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The 23-year-old goalkeeper and becomes our fifth signing of the summer transfer window, joining Shekiera Martinez, Caitlin Dijkstra, Kirsty Hanson and Victoria Pelova as new signings.

Rising through the leagues in her homeland of Norway, the young shot stopper made her mark at SK Brann, arriving ahead of the 2025 season with Martin at the helm and became an integral part of their squad, maintaining 18 clean sheets in 27 league games to help the Bergen-based side to the championship.

Not only does Selma have a familiar face in Martin but she already knows a core part of the squad – Signe Gaupset from their time in Norway youth sides and then at SK Brann alongside national compatriots Cathinka Tandberg and Julie Blakstad.

Having watched her friends and former Head Coach lead us to a record-breaking season in England’s top flight last term, the Norway international is looking forward to being part of the journey.

“I'm very excited,” she told us after becoming a Spurs player on Tuesday. “I've seen a lot of the games last year, and even before that, and I think it's a very exciting club - a project that's really going upwards, so I'm really excited to join.

“I have seen some seasons that were tough, but when I saw the last year, I feel like you're really starting to build something and I just really want to be a part of it because I really believe in it.”

“Obviously, I have some friends here from before, who have spoken great things about Spurs, so I’m really look forward to start. They say that it's lovely here, that they love coming into training every day and developing, taking new steps and really want the club to be competing for the league.”

“I've wanted to be in the WSL for a while – that’s always been the big league that I really wanted to join. But [the last] two or three years I've watched it and, of course, they play a part in me wanting to be here, but it's mostly the sports side of it and my opportunity here to develop as a player and take new steps - that's a massive part. I also really believe in the project around the club.

On reuniting with Martin, she added: “Obviously, I know him from before. He was my coach in Brann for just half a year and I really enjoyed working with him. I think he's a good coach, but I have also heard that there's a lot of good staff members here, it's not only him. So, I've spoken to him and I think it's going to be great.”

Excelling in domestic league football in Norway, Selma earned her chance for the senior national team, after progressing through the youth set-up, and made her international debut in June, 2025, before going on to be part of Norway’s squad for the UEFA 2025 European Championships in Switzerland.

“I've learned a lot since I've gone to the [senior] national team because you have so many great players that have experienced so much,” she explained.

“You also have people like me that are younger and newer to everything. So, I've learned a lot and still think we have a lot to develop as a team to get all the stars and players to get the best out of each other.”

Watch | Selma's first interview

The 23-year-old Norwegian international goalkeeper will join us from SK Brann this summer.

Selma said: "This is a very exciting Club and a project that is going upwards. I want to be a part of it because I really believe in it. Obviously I have some friends here, and they have said some great things about Spurs.

"I'm looking forward to playing games, meeting the fans, coming in every day to train, and live my dream."

Our Head Coach Martin Ho said: "Selma is a goalkeeper with outstanding potential, but also someone who already has a very strong foundation to her game. She has real presence, bravery and personality, and she is comfortable playing with the ball, taking responsibility and being part of how a team wants to build and control games. As a goalkeeper, she has the qualities we value highly, shot-stopping ability, courage, communication, athleticism and the mentality to keep improving every single day.

"What makes Selma special is not only her talent, but the way she works. Her attitude, commitment and dedication to her development are genuinely among the best I have seen. She wants to be challenged, she wants detail, and she has the personality to step into demanding environments and keep growing. She will add real value to our goalkeeping department, not only through her quality and potential, but through the standards she brings every day.

"We believe Selma has a very high ceiling, and our role is to give her the support, challenge and environment to keep developing all parts of her game. Having worked with her before, I know exactly the character, humility and drive she will bring to Tottenham. She is a top talent, but more importantly she has the mindset to maximise that talent, and we are delighted she has chosen this club for the next step in her career."

Selma began her senior career at Raufoss IL and spent two seasons there, competing in the Norwegian First Division, before earning a move to top-flight side Stabaek in 2020.

Making her Toppserien debut at the age of 18 in July, 2021, the young shot stopper made a further three appearances in the league that campaign – 12 in total across her two seasons at the club – before securing a move to Kolbotn ahead of the 2022 season.

Earning more regular playing time during her spell in Kolbotn, she began to make a name for herself in Norway by becoming the first goalkeeper to win the First Division Player of the Year in 2023, helping her side to promotion back to Norway’s top flight, and in the following term, Selma was named in broadcaster TV 2’s Toppserien Team of the Year.

