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BROOKLYN Earick has withdrawn his £4.5billion Spurs takeover bid - after the Lewis family made it clear they would not sell under ANY conditions.

Sun Sport exclusively revealed how former DJ Earick, 41, had compiled a 12-strong US consortium to finance his world record bid.

Earick was offering £3.3bn for the club plus a further £1.2bn in funds for transfers, wages and agents fees.

Despite current owners ENIC and the Lewis family having “unequivocally rejected” the initial offer - confirmed by the club via a Stock Exchange statement - detailed discussions between the two sides took place last week.

But after it was made clear that a sale was simply not on the cards under any circumstances - with the Lewises determined to show a long-term commitment to moving the club on - it was agreed that Earick would formally withdraw his offer.

That was confirmed by a Stock Exchange statement, which referred to the initial bid offer made last month.

It said: “Further to the announcement made by the Board of Tottenham Hotspur Limited on 26 September 2025, Mr Brooklyn Earick confirms that he does not intend to make a firm offer for the Company.

“Accordingly, Mr Brooklyn Earick and any person(s) currently acting in concert with him will, except with the consent of the Takeover Panel, be bound by the restrictions set out in Rule 2.8 of the Code."

Sun Sport understands that Earick was involved in significant conversations with Douglas Armstrong, the Lewis family’s legal counsel.

The agreement does not rule out a future bid with the Stock Exchange statement adding: “Mr Brooklyn Earick and the Consortium also reserve the right to acquire shares of the Company, subject to, and in accordance with, the Code and other applicable regulations.”

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Tottenham said in a statement: "The Board of Tottenham Hotspur Limited (the "Club") notes the recent announcements from the Firehawk and Mr Earick's consortiums that they do not intend to make an offer for the Club.

"The Board thanks them for the constructive approach taken in the discussions with the Club's and the Lewis family's representatives and respecting the clear position of the Lewis family that the Club is not for sale.

"Following the announcements made by the consortiums, the Club is no longer in an offer period under the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers."

Sun Sport exclusively revealed Earick's interest in buying Spurs - leading to his first public comment on the subject.

He shared a photo of the backpage story alongside the caption: "Pretty low key morning so far."

Interest in buying Tottenham has spiked following Daniel Levy's departure from the club at the beginning of September.

Sun Sport reported how Earick was given a guided tour of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the club’s Hotspur Way training facility on August 6.

That was a visit arranged by former chairman Levy.

Talks with ENIC continued after Levy’s shock exit with Earick who had until October 24, under Takeover Panel rules, to make a bid for the whole club.

It was believed that one of Earick’s proposed backers was Dan Gilbert, the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA franchise who has an estimated fortune of £20bn.

However, Gilbert is understood to have developed cold feet over the potential deal while the unwillingness of the Lewis family to give any hint of a willingness to consider a sale left Earick with only one way out for now.

The end of his pursuit, though, will put pressure on the Lewis family and ENIC to deliver on their promise to invest in the club’s long-term aims starting in the January transfer window.

FORMER Arsenal keeper Graham Stack is bringing London bragging rights to the boxing ring - in the name of charity.

Stack - Arsene Wenger's back-up stopper in the 2003-04 Invincible season - has ten retired players signed up for the event next Saturday.

The main attraction is former Chelsea midfielder Jody Morris taking on ex-Tottenham man David Bentley at the Grosvenor Hotel in Mayfair.

And despite the money raised going towards four different charities, there will be no love lost in the ring.

Stack, 44, told SunSport: "Of course not, that's not what we do. We're ex-footballers, ex-athletes, whatever it might be.

"I think if you ask them to have a game of chess or pool, they're gonna do everything they can to possibly win and that's gonna be no different.

"First things first, we don't want anyone getting injured, which is why we've got head guards and gloves.

"But in saying that, people will be getting in the ring and they'll be looking to knock their opponent out, which is exactly what I'm after."

Morris, 46, spent seven seasons at Chelsea after coming through their academy, making his debut in 1996.

He later returned as Frank Lampard's assistant manager in 2019 for nearly two years.

