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Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly requested broadcasters around the globe to refer to them by their full name or commonly used nickname Spurs, but never simply 'Tottenham'.

A subtle change in the naming conventions of the north London club was spotted by eagle-eyed viewers of Sky Sport's coverage of the side's 1-0 win over Manchester United last Sunday.

Ange Postecoglou was described as 'Tottenham Hotspur Head Coach.' It was a small alteration to the name used in a graphic by the broadcaster during coverage of the side's 3-2 defeat by Everton last month when just 'Tottenham' was used.

The difference would probably have gone unnoticed, however, according to a report in The Athletic, an email circulated to Premier League broadcasters on February 10, titled 'Tottenham Hotspur Naming Update' provided instruction on how to refer to the club.

They requested that the club are primarily known as Tottenham Hotspur, with Spurs being the preferred short version. They also asked that they not be referred to as Tottenham.

According to the report, the club have claimed that this distinction is nothing new and has been their position since 2011. They claim that Tottenham is the name of an area, not the name of the club.

However, it appears a recent 'remastered brand identity' motivated the reminder to broadcasters.

A 'Brand Playbook' that was rolled out in November last year, contained a paragraph that made clear how the club wants to be described.

'In a world full of Uniteds, Citys and Rovers, there is only one Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur,' it read. 'When referring to the team or the brand, please use ‘Tottenham Hotspur’, ‘Tottenham Hotspur Football Club’ or ‘THFC’. Never refer to our Club as ‘Tottenham’, ‘Tottenham Hotspur FC’ or ‘TH’.'

A fresh look to the Europa League has provided it with added gloss

Manchester United and Tottenham will learn their next opponents on Friday

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A fresh look to the Europa League has provided it with added gloss but the action throughout the competition has been as exciting as ever.

The new inclusion of a play-off round prior to the last-16 has also seen some familiar European names fall away at an early stage in the competition.

However, Premier League giants Manchester United and Tottenham haven't had to worry, having secured an automatic spot in the last-16 by virtue of finishing in the top eight of the initial group phase.

After Thursday's results, it's now confirmed that the Premier League sides will face either AZ Alkmaar or Real Sociedad in the next round of the competition.

The draw to confirm every team's route to the final will be held on Friday February 21, which is where things may become somewhat confusing.

United and Spurs finished third and fourth in the league table format, meaning they will make up one seeded pair in the draw.

Ties for the last-16 are scheduled to be played on Thursday March 6, with the return legs a week later on Thursday March 13.

UEFA state that clubs are paired based on their positions at the end of the league phase to form four seeded pairs (clubs in positions 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6, and 7 and 8).

The clubs in each seeded pair are drawn into one of two positions in the round of 16 against the relevant winner of the knockout phase play-offs, whose position was determined by the knockout phase play-off draw.

Four bowls are prepared for this draw, two for the silver side of the bracket and two for the orange side of the bracket.

Each bowl contains two balls representing the winners of the round of 16 matches from one rung of the relevant side of the bracket, with the first silver bowl containing slips of paper marked 'Winners R16 1' and 'Winners R16 2' and the second silver bowl 'Winners R16 3' and 'Winners R16 4'.

The first bowl on the orange side will contain slips of paper marked 'Winners R16 5' and 'Winners R16 6' and, finally, 'Winners R16 7' and 'Winners R16 8' in the second bowl on the orange side.

The draw starts by shuffling and then drawing the balls placed in the first bowl of the silver side of the bracket.

The first ball drawn from this bowl indicates the team which will play the first match of the quarter-final at home, and the second ball the team which will play the return leg at home.

The procedure is repeated with the remaining bowls to complete the quarter-final pairings.

A similar process will be undertaken for the semi-final draw with two bowls - one for the silver bracket and one for the blue.

If that all sounds too confusing to map out, an illustration of each team's potential route can be seen above.

It is worth keeping in mind that teams from the same domestic league can face each other in the round of 16, which was not always the case in previous years.

They can also be drawn against teams they previously faced in the league phase.

As part of the draw, every team's potential route to the final - which will be held in Bilbao on May 28 - will also be revealed.

Chelsea and Spurs are both through to the last 16 of their European competitions

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UEFA are set to make an exception to their same-city guidelines by allowing Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur to each play their European ties in London on the same evening next month.

Mail Sport has been told the relevant authorities have given the green light for both home games to go ahead on Thursday March 13 ahead of their respective draws on Friday.

Chelsea and Tottenham have reached the round of 16 in the Conference League and Europa League respectively, and are scheduled for home advantage in their second legs.

UEFA's rules define a ‘clash' as when two clubs cannot compete on the same day because they share the same stadium, same city or are in cities within a radius of 50km. Stamford Bridge and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium are approximately 16km away from one another.

