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Tottenham Hotspur are supporting 22-year-old defender Destiny Udogie and his family after he was allegedly threatened with a gun in north London.

The Metropolitan Police have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with the incident in September.

Following their 4-0 win over FC Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, in which left-back Udogie featured, Spurs released a statement.

A spokesman for the club said: "We have been providing support for Destiny and his family since the incident and will continue to do so.

"Given this is a legal matter, we cannot comment any further."

A Met Police spokesman said officers were called at 11.14pm on 6 September to reports that a man in his 20s had been threatened with a gun in Cockfosters Parade, Barnet.

"Officers spoke to the victim and, during the course of their investigation, it was also reported another man in his 20s had also allegedly been blackmailed and threatened by the same individual," he said.

"No injuries were reported in either incident.

"A 31-year-old man was arrested on Monday 8 September on suspicion of possession of firearms with intent, blackmail and driving without a licence.

"He has been bailed while enquiries continue."

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Italian international Udogie joined Spurs from Udinese for £15m on a five-year deal in 2022.

He was immediately loaned back to the Serie A club - before making his competitive debut for Spurs in the summer of 2023.

Nottingham Forest have appointed former Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou as their new manager.

It comes hours after the Premier League club sacked Nuno Espirito Santo just three games into the new season.

Postecoglou, 60, was sacked by Spurs after winning the Europa League in May, ending the north London side's 17-year wait for a trophy.

In a statement, Forest's owner, Evangelos Marinakis, said: "We are bringing a coach to the club who has a proven and consistent record of winning trophies.

"His experience of coaching teams at the highest level, along with his desire to build something special with us at Forest, makes him a fantastic person to help us on our journey and achieve consistently all our ambitions.

"After gaining promotion to the Premier League, then building consistently season after season to secure European football, we now must take the right step to compete with the very best and challenge for trophies.

"Ange has the credentials and the track-record to do this, and we are excited he is joining us on our ambitious journey."

Santo, 51, left his role late on Monday.

His last game was a 3-0 loss to a West Ham side who went into the game off the back of two heavy defeats in their opening two games.

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The Portuguese manager surpassed all expectations with a 7th-place finish in last season's campaign.

However, his relationship with Forest's owner became strained towards the end of his tenure.

Santo had criticised the club's transfer activity in the summer, and openly said the relationship had suffered.

He said at the time: "I always had a very good relationship with the owner, last season we were very close and spoke on a daily basis. This season it is not so well.

"Our relationship has changed, and we are not as close. Everybody at the club should be together, but this is not the reality."

It also came after Forest's owner appeared to confront Santo on the pitch following a 2-2 draw at home to Leicester City last season.

Forest later denied it was a confrontation and said the owner was simply frustrated that striker Taiwo Awoniyi had continued to play following an injury.

Postecoglou's first game in charge will be away to Arsenal on Saturday, 13 September.

Amanda Staveley, the former Newcastle United Football Club joint-owner, will on Monday be forced to clarify her interest in bidding for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur following veteran chairman Daniel Levy's unexpected departure last week.

Sky News has learnt that PCP International Finance, a vehicle controlled by Ms Staveley, is expected to issue a statement following discussions with the UK takeover watchdog saying that she does not intend to make a formal offer for Spurs.

People close to the situation said on Sunday that Ms Staveley had been in discussions with prospective backers of a bid for the club in recent weeks.

Spurs' ownership is complicated by the fact that it is subject to the UK Takeover Code - governed by the Takeover Panel.

Under the provisions in the Code, PCP could yet return with a formal takeover bid for Spurs if invited to do so by the board of Enic, or if a rival bidder announces its intention to make a firms offer for last season's Europa League winners.

City sources pointed to these caveats as being particularly relevant to Ms Staveley's potential ongoing interest in Spurs.

Enic owns a stake of nearly 87% in the club, with the remaining shares owned by a group of minority investors.

