It has been a rocky past 12 months for Internacional striker Leandro Damiao, with a post-Olympic Games loss of form now having extended for a worrying duration of time.With each passing month his valuation is beginning to drop, and his Brazilian owners…
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5 Reasons for Spurs to Be Optimistic Ahead of the 2013-14 Season
The 2012-13 Premier League season is over and despite being very impressive for large parts of it, Spurs failed to qualify for next season’s Champions League. It must be disappointing for everyone at the club, given how hard they worked to try to achie…
Referees Are Aiding Defenders in Branding Gareth Bale A ‘Diver’
Gareth Bale was booked against Sunderland for diving, the fifth time that has happened this season. Referees are assisting defenders who immediately claim that Bale has dived whenever he goes down. Andre Villas-Boas quite rightly voiced his displeasure at referee Andre Marriner who incorrectly booked Gareth Balefor diving in Sunday’s match against Sunderland at White [...]
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Gareth Bale to Stay at Spurs: How High Can Tottenham Challenge next Season?
Reports were surfacing on Monday about news that Gareth Bale was set to sign a new contract with Tottenham Hotspur, giving fans a major boost so soon after the disappointment of failing to qualify for next season’s Champions League.Spurs only managed a…
Tottenham Under-21s Lose Out To Manchester United In Final
Tottenham conceded three second half goals at Old Trafford to lose in the Final of the Barclays Under-21 Premier League. Spurs dominated the first half to go two ahead but United recovered after the interval when Tottenham failed to show the same threat. Manchester United 3 Tottenham Hotspur 2 Scorers: Obika, Prichard Team: Archer; Fredericks, [...]
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Gareth Bale Reportedly Will Sign New Contract to Stay with Tottenham Next Season
Gareth Bale has reportedly decided to end any speculation that he is leaving Tottenham by signing a new contract to stay with the club. Simon Johnson and Tom Collomosse of the London Evening Standard reported the news of the forward’s deal:
Standa…
Gareth Bale: Summer Transfer Window Profile and Scouting Report
Tottenham Hotspur wide man Gareth Bale is among the many players being tipped for a possible transfer in the summer window.Here’s a breakdown of his numbers and a brief scouting guide to the Wales international, along with a few hints as to where he mi…
Tottenham Needed Just One More Away Goal For Champions League
At the season’s end, you can look back over the previous ten months and point to many occasions when a different result would have made all the difference but if Tottenham had scored just one more away goal they would have qualified for the Champions League. After last season’s disappointment of missing the Champions League, [...]
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Tottenham Hotspur Summer Transfer News: Tracking Latest Rumors, Updates
After finishing fifth in 2012-13, Tottenham Hotspur head into the summer transfer window looking to find the players who might help them push on next season.Wholesale changes are not a must for a club who just recorded their highest ever Premier League…
Gareth Bale Transfer Rumours: Latest News on the Tottenham Hotspur Star
Gareth Bale might have signed a new contract last summer with Tottenham Hotspur, but following a stellar season, the star winger is very much in demand again.Rumors have flown in over the past few weeks and months for the Welsh star, with a number of c…
Tottenham’s Fifth FA Cup Win – 20th May,1967
From mid-January, 1967 through to the end of the season Tottenham went on an undefeated run which lifted them to third in the 1st Division and to the first all London FA Cup Final. At Wembley they defeated Chelsea and lifted the trophy for the fifth time. On This Day 20th May, 1967 Chelsea 1 [...]
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Gareth Bale Scores In Tottenham Win But Spurs Miss Champions League
Gareth Bale’s late goal earned Tottenham a win and three points against Sunderland but in the bigger picture of Champions League qualification they missed out to Arsenal who won at Newcastle. Tottenham Hotspur 1 Sunderland 0 Scorer: Bale Team: Lloris ; Walker, Dawson Vertonghen, Ekotto ; Parker, Huddlestone ; Lennon, Bale, Dempsey, Adebayor. Subs: (unused) [...]
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Tottenham Defeat Sunderland But There’s No Champions League
Tottenham defeated Sunderland in the final match of the season through a late Gareth Bale goal but with Arsenal’s win at Newcastle finish fifth with their record points total in the Premier League and so fail to make the Champions League for another season. Mike Ashley has gone some way to redressing the awful gaffe [...]
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Tottenham: Spurs Suffer Another Final Day Disappointment but Can Hold Heads High
As the dust settled on Tottenham’s 1-0 victory over Sunderland, fans at White Hart Lane weren’t much up for celebrating.For the second straight season, a home win on the final day saw Spurs fall one point short of arch-rivals Arsenal in the race for Ch…
Rating the Tottenham Players Against Sunderland
Although their quest for Champions League qualification came to nothing in the end, Tottenham continued an impressive run of form against Sunderland on the final day of their 2012-13 season. Andre Villas-Boas’ side were made to wait, but a late G…
Gareth Bale Should Leave Tottenham After Spurs Miss Champions League
Despite leading Tottenham Hotspur to a 1-0 victory over Sunderland with a beautiful goal on Saturday, it likely won’t be enough to keep star midfielder Gareth Bale on White Hart Lane.The Spurs’ disappointing fifth-place finish in the English Premier Le…
Tottenham’s Record In The Final Home Match of the Season
For many seasons for younger Tottenham supporters, the final home match and the last game of the season have had little importance for Spurs. Safely ensconced in mid-table, it was just another match to be played to bring the season to a close with nothing at stake. For the past few seasons, however, with Spurs’ [...]
