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Tottenham Hotspur moved one step closer to starting work on their new hotel on Monday after their plans for a 30-storey hotel next to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium were approved by the Greater London Authority.
The project, which was approved by Haringey Council in December 2023, is scheduled to be ready in time for the European Championship in 2028, when the stadium will host games.
The hotel will consist of 180 rooms, with 49 residential apartments and 64 car park spaces. It will sit on a small plot of land — known as ‘Plot 3’ — by the junction of the High Road and Park Lane, by the...

Newcastle and Spurs playing a Melbourne friendly on May 22 has drawn criticism but is it simply what clubs must do to compete financially?

Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United will meet in a post-season friendly in Australia.
The game, three days after the conclusion of the Premier League season, will see Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou return to Melbourne where he previously played and coached.
Newcastle exited the FA Cup over the weekend freeing them up for the trip in the week running up to the FA Cup final. Tottenham went out in the fourth round, also at the hands of Manchester City.
Both groups of players are set for the lengthy journey to the other side of the world just days after Tottenham’s season-ending trip to...

Last week's 4-0 win at Aston Villa made Spurs favourites for fourth - but a 3-0 thumping at Fulham raises some difficult questions

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Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou has hit back at the idea irregular visitors to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium are “plastic” or “tourist” supporters.
The makeup of the home crowd has been a talking point over the last week, after Spurs announced a 6 per cent increase in season ticket prices and tighter controls around senior concessions. It has led to accusations that Tottenham would prefer to have a more transient crowd as irregular visitors are more likely to spend more when attending matches.
But Postecoglou forcefully argued that to brand those who can only go to games from time to...

Micky van de Ven is unlikely to have suffered a serious injury but is expected to miss Tottenham Hotspur’s upcoming match against Fulham this Saturday, boss Ange Postecoglou has said.
The Netherlands international was substituted off in the 49th minute of Tottenham’s four-goal victory away at Aston Villa last Sunday with what appeared to be a hamstring problem. He was also included in his nation’s provisional squad for their upcoming fixtures against Scotland on March 22 and Germany four days later.
Van de Ven, 22, missed two months of action between November and January with...

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Manchester United will play Chelsea in the Women’s FA Cup semi-finals in a repeat of last year’s final.
Tottenham Hotspur host fellow FA Cup semi-final debutants Leicester City in the draw’s other tie.
Manchester United made the showpiece event for the first time last year and were comfortable 4-0 winners over Brighton in the quarter-finals.
Chelsea are vying to win the competition for a fourth consecutive season after Sam Kerr’s goal secured a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in last season’s final.
They beat Everton 1-0 in the quarter-finals thanks to Catarina...