Tottenham defeated Manchester United on 3rd September, 1960 to claim their fifth successive victory of the season. It was early in the ‘Double’ season and Spurs were giving an indication of just how successful the season was going to be. To…
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Valencia 2 – 0 Tottenham: MATCH REVIEW
Tottenham suffered their first defeat under Andre Villas-Boas last night in Spain, when they were defeated 2-0 by a formidable Valencia. Although Villas-Boas fielded a strong team that had numerous chances to score, they failed to take them, and the higher confidence of Valencia meant they took their opportunities. The problems with Tottenham’s performance stemmed [...]
Match Report: Valencia 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Spurs played out their final friendly before the big kick-off next weekend with a 2-0 defeat against Valencia at the Mestella in Spain, ending their unbeaten run in pre-season. A [...]
Valencia CF v Tottenham: Match Preview
As you can see in the video above, the players don’t seem to look too worried about tonight’s friendly against Valencia. Why should they be? Unbeaten in six matches under Andre Villas-Boas, the signatures of two sought-after players sealed and with a high possibility of a couple more on the way. Perhaps they shouldn’t get [...]
The Sunday News Brief
Tottenham play their penultimate friendly of pre-season this afternoon against Watford at Vicarage Road. The players are back from their US Tour unbeaten and go into the friendly looking to [...]
Spurs News Brief: 2 weeks to go
Spurs kick-off their Barclays Premier League campaign in two weeks time against Newcastle United at the Sports Direct Arena, but signings are becoming harder to come by. Tottenham target Salomon [...]
New York Red Bulls v Tottenham: Match Preview
Gareth Bale looks likely to get some time on pitch tonight against the Red Bulls, despite picking up a knock from a wild Charlie Adam tackle last Friday. The winger was left on crutches after the reckless challenge, but has recovered quickly and is hoping to participate in training today. Bale criticised Adam heavily [...]
Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham: Match Review
Yesterday’s match between Liverpool and Spurs ended goalless as both teams struggled for energy under an intense Baltimore sun. The tempo was sluggish, the chances came few and far between and when they finally occurred neither team ever looked like scoring. It was a boring game for any neutrals watching in the 42,000 strong crowd, [...]
Tottenham v Liverpool: Match Preview
New boy Gylfi Sigurdsson will be looking to show old manager Brendan Rogers just what he let slip through his fingers tonight as Spurs face Liverpool in Baltimore. Rogers is settling in as the new Liverpool boss and is yet to win a match with them, as he experiments with new signings and young starlets. [...]
LA Galaxy 1-1 Tottenham: Match Review
An exciting and vibrant Tottenham team were held to a 1-1 draw against MLS winners LA Galaxy yesterday night. Whilst not the immediate swoop to victory many are demanding of new boss AVB, it was a promising performance by the team and Tottenham were very unlucky not to snatch a win. Gareth Bale was [...]
Spurs News Brief: A legend leaves
Ledley King has retired from professional football – a truly sad day for everyone involved at Tottenham Hotspur. To read my full tribute, click here. Spurs have told Luka Modric [...]
Match Report: Stevenage Town 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham got off to a winning start in their pre-season campaign thanks to second half goals from new signing Gylfi Sigurdsson and Yago Falque fought off a decent Stevenage side [...]
Away trip snapshot: Kingstonian FC v Spurs XI
by @charlottepeachy
A young Spurs XI did the business at Kingsmeadow on a chilly July evening against Kingstonian FC. There was a surprisingly strong turnout of supporters, all in great spirits, presumably itching to let the long summer foot…