'POACH' RAP FOR SPURS.Byline: DARREN LEWIS
SPURS chiefs have been branded "hypocrites" for reporting Liverpool and Manchester United to the Premier League over the alleged tapping-up of Robbie Keane Robert David "Robbie" Keane (born 8 July 1980 in Tallaght, Dublin) is an Irish footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Tottenham Hotspur . Club career Keane started his football career with South Dublin schoolboy side, Crumlin United where his talent was and Dimitar Berbatov. Sevilla president Jose Maria Del Nido is still fuming fuming /fum·ing/ (fum´ing) emitting a visible vapor. fum·ing adj. Producing or emitting smoke or vapor, as for certain concentrated nitric, sulfuric, and hydrochloric acids. over the way Spurs poached poach 1 tr.v. poached, poach·ing, poach·es To cook in a boiling or simmering liquid: Poach the fish in wine. dual UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Cup-winning boss Juande Ramos from the Pizjuan Stadium last season. The pursuit of Ramos was conducted behind the back of former Tottenham head coach Martin Jol. Del Nido, here in Moscow for the four-team Railways Cup, rapped: "I think it is hypocrisy personified that Spurs are complaining about things they themselves have done. "They took away our manager. I think Tottenham's style is demonstrated by the way they contracted Ramos." Earlier this month Spurs supremo su·pre·mo n. pl. su·pre·mos Chiefly British One who is highest in authority or command, as of an organization. [Spanish and Italian, supreme, supremo, from Latin Daniel Levy launched an attack on United and Liverpool, accusing them of approaching the north London club's players after being told they were not for sale. Tottenham have since agreed to drop their official complaint to the Premier League against Liverpool after the Reds apologised for their conduct in pursuing Keane and made a donation to charity. Tensions remain fraught between Spurs and United, however, and Sir Alex Ferguson's interest in Berbatov has apparently cooled because of his pounds 30million price tag. CAPTION(S): BLASTED Juande Ramos with Spurs chief Daniel Levy |
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