Tottenham defender Djed Spence hopes to inspire "young kids around the world" after he won his first England cap in their 5-0 win against Serbia, becoming the first Muslim to play for the senior men's team.
Djed Spence hopes becoming the first Muslim player to represent England will help create a path for more to follow.
The full-back replaced Reece James as England beat Serbia 5-0 in a World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday and the Spurs defender wants more Muslims to tread the same path.
"It is a blessing," Spence said. "It is good to make history and hopefully it spurs young kids on around the world so they can make it and do what I am doing.
"I was surprised - I didn't know I was the first. I hope it paves the way for many more. Whatever religion you believe in, just believe in God. God is the greatest. He never lets you down.
"You see days like today - it is all because of God."
The 25-year-old received his legacy cap from England captain Harry Kane following the match and Spence said he was "a bit emotional" after the journey he had been on to get there.
"He [Kane] gave it to me when I was in the dressing room. He said I was at Tottenham with him a few years ago and he has seen my growth and he knows how hard it is to get to this level and was just happy for me," Spence added.
"It was amazing - it has been a long time coming. I have dreamed about it all my life. It is an honour. I'm a little bit emotional from the journey I have been on.
"I'm officially an England player now so I am over the moon."
Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven is a target for Real Madrid, Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo wants a January move while Arsenal will consider selling an attacking duo.
Real Madrid are interested in signing Tottenham centre-back Micky van de Ven, 24, but Spurs would only consider selling the Netherlands defender for about £70m. (Fichajes - in Spanish, external)
Manchester United and England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20, may seek to resurrect a loan move to Napoli in January if he does not get more game-time at Old Trafford. (ESPN), external
Arsenal will consider the sales of Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus, 28, and Belgium forward Leandro Trossard, 30, in the January transfer window. (Football Insider, external)
West Ham are in talks to re-sign Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski just two months after the 40-year-old left club when his contract expired. (Talksport), external
Crystal Palace's French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, 28, has no interest in a move to Leeds United but finds the prospect of joining Aston Villa enticing. (Teamtalk), external
Liverpool and Newcastle are the latest clubs to join the race to sign England and Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton, 21, with Chelsea and Manchester United also among interested parties. (Teamtalk, external)
Tottenham's Yves Bissouma, 29, is headed for the exit door with the Mali midfielder falling out of favour under new boss Thomas Frank. (Football Insider), external
Atletico Madrid are eyeing Tottenham's Rodrigo Bentancur with the 28-year-old Uruguay midfielder's contract set to expire next summer. (Fichajes - in Spanish, external)
New Nottingham Forest boss Ange Postecoglou may bring former Tottenham backroom staff members Mile Jedinak, Nick Montgomery and Sergio Raimundo to the City Ground. (Mail), external
Manchester United are hoping goalkeeper Andre Onana can perform well on loan at Trabzonspor this season so they can sell the 29-year-old Cameroon international for a sizeable fee next summer. (Football Insider, external)
Manchester United's 21-year-old English winger Sam Mather might leave for a club in Turkey before their transfer window closes either on loan or permanently. (Manchester Evening News), external
Joao Mendes, son of Brazil and Barcelona legend Ronaldinho, is leaving Burnley with the 20-year-old winger set to join Hull City's under-21s set-up. (Hull Daily Mail, external)
BBC Sport's Chris Sutton says Ange Postecoglou will have learned from his time at Tottenham and will adapt his playing style to suit the squad at Nottingham Forest after being named manager.
West Ham have won just one of their last seven Premier League matches against Tottenham Hotspur (D3 L3), a 2-1 away win in December 2023.
Each of the last three Premier League meetings between West Ham and Spurs at the London Stadium have ended as 1-1 draws â Spurs are winless in five league visits (D3 L2) since a 3-2 win in November 2019.
West Ham lost their first two Premier League games of 2025-26 but beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 on MD3 â theyâve only won consecutive matches once since David Moyes departed the club, doing so in February 2025.
Spurs have lost 10 of their last 16 London derbies in the Premier League (W3 D3), keeping just one clean sheet in their last 21 derby matches in the league, a 2-0 away win at Thomas Frankâs Brentford in February 2025.
