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      Why Tottenham fans may have to support fierce rivals ARSENAL in next TWO games with Champions League dream fading

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      TOTTENHAM fans might be forced to SUPPORT their fiercest rivals Arsenal in order to achieve Champions League qualification.Spurs dropped out of the Champions League automatic places after suffering a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Newcastle on Saturday.Tottenham fans might be forced support Arsenal after a humiliating defeatCredit: ReutersSpurs dropped to fifth following a 4-0 thrashing at NewcastleCredit: EPAFans will be hoping Mikel Arteta can get the better of Unai Emery’s menCredit: ReutersAnge Postecoglou couldn’t believe his eyes as his Champions League-chasing side crumbled to their heaviest defeat of his reign. Two goals from Alexander Isak complimented strikes from Anthony Gordon and Fabian Schar in a dominant performance at St James’ Park. The result means Tottenham drop to fifth behind Aston Villa, who travel to Arsenal on Sunday.Which indicates that Lilywhite fans might be forced to bite their tongues and cheer on their north London rivals through gritted teeth.MOST READ IN FOOTBALLAn Arsenal win will prevent Villa from adorning a three point gap over Tottenham, as both sides press for an automatic spot in Europe’s top competition next season.Likewise, Tottenham fans might AGAIN be forced to support Arsenal when they travel to Bayern Munich next week.That is because an Arsenal victory will help England’s Uefa coefficient for a fifth spot in next season’s Champions League.Every win, draw and round progression by a team adds to a country’s total, which is then divided by the number of clubs involved at the start of the competition.Most read in FootballHere’s how Spurs’ trip to Newcastle went on paperBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKEREngland had been favourite to claim one of the two extra spots in the competition before the Champions League quarter final first legs.Spurs currently hold fifth place, but have a game in hand on Unai Emery’s side.And Tottenham fans are not happy with the circumstances.One supporter wrote: “What’s going on? Tottenham don’t know what’s coming for them.”Ange Postecoglou does NO tactical work in training reveals former Tottenham star Eric DierAnother said: “So there hopes of featuring in Europe’s elite competition is hanging on us. What a world!!!”A third wrote: “This possible.”While an Arsenal account chimed in: “What a time to be alive. I’m seeing Tottenham waiting for us to perform for them to qualify.”Spurs still need to host Arsenal on April 28, and then travel to Manchester City and Liverpool. More

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      Tottenham hope to tie up controversial Conor Gallagher transfer from Chelsea as quick as possible ahead of pre-season

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      TOTTENHAM hope to tie up a quick deal for Conor Gallagher this summer – and Chelsea’s financial pressures could make it happen.England midfielder Gallagher, 24, has been a long-term target for Spurs.Conor Gallagher is on Spurs’ radar this summerCredit: RexAnge Postecoglou is out to strengthen his squad, which he hopes will be playing in the Champions League next term.The Australian wants to get his business done as early as possible to get a full pre-season.And he sees Gallagher as a great fit for his style.The former Crystal Palace loanee will only have a year left on his Blues deal in June.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAnd while there remains a chance he signs a new one at his boyhood club, the likelihood is he will be sold.Chelsea need to flog players to raise funds before July 1 to comply with Profit and Sustainability Rules after massively overspending during the Todd Boehly era.That boosts the chances of a Gallagher sale – which would be deemed as pure profit for the Blues given he is a homegrown player – early in the close season.Postecoglou rapidly got his business underway last summer by bringing in Guglielmo Vicario from Empoli and James Maddison from Leicester in June.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERWhile Timo Werner – who hopes to have his loan made permanent in the summer for £15million after impressing – and Radu Dragusin were signed early in January.Chelsea would be looking for at least £40m for Gallagher.Conor Gallagher’s life as a footballer from loan moves to potential Chelsea exitThat is considering they sold Mason Mount for £55m to Manchester United with a year left on his deal last summer, and Maddison, who also had 12 months remaining on his Foxes deal, went for £40m.But the West Londoners’ PSR requirements may mean they have to accept less – unless they can get a bidding war going amongst interested parties.Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino has reiterated his desire to keep Gallagher, who has 12 caps for his country and hopes to go to the Euros.When asked about whether he hoped to have his future sorted before this summer’s tournament, Gallagher said last month: “When it comes to it, I’ll be focusing on England and the task in hand.”WHAT IS FFP?SunSport’s Martin Lipton breaks down what it is all about…
      FFP – or Financial Fair Play – is a concept originally introduced by Uefa in 2009, officially to prevent clubs from spending money they could not afford.
      Yet many critics have rounded on the system, accusing it of being a protective instrument, drafted by the so-called “legacy clubs” to prevent insurgent and wealthier clubs from buying their way onto the top table.
      The Premier League introduced its own FFP regulations which came into effect for the 2013-14 season and which, while less stringent than Uefa regulations, they do impact on club spending.
      Under the current Prem “Profitability and Sustainability” regulations, clubs who are constant members of the top flight for a three-year period are allowed total losses of £105m over those three campaigns.
      But it is not as simple as totting up outlay and income.
      The biggest outlay, of course, is transfer fees. The 20 Prem clubs spent a total of around £2.4bn in last summer’s transfer window.
      Yet that does not mean they “spent” that money as far as the Prem rules are concerned.
      Transfer fees are “amortised” over the length of the contract, so, for example, a £100m fee for a player who signs a five-year deal is amortised at a cost of £20m per season for each of those five campaigns. More

