Daily Archives: June 24, 2023

Why Tottenham wanted Guglielmo Vicario transfer – the ball-playing, shot-stopping keeper known as ‘Venom’


“After 11 years of Hugo Lloris, Tottenham Hotspur are about to sign a new No 1 goalkeeper. It’s a big moment for the club, especially given Lloris has been the club captain for the past eight of those years. The man tasked with replacing 36-year-old Lloris is the Italian 26-year-old Guglielmo Vicario, who will join Spurs for a fee of £16.3million (€19million). …”
The Athletic (Video)

Are you not entertained? The diminishing returns of too much football

“You imagine when Channel 4 secured the UK broadcast rights for Nations League football, they had high hopes for its showpiece. The 2023 edition came to a climax last Sunday with the final in Rotterdam, 120 minutes of Spain and Croatia not scoring. It was labelled ‘absorbing’ by one of Channel 4’s Twitter feeds. Eventually, the customary drama of a penalty shootout put the remaining uncertainty of the 2022-23 senior European season out of its misery. …”
The Athletic (Video)