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LONDON’S ICONIC EMIRATES: MORE THAN JUST A STADIUM

LONDON’S ICONIC EMIRATES: MORE THAN JUST A STADIUM

The Emirates Stadium, located in the heart of North London, transcends its role as a mere football venue, serving as a symbol of sporting excellence and community spirit. Home to Arsenal Football Club since 2006, the Emirates has become an integral part of the local landscape, embodying the passion and dedication of football fans across the city.

Designed by renowned architectural firm HOK Sport (now Populous), the Emirates Stadium represents a fusion of modernity and tradition, blending cutting-edge design with elements of Arsenal’s storied history. With a seating capacity of over 60,000, the stadium provides a vibrant and electric atmosphere on matchdays, drawing fans from all corners of the globe to witness the beautiful game in action. (more…)

Pochettino blames Spurs exit on new stadium

Pochettino blames Spurs exit on new stadium

Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says that he was unable to take Spurs to the next level since he moved to the new stadium came at the wrong time for the club. After taking over at Spurs in 2014, Pochettino was able to wonders the London outfit. Spurs had been a contender for the top six places for a long time, but ultimately it ended in tears.

However, Pochettino was able to reduce the age of the squad and still help the club qualify for the Champions League on a regular basis. The team did come close to winning the title during this period but Pochettino looks back and says that the move to the new stadium hindered the possibility of winning the title. (more…)

Club World Cup 2020 in Doubt Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

Club World Cup 2020 in Doubt Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

With the Covid 19 pandemic looming over everyone, uncertainty hovers over the Club World Cup 2020. It was scheduled to be held on December 2020, but contradictions have arisen on the teams participating in the tournament. The football activity around the globe has been shut down causing all the international and regional leagues to a standstill. The spread of coronavirus has induced fear making the countries to focus on stopping the pandemic. The clubs that will be participating in the tournament cannot be decided yet with all the leagues unfinished.


The Club World Cup 2019 was a huge success with Liverpool lifting the trophy at Khalifa international stadium, which is one of the venues for 2022 World Cup. Qatar’s World Cup football club committee has been preparing for 2020 Club World Cup with the inaugural match to be held in Education City at the newly completed stadium.
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Harry Kane Looking Forward To Next Season With Promise

Tottenham Hotspur Harry Kane is reportedly looking forward to the 2018/19 season where Spurs will be plying their trade at their brand new stadium. The north London club had to spend an entire season where they played their home games at the Wembley but they have done reasonably well by qualifying for next season’s Champions League.

Speaking ahead of Spurs’ curtain closer against Leicester City, Kane admitted that he is excited by the new challenge at the new stadium next term and he is hopeful that this could be an attraction to bring more quality players within the ranks, he said: “You never know in football. In transfer windows you can never put your finger on it. But it is a big attraction, a massive new stadium, a great team. (more…)

Mauricio Pochettino Won’t Pick Toby Alderweireld To Enhance His World Cup Prospects

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has stressed that he won’t change the selection policy at the club in order to enhance the World Cup hopes of a single player. Earlier this month, Roberto Martinez warned that Toby Alderweireld may miss out on a World Cup starting berth without regular gametime, but Pochettino believes he cannot agree to the demands of every national team manager.

Speaking in his press conference, Pochettino said: “I have an amazing relationship with Roberto. I understand his comment, like all the managers. If I am the Belgium manager, England manager or Argentina manager, I want all my players to play.But my focus is to manage Tottenham and win games with Tottenham. I cannot be kind with every single manager. The interest for me is Tottenham, it’s about Tottenham to win. I understand the (Belgium) manager but what can I do?”

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Spurs Doubt New Stadium Will Be Ready On Time

Tottenham Hotspur, who are currently building a 62,000-seater stadium, have until March to inform the English Premier League if the new stadium would be ready in time for the next season, according to reports. The club recently released official videos and pictures of work done on the stadium. They could be forced to start the 2018/2019 season playing away from home due to delay caused by the British weather.

The new White Hart Lane is a mega project for the club and one of many that would launch them as global brands. Work has been progressing fine but unexpected weather conditions has caused come sort of slowdown. Further delay in the current schedule would see the club start games away from home when the new season gets underway. Liverpool and West Ham plied the same route recently and with the way work is going, Spurs would have to go the same route.

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Manchester United Favourite Urges Luke Shaw To Join Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes Luke Shaw should consider a move to either Tottenham Hotspur or any other club after falling out of favour under Jose Mourinho. The England international returned to the starting line-up for the FA Cup quarter-final against Brighton, only to be substituted at the half-way mark.

Following the game, Mourinho launched another scathing attack at the left-back’s performance and Scholes believes this should spell an end to Shaw’s chances of reviving his Old Trafford career. Speaking on BT Sport, the United favourite urged Shaw to consider a switch to Spurs with Mourinho not in preference of his services anymore.

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Tottenham Chase Stadium Sponsor

With the brand new stadium almost built, it’s no suprise to read the reports saying that Tottenham Hotspur are on the look out for a new sponsor.

Having built their new 70,000 stadium at great expense, and financed by Venture Capitalists, Tottenham are now looking at how to cover the excruciating costs of development (which have over-run by over £50m since the project was first started). (more…)

Spurs start installing seats

Tottenham Hotspur has started the installation of seats in their new stadium situated in London. The North London team is expected to move in their new stadium that has a capacity of 62,000 at the start of next season. They have been using Wembley as their temporary home stadium this season.

The Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has stated that the new stadium will be known as the Tottenham Hotspur stadium until they can find a suitable sponsor for the naming rights, whilst it is expected to be opened with a friendly match against Italian football Giants Juventus. He said that this is a proud moment in the history of the club and they want to make sure that each fan enjoys it. (more…)

Ryan Mason will consider Tottenham Hotspur return in a coaching capacity

Former Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason has admitted that he would consider a potential return to Tottenham Hotspur in a coaching capacity after his playing career was curtailed at the age of 26. The one-time England international was hoping to return to the playing field after a 13-month layoff with a skull fracture, but there were repercussions which pushed him into retirement.


Speaking on Sky Sports’ Soccer AM this weekend, Mason admitted that a return to Tottenham would make sense after having spent 18 years, starting from the youth academy with the club, he said: “I’m going to see what I fall into but if I was to go down the coaching route I spent 18 years at Tottenham and that’s my club so I’m sure that would be in my DNA if I was a coach.”
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