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Speaking to the media ahead of our pre-season match against Newcastle United on Sunday, Sonny said: "Before we start the press conference, I wanted to say I have decided to leave the Club this summer. Respectfully the club is helping me with this decision.

"It was the most difficult decision I have made in my career. Such amazing memories. It was so hard to make the decision.

"I need a new environment to push myself. I need a little bit of change - 10 years is a long time. I came to north London as a kid, 23 years old, such a young age. I leave this club as a grown man, a very proud man.

"I want to say thank you to all the Spurs fans for giving me so much love. I hope the goodbye is also good timing and this is the right time to make that decision. I hope everyone can accept that and respect that."

Asked for his reaction to the decision, Thomas said: "For me, personally, I would have loved to have worked with this fantastic person and player. He is a true Spurs legend in every aspect, one of the greatest players to play in the Premier League. It is never easy to find the perfect timing and me coming in from the side, it makes it a bit easier to end on a high."

One of our all-time greats, Sonny joined us at the end of August, 2015 and celebrated his 10th year at the Club by lifting the UEFA Europa League trophy back in May.

Fifth in our all-time goalscoring list with 173, last season Sonny became only the seventh player in our history to make 450+ appearances, reaching 454.

FIFA Puskas Award winner for his goal against Burnley in 2019, Premier League Golden Boot winner in 2021/22 with 23, firing us back into the UEFA Champions League, he is now one of just 13 players to lift a trophy as captain of Spurs.

We take on Newcastle at Seoul's World Cup Stadium on Sunday, kicking-off at 12noon, UK - live on SPURSPLAY.

A celebration of women’s and girls’ football was in full flow at a special Summer of Spurs festival today, with Ella Morris and Anna Csiki joining in the fun.

The event at New River Leisure Centre, in White Hart Lane, continued Tottenham Hotspur Foundation’s extensive work to provide playing opportunities for women and girls across the local area.

It included skills stations, mini challenges and small-sided games, with both Spurs and England merch given out as prizes to help celebrate the Lionesses’ recent Euros triumph.

Ella was called up by the England senior squad for the first time earlier this year, unfortunately being forced to withdraw due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury picked up in training.

Our 22-year-old defender helped inspire girls today by taking part in a Q&A session and is looking forward to inspiring from the pitch again as her rehabilitation continues.

She said: “This has been really nice. It’s amazing to not just see young girls down here, but see them very much enjoying it, meaning they’ll hopefully be inspired to carry on in the future.

“Growing up, I used to do camps like this, but they’d be mixed, with boys and girls, so I never really got the opportunity to see what my future could look like. It’s a nice moment to be here and feel like we can inspire the next generation.

“As a player, I want to know the Club I play for is dedicated to the growth of the women’s game and to have this opportunity to come down to events like this, with the Foundation, it really gives us that sense of belief.”

Anna added: “At these girls’ ages, I was still playing with boys. I really enjoyed it and loved going to training, but I’m a bit jealous of what they’ve got here to be honest!

“It’s just so nice to see so many girls kicking a ball around, having fun and enjoying themselves. I’m really happy to be here and try to help inspire the next generation.”

Among participants was 13-year-old Madina, who has started playing in our Academy set-up after taking part in the Foundation’s Premier League Kicks sessions.

She said: “The Foundation coaches are really nice and the sessions, like this one today, are a lot of fun. They helped me understand teamwork, the community and I’ve made friends.

“It was cool to see Ella and Anna here. I learnt how everyone has a different journey and that things don’t come to you immediately – it takes hard work and dedication. This will help me going forward.”

Kafele Morgan brought along players from his Kick Action girls’ football team to the event and described the difference it makes.

“It’s good for the girls to come down here in the school holidays and be able to enjoy playing. You can see how it helps keep them engaged, building confidence and social skills. Foundation events like this that are accessible – because they’re free and not all girls have parents able to pay for sessions – are much needed.”

Summer of Spurs continues with various sessions for boys and girls across the next month, plus a series of three girls’ football events over 26, 27 and 27 August back at New River Leisure Centre. The full programme is here.

During school term time, the Foundation runs Lily’s Little Stars football sessions for girls aged 6-10, at Powerleague Tottenham between 5pm and 6pm on Mondays, and Houndsfield Primary School, in Enfield, between the same times every Thursday.

It also runs Premier League Kicks sessions for older girls at the same school on Thursdays, between 5pm and 8pm.

For local girls excelling at football, there is a Foundation Football Centre at Douglas Eyre Sports Centre, in Walthamstow, between 5.30pm and 7pm on Fridays.

In addition to opportunities for girls, the Foundation hosts walking football for women aged 40 and above. These take place at Duke’s Aldridge Academy, next door to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, between 6pm and 7.30pm every Tuesday.

Head to the Foundation webpages for more details.

Our final outing of pre-season Tour sees us take on Premier League opponents Newcastle United in Seoul on Sunday, live via SPURSPLAY (kick-off 12noon UK).

Following our impressive 1-0 win over Arsenal in Hong Kong on Thursday, we embarked on the second leg of our summer Tour to South Korea and landed in the capital to a fanfare on Friday.

