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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur News and Links for Tuesday, May 20
Photo by David Lidstrom - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images The Hoddle Headquarters' hype train is rolling on — Our boys have landed in Bilbao! Your hoddler-in-chief's hype has not died down one bit since yesterday's hoddle. In fact, it has only increased. As of this post we are 36.5 hours away from kick-off, which means it is time for final preparations. Final training, final sleeps, final stretches and the final chance to get your things in order to watch the Europa League final. Advertisement So what's your hype level entering today? Do share in the comments below. Fitzie's track of the day: Jet, by Paul McCartney & Wings And now for your links: Alasdair Gold: 'Micky van de Ven explains why he ignored warnings about joining Tottenham and why Postecoglou is right' The Athletic ($$): 'Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur: An unlikely partnership with two unlikely redemption arcs?' The Guardian: ''We deserve a trophy': Van de Ven claims Spurs are determined to end drought' Dan KP: 'Pedro Porro warns Spurs of 'magnificent' Ruben Amorim ahead of Europa League final' Independent: 'How 'scandalous' Europa League final left Tottenham and Manchester United fans scrambling' Advertisement More from
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min left with battle scar following freak injury during Europa League final celebrations
Son Heung-min 's long wait for a senior trophy ended with a bump and a scratch - literally. The Tottenham captain lifted the Europa League trophy on Wednesday night as Spurs ended their 17-year hoodoo with a 1-0 win over Manchester United thanks to Brennan Johnson's goal. But the forward, who started the game on the bench before replacing Richarlison, was not gifted a seamless celebration after 16 years of his career waiting for silverware. First Son was denied a medal as UEFA ran out of their allocation for the ceremony, leaving him, Cristian Romero, and Rodrigo Bentancur to do the formal trophy lift without one, though they received some later. Then, at some point, he took a whack just above the eye after a team-mate accidentally pushed his forehead into the trophy. Son showed off his wound, still smiling, in a video on Tottenham's social media, saying: 'Look at this! Worth it 🤕🏆 — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 21, 2025 'I lift [the trophy], somebody pushed me, and I hit [my head] on the trophy.' It is not clear who exactly caused the accident but Son could be seen touching his head after passing the trophy on. The mishap left a clear bruise which was still visible on Thursday morning as he left the team hotel to greet fans and board the team bus. This was the first trophy Son has lifted as a senior player, though he did win the Asian Games with South Korea's Under-23s in 2018. This was also Tottenham's first trophy since 2008, when Juande Ramos guided them to a 2-1 victory over Chelsea in the Carling Cup final. 'Let's say I'm a legend. Why not? Only today,' Son told TNT Sports after being asked if he finally qualified for legendary status. 'Seventeen years, nobody's done it. So with such amazing players, yeah today's the day. Probably today I'll say I'm a legend of this club. 'I feel amazing. This is what I've always dreamed for and today is the day it happened. Dream came really, really true... I'm the happiest man in the world.' THE FIRST TIME IN SEVENTEEN YEARS 🏆 A TROPHY FOR TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR AT LONG LAST 🤩 — Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 21, 2025 At least he got his medal in the end. UEFA delivered him, Romero, and Bentancur their prizes in the dressing room. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin presented players with medals ahead of the trophy lift but, as the final Spurs players approach, an almost imperceptible look of panic dawned on his face and he glanced at other officials. The stash of medals had run dry. Son would have no bling for his big trophy lift. UEFA have stated the problem was caused by Tottenham sending too many people to receive their medals during the ceremony. Under UEFA's competition regulations for the Europa League, both the winning team and runners-up are presented with 50 medals. The medals can be awarded to players and staff, with no requirements over their number of appearances in the competition. However, UEFA informed clubs that only 30 medals would be presented on stage to players from each side. The remaining 20 would then be given to the club post-ceremony to distribute. Party still going 🎉 #COYS — Adam Brooks AKA EssexPR 🇬🇧 (@EssexPR) May 22, 2025 A number of the squad's players were seen celebrating until 3am in the morning on Thursday 'To our great displeasure, we did not have enough medals available on stage during the trophy ceremony presentation due to an unexpected discrepancy in the player count, as more team members - including injured players - participated in the ceremony than initially anticipated,' a UEFA statement read. 'The missing medals were promptly delivered to the winning team in the dressing room, along with our sincerest apologies for the oversight.' Tottenham had sent their 23-man matchday squad to receive medals, along with injured stars including James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Lucas Bergvall. Several players who had limited involvement in the campaign such as Sergio Regulion, who did not play a minute in the competition, were among those to presented with medals early. 'I'm not registered, but they've brought medals for everyone,' Regulion told Spanish television post-match. 'They told me they had 50 medals for everyone who came, and here I am with the same medal even though I didn't play'.
