Ham & High

Spurs, who finished fifth in this season’s Barclays Women’s Super League, failed to get out of the group stages of the third edition of this fun-thrill, fast-paced Women’s seven-a-side football tournament.

After losing to Aston Villa 6-3 in this Group 2 opener, Spurs reignited their hopes of reaching the semi-finals after trouncing West Ham United 4-1 with goals from West Ham Academy product Araya Dennis, Ella Morris, Signe Gaupset and Eveliina Summanen.

Unfortunately Spurs’ ambitious hopes of reaching the last four were dented by a ruthless Manchester United 8-2 victory with Jess Park registering a hat-trick while Cathinka Tandberg and Olivia Holdt got the consolations for The Lilywhites.

In the final Aggie Beever-Jones’ hat trick led Chelsea to a 6-5 triumph over Manchester United.

“I think this competition is about more about results,” Shamieh admits.

“It’s about togetherness and entertainment for the fans as well and probably after a long hard season which was competitive,

"it’s a nice chance for them to have bit of a fun back to football which is sometimes missing in the competitive nature of the game during the season.

“I was lucky enough to be involved with this last year for Manchester United (who lost to Bayern Munich) in Portugal and you can see it brings staff and players together. We’ve had a lot of young players in this group more than any other team in this competition and it’s a good chance for them to go and taste the environment.

“Also for the older players to step up and take a role of mentoring the younger ones and that’s probably been the most satisfying things to see how they embrace the nature of that.

"They looked after the younger ones and togetherness this group has really grown going into next season.”

Wearing a black coat and matching sunglasses, the Like A Virgin singer was in the stands as the home team lost 2-0 to Chelsea on Sunday afternoon.

It came a day after the 67-year-old watched her twin daughters Estere and Stella play in an under-14 Spurs academy game.

The Queen of Pop has six children: the twins, who were adopted from Malawi in 2017, her son David Banda, who she adopted in 2006, daughter Mercy James, who she also adopted from Malawi in 2009, Rocco Ritchie, who she shares with ex-husband, filmmaker Guy Ritchie, and her eldest child, daughter Lourdes, from a relationship with actor Carlos Leon.

Beginning her career in 1979, Madonna saw her career peak in the 1980s with hits such as Holiday, Vogue and Material Girl.

She had 13 number one singles and 12 number one albums in the UK, including Like A Virgin, Confessions On A Dance Floor and Like A Prayer.

The singer has won seven Grammys including Best Pop Album for 1998’s Ray Of Light.

Spurs secured their first piece of silverware since 2008 with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in Bilbao, courtesy of a first-half goal from Brennan Johnson.

To mark the occasion, an open-top bus parade will take place on Friday evening, giving fans a chance to celebrate with the players and coaching staff.

Here’s everything you need to know about the parade:

The parade is set to begin at around 5.30pm on Friday, May 23, starting at The Broadway in Fore Street, Edmonton Green.

From there, it will travel south along the High Road, passing Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, before looping around via Lansdowne Road, Willoughby Lane, and Northumberland Park.

The event is expected to last between 60 and 90 minutes, finishing in the stadium’s service yard next to Sainsbury’s.

A stage will be set up outside the ground on Paxton Terrace, where the team will present the trophy to fans.

Significant road closures will be in place from 11am on Friday to accommodate the event.

General traffic will not be able to access Fore Street south of Edmonton Green bus station or the High Road north of Bruce Grove train station.

Roads along the parade route will reopen once it is safe to do so after the event concludes.

Advanced warning signs have been deployed throughout the area.

Transport services are also expected to be affected.

Local rail stations, including Edmonton Green, Silver Street, White Hart Lane, Northumberland Park, Bruce Grove, Tottenham Hale and Seven Sisters, may face temporary closures depending on crowd sizes.

Several bus routes will be diverted for the duration of the parade.

Residents and commuters are advised to plan ahead, as large crowds and disruptions are expected throughout the day.

A spokesman for Tottenham Hotspur said: "The club is delighted to announce plans for an open-top bus victory parade on Friday, May 23, following last night’s UEFA Europa League Final success in Bilbao.

"The time and date have been agreed following close consultation between the club, its football operations, Haringey and Enfield councils, emergency services and transport partners, to ensure the delivery of a safe and enjoyable event for all."