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      I’m a former England star who opened a pie ‘n’ mash shop that has fantastic Tripadvisor reviews

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      PAUL KONCHESKY was capped by England and played nearly 350 Premier League games for Liverpool, West Ham, Charlton, Fulham and Tottenham.Yet on a grey Tuesday in Brentwood, the now-West Ham women’s manager sat in one of Essex’s finest pie ‘n’ mash shops and told SunSport of his love for the East End delicacy.
      Ex-England international Paul Konchesky has opened a successful pie ‘n’ mash shopCredit: Rex
      Paul Konchesky has named his shop Konch’s Kafe and has received top reviewsCredit: © Jim Bennett
      Paul Konchesky played for West Ham, Liverpool and TottenhamCredit: © Jim Bennett
      Paul Konchesky and his mum Carol run the successful Konch’s KafeCredit: © Jim Bennett
      The Dagenham boy has actually owned ‘Konch’s Kafe’ for seven years and his mum Carol runs it with aplomb.
      With its rave reviews and four-and-a-half Tripadvisor stars, SunSport had to go down and check it out.
      We arrived to find the walls adorned with memorabilia and memories from Konchesky’s decorated career.
      A signed Pablo Fornals shirt takes pride of place alongside a ‘Konchesky 3’ jersey from West Ham’s famous run to the 2006 FA Cup final – a defeat to Liverpool in which the former skinhead put his beloved Hammers 3-2 up before missing a penalty in the shootout.
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      And the opposite wall features shots of the friendly EastEnder posing alongside his childhood heroes Julian Dicks and Paolo Di Canio.
      When we arrived, Carol and her friendly staff were beavering away in the open plan kitchen preparing mountains of pies for the roomful of Sun-reading regulars.
      And after helping his mum dish out SunSport’s steaming portions of single beef and onion pie, single mash and liquor (cameraman Kieran Benn had gravy instead – much to the whole Kafe’s disgust), this is what the twice-capped England left-back had to say…
      “When I first took over the Kafe I used to always pop in but now I am a manager it’s harder.
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      “But I come in when I can to see my mum and the customers.
      “I don’t really like to too much though as mum gets me working which I do NOT like.
      “I was in here last week and it was busy so she wanted me to start serving stuff to the tables which isn’t my game.
      “But pie ‘n’ mash used to be my diet!
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      “I went to Eastbrook School in Dagenham and there was a pie ‘n’ mash shop round the corner called The Brook.
      “I used to have it every other day at school. I was about 15 and I was playing then but luckily I used to burn it off.
      “My normal order is double pie, double mash and liquor. But I have to have loads of salt and pepper and chilli vinegar.
      “I love it.
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      “My mum used to work in catering so towards the back end of my career it became something I wanted to get into.
      “I took it over so mum could run her own business and not have to work for somebody else. It keeps it in the family and it’s what she’s good at.”
      SunSport ratings:
      SERVICE: 5 STARS (Out of 5). Our server delivered our lunch with astonishing accuracy and also happened to have two England caps and nearly 350 Premier League appearances. The manager Carol was chatty and welcoming and remained down to earth despite revealing she once had dinner with David Beckham!
      FOOD: 5 STARS. The pies were cooked to perfection, crusty on the outside, well filled and piping hot on the inside. The mashed potatoes were light and the liquor the perfect temperature and consistency. SunSport camera man Kieran Benn (born in Bristol, not London!) had gravy instead of liquor which he insisted was much nicer.
      VALUE: 5 STARS. A top drawer hearty lunch and a drink for less than a tenner. Plus the staff have some amazing stories about playing on football’s biggest stage.
      OVERALL EXPERIENCE: 5 STARS. More

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      Spurs still asking council for permission to host Beyonce gig at Tottenham Stadium despite already selling out concert

