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   TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -  Victor Wanyama's knee injury rules him out of the Real Madrid game, but Erik Lamela is fit again after his hip problems and Harry Kane might be fit t play some part following his hamstring pull .

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   OTHER NEWS ... Simon Grayson was sacked as manager of Sunderland tonight ... 

   REAL MADRID TEAM NEWS : -  Gareth Bale is out of the Champions League match at Wembley tomorrow, along with Dani Carvajal and Mateo Kovacic.  Isco and Raphael Varane are doubtful, while Kaylor Navas will not play due to a persistent injury.
   For a preview of tomorrow's Champions League match with Real Madrid, click here.
   Spurs are reported to have had talks with Besiktas striker Cenk Tosun, along with Everton and were with West Ham United London scouts at Galatasaray to see midfielder Papa Badou Ndiaye

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   CRIME WATCH ... Two Tottenham supporters have been banned for life for throwing a cup of urine into the West Ham United London fans at the League Cup tie last week at Wembley ... 

   No substantive news about Spurs today.

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   Tottenham lost 0-1 at Old Trafford to Manchester United this afternoon.   Click here for a match report..
   CONGRATULATIONS !!  Tashan Oakley-Booth played the Under-17 World Cup final for England in their 5-2 win over Spain, being substituted in added time.  TJ Eyoma was an unused substitute in Kolkatta.

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   TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -  Harry Kane will miss the game with a slight hamstring tweak, while Victor Wanyama (knee) is still sidelined and Erik Lamela is not quite match fit yet. 
   MANCHESTER UNITED TEAM NEWS : -  Marouane Fellaini (knee), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (knee), Marcos Rojo (knee), Paul Pogba (hamstring) and Michael Carrick (calf) are all definitely out according to Jose Mourinho, while there will be late fitness tests for Eric Bally (groin), Ander Herrera (ankle) and Marcus Rashford (hamstring).  Luke Shaw is unlikely to feature, as he is out of favour with the manager.
  For a preview of the match at Old Trafford, click here.
  The Under-23s lost 0-1 at Derby County tonight in Premier League 2.

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   Real Madrid are reported in Spain to be stepping up their interest in Toby Alderweireld, while Spurs and Manchester United are both keen on Glasgow Celtic's 20 year old full back Kieran Tierney.  In another rumour, Manchester United are going to move for Danny Rose if Luke Shaw doesn't prove to be to Jose Mourinho's liking.  In addition to previous reports that Spurs were interested in 20 year old Ajax midfielder Danny van de Beek, they are also keen on the Dutch club's 18 year old winger Justin Kluivert.  Spurs are also reported to be watching Spanish Third Division Athletic Bilbao's 21 year old striker Gorka Guruzeta.

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   CRIME WATCH ... Tottenham and the FA will investigate reports that a cup of urine was thrown form the Tottenham crowd into the West Ham section of the Wembley crowd yesterday  ... 

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   MEHSTG's no-spin story ... The owners of the Olympic Stadium at Stratford are close to bankruptcy, which may see West Ham United London locked out of the ground.

   Tottenham lost 2-3 to West Ham United London at Wembley tonight in the League Cup.  Click here for a match report.

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   OTHER NEWS ... Leicester City appointed Claude Puel as their new manager ... 

   TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -  Mauricio Pochettino hinted that Danny Rose and Mousa Dembele might start against West Ham United London in tomorrow's League Cup game, along with a number of other changes from the 4-1 win over Liverpool.
   WEST HAM UNITED LONDON TEAM NEWS : -  Andy Carroll, Adrian and a host of youngsters are likely to be drafted into the team for tomorrow night's game at Wembley.  Michail Antonio, Joe Hart,
   For a preview of the League Cup tie with  West Ham United London, click here.
   Anyone who has experienced problems regarding safety issues at Wembley Stadium or on leaving the stadium heading towards Wembley Park tube station should let Brent Council know by visiting https://www.brent.gov.uk/ and clicking on the "Report It" button at the top of the page.  At the Liverpool game we have been informed that there were significant problems around the entrance to the tube station.
   Tottenham's Under-16s beat the Cambridge United Academy side 3-1 tonight at the Cambs Glass Stadium tonight.
   Spurs have been watching 20 year old Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek and are keen to have talks with the Dutch club ahead of the January transfer window.  Tottenham are still reportedly interested in AC Milan and former Liverpool winger Suso.

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   Tottenham's Under-23s beat Arsenal 3-2 at Hotspur Way in Premier League 2 this afternoon with goals from Shayon Harrison, Samuel Shashoua and a Marcus Edwards penalty.

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   OTHER NEWS ... Ronald Koeman was sacked as Everton manager today ... 

   Tottenham beat Liverpool 4-1 at Wembley this afternoon.  For a match report click here.

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   MEHSTG's spin story ... Slaven Bilic has been given one game to earn himself a 10 year contract at West Ham United London.  Spurs meet the Irons in the League Cup on Wednesday.