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      Chelsea and Liverpool ‘joined by Premier League rivals in race to trigger Nico Williams transfer release clause’

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      TOTTENHAM have joined Chelsea and Liverpool in the race to sign Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams, according to reports.Williams, 21, has impressed for the La Liga side this season, scoring six goals and providing 14 assists across all competitions.Tottenham are interested in signing Nico WilliamsCredit: GettyHe is considered one of the most sought-after young wingers in Europe, with several clubs considering a summer swoop.Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool have all been linked with a move for Williams in recent months.And according to The Telegraph, Tottenham are also keeping a close eye on him.Williams has a £42.8million release clause in his current contract.Read More on FootballSpurs are currently assessing whether or not they will need attacking reinforcements this summer.Tottenham’s north London rivals Arsenal are also monitoring the winger.And while Chelsea maintain an interest, club chiefs are prioritising a new out-and-out striker.Barcelona are also among his admirers, but officials are willing to hold out until 2025.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSWilliams has impressed for Athletic Bilbao this seasonWilliams helped Athletic Bilbao win the Copa del Rey last week, ending the club’s 40-year wait for silverware.After the match, he told Diario AS: “I have many years left here, I am calm and happy. I can’t wait to get to Bilbao to celebrate.”Bizarre moment Arsenal target Nico Williams gets ‘dumbest red card ever seen’ after two yellows in 12 seconds – BEIN Sports 5The winger also has 13 caps for the Spanish national team.He made his senior international debut back in September 2022 and has since scored two goals. More

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      Premier League star set for two-match ban if he’s booked but only one match if he’s sent off as ‘mad’ loophole revealed

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      BRUNO GUIMARAES must avoid a booking against top-four hopefuls Tottenham in order to dodge a two-match ban.However, a crazy loophole means that if Guimaraes is given TWO yellows on Saturday, he’ll only serve a one-match ban.Guimaraes must avoid a yellow in Newcastle’s game against SpursCredit: EPAHe is currently on nine yellow cardsCredit: GettyPremier League rules stipulate that a two-match suspension will be accrued if a player picks up 10 yellow cards in the first 32 games.Of course, the best bet is for the Brazilian to avoid caution altogether in Newcastle’s 32nd fixture of the season against Spurs.Something the midfielder can clearly do.Guimaraes picked up his ninth yellow card of the campaign during the 3-2 last-gasp defeat to Manchester City in mid-January.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSBut he has impressively gone ten games without a caution.If Guimaraes is booked against Ange Postecoglou’s men then he will serve a two-match ban.This means he will miss important games against Crystal Palace and Sheffield United, as Newcastle compete for a European place next season.However, if he were to be sent off following two yellows, he would remain on nine and only serve a one-match suspension.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERGuimaraes’ team-mate Anthony Gordon benefitted from the loophole just weeks ago and avoided a two-match ban. The England international received his ninth and 10th yellows during Newcastle’s 4-3 comeback win over West Ham, which resulted in him being sent off in stoppage time.However, because Gordon was shown a red card, he remained on eight bookings and served a one match ban for the visit of his former club Everton three days later.It has, in many ways, proven to be a crazy let-out in Premier League rules – and Guimaraes could also benefit this weekend.Newcastle’s £100m striker Alexander Isak’s mansion hit by gang of robbers in latest raid on Prem aces’ homesMeanwhile, Douglas Luiz picked up his 10th yellow card against Brentford, and is now suspended for Aston Villa’s next two matches.After Spurs, the threshold increases to 15 yellow cards in 38 games, which results in a three-match suspension. But no player in Premier League history has ever reached that number. More

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      I was sat in a service station when Sky Sports News said I was flying in for a transfer – I couldn’t believe it

