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Tottenham only Premier League club to make transfer profit in past year

Tottenham Hotspur were the only top-flight club to make a profit from their transfer dealings over the last two windows. Mauricio Pochettino managed to bank £6.7m while taking his team to third place in the Premier League and automatic Champions League qualification. A string of sales last summer was led by Paulinho’s £9.9m move to Guangzhou Evergrande.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/18/tottenham-only-premier-league-club-to-make-transfer-profit-in-past-year

Leicester City sign Fleetwood striker Jamie Vardy

Leicester City have completed the signing of Fleetwood striker Jamie Vardy for an undisclosed fee, thought to be at least £1m. The 25-year-old, who scored 34 goals this season to help Fleetwood win promotion to the Football League, has signed a three-year contract. Foxes manager Nigel Pearson had a bid rejected for Vardy in January.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18109906

Kolo Touré: the lion-hearted loveable leader who is a triumph for tenacity | Paul Doyle

There are two ways to deal with the reality that Kolo Touré deserves to start for Liverpool in Wednesday’s Europa League final. The first is to curse Mamadou Sakho and Martin Skrtel, and there is indeed righteousness in that.

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Sport picture of the day: remembering Patrick Ekeng

Players and fans of Dinamo Bucharest and CFR Cluj pay their respects to Dinamo’s Patrick Ekeng with a minute’s silence in remembrance of the midfielder before the Romanian Cup final between the two teams at National Arena in Bucharest.

http://gu.com/p/4jb99/stw