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- LEAGUE CUP : – The Fourth Round League Cup tie at home to Mancashter City will be televised live on Sky Sports on Wednesday 30th October 2024 with the game kicking off at 20.15.
- FIRST TEAM : – Tottenham beat Mancashter United 3-0 at Gold Trafford this afternoon. MATCH REPORT .
- UNDER-21s : – There have been some changes to the Under-21s programmed matches …
Our home match against Norwich City in Premier League 2 will now be played at Hotspur Way on Saturday 18th January 2025 with a 13.00 kick off
The Under-21s away game at Mancashter United will be played at Leigh Sports Village on Friday 7th February 2025 kicking off at 19.00.
Stevenage FC will be the venue for the match against Blackburn Rovers Under-21s on Friday 14th Match 2025 with the game kicking off at 19.00
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Liverpool, Mancashter United and Spurs are reported today to be watching Velez Sarsfield winger Thiago Fernandez, with the 20 year also interesting Chelsea.
- UNDER-21s : – Tottenham’s Under-21s lost 0-3 at home to Leeds United this afternoon.
- UNDER-18s : – Reading Under-18s visited Hotspur Way this morning and Spurs beat them 1-0 thanks to a goal from Luca Williams-Barnett.
- TEAM NEWS : – Heung-Min Son is a doubt for Sunday’s match against Mancashter United at Gold Trafford and will be assessed after he came off last night with an injury. Richarlison and Wilson Odobert will also be unavailable, but Cristian Romero comes back into the team after being suspended for the Qarabag match.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – It is claimed that Spurs and Aston Villa are both chasing the signature of French striker Marcus Thuram from Internazionale.
- FIRST TEAM : – Tottenham beat Qarabag 3-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight in the Europa League. MATCH REPORT .
- LEAGUE CUP : – Tottenham have been drawn at home to Manchester City in the Fourth Round of the League Cup with the match to be played the week commencing 28th October.
- UNDER-21s : – Tottenham’s Under-21s were in EFL Trophy action tonight, losing 0-2 away at Exeter City.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Internazionale are said to be willing to offer 28 year old World Cup winner Benjamin Pavard to Spurs in part-exchange for Guglielmo Vicario in the summer.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – It’s a slow news day, so there is just the re-hashes of stories about Spurs challenging Mancashter United and Newcash United for South Coast Big Club midfielder Tyler Dibling.
Another recycled story involves Tottenham looking at signing Galatasaray winger Baris Alper Yilmaz.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Tottenham are linked with an interest in Galatasaray winger Semih Kilicsoy.
Spurs were one of a umber of clubs represented at South Coast Big Club’s match against Ipswich Town at the weekend to watch 18 year old midfielder Tyler Dibling.
- OTHER NEWS : – Cardiff City sacked manager Erol Bulut today …
- FIRST TEAM : – Tottenham beat Brentford 3-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this afternoon. MATCH REPORT.
- UNDER-18s : – Tottenham’s Under-18s were away to South Coast Big Club and drew 3-3 at their Staplewood Training Ground. The Spurs goals came from Tynan Thompson, Ellis Lehane and Herbie James.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Paris Saint Germain, Mancashter City, Crystal Palace, Barcelona and Spurs are all reported to be interested in Mexican 15 year old Gilberto Mora, who is an attacking midfielder playing for Club Tijuana.
- TEAM NEWS : – Both Richarlison and Wilson Odobert are not expected to be involved with the first team for a few weeks at least, as they both are suffering from injury, but better news revealed that Yves Bissouma and Timo Werner should be available for selection for tomorrow’s game against Brentford.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Spurs are being linked with an interest in Valencia defensive midfielder Javi Guerra with the 21 year old’s price said to be £29 million.
it is also rumoured that Tottenham had representatives at Atalanta’s Champions League match yesterday to run the rule over striker Ademola Lookman and midfielder Ederson.
- UNDER-21s : – Spurs Under-21s lost 1-4 to Fulham at Stevenage FC tonight in the Premier League 2. Callum Olusesi scored the Spurs goal.
- UNDER-21s : – Spurs Under-21s will take part in a new National League Cup competition that includes teams playing in the Premier League 2.