The Sun
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Son Heung-min suffers freak injury during Tottenham's Europa League final celebrations after being hit in head by TROPHY
SON HEUNG-MIN has left Bilbao with a painful reminder of Tottenham's wild celebrations. The South Korean forward, 32, came off the bench during Spurs' historic 1-0 win over Manchester United on Wednesday. 4 4 Son joined his teammates to celebrate on the field at the San Mames Stadium after the full-time whistle. But he walked away with a swollen forehead after being whacked by the Europa League trophy. In the carnage of the celebrations, a dazed Son was seen holding his hair back to reveal a red mark. In a video shared by Spurs' X account, Son shouted: "Look at this! "I lift [the trophy] - somebody pushed me, and I [hit my] head with the trophy!" One fan laughed in response: "To be fair he's never held a trophy before." Another said: "Summaries this season perfectly, we even get injuried when lifting the trophy." While a third joked: "That's peak Spurs energy even when they win, chaos tags along!" And a fourth added: "I love this guy so much. Son was overlooked for a winners' medal after an embarrassing mix-up by Uefa. Inside Tottenham's wild dressing room and team bus celebrations after winning Europa League The forward - alongside Cristian Romero and Rodrigo Bentancur -missed out as they were at the back of the line and the medals ran out. But the South Korean was far from bothered and later received his gong in the dressing room. He told TNT Sports: "Let's say I'm a legend. Why not? "Only [for] today! 17 years nobody has done it, so today let's say with amazing players probably a legend of the club. "This is what I've always dreamed for. Today is the day it happened. I am the happiest man in the world."
The Independent
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
UEFA apologises to Spurs after running out of Europa League winners' medals
Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min, along with teammates Cristian Romero and Rodrigo Bentancur, initially missed out on receiving their Europa League medals due to UEFA running out. This occurred just before the trophy lift, following Tottenham's 1-0 victory over Manchester United in the final. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin was seen discussing the issue with colleagues as he handed out the remaining medals. Son was the last player to greet Ceferin, briefly chatting and embracing before proceeding to the stage without a medal. UEFA apologised for the shortage of medals, which they blamed on 'unexpected discrepancy in the player count', but added affected players were given medals in the dressing room.
Daily Mirror
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
UEFA release statement explaining why Spurs stars missed out on winners' medals
UEFA have apologised for failing to provide Tottenham stars with Europa League winners' medals after Wednesday night's victory over Manchester United. Captain Son Heung-min, midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur and defender Cristian Romero were noticeably left without medals as they lifted the trophy in Bilbao. UEFA said: "To our great displeasure, we did not have enough medals available on stage during the trophy ceremony presentation due to an unexpected discrepancy in the player count, as more team members - including injured players - participated in the ceremony than initially anticipated. "The missing medals were promptly delivered to the winning team in the dressing room, along with our sincerest apologies for the oversight." and Mirror Sport will bring you the very latest updates, pictures and video as soon as possible. check back regularly for updates on this developing story. on Google News, Flipboard, Apple News, Twitter, Facebook or visit The Mirror homepage.