Mr Levy reportedly owns a stake of almost 30% in Enic, while Joe Lewis, Enic's majority-owner, transferred control of his stake in Spurs to his family trust in 2022.

A source close to the Lewis family said on Sunday evening: "The club is not for sale."

His exit last week after nearly 25 years as Tottenham chairman was apparently driven by a desire to inject fresh momentum into the leadership of the club.

In a statement last week, it said: "Tottenham Hotspur has been transformed over the last quarter of a century.

"It has played in European competitions in the last 18 of 20 seasons, becoming one of the world's most recognised football clubs, consistently investing in its academy, players and facilities, including a new, world-class stadium and state of the art training centre."

Rothschild, the investment bank, had previously been engaged by Mr Levy to raise hundreds of millions of capital to invest in Spurs.

Those discussions are understood to have involved a range of parties in the past year.

Any takeover bid for Spurs, regardless of the identity of the bidder, would be likely to value at well in excess of £3.5bn for it to be deemed acceptable.

A spokesman for Ms Staveley declined to comment on Sunday evening.

A man has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of racially abusing Bournemouth player Antoine Semenyo.

The 47-year-old from Liverpool, who hasn't been named, was ordered not to go within a mile of any football stadium - and to avoid matches.

Semenyo complained during Friday's match at Anfield and the game was temporarily paused while the referee spoke to the teams' managers.

An anti-discrimination message was broadcast, and it is understood police went into the ref's room at half-time.

Semenyo scored twice in the second half to help bring Bournemouth back from two goals down, before Liverpool went on to eventually win the contest 4-2.

The player said the messages of support he received were "overwhelming" and a reminder of why he loves the sport.

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On Saturday, Semenyo wrote: "Last night at Anfield will stay with me forever - not because of one person's words, but because of how the entire football family stood together."

The Premier League said its "on-field anti-discrimination protocol" had been followed and the incident "will now be fully investigated".

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The incident came two days after Tottenham Hotspur player Mathys Tel faced racist abuse online following a missed penalty in his team's UEFA Super Cup loss to Paris Saint-Germain.

Merseyside Police said on Monday that its investigation was ongoing, and the force is continuing to liaise with Liverpool FC.

Tottenham let slip a two-goal lead before losing a penalty shootout to Paris St Germain (PSG) in the final of the UEFA Super Cup.

Spurs defenders Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero scored from set pieces to put the north London side on their way to winning the trophy, in what was manager Thomas Frank's first game in charge.

However, Champions League winners PSG, who were thrashed in the Club World Cup final by Chelsea last month, produced a stunning response after Kang-in Lee pulled one back with five minutes left.

PSG striker Goncalo Ramos, who was brought on in the 77th minute, forced the game to penalties after scoring a header in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

The Super Cup final, played each year between the winners of the Champions League and Europa League, does not feature extra time - meaning the game went straight to spot kicks.

Europa League winners Tottenham initially had the advantage when Vitinha missed PSG's first kick - but it was followed by Van de Ven and Mathys Tel failing to score their penalties.

PSG, managed by Luis Enrqiue, went on to win 4-3.

The PSG players poured on to the pitch in celebration, knowing they had etched their names into history as the first French side to lift the trophy.

"It's incredible to win like this. This team once again showed character, even if we're not at our physical best," PSG defender Marquinhos said.

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"We managed to get the goals we needed through the substitutions, and in the shootout we have players who take their penalties well and a goalkeeper who helped us."

Tottenham, who finished 17th in the Premier League last season, were unable to win what would have been their second trophy in 17 years - with the first one coming when they beat Manchester United in Europe's second-tier competition in May.

Tottenham Hotspur have sacked their head coach Ange Postecoglou, despite winning the Europa League 16 days ago.

The team struggled in the Premier League this season and finished in 17th position, one place above the relegation zone.

However, the 1-0 win against Manchester United salvaged the campaign as it secured a place in next season's Champions League.

