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Heung-Min Son back as South Korea sail through to 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals

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Heung-Min Son returned to action for a final appearance of 2024/25 as South Korea completed an unbeaten qualifying campaign for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 4-0 win against Kuwait on Tuesday.

Sonny's last start was at Villa on 16 May and after appearing off the bench in the UEFA Europa League Final in Bilbao, was rested again for the season's finale against Brighton as he continued to manage a foot issue. He was also an unused substitute as Korea secured qualification for next summer's finals in USA/Mexico and Canada with a 2-0 win against Iraq on Thursday.

Captain of club and country, Sonny stepped off the bench for the final 15 minutes at Seoul's World Cup Stadium with his side already 4-0 up. That's how it stayed, and Korea qualify for the finals again - they have qualified for every World Cup since 1986 - reaching the semi-finals when they co-hosted with Japan in 2002 - that's 11 straight World Cups, and only five nations have a better consecutive appearance record.

Rest of Tuesday's action

Kevin Danso - Austria away 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against San Marino - kick-off 7.45pm

Pape Matar Sarr - Senegal away friendly against England - kick-off 7.45pm

Manor Solomon - Israel friendly against Slovakia in Hungary - kick-off 7.45pm

Micky van de Ven - Netherlands home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta - kick-off 7.45pm

Wilson Odobert and Mathys Tel - France Under-21s European Under-21 Championship group stage match against Portugal in Slovakia - kick-off 8pm

Jamie Donley - Northern Ireland home friendly against Iceland - kick-off 7.45pm

Josh Keeley - Republic of Ireland away friendly against Luxembourg - kick-off 7.45pm

Aaron Maguire - Republic of Ireland Under-21s friendly against Qatar in Croatia - kick-off 5pm

Early Wednesday morning

Rodrigo Bentancur - Uruguay home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Venezuela - kick-off 12am

Richarlison - Brazil home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Paraguay - kick-off 1.45am

Cristian Romero - Argentina home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Colombia - kick-off 1am

Ben Davies overtakes Harry Kane's number of caps as a Spur

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Ben Davies has moved into third on our all-time list of players with most international appearances during their time at the club.

The defender captained Wales again on Monday evening in a thriller against Belgium in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying in Brussels. Belgium raced into a 3-0 lead, Wales to pulled it back to 3-3 - Brennan Johnson on target with the equaliser - only for Kevin de Bruyne to win it for the Red Devils in the 88th minute.

That was Ben's 96th cap and his 85th since joining us in the summer of 2014. That moves him ahead of Harry Kane, who earned 84 of his 106 caps to date for England between his goalscoring debut for the Three Lions against Lithuania in 2015 and departing for Bayern Munich in August, 2023.

Ben is nine caps behind his friend and team-mate Heung-Min Son, who has earned 94 of his 133 caps for South Korea since joining us in September, 2015.

Topping the list is Hugo Lloris, who earned 107 of his record 145 caps for France during his time at Spurs between August, 2012 and December, 2023, lifting the World Cup as captain in 2018. Jan Vertonghen is the only other player to reach 80-plus caps for his country during his time at Spurs, with 80 of his record 157 caps for Belgium during his time here, 2012-2020.

Johnson again, but Wales lose thriller in Belgium

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Brennan Johnson completed a memorable season with another memorable goal - but this time it wasn't to be as Wales were beaten 4-3 by Belgium in a thriller in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying on Monday evening.

Brennan - our UEL Final matchwinner in Bilbao - was joined in the line-up by Ben Davies, wearing the captain's armband again and this time starting at left-back, as the hosts raced into a 3-0 lead inside half-hour at Stade Roi Baudouin in Brussels.

Harry Wilson gave Wales hope from the penalty spot deep into added time at the end of the first half before Craig Bellamy's men turned the game around in the second half. Brennan was involved in the move finished by Sorba Thomas for 3-2 on 51 minutes before planting home a header from 10 yards from Thomas's cross for 3-3 with 69 minutes on the clock.

