Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur was founded in 1882 and play their home games at White Hart Lane. The stadium is in North London and has a capacity of 36236. Tottenham's nickname is 'Spurs' and the team plays in white shirts, navy-blue shorts and white socks. Tottenham are sometimes called 'The Lilywhites' due to the colour of their shirts. The current manager is Mauricio Pochettino, who is the second Argentinian to manage Spurs in the Premier League, the first was Ossie Ardiles. Ardiles managed Spurs in 1993-94 and also made over 200 appearances for the club.
Tottenham are famous for their success in the FA Cup, winning the competition eight times, but their most recent trophy was the League Cup, in 2009. In 1963, they became the first British club to win a European Competition (the European Cup Winners’ Cup), and since then have won the UEFA Cup (now the Europa League) twice. Tottenham have always been famous for playing exciting, attacking football. In 2016/17, Tottenham continued that tradition, with Premier League Young Player of the Season, Dele Alli, playing some great football and Harry Kane, with 35 goals, winning the Premier League's Golden Boot for the second consecutive season.
"If you don’t win anything, you have had a bad season’’ - Bill Nicholson, ex-Tottenham Manager.
Tottenham’s ground is in North London, so lots of Spurs fans come from this area and the regions around it. There are many other clubs in London, and Tottenham have strong rivalries with Chelsea and West Ham United, but their closest and strongest rival is North London neighbours, Arsenal.
Tottenham's name comes from the name of a 14th-century Tottenham man, Sir Harry Hotspur, who featured in one of Shakespeare’s plays, Henry the Fourth. He was a soldier, and a very fierce fighter. So, the team from Tottenham adopted this name and became Tottenham Hotspur, which is shortened to ‘Spurs’.
In 2016/17, Tottenham Hotspur finished 2nd in the Premier League and qualified for the UEFA Champions League. Spurs finished in their highest ever Premier League position and will be hoping to go one more step further this season. Under manager, the Argentinian Mauricio Pochettino, Spurs have put together a fantastic team to watch and will be challenging at the top again this season. With players like the England international Harry Kane, French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and Danish international Christian Eriksen, Spurs have some of the most exciting players in the Premier League and they also have steel in midfield with Victor Wanyama and a strong defence. Can they improve on last season’s 2nd position?
Prediction 2018/19: 4th
Key player: Harry Kane
Did you know….?
'Spurs' are metal objects that attach to the boots of horse riders.
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Audere est Facere
This is Spurs' motto. It means To Dare Is to Do.
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Comentários
05/12/2018
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My favorite player is Son because he is Korean.
05/12/2018 06:37
Chelsea
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My favorite player is Son because he is Korean.
29/11/2018
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A long time ago, i am not a football fan . then, i become real madrid's fan . But this time i am Tottenham hotspur's fan
29/11/2018 12:52
Manchester United
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A long time ago, i am not a football fan . then, i become real madrid's fan . But this time i am Tottenham hotspur's fan
14/11/2018
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where is the video around video guide section?
14/11/2018 12:24
Tottenham Hotspur
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where is the video around video guide section?
19/11/2018
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Hi Luongtx,
You can find this club video in our 'watch section' which you can find by clicking 'skills' at the top of the page. Here's the link to the Tottenham page:
https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/watch/club-guides/featured-club-tottenham-hotspur
Hope you find it useful,
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
19/11/2018 08:11
Liverpool
370
Hi Luongtx,
You can find this club video in our 'watch section' which you can find by clicking 'skills' at the top of the page. Here's the link to the Tottenham page:
https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/watch/club-guides/featured-club-tottenham-hotspur
Hope you find it useful,
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
27/07/2018
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I m not fan it but they r very perfect.
27/07/2018 18:34
Tottenham Hotspur
17
I m not fan it but they r very perfect.
27/07/2018
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It is very easy
27/07/2018 18:29
Tottenham Hotspur
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It is very easy
17/07/2018
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My favourite player is Son Heung Min because he is a very good striker.
17/07/2018 14:48
Manchester United
87
My favourite player is Son Heung Min because he is a very good striker.
16/05/2018
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I am not a fan of Tottenham,but I like how they play football.Every season they keep atacking football and that is realy exciting.Harry Kane is always in the top three scorer.They play football to score one more goal than their opponent.Young player who play for Tottenham are very talented,and every season one of them have great performance.
16/05/2018 06:50
Manchester United
1976
I am not a fan of Tottenham,but I like how they play football.Every season they keep atacking football and that is realy exciting.Harry Kane is always in the top three scorer.They play football to score one more goal than their opponent.Young player who play for Tottenham are very talented,and every season one of them have great performance.