The format is similar to the EFL Trophy with an initial group of eight with four National League teams and four Under-21 sides. The U21s will play against the National League sides and the games will all be played away, with Tottenham’s matches being against …
Dagenham & Redbridge on 1st October – kick off at 19.30
Sutton United on 29th October – kick off at 19.00
Ebbsfleet United on 3rd December – kick off at 19.00
Braintree Town – fixture to be arranged
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Tottenham are one of a number of clubs across Europe who are interested in £68 million rated Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres.
Another Sporting player linked with Spurs and Mancashter City is Geovany Quenda, a 17 year old striker from Guinea-Bissau. His release clause has recently been increased to 100 million Euros = £84 million.
Internazionale are reported to be interested in signing Guglielmo Vicario next summer.
It is rumoured today that Cristian Romero might be interested in leaving Spurs amid rumours that Real Madrid want to sign him.
- FIRST TEAM : – Tottenham beat Coventry City 2-1 at the Coventry Building Society Arena in the League Cup tonight. MATCH REPORT .
- EX-SPURS : – Former Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone has left Wigan Athletic where he was a coach to join former Spurs Assistant coach Chris Davies at Birmingham City. He has also been part of the England Under-21 coaching team.
- OTHER NEWS : – Narcis Pelach has been named as the new Stoke City manager …
- UNDER-21s : – Spurs Under-21s lost 1-3 to Valencia at Stevenage FC tonight in the Premier League International Cup, with the Spurs goal coming from Leo Black.
- TEAM NEWS : – When Spurs travel to Coventry City they are going to be without Yves Bissouma, who is still getting over his injury picked up playing for Mali on international duty.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Mancashter City, Newcash United and Tottenham are reported to be keen on buying Samson Baidoo, the 20 year old central defender at Red Bull Salzburg.
- OTHER NEWS : – Stoke City sacked manager Steve Schumacher today …
- FIRST TEAM : – Tottenham lost 0-1 at home to Woolwich Wanderers this afternoon. MATCH REPORT .
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Worrying rumour of the day concerns Tottenham’s interest in signing forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin from Everton in the January transfer window.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Benfica, Newcash United and Tottenham are reported to be watching 23 year old Boca Juniors midfielder Kevin Zenon, who could be available for £11.43 million.
Spurs were keen to sign 21 year old Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez during the summer transfer window, but the La Liga club would not entertain selling the Spanish international.
- UNDER-18s : – Spurs lost 0-2 at Aston Villa’s training ground this afternoon.
- SITE DOWN-TIME : – Apologies for the site being down over the last few days, but an unexpected interruption to service meant we were not able to update the site. We will back-date the missing days in the following few days.
- TEAM NEWS : – Spurs are going to make a late check on Yves Bissouma who came back from international duty with Mali with an injury, while Richarlison and Will Lankshear are both ruled out as they come back from injury. Ange Postecoglou is hopeful that Micky van de Ven and Dominic Solanke will be available after returning to training during the international break.
- FIXTURE CHANGES : – Four Tottenham matches have been moved in November and early December. Two games – Mancashter City and Aston Villa have been chosen for live TV coverage, while two matches have been re-arranged because of our Europa League matches.
Aston Villa (Home) – now Sunday 3rd November with kick off at 14.00 (Sky Sports)
Ipswich Town (Home) – now on Sunday 10th November, kicking off at 14.00
Mancashter City (Away) – now on Saturday 23rd November with a 17.30 kick off
Fulham (Home) – now Sunday 1st December with a 13.30 kick off.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Spurs are being linked with a £17 million move or AC Milan striker Noah Okafor in January.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Spurs are reported to be keen on signing Archie Gray‘s 15 year old brother Harry Gray from Leeds United.
Full backs Vanderson (AS Monaco) and Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) are both on Tottenham’s radar for the January transfer window.
Lille midfielder Angel Gomes is a player Spurs are keen on.
- RACISM CHARGE : – Rodrigo Bentancur could be suspended for between six and twelve matches after being charged by the FA over a comment had made about Heung-Min Son and South Koreans while away on international duty in Uruguay.
- EX-SPURS : – Former Spurs Development squad midfielder Dominic Ball has been signed by Leyton Orient on a free transfer after leaving Ipswich Town at the end of last season.
