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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 18 Henry not joining Bordeaux as talks break down Mourinho calls for respect AFP | Bordeaux, France hierry Henry will not Lucas Moura double for Spurs deepens gloom at Manchester United Tbe the next coach of Bordeaux, with the French AFP | Manchester, United King- club’s president confirming dom to AFP yesterday that nego- tiations had broken down. anchester United man- “Yes, we can confirm the ager Jose Mourinho I think it was an end of those negotiations,” Mcalled for respect af- undeserved defeat for Stephane Martin told AFP, ter suffering the heaviest home us, in our desire, in following earlier reports in defeat of his career as Harry everything we put into France and England that Kane and a Lucas Moura double it. But football can be Henry had turned the job moved Tottenham joint top of down. the Premier League with 3-0 cruel. We just have to Sky Sports, the channel win at Old Trafford. bounce back for whom Henry worked A second consecutive defeat PAUL POGBA as a pundit for four years piles even more pressure on the before quitting last month, Portuguese coach as United now said late on Monday that he trail Spurs, Liverpool and Chel- had refused the offer to take sea by six points and stand four his first managerial role adrift of champions Manchester ment to his charges. But the since retiring as a player. City just three games into the damage had already been done new campaign. and the final reckoning could The odds on Mourinho losing have been even more embarrass- his job have been slashed in re- ing for the hosts. Vardy, Cahill retire cent weeks as on top of adverse Lindelof, on for the injured results, he has clashed with the Jones, was handed a reprieve from England duty club’s executive vice-chairman Lucas Moura celebrates scoring Tottenham’s second goal against Manchester United with Harry Kane (right), who scored when De Gea denied Alli after Ed Woodward over a lack of the first two minutes earlier a short back pass by the Swede AFP | London signings. before Kane headed wide when However, he railed against his “Today I had the proof the trips to Old Trafford under Mau- And Pochettino’s faith in his unmarked from another corner. amie Vardy and Gary Ca- critics by citing his record of best judge are the supporters,” ricio Pochettino. skipper was rewarded when Lucas did rub salt into United Jhill announced their in- winning the Premier League Mourinho said. Yet, the Argentine’s half-time Lloris denied Lukaku again with wounds six minutes from time tention to retire from inter- three times over two spells at The fans and Mourinho’s re- words of wisdom made a huge a brilliant save to keep Spurs in when he outpaced Lindelof be- national duty with England Chelsea. sponse came after a dominant difference as Spurs came out a front. fore firing into the far corner. yesterday, although both “I won more Premierships first 45 minutes from the hosts different side after the break. A minute later, they doubled Mourinho was goaded with did leave the door open to alone than the other 19 man - before Spurs took control with David de Gea had already their advantage when Christian chants of “you’re getting sacked a return in emergency cir- agers together. Three for me, two goals in two minutes just denied Kane and Dele Alli had Eriksen’s cross was swept home in the morning” by the travelling cumstances. two for them. Respect!” a fiery after the break. seen a goalbound effort deflect- by Lucas. Tottenham fans. Leicester striker Vardy, Mourinho raged at reporters United, though, were left to ed wide by the time Kane rose “It is a massive victory for us Woodward is not expected 31, and Chelsea defender on exiting his post-match press rue a series of missed chances highest from Kieran Trippier’s and I am very proud of the per- to bite the bullet quite so soon. Cahill, 32, were both part conference. by Romelu Lukaku, particular- corner to loop a header into the formance,” said Pochettino. “It But with United already facing of Gareth Southgate’s squad Mourinho stood in front of ly when the Belgian fired wide net. is difficult to beat Manchester an uphill battle just to make the that reached the semi-finals Old Trafford’s Stretford End at with an open goal on 15 minutes. Hugo Lloris kept his place in United at Old Trafford. They top four nevermind challenge of the World Cup in Russia. the end of the game to applaud the Spurs goal and retained the were better in the first half but for the title, time is running out However, both saw their the home fans, who didn’t boo Second-half surge captain’s armband despite being we dominated from then on.” for Mourinho to get the 20-time playing time limited and his side at full-time despite the Tottenham hadn’t even scored arrested for drink driving in the Mourinho encroached onto champions of England back on believe the time has come result. in losing on their four previous early hours of Friday. the pitch to bellow encourage- track. to concentrate on their club careers. Bolt struggling with Ronaldo Jr joins Salah row escalates Juventus youth A-League pace academy AFP | Milan, Italy with Egyptian FA ortuguese superstar AFP | Cairo PCristiano Ronaldo’s old- est son has started training bitter spat between Egypt with the Juventus youth A star Mohamed Salah and academy’s Under-9 team, his country’s football authori- according to media reports ties escalated Monday, casting a in Italy. fresh shadow over his involve- Five-time Ball d’Or win- ment with the national team. ner Ronaldo, 33, signed for Salah, 26, and the Egyptian Italian champions Juventus Football Association have pre- this summer from Real Ma- viously been at loggerheads due drid for 100 million euros. to a disagreement over image His oldest son Cristiano rights. Jr -- who was born in June Now the conflict has flared 2010 -- was photographed up again after the striker and Mohamed Salah training on Monday with Thirty-one-year-old eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt trains for the his lawyer accused the FA of the Juve Pulcini 2010 squad A-League football club Central Coast Mariners in Gosford failing to respond to a list of re- pened before. The fresh war-of-words be- reserved for Under-9s at Ju- quests dealing with the player’s “I’m the person that these tween the two sides comes ventus’s Vinovo ground. AFP | Gosford, Australia a jog around the pitch, he took treatment. things happen to. I’m the per- ahead of Egypt’s African Cup of part in ball drills and while his Salah’s lawyer Ramy Abbas son who gets harmed by these Nations qualifier against Niger print superstar Usain Bolt passing was fine, he was slow Issa said the demands involved things,” he said. on September 8. Sadmitted yesterday he was to get the hang of the move- the player’s “well-being whilst “These requests are very The disagreement between Real Madrid set to struggling with the tempo of ment required. with the national team, and as- small but make things easier, national hero Salah and the professional football but is The 32-year-old’s lack of surances that the image rights they make the player focused Egyptian FA first burst into the buy back Mariano working hard to raise his fit- football fitness was also evi- violations wouldn’t happen in the match.” open in April over the player’s ness levels ahead of his first dent and he appeared to tire again”. image rights. AFP |Madrid trial match this week. quickly, resting more than his In an angry rebuttal the foot- Salah was angered that his The eight-time Olympic teammates. ball federation said Monday image was being used by the eal Madrid are set to champion has been given an Bolt admitted to struggling that it would not accept the national team’s main sponsor, Rbring striker Mariano opportunity by Australia’s with the constant stop-start of requests, blasting some as “il- telecoms firm WE, when he al- Diaz back to the club, a Central Coast Mariners to ful- football, more used to a quick logical” and insisting it would ready had a contract with rival year on from selling him to fil his dream of a soccer career fire sprint on the athletics not “favour one player over an- KNOW WHAT company Vodafone. Lyon, after they matched an and has stepped up his training track before winding down. other”. That dispute was eventually earlier bid by La Liga rivals regime since hooking up with “The most challenging thing Salah hit back with a pair of resolved following intervention Sevilla, the Andalusian side the A-League club last week. for me is the stop and go be- Facebook videos, insisting he And Salah has been from political leaders. said on Tuesday. He was put through his pac- cause I’m not used to picking was asking for better security credited with a rise The player was also report- “Real had first refusal and es with the rest of the squad at up speed, going back down, for the whole squad at team in attendance at edly left unhappy after he was they have told us that they a more intensive session at the then back again,” he said. hotels.