That scalp in the first north London derby to be played overseas last time out stretched Thomas Frank's unbeaten start to four matches this pre-season, two wins and two draws, and registering three clean sheets.

Our Head Coach's next assignment pits us against familiar foes Newcastle as we conclude our Asian trip with a Coupang Play Series encounter at Seoul World Cup Stadium in what is another important test for the squad ahead of the competitive fixtures coming up this month.

As ever, we are sure to be treated to a fantastic reception from our international fans out in South Korea with national team captain and icon Heung-Min Son and Yang Min-Hyeok back in front of their adoring home supporters in Seoul.

Coverage is scheduled to start at 11.30am (UK) as we bring you all the build-up on SPURSPLAY - the home of our live and on-demand video content and the streaming platform for our remaining pre-season matches this summer.

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Josefine Rybrink has enjoyed the intense first few weeks of her first pre-season at the Club.

Joining us in January, 2025, for the second half of the 2024/25 campaign, having previously been at BK Hacken, the defender was thrown straight into the action as she made six appearances for us in the Barclays Women’s Super League last term.

After we exercised an option in her contract for a further year, the 27-year-old is now well into pre-season preparations, using the valuable time to further grow her relationship with players and staff.

With the arrival of new Head Coach Martin Ho, who joined us last month from SK Brann, Josefine spoke of the importance of pre-season in the early weeks and the enjoyment of being back with the squad.

“It’s been going well,” she told us. “It’s been an intense first few weeks with good training sessions.

“I think that Martin has come in, in a really good way and is teaching us a lot of new things. However, it’s just really nice to be back, and see all the girls and staff again after a long break.

“I think [the most difficult part so far] has been keeping the body fresh,” she jokingly said. “No, but we have started very intensively so the biggest focus has been trying to take care of the body in the best way.

“It feels nice to have that fresh start again and just be involved from the very beginning with everyone.

“My first months at the Club went so fast, so it’s really nice to get a whole pre-season with everyone.”

We’re just over one month away until we embark on our seventh season in England’s top flight – at home to West Ham United on Sunday 7 September, with tickets available to buy – and Josefine is looking forward to playing in front of our Lilywhite fanbase once again.

“I'm so excited,” she added. “We're coming from a tough season last year so we're extra motivated to prove ourselves but, more importantly, to play in front of our fans again.”

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Mikey Moore has joined Rangers on loan for the 2025/26 campaign.

Having joined us as a seven-year-old, the forward progressed through our ranks to help our Under-17 and Under-18 teams secure the Premier League Cup double in 2022/23.

In May, 2024, he earned his competitive first team debut against Manchester City, becoming the youngest ever player to appear for us in a Premier League fixture. The 17-year-old has made 21 senior appearances in all competitions to date, scoring once.

Mikey registered his first senior goal for the Club in a UEFA Europa League fixture against Elfsborg in January – we memorably went onto win the competition in May, defeating Manchester United 1-0 in Bilbao.

At international level, Mikey has appeared for England up to Under-19 level to date.

It hasn’t just been a 40-yard winner against Arsenal that has caught Thomas Frank’s eye - Pape Matar Sarr has impressed our new Head Coach during their first month together.

Pape’s fantastic strike stole the show as we toppled the Gunners 1-0 in front of 50,000 fans at the Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong on Thursday. David Raya was out of his area to link up play for Arsenal, but Richarlison pounced on Myles Lewis-Skelly and as the loose ball ran to Pape, he quickly assessed his options before planting the ball back over the goalkeeper’s head from 40 yards.

The Senegal midfielder was named Player of the Match, following up a two-goal performance in the friendly against Wycombe last weekend.

The goal was the obvious starting point post-match for Thomas when he spoke to SPURSPLAY. “It’s so far the goal of the season!” he told us. “It was great. I know he won Player of the Match and, for me, he was Player of the Match. He took it (the goal) so well and so quickly, saw David Raya was too far out of his goal and put it away.

“By the way, I think Pape has been amazing. I really like how he has played and performed in the last four weeks, training and in games. He’s building, and his all-round game today... top.”

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Thomas Frank was particularly impressed with the defensive side of our game as we kept a clean sheet to beat Arsenal 1-0 in Hong Kong on Thursday.

The winning goal was worthy of any north London derby. Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya strayed a long way out of his area to play a pass into Myles Lewis-Skelly, Richarlison pressed and won possession and the ball ran to Pape Matar Sarr, who took one look and from 40 yards, pinged a beauty over backtracking Raya and home. That was no less than we deserved in a first half where we struck the woodwork three times.

“A 1-0 score against Arsenal is an absolutely beautiful score!” Thomas told SPURSPLAY afterwards. “Yes, it is a friendly, but it’s also a very competitive match. I said before the game that games against Arsenal are never ‘friendly’. It means everything.

“I have to give respect to both teams for their competitiveness in the game. It was very competitive. I was extremely happy with our first half, that first half was completely even. In many ways I loved the way the team performed, and throughout the game the defensive structure was top.

