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The Club and our Foundation are marking World Mental Health Day by highlighting our ongoing commitment to offering programmes that support the mental wellbeing of our communities.

One in four people will experience a mental health problem each year in England – equating to over 54,000 people just in the London Borough of Haringey, where Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is located.

We are dedicated to making a positive impact through charity partnerships, community-based programmes and strategic initiatives:

Empowering young people with mental fitness

Foundation coaches have received training to deliver the Movember Ahead of the Game programme, run in partnership with Rugby League Cares, across local schools.

The programme uses sport-based interactive workshops to teach an understanding of mental health and how to build mental fitness.

Participants develop resilience and their ability to overcome challenges in sport and life.

Mentoring the next generation by ‘Talking Tactics’

Aiming to provide direct, one-on-one support, the Foundation is also delivering Advantage Mentoring’s Talking Tactics programme.

This is a free six months of mentorship for local young people aged 11-21, helping them to boost confidence and develop lifelong skills.

Referrals can be made by trusted adults such as parents, carers or teachers, with NHS screening helping to identify whether the young person’s needs are suitable for the programme.

Supporting suicide prevention

We recently announced our support of the Premier League’s Together Against Suicide initiative – co-created by our CEO Vinai Venkatesham – in partnership with local charity Mind in Haringey.

Staff from Mind are based at the Stadium for all home Premier League matches during the 2025/26 season, reachable via a text service (WhatsApp, 07399 928274) and available to meet confidentially with anyone who requires support on the day.

We are also a supporter of Legend on the Bench, a charity set up by our former midfielder Micky Hazard that aims to build a bench in every park in the UK, including a QR code directing people to 24-hour support services – one of these benches resides at Tottenham Community Sports Centre opposite the Stadium.

Meanwhile, the Foundation is an active member of the Enfield Suicide Prevention Steering Group, a group that develops strategic plans for suicide prevention, informed by local data and emerging trends.

Heung-Min Son has made history on the international stage by becoming South Korea's most-capped player on Friday afternoon.

Captaining his nation in a home friendly against Richarlison's Brazil, the South Korean star earned his 137th cap to surpass the record previously jointly-held with Cha Bum-kun and current head coach Hong Myung-bo.

Earning 91 of those appearances during his decade at Spurs, our former skipper departed for Los Angeles FC over the summer after making 454 appearances in our colours - sixth on our all-time list - scoring 173 goals and cementing his Club legend status by leading the side to UEFA Europa League glory last term.

With both countries already confirmed at the 2026 FIFA World Cup following the conclusion of their qualifying campaigns, Korea hosted Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil who ran out 5-0 winners with two goals each from Estevao and Rodrygo plus one from Vinicius Junior. Richy earned his 53rd cap when he entered the action with his nation five goals up on 79 minutes.

On what was a landmark occasion for Sonny in front of a home crowd at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, the 33-year-old talisman is set to feature in his fourth World Cup with next summer's tournament to be played across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Randal Kolo Muani played 45 minutes in a behind closed doors friendly against Watford today as he stepped up his recovery from injury.

The forward has been on the sidelines since the middle of September having made his debut for the Club in our Champions League opener against Villarreal.

Molly Bartrip is in contention to feature in her first Barclays Women’s Super League fixture of the campaign when we travel to Chelsea on Sunday (12pm UK).

The experienced defender has been ruled out of action with an injury for our opening five games of the season, but she has slowly been working back to full fitness in recent weeks.

Now, after a full week of training with the squad, she could return to the matchday squad for the London derby this weekend, with Martin Ho confirming that he has a full squad at his disposal.

Giving us a team news update in his pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon, Martin said: “Molly is in contention to be in the squad.

"The only absentees are the longer-term ones - Ella Morris and Luana Buhler."

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Luca Williams-Barnett has won the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award for September.

The 17-year-old attacking midfielder has been in excellent form so far this term.

He scored his first hat-trick at Under-21 level in a stunning 6-3 victory at Leicester City on 19 September, also providing an assist in that game, before delivering the corner from which Dane Scarlett set up Jun’ai Byfield to score the winning goal in a 1-0 home triumph over West Bromwich Albion a week later.

Luca also made his first team debut in our Carabao Cup win over Doncaster Rovers on 24 September.

All of this comes despite his tender age – having only turned 17 at the start of October, he’s part of our first-year Under-18s group this term.

He was chosen by the Premier League Football Development Panel as the winner of the latest Premier League 2 Player of the Month prize.

Under-21s team-mate Rio Kyerematen was also shortlisted for the award, along with Aaron Loupalo-Bi and Farhaan Ali-Wahid of Fulham, Joe Belmont of Brighton & Hove Albion, Andre Harriman-Annous of Arsenal, Tudor Mendel-Idowu of Ipswich Town and Romeo Akachukwu of Southampton.

Congratulations, Luca!

