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The Sun
13 hours ago
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- The Sun
‘Genius' – Tottenham's subtle reference to lasagne scandal in new kit launch hailed by fans
TOTTENHAM cheekily referenced their 2006 "lasagne-gate" heartbreak in today's new home kit launch. The North Londoners' released their 2025-26 strip with a glossy video across their social media channels. 6 6 With the slogan "Take A Vow" - the campaign was themed on fans and players taking wedding-style vows. Beloved former skipper Ledley King began the video by saying: "Loyal Spurs supporters. Beloved Lilywhites. We gather here today to take a vow between fans and club." A series of fans and players, including Lucas Bergvall, Dejan Kulusevski and Micky van de Ven then went through the wedding-style vows routine. As King, 45, delivered the famous "In sickness and in health" line - the promo pertinently showed a plate of lasagne. The dodgy meal is a reference to Tottenham's May 2006 clash with West Ham at Upton Park. Martin Jol's side went into the contest needing to win to secure Champions League football for the first time since the famous competition rebranded from the old European Cup. Disaster struck on the eve of the match, as several members of Jol's squad were struck down by illness following a "dodgy lasagne". Spurs went on to lose 2-1, sickeningly allowing rivals Arsenal to pip them to fourth. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 6 6 Ex-White Hart Lane favourite Jermain Defoe, who scored Tottenham's goal at Upton Park, told the Transfer Talk podcast: "I remember the build up to the game. It was massive for the football club. "We felt like we deserved it, I remember going into the game and everyone was buzzing. "We had the evening meal, and going to bed, I remember a call from the doctor to ask how I was feeling, because a lot of the lads were not well. I thought it was like one or two, but quite a few were struggling. I couldn't believe it. "Such an important game and seven of the lads were sick. I still respect guys such as Michael Carrick, who went out and played even though they were struggling." Tottenham tried desperately to get the game postponed, only to be told in no uncertain terms that failure to play could lead to a points deduction. On what it was like in the dressing room after that infamous defeat, Jermaine Jenas later reminisced: "There was this moment where we were sat in the dressing room and there were eight, nine, 10 people being sick everywhere. "One is in the toilet, one's in the sink, one's in a bucket, everyone's just being sick everywhere. "And then all you could hear was the biggest party ever going on in the dressing room opposite." 'IT'S JUST TOTTENHAM' King, who missed the game courtesy of a broken metatarsal, reflected: "The players were not ready to play football. I don't know how they played. I thought at the time, this is just our luck isn't it? It's just Tottenham." Despite the trauma, Spurs fans were able to see the funny side of the lasagne reference, with one writing on X: "It's absolutely brilliant made me laugh out so loud when I saw it." While a second commented: "The lasagna was lovely touch." A third joked: "This killed me." But another added: "Still hurts tbh."
Scottish Sun
21-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Rangers cult hero banned from driving for FOURTH time – after FIFTH offence behind the wheel
He narrowly avoided a ban on his third visit to court for a driving-related incident CAR CRAZY Rangers cult hero banned from driving for FOURTH time – after FIFTH offence behind the wheel Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FORMER Rangers star Jermain Defoe has been banned from driving after being caught speeding for a FOURTH time. The 42-year-old was also slapped with a fine and had points added to his licence. Sign up for the Rangers newsletter Sign up 2 Jermain Defoe during his time at Rangers Credit: The Sun 2 The ex-footie star has been banned from driving for a year Credit: Alamy Defoe was caught doing 82mph in a 70mph zone last October and on't be able to get behind the wheel for a year. A Premier League icon, Defoe played 57 times for England and starred for Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth and Sunderland during his career. After starting his professional career with West Ham, Defoe established himself as a prolific goal scorer and won a move to Spurs in 2004 for £6million. A court heard that Defoe was clocked speeding in his Land Rover in Wormley, Hertforshire, His barrister said the former striker deserved credit for pleading guilty. Defoe, who did not appear in court, was fined £660 plus £90 costs and a £266 victim surcharge. He also got three points to add to the nine already on his licence. Defoe has a list of previous instances of speeding. In January 2010 he admitted to driving at 45mph in a 30mph zone in Portsmouth in May 2008 and was given an additional four points on his license. At the time he admitted that speeding offence, Defoe had already been disqualified from driving for six months for other speeding crimes. SUN Jermain Defoe's Mysterious Encounter in Car Park His other driving offences were four points for speeding on October 4 2008 and six points for speeding on April 18 2009. The footie ace ended up in court again in October 2010 after being caught with a phone behind the wheel while driving in Loughton. He was handed three points - narrowly avoiding another ban - and fined £800. Defoe was then hit with his third six-month ban two years ago when he was clocked doing 56mph in a 30mph zone in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire in December 2020. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Scottish Sun
20-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Ex-England footie star, 42, banned from driving for speeding for FOURTH time
Scroll down for more on the footballer's previous bans dating back to 2008 ACE'S ROAD BAN Ex-England footie star, 42, banned from driving for speeding for FOURTH time Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FORMER England striker Jermain Defoe has been hit with a fourth driving ban for speeding. The ex-Premier League star, 42, was barred for a year after being clocked at 82mph in a 70mph zone last October. Sign up for the Rangers newsletter Sign up 2 Former England star Jermaine Defoe was barred from driving for a year after being clocked at 82mph in a 70mph zone last October Credit: Getty 2 The former Spurs and Sunderland striker was fined £660 plus £90 costs and a £266 victim surcharge Credit: Alamy Defoe, who played 57 times for England, was driving a Land Rover in Wormley, Herts, JPs in St Albans were told. His barrister said the ex-Spurs ace deserved credit for pleading guilty. Defoe, who was not in court, was fined £660 plus £90 costs and a £266 victim surcharge. He also got three points to add to the nine already on his licence. Defoe was previously banned from the road for six months in July 2008 for speeding. He received another six-month ban for the same offence the following year. He later admitted driving at 45mph in a 30mph zone in Portsmouth in May 2008. He was given an additional four points on his license. The star ended up in court again in October 2010 after being caught with a phone behind the wheel while driving in Loughton. He was handed three points - narrowly avoiding another ban - and fined £800. Defoe was then slapped with his third six-month ban two years ago when he was clocked doing 56mph in a 30mph zone in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire in December 2020.