Romelu Lukaka then had a goal chalked off by VAR, but with the finishing line in sight, Youri Tielemans crossed for Kevin de Bruyne to volley home the winner from close range, 88 minutes on the clock.

The result leaves Wales second behind current leaders North Macedonia in Group J, with Belgium three points adrift but having played two games less.

Meanwhile, Destiny Udogie was an unused substitute as Italy beat Moldova in WCQ Group I.

Iconic Spurs photography brought to life at OOF this summer

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‘Double Vision’ is OOF’s first major photography show since 2022 and is now open at Warmington House – accessible via the Spurs Shop at the Tottenham Experience - until 31 August.

Robinson goes down in Spurs folklore having taken the iconic image of the great Bill Nicholson holding open the famous White Hart Lane gates in the 1970s.

The gates have since been widely known as the Bill Nicholson Gates and will soon be reinstated to the stadium environs - within PAXTON17, between the Ticket Office and historic buildings - following their removal ahead of the new stadium construction in 2015.

This image, amongst other classics from Peter’s vast collection, is on display at the exhibition. A large one-off signed print of the Bill Nicholson Gates photo will be auctioned for charity, with proceeds split between the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation and Tottenham Tribute Trust (TTT).

The TTT is a first-of-its-kind independent charity, established and supported by the Club, run fully by volunteer Trustees since 2002, dedicated to serving the needs of former players who find themselves in a situation that compromises their quality of life.

‘Double Vision’ will survey Robinson’s 60-plus year career, documenting world football from the lower leagues to the very highest level. The exhibition splits his work into a series of themed sections, from the psychology of taking a penalty, to players feigning injury and hastily drawn shirt numbers.

Starting out working for the Football League Review, a publication based in his native Leicester, Robinson’s eye for the striking, the dramatic and, often, the unusual, led him to cover a staggering 13 World Cups, working as FIFA's official photographer for over 20 years. He had a knack for spotting the truly fascinating occurrences away from the on-field action, finding charm, humour, incongruities and clever juxtapositions that elevate his work beyond football photography.

Robinson has provided OOF with the opportunity to dedicate an entire room to his Tottenham Hotspur photography, including the historic photo of Bill Nicholson, a famous black and white image of the classic late '60s Spurs squad graffitied on a wall, plus a sublimely cool portrait of Ossie Ardiles shortly after signing for Spurs in 1978.

Special edition prints of these three classic Spurs images will also be available for fans to purchase.

OOF Gallery open hours (including on event days) are:

Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays: 10am-5pm

Saturdays: 11am-5pm

Sundays: 12pm-4pm

OOF Gallery adds to the vibrancy the Club and its new stadium is bringing to London N17, with employment and educational opportunities, a new sport, leisure and entertainment destination and an estimated £344 million into the local economy every year.

Penalty pain for Pedro Porro and Spain in UEFA Nations League Final

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Pedro Porro's Spain lost out on a penalty shoot-out as Portugal took the UEFA Nations League title in Sunday's final in Munich.

The defender was named amongst the substitutes and came on for extra time after it ended 2-2 in normal time - Cristiano Ronaldo with the equaliser for Portugal.

The scoreline stayed 2-2, so the final went to spot-kicks - Portugal converted their first four, Diogo Costa then saved from Alvaro Morata, leaving Ruben Neves to slot home the winner.

Ben Davies, Brennan Johnson (Belgium vs Wales) and Destiny Udogie (Italy vs Moldova) return to 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying action today with the UEFA Under-21 and Under-19 Championships starting this week.