Ahead of Thursday night’s play-off ties, Chelsea knew they could be drawn with Real Betis, Gent, Copenhagen or Heidenheim in the Conference League, while Tottenham will face either AZ, Galatasaray, Midtjylland or Real Sociedad in the Europa League.

Man United co-owners Ineos have entered into talks with Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur aimed at making an early exit from their sponsorship of the north London club.

Mail Sport understands that what have been described as amicable discussions are taking place between both parties with a view to the petrochemicals giant withdrawing prematurely from a five-year deal signed in 2022.

Ineos, owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, are the official 4 x 4 partner of Spurs via their Grenadier vehicle and their branding is prominent in the dugouts at the club’s impressive new stadium. The Ineos logo also regularly appears regularly on advertisement hoardings and was seen throughout Spurs’s 1-0 win over United on Sunday. It is thought the agreement runs to several millions per season.

However, they are currently reducing their sporting portfolio. Last week, New Zealand Rugby announced that they were taking legal action, after Ineos made an early exit from a sponsorship deal with the All Blacks worth £3.7m a year that is not due to end until 2027.

A partnership with Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team has also been terminated, while the Daily Telegraph reported earlier this week that Ineos’ one-third stake in Mercedes Formula 1 was also at threat, with talks ongoing.

Since their arrival at United, Ineos have made a series of cuts as part of a wide-ranging review of how the business operates, which has identified a number of areas of wastage.

Mail Sport revealed that they were to make 250 redundancies and earlier this month disclosed that a further 100 to 200 job losses were being considered.

Their aim is to return United to profit, and to free up funds to strengthen Ruben Amorim’s first team.

When news of their row with the All Blacks broke, Ineos released a statement blaming the ‘de-industrialization of Europe’ amid high carbon taxes.

When the deal with Spurs was announced, the club declared it a ‘partnership of grit and glory, purpose and passion, and daring to do things differently’.

Tottenham players Ben Davies, Dominic Solanke, Guglielmo Vicario, Timo Werner, Archie Gray and Yves Bissouma have all filmed content that appears on the Ineos website.

Spurs and Ineos declined to comment.

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Beyoncé fans could be forced to fork out eyewatering sums to see their favourite popstar after resell sites started listing some of her Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tickets for £1,334 each.

The superstar, 43, is set to take her Cowboy Carter tour to the North London stage in June, with fans desperately trying to bag a ticket to see her perform the Grammy winning album live.

Beyoncé won Album of the Year this month for her new country record, only making tickets to see her show more desirable.

On ticket resell site Viagogo, fans are being faced with prices of £1,334 for a close-up seat, while they'd need to cough up £1,900 for a standing ticket opposite the stage.

If they want a cheaper seat further away, they could pay £524 to sit near the back or £891 to sit on the left-hand side.

Last week, Beyoncé fans lashed out when Ticketmaster glitched, leaving thousands waiting in queues while slamming the 'joke' high prices.

But fans in the UK were less than impressed when the pre-sale went live, yet they were left waiting when Ticketmaster's website seemed to crash.

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While Ticketmaster previously insisted the site worked fine, many users complained they could not purchase any of the long-awaited tickets.

And when they did finally get through they said they were faced with prices as high as £700 each.

Known for her Single Ladies hit, the singer's tour will kick off at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on June 5 and will go on to play there on 7, 10, 12 and 14.

The pop star is currently preparing her Cowboy Carter tour which will include performances in the US before she turns to the UK and European leg in June.

One user, Mart Tweedy, shared on X: 'I'm sorry but this is an absolute JOKE for seated Beyoncé tickets at Tottenham.'

Meanwhile, another user said: 'Been on Ticketmaster and waiting rooms all morning and do I have a Beyoncé ticket to my name? Of course not.'

James Maddison has been backed in his row with Roy Keane - after appearing to take aim at the Irishman in celebrating Sunday's winning goal for Tottenham against Man United.

'Just a little bit of outside noise, wasn't there this week,' said Maddison on Sky Sports after celebrating his 10th goal of the season by throwing an imaginary dart down the lens of a TV camera and then putting a finger to his lips to shush the noise.

'People have their opinions. I wanted to do my talking on the pitch. There will be a certain few enjoying me being the match-winner.

'The gaffer, he always talks about blocking the outside noise but it's difficult. It's in your face with social media. You see it and it's there, especially when it's a high-profile name.'

The seemed like an oblique reference to former United captain Keane who had taken a swipe at Maddison during an episode of Gary Neville's Overlap podcast last week.

And, in case there was any doubt, after the game, Maddison then posted the clip from The Overlap on social media.