But the European trophy was not enough to save Postecoglou his job, with his sacking coming exactly two years on from his appointment, having joined from Celtic on 6 June, 2023.

The Australian, who delivered on his promise of "always" winning in his second season, was only the third Spurs boss to taste European success and the first in 17 years to lift silverware.

"Following a review of performances and after significant reflection, the club can announce that Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties," a club statement read.

"We are extremely grateful to Ange for his commitment and contribution during his two years at the club. Ange will always be remembered as only the third manager in our history to deliver a European trophy, alongside legendary figures Bill Nicholson and Keith Burkinshaw.

"However, the board has unanimously concluded that it is in the best interests of the club for a change to take place."

Sky Sports News understands Brentford boss Thomas Frank, the bookmakers' favourite, is the leading contender to succeed Postecoglou.

The Dane has a release clause in his contract, although negotiations are yet to take place with the west London club, SSN reports.

Speaking to supporters and soaking up the scene around the Tottenham High Road told you everything about what it means to end a trophy drought.

What it means to a club, a community and a fan base starved of silverware.

More than 100,00 fans turned out on a Friday afternoon to welcome back a team with the Europa League trophy.

For some clubs, 17 years might not seem a long time without a title.

But Tottenham have endured so much frustration and ridicule - competing for much of the last decade in the upper reaches of the Premier League without any prize to show for it.

And their last four cup finals have been lost.

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A punch line to savour

No wonder pundits doubted whether head coach Ange Postecoglou could continue his record of always winning a trophy by the second season at his clubs.

Now was the moment, at the end of the parade in front of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, to savour the success he promised to deliver.

"I told them, and they laughed," he told the crowd. "I told them, and they didn't believe."

Then came the punch line.

"I'll leave you with this," the Australian-Greek former Celtic manager said. "All the best television series, season three is better than season two."

Domestic woes forgotten - for now

Whether he will be back for season three has been the subplot throughout the second half of the season.

What was more surprising about beating Manchester United in the all-English final - a fourth win over the once-mighty fallen giants of the season - was reaching the final at all.

Because the Europa League has been won during Tottenham's worst domestic campaign in almost five decades. It's a Premier League season that will end on Sunday, just above the relegation zone.

But when there's a trophy to parade, on buses through the streets around the stadium, all the turbulence vanishes.

At least for now.

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'Champions again'

For so many fans, there was disbelief mixed with delirium that the trophy cabinet would have a new addition, rather than questioning who would be in the team coaching them next season.

There had been no European success since 1984, no domestic cup since 2008, until Brennan Johnson's scrappy goal sealed silverware in the final in Bilbao.

"Champions again," they chanted on a day when blue confetti filled the air and a trophy had its homecoming to north London.

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Tottenham Hotspur have won the Europa League after beating Premier League rivals Manchester United 1-0 in the final.

Brennan Johnson's scrappy 42-minute goal gave Ange Postecoglou's team the win and a spot in next season's Champions League, which is set to bring the north London club a £100m windfall.

Spurs were thankful for Micky van de Ven's second-half goal-line clearance and keeper Guglielmo Vicario's stoppage-time save.

The club have endured a disappointing top-flight campaign, currently sitting in 17th place in the domestic league, but the victory in Bibao, Spain, means they have secured a place in Europe's premier club competition and salvaged their season.

It is the first time Tottenham have won a trophy since the Carling Cup in 2008, and it is their first European title since the UEFA Cup in 1984.

Beaming boss Postecoglou silenced the critics - at least temporarily - as he stuck to his word by winning a trophy in his second season.

Meanwhile, United, who currently lie 16th in the Premier League, will now have a season without European football for the first time since 2014-15.

The Reds had remained unbeaten in the Europa League ahead of Wednesday's final at the San Mames stadium.

But manager Ruben Amorim's already tough job of rebuilding the team now becomes that much harder without Champions League qualification.

This season has been United's worst top-flight campaign since suffering relegation 51 years ago.