Arriving at SK Brann for the 2025 campaign with Martin at the helm, she became an integral part of their squad in her maiden season, where she started in all 27 league games and preserved 18 clean sheets to help the Bergen-based side to their second league title and the first in her career.

In the opening stages of this term, Selma has kept eight clean sheets in 11 league games while also making her debut in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, which included keeping Manchester United at bay in their 1-0 win at home in the first leg of the third qualifying round.

Receiving her maiden call-up to Norway squad in 2022, the goalkeeper made her senior international debut in June, 2025, against Sweden in an international friendly.

We will first take on Die Kraichgauer in front of our fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 15 August (3pm kick-off), before facing Christian Ilzer’s side again the following day (Sunday 16 August) in a behind-closed-doors game at our Training Centre.

The fixtures add to a pre-season schedule that already includes matches against Auckland FC in New Zealand, Sydney FC and Chelsea in Australia, plus a behind-closed-doors match against MK Dons at Hotspur Way.

It will reunite the sides for the first time since our 3-2 away victory over Hoffenheim in January 2025 during our triumphant UEFA Europa League campaign, with James Maddison and Heung-Min Son (two) on the scoresheet that night.

Hoffenheim will arrive in north London after an impressive domestic campaign, having secured a fifth-place finish in last season’s Bundesliga table to qualify for the UEFA Europa League once again.

We can confirm pricing for the public fixture at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 15 August will be as follows:

Adults - £20

Children - £5

Tottenham Hotspur Season Ticket Holders and One Hotspur Members will be given priority access to tickets for our match against Hoffenheim with an exclusive pre-sale on the following dates:

Season Ticket Holders – Wednesday 1 July, 10am

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Tickets will go on general sale at 10am on Friday 3 July via eTicketing.

Fans will be able to purchase up to four tickets per CRN across all phases.

With the recent release of our 2026/27 Premier League fixtures and the launch of our new Nike Home & Away Kits, we signal the start of a new era built on reconnection with our fans, the local community and our heritage.

Our stadium fixture against Hoffenheim will feature a series of matchday activations celebrating Tottenham – its familiar locations, creative energy, people and culture – as the place that shapes the Club and connects it to its supporters and community. Further details will be announced in due course.

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We began the tournament with 12 representatives competing for their nations across the United States, Canada and Mexico with Andy Robertson's Scotland and Rodrigo Bentancur's Uruguay failing to progress to the next stage.

The first Spurs contingent to feature in the knockouts will be Dutch duo Micky van de Ven and Jan Paul van Hecke who take on Morocco on Tuesday, 30 June in Estadio Monterray, Mexico at 2am BST.

The defensive pair played the entirety of the 2-2 with Japan and 5-1 victory over Sweden and, whilst Micky was an unused substitute last time out, Jan Paul hasn't missed a minute and scored his first international goal in the 3-1 success against Tunisia to see them top Group F.

Next to go will be Lucas Bergvall when Sweden take on France in New York later on Tuesday at 10pm BST. Lucas made history as the youngest player to represent Sweden at a World Cup when he came on against Tunisia and provided an assist in their 5-1 victory. Further substitute appearances followed in that loss to the Netherlands and the 1-1 with Japan as Graham Potter's side progressed in third as one of the eight best third-placed sides.

On Wednesday, 1 July it's England and Djed Spence in action as they face DR Congo at Atlanta Stadium at 5pm BST. The flying full-back has featured in every game so far, starting in the goalless draw with Ghana, as the Three Lions topped Group L with victories over Croatia and Panama either side of that draw.

A few hours later will be Pape Matar Sarr's Senegal up against Belgium at Seattle Stadium at 9pm BST. The Teranga Lions went through as a best third-placed side thanks to a resounding 5-0 win over Iraq in the final group game. Pape has featured once so far, in the 3-2 defeat to Norway, and was an unused substitute in the 3-1 loss to France.

The following day (Thursday, 2 July) sees our one and only head-to-head in the last 32 as Kevin Danso's Austria face Pedro Porro's Spain at Los Angeles Stadium at 8pm BST. Kev featured in all three group games as his nation went through after a dramatic 96th-minute equaliser in a 3-3 draw with Algeria to finish runners-up in Group J.

Pedro, meanwhile, played the full contest in his country's 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia in his only appearance so far, remaining on the bench in their 0-0 stalemate with Cape Verde and 1-0 win over Uruguay.