Having averaged 3.4 shots on target per game across their first 20 Premier League matches under Graham Potter, West Ham had eight in their 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest, their most in a league game under him.
Tottenham Hotspur have lost 17 of their last 23 Premier League matches that havenât been against newly promoted sides (W3 D3), with two of their last four league wins against non-promoted sides coming away at the Etihad against Manchester City in November 2024 and August 2025.
In his first Premier League appearance since January, Crysencio Summerville came on as an 82nd minute substitute and assisted a goal and won a penalty for West Ham in their 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest â he was the first player in Premier League history to be subbed on that late in a game and achieve that.
Following a 2-0 win away at Man City, Thomas Frank is looking to become just the third Spurs manager to win his first two away top-flight matches in charge of the club, along with Ossie Ardiles in 1993-94 and Tim Sherwood in 2013-14.
Jarrod Bowen has had a hand in nine Premier League goals in his last nine appearances (6 goals, 3 assists). Since his first appearance under Graham Potter in early February, only Mohamed Salah (15) has scored and assisted more goals than Bowen (9 goals, 4 assists) in the Premier League.
Tottenham Hotspur defender Pedro Porro has played 86 Premier League games but never been involved in a 0-0 draw, an all-time record without featuring in one. Itâs the second-longest start to a Premier League career without a 0-0, with only Mikaël Silvestre going more games from his debut without a goalless one (134 matches before featuring in Man Utd 0-0 Arsenal in September 2003).
While we wait to see if everything or nothing will be different at a post-Levy Spurs, let us consider what on-pitch issues need addressing to ensure we build momentum in the league.
Consistency was severely lacking under Ange Postecoglou and, as we succumbed to defeat against Bournemouth following an impressive win against Manchester City, it was a reminder that there is still lots to work on.
It is a running joke among the Tottenham faithful that, each time we beat Manchester City or another 'big' team, we will inevitably lose to a less formidable opponent in our next fixture. Thomas Frank's to-do list must include understanding why this happens and how to prevent it.
Something that concerned me most about the Bournemouth game was the gaping hole that was supposed to be our midfield, and this is a priority area.
Stemming from the issues in midfield, an additional worrying aspect was the acute lack of goalscoring opportunities we created.
After adding Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani to the squad, Frank now has an abundance of attacking options although it may require some trial-and-error experimentation to determine the best combination of players, especially with an eye on our upcoming Champions League campaign.
Spurs fans know a thing or two about waiting for success, and patience will be needed while Frank works out how all the pieces â particularly the new ones â of this puzzle fit together.
There are no easy games in the Premier League, but our next few fixtures provide Frank with useful trials to develop our new forward line, as well as to make a statement about what this team is truly capable of.
Tottenham made a late move to sign Paris St-Germain's Senny Mayulu before the transfer window shut, with Chelsea and Manchester City also keen on the 19-year-old French midfielder. (Teamtalk), external
Spurs are continuing to monitor Sunderland defender Dennis Cirkin and might move to re-sign the 23-year-old left-back, who is a product of their academy, in January. (TBR Football), external
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The board of Tottenham Hotspur says its owner has "unequivocally rejected" two expressions of interest in the north London football club and that it is "not for sale".
The announcement late on Sunday came after the sudden departure of executive chairman Daniel Levy last week triggered speculation that a takeover bid could be imminent.
Mr Levy was the Premier League's longest-serving chairman and is estimated to have earned more than £50m ($67.5m) during his almost quarter of a century in the role.
But he was also the target of regular protests by Spurs fans, especially last season.
The statement said ENIC Sports & Developments Holdings Ltd had rejected two separate preliminary expressions of interest in the club.
One was from former Newcastle United shareholder Amanda Staveley's PCP International Finance Limited and another from a consortium led by Dr Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng through Firehawk Holdings Limited, it said.
"The Board of the Club and ENIC confirm that Tottenham Hotspur is not for sale and ENIC has no intention to accept any such offer to acquire its interest in the Club," the statement said.
ENIC has an almost 87% stake in Tottenham Hotspur.
UK businessman Joe Lewis and his family own the majority of ENIC, while about 30% is held by Mr Levy and his family.
Martin Ho made a winning start to life as Tottenham head coach as they narrowly beat West Ham in their Women's Super League opener.