27/04/2018
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I watching for this wonderful team more than 7 years and I so exited that how powerful and young they are!
27/04/2018 20:05
Tottenham Hotspur
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I watching for this wonderful team more than 7 years and I so exited that how powerful and young they are!
13/04/2018
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Spurs are interesting not only because of their brilliant attacking style of play, but also because of their stability these days. They don't spend too much on new transfers, but manage to keep their great players for several years, thus building true team spirit, which ultimately pays off.
13/04/2018 11:44
Tottenham Hotspur
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Spurs are interesting not only because of their brilliant attacking style of play, but also because of their stability these days. They don't spend too much on new transfers, but manage to keep their great players for several years, thus building true team spirit, which ultimately pays off.
10/04/2018
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Hi!
10/04/2018 16:48
Tottenham Hotspur
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Hi!
21/03/2018
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Spurs is in my blood. whenever I see the motto " TO DARE IS DO" and " THE GAME IS ABOUT GLORY" I feel very energetic. I love spurs because of their fascinating attacking football. I love most of spurs players especially Kane, Erikssen,Dembele and Son. this season spurs will finish 3rd.
21/03/2018 11:17
Tottenham Hotspur
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Spurs is in my blood. whenever I see the motto " TO DARE IS DO" and " THE GAME IS ABOUT GLORY" I feel very energetic. I love spurs because of their fascinating attacking football. I love most of spurs players especially Kane, Erikssen,Dembele and Son. this season spurs will finish 3rd.
04/12/2017
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hi im new
04/12/2017 15:12
Tottenham Hotspur
13
hi im new
04/12/2017
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Hi Gussi
Welcome to Premier Skills English! Are you a big fan of Christian Eriksen?
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
04/12/2017 17:10
Liverpool
370
Hi Gussi
Welcome to Premier Skills English! Are you a big fan of Christian Eriksen?
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
15/11/2017
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The Spurs practice a a brilliant attacking football!, for that reason I admire them.
15/11/2017 01:34
Tottenham Hotspur
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The Spurs practice a a brilliant attacking football!, for that reason I admire them.
06/10/2017
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Harry kane should be in Real Madrid
06/10/2017 20:20
Tottenham Hotspur
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Harry kane should be in Real Madrid
26/09/2017
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Despite the Spurs have been playing very well since last season, I do not think that they are going to win Premier League trophy this season.
26/09/2017 15:12
Liverpool
221
Despite the Spurs have been playing very well since last season, I do not think that they are going to win Premier League trophy this season.
12/08/2017
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Spurs is a strong club.
12/08/2017 09:15
Manchester United
180
Spurs is a strong club.
27/07/2018
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Galatasaray is stronger than it.
27/07/2018 18:33
Tottenham Hotspur
17
Galatasaray is stronger than it.
30/05/2017
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I LOVE SPURS
30/05/2017 12:35
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1084
I LOVE SPURS
30/04/2017
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"Lilywhite" and "navy blue' are new words for me. These two colours remind me the horizontal striped shirt white and dark blue of fishermen. It's a lovely design.
I like their kit, that what I call an elegant clothing.
30/04/2017 23:59
Newcastle United
3189
"Lilywhite" and "navy blue' are new words for me. These two colours remind me the horizontal striped shirt white and dark blue of fishermen. It's a lovely design.
I like their kit, that what I call an elegant clothing.
01/02/2017
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Tottenham is great but I I support arcenal
01/02/2017 11:26
Arsenal
23
Tottenham is great but I I support arcenal
01/02/2017
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I like their fans. They r great supporters
01/02/2017 11:24
Arsenal
23
I like their fans. They r great supporters
28/01/2017
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Tottenham Hotspur is good team.
28/01/2017 21:10
Manchester United
113
Tottenham Hotspur is good team.
28/01/2017
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:)
28/01/2017 14:06
Arsenal
140
:)
26/01/2017
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great
26/01/2017 14:24
Chelsea
28
great
25/01/2017
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spuuuuuuurs <3 <3 <3
25/01/2017 14:07
Tottenham Hotspur
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spuuuuuuurs <3 <3 <3
24/01/2017
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Tottenham Hotspur
24/01/2017 20:59
Manchester City
100
Tottenham Hotspur
10/01/2017
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Hello everybody! I don't support Tottenham Hotspur, but sometimes I do follow them...
10/01/2017 11:44
Manchester United
47
Hello everybody! I don't support Tottenham Hotspur, but sometimes I do follow them...