In the early hours of Friday, 3 July, Luka Vuskovic's Croatia then take on Portugal in Toronto Stadium, Canada at 12am BST. The 19-year-old centre-back started their opening 4-2 defeat to England and has since been an unused substitute in their successive wins over Panama and Ghana to see them through.

Later that day, Cristian Romero and Marcos Senesi's defending champions Argentina round off the knockout action from a Spurs perspective up against World Cup debutants Cape Verde in Miami Stadium at 11pm BST. 'Cuti' has made two appearances with starts in the 3-0 win over Algeria and 2-0 win over Austria with Marcos making his tournament debut in their final 3-1 victory against Jordan.

Round of 32 schedule

Tuesday 30 June

Micky van de Ven and Jan Paul Van Hecke - Netherlands vs Morocco

Kick-off 2am

Watch on ITV

Wednesday 1 July

Djed Spence - England vs DR Congo

Kick-off 5pm

Watch on BBC

Pape Matar Sarr - Belgium vs Senegal

Kick-off 9pm

Watch on ITV

Thursday 2 July

Pedro Porro and Kevin Danso - Spain vs Austria

Kick-off 8pm

Watch on BBC

Friday 3 July

Luka Vuskovic - Portugal vs Croatia

Kick-off 12am

Watch on BBC

On a long journey back from an ACL injury, the 25-year-old revealed that her recovery is ‘going well’ and expressed her gratitude to her team-mates and coaching staff for their part in her rehabilitation so far.

A regular member of Martin Ho’s starting XI in the first half of the campaign, our number seven sustained the ACL injury during the second half of our Barclays Women’s Super League clash against Aston Villa in December, 2025.

Subsequently undergoing surgery in the same month, Jess has shown plenty of resilience in her rehabilitation so far and earlier this week, she returned to the grass for the first time in her recovery.

Powering through every step of her rehabilitation programme to date, Jess praised the impact of everyone around her at Hotspur Way in getting her through it – from team-mates to the coaching staff.

“Things are going well,” she told us, attending a community event at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last week. “It's been a long road but I've been working hard in the gym and taking steps so hopefully be back soon.

“Having to have surgery in the first couple of weeks is tough, being in pain and there's the little things, like learning to walk again, then to contract the quads and being in the gym.

“You lose a lot of muscle really quick, so being in the gym, trying to get strong and then just learning habits of being back, playing football, getting a ball on your feet and stuff. Those are the stages I've been through and it's hard, but I'll be back soon.

When asked about the support of Martin and her team-mates, she added: “When I first did it, Martin came straight down after the game and spoke to me, so it was really emotional at the time. The girls, everyone's been great, big support and have been helping me every time I'm in the gym, cheering me on.

“Then the staff, physios, I've put all my trust in them, so I know they're getting me in a great place and I'm just excited that we have the staff, the facilities and everything for me to get back.”

This is something that Jess has already faced in her career.

Jess suffered an ACL injury ahead of the 2019/20 campaign, when she was 18 years old, which was our first-ever campaign in England’s top flight and she spoke about the learnings from her first experience that she prepared in her recovery this time.

“The main thing is just the mindset. Doing it at such a young age, you don't really know how it's going to go and stuff but I'm learning that I'm a lot stronger than I thought I was,” she explained.

“So going into this one, I've just got my head down and try to get everything done to get me back to the pitch.”

Watch | Jess Naz on her recovery so far

Having already topped Group J, the holders named a much-changed side as ex-Spur Giovani Lo Celso marked his World Cup debut with a goal when he curled in a free-kick to put his nation in front on 19 minutes in Dallas.

Summer signing Marcos was then at the heart of the action for Argentina's second just after the half-hour mark. The centre-back was inadvertently kicked in the head as he bravely dived to nod the ball at goal just inside the six-yard box and, after the referee had been sent to the monitor, a penalty was awarded which Lautaro Martinez slammed home.

Jordan halved the deficit with a well-worked team move finished by Mousa Al Tamari 10 minutes into the second half before Lionel Messi came off the bench to restore the two-goal cushion and break another record in the process.

His low free-kick in the 80th minute was his sixth of this tournament already and a record-extending 19th World Cup goal and meant he is the first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup games.

Marcos played the full contest at Dallas Stadium on his fourth cap, with Cristian Romero an unused substitute, as the defending champions now move on to the knockout stages with debutants Cape Verde their opponents in the last 32 in Miami at 11pm UK on Friday 3 July.