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      TOTTENHAM are asking Haringey Council for a special licence to hold a Beyonce concert – despite already selling all the tickets.Spurs’ state of the art stadium hosts a range of big sports events alongside Premier League football.
      Tottenham have a licence to stage six musical events a yearCredit: Rex
      An additional Beyonce concert has been pencilled in, taking the total to seven for 2023, which is above the six Spurs are allowed to hostCredit: EPA
      Spurs are asking Haringey Council for permission to host the showCredit: PA
      The £1billion stadium has played host to NFL games and boxing matches.
      Tottenham also have a licence to stage six musical events a year.
      But according to The Telegraph, a seventh musical event has been penciled in to house an already sold-out Beyonce concert.
      Beyonce’s extra date means the American singer will play five dates across May and June at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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      General admission tickets are already sold out and remaining premium packages cost over £350 per person.
      The report states that Spurs are licensed to hold 16 non-football events at the club’s stadium a year, a maximum of six of which can be musical concerts.
      And the news of a seventh may not have gone down well with members of Haringey Council.
      A meeting has been scheduled over obtaining an extra licence.
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      SunSport has contacted Tottenham and Haringey Council for comment.
      Tottenham are also due to host the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Wizkid in July this year. More

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      Gary Neville tells Harry Kane he must quit Tottenham NOW with Man Utd transfer his ‘only option’

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      GARY NEVILLE thinks that Harry Kane must leave Tottenham now, insisting the only transfer possible is to Manchester United. The pundit believes the striker should quit Spurs in the hunt to win trophies after failing to land any silverware so far in his career.
      Gary Neville has suggested now is the time for Harry Kane to leave TottenhamCredit: Getty
      Harry Kane’s only remaining chance of winning something this season is the Champions LeagueCredit: Reuters
      Spurs were knocked out of the FA Cup by Sheffield United earlier this week, leaving the Champions League as Kane’s only chance to secure a trophy this season.
      Neville believes he is the missing piece for his former club and he should move to Old Trafford in the summer.
      He told Sky Sports: “Harry Kane is going to want to win trophies, I think.
      “It’s whether he sees it as being a case whereby he commits to Tottenham for his last five years and he does what some players have done.
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      “Matt Le Tissier did it at Southampton. Other players have done it in the past who have played for England, where they’ve committed to a club because they love the club and they look after them.
      “But if Harry is going to leave, I think now is the moment.
      “He is a wonderful player, he’s a great professional, and I think if Harry Kane could leave now, and you could get him an exit out of there to a club in Manchester probably, United or City, I think he would take that opportunity.
      “It’s more than likely not going to be City because of their [Erling] Haaland expenditure and what they’ve done with him, but Manchester United are desperate for a centre-forward.
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      “Tottenham fans will be furious with me, they’ll say it’s me coming on television trying to get their player to Manchester United. It’s not.
      “It just looks to me at this moment in time the most likely move.
      “Chelsea, I can’t see him going there. He’s quite loyal to Tottenham and there’s a big rivalry with Chelsea, so I don’t see that happening, even though they do need a centre-forward. 
      “He’s not going to go to Arsenal because of the rivalry, so Manchester United is the only option in England for Harry Kane this summer.”
      Spurs’ record goalscorer sees his contract expire at the club in the summer of 2024.
      Kane has been linked with switches to Bayern Munich and Man Utd.
      Neville previously stated he thinks adding him to Erik ten Hag’s current squad will lead to them winning the Premier League title next year.
      The ex-right-back also talked up the possibility of the Red Devils signing Declan Rice from West Ham. More

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      Harry Kane would be sorely tempted by Man Utd or Bayern summer transfer after another Tottenham trophy failure