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Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs Enter Final Day in Familiar Position
When Tottenham’s match against Sunderland kicks off Sunday, supporters of the club will have only half of their attention focused on their side’s performance at White Hart Lane.The other half will be scoreboard watching, hoping arch-rivals Arsenal drop…
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Sunderland: Premier League Live Score, Highlights, Recap
Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League season comes down to this.Beat Sunderland and, with a little good luck elsewhere, they will finish in fourth place and enter the qualifying stage of the 2013-14 Champions League.The specter of Arsenal’s game versus Ne…
Tottenham’s Biggest Summer Transfer Window Needs to Get into Top 4 Next Season
Andre Villas-Boas and his players know that even if Tottenham Hotspur manage to finish fourth this season, it is going to take a big effort to get there again next year.Several clubs share similar aspirations, ensuring plenty of competition between sea…
Solving the Right Wing Dilemma
The last few seasons have been connected by one predictable plot twist – a problem with depth on the flanks. This year, as happened the year before, Aaron Lennon picked up a knock about two-thirds of the way through the season, decimating Tottenham’s crucial width and reducing their attacking options. I’ve written at length about […]
Will Tottenham’s Season Be Decided In Newcastle Or London?
Tottenham’s season draws to a conclusion with a home match against Sunderland but there will be as much interest in what’s happening in Newcastle as on the play at White Hart Lane. Will Spurs’ season be defined by events at St. James’ Park or in London? London and Newcastle are 250 miles apart. North London [...]
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Why Gareth Bale’s Future at Tottenham Could Be Decided This Weekend
This has been the greatest season of Gareth Bale’s career so far. He has proved himself as one of the world’s most exciting talents, worthy of being mentioned alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He has scored 25 goals, a…
In Case You’ve Forgotten, This is a Full Strength Spurs Squad
Sometimes during the long winning streaks this season, a small minority of fans were infected by a certain amount of hubris. As soon as a negative result happened, some took the opportunity to decry the club with both hands. “We didn’t spend enough money”, “Friedel is rubbish”, “Steffen Freund isn’t shouting loud enough”. Etcetera. But […]
Tottenham Triumph Against The Odds in 1991 FA Cup Success
Tottenham’s 1991 FA Cup triumph came on the back of troubled times at the club. There were major financial problems with the banks threatening to close the club down and in the build up to the final negotiations were going on to try and find a solution to save Tottenham Hotspur. 1991 Final: v Nottingham [...]
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On This Day in 1991 Tottenham Beat Nottingham Forest in FA Cup Final
Tottenham’s last FA Cup success was in 1991 when they defeated Nottingham Forest after extra time. Their 8th FA Cup win, equalling the then record, is probably best remembered for the few minutes of Paul Gascoigne’s hyper-activity which led to his injury and raised serious issues over the club’s future as well as the player’s [...]
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Tottenham Transfers: Why Signing David Villa Would Be a Great Idea for Spurs
According to reports from the Metro, Tottenham look set to make an offer for Barcelona striker David Villa this summer.Over the past few transfer windows, Spurs has been on the search for the perfect striker to fit in with manager Andre Villas-Boas’ sy…
Sunderland Preview – It’s The Last Chance For Tottenham
Ladies and gentlemen, for your entertainment, education and delectation, I hereby present some trivia and history about Sunderland. I have taken it from the best graphic novel I have ever read, “Alice in Sunderland” by Brian Talbot. I hope you find it as interesting as I did. Origins of the Geordies and Mackems Rivalry Whatever [...]
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Tottenham Don’t Want Champions League Enough So Says Theo Walcott
Arsenal’s win over Wigan on Tuesday took them ahead of Tottenham and into fourth place in the Premier League giving them the advantage in the battle for the Champions League. If they defeat Newcastle, they will qualify for the competition for the 16th consecutive season. According to Theo Walcott, the Champions League doesn’t mean enough [...]
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Tottenham Lose To Coventry City In 1987 FA Cup Final
The unthinkable had happened, Tottenham lost in the FA Cup Final at Wembley for the first time. The defeat to Coventry City occurred on this day, 16th May, 1987. The fact that Spurs fans found it difficult to take in that Spurs had lost the FA Cup Fina…
Predicting the Europa League Final Matchup for 2014 in Torino
As Chelsea’s players and fans celebrate in Amsterdam following their late, dramatic victory against Benfica, Bleacher Report looks ahead to next year’s final and predicts the teams who could battle it out for the 2013-14 Europa League.While…
Tottenham Hotspur: Why Dempsey and Sigurdsson Have Been Unsung Heroes for AVB
Should Tottenham Hotspur finish fifth—which is a decent likelihood after Tuesday—it will be intriguing as to how aspects of their 2012-13 campaign are judged.Star names like Gareth Bale, Mousa Dembele and Jan Vertonghen will come out of it …
Tottenham vs. Sunderland: Complete Premier League Final Day Preview
After months of Premier League battle, Tottenham’s season comes down to their final match Sunday with Sunderland.A win at White Hart Lane coupled with a Newcastle result against Arsenal would give Spurs the fourth-place finish and Champions League bert…
Tottenham Keep Knocking On Champions League Door
Since 2006 when Martin Jol first introduced Tottenham to the prospect of finishing the season in a top-4 placing, Spurs have been persistent in their attempts to open the Champions League door. Once again, the final decision on next season’s Champions League qualification goes down to the last day of the season and for the [...]
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Tottenham Defeat Atletico Madrid To Win 1963 ECWC
Tottenham had just failed to reach the Final of the previous season’s European Cup competition but had qualified for the Cup Winners’ Cup by retaining the FA Cup with a victory over Burnley at Wembley. No British team had ever triumphed in a European competition so Tottenham’s win over Atletico Madrid gave Spurs another first [...]
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