Google is reportedly in advanced talks with <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/teams/tottenham-tv-schedule/">Tottenham Hotspur</a> over naming rights to its home stadium. Completed in 2019, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a state-of-the-art complex that cost around $1.1 billion to construct.



As of now, the club has no partnership for the stadium. Hence, the name of the ground is simply Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Even then, <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/supporters-groups/tottenham-hotspur-supporters-groups/">Spurs </a>CEO <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/2022/02/18/disturbed-conte-slams-talk-of-rift-with-spurs-chairman-levy/">Daniel Levy</a> stated in the past that naming rights are of interest to him and the club.



“We are only going to do a naming rights deal if we get the right brand, in the right sector, on the right money,” <a href="https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/daniel-levy-new-tottenham-stadium-club-new-dawn-a4316696.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">said Levy back in 2019</a>. “If we can’t meet those three criteria, we won’t do it. At the moment, we haven’t found a company that meets all three criteria. We are not really close to anything on that at the moment.”



Levy’s patience may be about to pay off. Obviously, Google is one of the most valuable businesses on the planet. The American tech company also entered sports partnerships with McLaren Racing Formula 1 team, the NBA, and MLB.



<h2>Google interested in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium naming rights</h2>



Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is certainly one of the bigger draws when it comes to soccer complexes in England. The <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/premier-league-tv-schedule/">Premier League</a> is already a major attraction and Spurs are also currently in the <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/champions-league-tv-schedule/">Champions League</a>. Then, combine this with the fact that it is a simply stunning stadium. Plus, it has the third-largest capacity in the country for soccer at 62,580. Only <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/teams/manchester-united-tv-schedule/">Manchester United’s</a> Old Trafford and Wembley Stadium surpass it. Therefore, Google’s interest is no shocker.



Along with soccer matches, the stadium has already hosted multiple National Football League games, significant concerts, and heavyweight title bouts as well.



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Financial terms have not yet been suggested. Yet, in the event of a deal, Spurs earn a big boost on the books. For instance, Arsenal extended their stadium naming rights, along with jersey sponsorship, in 2019 in a reported deal worth about <a href="https:\/\/www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-and-arsenal-renew-sponsorship-deal/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">$56 million</a> per season.



Spotify also recently partnered with Barcelona to rename their stadium ‘Spotify Camp Nou’ for a reported <a href="https:\/\/www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/fc-barcelona-agree-to-sponsorship-deal-with-spotify-will-rebrand-stadium-as-spotify-camp-nou/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">$310 million deal</a> over four years. This breaks down to more than $75 million annually.

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium could see its naming rights change to Google, with the mega-company interested in acquiring the name.

Google in talks with Tottenham over stadium naming rights

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Merry Christmas one and all and welcome to Gameweek 19. Blackpool Vs Liverpool faces a late pitch inspection, otherwise it looks set to be a full line up over the festivities. There will be plenty of action to enjoy as you tuck into your Turkey sandwiches and polish of the last of the sherry.
Tottenham travel to Villa Park in Sunday’s late game, playmaker Rafael Van Der Vaart(8.2) may not be relishing the holiday fixtures but he is back to full fitness and sure to feature. The Dutchman has been hugely influential all season and Harry Redknapp will be delighted to have him back as Spurs look to keep up with the pack. Robbie Keane is destined for the exit door at White Hart Lane in January. The frontman is currently available for a cut-price 4.8 million. Provided he switches to another Premier League side that could be one hell of a deal.
It’s all gone a bit wrong for the Villa since their draw with Man Utd. If Emile Heskey(5.5) can regain his early season promise it could turn the tide for Gerrard Houllier’s men. Winger Stuart Downing(7.1) has also been a bright spot in a so far lacklustre season, the wingers influence could be even more crucial with fellow winger Ashley Young likely to sit this one out with a knee injury.
Chelsea have an excellent record against Arsenal so their trip to the Emirates could be a perfect opportunity to get their season back on track. Didier Drogba(12.5) probably can’t wait for Monday night, the obscenely gifted cry-baby has put 13 goals past the gunners in 13 matches.&nbsp; The Blues also welcome back the very sorely missed Frank Lampard(12.6) to their starting line up. It is sure to be a keenly contested game that could provide a few goals. Arsenals twinkled toed Samir Nasri(8.4) could well be staking a claim for player of the season and it’s no surprise that he is currently in 32.5% of Fantasy League Teams. If you want to add a bit of Arsenal flair to your squad but are on a tight budget then you can always treat yourself to star of the future Jack Wilshere. The midfielder has picked up some serious game time this season, he will undoubtedly add to his current points total of 35 as his confidence grows and is yours for a cool 4.9 million.
Gameweek 20 will be upon us in a blink of an eye so that’s your lot for this week. If you feel like joining in the fun then join the EPL League by visiting: http:\/\/fantasy.premierleaguem.com/ the code you need to join is 13413-5300