- BACKROOM APPOINTMENTS : – Former Brighton & Hove Albion Head of Performance and Medicine, Adam Brett has been named as the new Tottenham Director of Performance Services. Having left West Ham United London at the end of last season, Nick Davies becomes the new THFC Head of Performance. Davies had worked with the Welsh national team, but is relinquishing that role to assume his position at Hotspur Way.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – With the internationals over, the rumour mill begins to turn again and the Spurs interest in AS Monaco’s defender Vanderson and Lille’s English midfielder Angel Gomes take pride of place among the speculation today
- INTERNATIONALS : – Former Tottenham striker Harry Kane won his 100th cap for England and scored twice in a 2-0 win over Finland at Wembley.
Cristian Romero played all of Argentina’s 1-2 defeat to Colombia in a World Cup qualifying match tonight.
Destiny Udogie played .
Dane Scarlett was the captain on England’s Under-20 side and scored once in a 2-0 win over Romania.
Josh Keeley was in goal for all of the Republic of Ireland’s Under 21s 2-2 draw with Latvia in a Euro U21 qualification match tonight.
Wilson Odobert played 77 minutes of France Under-21s 2-0 win over Bosnia & Herzegovina in a Euro U21 qualifier tonight before being substituted.
Leo Black started for England Under-19s and played 75 minutes, while Mikey Moore completed the whole match which England lost 2-3 to Germany in Croatia.
Heung-Min Son captained South Korea, scoring one goal, in a 3-1 away win over Oman in a World Cup qualifying match today, while Yang Min-Hyoek sat the match out on the bench.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Mancashter United tried to sign Cristian Romero from Tottenham in the summer, but Daniel Levy would not put a fee on the Argentine international’s head.
Spurs watched Torinio’s Italian international midfielder Samuele Ricci in Nations League action against Israel, with the 23 year old priced at £25 million.
- EX-SPURS : – Former Tottenham Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino has been formally appointed as the Head Coach of the US Men’s National Team.
- INTERNATIONALS : – Archie Gray came off the bench as a 72nd minute substitute in England Under-21s 4-1 win over Austria at Luton tonight.
Romania beat Lithuania in the Nations League at home with Radu Dragusin playing out the 90 minutes.
Wales beat Montenegro 2-1 in a Nations League match tonight in Niksic with Ben Davies taking the armband and Brennan Johnson came off the bench in the 43rd minute.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Galatasaray are reported to want to sign Ben Davies before the Turkish transfer window closes on Friday.
- INTERNATIONALS : – Sweden beat Estonia 3-0 tonight in Solna in a Nations League match. Dejan Kulusevski captained Sweden throughout the match and Lucas Bergvall came off the bench in the 84th minute.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Woolwich Wanderers and Tottenham have been offered free agent and France international Adrien Rabiot, whose contract at Juventus expired in the summer.
Spurs defender Sergio Reguilon has reportedly been told to leave the club before foreign transfer windows close or face being frozen out for the season.
- INTERNATIONALS : – England Under-20 captain Dane Scarlett scored on the half-hour in a 2-0 win over Romania in Stockport, before being taken off after 76 minutes. Ashley Phillips and Luca Gunter were unused substitutes.
Leo Black and Mikey Moore both started for England Under-19s against Croatia in a 1-1 friendly draw, with Moore completing 68 minutes and Black 78 minutes.
England Under 17s drew 0-0 with Israel in a friendly today, with Luca Williams-Barnett playing 66 minutes from the start and Malachi Hardy entering the game from the subs bench in the 66th minute and Jun’ai Byfield coming on in the 75th minute.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – Tottenham, Mancashter United and Chelsea are reported to be interested in Lecce’s Danish international full back Patrick Dorgu.
- INTERNATIONALS : – Wales were held to a 0-0 draw by Turkey in Cardiff tonight in a Nations League group game, with Ben Davies and Brennan Johnson both completing the whole match.
Guglielmo Vicario was an unused substitute for Italy as they won 3-1 in France in a Nations League match tonight in Paris. Destiny Udogie was a 62nd minute substitute for Italy.
Israel lost 1-3 away to Belgium in the Nations League tonight, with Manor Solomon captaining Israel and he was substituted in the 80th minute.
