Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Summary
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (locally /ˈtɒʔnəm/), commonly referred to as Spurs, are an English professional football club based in Tottenham, North London, which currently plays in the Premier League. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.Tottenham Hotspur were the first club in the 20th century to achieve the League and FA Cup Double, winning both competitions in the 1960–61 season. In 1963 they became the first British club to win a major European trophy — the European Cup Winners' Cup. In the 1970s, they won the League Cup on two occasions and were the inaugural winners of the UEFA Cup in 1972 (becoming the first British club to win two different major European trophies).
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Twitter unveils Premiership football league tables: Man City, Chelsea and Spurs lead
Sport is huge on Twitter and social media more generally. We last week saw how John Terry managed to make headlines as he revealed on Instagram that Frank Lampard was leaving Chelsea. Anyone who uses Twitter in the UK can not escape Saturday football as Premier League related hashtags fly freely (other leagues are available).
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Timeweave rejects Joe Lewis' £50m bid
Joe Lewis, the billionaire owner of Tottenham Hotspur, has become embroiled in another hostile takeover battle after Timeweave, an Aim-listed minnow, rejected his £50m approach.
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New Football Stadium At Loughborough University
The new Holywell Park Stadium on the Loughborough University Campus will be one of the best university stadiums in the UK. Funded by Loughborough University with a grant from the Football Foundation, the £2. 8 million project has seen the creation of a brand new stadium with floodlighting, perimeter fencing and seating.
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John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, and the difficulty of the law and Twitter
Footballers are becoming increasingly prolific users of Twitter. Controversial QPR midfileder Joey Barton spent the early part of the summer mocking England’s Euro 2012 squad, while full-back Benoit Assou-Eckotto’s twitter feed is a frequent source of amusement to Spurs fans.
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Lennie James: 'I like to play guys with a slightly ambiguous moral centre'
The star of Line of Duty on parts for black actors,growing up in a children's home – and Spurs.
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Paddy Power cites 'human error' after heart attack tweet criticism
Bookmaker Paddy Power has apologised after retweeting a Twitter user who asked if they could place a bet on player heart attacks during last night's Premier League encounter between Manchester City and Manchester United.
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Chelsea FC win ‘Best of the Month’ in Football Social Media [infographic]
English Premier League football clubs are starting to ramp up their Social Media activity as they begin to gain more followers. In the past few months our data has showed that clubs are quickly gaining more and more Twitter followers and Facebook Likes every month. Clubs have recognised this rapid growth and responded with a higher volume of tweets and updates in order to ensure this growth doesn’t slow.
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How the BHF scored with Twitter and Vinnie Jones to make CPR video a social success
The British Heart Foundation ad starring former Wimbledon hardman footballer and Lock Stock actor, Vinnie Jones, scored a huge social success after premiering on Twitter and generating five organic trends.
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Think before you tweet – student jailed over Muamba tweets
We’ve been here before haven’t we? Not just once but an increasing numbers of times. It doesn’t, however, seem to stop people publishing their dumb and offensive thoughts on Twitter where they can be seen by millions and land them in a lot of trouble.
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The week ahead: Teachers strike, Rangers administration and alcohol price hike
A journalists’ guide to the week ahead provided by Foresight News. Monday’s 2% above-inflation increase in alcohol duty is unlikely to have many drinkers toasting the Chancellor. Combined with the Government’s definitely-not-rushed-out-to-distract-from-the-budget Alcohol Strategy, including controversial proposals to set a minimum price for units of alcohol, today’s rise means those looking for some liquid comfort [.
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