Jay Harris

🇨🇮 When Ivory Coast qualified for the 2006 World Cup, @didierdrogba didn’t celebrate 📺 He spoke powerfully on TV about a deadly civil war back home 🎤 This is the true story and legacy of Drogba’s speech for @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/69387…

Tottenham Hotspur are pushing to appoint Roberto De Zerbi as the club’s third head coach of the season. The Italian has been offered a long-term contract and significant financial package which would make him one of the highest paid managers in the Premier League. Full story from @JackPittBrooke here ⬇️ 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/71124…

🚨 Tottenham Hotspur part company with Igor Tudor by mutual consent. 47yo & staff exit immediately after 44 days at helm - winning 1 point in 5 PL games to leave #THFC 17th + eliminated from #UCL. Croatian also grieving recent loss of father @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/70833…

Igor Tudor was supposed to take Tottenham to safety. Instead he left them worse than he found them. @jaydmharris analyses the nine key mistakes Tudor made during his 44-day tenure, including: ▪️ Picking and subbing Antonin Kinsky ▪️ Sidelining Xavi Simons ▪️ Calling out his own players ▪️ Panicked substitutions nytimes.com/athletic/71405…

Arne Slot was the only manager to face Igor Tudor in a Premier League game and not take all three points. 😜

Igor Tudor’s tenure at Tottenham spanned just 44 days. It was a disastrous reign - but not the shortest in Premier League history. From Sam Allardyce’s 31 days at Leeds United to Les Reed’s time at Charlton being ended on Christmas Eve — we assess the league’s most ill-fated appointments. 📝 @RobTannerLCFC nytimes.com/athletic/70869…

"The fact that Igor Tudor was appointed in the first place on February 14 reflects far worse on Tottenham's decision-makers than his exit on March 29. "Spurs are just not a serious football club. Well, they’re a serious football club when it comes to aesthetics. Their stunning stadium is one of the finest in Europe, their state-of-the-art training ground is the same, they host NFL matches and some of the world’s most famous musicians and performers, boxing title bouts, rugby matches and so on. "The club makes a lot of money from all this; in fact, only eight football clubs in the world generate higher revenues than Spurs, according to the Deloitte Money League. "It’s just a shame that their football team — you know, the reason for their entire existence — is a shambles." 📝 @TimSpiers bit.ly/4tl4aDP

We can confirm that it has been mutually agreed for Head Coach Igor Tudor to leave the Club with immediate effect. Tomislav Rogic and Riccardo Ragnacci have also left their respective roles of Goalkeeping Coach and Physical Coach. We thank Igor, Tomislav and Riccardo for their efforts during the past six weeks, in which they worked tirelessly. We also acknowledge the bereavement that Igor has recently suffered and send our support to him and his family at this difficult time. An update on a new Head Coach will be provided in due course.

Woking Football Club is pleased to confirm the appointment of Jermain Defoe as the club’s new Manager. ♦️

Two Tottenham Hotspur supporters’ groups have urged the club against pursuing Roberto De Zerbi as head coach, citing the Italian’s public backing for Mason Greenwood. In statements released simultaneously on Friday, Proud Lilywhites, Tottenham’s official LGBTQ+ supporters’ association, and Women of the Lane, Spurs’ supporters’ association for women, urged the club to consider its “values”. More from @JackPittBrooke & @Dan_KP 🔗 nyti.ms/4uRywiR

Nigel Farage’s visit to Ipswich Town this week has sparked a major backlash. Fans have accused the club of allowing itself to be used for political purposes, but there is also internal dissent at the club’s handling of the affair. The Athletic can now reveal that the club’s depiction of the visit, as presented to both staff and media, is being heavily disputed. This is the inside story of a chaotic 72 hours. 📝 @Dan_Sheldon_ 🔗 nyti.ms/3Pxq08A

We can announce that Gerhard Struber has been relieved of his duties as Bristol City Head Coach. Roy Hodgson will take charge of the Men’s First Team until the end of the season, while the club will task the incoming Sporting Director with appointing a permanent Head Coach for the 2026/27 campaign. The club’s recent performances have not met expectations and therefore Struber and Assistant Head Coach Bernd Eibler will leave with immediate effect.

Delighted to be nominated 🙏

Senegal have announced they will present the Africa Cup of Nations trophy before their friendly against Peru on Saturday despite having their title stripped. At a press conference in Paris on Thursday, a lawyer representing Senegal in their legal challenge against that decision said that Morocco — who were awarded a 3-0 victory in the AFCON final by an appeals panel of the Confederation of African Football — had asked for “the medals, the prize money, the rewards” to be given to them, only for that request to be rejected by the appeals jury. More from @JessMCHopkins & @tomas_hill  🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/71486…

Groundhog Day at Tottenham Hotspur? My piece: nytimes.com/athletic/71411…

Including Man Utd players, Mohamed Salah is the eighth-highest PL scorer at Old Trafford in the 2020s

FOOTBALL BLACK LIST 2025 ✨ MEDIA @SirayahShiraz | Broadcaster at @DAZNFootball & Premier League Productions Emerson Bargao | Founder & Director at @benchviews_tv Chris Reidy | Reporter at @SkySports @karelprince_ | ‘HMRC of Football’ Reece Bedford | Communications Executive at @Arsenal

💥 Cracking debut from @kvlmason on @VFTLpodcast with myself, @JamesTMaw and @Dan_KP Listen if you can bear it after Sunday’s result 😬 pod.fo/e/3ba334

Joined something massive for the first time today. Thank you 🤍🤍🤍@dannykellywords @JamesTMaw @jaydmharris @Dan_KP @VFTLpodcast and coys x

NEW POD @kvlmason is joined by @Dan_KP, @jaydmharris and @JamesTMaw to pick apart Sunday's defeat to Forest, the fans' huge show of support, what went wrong in the second half, and whether #THFC will find any positives in their three-week break... pod.fo/e/3ba334

Olise doing his best Jamiroquai impression