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      PETER CROUCH was once left shocked with a McDonald’s burger in hand ahead of a transfer he made.The former England star revealed his departure from Tottenham was a lot less glamorous than the media made out, and involved a service station stop rather than a helicopter ride.Peter Crouch revealed he was waiting in a McDonalds ahead of his move from Tottenham to StokeCrouch, 43, moved to Stoke in the summer of 2011 but was unsure the transfer would get the green light with paperwork still to be completed.So on his way up north he stopped off at a McDonalds as he waited for the deal to go through, as Sky Sports reported a completely different version of events.Crouch recalled the story on That Peter Crouch Podcast, saying: “I remember sitting in a Maccies and watching Sky Sports News on my phone.”It was breaking news with the yellow bar, [it said] ‘Peter Crouch has been spotted in a helicopter landing at a golf club near Stoke, and I was sitting there with a quarter-pounder on a target roundabout.”READ MORE IN FOOTBALLCrouch spent seven-and-a-half years at Stoke, scoring 62 goals in 261 appearances following a two-year stint at Spurs.The former striker also spent time at Tottenham as a youth player and recalled another story from that time about some harsh treatment he received from first-team players.He said: “I remember being in the Tottenham dressing room, going in to pick up my boots and they were like ‘Crouchy, what is your love life like?'”And you’d have to stand there in front of like 20 first-team players and go ‘well, nothing’ and they’d go ‘are you a virgin?’ and you’d go ‘yeah at the moment’.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKER”They’d go ‘do you have a girlfriend, have you kissed one yet?’ and you’re standing there as they’re all absolutely buzzing off you as you tell them what you’ve achieved with the opposite sex. There’s nothing worse – horrible, horrible, horrible.”It was horrible to be a part of. They would say things like ‘well how would you kiss a girl’ and you’d have to practise it on something.”You know the back one, you’d have to show your technique. It’s not right. I hope it’s out of the game now, it wasn’t nice for a young lad to be in that environment.”Peter Crouch reveals ‘horrible’ Tottenham interrogation ‘you couldn’t do now’ where stars found out about his sex life More

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      Harry Kane and Eric Dier taking lessons from Tottenham heartbreak as they bid to save season with Champions League win

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      HARRY KANE is using Tottenham’s magical run to the Champions League final five years ago as inspiration to galvanise Bayern Munich’s season.The England skipper joined the German giants last summer from Spurs in a deal worth £104m, dreaming of finally quenching his thirst for titles and silverware.Harry Kane’s debut season with Bayern Munich has been underwhelmingCredit: GettyKane is using the inspiration of Tottenham’s 2019 campaign after their Euro heroicsCredit: GettyInstead, Kane, 30, has endured a nightmare campaign with Bayern so far.For the first time since 2012, the Bundesliga crown will not be lifted at the Allianz Arena, with Bayern 16 points off Xabi Alonso’s unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen leaders.Having lost the Super Cup to RB Leipzig back in August, they were also embarrassingly knocked out of the German Cup by third tier minnows FC Saarbrucken.And so, with boss Thomas Tuchel set to leave at the end of the season, Kane’s only hope of ending his first season abroad with a trophy is on Europe’s grandest stage.read more footballTheir quarter final is finely poised after a tense 2-2 first leg draw against Arsenal at the Emirates. Victory in the home second leg next week will book Bayern a semi-final spot against one of Manchester City or Real Madrid.Given their domestic crisis, it would take a brave man to back Bayern to go all the way and lift the Champions League at Wembley on June 1 – a title that has eluded them since 2020.But Kane has previous in this department. In the 2018/19 season, Spurs suffered a dismal run of just three wins from their final 12 Premier League games.However, in Europe – under Mauricio Pochettino – they defied the odds by reaching the Champions League final thanks to miraculous results against City and Ajax in the quarters and semis.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSThe fairy tale was crushed in the final by Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in Madrid, yet Kane is determined to go one better with six-time Euro champs Bayern.He said: “That [Spurs] campaign is similar because we weren’t having a great time in the league but we found some passion and togetherness in the Champions League.“We managed to get to the final and of course we didn’t manage to win it but that gives me hope that we can find that again,“We know we can perform in the big games, perform in the big quarter final at home next week and try to get back to the final.“It’s a competition the club want to win. Not winning the Bundesliga this year is a tough pill to swallow and it makes this competition even more important.“We have to find that togetherness, we have to find that team ethic where we grind out games because we haven’t done it enough this year.“Being at Wembley is also extra motivation for me personally being my national stadium and it’s still there to try and achieve.”Eric Dier – another former Tottenham star now with Kane at Bayern – added: “We have to have that spirit and I think we showed that spirit. “We showed that commitment, the togetherness you’re going to need. We just have to do it on a consistent basis now.”Whereas Poch’s Spurs class of 2019 had little Euro know-how, Bayern’s squad is overflowing with it. Bayern Munich fans clash with stewards despite stadium ban as Arsenal fans want ticket sellers ‘banned for life’Kane said: “We’ve got a lot of experience in our team, a lot of players who have played in the Champions League for a long time.“Players who have played in finals, won finals and of course you have to lean on that and, as a team, show that on the pitch.”Regardless of Bayern’s failings, Kane has enjoyed a stunning individual season with 39 goals in 37 appearances in all competitionHe admitted: “It’s not the season I wanted with the way the league’s gone but I’m always confident to score goals.“I’m really enjoying my experience in Germany and it was a step that I needed in my career. Fresh stimulus, fresh challenge and new surroundings. I’m really happy that I made the move.READ MORE SUN STORIES“My future is at Bayern Munich. I have a four-year contract. I’m really enjoying it and hopefully I will be able to make something special happen this season.“But if not, I’ll be ready to go again in the summer and turn things around.” More

