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Kane Hails Son Partnership as Premier League’s Finest After South Korean’s Spurs Exit 

Bayern Munich's English forward #09 Harry Kane controls the ball during a friendly football match between FC Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur in Munich, southern Germany, on August 7, 2025. (AFP)
Bayern Munich's English forward #09 Harry Kane controls the ball during a friendly football match between FC Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur in Munich, southern Germany, on August 7, 2025. (AFP)
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Kane Hails Son Partnership as Premier League’s Finest After South Korean’s Spurs Exit 

Bayern Munich's English forward #09 Harry Kane controls the ball during a friendly football match between FC Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur in Munich, southern Germany, on August 7, 2025. (AFP)
Bayern Munich's English forward #09 Harry Kane controls the ball during a friendly football match between FC Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur in Munich, southern Germany, on August 7, 2025. (AFP)

Harry Kane paid tribute to his former Tottenham Hotspur teammate Son Heung-min, describing their partnership as "one of the best" in Premier League history following the South Korean's departure from the club.

Son, who combined with Kane for 47 league goals to form a lethal partnership for the best part of a decade at Spurs, joined Los Angeles FC on a record-breaking Major League Soccer transfer on Wednesday.

The 33-year-old South Korea skipper had moved to North London from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015, bagging 173 goals and 101 assists in 454 appearances and leading them to their first trophy in 17 years by winning the Europa League title in May.

"Massive congratulations to him and his career at Tottenham," Bayern Munich striker Kane told reporters after his side's 4-0 friendly win over former club Spurs on Thursday.

"First and foremost, a great person. I've got to know him really well as a friend, and just how humble he is and how good a guy he is.

"I think as a player, you know, we had one of the best partnerships in Premier League history. We just had that connection that we loved.

"It's a great way for his Tottenham career to end, to lift the trophy last year with the team... and now it's a new chapter for him, he'll go to LA, and I wish him all the best, and I hope to see him soon and we can catch up."

Kane spent most of his career at Spurs after joining their academy as an 11-year-old, scoring a club record 280 goals in over 430 appearances in all competitions. The 32-year-old England captain joined German giants Bayern in August 2023.

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PSG Boss Luis Enrique Credits Team’s Belief for Champions League Success

Football - UEFA Champions League - Quarter-Final - Second Leg - Liverpool v Paris St Germain - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - April 14, 2026 Paris St Germain coach Luis Enrique reacts. (Reuters)
Football - UEFA Champions League - Quarter-Final - Second Leg - Liverpool v Paris St Germain - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - April 14, 2026 Paris St Germain coach Luis Enrique reacts. (Reuters)
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PSG Boss Luis Enrique Credits Team’s Belief for Champions League Success

Football - UEFA Champions League - Quarter-Final - Second Leg - Liverpool v Paris St Germain - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - April 14, 2026 Paris St Germain coach Luis Enrique reacts. (Reuters)
Football - UEFA Champions League - Quarter-Final - Second Leg - Liverpool v Paris St Germain - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - April 14, 2026 Paris St Germain coach Luis Enrique reacts. (Reuters)

Paris St ‌Germain showed why they are the reigning champions of Europe, coach Luis Enrique said, after his side completed a commanding 4-0 aggregate victory over Liverpool on Tuesday to reach the Champions League semi-finals.

PSG were pushed for spells at Anfield, particularly in the second half, but Ousmane Dembele struck twice after the break as Luis Enrique's men won 2-0 to again demonstrate the belief and resilience that are hallmarks of their European campaign.

Luis Enrique said defending the trophy remained one of football's toughest challenges, but that his team had earned ‌the right ‌to compete among Europe's elite once more.

"It's difficult ‌to ⁠defend the Champions ⁠League, we know that," he said. "But we're here again and we need to make the most of these opportunities."

Asked whether PSG carry an "aura" as holders, Luis Enrique pointed instead to the confidence and belief within the squad.

"I don't know, it's difficult to judge that," he said. "But it's a real pleasure for me to know my ⁠team is at that level and can play ‌at that level no matter who ‌they're playing against.

"You can see what sort of team we are, we've got ‌a lot of belief and a lot of confidence, and ‌the supporters express that belief as well."

Luis Enrique said Liverpool's need to chase the tie after trailing 2-0 from the first leg played into PSG's hands, even if it took time to fully capitalize.

"They had to ‌take a lot of risks and that meant we could load the counter-attack and kill the ⁠match off," he ⁠said.

"It took us longer to do that than I would have liked, but as soon as we scored the first goal, that changed things. I think we managed the match very well."

PSG will face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, who meet on Wednesday with the Germans leading 2-1, in the semi-finals.

Asked if he had a preference, Luis Enrique said: "If I say one team, we'll end up playing the other team.

"I'll be watching the game between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, but it doesn't matter, we deserve to be there and we're going to make the most of it with our supporters."