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Fantasy League Tips Gameweek 19

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Full disclosure: I’m a Spurs fan.&nbsp; Have been for round about six years, which just so happens to be just before the last time Mark Clattenburg took charge of a Manchester United v Spurs fixture at Old Trafford.&nbsp; For any who needed their memory jogged (or who weren’t fans at the time):
Look, Tottenham didn’t deserve to win on Saturday.&nbsp; They were undone by the same problems that have plagued the entire season to date.&nbsp; Falling behind early, a few naive moments in defense, poor set piece defending.&nbsp; While they generally pass the ball well through the midfield, striker play has been awful, for the most part.
That said, Spurs shouldn’t be forced to beat the referee as well.&nbsp; Old Trafford is tough enough to begin with.&nbsp; Some might remember Spurs going into halftime with a 2-0 lead at this fixture two seasons ago, before Howard Webb called an incorrect penalty on Gomes, after which point the floodgates opened and United won 5-2.&nbsp; Getting back to Clattenburg, I also remember him taking charge of a Spurs-United match at White Hart Lane two or three years ago, and it sticks in my mind because Paul Scholes got away with three bad and cynical fouls without being shown any card at all.
Needless to say, when I saw who the referee was for this match, I went in expecting an uphill battle.&nbsp; Nani’s goal has been discussed ad nauseum on here, on pundit shows, and everywhere else so I’ll be brief when I get to it.&nbsp; I’m more concerned about the other incidents in what was a very clean match with few other talking points at all.&nbsp; But close examination does provide some enlightening details, in my opinion.&nbsp; Here’s a short rundown – by minute – of all the other incidents in the match (I’ve tried to put away my lilywhite colored specs to do this, please cut me a little slack!):
1’st minute – Nani goes up for a 50/50 ball with Benoit Assou-Ekotto, clean play but Nani decides to roll around on the pitch for a few seconds and make an appeal to Clattenburg.&nbsp; A pretty tame moment, but bares mentioning for all that happened later…
2′ – …including because of what happens in the next minute.&nbsp; Nani, now popping up on the opposite side, attacks Alan Hutton.&nbsp; There might’ve been minor (incidental) contact with Hutton, but not even close to being a foul.&nbsp; Nani then loses control of the ball as it goes out for a goal kick, takes 3 more steps and dives with no one around him.&nbsp; He then puts out his arms to appeal for God-knows-what.&nbsp;&nbsp; At this point Clattenburg should’ve at least given Nani a telling-off to stop all the complaining and play-acting (a yellow card for this sort of crap should be the way forward IMO), yet does nothing.
17′ – William Gallas receives the first yellow of the match for a foul on Javier Hernandez.&nbsp; The foul occurs near midfield, was not malicious but a fraction late, and was Gallas’ first foul of the match.&nbsp; Extremely harsh on Gallas, and of course now he has to be careful for the rest of the match.
21′ – The linesman makes a mistake in Spurs’ favor, as the ball goes over the touch line before Bale crosses to win a corner.&nbsp; Although the cynical side of me thinks that the only refereeing&nbsp; mistakes likely to go in Spurs’ favor in a match like this are the objective ones (was the ball out of play, who was last to touch it, etc), rather than the subjective ones.
30′ – Younes Kaboul makes a silly rash challenge on Hernandez which earns United a dangerous free kick and himself a yellow card.&nbsp; Which then led to Vidic’s goal.&nbsp; No complaints here, Kaboul’s defending in this instance was poor.
40′ – Park Ji-Sung fouls Aaron Lennon in Spurs’ half of the pitch; a slide tackle from behind while Lennon was away on a counter.&nbsp; Considering Lennon’s pace, the space in front of him, and the lack of United defenders back, it’s obvious Park knew what he was doing.&nbsp; Clattenburg doesn’t think this warrants a yellow however.
45′ – Michael Carrick fouls Assou-Ekotto from behind while he’s attacking in United’s half.&nbsp; Not a dangerous foul though, and didn’t deserve a card in my opinion.&nbsp; However, after Clattenburg whistles for the foul, Rio Ferdinand kicks the ball 50 yards up the field in frustration.&nbsp; I was under the impression this constitutes an automatic yellow, just like taking your shirt off after a goal.&nbsp; Guess not.
84′ – The Nani “goal”.&nbsp; For video, analysis, and discussion of the incident here’s <a title="the Gaffer&apos;s post" href="http:\/\/epltalk.com/did-nani-cheat-with-his-controversial-goal-against-spurs-video-26074">the Gaffer’s post</a> on the subject.&nbsp; I found an article in the <a title="Wall Street Journal" href="http:\/\/online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703708404575586263114858670.html">Wall Street Journal </a>of all places which pretty much sums up my viewpoint on the incident.
What I do feel the need to mention is why on earth Rio Ferdinand was allowed to take part in the discussion between Clattenburg and the linesman (Simon Beck) after Beck raised his flag when the goal was scored.&nbsp; And yes,&nbsp; I realize that it isn’t that dissimilar to the protests Tom Huddlestone made to the referee after his goal was originally disallowed two weeks ago at Fulham.&nbsp; But surely players shouldn’t be allowed to take part in decisions which are supposed to be made by the officials alone.&nbsp; It hurts the ability of the referees to do their job, and the integrity of the game, so that people like me can watch on TV and make an argument that something sinister is going on.&nbsp; Since there’s no culpability of the officials after the fact, one never truly knows how a decision is reached.
Finally, after the goal was given, and all the Spurs players protested for the better part of a minute, Luka Modric was given a yellow card after Clattenburg had had enough.&nbsp; I thought that as captain, Modric was entitled to an explanation of his decision to award the goal (especially as Ferdinand – the opposite captain – was allowed to confer before it was given) ?
All in all, an appalling display by the referee.&nbsp; 3 yellow cards to Spurs, 1 of which was deserved (Kaboul) ; none to United, who deserved 3 (Park, Ferdinand, and Nani for persistent play acting).
This is all an account of what my eyes have seen in one match, and isn’t meant to project what happens in all matches of this sort.&nbsp; But for marquee matches between two top teams, there’s only a pool of four or five generally recognized “elite referees” which do most of the big matches (of which Clattenburg and Webb are two), and at least with recent United-Spurs matches, they consistently get big decisions wrong, and in favor of the so-called “bigger club”.
So what do you think?&nbsp; Am I just a whining Spurs fan?&nbsp; Is there a shred of truth there?&nbsp; Are there other good examples in recent history of major decisions going in favor of the Uniteds and the Chelsea’s when they shouldn’t have?&nbsp; Are there major changes needed in the way matches are officiated, and the officials assigned to them?&nbsp; Please share in the comments.

