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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
‘Genius' – Tottenham's subtle reference to lasagne scandal in new kit launch hailed by fans
The infamous 'lasagne-gate' saga left players being sick in the dressing room PASTA-ND PRESENT '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. Advertisement 6 Tottenham included a lasagne in their kit launch Credit: Instagram @spursofficial 6 Tottenham's 2025-26 home shirt went on sale today Credit: X @SpursOfficial 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. Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL CRYS-IS Crystal Palace could be THROWN OUT of Europa League with fierce rivals benefiting 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. Advertisement BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 6 Several Tottenham stars were sick as they took on West Ham in 2006 Credit: Getty 6 Spurs missed out on Champions League qualification on the final day Credit: Getty 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. Advertisement "We felt like we deserved it, I remember going into the game and everyone was buzzing. Inside Tottenham's wild Europa League open-top bus parade as 200,000 fans greet heroes "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. Advertisement 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." Advertisement 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." Advertisement 6 Son Heung-min models Tottenham's new home shirt Credit: Instagrm / @spursofficial
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish 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 Tottenham included a lasagne in their kit launch Credit: Instagram @spursofficial 6 Tottenham's 2025-26 home shirt went on sale today Credit: X @SpursOfficial 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 As King, 45, delivered the famous "In sickness and in health" line - the promo pertinently showed a plate of lasagne. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL The dodgy meal is a reference to Tottenham's May 2006 clash with 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 Most read in Football BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 6 Several Tottenham stars were sick as they took on West Ham in 2006 Credit: Getty 6 Spurs missed out on Champions League qualification on the final day Credit: Getty Ex-White Hart Lane favourite "We felt like we deserved it, I remember going into the game and everyone was buzzing. Inside Tottenham's wild Europa League open-top bus parade as 200,000 fans greet heroes "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, "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." 6 Son Heung-min models Tottenham's new home shirt Credit: Instagrm / @spursofficial 6 Lucas Bergvall was also part of the glossy launch Credit: Instagrm / @spursofficial
The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- 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."
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Tottenham make bizarre reference to infamous 'lasagna-gate' defeat in new kit unveiling - as Spurs legend Ledley King leads fans in 'vow of allegiance'
Tottenham have included a reference to the infamous 'lasagna-gate' saga that ended their hopes of Champions League qualification in an overserious unveiling of their 2025-26 home jersey. The north Londoners missed the chance to qualify for the Europe's premier competition after suffering defeat to West Ham on the final day of the 2005-06 campaign, with their misery further compounded by arch rivals Arsenal taking their spot. In the lead up to the match, the Spurs camp had been plagued by sickness, with as many as ten stars falling ill with suspected food poisoning, which was blamed on a dodgy hotel lasagna. Spurs legend Ledley King took centre stage in the unveiling film that took a solemn tone, yet still had room for the rather bizarre nod amid calls from the former defender for fans to make a vow of allegiance to the club. As audio of the pledge played over footage of stars including Micky van de Ven, Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, King could be heard saying: 'In sickness'. At this point the camera panned to a portion of lasagna on a table. It quickly contrasted the subsequent 'and in health' line, that was illustrated by Van de Ven flexing his muscles to the camera in the slightly altered strip. TAKE A VOW 🤍 — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) June 3, 2025 Spurs made reference to the 'lasagna-gate' saga that ended their hopes of Champions League qualification nearly a decade ago The short reference was undoubtedly the highlight of an otherwise tedious 80 second clip. Spurs themselves labelled their 2025-26 jersey as a 'subtle tweak'. Precious few football fans are likely to notice the amendments when the new seasons gets underway in August. The unveiling comes amid the ongoing uncertainty over the future of manager Ange Postecoglou. The Australian has two years left on his contract with Tottenham but it is no secret that club chiefs are looking at possible replacements this summer. Postecoglou led Spurs to glory in the UEFA Europa League last month, ending the club's 17-year trophy drought and delivering on his promise of 'always' winning silverware during his second year in a job. However, Tottenham's success in Europe was in stark contrast to their Premier League form, which resulted in an embarrassing finish of 17th place. It has been reported that Spurs made direct contact with Thomas Frank earlier this week, with the Brentford boss widely touted as a strong candidate to take over from Postecoglou. That is according to Foot Mercato, who claim that Frank discussed his vision for Spurs during the talks, as well as identifying some possible transfer targets. However, it is also noted that, although Frank ranks high on Tottenham's shortlist of managers, chairman Daniel Levy is considering several candidates.
Metro
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Metro
Tottenham told they have 'huge' advantage over Man Utd in Europa League final
Tottenham legend Ledley King believes his former side have a 'huge' advantage over Manchester United when the two sides meet in the Europa League final. Both Premier League sides meet in Bilbao on Wednsday, looking to salvage their respective poor seasons with a trophy and a route back into Europe next season. Spurs are eyeing up a first trophy since the League Cup back in 2008, while United are hoping to capture the Europa League for a second time after their success under Jose Mourinho in 2017. While Ange Postecoglou's side have lost an alarming 21 games in the league this season, the north London club managed to do the double over United, winning 3-0 at Old Trafford in September and then 1-0 at home in February. Combined with a 4-3 win in the Carabao Cup, Tottenham are now unbeaten against United in their last six games, a run stretching back to April 2022. Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro's Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link so we can send you football news tailored to you. And former Spurs captain King believes that his former side's recent record over United could well give them a psychological advantage heading into the final at San Mames Stadium. 'Manchester United have been inconsistent – similar to Spurs really,' King told BetMGM. 'It's been disappointing domestically but good in Europe. United have good players on their day and [Ruben] Amorim will be desperate to end his first season there with a trophy. 'It will be close. Obviously, though, Spurs already have three wins over United this season and that could be huge. 'When you know you can beat an opponent it is a big advantage. I remember the first time we beat Arsenal and Chelsea… it removes the fear factor. 'It's always in the back of your mind when you have lost to that team. The first goal will be massive, especially if Spurs get it. It will be interesting to see how Manchester United respond to the pressure.' Speaking at his pre-match press conference, however, Postecoglou was not willing to put as much stock into his side's previous good performances against United. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 'It's a final and those kind of things aren't important,' said the Spurs boss. 'What I do know is, even your form going into it, even if you're in terrible form – it doesn't matter. More Trending 'What matters is how the players cope with the occasion, how they cope with understanding the importance of the game – from both clubs. You just don't know how players will react to such a big occasion. 'My role in that is to try and prepare the players in the best possible way and to also prepare the players for Manchester United to be at their best. 'If you prepare that way and go out there and play to the potential you can then you give yourself an opportunity. 'I don't think it really matters what you've done before against any opposition when it comes to big games. Maybe in the league its a bit different but in a big important final – everything gets decided on the day.' For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. MORE: Ange Postecoglou blasts reporter after question over Tottenham future ahead of Europa League final MORE: Manchester United vs Tottenham odds: Spurs can emerge victorious in Europa League final of colossal consequences MORE: Rio Ferdinand names four players Manchester United should never have sold
