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Elias Burke

United Kingdom

Soccer Writer at The Athletic

Football writer covering Spurs and other bits for @TheAthleticFC. Same username on Bluesky. (Ellie-us)

Articles

  • 6 days ago | nytimes.com | Jack Pitt-Brooke |Elias Burke

    A night that was supposed to be a trial for Tottenham Hotspur proved an emphatic triumph. Bodo/Glimt have beaten some illustrious names at their cramped Aspmyra Stadion but Spurs never looked like becoming their latest victims in this Europa League semi-final second leg, with goals from Dominic Solanke and Pedro Porro sealing a 2-0 win on the night and a 5-1 aggregate victory.

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Elias Burke |Jay Harris

    Much of the talk heading into Tottenham Hotspur's Europa League quarter-final second leg against Eintracht Frankfurt last month was about how the north Londoners, needing an away win to progress, would cope with the unique atmosphere at the Deutsche Bank Park.

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Elias Burke

    The circumstances for the Europa League semi-final first leg at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium were unusual for both sides. As a consequence of their club-record 19th Premier League defeat by Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur went into the tie sitting 16th in the table with just one league win in their last eight matches.

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Elias Burke

    Ange Postecoglou says Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Lucas Bergvall is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season due to an ankle injury. Bergvall, 19, missed Spurs' Europa League semi-final first leg victory against Bodo/Glimt on Thursday with an injury sustained in training the day before. The teenager's absence was the first time he has not been involved in Spurs' matchday squad this season.

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Elias Burke

    After PSG burst Arsenal's post-Real Madrid bubble in the Champions League on Tuesday, Thursday was England's day in Europe. In the UEFA Conference League, a heavily rotated Chelsea side hammered Djurgardens 4-1 on artificial turf in Sweden. In the Europa League, Manchester United produced one of the shocks of the competition, putting their five-game Premier League winless run behind them to beat Athletic Club 3-0 in Bilbao.

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12 May 25

RT @David_Ornstein: 🚨 EXCL: Carlo Ancelotti appointed head coach of Brazil. 65yo Italian to leave Real Madrid after final La Liga fixture v…

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12 May 25

RT @TheAthletic: @CECabrera_ The double standards are real. The bias is real. But accountability matters, too. And invoking a real stereo…

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8 May 25

On the whistle reaction to a very professional and disciplined 2-0 win away to Bodo/Glimt (5-1 agg). What a feeling! A huge opportunity to taste European glory again awaits. #THFC with @JackPittBrooke and Conor O'Neill https://t.co/xB6pGOYx2r