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Leicester and Tottenham will open their Premier League campaigns with a meeting at King Power Stadium at 20:00 BST on Monday, 19 August.

In the most recent Premier League match between the two sides, Leicester won in February 2023 and they last won consecutive league games against Spurs in October 1999 [a run of three].

Of all Premier League fixtures to have been played at least 30 times, Leicester v Tottenham has the highest goals-per-game average of 3.8 [128 goals in 34 games]. In the past five meetings alone, there have been 28 goals at an average of 5.6 per game.

The Foxes are unbeaten on the past nine occasions they have started their league campaign with a home game (W6 D3). However, the past three times they have lost, they have been relegated at the end of the campaign - 3-1 v Newcastle in 1994-95 (Premier League), 5-0 v Bolton in 2001-02 (Premier League) and 1-0 v Blackpool in 2007-08 (Championship).

This is the seventh time Spurs are starting their Premier League campaign against a promoted side. They have won five of the previous six, losing the other 1-0 against Sunderland in 2007-08.

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has apologised to captain Son Heung-min for using a racial slur on Uruguayan television, saying it was a "very bad joke".

While appearing on Canal 10 show Por La Camiseta, Bentancur was asked by host Rafa Cotelo for a Spurs player's shirt.

The Uruguay international replied: "Sonny's? It could be Sonny's cousin too as they all look the same."

After backlash to the clip, which was circulated on social media, he apologised to the South Korea international on Instagram.

"Sonny brother," he wrote. "I apologise to you for what happened, it was just a very bad joke.

"You know I love you and I would never disrespect you or hurt you or anyone else! I love you, brother!"

Son is yet to publicly respond to the apology.

The two players have been team-mates since Bentancur joined the club from Juventus in January 2022.

Bentancur is preparing to represent his country at this summer’s Copa America in the United States, which starts on 20 June.

French midfielder Tanguy Ndombele will leave Tottenham after the mutual termination of his contract, say the Premier League club.

Ndombele joined Spurs on a six-year deal from Ligue 1 side Lyon for a then-club record 60m euros (£53.8m) in July 2019.

He scored the first of his 10 goals in 91 appearances for the club on debut against Aston Villa.

However struggles with form and fitness peppered his Spurs career before he re-joined Lyon on loan in 2022.

The 27-year-old then became a league winner in Italy and Turkey after playing on loan for Napoli in the 2022-23 campaign before moving to Galatasaray last season.

Ndombele still had a year left on his deal with Spurs but both parties have decided to end their partnership from 30 June.

He last played for Tottenham in an FA Cup third round tie with Morecambe on 9 January 2022.

Former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has been appointed the new boss of Napoli on a three-year deal.

Manchester United won their first Women’s FA Cup trophy in style as they comfortably beat first-time finalists Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium.

Burnley are relegated from the Premier League after they cannot secure a win at Tottenham which would keep their hopes alive.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglu says he was "disappointed" not to get a better result against West Ham but it was a "tough game" as they drew 1-1 in the Premier League.

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