Rest of June's internationals - today

Ben Davies and Brennan Johnson - Wales away 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Belgium - kick-off 7.45pm

Destiny Udogie - Italy home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Moldova - kick-off 7.45pm

Tuesday 10 June

Heung-Min Son - South Korea home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kuwait - kick-off 12pm

Kevin Danso - Austria away 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against San Marino - kick-off 7.45pm

Pape Matar Sarr - Senegal away friendly against England - kick-off 7.45pm

Manor Solomon - Israel friendly against Slovakia in Hungary - kick-off 7.45pm

Micky van de Ven - Netherlands home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta - kick-off 7.45pm

Wilson Odobert and Mathys Tel - France Under-21s European Under-21 Championship group stage match against Portugal in Slovakia - kick-off 8pm

Jamie Donley - Northern Ireland home friendly against Iceland - kick-off 7.45pm

Josh Keeley - Republic of Ireland away friendly against Luxembourg - kick-off 7.45pm

Aaron Maguire - Republic of Ireland Under-21s friendly against Qatar in Croatia - kick-off 5pm

Wednesday 11 June

Rodrigo Bentancur - Uruguay home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Venezuela - kick-off 12am

Richarlison - Brazil home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Paraguay - kick-off 1.45am

Cristian Romero - Argentina home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Colombia - kick-off 1am

Thursday 12 June

Archie Gray - England Under-21s European Under-21 Championship group stage match against Czechia in Slovakia - kick-off 8pm

Friday 14 June

Mikey Moore and Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny - England Under-19s European Under-19 Championship group stage match against Norway in Romania - kick-off 3pm

Wilson Odobert and Mathys Tel - France Under-21s European Under-21 Championship group stage match against Georgia in Slovakia - kick-off 8pm

Sunday 15 June

Archie Gray - England Under-21s European Under-21 Championship group stage match against Slovenia in Slovakia - kick-off 5pm

Tuesday 17 June

Mikey Moore and Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny - England Under-19s European Under-19 Championship group stage match against Germany in Romania - kick-off 6pm

Wilson Odobert and Mathys Tel - France Under-21s European Under-21 Championship group stage match against Poland in Slovakia - kick-off 5pm

Wednesday 18 June

Archie Gray - England Under-21s European Under-21 Championship group stage match against Germany in Slovakia - kick-off 8pm

Friday 20 June

Mikey Moore and Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny - England Under-19s European Under-19 Championship group stage match against the Netherlands in Romania - kick-off 6pm

Club statement - Robert Vilahamn departs

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We can confirm that Women’s First Team Head Coach Robert Vilahamn has left the Club.

Having joined us in July, 2023, following a spell in charge of Swedish club BK Hacken, Robert guided us to a sixth-place finish in the Barclays Women’s Super League while we also reached the Adobe Women’s FA Cup Final for the first time in our history in May, 2024.

Robert departs after finishing in 11th position following the conclusion of the 2024/25 WSL campaign.

Andy Rogers, Managing Director, Tottenham Hotspur Women: “There have been some special moments during Robert’s tenure, including reaching the FA Cup final for the first time.

“However, results and performances this season have not been to the level we would expect and now is the right time to make a change.

“We should like to thank Robert for his professionalism and efforts over the past two seasons, and we wish him well for the future.”

A further coaching update for the Women’s First Team will follow in due course.

Ben Davies' contract extended

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We are delighted to announce that we have exercised the option to extend Ben Davies' contract, which will now run until the summer of 2026.

Now our longest-serving senior player, Ben joined us from Swansea City in the summer of 2014 and has been a constant, reliable presence in our squad ever since.

He's currently up to 358 appearances in all competitions, level with the great Darren Anderton - making him one of only 29 players in history to have played 350 or more games for us.

With 73 games under his belt in Europe, he's just three off the record for the highest number of European appearances in our history.

Over the course of his 11 years here to date, Ben has scored nine goals and led the team out as captain on 13 occasions.

On the international stage, the defender is rapidly approaching 100 senior caps for Wales and has represented his country at Euro 2016, Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Kevin Danso helps Austria to big win, Jamie Donley features for Northern Ireland

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Kevin Danso helped Austria kick-off their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-1 win against Romania on Saturday.

The defender came off the bench in the second half to see his side home at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna in Group H.

Staying with World Cup qualifiers, Micky van de Ven was an unused substitute as the Netherlands beat Finland 2-0 in Helsinki in Group G.