'Maddison isn't bad, when he's not at the darts,' Keane had said on the podcast.

'People say Maddison's the man. When is he going to step up to the plate? He got relegated with Leicester and he'll get relegated with Spurs.'

'He's good, he's a talented player, but if you're a player in the Spurs dressing room and Maddison's back in the squad, you wouldn't be looking and going "Oh Jesus, he's back today, we're going to be fine".'

It seemed a rather brutal attack on a man who is Tottenham's topscorer - in a tough season for Ange Postecoglou's side.

And, on Monday, former Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor weighed into the row.

'Roy Keane’s comments were unprovoked,' he said on talkSPORT.

'Maddison has had a decent season. Can he do better? Yes he can, but these are unprovoked comments.

'I worked with Roy Keane at Aston Villa. I know his character, what he's like, and didn't like it. There’s no need.

'James Maddison seems like a good lad. Good on him for giving these pundits something back. It just summed Roy Keane up.

'The way the comments were made, it just seemed like it was pre-planned. Let's say something, if it's going to go up on social media it's going to blow up. There’s just no need for it.'

Maddison will have the opportunity to make another point to Keane on Saturday when Tottenham travel to Ipswich Town - where the Sky Sports pundit used to manage and was targetted by Tractors fans earlier this season.

Gary Neville has accused Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy of being 'oppressive' in his running of the club.

The Manchester United legend gave a balanced review of Levy's reign, praising his business acumen and financial responsibility, but claiming he interferes too much on the footballing side.

It comes after thousands of Spurs fans protested against his reign in the streets ahead of their 1-0 win over Manchester United, with chants of 'Levy Out' before James Maddison's 13th-minute goal.

They held grievances against ENIC and Levy's leadership as well as ticket prices and the club's plan to end concessions for seniors.

Levy is often accused of having a tighter purse than other club leaders. In 2024 Spurs spent 42 per cent of their revenue on wages, a figure dwarfed by their rivals, but their net spend of -£466.07million in the last five seasons is the league's third-highest.

'The rumour mill around is that Tottenham are looking potentially for people to buy this club. It'll be a big price, but it would probably be the right time in some ways,' Neville told Sky Sports.

'I think what he's done here in terms of the stadium, getting the training ground right. The problem is, he's not been able to detach the football side from himself so that ultimately, he just runs the business side

'He's obviously very good at that. He runs a pretty tight ship. That's what you want at a football club - it's easy at a football club to get people who say yes, who get emotional about spending money.

'He's got to look after Tottenham and their long-term future, but he's also got to bring in experts in the football department and he always seems to interfere and that and be oppressive in the way he deals in that side of it.

'That's the big problem because a football club is a football club and it's all about first-team performance.

'The stadium is great, the training ground is great, that's what he can do, he can do, he can bring commercial revenue, make sure the NFL and Beyonce are here, there's loads of money coming into the club, he's protected the long-term future of the club i terms of revenue and things like that which are really important.

'But, he can't let go. It's a little bit like United when David Gill and Sir Alex Ferguson left, the guys who were running the commercial side, who were doing a great job, came into the football side, and think they can play Football Manager. And they can't, it's a completely different skill set.'

The win over Manchester United lifts Tottenham to 12th in the table but will do little to balm the long-term discontentment of supporters.

The anger at Levy is longstanding with Tottenham trophy-less for 17 years and without a top-three finish in the league since 2018.

This is despite the club posting a revenue of £615m last season and charging the second-most expensive adult season ticket in Europe at £856.

Fulfilling their vow to do so from earlier this week, thousands of supporters turned up for a demonstration, having grown fed up with the club's decline on the pitch during Levy's tenure.

A crowd of at least 2,000 made their way down the High Road before they congregated outside the stadium where various chants for Levy to leave the club were heard.

A number of large banners were then held up outside of the West Stand, with one of the largest - aimed at majority owners ENIC - reading: '24 years, 16 managers, 1 trophy - Time for change.'

Fans have targeted the ownership's lack of ambition, with another banner reading: 'To dare is too dear, ENIC out.'

Disapproval has often stemmed from Tottenham's lengthy trophy drought, having not won a piece of silverware since the 2008 League Cup.

There was a glimmer of hope that this wretched period could come to an end this season, as Spurs took a 1-0 lead into their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg with Liverpool.

But despite being so close to a trip to Wembley, Tottenham looked helpless against the Reds in the deciding leg of the tie, succumbing to a 4-0 defeat following a performance that lacked any real cohesion or belief.

Tottenham fans have come out in full force to protest against Daniel Levy ahead of Spurs' Premier League clash against Manchester United this afternoon.