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Bentley meanwhile - who played with Stack at Arsenal - joined Spurs in 2008 and had five years with the North Londoners.

The ex-England international, 41, has been training with Kevin Mitchell while Morris is coached by former middleweight world champion Darren Barker.

And Stack reckons footballers stepping into the ring in retirement could become a trend.

He said: "Pretty much in any sport, whether that's boxing or football, whatever that might be, there's always that void, there's always that gap.

"Over time you're trying to replace it with stuff, so I think this is definitely given the boys back a little bit of a spark, give them an edge back, give them something to focus on, give them some drive and some stability and some structure.

"And ultimately fight night is gonna be like walking out in front of 40,000, the pressure, the nerves, the adulation if you win, the disappointment when you lose.

"I think it's gonna be as close to what they would have had as a player since they've stopped playing."

Elsewhere on the card is Curtis Davies vs Paddy Kenny, Leroy Lita vs David Noble, Lee Trundle vs Anthony Gardner and Greg Halford vs Marvin Elliott.

Stack was due to also fight and was in training - but had to focus all his efforts on organising.

People will be getting in the ring and they'll be looking to knock their opponent out, which is exactly what I'm after

Graham Stack

He said: "It was quite a lot to do and I was finding it was probably too much.

"What I didn't want to do is put myself down to fight on the night, win the fight, but the event not be a success and not raise the money, because I wouldn't have been able to sleep at night.

"The most important thing for me is to raise half a million pounds.

"It's not about me, it's not even about the boxers, it's not about Peter Crouch doing the Q&A, it's about what we raise ultimately.

"So we really do need everyone's help to donate and hopefully as many people to come and be present on the night."

Stack is raising money for four different charities.

'Four wonderful charities'

Bob Wilson - who brought Stack to Arsenal - runs the Willow Foundation in honour of his daughter Anna who sadly died of cancer.

Stack is also working with Helping Hands - a children's cancer charity in Barnet.

They are in need of a breakout room for children's chemotherapy and need three more electric chairs - having only got one so far.

Playskill is also a children's charity in Watford looking after patients from five-months-old to five-years-old.

They specialise in children with communication and physical difficulties.

Sport in Mind is a mental health charity - in partnership with NHS trusts - that Stack works with.

It gives those struggling mentally an outlet through sport - based in Reading where Stack spent the 2005-06 season on loan.

He added: "Four wonderful charities, we are trying to raise half a million, from October to October. So that is our goal."

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PETER CROUCH suffered an embarrassing blunder as he tried to become an NFL player for the day.

The retired striker was at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the Minnesota Vikings game with the Cleveland Browns.

Crouch, 44, was well received at the ground, having starred for Spurs between 2009 and 2011.

As part of the entertainment during the first quarter break, he tried his hand at being an NFL kicker.

He was presented with the challenge of scoring a field goal from 25 yards while wearing a Paddy Power shirt and torso pads.

However, it was not an ideal moment for Crouch as he skewed his effort wide of the posts.

To make the moment worse, he had started running off as if to celebrate a goal.

Fans found the miss hilarious as they reacted on social media.

One posted: "At least he didn't slip over like at the Liverpool vs Wolves game."

A second commented: "Crouchy should be able to do that in his sleep."

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A third wrote: "How has he not done that?"

A fourth said: "He wouldn't have missed a header."

Another added: "They could have used him as one of the posts."

Tottenham were also represented at the NFL game by current players Djed Spence and Xavi Simons.

The pair were pictured on the touchline soaking up the atmosphere.

During his time in North London, he scored 24 goals and assisted 21 in 93 appearances in all competitions.

He hung up his boots in 2019 after a short spell with Burnley and finished with 106 Premier League goals to his name.

Meanwhile, in September, he was involved in another hilarious moment.

He walked out with non-league outfit Farnham Town as a mascot and towered over his footballer partner.

THE FA have launched a probe into the conduct of Leeds United fans during Saturday's game against Tottenham.

The fiery contest saw two separate incidents of objects being thrown at players for the visiting side.

Now, per reports from the Mail, the FA is investigating the incidents, which would carry the potential of a significant fine for the Yorkshire outfit.

