Tottenham ban three fans over Nazi salutes during Champions League tie — and more

Tottenham Hotspur has confirmed it has imposed indefinite bans on three supporters for making Nazi salutes during a Champions League fixture in Germany.

The offensive gestures were performed during Spurs’ 2-0 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt in late January.

Uefa sanctioned the London club for the behaviour, imposing a €30,000 (£26,212) fine and a suspended ban on selling away tickets for one match.

Tottenham had previously labelled the conduct as "utterly abhorrent conduct" and vowed to punish those responsible.

“The club has been informed of sanctions handed down to us by Uefa following the utterly abhorrent conduct of a small number of individuals at our recent Champions League away match in Frankfurt,” a statement read.

“The club has cooperated fully with Uefa’s investigation, as well as with German police on the night and, subsequently, the Met Police.

“We can confirm that all three individuals found to be making Nazi salutes towards Eintracht Frankfurt fans have been identified and have received indefinite bans under the club’s Sanctions and Banning Policy.

“The club stands firmly against all forms of discrimination and has therefore taken the strongest possible action. The disgusting behaviour of a minority of so-called fans on the night is in no way reflective of the values of our club and its supporters.”

Spurs received a further fine of €2,250 (£1,966) for the “throwing of objects” by fans at the match on 28 January.

The Uefa Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Board (CEDB) has brought the charges against Spurs, who are in a precarious position domestically after a record-equalling 10-match run without a win in the Premier League.

A statement read: “The CEDB has decided: To fine Tottenham Hotspur €30,000 and to ban Tottenham Hotspur from selling tickets to its away supporters for the next one (1) Uefa competition match, for the racist and/or discriminatory behaviour of its supporters.

“Said ban from selling tickets to its away supporters is suspended for a probationary period of one (1) year, starting from the date of the present decision.”

Tottenham’s next Champions League fixture is a last-16 tie away to Atletico Madrid on 10 March.

We’re back today to get you caught up on the latest from Syracuse’s Olympic Sports as winter sports hit championship season.

Ice Hockey (14-16-4, 10-11-3):

Syracuse’s season came to an end with a 2-0 series loss to #3 Penn State. The Nittany Lions dominated game 1 with a 7-1 rout, but the Orange pushed them in game 2 before falling by a 2-1 score. Jackson Kinsler scored the lone Syracuse goal while Ava Drabyk made 28 saves in game 2- limiting the powerful Penn State offense to just two goals.

The Orange have a solid piece to build around in Drabyk, who had an outstanding first season. Can they find more scoring and improve the special teams? Syracuse averaged under 2 goals per game this season and their power play was 6th in the AHA while the penalty kill was last. Without a billionaire funding the program, the Orange need to find ways to win in the margins and improving the special teams will be key.

Softball (10-6):

Syracuse went 3-1 at the Terrapin Classic with wins over Fairfield, UMBC and Providence. This triple from Gabby Lantier helped the Orange close out the weekend on a winning note over the Friars.

The Orange head back to Maryland next weekend to compete in the UMBC Tournament in Baltimore.

Track and Field:

Jamir Brown’s 2nd place finish in the 60m hurdles in a time of 7.56 seconds was the top Syracuse performance at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships. The other scorer for the men was Drew Zundell, who placed 8th in the mile in a time of 4:06.

For the Orange women, Talea Buxton (8.29) took 4th in the 60m hurdles while Tia Outlaw was 8th in a time of 8.50. Both teams finished in 16th place in the team competition, which were won by the Florida State men and Clemson women.

Tennis (5-5, 1-2):

Syracuse got their 1st ACC win with a 5-0 sweep over Boston College. Anastasia Sysoeva and Nelly Knezkova were able to secure the doubles point and then the Orange swept the singles matches.

The Orange will be back home next Sunday to take on SMU with an 11:00 am start at Drumlins

Check out The Feed for this week’s schedule of Syracuse games. We’ll have more updates next week.

Leeds United boss Daniel Farke has slammed the decision from referee Peter Bankes to send him off after the final whistle of their defeat to Manchester City.

Farke was shown a straight red card after running over to Bankes to express his frustrations.

The Leeds boss says he was particularly unhappy with there not being enough added time at the end of the game, but denied he ever used strong language and claimed Bankes was ready to send him off before he had even said anything.

“Perhaps Peter (Bankes) wanted to be the first one to give me a red card in my career,” Farke said. “I think he could also have given me a yellow card because I also don’t think I’ve received a yellow card at Premier League level.

“I’m a very self-critical person. Whenever I do a mistake I hold my hands up and say listen, I have to apologise because in my job I also have to be a role model but really in this case, this scenario, I think it shouldn’t be a red card. It’s really my honest belief.

“There will always be disagreements about situations in the game. During the game there were several decisions we can speak about. A possible foul in the build up before their goal on Brenden Aaronson, we can speak about the situation when a foul was given against JJ (James Justin), although it was a straight leg against him and he’s a doubt for tomorrow because it was a foul on him.

“I think there was a situation between Cherki and Gruev which I judged differently. I think there was a handball incident in the second half where I think it should be at least checked to have a look at.

“I think six minutes added time for this game was not enough but the referee judged it in a different way and we also have to live with it.