“In the second half, I thought we defended a little too much, but there were some tired bodies on the pitch and sometimes the nature of the game when you are 1-0 up, the other team is pushing a bit more.

“Some of the defensive principles, and high pressure, especially in the first half, were really good, the mid-block, where everyone defends together and the lower, and the emergency defending, especially at the end, was top class.

“The desire was good. We talk about that clean sheet mentality. It’s a big thing we need to add to the team. Of course, we need to play forward, play brave, aggressive, offensive, but we need the other bit if we want to win enough football matches.”

Pape Matar Sarr scored a magical goal to give us victory in the first-ever north London derby to be played on international soil as we kicked off our Asia Tour in style on Thursday.

The midfielder struck from close to the half-way line with a superb drilled shot just before half-time at the Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong, which proved to be the only goal of the game as Thomas Frank’s first game against Arsenal as our Head Coach ended in a fine win and continued our unbeaten pre-season campaign.

While the Gunners had more of the possession, they were unable to break down our solid defensive unit with Guglielmo Vicario barely having a save to make, while we hit the woodwork twice in the first half from dangerous corners. The win gave us another piece of silverware as we lifted the Herbalgy Trophy, while the match set an attendance record for the new stadium with 49,975 fans present, beating the total for Liverpool’s clash with Milan last week.

The first real chance of note came in the 10th minute as Pedro Porro's in-swinging corner evaded everyone in a congested six-yard box and hit the inside of the post. Richarlison reacted to the rebound to head at goal, only to see his effort cleared off the line by William Saliba.

Arsenal were having good spells of possession in the final third but our defending was very good and Vicario wasn’t really tested. Instead, the chances were falling our way and on 28 minutes, the impressive Mohammed Kudus’ shot was blocked by Saliba, the ball rebounded out to Wilson Odobert whose right-foot shot just flicked off Ben White before clipping the outside of David Raya’s far post. From the corner, Kudus whipped in a lovely delivery which again beat everyone but Richarlison was unable to turn it in at the back post.

The opening goal came just before half-time and it was a marvellous strike. Raya played a pass into midfield to Myles Lewis-Skelly, he lost possession claiming to be clipped by Richarlison but the referee waved play on as the ball went straight to Sarr. The Senegalese midfielder knew exactly what he was going to do and produced a magnificent, controlled shot from just outside the centre circle, some 45 yards out, which drifted over Raya and landed in the back of the net.

Arsenal went close to levelling in first-half stoppage time with a succession of corners but we held out to lead at the interval. Neither side made any changes at the break and it was the Gunners with the first sight of goal in the second period, Martin Odegaard’s shot deflected over the bar by Cristian Romero after the skipper had initially lost possession inside the area. Moments later, Lewis-Skelly and Kai Havertz combined to set up Gabriel Martinelli however he fired over from 15 yards out.

It was so nearly 2-0 in the 66th minute when Mathys Tel, one of three substitutes to come on a few minutes earlier, sent over a wonderful cross to the back post, only for Micky van de Ven to head just wide. At the other end, Martin Zubimendi’s half volley flicked off Brennan Johnson on its way just over the crossbar before Vicario comfortably gathered a Havertz shot.

A raft of changes were made approaching the final 10 minutes and one of them, Arsenal’s 15-year-old Max Dowman, went close in the 79th minute with a drive that was blocked by Djed Spence. One significant substitution saw James Maddison enter the game with a few minutes remaining, his first action since coming off injured against Bodo/Glimt on 1 May – adding to the feelgood factor on the evening. Now we head to South Korea, where we take on Newcastle United on Sunday before heading home.

Thomas Frank has named his side to face Arsenal today in Hong Kong.

Facing the Gunners in the first north London derby outside of the UK, Thomas has made seven changes from our last pre-season outing - our 0-0 draw at Luton Town last weekend.

Starting defence, Kevin Danso and Destiny Udogie are replaced by Cristian Romero and Pedro Porro respectively while, in midfield there are wholesale changes with Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Matar Sarr and Lucas Bergvall all coming into the team.

Up front, Mohammed Kudus moves into the forward line where he joins Richarlison and Wilson Odobert.

Tottenham Hotspur players will take to the field against Arsenal today with bespoke shirt numbers designed by local artists.

Our Men’s First Team play the first north London derby to take place outside the United Kingdom at the Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong today as part of our summer pre-season tour of Asia.

‘ParentsParents’, a collective of artists from diverse backgrounds in graffiti, illustration and geometry style character, designed the numbers that will be worn on the back of our shirts, using themes, colours and symbols meaningful to Hong Kong.

The design is inspired by the Club’s own typography and aims to capture the unique urban charm of Hong Kong. The colours used in the numbers act as a tribute to Hong Kong's vibrant culture, blending the nightscape and rhythm to showcase a fusion of Eastern and Western aesthetics.

The special edition shirts are now available to purchase online on the Official Spurs Shop.

Celebrating local culture is an important part of Club tradition on pre-season tours. Our players and staff have been engaging with our fans and supporting good causes throughout our time in Asia, with special edition shirts donated to the local charitable organisations that we have supported whilst on pre-season tour, Animals Asia and Bring Me a Book.