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32 FRIDAY 22ND NOVEMBER 2019<br />
www.weekender.news<br />
Sport<br />
JOSE’S<br />
CAPITAL<br />
START<br />
Bale in<br />
flag row<br />
REAL Madrid’s Gareth<br />
Bale has been slammed<br />
in the Spanish media, after<br />
prioritising playing for<br />
Wales - and finding time<br />
for a quick 18 holes - over<br />
turning out for his club<br />
Real Madrid, after helping<br />
his country to the finals of<br />
Euro 2020 this week.<br />
The 30-year-old has not<br />
played for Real since early<br />
October and his return to<br />
by Alex Trelinski<br />
international duty was<br />
dubbed by the Spanish media<br />
as the “Miracle in Wales"<br />
this week.<br />
Sports newspaper AS said<br />
that Bale was mocking his<br />
club, whilst Marca said that<br />
he would not face any punishment<br />
because his relationship<br />
with coach Zinedine<br />
Zidane is “broken for good”.<br />
JOSE Mourinho has<br />
a lunchtime London<br />
derby to look<br />
forward to tomorrow<br />
lunchtime in his<br />
first match in charge<br />
of Tottenham, after<br />
Tuesday’s shock<br />
sacking of Mauricio<br />
Pochettino.<br />
Former Chelsea and<br />
Manchester United<br />
boss Mourinho has<br />
signed a contract until<br />
the end of the 2022-23<br />
season, and takes his<br />
new side to West Ham,<br />
who are only a point behind<br />
them in the table.<br />
It seems like a long<br />
time ago since Tottenham<br />
reached the<br />
Champions League final<br />
last season under<br />
Pochettino, but lost 2-0<br />
to Liverpool in Madrid.<br />
Spurs languish in<br />
14th place in the Premier<br />
League, some<br />
11 points off the top<br />
four in the table, with<br />
club chairman believing<br />
that Mourinho can<br />
bring them success. in<br />
2008.<br />
Levy said Mourinho<br />
has “a wealth of experience,<br />
can inspire teams<br />
and is a great tactician”.<br />
“He has won honours<br />
by Alex Trelinski<br />
at every club he has<br />
coached,” he added. “We<br />
believe he will bring energy<br />
and belief to the<br />
dressing room.”<br />
Mourinho was sacked<br />
by Manchester United<br />
almost a year ago, with<br />
the club 19 points behind<br />
league leaders<br />
Liverpool, and had not<br />
managed another side<br />
before joining Spurs.<br />
At the other end of<br />
the table, runaway<br />
leaders Liverpool go<br />
to mid-table Crystal<br />
Palace tomorrow afternoon,<br />
whilst an entertaining<br />
and enterprising<br />
Leicester City who<br />
are eight points behind<br />
them, also are on their<br />
travels with a trip to<br />
Brighton.<br />
The two teams behind<br />
the Foxes, Manchester<br />
City and Chelsea meet<br />
at the Etihad this Saturday<br />
early evening,<br />
and new boys Sheffield<br />
United, who are enjoying<br />
Premier League life,<br />
will look to keep their<br />
fifth placing as they<br />
welcome Manchester<br />
United to Bramall Lane<br />
on Sunday.
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