The format of the UEFA Cup is something that makes sense to me only in the neighbor-of-my-brain way of certain advanced math concepts—I "know what it is," but that doesn't mean I can "do" it. We said hello on the street a few times, but then it was like we mutually decided not to pursue [...]

Martin Jol is out at Tottenham following a 2-1 UEFA Cup loss to Getafe at White Hart Lane—Spurs' fifth game without a win, if anyone's still counting. Did he quit, or was he sacked? Or (just to throw out a third option) was he slowly roasted over a low-burning fire fueled by media speculation, board [...]