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      IT is 32 years since Tottenham last reached the FA Cup final.That triumph, blighted by Paul Gascoigne’s self-inflicted knee injury, arrived two years before Harry Kane was born.
      Harry Kane faces another trophyless season if Spurs go out of the Champions League next weekCredit: Rex
      At Bramall Lane on Wednesday, Kane’s last chance to lift the Cup for his boyhood club might well have passed with the England captain left on the bench until midway through the second half.
      Kane turns 30 this summer, is out of contract next year and has no major trophies to go alongside a sackful of personal accolades.
      And this workaholic football obsessive would have wanted to face Sheffield United in that fifth-round tie.
      He wants to play in every game and values domestic cups more than most of those who have managed him at Spurs.
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      For those of us who grew up on Chas & Dave Cup final singles, it is extraordinary to comprehend that Spurs have failed to reach that showpiece in more than three decades. 
      Their recent record in the competition is shocking. Defeat by the Blades was their fourth consecutive last-16 exit, following a similar 1-0 defeat at Middlesbrough last year, a ridiculous 5-4 defeat at Everton and a shootout loss against the Premier League’s worst team, Norwich, on the night when Eric Dier waded into the stands to confront fans.
      Before that came a fourth-round defeat at Crystal Palace, after which boss Mauricio Pochettino — who had made seven changes — admitted domestic knockout competitions were less important than Champions League qualification.
      That is the view of chairman Daniel Levy, too.
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      But it runs against the Danny Blanchflower ‘glory game’ ethos and it shows a disconnect between ownership, management and the majority of Tottenham’s fanbase.
      Spurs haven’t been the mightiest team in the land since they last won the league — ‘in black and white’, as rivals like to point out — in 1961. But for the following 30 years they enjoyed a rich heritage as a Cup team.
      That is now all ancient history, Ossie’s Dream a distant memory.
      Before their dismal recent run, Spurs lost their last seven FA Cup semi-finals.
      But the Spursiness of Wednesday’s defeat was off the scale.Blades boss Paul Heckingbottom had made wholesale changes but his promotion-chasing Championship side still had enough to defeat a complacent Tottenham.
      Antonio Conte has yet to deliver silverware to TottenhamCredit: Reuters
      Antonio Conte, soon to return after gallbladder surgery, miscalculated by dropping his club’s  all-time record goalscorer as well as his best defender, Cristian Romero, and Dejan Kulusevski.
      Losing in Sheffield was a serious blow, especially as Spurs would have been handed a home draw against Blackburn had they made it to the quarter-finals.
      A recent revival, which included victories over Manchester City and Chelsea, has boosted hopes of a top-four finish — but with Liverpool on the rise and Newcastle still dangerous, that is far from guaranteed.
      Next week’s Champions League return leg against AC Milan, with Spurs trailing 1-0, has taken on added significance but the  FA Cup represented Tottenham’s best hope of silverware.
      Kane will not be happy about Conte’s latest sickbed selection.
      Sure, Iliman Ndiaye’s winner arrived after Kane’s introduction and, yes, Spurs lost at Boro last season with their talisman in the starting line-up.
      But Tottenham’s chances would have improved had Kane started. His replacement, Richarlison, is yet to score for Spurs in domestic competition.
      It was a desperate night for Spurs in SheffieldCredit: Getty
      Kane has refused to rule out a summer move and with Spurs almost certain to rack up a 14th consecutive trophyless season, he will be sorely tempted if Manchester United and Bayern Munich make their expected summer moves for him.
      Might winning the FA Cup have made the difference in persuading Kane to stay? Quite possibly, yes. He is an old-fashioned glory man.
      Kane tried to leave 18 months ago and the smart money is on him trying again, knowing it will be Tottenham’s last chance to cash in on him this coming summer.
      The England skipper has carried Spurs for years. They have punched above their weight since he arrived in the first team, largely because of his goals, assists and all-round presence.
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      With Newcastle’s rise, Spurs are now the seventh richest club in the Premier League. By rights they should be a Europa Conference League side.
      Without Kane, they are likely to sink into that sort of territory. And defeat at Bramall Lane might not have been merely a one-off humiliation — it may spell the beginning of the end of the Kane era. More

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      I beat Tottenham star Richarlison to the Puskas Award but I work in construction and won’t let fame change me

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      MARCIN OLEKSY has insisted his new found fame won’t change him after he won the prestigious Puskas Award. The Warta Pozna star is the first disabled winner of the gong and beat the likes of Richarlison to claim the prize.
      Amputee striker Marcin Oleksy scored an outrageous overhead kick that saw him win a Fifa awardCredit: Getty
      Unlike some of the more high-profile stars he was up against, Oleksy does not play football full-time and has a day job working in construction as a excavator operator.
      But he believes nothing much will change in his life – despite his extraordinary overhead kick gaining global recognition.
      He told Eurosport: “I am still the same Marcin. I don’t think anything has changed.
      “There are more phone calls and there is media interest but I haven’t changed. I watch the goal online with fans but it won’t change who I am.
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      “I love scoring goals like this. You can see that when I train, it’s very much part of my game.”
      Oleksy suffered his life-changing accident in 2010 but has continued a career in football at Polish club Warta Poznan.
      His extraordinary goal means he follows the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in winning the Puskas Award, given to the scorer of the most impressive strike of the year.
      Oleksy was up against Stal Rzeszow when a brilliant cross was played in his direction.
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      Using his crutches for balance, the Polish ace incredibly lifted his body off the ground before firing in a gorgeous overhead effort.
      He is the latest winner of the prestigious award after ex-Tottenham star Erik Lamela won it last year for his brilliant Rabona effort in the North London derby.
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      TV viewers left stunned as Tottenham star Davinson Sanchez is ‘tackled by thin air’ during shock loss at Sheff United

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      DAVINSON SANCHEZ left TV viewers stunned after a huge gaffe. Sanchez was in action as Tottenham faced off against Sheffield United in the FA Cup, but likely wishes he wasn’t after his embarrassing slip.

