Tottenham Hotspur have locked several preparation rooms used by visiting teams on matchdays, taking steps to make their stadium less hospitable to opposition clubs.
Opponents travelling to the venue were previously provided with a main dressing room alongside four separate preparation spaces. Senior leadership at the club has now locked some of those additional rooms, bringing Tottenham's facilities into line with those offered by rival Premier League teams.
The decision to restrict visiting access was made by Tottenham's senior management team and has the full backing of manager Roberto De Zerbi.
Tottenham Hotspur moved into their 62,850-capacity stadium in north London in 2019. Roberto De Zerbi took over as manager after establishing a reputation for meticulous tactical preparation in top-flight European football.
Ryder Cup bid for Bolton
Plans to bring the Ryder Cup to Bolton are accelerating, with proposals first reported by Daily Mail Sport in 2021 now gaining momentum under the support of new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has already approved 60 million pounds in funding for a key new access road surrounding the proposed site at Hulton Park. Local officials are currently awaiting confirmation on whether Hulton Park will be selected as the venue for the United Kingdom's bid for the 2035 tournament.
The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition contested between teams representing Europe and the United States. Hulton Park is a historic estate located in Bolton, Greater Manchester, which has been the subject of major redevelopment plans designed to host international sporting events.
Russian oligarch links to Trump family
Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has reportedly paid for the wedding of Donald Trump Jr, adding to growing scrutiny over the Trump family's links to international sports ventures.
Kremlev currently serves as president of the International Boxing Association, an organization ostracized by the International Olympic Committee. Kremlev is actively seeking high-level connections in an effort to restore the boxing body's standing with the IOC.
The Trump family maintains that all wedding costs covered by Kremlev will be repaid. The episode follows the family's investment in the Enhanced Games and their involvement in FIFA president Gianni Infantino's project for global football.
The International Boxing Association lost its official recognition from the International Olympic Committee following years of governance, financial, and refereeing disputes. The Enhanced Games is a proposed multi-sport event that permits performance-enhancing substances, while Gianni Infantino has led FIFA as president of world football's governing body since 2016.
Martin Allen autobiography
Former West Ham United midfielder and manager Martin Allen is writing an autobiography detailing his four decades in professional football, generating significant interest among book publishers.
Allen, known throughout the game by his nickname Mad Dog, is including a sensitive personal episode that will undergo legal review prior to publication. "I've got plenty of stories," Allen said of the project, which remains in its early stages.
Martin Allen enjoyed a long playing career in English football, featuring prominently for West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers, and Watford, before managing clubs across the Football League.
Southampton and Spygate fallout
Officials at Southampton were left surprised after watching a Netflix documentary featuring Jose Mourinho, in which former Chelsea captain John Terry detailed how the manager obtained advance training ground footage of Bolton Wanderers.
In the documentary, Terry questioned how Mourinho secured the footage. "It was just like, wow, who gets footage from someone's training ground? I am actually still not sure where he got the footage from!" Terry said.
Southampton are currently awaiting disciplinary sanction from the Football Association after being removed from last season's play-offs by the English Football League. The penalty followed an incident in which a club intern was caught behind a tree filming a Middlesbrough training session.
The Football Association oversees governance and disciplinary measures across English football, while the English Football League manages the Championship, League One, and League Two competitions. Middlesbrough and Southampton both compete in the upper tiers of the English league structure.
