We look at some of the most interesting things to have happened since Tottenham Hotspur last won a trophy.
It has been some time since Tottenham Hotspur last won a trophy. In fact, just over a decade ago was the last time they tasted silverware, beating London rivals Chelsea 2-1 in the final of the League Cup.
Right now, things are looking pretty good for Spurs. They move in to their new White Hart Lane stadium for next season, and they have established themselves as the best team in North London.
Despite the disappointment of their recent Champions League exit, Mauricio Pochettino’s men remain third in the Premier League table and have an FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United to look forward to.
Pochettino has done an excellent job at Spurs, and the club’s rise to become a regular Premier League title challenger is phenomenal considering the resources available at their nearest rivals.
Having said all that, the club need to win silverware to really assert themselves as one of England’s top clubs, and they have not done that for over a decade now since that extra time victory over the Blues.
Here we look at some amazing facts which have happened in that time:
– Tottenham have spent more than £580,000,000 on new players.
– London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea have won a combined 12 major trophies between them.
– Pep Guardiola became a manager, going on to have spells at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City. To date, he has won 22 trophies and looks set to add at least the Premier League title to that tally this season.
– Ex-Spurs players have won 35 major titles in Europe’s top leagues, including league titles in France, Spain and Italy.
– Recent Champions League opponents Juventus have moved into a new stadium, won six straight Serie A titles and broke the all-time Italian transfer record with the acquisition of Gonzalo Higuaín.
– Nasser Al-Khelaifi became Paris Saint-Germain’s president on behalf of Qatar Sports Investments. The club have since won 16 major trophies and spent more than £800,000,000 on new players.
– Bournemouth entered administration, were docked 10 points in League One, were relegated to League Two and have since climbed the football pyramid and currently find themselves in the top half of the Premier League.
– Leeds United and Nottingham Forest have both been relegated to League One and returned to Championship. Combined, they have gone through 25 different managers with seven different nationalities.
– The planet Mercury has orbited the sun 40 times.
– Over 1,300,000,000 people have been born (roughly the population of India).
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