      Davinson Sanchez was responsible for a major gaffe in the match vs Sheffield UnitedCredit: Getty
      One viewer described Sanchez as being “tackled by thin air”Credit: Twitter
      The defender struggled to impose himself on the match
      The defender was played a short pass on the right flank, but then lost his footing and consequently the ball.
      And viewers were stunned by the sequence of events.
      One user described Sanchez as being “dispossessed by thin air.”
      A second user sarcastically joked: “It was a tricky pass to handle to be fair.”
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      A third admitted: “Great tackle by the air there to be fair.”
      Spurs fans, however, did not see the funny side, considering they were knocked out thanks to Iliman Ndiaye’s solo effort 11 minutes from full-time.
      One fan slammed Sanchez, saying: “How this guy has lasted as long as he has at the club is scandalous.”
      With a second asking: “How is he still at the club?”
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      A third described him as: “Like a toddler who can just fall over for no reason at all.”
      One fan remarked: “Didn’t know we hire comedians,” with another fan responding by saying: “We don’t, we hire clowns.”
      Following the victory over Spurs, the Blades will face fellow Championship side Blackburn in the hopes of landing a semi-final spot at Wembley.
      Indeed, four of the teams left in the competition are outside of the Premier League, the first time this has happened since 2007-08.
      Elsewhere, League Two side Grimsby will face Brighton, and be hoping for a repeat of their visit to Southampton.
      Manchester United completed a late comeback against West Ham to progress into the quarter-final where they will host Fulham.
      Meanwhile, serial winners Manchester City will host Burnley. More

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      Sheff Utd 1 Tottenham 0: Spurs knocked OUT of the FA Cup as Ndiaye sends Championship high-flyers into quarters