Pedro Porro was the first victim of the incidents, being struck by a vape as he waited to take a corner.

He was uninjured and managed to make light of the situation by pretending to smoke with the device before swinging his delivery in.

But the next incident drew no laughs, as winger Mohammed Kudus narrowly missed being struck in the head by what appeared to be a flying bottle.

The attacker had just scored the decisive goal in the 2-1 result when he performed his signature celebration by sitting on a steward's stool in front of the home fans.

An object can be seen emerging from the crowd at speed before nearly hitting Kudus and his approaching teammates.

None of the players reacted in the moment, and thankfully nobody was injured by the projectile.

And in the end it was all celebrations for Thomas Frank's men, who took all three points from Elland Road unscathed.

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They head into the international break third in the league, just two points off their North London rivals Arsenal in the top spot.

The FA have confirmed to SunSport that they are looking into the matter.

PEDRO PORRO had a brilliant response to being hit by a vape during Tottenham's win at Leeds.

Thomas Frank's side earned a hard-fought three points at Elland Road.

Porro produced the assist for Mohammed Kudus' winner and he was also able to have a bit of fun in the second half.

As the full-back prepared to take a corner in front of the Leeds fans a vape was thrown at him.

The vape hit Porro and he responded by picking it up and pretending to smoke it.

And the Spaniard wasn't done having his fun with the moment.

He wasted no time in uploading an Instagram post from the game, including an image of him holding up the vape for referee Tom Bramall.

He captioned the post: "Back on track with the boys… Didn’t feel like vaping today, fancied the three points instead."

The cheeky jab went down well with fans, who flocked to his comments to praise him for his conduct on and off the pitch.

One commenter said: "Guys a comedian hahahaha unreal"

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And another fan added: "Brilliant Pedro!!! Great performance too."

The incident amused the Spurs faithful, but another moment in the second half had them tearing their hair out.

Summer signing Xavi Simons attempted an audacious rabona through ball when the game was at 1-1, but could only dribble the tame effort to the waiting feet of Joe Rodon.

The Dutchman will thank Kudus and Porro for taking the eyes off him going into the international break.

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MOHAMMED KUDUS scored his first Tottenham goal to send them second and continue Thomas Frank's impressive start.

The Ghanaian's smart left-footed finish in the 57th minute proved the difference in a fiesty game at Elland Road.

Kudus, who joined Spurs for £55m in the summer from rivals West Ham, also set up Mathys Tel's opener.

Tel's shot from just inside the box rocketed past Leeds keeper Karl Darlow after a big deflection.

Leeds levelled before half-time after Guglielmo Vicario could only parry Brenden Aaronson's deflected strike into the path of Noah Okafor.

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XAVI SIMONS baffled Spurs fans when he tried to play a teammate in behind with an outrageous rabona - and failed miserably.

The Dutch attacking midfielder found himself in space on the edge of Leeds' box during the second half of their Premier League clash at Elland Road.

His momentum was taking him away from goal, but he had overlapping options from Rodrigo Bentancur and Mathys Tel.

Yet rather than trusting his weaker left foot, the 22-year-old attempted to wrap his right foot around his standing leg and rabona the ball to one of his attacking partners.

Which was the intended target we may never know, as the result was a limp effort that rolled straight towards the thankful defender Joe Rodon.

Spurs fans were fuming with the decision, which occurred as the game was balanced on a knife edge at 1-1 just minutes into the second period.

One fan compared the move to a former Spurs star's Puskas award-winning rabona, saying: "Xavi Simons You aren’t Erik Lamela. Please never do that again."

Another questioned his decision, asking: "What was Xavi Simons thinking?"

A third fan was especially displeased, saying: "Xavi Simons is an idiot. What the hell was that???!"

And a rival fan chimed in with: "You ain’t got that Rabona in your locker, Xavi Simons."

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The first half of the match had been a thriller, with Spurs taking an early lead through a deflected Tel effort.

Leeds would pile on the pressure in response, and some brilliant hold-up play from Dominic Calvert-Lewin would help craft the breakthrough, with Noah Okafor tapping home into an empty net from a rebound.

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