When a young Luca Williams-Barnett met Lucas Moura!

Young defender Elijah Upson made it an international debut to remember as he stepped off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner for England Under-18s against France on Thursday evening.

The centre-back replaced fellow Spur Jun’ai Byfield in the 63rd minute at St George’s Park to earn his first international cap – and subsequently won the game for the Young Lions with a powerful header in the 96th minute.

That proved to be the only goal of the friendly encounter, as England triumphed 1-0.

Tynan Thompson, the third of our players in the squad, came on in the 74th minute.

Next up in the Barclays Women’s Super League is a short trip to Chelsea on Sunday (12pm UK) in our final league fixture before the October international break.

As we travel to Kingsmeadow this weekend, we spoke to Uma Gurav, Women’s Football Correspondent, to give us the lowdown on the Blues…

How would you reflect on the season so far?

Uma: “Chelsea remain unbeaten in the WSL under Sonia Bompastor and there is no doubt the defending champions remain the favourites to lift a seventh consecutive league title. The Blues haven't perhaps hit the form we know them to be capable of, but part of their success lies in their ability to grind out results, nonetheless.

“Bompastor has, after all, just been awarded WSL Manager of the Month for September. That said, the week leading up to this game has brought an unexpected twist in their season. Not only were they held to a 1-1 draw by Manchester United in what feels like a key result in the title race, but their Champions League opener did not go to plan either. They rescued a 1-1 draw against FC Twente but it was a frustrating night for Bompastor’s side who heavily rotated her squad for the midweek fixture. Still, even a slightly subpar start to the season for Chelsea is equivalent to what would be an enviable one for most other teams. If anything, their recent difficulties mean they will only be more determined to get back to their best as soon as they can.”

Has any new signings caught your eye so far?

Uma: “Right-back Ellie Carpenter has taken to life at Chelsea like a duck to water! The two-time Champions League winner has shown all her experience in the backline. It is her pace down the wing that really makes her stand out and she creates countless opportunities every time she is on the pitch. Watch out too for Alyssa Thompson - she is very much still growing into life at Chelsea, but she has shown signs of being a very dangerous player when she gets back to her best.”

Has Bompastor changed anything from last season’s winning campaign?

Uma: “Yes and no. In terms of personnel, she has of course brought in new players but the essentials of her side have remained largely the same. There has been a bit more rotation, with some fantastic players including Guro Reiten, Sjoeke Nusken and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd having fewer minutes than some might have expected. But the biggest shift, in my eyes, has been in their attitude to the season. It’s no secret that missing out on the Champions League has hurt Chelsea and it feels as though this season, they are going to have an eye on finally picking up that trophy - even if they would never admit as much. It remains to be seen whether that affects them in the rest of their domestic competitions.”

Who would be your ‘one to watch’?

Uma: “Aggie Beever-Jones had scored in every WSL game this season before last weekend, and you sense she will want to get back to scoring form as soon as she can. Down at the other end of the pitch, England’s Euro hero Hannah Hampton is vital to this team's success and will want to ensure she keeps as many clean sheets as possible this season.”

How do you expect the game to turn out?

Uma: “I went down to Kingsmeadow a few weeks ago to watch Chelsea host Leicester and I was surprised by how tricky the Foxes made it for the hosts in what has become the Blues' stronghold. The hosts won 1-0 in the end, but given how well Spurs have done this season, particularly defensively, I expect them to make things very tough for Chelsea. This could end up being quite a cagey game, not decided by much. The only thing that would worry me if I were a Spurs fan would be that Chelsea will be hungry for a win after two consecutive draws - but on the flip side of that, perhaps now is the best time to go up against the defending champions, who may still be regrouping.”

Watch | Last time out against the Blues

Djed Spence enjoyed his full England debut on Wednesday evening as the Three Lions ran out comfortable 3-0 winners in friendly action against Wales at Wembley Stadium.

However, the flip side of that meant a difficult night for Ben Davies and Brennan Johnson, who both started for Craig Bellamy’s side with Davies captaining the team on the occasion of his 99th Welsh cap.

Having made his England debut off the bench in their 5-0 World Cup qualifying win in Serbia last month, Spence was handed his first start for his country by Head Coach Thomas Tuchel.

Featuring at left back, Spence was directly up against his Spurs team-mate Johnson down the Welsh right flank, although it was all England as they raced into a 3-0 lead inside 20 minutes thanks to goals from Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Bukayo Saka.

It was a better display from Wales after the break as they prevented any further damage, with Davies playing 64 minutes before being replaced by Chris Mepham and Johnson lasting 76 minutes before he made way for Lewis Koumas. Spence featured for the whole game for England.

Both sides can now focus on important upcoming World Cup qualifiers with England travelling to Latvia on Tuesday and Wales hosting Belgium, a game which could see Davies reach his century of caps.