Manchester City striker Erling Haaland back in training after injury
Erling Haaland has returned to training with Manchester City following an ankle injury.
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Son Heung-min doubtful for Spurs’ Europa semi-final first leg against Bodo/Glimt
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min missed training ahead of Thursday’s Europa League semi-final first leg against Bodo/Glimt.
How a fighter pilot’s mental techniques helped tiny Bodø/Glimt reach the Europa League semifinals
OSLO: How did an unheralded Norwegian team from a tiny town north of the Arctic Circle become one of the fairytale stories of European soccer? For Bodø/Glimt, the transformation has been underpinned by a fighter pilot who developed mental techniques for his squadron before bombing missions in Libya. Bjørn Mannsverk discovered a group of players exuding negative energy and prone to “a collective mental breakdown” when he was asked in early 2017 to join the backroom staff of a team that had just been relegated to Norway’s second tier. His task as “mental coach” at Bodø/Glimt? To make players talk openly about their feelings, lower stress levels, change their attitudes and routines about things like preparation and nutrition, and remove the stigma around mental training. Winning or losing no longer mattered. It was all about following a philosophy and culture established by Mannsverk, a former Royal Norwegian air force squadron leader whose military duties took him to Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks and to Libya for a NATO-led intervention in 2011.
Postecoglou not underestimating Spurs task against consistent Bodo
LONDON :Tottenham Hotspur have an opportunity to salvage a disappointing domestic season by reaching a European final, but they will not be taking their home clash with Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt lightly, manager Ange Postecoglou said on Wednesday.
Bodo/Glimt: The team of ‘mates’ from the Arctic Circle out to shock Tottenham
Bodo/Glimt sporting director Havard Sakariassen has described his team as a group of “mates” but warned Tottenham they can spring another shock and become the first Norwegian club into a European final.
Tottenham Attempt To Grasp Europa League Lifeline To Save Dismal Season
Ange Postecoglou can still make good on his claim that he always wins a trophy in his second season but he must find a way to inspire struggling Tottenham for a shot at Europa League glory. Spurs suffered their 19th defeat of a demoralising Premier League campaign at Anfield on Sunday, crumbling 5-1 as swaggering Liverpool were crowned champions. The predictable loss left them 16th in the table -- on course for their worst league finish since they were relegated from the English top flight in 1977, though they cannot go down. Spurs host Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday with all their eggs now in one basket.
Win Or Bust In Europa League For Ruben Amorim's Manchester United
Ruben Amorim has bet the house on the Europa League after Manchester United's disastrous Premier League campaign, knowing this season and next hinge on winning the competition. The Portuguese manager took over from the sacked Erik ten Hag in November, with United a miserable 13th in the table. Now they are 14th. That the former Sporting Lisbon boss is not under more intense pressure is largely due to a general appreciation of the scale of the task he faces at Old Trafford. United, so dominant domestically under former manager Alex Ferguson, will finish the season with their lowest points tally in the Premier League era. But Amorim's team can still rescue their campaign with victory in the Europa League, which brings with it a place in next season's Champions League.
Canada up against 'stacked field' in quest for playoffs at mixed doubles curling worlds
At the end of three days of mixed doubles curling inside Fredericton's Willie O'Ree Place, one team stood alone above the rest.