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United at Old Trafford: Lucky, Good, or Something Else?

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Another Premier League game, another defeat and you’d be mistaken for thinking Wolves were a side struggling to play football. Oddly, Wolves have lost the last 3 league games when they probably deserved so much more for their efforts. After running Fulham so close at Craven Cottage, with two defensive slip ups gifting the hosts all three points, Mick McCarthy was honest in his criticism. His team had thrown the game away by simply switching off.
The winner goal in that match was a free kick from Dembele in injury time and it was dissected to distraction all weekend to show the wall splitting opened up the opportunity to score. There’s not much a manager can do when his defensive wall turn their backs on the free kick. As soon as they did that, they offered the chance to increase, losing all control all on the ball at that point. At least facing forwards, they have an idea where the strike may end up.

The following week, Wolves travelled to White Hart Lane, as Tottenham’s spluttering season continued. With good memories of the ground after last years 1-0 win, the visitors once again took advantage of some wayward finishing to take the lead. Spurs huffed and puffed for the best part of an hour, but it was an unusual tactical change that turned the game. Spurs brought on Alan Hutton, the attacking right back and he was involved in the penalty that gave Spurs a chance to get back in to the game.
Wolves simply couldn’t deal with the full back marauding down the flanks effectively and Spurs kept knocking, scoring another 2 goals include a rather fortuitous 3rd, score by Hutton, with a deflected loop over the goalkeeper. Another excellent display undone in 13 minutes by a lack of nous and experience.
Today continued the theme, desperate to impress the home fans in a West Midlands derby, Wolves pressed and pressed and then got undone on the counter attack. Once again they failed to turn possession in to real opportunities, with a large slice of luck allowing them to get level. It could be a concern that Wolves are taking games to sides but not being able to convert the opportunities or create enough clear cut chances to actually get the goals their performances perhaps deserve.
Similarly to Stoke City and Bolton Wanderers, Wolves have begun to seek to add some silk to the steely play they showed us last season. By employing the high tempo, pressurised game, Wolves were able to unsettle some more illustrious opponents. Now, by trying to entertain slightly more they are beginning to leave to many cracks for teams to exploit. Yet, despite losing 3 games on the spin, there is no need for hand wringing at Molineux.
The performances have been positive on the whole and should be taken with a pinch of salt. The league is still oddly tight, especially after Chelsea’s defeat to Manchester City and one win can send a side surging up the table. As Blackpool have shown, this season is nothing if predicatable. Wolves will probably win games playing a lot worse than they have in the last few weeks, so the need to keep positive is crucial for McCarthy and his players.