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Bayern Are in Driving Seat, but Wounded Real Could Be Dangerous, Says Neuer

14 April 2026, Bavaria, Munich: Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in action during a training session at the training facility on Saebener Strasse ahead of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match against Real Madrid. (dpa)
14 April 2026, Bavaria, Munich: Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in action during a training session at the training facility on Saebener Strasse ahead of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match against Real Madrid. (dpa)
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Bayern Are in Driving Seat, but Wounded Real Could Be Dangerous, Says Neuer

14 April 2026, Bavaria, Munich: Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in action during a training session at the training facility on Saebener Strasse ahead of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match against Real Madrid. (dpa)
14 April 2026, Bavaria, Munich: Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in action during a training session at the training facility on Saebener Strasse ahead of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match against Real Madrid. (dpa)

Treble-chasing Bayern Munich ‌are in control of their Champions League quarter-final tie against Real Madrid after a 2-1 first-leg win but the Spanish giants, struggling for form, could prove dangerous with their backs to the wall, Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said on Tuesday.

The Bavarians host Real in the return leg on Wednesday, hoping to book a semi-final spot to go along with their German Cup semi-final place and a 12-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga.

Real, out of Spain's ‌Copa del Rey ‌and second in La Liga, nine points ‌behind ⁠Barcelona, have only ⁠one realistic shot at a trophy.

"Yes, it is a big chance for Real to improve things," Neuer told a press conference. "It is a really difficult period for a club like Real at the moment. We have experienced it ourselves in the past."

"When you are with your back to ⁠the wall you can move mountains," Neuer ‌said.

But the Spaniards will be ‌facing a Bayern team in stellar form. On Saturday they set ‌a new Bundesliga all-time goal record, with their 5-0 ‌demolition of St Pauli, to take their season tally to 105 goals with five games still remaining. The previous best mark was 101 goals in the 1971-72 campaign.

"We are in a flow ‌right now. We are still in all competitions and it's in our own hands," ⁠Neuer said. "We ⁠are sitting in the driver's seat."

Bayern can potentially secure the league title as early as this weekend if Dortmund slip up on Saturday against Hoffenheim. They also face Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup semi-final on April 22.

"We won the first match, but there is only one goal difference," the 40-year-old Neuer said. "We know the fight we have to deliver. But we have that one goal advantage."

"Our motivation is sky high so the starting point is good, but we cannot overestimate it," he said. "We have experienced how Real can hit back but we are confident."

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Swiatek Banks on Nadal's Former Coach to Reignite her Season

FILED - 28 June 2025, Hesse, Bad Homburg: Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek in action against US Jessica Pegula during their women's singles final match of the Bad Homburg Open Tennis Tournament. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa
FILED - 28 June 2025, Hesse, Bad Homburg: Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek in action against US Jessica Pegula during their women's singles final match of the Bad Homburg Open Tennis Tournament. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa
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Swiatek Banks on Nadal's Former Coach to Reignite her Season

FILED - 28 June 2025, Hesse, Bad Homburg: Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek in action against US Jessica Pegula during their women's singles final match of the Bad Homburg Open Tennis Tournament. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa
FILED - 28 June 2025, Hesse, Bad Homburg: Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek in action against US Jessica Pegula during their women's singles final match of the Bad Homburg Open Tennis Tournament. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

Iga Swiatek is hoping to benefit from new coach Francisco Roig's experience and technical expertise when the world number four begins her claycourt season at the Stuttgart Open this week after a disappointing start to the year.

The Polish six-times Grand Slam champion lost in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and tournaments in Doha and Indian Wells before a shock second-round defeat by Magda Linette in the Miami Open last month.

That prompted Swiatek ⁠to part ways ⁠with her coach Wim Fissette and hire Roig, who worked with her idol Rafa Nadal from 2005-22 and more recently with Briton Emma Raducanu.

"I'm really happy to start with Francis," Swiatek told a press conference in Stuttgart, according to Reuters.

"I was basically looking for someone with a good eye, really technical, but also a ⁠person that is experienced enough to help me through some different kind of situations. I feel Francisco has lived through everything on tour.

"It's going really amazing ... I was able to find a new coach pretty fast, which is a positive thing because when you do that in the middle of the season, it's nice to have some security in that."

Swiatek, who has won four French Open titles on her favored clay courts, began preparations for the Grand Slam that begins on May ⁠24 with ⁠a training block at Nadal's academy in Mallorca under the watchful eyes of the Spaniard.

"I asked if it would be possible for him to come and maybe be some kind of inspiration, also hear some feedback from him," Swiatek said.

"It was a privilege to have him on court. I honestly didn't have many expectations because I know he's super busy and he has a lot of stuff to do, even though he always has different projects and everything.

"Now I'll continue with Francisco. He'll be the person that takes care of the whole process. That's the plan for now."