Radu Dragusin played all of Romania’s 3-0 away win in Kosovo in the Nations League tonight.
Argentina beat Chile 3-0 in Buenos Aires in a World Cup qualifying match today and Cristian Romero completed the full match.
Captain Yves Bissouma scored Mali’s 1-1 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Mozambique before being substituted in the fourth minute of time added on at the end of the game.
Senegal’s African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Burkina Faso was drawn 1-1 and Pape Matar Sarr started the match before being substituted in the 68th minute.
Archie Gray played for England Under-21s away against Northern Ireland in Ballymena completing 90 minutes in the U21 Euro qualifying match ending in a 0-0 draw.
Josh Keeley played all of the Republic of Ireland’s 1-0 away U21 Euro qualifier in Turkey today.
France’s 1-1 U21 Euro qualifier against Slovenia ended in a 1-1 draw with Wilson Odobert coming on from the subs bench for France in the 70th minute.
Dane Scarlett and Ashley Phillips started for England Under-20s in a friendly against Turkey that ended 1-1 with Scarlett substituted in the last minute, while Luca Gunter remained an unused sub.
England Under-17s won a friendly 5-0 against Mexico in Germany, as Jun’ai Byfield and Malachi Hardy both started and played 70 and 90 minutes respectively, while Luca Williams-Barnett was introduced from the bench in the 61st minute.
George Feeney played all of Wales U17’s 1-2 defeat in a friendly against Qatar today.
- PLAYER OUT : – Alfie Devine has signed a loan deal with Belgian club KVC Westerlo for the remainder of this season.
- INTERNATIONALS : – Sweden had a Nations League match away to Azerbaijan tonight and won 3-1, with Dejan Kulusevski playing the whole match as captain and Lucas Bergvall coming off the subs bench with 18 minutes to go.
South Korea played out a 0-0 draw with Palestine this afternoon in a World Cup qualifying match, as Heung-Min Son captained his side throughout the match.
- EUROPA LEAGUE SQUAD : – Tottenham have omitted Djed Spence and Sergio Reguilon from the squad named for the Europa League group stage. Only 23 players have been included even though UEFA allow a squad of 25, but due to a lack of home coached players, the club does not have sufficient numbers to fill the maximum squad number.
- TRANSFER RUMOURS : – Belgian club KVC Westerlo are set to sign Alfie Devine on a season long loan, joining defender Luka Vuskovic, who will join Tottenham in the summer of 2025.
27 year old Turkish international midfielder Yusuf Yazici has been offered to Mancashter United and Tottenham following the end of his contract at OSC Lille.
- INTERNATIONALS : – England Under-19s drew 2-2 with Portugal in a friendly in Croatia today. Mikey Moore came on as a 61st minute substitute and Leo Black came off the bench in the 76th minute and scored England’s second goal after they had been 0-2 behind.
England Under-17s beat Mexico 5-0 in a friendly in Germany today. Malachi Hardy played 61 minutes and Jun’ai Byfield 70 minutes of the match while Luca Williams-Barnett was used off the bench in the 61st minute.
Albania Under-17s won 3-1 against Luxembourg in a home friendly today with Leon Myrtaj starting the match.
Wales Under-17s won 5-0 against Gibraltar in a friendly in Spain today and substitute George Feeney was used in the 56th minute.
- LEAGUE CUP : – The Third Round League Cup tie at Coventry City has been confirmed for Wednesday 18th September kicking off at 20.00. The match is to be shown live on Sky Sports.
- TRANSFER RUMOUR : – The speculation cycle has started revolving again and an off the wall story suggests that Tottenham might be looking at signing OSC Lille’s former Mancashter United midfielder Angel Gomes, who has just won his first call-up to the full England squad. He would be available on a free transfer, but this would tempt a number of other clubs across Europe to increase their interest in the 24 year old.
- EX-SPURS : – Steven Bergwijn has moved from Ajax to Saudi club Al-Ittihad.
- OTHER NEWS : – Steve Bruce has been appointed as the new manager of Blackpool … .
- With this being the international break and post-transfer window, there was nothing about Spurs in the news that had any substance.
- FIRST TEAM : – Tottenham lost 1-2 at St. James Park against Newcash United this afternoon. MATCH REPORT .
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