   Tashan Oakley-Boothe played all of England Under-17's 4-1 World Cup quarter final win over the USA in India tonight.  TJ Eyoma was an unused substitute.
   Spurs Under-19s lost 1-2 to Fulham at Hotspur Way this morning, with the Tottenham goal scored by Reo Griffiths.
   For a preview of Tottenham's match at Wembley against Liverpool tomorrow, click here.
   Spurs are rumoured to be ready to go in for Ross Barkley in January as the Everton midfielder might be able to cover for mounting injuries the team have suffered in that department.

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   TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -  Victor Wanyama (knee), Mousa Dembele (hip) and Erik Lamela (hips) are all out of the Liverpool match, but b returns form illness and Georges-Kevin Nkoudou is over his concussion picked up in last week's match against Bournemouth.
   .LIVERPOOL  TEAM NEWS : -  Sadio Mane (hamstring) is out injured despite playing for Senegal recently, while Adam Lallana (thigh) and Nathaniel Clyne (back) are also out of contention for the match in Sunday.
   Real Madrid think offering Karim Benzema as part of a deal to take Harry Kane to the Bernabeu is perhaps a little fanciful, but Kane has said he would like to be a one-club man.  Spurs are still keen on signing Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes in the January transfer window.

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   CRIME WATCH ... Former Spurs and Norwich City defender Sebastien Bassong has been banned from driving for 40 days and fined GBP440 plus court costs for driving at 110 m.p.h. in Norfolk in his Maserati ... 

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   MEHSTG's spin story ...  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has proved once mroe that he is a football genius, with his geographical knowledge, stating that Liverpool are not 500 miles form Manchester City.

   Spurs have had three games listed for live television coverage in the latest round of matches chosen -
Manchester City (away) - kick off moved to 17.30 on Saturday 16th December (BT Sport)
Burnley (away) - will now kick off at 17.30 on Saturday 23rd December (BT Sport)
Southampton (home) - will now kick off at 12.30 on Boxing Day (Sky Sports).
   Barcelona were allegedly watching Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane in midweek at Real Madrid, while Gareth Bale is reported to be ready to overlook Chelsea and Manchester United, preferring to re-join Spurs in the summer of he leaves the Bernabeu.

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   Barcelona are set to join Spurs in the race to sign Schalke 04 midfielder Max Meyer in January, while Tottenham are joined by Manchester United and Aston Villa in looking to bring in 15 year old Skra Czestochowa keeper Mikolaj Bieganski.

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   OTHER NEWS ... Richie Wellens was given the job of being the new manager of Oldham Athletic today ... 

   Tottenham drew 1-1 with Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium tonight in the Champions League Group H.  Click here for a match report.
   The Spurs Under-19 team drew 1-1 with Real Madrid in the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium, with Jack Roles getting on the score-sheet in the UEFA Youth Cup match.

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   OTHER NEWS ... Craig Shakespeare was sacked as manager of Leicester City today ... 

   Not a lot of news today ahead of our Champions League match with Real Madrid.

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   Spurs are looking at the 19 year old MK Dons right back Callum Brittain according to the Daily Mail, with Chelsea and Southampton also interested, while other reports pit Spurs against Arsenal in the race to sign GBP30 million rated Riyad Mahrez of Leicester CIty.

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   Tottenham beat AFC Bournemouth 1-0 at Wembley today.  Click here for a match report.
   TJ Eyoma and Tashan Oakley-Boothe were both unused subs as England Under-17s sealed a quarter final tie against Japan by beating Iraq 4-0 today.
   The Spurs Under-18 side beat West Ham United London at Hotspur Way 3-1 this morning, with goals from Reo Griffiths (2) and Moroyin Omolabi.

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   TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -  Although Danny Rose, Erik Lamela and Mousa Dembele have all returned to training, they were not yet match fit.  Serge Aurier has served his one match suspension and is available to play against Bournemouth if selected, but Victor Wanyama's knee injury rules him out.
   BOURNEMOUTH TEAM NEWS : -  Josh King and Ryan Fraser are both suffering with hamstring pulls, so might miss the game, with defender Brad Smith definitely out after damaging his hip.  Callum Wilson (match fitness), Tyrone Mings (back) and Adam Federici (knee) are all sidelined for this match.
   For a Bournemouth match preview, click here.
   Harry Kane has been named as September's Premier League Player of the Month.
   Spurs Under-23s drew 1-1 with Leicester City at Hotspur Way in the Premier League 2 this afternoon, with Tottenham's goal coming from Samuel Shashoua.

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   Manchester United are rumoured to be ready to bid GBP170 million for Harry Kane, while supposedly Old Trafford bound Danny Rose has been left off the Spurs Calendar for 2018.  Tottenham are showing interest in PSV Eindhoven's 19 year old winger Steven Bergwijn and may resurrect a move for Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes in January.
   Danny Rose and Erik Lamela have both returned to first team training, with reports indicating that they hope to be fit to play in the first meeting with Arsenal this season on 18th November.

