurt

Tottenham Hotspur will be without captain Son Heung-min for their trip to Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie, manager Ange Postecoglou said Wednesday. Son, who missed Tottenham’s 4-2 drubbing at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday, has failed to recover from foot injury in time for Thursday’s game. The Premier League club will be without their leader, who has scored three goals...

UEL: Ekitike, Porro on target as Tottenham, Frankfurt share spoils in first leg

UEL: Ekitike, Porro on target as Tottenham, Frankfurt share spoils in first leg

Pedro Porro cancelled out an early strike from Hugo Ekitike as Tottenham Hotspur held Eintracht Frankfurt to a 1-1 draw in North London on Thursday, Afrosport reports. Ekitike opened the scoring for Frankfurt in the sixth minute of their Europa League first-leg tie with a brilliant solo effort from outside the box. After James Maddison lost the ball on the other end, the Germans quickly worked...

Europa League: Athletic Bilbao, Frankfurt & Lazio secure quarterfinal spots

Europa League: Athletic Bilbao, Frankfurt & Lazio secure quarterfinal spots

Athletic Bilbao, Eintracht Frankfurt, Lazio, and Bodo/Glimt all secured their places in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, Afrosport reports. Bilbao defeated 10-man Roma 3-1 at the San Mames thanks to a brace from Nico Williams either side of a Yuri Berchiche strike, while a stoppage time penalty from Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes ended up being a consolation for the visitors. Experienced German...

Nathan Tella not giving up on Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga title chances

Nathan Tella not giving up on Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga title chances

Nathan Tella is not giving up on Bayer Leverkusen's hopes of retaining the Bundesliga title despite not being in control at the moment, Afrosport reports. The Nigerian forward was on target as the reigning champions defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 at Deutsche Bank Park on Saturday. Leverkusen are however eight points behind leaders Bayern Munich who got the better of Stuttgart 3-1 on Friday. “There are still...

UEFA sanctions Roma, Frankfurt & Twente for fan disturbances in Europa League

UEFA sanctions Roma, Frankfurt & Twente for fan disturbances in Europa League

European football body UEFA on Wednesday handed out sanctions to Roma, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Twente for various misconducts during the Europa League last week, Afrosport reports. Roma have been charged with crowd disturbances and other fan incidents during their 2-0 win against Frankfurt in the final round of league phase matches in the Europa League. Clashes erupted at halftime with the game suspended for a bit...