The manager of Tottenham’s Europa League opponent was just convicted of corruption

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Jose Mourinho could sit in a dugout beside a convicted criminal on Thursday, assuming Zoran Mamic doesn’t flee. Tottenham Hotspur head to Croatia for the second leg of their Europa League Round of 16 tie against Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday, a tie in which they lead 2-0 after the first leg in London. Dinamo is managed by Zoran Mamic, a former Zagreb player and executive with extensive and historical ties to the club that go back decades.
And as of now, he’s also a convicted criminal. News from the Croatian Supreme Court today confirmed that Mamic was convicted on corruption charges that go back years and that also involve his brother Zdravko, considered the most powerful...