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Zoran Mamic on the sideline against Tottenham Hotspur last week

Zagreb coach Mamic quits as fraud jail term confirmed

Dinamo Zagreb coach Zoran Mamic has resigned ahead of the club's Europa League clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday after having a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence for fraud confirmed.

Soccer • 16 Mar 21

Bale and Kane celebrate one of their fruitful combinations at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Kane and Bale combine to break Palace resolve

Gareth Bale and Harry Kane both scored twice to help Tottenham make it three Premier League wins in a row and boost their top four hopes after a 4-1 home success over Crystal Palace.

Soccer • 07 Mar 21

Mikel Arteta are gearing up for a big week days

Spurs have advantage ahead of derby clash, says Arteta

Tottenham Hotspur have an advantage by playing their Europa League match at home before next week's north London derby but Arsenal will not use that as an excuse, manager Mikel Arteta said.

Soccer • 04 Mar 21

Gareth Bale is slowing rediscovering his form

"Ask Madrid" - Mourinho on Bale's loss of form

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says Real Madrid have the answers as to why it took Gareth Bale so long to regain his best form.

Soccer • 03 Mar 21

Dele Alli broke the deadlock with a spectacular overhead kick

Outcast Alli serves reminder with eye-catching display

Dele Alli proved he has his mojo back as he scored a stunning overhead kick and provided two assists to send Tottenham through to the Europa League last 16 in a 4-0 second-leg win over Wolfsberger.

Soccer • 24 Feb 21

Jose Mourinho is still confident Spurs can finish in the top four

Mourinho still confident Spurs can finish in top four

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho still believes his side can finish in the top four of the Premier League and says the current table does not mean anything.

Soccer • 19 Feb 21

Gareth Bale (R) has spent most of his time at Spurs watching from the sidelines

Bale near the end of his career, claims his agent

Gareth Bale is not playing at Tottenham because he is coming towards the end of his career, his agent Jonathan Barnett has claimed.

Soccer • 17 Feb 21

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (R) greets Spurs boss Jose Mourinho after the game

Liverpool still in title race, insists Pep Guardiola

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola refuses to accept Jurgen Klopp's claim that Liverpool are out of the title race.

Soccer • 13 Feb 21

Jose Mourinho's side are struggling for any kind of form

Mourinho insists he can see spirit in Spurs squad

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says he can see a spirit in his squad despite suffering a third successive Premier League loss after a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.

Soccer • 05 Feb 21

Harry Kane was forced off injured against Liverpool

Kane set for swift return from ankle injury - Mourinho

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho expects Harry Kane to return from his ankle injury next week.

Soccer • 03 Feb 21

Gareth Bale (L) had little impact before being withdrawn by Jose Mourinho after an hour

Spurs 'suffering with self-esteem' admits Mourinho

Jose Mourinho admits fragile confidence and low self-esteem cost Tottenham dearly after their poor form continued with a 1-0 loss at lowly Brighton.

Soccer • 01 Feb 21

Republic of Ireland striker Aaron Connolly was prevented from adding a second by Toby Alderweireld's late block

Seagulls break home duck against struggling Spurs

Brighton registered an overdue first Premier League home win of the season by deservedly seeing off an out-of-sorts Tottenham team missing star striker Harry Kane.

Soccer • 31 Jan 21

Matt Doherty started as a left wing-back against Liverpool

Connolly: I worry about Doherty at Tottenham

Former Republic of Ireland striker David Connolly tells RTÉ's Game On that he fears for Matt Doherty's future at Tottenham after another indifferent display against Liverpool.

Soccer • 29 Jan 21

Jose Mourinho is not shedding any tears for Fulham

Mourinho has no sympathy for Fulham over refixture

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says Fulham have little reason to complain about their Premier League game being rearranged at such short notice.

Soccer • 12 Jan 21

Jose Mourinho worries his side will face a fixtures backlog he regards as unfair

Mourinho won't countenance future postponements

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says it is "completely impossible" for any more of his side's Premier League matches to be postponed.

Soccer • 08 Jan 21

Paris St Germain travel to Stade Geoffroy-Guichard to face St Etienne in Mauricio Pochettino's first game in charge on Wednesday

Pochettino's strong bond with Spurs lingers on

Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham is still in his heart after becoming Paris St Germain head coach.

Soccer • 05 Jan 21

Spurs' game with Fulham is the third Premier League match to be postponed this month

Spurs vs Fulham postponed due to coronavirus outbreak

Fulham's game with Tottenham has been postponed at less than three hours' notice after a coronavirus outbreak at the Premier League club.

Soccer • 30 Dec 20

Gareth Bale suffered the injury during Spurs' Carabao Cup win at Stoke

Bale ruled out for a "few weeks" with calf injury

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho expects Gareth Bale to be sidelined for a "few weeks" with a calf injury.

Soccer • 29 Dec 20

Jamie Vardy (R) celebrates after his header is deflected into his own net by Toby Alderweireld

Wily Leicester out-fox Tottenham to go second

Leicester beat Tottenham 2-0 in the Premier League to leapfrog Jose Mourinho's side and move up to second in the table.

Soccer • 20 Dec 20

A beaming Jurgen Klopp and a crestfallen Jose Mourinho interact at full-time

Special One believes he is treated as the Different One

Jose Mourinho criticised Jurgen Klopp's exuberant touchline conduct after Tottenham were beaten 2-1 by Liverpool at Anfield, insisting that he would be sent to the stands for the same behaviour.

Soccer • 16 Dec 20

Jose Mourinho's Tottenham team return to Premier League action on Saturday sitting second in the table

Mourinho highlights Covid concerns over internationals

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has made his negative feelings towards the current international break clear with a sarcastic Instagram post.

Soccer • 16 Nov 20

Sergio Reguilon (left) and Gareth Bale joined Spurs from Real Madrid in September

Reguilon tricked by team-mates over Bale's love of golf

Sergio Reguilon has been the victim of a stitch-up after being told that Tottenham built a mini-golf course for Gareth Bale at their training ground.

Soccer • 04 Nov 20

Lior Refaelov wheels away after scoring what turned out to be the only goal of the game

Royal Antwerp record deserved win over Tottenham

Lacklustre Tottenham slumped to a 1-0 Europa League defeat at Royal Antwerp which saw Jose Mourinho make four changes at half-time.

Soccer • 29 Oct 20

Jose Mourinho: "I think he is very pleased with the level of organisation we have in the club. Probably, he is not used to it."

Bale set to start for Spurs in Belgium

Jose Mourinho believes Gareth Bale is "arriving" at peak physical condition and confirmed he will start Tottenham's Europa League game with Royal Antwerp on Thursday.

Soccer • 29 Oct 20

Carlos Vinicius joined Spurs from Benfica on a €3m season-long loan at the beginning of October

Vinicius draws praise from Mourinho after debut

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has promised more to come from striker Carlos Vinicius, and even floated the prospect of him playing alongside Harry Kane, after the Brazilian impressed in his debut in the 3-0 win over LASK in the Europa League on Thursday.

Soccer • 23 Oct 20