Former Brann manager Ho, who succeeded Robert Vilahamn at Spurs, saw his side fail to register a single shot on target from open play.
But Eveliina Summanen drew a foul from Hammers captain Katrina Gorry and won a late penalty from which Spurs captain Bethany England struck the winning goal with four minutes remaining.
However, the game in Leyton had offered little in the way of excitement up until then, with both sides struggling to click in attack.
It wasn't until the 41st minute that the game's first shot on target as Viviane Asseyi's corner created a pinball inside the box before Spurs goalkeeper Lize Kop denied the dangerous Shekiera Martinez.
Olivia Holdt, who was Spurs' most impressive player in the half, then overpowered Hammers captain Gorry on the right and crossed in to England, who laid it off for Jessica Naz to fire over from the edge of the box.
The Hammers began the second half on the front foot with Seraina Piubel arriving to meet Asseyi's cross but failing to hit the target from close range.
They then lost keeper Kinga Szemik to an injury. The Poland international had to be assisted back to the dressing room by medical staff after colliding with the post while attempting to palm away a cross from Tottenham veteran Drew Spence.
Megan Walsh, who took Szemik's place, was beaten by England from the spot as Ho guided Spurs to their first win in 11 league fixtures.
Tottenham's disappointing 11th-place finish last season led to a change in the dugout as Ho was brought in for his first head coach assignment in English football.
Previously an assistant at Everton and Manchester United, the 35-year-old Liverpudlian led Brann to the quarter-finals of the 2023-24 Champions League and the league runners-up spot in 2024.
Having taken over a Spurs side who failed to win any of their final 10 WSL fixtures last season and with only two new players added to the squad over the summer, Ho will be fully aware of the challenge ahead.
But despite being second best, they achieved the boost of a win against West Ham, who finished three points above them in 2024-25.
Among the positives for Ho was the performance of 19-year-old Toko Koga in central defence.
Koga, who joined from Feyenoord as one of Tottenham's two summer signings, had a trial by fire against an attack led by Martinez, who scored 10 goals for the Hammers in only 12 WSL appearances last season.
The defender made crucial interventions to keep West Ham at bay, with the visitors attempting 10 shots compared to Tottenham's five, and looked at ease with the ball at her feet as the hosts tried to build from the back.
However, Ho faces plenty of work to get his Spurs attack firing, with tougher tests against Everton and Manchester City to come later this month.
Meanwhile, West Ham and Skinner may feel a draw would have been a fair result.
Their attacking unit of Martinez, Piubel, Asseyi and Riko Ueki caused plenty of problems for the hosts but failed to trouble Spurs keeper Kop much, except for Martinez's late first-half effort.
However, the Hammers manager looks to have a squad to better last season's ninth-place finish, with five new signings - Ines Belloumou, Sarah Brasero, Ffion Morgan, Leila Wandeler and Selin Cemal - on their bench in the opener.
'We took over and capitalised on it'
FT: Liverpool 1-4 Everton
Everton
Everton boss Brian Sorensen speaking to Sky Sports: "I thought we were terrible the first 30 almost 40 minutes. I don't know why. We were late in our pressure. Everything was just off I don't know why. We couldn't put more than three or four passes together. Then in the final ten minutes or so we started to look more like ourselves.
"Then we made the three subs [at half time] not because of the three that came out but more just we diddn't want to start on the back foot again and wanted some fresh energy in, and it paid off. I'm so happy for the girls.
"It's so hard to start the first game of the season and know where you are straight away. I thought Liverpool were excellent at the start and then we really took over and capitalised on it."
On the side returning to Goodison Park next week: "I can't wait. The next two home games we have are at Goodison Park, we need to be better from the start of course, but I can't wait.
'Vignola has been amazing'
FT: Liverpool 1-4 Everton
Everton
Everton goalscorer Katja Snoeijs: "Amazing. Another derby win. A great start to the season for us.
"Hopefully, we can build on the good performance we had today and get the season even more started."
On Ornella Vignola's hat-trick performance: "Ornella has been amazing, she was really good in pre-season. I'm really happy she got the goals in the first game of the season, it takes a lot of pressure off her shoulders.
"She's a great player and you can expect more goals from her as well."