17/12/2016
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I support Chelsea, but i really love football Tottenham shows. Great coach, great players, great team.
17/12/2016 14:20
Chelsea
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I support Chelsea, but i really love football Tottenham shows. Great coach, great players, great team.
09/11/2016
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Its my favorite Premier League Club. It is not the traditional famous club from England
09/11/2016 00:18
Tottenham Hotspur
44
Its my favorite Premier League Club. It is not the traditional famous club from England
29/09/2016
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Tottenham is my favorite club. I love this club because playing attacking football. My favotite player is Harry Kane
29/09/2016 11:48
Tottenham Hotspur
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Tottenham is my favorite club. I love this club because playing attacking football. My favotite player is Harry Kane
29/09/2016
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Welcome to Premier Skills English, Bane84!
We will have a new article all about a Tottenham player this afternoon. Check out our homepage later to find out who it is!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
29/09/2016 12:38
Liverpool
370
Welcome to Premier Skills English, Bane84!
We will have a new article all about a Tottenham player this afternoon. Check out our homepage later to find out who it is!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
13/08/2016
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I think, in this season, they will not be in top 4
13/08/2016 20:51
Liverpool
82
I think, in this season, they will not be in top 4
04/06/2016
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Tobi is B E S T defender.
COYS
04/06/2016 17:08
Tottenham Hotspur
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Tobi is B E S T defender.
COYS
03/06/2016
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My favourite spurs player is Kane. I think he finishes quite well and is a good striker.
03/06/2016 01:15
Manchester United
4662
My favourite spurs player is Kane. I think he finishes quite well and is a good striker.
03/06/2016
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I love the fact that they play quite some nice football and look positive enough to make top four
03/06/2016 00:56
Manchester United
4662
I love the fact that they play quite some nice football and look positive enough to make top four
08/04/2016
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I think they will finish as runner up.
08/04/2016 15:26
Liverpool
3696
I think they will finish as runner up.
08/04/2016
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I remember the match between Totenham and Chelsea when they won 5-3 last season.
08/04/2016 15:26
Liverpool
3696
I remember the match between Totenham and Chelsea when they won 5-3 last season.
08/04/2016
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I think the best players in Totenham are Kane,Eriksen and lloris.
08/04/2016 15:24
Liverpool
3696
I think the best players in Totenham are Kane,Eriksen and lloris.
24/03/2016
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The title race goes on for the Spurs, and they would need all their players who can make a difference.
24/03/2016 08:24
Arsenal
2453
The title race goes on for the Spurs, and they would need all their players who can make a difference.
13/03/2016
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Best wishes to Bentaleb who is suffering this year.
13/03/2016 13:25
Manchester City
2999
Best wishes to Bentaleb who is suffering this year.
10/03/2016
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I am not a fan of Spurs.
10/03/2016 20:42
Leicester City
1761
I am not a fan of Spurs.
02/03/2016
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I like their fans and game style.
02/03/2016 22:12
Leicester City
1761
I like their fans and game style.
02/03/2016
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good club
02/03/2016 16:10
Stoke City
271
good club
23/02/2016
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I think their defeat in the FA Cup is for the better. They will be more focused on the PL.
23/02/2016 17:06
Arsenal
2453
I think their defeat in the FA Cup is for the better. They will be more focused on the PL.
16/02/2016
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Up and rising! Those lads can make it!
16/02/2016 08:20
Arsenal
2453
Up and rising! Those lads can make it!
03/02/2016
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Now the title race has become even more exciting and intriguing with the Spurs above the Gunners by goal difference. Harry Kane just can't stop scoring.
03/02/2016 09:28
Arsenal
2453
Now the title race has become even more exciting and intriguing with the Spurs above the Gunners by goal difference. Harry Kane just can't stop scoring.
30/01/2016
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Audere est Facere ("To Dare Is to Do"), Spurs topping the group table above Inter Milan in UEFA Champions League and beating another Italian club from Milan to reach quarters, Gareth Bale's fantastic goalscoring season in 2012/13, Harry Kane, Deli Alli.
30/01/2016 05:50
Chelsea
137
Audere est Facere ("To Dare Is to Do"), Spurs topping the group table above Inter Milan in UEFA Champions League and beating another Italian club from Milan to reach quarters, Gareth Bale's fantastic goalscoring season in 2012/13, Harry Kane, Deli Alli.
18/01/2016
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Spurs are surprisingly very close to the leading teams in the PL. Maybe they can finish third this year.
18/01/2016 16:55
Arsenal
3557
Spurs are surprisingly very close to the leading teams in the PL. Maybe they can finish third this year.