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Tottenham Hotspur legend Osvaldo 'Ossie' Ardiles is recovering in hospital after undergoing heart surgery earlier this week, the club have confirmed.The 69-year-old spent 10 years with the club as a player before later returning as a manager during the 1990s and has been a club ambassador for the last 12 years.Spurs confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that Ardiles was in hospital, tweeting: "The club would like to extend its best wishes to our ambassador and legendary former player @osvaldooardiles, who successfully underwent heart surgery this week and is now recovering in hospital."Wishing you a speedy recovery, Ossie!"Ardiles joined Spurs from Argentinian side Huracan in 1978, fresh from helping Argentina to their maiden World Cup triumph earlier in the summer.Overall, he won 63 caps for his country during his career, scoring eight goals from central midfield in the process.He made a total of 311 appearances for Spurs during his decade at White Hart Lane, scoring 25 goals for the club during this period.Ardiles was also part of the side which won the 1984 UEFA Cup, although he did not feature in the final against Anderlecht, which Spurs won on penalties.Is Osvaldo Ardiles Tottenham Hotspur's greatest ever player? Let us know in the comments section below.He did, however, play both the original match and the replay of the 1981 FA Cup final three years earlier, with Spurs defeating Manchester City 3-2 following a 1-1 draw five days prior.Following loan spells in France and Australia, Ardiles left Spurs for Blackburn Rovers in 1988 and had spells with Queens Park Rangers, Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Swindon Town before retiring in 1991.After retiring, Ardiles moved into management and had stints in charge of Swindon,

football in 1996. While former Premier League stars Nicolas Anelka and Peter Crouch had great careers moving from club to club, Louis is without a doubt the ultimate journeyman.After starting out at Risborough Rangers, Thame United, Aylesbury United and Thame United again, he got his break in the Football League with Oxford United.

Oldham boss John Sheridan stuck his middle finger up at Swindon Town fans after Dion Conroy's last gasp header in additional time sent the home supporters into raptures.Sheridan, who has won three of his nine fixtures since taking over from interim boss Selim Benachour in January, let his emotions get the better of him.Despite insisting that he 'doesn't worry' about Swindon fans - the middle finger he showed them before disappearing down the tunnel says otherwise.A video captioned 'Class from shezza' of the incident has got more than two thousands views on Twitter - with many seeing it as rather unprofessional.Sheridan had said: "I'm not worried about Swindon."You know I've played at Leeds United for eight years, I played at Sheffield Wednesday. "I am not bothered about 6,000 fans shouting at me.

West Ham star Joey Beauchamp.Beauchamp is an Oxford club legend having made over 350 appearances for the club while also having spells with Swindon Town and Swansea.West Ham had signed winger Beauchamp from Oxford in 1994 for a then club-record £1.2million, though he never played a competitive game for the Hammers.He returned to Oxford after a stint with Swindon, and was also voted United's player of the 1990s.An Oxford United statement read: "The thoughts of everyone at Oxford United are with the family and friends of Joey Beauchamp who has passed away aged 50."It added: "The club will pay fitting tribute to one of its greatest ever players in due course but for now we ask fans to allow Joey’s family some privacy at this incredibly sad time."While former team-mate Ross Weatherstone described Beauchamp as United’s greatest player.He posted: "Honoured to call you a friend & privileged to have graced the same football pitch as you."My thoughts are with all your family & especially your daughters.

Swindon Town have issued a plea to track down a young Robins fan who wrote a touching letter to Harry McKirdy with 26p attached.The young fan, who signed the letter as Joe, is just six years old and outlined how he and his mother cannot afford to attend games at the County Ground.And the youngster then outlined his plans to come to attend and stuck 26p to the letter for Town star McKirdy.The touching note has gone viral on social media - with the club desperate to track down their junior support.The Robins tweeted: "We have received this letter from Town fan Joe, aged 6 and a half."We'd really love to get in touch with Joe, but we don't have a return address."If anyone recognises the writing or thinks they know who Joe is, please email supporters@swindontownfc.co.uk".And Swindon's attempts to track down Joe were aided by touched fans, who shared the tweet along with the hashtag #FindJoe.Life hasn't been particularly pleasant, both on and off the pitch, for Swindon over the past year, but they have shown signs of recovery under new owner Clem Morfuni this year.Swindon were dumped out of League One last term after a nightmare campaign under former Town chief Lee Power.But Power was ousted by Morfuni ahead of the new season - and the Australian supremo and new Robins head coach Ben Garner have got the club flying in the right direction again.The Robins are just outside the play-off places in League Two - despite a turbulent summer that saw them miss out on a host of transfer targets due to the drawn-out takeover process.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in

Manchester City have confirmed the kick off date and time for their FA Cup Fifth Round tie with Peterborough United.

A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the racial abuse suffered by Ashley Cole during Man City’s FA Cup tie at Swindon Town.

Bolton Wanderers are aiming to make it three wins on the spin in League One this weekend when they entertain Sunderland.

Manchester City head into the two-week winter break top of the pile despite their draw against Southampton.

Manchester City are back on the road in the Premier League as they travel down to the south coast to face Southampton.

MJ Williams believes he has found a home at Bolton Wanderers which he is 'loving every minute' of and believes his grounding at Liverpool helped shape him into the player he is today.

Manchester City will face Swindon Town in the FA Cup third round.

Premier League and Championship clubs now know who they will face in the third round of the FA Cup after the draw was made live on ITV4 on Monday evening.Manchester United will begin their quest to win the famous old trophy for the 13th time with a tricky tie against Aston Villa at Old Trafford. Rivals Manchester City face an away trip to Swindon Town, Chelsea start against Chesterfield, while 14-time winners Arsenal have been handed a trip to Nottingham Forest.

Ian Evatt believes opposite number Richie Wellens will have Doncaster Rovers well set up and pose a difficult test for his Bolton Wanderers team this evening.

Lloyd Isgrove is doing a sterling job as cover at right-back for Bolton Wanderers even though the winger may not neccesarily be enjoying playing there, according to his boss Ian Evatt.

Police are investigating an incident which saw a fan thrown out of an Oldham Athletic game for allegedly using 'racially aggravated language'.

Bolton Wanderers midfielder MJ Williams has explained how Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard helped to shape his early career.

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