[sociallocker id=”9714″]Forget all the other pretenders, the Champions League Final is the big one. It’s the major event of the footballing calendar, and the top sides from across Europe all want to be there, with the match providing the ideal platform to create history and achieve the ultimate dream. This year sees Juventus and Barcelona in line to walk out on the hallowed turf of Berlin’s Olympiastadion in the gaze of the world’s eyes, with 90 minutes (as well as, potentially, extra-time and penalties) standing in the way of lifting the trophy and booking a spot in the hall of…
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Harry Redknapp has been Tottenham’s most successful manager in recent memory. The now QPR boss guided the club to the League Cup and two top four finishes (albeit one didn’t gain Champions League qualification die to Chelsea winning the tournament) and since his exit, things haven’t been quite so successful. ‘Arry also moved Gareth Bale into an advanced position, which resulted in the Welshman becoming one of the world’s best players. It may be popular to get on his back because of his ‘geezer’ persona, but Redknapp was a great manager at White Hart Lane. Will Spurs ever have “so…
Tottenham have announced that Younes Kaboul has taken over the captaincy role following the exit of Michael Dawson, according to The Mirror. The 28-year-old is seen as an influential figure both on the pitch and in the dressing room by Mauricio Pochettino, who overlooked other candidates such as Hugo Lloris and Emmanuel Adebayor to give him the armband. Dawson had held the role before his move to Hull in August. Kaboul is currently in his second spell with the Lilywhites and has been the club’s captain over the course of the past few weeks on an interim basis. The centre-back…