“But what I think should not happen at this level is more or less what happened in added time. Six minutes added time shown by the fourth official and this means you play at least six minutes added time.

“During this added time there were three occasions that the referee had to encourage the Man City player to be quicker. Two times with a goal kick and one time also from a throw in.

“Then there comes an incident where he even gives a yellow card for time wasting.

“I went to Oliver Langford (fourth official), a top guy by the way and in this game was excellent and said ‘listen, don’t let him show a yellow card because this is our time, we want to equalise’. He says ‘no Daniel, don’t worry, we will add this to the time no problem’.

“He encouraged them three times already to play quicker. He (Bankes) walks over to give a yellow card for time-wasting, this alone lasts 20 to 30 seconds, how long do we want to play in the end? 12 minutes? He said ‘don’t worry, Peter will deal with it, it’s not your problem’.

“I can’t tell you if we play one or two minutes longer if we would really have equalised but you never know, there is at least a chance.

“If it happens in the 46th minute, perhaps he can forget about something, but not if 90 seconds before you give a yellow card for time-wasting, you speak to them several times, the fourth official tells me don’t worry we will add this then after six minutes and nine seconds, we have the ball, want to bring a long ball in, he blows the whistle and ends the game.

“At this level, for me, this is a clear mistake and shouldn’t happen.”

Farke continued by claiming he would “never jog again” on the pitch.

“I was obviously not happy, not with the decisions but especially with the six minutes added time and I wanted to run over because I wanted to be the first and not anyone else coming to speak about the handball or the Gruev and Cherki situation,” he explained.

“I just wanted a short, quiet moment with the referee. I was running over because I wanted to ask him why he didn’t add a few seconds, at least 30 seconds or one minute added time if he gives a yellow card for time-wasting.

“I jogged over and there was not one bad word, I didn’t abuse him at all, I didn’t swear at him at all, I didn’t use one word of bad language. There was no flying arms or wild gestures. I was just jogging over to ask him for what do you give the yellow card over there if you don’t add any seconds.

“I don’t even finish for what because as soon as I arrived, he had the red card in his hands and sorry, didn’t speak to me, didn’t even watch me and just shows me a red card.

“I can’t say that I was unbelievably happy that he didn’t add any seconds but I just wanted to ask the question.

“After he showed the red card, also in this manner to more like embarrass me by showing the red card, to show the whole world, listen this guy is not worth to talk to. This guy is not even worth to look at him, then I was angrier but even then I didn’t use one bad word, I didn’t accuse him, not at all.

“You can also see it on the footage with the assistant. If I would have done something disrespectful I think he would have perhaps defended his mate, the referee, and they were also shocked a red card was shown and tried to speak to me more or less.

“This is not how we should work with each other. Listen, I have so much respect for all the referees, otherwise I would never last in this business for nearly 20 years without being shown a red card.

“I learned my lesson. I will never, ever jog again on the pitch although I don’t think you could be a shown a red card for jogging. I don’t think it’s something where you should be shown a red card.

“I have to admit, I’m not like a butterfly. I don’t look unbelievably cute and sweet when I jog. I have to admit this. The lesson I learned is I will never, ever jog on the pitch again but I don’t think a red card should be shown.

“With Peter, I respect him so much as a top, experienced referee. He was in charge of so many top games at this level. I don’t think he did something on purpose, I think he just misjudged or misinterpreted something.

“But in the end, I don’t take me too serious. I’m not more important than the players or the game. But I think it should be the same the other way round.

“If we meet each other in a few weeks and there’s something where we disagree and have a different opinion, it should be possible to ask at least a question or to speak about this. And even though we disagreed, to have a handshake.

“I will never, ever jog again. I will try to be as slow as I was as a player from now on on the pitch.”

Asled if he expects to be in the dugout against Sunderland, Farke replied: “If you ask me how I judge this situation, I don’t think this red card can stand.”

This is already aging well for Atlanta.

The Detroit Lions have officially made a move at running back.

According to NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero, the Lions are trading veteran RB David Montgomery to the Houston Texans for a 5th Round Pick, sources told The Insiders.

The move comes just days after reports surfaced suggesting Montgomery “wanted out” of Detroit, a claim Montgomery publicly questioned on social media. Now, the situation has been resolved with a deal that sends the physical, downhill runner to Houston.

Why the Lions Made the Move

From Detroit’s perspective, the timing makes sense:

• Jahmyr Gibbs has clearly become the focal point of the offense
• His contract carried a notable cap hit for a reduced role
• The Lions are continuing to reshape the roster around their core

Trading Montgomery clears both cap space and snaps, allowing Detroit to fully lean into Gibbs while exploring cheaper depth options behind him.

What Houston Is Getting

For the Texans, Montgomery brings:

• Proven early-down and goal-line production
• Pass protection reliability
• Veteran leadership for a young offense

Houston adds a back who can immediately stabilize its run game and complement its existing skill talent.

The Bottom Line

David Montgomery was a key part of Detroit’s rise over the past few seasons, providing toughness and reliability during the Lions’ turnaround. But the NFL moves fast, and this trade signals Detroit’s full commitment to its new offensive identity.

More details to come as this story develops.

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