NEWCASTLE: Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia and will miss this week’s matches, the Premier League club said on Monday.
The 47-year-old sat out Sunday’s 4-1 Premier League win at home to Manchester United as he was kept in hospital after feeling unwell for several days.
He missed Newcastle securing their first league double over the Old Trafford side since the 1930-31 season.
“A huge thank you to everyone connected with Newcastle United and the wider football community for your messages and warm wishes. They have meant a lot to me and my family,” Howe said in a statement from the club.
Howe has become a hero in Newcastle after arriving at the club in 2021 after coaching Bournemouth and Burnley.
He led the club to a League Cup final triumph over Liverpool in March, becoming the first home-grown coach to win one of England’s top domestic honors since 2008 and securing the club’s first domestic trophy in 70 years.
He was celebrated by 150,000 Newcastle fans in the streets of the city and honored with a massive banner unfurled outside St. James’ Park.
Jason Tindall and Graeme Jones will take charge of the team for the matches against visitors Crystal Palace on Wednesday and away to Aston Villa on Saturday.
Newcastle are fourth in the table with 56 points.
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe recovering from pneumonia
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Newcastle manager Eddie Howe recovering from pneumonia
- 47-year-old sat out Sunday’s 4-1 Premier League win at home to Manchester United as he was kept in hospital
Crypto firm Tether bids for Juventus, is quickly rebuffed
ROME: Cryptocurrency firm Tether said Friday it submitted a bid to Juventus’s main shareholder, Exor, to acquire its entire stake in the Turin football club — but was quickly rebuffed.
“Juventus is not for sale,” said a source close to Exor, the holding company of the Agnelli family.
Tether, which already has an 11.5-percent stake in Juventus, said in a statement it “has submitted a binding all cash proposal to Exor to acquire its entire stake.”
Exor has controlled Juventus since 1923, and currently has a 65.4 percent stake in the club.
According to wire service ANSA, Tether offered 2.66 euros a share, valuing the company at 1.1 billion . Juventus shares closed at 2.19 euros Friday on the Milan stock market.
Amid rumors of a possible Saudi investment, Exor had earlier Friday insisted it had no intention of selling its shares.
And the source close to Exor stressed to AFP on Friday night that this remained the case, whether to Tether or anyone else.
Tether controls USDT, a popular stablecoin — a cryptocurrency designed to hold a steady value by being pegged to traditional assets.
In the statement, its chief executive, Paolo Ardoino, said that if the deal was accepted, his company intended to invest one billion euros in the development of the club.
“Tether is in a position of strong financial health and intends to support Juventus with stable capital and a long horizon,” he said.