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Wolves: So Little To Show For So Much Effort.

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The sight of Ledley King pulling up when Didier Drogba was running towards the Tottenham goal in Sunday’s London derby left me with a resigned feeling of deja vu. Even on one leg, a training regime of swimming twice a week and the frailties of the midfield formation that wasn’t working, King was keeping Drogba quiet. That was the key turning point of the match for me, regardless of the legitimacy of the penalty claim.
Since King fractured his metatarsal in a Premier League back in April 2006, missing the World Cup, he has had no luck with injuries at all. Yet it’s nothing new, in the 9 seasons since he became a first team mainstay, King has played in over 30 league games in only two seasons, 2001-02 and 2004-05. Tottenham fans still regard him as one of the best of the last 20 years to play at the Lane and his staus as club captain from 2005 to 2009 recognises his contribution, on and off the field of play.

The chronic knee injury which now plagues him was caused ironically, in a training ground clash during the summer of 2006. Since then King has managed to play in only 52 League games from a possible 120 matches. It seems a cruel twist of fate that King could have been a consistently recognised player for his country, as the spat between Capello and Redknapp earlier this year showed.
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At 28, it’s an incredible risk to put himself through so much on a weekly basis simply to play football. Why does he do it? After each game the knee swells up, making it impossible for him to play more than once every 6 or 7 days. The stress that must be putting on his body must be incredible. The trouble is, because he now can’t train, other area’s of his body are beginning to show signs of wear and tear. The injury to his right hamstring on Sunday seemed to just happen. He wasn’t in full flow, he wasn’t stretching, it simply went on him.
I can honestly say that King is one of my favorite players and one of the best centre halves that we’ve had at Tottenham since I actually knew anything about the game. Yes, I still rate Campbell and yet King perhaps harks back to early time in what drives him to keep going. I see so much of <a href="http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4674166.stm" target="_blank">Gary Mabbutt’s attitude</a> in the way King puts his health on the line for the shirt, the fans and the club.I find it astounding, I really do that he cares enough to keep going like he does.
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Mabbutt, if you were unaware, is a diabetic and had to inject himself four times a day, check his blood sugar levels before, during and after games and always keep his insulin kit with him at all times. To think he played over 600 professional matches and appeared 16 times for England gives you some idea of the spirit that drove Mabbutt onward.Despite being diagnosed at 17, he continued to play, train and work diabetes in to his football routine and got to the top level of his sport regardless of how easy it could have been to give up.
Whilst King’s condition is nowhere near as serious, it gives some idea of the mental strength that he must summon every time he steps out on a pitch for Spurs. I just hope that he can keep going without causing himself permanent injury in later life. At the end of the day, it’s only football and Ledley already has a place in the hearts of the Tottenham faithful.

Can Ledley King Keep Going? - World Soccer Talk

Can Ledley King Keep Going?

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Sunday’s big game in the Premier League will be an intriguing affair featuring Tottenham Hotspur against Portsmouth at 11am ET/4pm GMT. Intriguing because it sees Spurs manager Harry Redknapp and striker Jermain Defoe up against their former club. Only three points separate both teams, and based on current form both clubs could be in for a relegation dogfight between now and the end of the season.
The other intriguing subplot is that this will be the first match between both clubs since the time Sol Campbell was the recipient of homophobic abuse from Tottenham fans. Following an investigation into the September 28th incident, eleven football fans were charged.
It’s not surprising then that officials from both clubs are concerned about misbehavior from both sets of fans this Sunday.
What I find interesting about the whole situation is that during the past two seasons Tottenham Hotspur have offered home and away supporters the ability to text or e-mail safety concerns to the club, so they can immediately investigate the situation.
Here’s how it works:
If a football fan witnesses anyone at White Hart Lane using foul, abusive or racist language, they can text 07766 553 225 or email the club at safety@tottenhamhotspur.com. The messages go directly to the control room at White Hart Lane. The club then can communicate with the fan to find out which area of the ground the incident is happening in, and the control room can view the area of concern on CCTV and deal with the matter.
Tottenham Hotspur should be applauded for using the latest in technology to help eradicate the problem of discrimination. Without being able to use mobile phones, football supporters would have to contact a steward to report the problem, but then that risks them being seen and being the subject of abuse or being physically threatened.
Let’s hope Sunday’s match happens without any incidents off the pitch spoiling the game.

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