he managed a number of clubs, including tottenham and barcelona, where he gained the nickname, el tel. andy swiss looks back on his career. he brought the feel good factor back to english football. at euro 96, terry venables took his team tantalisingly close to glory. cheering after dazzling their way to the semifinals, england s hopes ended in heartache. but for venables, it was the defining moment of a remarkable career. and how old are you now? 16 so, football is your whole life? yes. you want it to go on being your whole life? yes. and so it proved. that teenager was soon knocking in goals for chelsea. but it was as a manager that venables truly blossomed. in 1982, he guided queens park rangers to the fa cup final. singing before a stunning move to barcelona, where he won the spanish league title and earned the nickname el tel. visca el barca! next came tottenham, where he lifted the fa cup, before a clash with chairman alan sugar and controversy over his business deali
truce with hamas, whilst 39 palestinian women and children were released from israeli prisons as a part of the hostage deal between israel and hamas. today s releases brings the total number of hostages released during the window to sa and the number of prisoners freed to 117. let s take a closer look at some of the hostages released by hamas today. among the group are sisters, dafna and ela elyakim. they were attacked at their home in kibbutz nir oz. the girls were part of a family group whose capture was live streamed by the hamas attackers themselves. also for the first time, an american israeli citizen was released earlier today. abigail idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october 7th attacks. her great aunt and cousin said they hoped and prayed today would come, and expressed graititude to president biden, the qatari government and other parties involved in
saturday after a long illness. those clubs you mentioned he was in charge of, namely barcelona, that he took to heights they hadn t seen for more than a decade, and also spurs, who he delivered a major trophy to. there have not been many since, in fact, spares as we speak are marking his passing with a moment s applause and players are wearing black arm bands in the match against aston villa. it has been a loss that has been felled greatly from those players who have played for him and have been touched by his ability to not only successfully manage a football team, but also manage the relationship with his players. let s look back on the life of terry venables with andy swiss. he brought the feel good factor back to english football. at euro 96, terry venables took his team tantalisingly close to glory. cheering after dazzling their way to the semifinals, england s hopes ended in heartache. but for venables, it was the defining moment of a remarkable career. and how old are