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Burnley manager Sean Dyche has tested positive for COVID-19, the club have confirmed.
Dyche, who is said to be fine and asymptomatic, will miss Burnley’s FA Cup third round tie against Championship side Huddersfield Town on Saturday afternoon.
Assistant manager Ian Woan will be in charge of. .. Andy Jones and Charlotte Harpur The former Huddersfield and Norwich man on his friend Ryan Mason, the talent of James Maddison and John Stones, and facing up to uncertainty Michael Bailey37 Radi Majewski says playing for Nottingham Forest was the high point of his career - and perhaps he should have been more patient Paul Taylor38 The former England forward Frank Worthington has died at the age of 72.
Worthington, one of English football’s great mavericks, died peacefully in hospital on Monday evening following a long illness, his family said.
Famously once described as ‘the working man’s George Best’, Worthington won eight England caps and represented over 20 clubs during his career, including memorable stints at Huddersfield, Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers.
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A stunning bicycle kick from Dele Alli, along with two goals from Carlos Vinicius and one from Gareth Bale, gave Tottenham a 4-0 win over Wolfsberger AC in their Europa League last-32 second leg.
Tottenham now progress to the last 16 after winning 8-1 on aggregate against their Austrian opponents.
The Europa League match was unusually played on a Wednesday to avoid. .. The Athletic Staff Patrick Vieira is being interviewed for the vacant Bournemouth manager’s job, reports David Ornstein.
The Athletic understands the former Arsenal midfielder will be one of the candidates talking to the Cherries over Zoom in the next two days.
David Wagner is also heavily in the mix and among a number of options being considered for the post.
But it is understood that Bournemouth will not be appointing John Terry. They are prioritising other contenders, and while Aston Villa would not stand in his way if the right job comes along, he will not be leaving them for now.
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The initial fee is understood to be in the region of £4 million and the 26-year-old Netherlands international completed a medical on Wednesday.
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