The Sun
20-05-2025
- The Sun
Ex-England footie star, 42, banned from driving for speeding for FOURTH time
FORMER England striker Jermain Defoe has been hit with a fourth driving ban for speeding. The ex-Premier League star, 42, was barred for a year after being clocked at 82mph in a 70mph zone last October. 2 2 Defoe, who played 57 times for England, was driving a Land Rover in Wormley, Herts, JPs in St Albans were told. His barrister said the ex- Spurs ace deserved credit for pleading guilty. Defoe, who was not in court, was fined £660 plus £90 costs and a £266 victim surcharge. He also got three points to add to the nine already on his licence. Defoe was previously banned from the road for six months in July 2008 for speeding. He received another six-month ban for the same offence the following year. He later admitted driving at 45mph in a 30mph zone in Portsmouth in May 2008. He was given an additional four points on his license. The star ended up in court again in October 2010 after being caught with a phone behind the wheel while driving in Loughton. He was handed three points - narrowly avoiding another ban - and fined £800. Defoe was then slapped with his third six-month ban two years ago when he was clocked doing 56mph in a 30mph zone in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire in December 2020.
Daily Mirror
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Defoe names 'unbelievable' Tottenham wonderkid as five gems tipped for stardom
Jermain Defoe claims former club Tottenham need to exploit some of the irresistible talent currently embedded within their academy ranks Jermain Defoe has urged former club Tottenham to unleash five exciting youth talents. The 42-year-old, who left his Spurs academy coaching role last summer, believes there are a number of prospects that have what it takes to break into Ange Postecoglou's side next season. He said: "I was so lucky when I was coming through at West Ham in the academy, Harry [Redknapp] was bringing players through and developing them. But Spurs have got Mikey Moore, Damola Ajayi who recently played in the Europa League and scored [vs Elfsborg], and there's another kid called Tyrese Hall. "He has so much potential, he's unbelievable and is one of the best I've seen. In my two years at Tottenham, all of the teams that we played against around the country, he was definitely one of the best, in fact, he's a Premier League footballer. "You've got Callum Olusesi who has been in and around the first-team, on the bench, and Will Lankshear so there are so many players in the academy that next season, they should be looking to break through. Hopefully the club will give them an opportunity." Former England striker Defoe was speaking to Sunday Mirror off the back of the recent Emirates 5s, a 5-a-side tournament created to celebrate the airline's sponsorship of the Emirates FA Cup. Held at St. George's Park, four legends – Defoe, Shola Ameobi, Ben Foster, and Shaun Wright-Phillips each captained a team starring influencers, non-league players and individuals making a positive change in their local communities as they represented Emirates flight hubs in London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Newcastle and battled it out on the pitch to be crowned champions. He was delighted to return to the pitch after calling time on his playing career back in 2022, explaining: "It's such a good concept and was nice to get my boots on again but it's never friendly once the whistle goes! "It was nice to get the phone call, I've not seen Shola for years and of course, I'm friends with Shaun and Ben Foster is always in and around London so it was nice to see the boys again. "I was surprised by the pitch side, when the pitch is smaller sometimes you think it's less running but it was man-for-man. I thought we were unlucky, it was just a semi-final and a final but when we got knocked out, I saw Newcastle play and I knew they'd win it. "I respect anyone that goes out there and plays football because it's pressure, I remember when I first started coming through, I played for my district and Sunday League team but it was just nice to be amongst it and amongst the players that play Non-League but we still have the same love for the game. It means a lot to me."