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      TRUST Tottenham to serve up a car crash of a performance in this week of all weeks.Spurs announced on Tuesday a 15-year “strategic partnership” with Formula One, a tie-up which would see them build London’s longest indoor electric go-kart track beneath the South Stand.
      Substitute Iliman Ndiaye scored to shock Spurs and send the Championship side throughCredit: Reuters
      Harry Kane looks on in disappointement as his side were knocked out of the FA CupCredit: Getty
      It raised a few eyebrows among fans, who will likely be appeased if it end up helping their team’s drive for success on the pitch.
      Yet now, thanks to sub Iliman Ndiaye’s fine, late solo goal, their side are out of the race for their most likely route to silverware for another season.
      It was no more than Spurs deserved, who were poor throughout against what was effectively Sheffield United’s reserve side.
      They rarely threatened, even when Harry Kane came on midway through the second half – though the England skipper did fluff his line with an injury-time header.
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      Both these sides were missing their managers from the dugout. 
      Antonio Conte was still back in Turin recovering from gallbladder surgery, with his assistant Cristian Stellini once again deputising.
      The Tottenham chief is expected to return this week, though possibly not until Sunday, the day after his side’s trip to Wolves. 
      While Blades chief Paul Heckingbottom was serving the first of a three-match ban given for volleying the fourth official’s board out of his hands in fury during last month’s home defeat to Middlesbrough.
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      Spurs sprang a few surprises with their team selection. 
      Richarlison started through the middle, despite Stellini hinting in the pre-match press conference that he would not, while Kane did not start at all, despite Stellini hinting he would.
      In-form Emerson Royal was also ruled out with a minor knee injury – though he should be fine for Wolves on Saturday – meaning deadline-day signing Pedro Porro came in.
      Sheffield United’s focus was clearly more on promotion to the Premier League, which was understandable given their seven-point cushion to third spot in the Championship.
      With a trip to rivals Blackburn to come on Saturday lunchtime, Paul Heckingbottom opted to leave big-hitters including Sander Berge, Iliman Ndiaye and Oli McBurnie on the bench.
      Instead, academy lad Andre Brooks was handed his first start.
      But it was the 19-year-old’s loose pass which handed Spurs their first chance of the game.
      It went  straight to the lesser-spotted Lucas Moura, who dribbled into the box and cut it back for Richarlison, but the ex-Everton man’s effort was blocked by Jack Robinson.
      Porro suffered a Spurs debut to forget in the 4-1 lashing at Leicester last month, having signed on loan from Sporting Lisbon with an obligation to buy for £45million.
      You feared how the Spaniard might cope in the wind and driving rain against a canny, Championship side like United.
      But he showed some neat touches, an intent to get forward and when he was cleaned out by Robinson’s firm-but-fair challenge, encouragingly, he just got up and got on with it.
      Davinson Sanchez was playing behind him and it was the Colombian who teed up Richarlison for Spurs’ best chance of the half.
      Brazil’s No9 beat the offside trap to race in down the right-hand side of the box, but smashed his shot from an acute angle over the bar.
      Moura then clipped the top of the crossbar when standing the ball up to the back post, looking for his compatriot Richarlison, causing the home fans to breathe a sigh of relief.
      That was then exactly what Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was doing when his weak header let in Ismaila Coulibaly.
      Fortunately for Spurs, the Malian shanked his shot into the side netting, blowing the best chance of the half.
      But after a run of games WITHOUT individual errors cropping up, Conte will have been worried to see bad, old habits creeping back in as he watched on from his sofa.
      There was no VAR at this game and lucky for George Baldock, as the Blades right-back caught Ivan Perisic on the shin with a nasty tackle but got away with it.
      He was not so fortunate soon after the break when hacking down Son Heung-min and was booked, and the same fate awaited Pape Matar Sarr for a late challenge on Tommy Doyle.
      Things were not going well for Richarlison, who fired a shot so far wide it got the ‘What the bleeping hell was that’ treatment, before his attempted cross deflected back off him for a goal-kick.
      His frustrating night was brought to an end seconds later as Kane entered the fray.
      But the England captain’s introduction made little difference to Tottenham’s toothless attack and the home side grew in belief.
      They brought on their own star striker in Ndiaye and with ten minutes to go, he made the difference.
      In a match that was the football equivalent of go-karting, he provided the one moment of Formula One-esque quality, weaving through a crowd of Spurs defenders in the opposition penalty box before burying it in at Fraser Forster’s near post.
      Heckingbottom, wearing his ear buds, applauded from up in the stands.
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      Conte no doubt will have been screaming at the TV back home, frustrated that his side were not at the races once again in what has been an infuriatingly inconsistent season.
      The Blades shocked Spurs with a 1-0 victory at Bramall Lane that led them to the competition’s quarter-finals thanks to Iliman Ndiaye’s winner on 79 minutes. More

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      Watch Holland U21 players hail ‘annoying’ Tottenham ace Skipp and compare him to De Jong in leaked dressing room footage

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      LEAKED dressing room footage has shown Holland U21 players comparing Oliver Skipp to Frenkie de Jong.The Tottenham midfielder was playing for the England U21s against the Oranje and was impressing his rivals.
      Oliver Skipp impressed against Holland in an U21s match in 2020Credit: Getty
      Skipp was in the team alongside the likes of Phil Foden, Aaron Ramsdale and Conor GallagherCredit: Getty – Contributor
      His Dutch counterparts praised him in their dressing room
      During the fixture in March 2020, a 19-year-old Skipp was begrudgingly complimented by the Dutch players, despite England losing the game 2-1.
      Despite playing alongside the likes of now-established Premier League stars such as Phil Foden, Conor Gallagher, Eberechi Eze and Aaron Ramsdale, Skipp was who stood out.
      The video of the opposition shows the players hailing the midfielder as he was able to control a lot of the game from midfield.
      The players can be heard saying: “That Skipp guy is an annoying guy. He is a good footballer.
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      “Yeah, really good footballer. Very good in controlling the play.
      “He keeps turning like Frenkie (De Jong).”
      Skipp has had to wait for his chance at Tottenham as he has spent a season out on loan at Norwich City.
      He has also been down the pecking order at the club behind players such as Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Rodrigo Bentancur and Harry Winks.
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      However, a season-ending injury to Bentancur has seen the youngster be given his chance in the first team.
      So far, he has looked like a solid addition to the Spurs side and he starred during the 2-0 win over Chelsea.
      Skipp fired his first goal for the club in spectacular fashion from outside of the box. More