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The Netherlands international has become our fourth summer signing – following in the footsteps of her international compatriot Caitlin Dijkstra, Shekiera Martinez and Kirsty Hanson.

She joins following three-and-a-half seasons in the Women’s Super League with Arsenal, making 56 appearances in total in the league, plus experience in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

Set for a new chapter in her footballing journey, we get to know the versatile midfielder below.

Full of many talents

While she forged a successful footballing career to date, Victoria could have gone down the route of a different sport when she was younger.

Throughout her school years, she excelled at snowboarding, chess and tennis alongside football as just another string to her bow of talents.

She was even a junior chess champion in the Netherlands!

Thankfully, she chose to pursue football and is now a Lilywhite player.

Combining studies and playing

After deciding to stick with football and pursue a career to become a professional, the box-to-box midfielder wanted even more away from the pitch.

She enrolled at Delft University of Technology to study applied mathematics, which she described previously as ‘maths’ as her favourite subject in school.

Showcasing her work rate on and off the pitch, Victoria juggled a youth football career and an applied maths degree.

Making her mark

It wasn’t always straightforward for Victoria when growing up.

With a lack of female football teams in and around her area, she had no other choice to play in a boys side but she spoke about how that experience helped develop her into the player she is today.

Speaking in an external interview, she explained: “The physical aspect, handling speed - I learned all that from the boys. I had to, or I would be pushed over by them,” she said.

“I didn’t want to leave them, I had known them since U7’s so they were my best friends.”

Familiar faces

Although Victoria would have played against many of players during her time in the Women’s Super League so far, she has also played alongside a couple in her club and international career.

Joining Ajax in 2019, she would team up in Amsterdam with our number one Lize Kop and recent summer arrival Caitlin Dijkstra while also representing their national team at a senior level.

Versatility is key

A midfielder by trade, Victoria has clearly shown her ability to adapt on the football pitch and produce key performances in different positions.

While she can play as either an attacking midfielder, creating and scoring goals, or slightly deeper to act as a shield for the defence, she has also been utilised on the wing and at full-back in the WSL and UEFA Women’s Champions League.

But she has always received her praise from her coaches and in particular her former Ajax coach, Danny Schenkel, who told the Olympics official website ahead of the 2020 summer games: “If you see what she can do with a ball, it is something you rarely see on the Dutch fields.”

Favourite sportsman

When asked to list her favourite sportsman of all time in a TikTok video with her former club, she answered with Spain legend Andrés Iniesta.

A World Cup winner with Spain in 2010, when he scored the winning goal for his nation in the final against her homeland, the Netherlands, Victoria has looked up to the former FC Barcelona man.

Immediate impact

After spending the early part of her career in the Netherlands, Victoria made the switch to England to join the Women’s Super League with Arsenal in January, 2023.

Then, in just her second game for the club, a Women’s FA Cup fourth round tie against Leeds United, she scored her first goal and provided two assists in a 9-0 win at home.

She would then later feature in their Women’s League Cup final against Chelsea in February, 2023, as they overcame the Blues 3-1 to win the trophy.

The defender replaced the injured Jarell Quansah at right-back on 63 minutes, just after Jude Bellingham had fired the Three Lions ahead.

Ex-Spur Harry Kane headed in a second a few moments later to become England’s record World Cup goalscorer – he’s now up to 11 at the prestigious event.

Djed’s appearance means he has featured in all three games for Thomas Tuchel’s men at this summer’s tournament so far, with England now looking likely to face either DR Congo or Senegal in the last 32.

Uruguay needed a positive result in Guadalajara, Mexico to secure progression to the last 32 but suffered a 1-0 loss, leaving them third with only two points from their three games in Group H and heading home.

Rodrigo played the full 90 minutes for Uruguay, while Pedro was an unused substitute for Spain, who top the group with seven points from a possible nine.

The result also secured England’s progress to the knockout stages with a game to spare – the Three Lions, with Djed Spence among their ranks, know they will at least finish as one of the best third-placed sides ahead of their clash with Panama on Saturday night (10pm UK).

On Friday evening, Pape Matar Sarr’s Senegal kept alive their hopes of qualifying with a 5-0 victory over 10-man Iraq. Pape was an unused substitute in Toronto as his nation finished third in Group I with three points. They’ll now need to wait to see if that’s enough to make it into the last 32.