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   Davinson Sanchez played 90 minutes for Colombia against Peru as the two sides drew 1-1 for Colombia to progress to the World Cup finals in Russia next year and Peru go into a play-off with New Zealand.
   Tashan Oakley-Boothe played 74 minutes of England Under-17s 3-2 win over Mexico that took them through to the knock-out stage of the Under-17 World Cup in India tonight, while TJ Eyoma played all 90 minutes.
   Rumours report that Real Madrid are keen to sign Harry Kane and are willing to offer Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Karim Benzema in exchange for the England captain.

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   Jan Vertonghen broke the Belgium appearance record with his 97th cap for his country, who beat Cyprus 4-0 at home in a World Cup qualifying match tonight.  Toby Alderweireld also played all the match and .
   Hugo Lloris was in goal for France as they beat Belarus 2-1 in Paris tonight to qualify for the World Cup finals in Russia and Moussa Sissoko came on as a 78th minute substitute.
   Vincent Janssen played the first half of Holland's 2-0 win over Sweden in a World Cup qualifying match tonight, but they failed to reach the finals in Russia.
   Kyle Walker-Peters played all of England Under-21s 1-0 away win in Andorra in their European Championship qualifying group game tonight.
   Rumours today say that Danny Rose will push for a move to Manchester United in the January transfer window, while Harry Winks looks likely to be offered an improved contract to bump his wages up to GBP40,000 a week.

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   Ben Davies was in the Welsh side that lost 0-1 to the Republic of Ireland in Cardiff tonight, preventing them reaching the World Cup Finals next year.
   Harry Kane has been include din the 30 strong short-list for the Ballon d'Or - the trophy for the best player in the world awarded by magazine France Football.
   Barcelona are reported to be more interested in Dele Alli than Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho.

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   Harry Kane captained England and scored the only goal in their 1-0 away World Cup qualifying win over Lithuania tonight.  Dele Alli played 81 minutes, while Kieran Trippier and Harry Winks, making his debut, played the whole game.
   Christian Eriksen scored from the penalty spot to give Denmark a point in their World Cup home qualifier with Romania tonight.
   TJ Eyoma played all of England Under-17s 4-0 win over Chile in the group stages of the U17 World Cup in India and Tashan Oakley-Boothe started but was substituted after 77 minutes.

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   Vincent Janssen played 68 minutes for Holland in their 3-1 away win in a World Cup qualifier in Belarus tonight.
   Jan Vertonghen scored in Belgium's 4-3 away win over Bosnia and Herzegovina tonight in a World Cup qualifier and Toby Alderweireld also played the whole game.
   Hugo Lloris captained France to a 1-0 away win against Bulgaria to top their World Cup qualifying group, while Moussa Sissoko was an unused substitute.
   Good news for Spurs fans with media reports that Toby Alderweireld is happy at Spurs and cannot think about not being alongside Jan Vertonghen when he plays, while Dele Alli is reported to be willing to sign a new contract at the club with his wages rising to GBP80,000 in the near future.
   Spurs and Manchester United are reportedly chasing the signing of Valencia midfielder Harvey Neville, the son of former England international Phil Neville.  Real Madrid want to sign Dele Alli and Harry Kane with a fee of GBP177 million quoted.  And the rest !

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   Ben Davies was on the pitch for all of Wales' 1-0 away win in Tbilisi over Georgia in their World Cup qualifier today.
   Serge Aurier completed 90 minutes or the Ivory Coast in their 0-0 draw awat to Mali in their World Cup qualifier today.
   Josh Onomah played the whole game and scored England Under-21's first goal in a 3-1 win over Scotland at Middlesbrough FC tonight.

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   Captain Harry Kane scored the only goal of the game as England beat Slovenia at Wembley tonight to qualify for the World Cup Finals next year in Russia. Eric Dier played the entire 90 minutes of the match and Harry Winks and Kieran Trippier were unused substitutes.
   Christian Eriksen scored the only goal of the game as Demark won 1-0 away to Montenegro tonight.
   Davinson Sanchez played all of Colombia's 1-2 home defeat by Chile in a World Cup qualifying game tonight.
   Real Madrid are reportedly ready to pay GBP177 million for Harry Kane.  Spurs may move for Internazionale midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia in January, with the Frenchman priced at GBP22 million or maybe Everton's Ross Barkley.

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   Harry Kane will captain England in their World Cup qualifying match against Slovenia at Wembley on Thursday.

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   The Spurs Under-21 side lost 3-4 away to AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Trophy group game tonight.  .Goals from Shilow Tracey, Samuel Shashoua and Kazaiah Sterling were not enough to get anything from the match.
   Former Spurs midfielder Gareth Bale is a major doubt for both home and away meetings with Real Madrid in the Champions League with a calf muscle strain.

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   Harry Winks has been called up for the full England squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Lithuania this week.
   Tottenham are linked again with Fulham full back Ryan Sessignon and his club might eb asking for a fee of GBP50 million for the England Under-21 international.

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   Not much going on in the news today other than reaction to Saturday's win.

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