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• Sergio Ramos facing Champions League ban for intentional booking at Ajax

  14-02-2019 20:12 via theguardian.com
  • Uefa launches disciplinary investigation after Ramos admission
  • Bale reported over provocative celebration in Madrid derbyUefa has launched a disciplinary investigation in response to Sergio Ramos’s revelation that he intentionally got himself booked in the Champions League.The Real Madrid captain could now be banned from the first leg of the quarter-final after admitting he wanted to receive a yellow card during Wednesday’s 2-1 win over Ajax in Amsterdam. Related: Marco
  
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• Harry Winks: from flag-bearer to standard-bearer at Tottenham

  14-02-2019 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Midfielder was the quiet force behind a win over Dortmund which he sees as a statement that Spurs mean businessIt is a lovely story, a real ratings winner, and one that bears retelling at times like these. As a 15-year-old Tottenham academy hopeful, Harry Winks was given the honour of being a flag-bearer before the club’s Champions League group phase tie against Real Madrid at White Hart Lane in 2011.It was an incredible thrill for him, being up close to Cristiano Ronaldo and all of the re
  
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• Solskjær’s stumble, a Wembley rumble and Banks of England – Football Weekly Extra

  14-02-2019 14:14 via theguardian.com
  Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Lars Sivertsen discuss Solskjær’s stumble, Wembley’s rumble, a momentous first Champions League VAR, Declan Rice’s defection to England and the passings of two football legendsJoin the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.We look back at the last couple of days of football, starting with PSG inflicting the first defeat of Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s tenure as Manchester United boss, as they take a 2-0 score
  
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• Pochettino praises Tottenham 'heroes' after 3-0 victory over Dortmund – video

  14-02-2019 12:19 via theguardian.com
  Tottenham took a giant step forward towards the Champions League quarter-finals with a stunning 3-0 victory over Dortmund. It wasn’t until the second half that the goals came, with Son Heung-min volleying Spurs into the lead. Two late goals from Jan Vertonghen and Fernando Llorente rounded off a brilliant first leg for Mauricio Pochettino’s side. The two sides meet again early in March.Jan Vertonghen inspires Spurs to take Borussia Dortmund to the cleaners Continue reading...
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino salutes Son and Spurs ‘heroes’ after Dortmund win

  14-02-2019 01:15 via theguardian.com
  • Manager jokes that when team’s talisman scores it is game over
  • South Korean now has 11 goals from his last 12 club gamesMauricio Pochettino saluted his talismanic goalscorer Son Heung-min after the Tottenham forward helped to move the team to within touching distance of the Champions League quarter-finals.Son volleyed Spurs into a 47th minute lead against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley in the first leg of the last-16 tie before late goals from the stop-gap left wing-back, Jan V
  
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• Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho makes mark but has to settle for second best | Barney Ronay

  14-02-2019 00:50 via theguardian.com
  England’s 18-year-old winger sparkled at times on his return to London, even if Tottenham’s Son Heung-min stole the showTwo lucrative transfers, two academy stints and one dramatic overseas switch into Jadon Sancho’s career the English football prodigy, a talent-riddle waiting to be solved, has finally played a club game in his home country.He might expect a few happier returns in future. They came to watch Jadon, or at least to gawp just a little. In the event it was an evenin
  
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• Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho finally makes mark in English club game | Barney Ronay

  14-02-2019 00:50 via theguardian.com
  England’s 18-year-old winger turned out at Wembley against Spurs at a venue where he has already played for his countryTwo lucrative transfers, two academy stints and one dramatic overseas switch into Jadon Sancho’s career the English football prodigy, a talent-riddle waiting to be solved, has finally played a club game in his home country.He might expect a few happier returns in future. They came to watch Jadon, or at least to gawp just a little. In the event it was an evening that
  
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• Tottenham 3-0 Borussia Dortmund: Champions League player ratings

  14-02-2019 00:17 via theguardian.com
  Jan Vertonghen and Son Heung-min excelled for the home side, while Jadon Sancho was a bright spot for the visitorsHugo Lloris Kept his team in it during the first half. Drew the breath with diving save to deny Zagadou 8 Related: Jan Vertonghen inspires Spurs to take Borussia Dortmund to the cleaners Twitter: follow us at @guardian_sport Continue reading...
  
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