Ange Postecoglou has praised new signing Mathys Tel for not wanting to be “pushed in a certain direction” after the forward initially stalled over a move to Tottenham.
Bayer Leverkusen, playing with 10 men for more than a half, beat VfB Stuttgart 4-3 on penalties after scoring a late equaliser to snatch a 2-2 draw over 90 minutes and win the German Supercup on Saturday.
England will meet Spain in the final of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship after beating Israel 3-0 in Wednesday’s first semifinal at Georgia’s Batumi Arena.