The defender - now 37 - spent 18 years in senior English football before eventually hanging up their boots in 2022 to take on a role as manager of a Non-League outfit in search of an FA Cup giant-killing.
PAUL BROWN: Chelsea are top of the league for yellow cards, with 44 in just 13 games, but got bullied in a 4-1 defeat St James' Park, leaving former Argentina enforcer Pochettino enraged.
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England hit back from 2-0 down to beat the Netherlands 3-2 at Wembley
KIERAN GILL: Postecoglou scoffed at suggestions he could go defensive at the Etihad on Sunday, despite that being the formula that has helped Spurs win against Man City in the past.
CHRIS FOY: The familiar figures, along with others such as Steve Thompson, Alix Popham, Colin Charvis and Sean Lamont, were among those named as claimants at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Vincent Kompany believes his struggling Burnley side have turned a corner in the Premier League as the bottom of the table side host fellow strugglers Sheffield United on Saturday.
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Tiger Woods says he would be surprised if rumours that several big-name players are on the verge of signing with LIV Golf prove to be true.
England hit back from 2-0 down to beat the Netherlands 3-2 at Wembley.
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A superb display of attacking rugby saw Munster clinch a 40-29 victory over URC leaders Glasgow Warriors at a freezing cold Musgrave Park in Cork on Friday evening.
Neymar has been in good spirits while recovering from surgery on an anterior cruciate injury as he cheered on Saudi side Al-Hilal in their top of the table clash against Al-Nassr on Friday.
ADAM SHERGOLD AT DEEPDALE: Things could finally be looking up for QPR. Under Spanish coach Marti Cifuentes, two victories in 72 hours have raised hopes relegation struggle isn't inevitable.
DOMINIC KING: Who beats him? It's the question everyone has been asking for months, the one revolving around Constitution Hill and the Champion Hurdle.
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LIZZIE KELLY: The quiet man is suddenly making a big noise and enjoying the glare of the spotlight rather than trying to avoid it.
Champion Hurdle winner Constitution Hill and stablemate Shishkin were last night stranded in the north of England after their intended targets at Newcastle were abandoned.
Stumptown can add his name to the short list of Irish-trained winners of the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury if the Berkshire track survives its early morning inspection.