Frustration towards the Tottenham chairman has intensified in recent weeks, with the club 14th in the Premier League and out of both domestic cups.

Current manager Ange Postecoglou may be feeling the heat but anger at Levy is longstanding with Tottenham trophy-less for 17 years and without a top-three finish in the league since 2018.

This is despite the club posting a revenue of £615million last season and charging the second-most expensive adult season ticket in Europe at £856.

Fulfilling their vow to do so from earlier this week, thousands of supporters have turned up for a demonstration, organised by fans' group Change for Tottenham, having grown fed up with the club's decline on the pitch during Levy's tenure.

A crowd of at least 2,000 made their way down the High Road before they congregated outside the stadium where various chants for Levy to leave the club were heard.

A number of large banners were then held up outside of the West Stand, with one of the largest - aimed at majority owners ENIC - reading: '24 years, 16 managers, 1 trophy - Time for change.'

Fans have targeted the ownership's lack of ambition, with another banner reading: 'To dare is too dear, ENIC out.'

Disapproval has often stemmed from Tottenham's lengthy trophy drought, having not won a piece of silverware since the 2008 League Cup.

There was a glimmer of hope that this wretched period could come to an end this season, as Spurs took a 1-0 lead into their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg with Liverpool.

But despite being so close to a trip to Wembley, Tottenham looked helpless against the Reds in the deciding leg of the tie, succumbing to a 4-0 defeat following a performance that lacked any real cohesion or belief.

A blunt but simple sentiment felt by a vast percentage of the Tottenham fanbase, today's protest has one overriding goal - for Daniel Levy and the ownership to step away from the club.

Given the scale of the demonstration, some fans are convinced there is no way Levy can come back from this - with one writing on X: 'This is absolutely HUGE. No turning back now. Levy is finished.'

Participants of the protest were also having none of any opposing views to Levy, whether serious or not - with one man seeing his 'Levy In' banner snatched from within the crowd.

As Postecoglou's side gear up for a clash with fellow strugglers Manchester United, Change for Tottenham have undoubtedly ramped up the pressure on Levy, just as they vowed to do.

'You [Levy] are killing a once great football club to improve your own financial wellbeing,' spokesperson Jay Coughlan told GB News.

'Us fans deserve to have a voice, we seem to have sat back and let the club slowly lose what we are about.'

Coughlan has also sent out a warning to Levy that the protest at the Manchester United game 'is only the start' with 'more details to follow' on further action.

'It’s by far the most vigilant fans have been on the way the club acts,' Coughlan told The Sun.

'If you look at 2019, we were battling to win a Champions League final. Fast forward five years and realistically we’re in a relegation fight.'

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Jamie Redknapp has slammed Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy amid the club's struggles on the pitch this season.

Spurs currently linger 15th in the Premier League table and were dumped out of both domestic cup competitions last week.

Pressure on Ange Postecoglou has soared, with Spurs on track for their worst-ever season in the top flight.

However, Redknapp believes a lack of 'winning culture' is to blame for the club's failures as Levy is satisfied with financial success off the pitch.

Ahead of Tottenham's clash with Manchester United, the former midfielder said on Sky Sports: 'There's never really been any rhyme or reason when he's got rid of managers. I think it's hard to second guess what someone like Levy will do.

'I feel normally when he comes under huge pressure that's when he normally tends to want to change the manager. But he's probably thinking right now "who else doI bring in". There are candidates out there that'd do a great job but I think that's the problem.

'I've thought long and hard about this situation since they lost to Liverpool. I played for both clubs, I tried to figure out "why is it Tottenham have been underachieving for so long?"

'I think a lot of it comes down to culture, a winning culture, When I was at Liverpool, every season the culture and the environment was to try and win. You bought players to try and win. Around the ground there were pictures of people that have won great trophies.

'Here I think that as long as they've got the American football and Beyonce in the summer, I think the owners are happy. It looks like a business model that everyone can be happy with and successful.

'Does that breed a winning environment? No it doesn't because something is fundamentally wrong.

Levy is set to face the biggest protest against his 24-year Tottenham reign when Spurs host United.

Anger at Levy is longstanding with Tottenham trophyless for 17 years and without a top-three finish in the league since 2018.

This is despite the club posting a revenue of £615million last season and charging the second-most expensive adult season ticket in Europe at £856.

And hundreds are expected to turn out for a demonstration, organised by fans' group Change for Tottenham, having grown fed up with the club's decline on the pitch during Levy's tenure.

Protesters plan to march ahead of the game and then stage a sit-in protest at full-time in the South Stand.

Demonstrations are nothing new with slogans including 'L£VY OUT' and 'Profit before glory' common place at Tottenham Hotspur stadium in recent seasons.