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      Tottenham ‘offer’ club-record signing in £4.3million transfer… but proposal set to be rejected

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      TOTTENHAM have offered Tanguy Ndombele to Galatasaray for just £4.3million.The £63m flop has started just three matches in 2024 as he struggles to justify his huge price tag.Tottenham have asked Galatasaray for £4.3m for Tanguy NdombeleCredit: GettyLast year reports in Turkey claimed Ndombele clashed with Galatasaray boss Okan Buruk, who wanted the Frenchman to lose weight.And the ex-Lyon star has struggled to impress following a series of fitness struggles, crushing Tottenham’s hopes of recouping the money they spent on him in 2019.Ndombele was loaned to Galatasaray for the season with the Turkish side having the option to buy the midfielder permanently for £11m.But Buruk’s side rejected to pay that amount for the 27-year-old who has only played 650 minutes of football this season.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLAccording to Turkish newspaper Takvim, Spurs “have offered Tanguy Ndombele to Galatasaray for €5M after they decided against activating their €15M option to sign the midfielder permanently”. And it does not look promising as the claim also stated Galatasaray are likely to turn this one down as well.The report added: “Galatasaray are yet to respond, but are expected to reject the new proposal.”Spurs fans are in disbelief about the amount of money their club has flushed away on the France international.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERAs one fan tweeted: “Club record signing for €62M only to sell him for €5M in a span of 5 years…”.They then followed the comment with a clip of Breaking Bad character Hank Schrader staring at a piece of paper in shock.Where are they now: The unusual careers of former footballersSince arriving in North London nearly five years ago Ndombele has made 91 appearances for the Lilywhites and scored 10 goals.But after suffering an injury and a result poor fitness in the middle of the 2021-22 season he was sent on loan back to his former side Lyon for the remainder of the campaign.Lyon decided not to re-sign Ndombele was sent on another loan spell to Napoli who again chose not to buy the midfielder.Ndombele only has 12 months left on his Tottenham contract meaning Spurs are at risk of losing him on a free transfer if they cannot find a buyer. More

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      Tottenham fans cry ‘this has to be a joke’ as rearranged Premier League fixture leaves Spurs with horror run

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      TOTTENHAM fans have raged at the “joke” rearranged Premier League fixture list that leaves them with a horror run. The Champions League-chasing side were due to play London rivals Chelsea in February but it was postponed due to the Carabao Cup final. Tottenham face a horror run of fixturesCredit: GettyNow they visit Stamford Bridge on Thursday, May 2. Just three days later they travel to Liverpool, which was moved from Saturday to Sunday as a result. It means they play Newcastle on April 13 away, then host Arsenal on the 28th before the Chelsea and Liverpool matches.The break between Newcastle and Arsenal is because of the FA Cup semi-finals when Spurs would have played Man City, meaning that fixture is still to be rearranged in the final few weeks of the season as well. READ MORE IN FOOTBALLThe run of fixtures had Spurs fans outraged as one said: “This has to be a joke.” Another moaned: “Once again being screwed over, when we’re not even in Europe. They’ve had opportunities to play these.”One joked: “Seems fair…”Another fumed: “Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool all within 8 days. Brilliant.”Most read in FootballSpurs are fifth, one point behind Aston Villa with a game in hand, and dropped points in the 1-1 draw with West Ham. CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSManager Ange Postecoglou spoke out about the missed opportunity and joked he wanted a “joystick” to control his players. He said: “I thought for the most part we controlled the game pretty well. Raging Roy Keane once told forgotten Man Utd star ‘you’ll never make it.. you’ll be playing pub league’ in scathing rant”They are a big strong team. They sit deep and make it difficult for you. “You have to be fairly calm in your approach but also really disciplined because they are a threat from the counter-attack.”We conceded from a set-piece but the rest of the set-pieces we coped with really well. In the front third we lacked a bit of clarity of thought.”But they are human beings, it is just football. I would love to have a joystick and put them where I want them, but it doesn’t work like that.”Sometimes we have more time than we think. There were times when the ball was flashed across the box when we should have been in those areas.”It is all part of the development. That is why we have coaches, why we develop a system. We are not the finished article and we know that.”There was enough there tonight for me to say that it is a team still heading in the right direction.” Ange Postecoglou watched Spurs drop points against West HamCredit: Getty More