Meanwhile, Jamie Donley, who enjoyed such an impressive loan spell at Leyton Orient in League One last term, came off the bench after 61 minutes for his third cap as Northern Ireland lost 2-1 in a friendly against Denmark in Copenhagen - Christian Eriksen with the winner for the hosts.

It's all eyes on Pedro Porro on Sunday as Spain take on Portugal in the UEFA Nations League Final in Munich.

Big win for Ben and Brennan, defeat for Destiny

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Ben Davies captained Wales to a commanding 3-0 victory against Liechtenstein in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying on Friday evening.

Earning his 95th cap, Ben started alongside Brennan Johnson as Wales completely dominated the Group J encounter in Cardiff - Craig Bellamy's team racked up 26 efforts at goal to Liechtenstein's zero.

The Spurs team-mates both went close in a frustrating start to the game - Ben headed just wide, Brennan denied by Benjamin Buchel - before the important breakthrough from former Spur Joe Rodon on 39 minutes. Harry Wilson and Kieffer Moore added a quickfire double in the second half for the final 3-0 scoreline.

Ben completed a full shift, Brennan played for 64 minutes and the pair now travel to Belgium for their next qualifier top of the group after three games.

It wasn't such good news for Destiny Udogie in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying as Italy were beaten 3-0 by Norway in Oslo in their first match in Group I. Destiny started and played 83 minutes. Norway top the group with three wins in three.

Staying in Group I, Manor Solomon picked up an assist for the second goal as Israel came from behind to beat Estonia 3-1 at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn.

In friendly action, goalkeeper Josh Keeley was an unused substitute and Pape Matar Sarr didn't feature as the Republic of Ireland and Senegal played out a 1-1 draw at the Aviva in Dublin.

Aaron Maguire did start in goal for Republic of Ireland Under-21s and produced a point-blank save to deny Bruno Durdov as Croatia edged the first of a friendly double-header 1-0 in Vrbovec. Aaron played the first half and kept a clean sheet before being replaced by Noah Jauny. Fabijan Krivak's goal won it for the hosts at the start of the second half.

Saturday's action

Kevin Danso - Austria home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Romania - kick-off 7.45pm

Micky van de Ven - Netherlands away 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Finland - kick-off 7.45pm

Jamie Donley - Northern Ireland away friendly against Denmark - kick-off 6pm

Club statement - Ange Postecoglou departs

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Following a review of performances and after significant reflection, the Club can announce that Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties.

Ange joined us from Celtic in the summer of 2023 and oversaw a period of change on the pitch, returning us to the attacking brand of football that has traditionally been associated with the Club, while writing a new chapter in our history by leading us to UEFA Europa League glory in Bilbao last month - an achievement that will live with us all forever.

We are extremely grateful to Ange for his commitment and contribution during his two years at the Club. Ange will always be remembered as only the third manager in our history to deliver a European trophy, alongside legendary figures Bill Nicholson and Keith Burkinshaw.

However, the Board has unanimously concluded that it is in the best interests of the Club for a change to take place. Following a positive start in the 2023/24 Premier League (PL) season, we recorded 78 points from the last 66 PL games. This culminated in our worst-ever PL finish last season. At times there were extenuating circumstances - injuries and then a decision to prioritise our European campaign. Whilst winning the Europa League this season ranks as one of the Club’s greatest moments, we cannot base our decision on emotions aligned to this triumph.

It is crucial that we are able to compete on multiple fronts and believe a change of approach will give us the strongest chance for the coming season and beyond. This has been one of the toughest decisions we have had to make and is not a decision that we have taken lightly, nor one we have rushed to conclude. We have made what we believe is the right decision to give us the best chance of success going forward, not the easy decision.

We have a talented, young squad and Ange has given us a great platform to build upon. We should like to express our gratitude to him. We wish him well for the future - he will always be welcome back at our home.

News on the appointment of a new Head Coach will be announced in due course.