2. get involved#bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
3. Good thing I manage the factory comms!
4. Image source, Stuart
5. Hanging proudly in my office this morning. Yes the manager is a Man Utd fan!
6. Image source, Spurs fan
9. Ben Ramsdale
10. BBC Sport
11. 1,000 word essay on Micky Van de Ven’s goal line clearance please, class.
14. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
15. Busted out the classic special occasion spurs tie at work today, trying to find away to mention cups and trophies as often as I can in lesson!
16. Image source, Jon
18. Tottenham 1 – 0 Man Utd
19. Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min was seen in tears after winning the Europa League last night in Bilbao. The video surfaced on X , externaland has some fans reacting with tears streaming down their faces considering the magnitude of achievement for the club and their captain.
20. Son embraces midfielder James Maddison in the video.
21. This was talisman’s first silverware with the club after signing with them in 2015 and going through all the trial and tribulations of losing finals and coming ever so close to a trophy.
22. Image source, Getty Images
25. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
26. He’s still taking it all in. I’ve had to have a word and let him know that it’s not always like this!
27. Ollie (and Oscar) in London
28. Image source, Ollie
31. Ben Ramsdale
32. BBC Sport
33. Cheers Joe – and what better place to start than with a message from a very young Spurs fan. Basking in the glory of yesterday evening…
36. Joe Rindl
37. BBC Sport
38. Office banter and novelty mugs – yep, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my live-text stint.
39. Thanks for getting in touch so far everyone, and make sure you keep up the silliness and good vibes for Ben Ramsdale’s turn.
42. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
43. I’ve been itching to add the word ‘not’ since I was given this at Christmas!
44. Image source, Anon
47. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
48. My colleague at work is a massive United fan, he agreed if Spurs won he’d let me put up a poster on his toolbox for the day! #COYS
49. Image source, David Johnston
51. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
52. Image source, Getty Images
53. Tottenham moved level with Liverpool as the most successful English side in the Uefa Cup, which was rebranded to become the Europa League in 2009.
54. Both clubs have won the competition three times – Tottenham in 1972, 1984 and 2025, and Liverpool in 1973, 1976 and 2001.
55. Inter Milan, Juventus and Atletico Madrid have also won the Uefa Cup/Europa League three times.
56. Only Sevilla have won it more, standing alone with seven titles – between 2006 and 2023.
59. Joe Rindl
60. BBC Sport
61. Bless. You’ll get him eventually Ben!
64. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
65. My office has been treated to ‘Glory, Glory Tottenham Hotspur’ a couple of times already this morning. Next up is Ossie’s Dream. Plenty more Chas & Dave planned for the rest of the afternoon too. The Man Utd fan hasn’t cracked…yet.
68. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
69. Spurs fan absolutely over the moon! Came in to work and this was on my desk!
70. Image source, Evan
72. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
73. Tottenham Hotspur
74. Image source, PA Media
75. Speaking to TNT Sports after last night’s game, Tottenham’s match-winner Brennan Johnson accepted that Spurs being 17th in the Premier League “is not good enough” but was delighted after completing “an unbelievable Europa run”.
76. “I’m so happy right now,” he said. “This season has not been good at all, not one of us players care about that now.
77. “This club has not won a trophy for 17 years, it means so much. All the fans get battered, we get battered for not winning a trophy – we had to get the first one, I’m so happy. Ever since I came here it has been ‘Tottenham, good team but can’t get it done’. But we got it done.”
80. Which club will these mug makers target next?
81. Does the cup-less curse pass on to the last loser in a final? Manchester United? Is it a local thing? Arsenal?
84. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
85. Re: 11:32 I was “gifted” that exact same mug at work. Happy to say the handle fell off last week…which was a good omen at the time!
88. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
89. Planning the ceremonial smashing ceremony as we speak! Sonny the dog in the background (yes, named after our captain)
90. Image source, Matt in East Yorkshire.
93. Joe Rindl
94. BBC Sport
95. This is how I’m picturing every Tottenham fan at work right now.
96. Sound about right?
99. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
100. Watching the game with my Dad was what it was about last night. Also loving being at work and parading round with Europa League cut out from blazer pocket.
101. Image source, Dom

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1. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
2. UEFA
3. Image source, EPA
4. Indeed they did, Richard.
5. Uefa did not present Cristian Romero, Son Heung-min or Rodrigo Bentacur with a medal on the field having seemingly run out yesterday evening.
6. However, Uefa has since released a statement: “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.
7. “The missing medals were promptly delivered to the winning team in the dressing room, along with our sincerest apologies for the oversight.”
8. Son did have a medal during his post-match interview with TNT Sports. James Maddison, Radu Dragusin, Timo Werner, Lucas Bergvall and Dejan Kulusevski were all ruled out for Spurs but joined their team-mates for the presentation ceremony.
11. get involved#bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
12. Can’t find the answer to this important question. Did Son and Romero get given medals in the end? They had run out during the ceremony…
13. Richard from Croydon, proud and delighted Spurs fan
15. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
16. Image source, Getty Images
17. South Koreans are celebrating Tottenham captain Son Heung-min after he led the Spurs to its first trophy in 17 years.
18. Many said they felt a deep sense of pride when they saw Korea’s flag draped around the 32-year-old, shortly after Tottenham won the Europa League championship in Spain on Wednesday, with one online user saying they “almost burst into tears” and another calling him a “national treasure”.
19. Son has said the win made him feel like a “legend” and the “happiest man in the world.”
20. It was also the first piece of silverware of Son’s senior career. He has never won anything in Germany with Hamburg or Bayer Leverkusen, nor with South Korea’s international team.
21. “The scene of you holding the trophy while wearing the Taegeukgi (flag) was deeply moving,” read one comment on Naver News, South Korea’s largest news aggregate website.
22. “It was obviously a team effort abut I’m so proud of him achieving these results. He worked so hard for it,” said another comment.
23. Son thanked South Korean fans who stayed up late to watch the game live from Spain, which is behind South Korea by seven hours.
24. He apologised for “taking so long” to finally win a trophy.
25. “I hope those who don’t like me will come to like me more because of this trophy,” he told South Korean television.
26. One commenter summed it up by saying: “These days, politics, economy… everything has been frustrating, but Son Heung-min is a breath of fresh air.”
29. get involved#bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
30. Good thing I manage the factory comms!
31. Image source, Stuart
32. Hanging proudly in my office this morning. Yes the manager is a Man Utd fan!
33. Image source, Spurs fan
36. Ben Ramsdale
37. BBC Sport
38. 1,000 word essay on Micky Van de Ven’s goal line clearance please, class.
41. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
42. Busted out the classic special occasion spurs tie at work today, trying to find away to mention cups and trophies as often as I can in lesson!
43. Image source, Jon
45. Tottenham 1 – 0 Man Utd
46. Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min was seen in tears after winning the Europa League last night in Bilbao. The video surfaced on X , externaland has some fans reacting with tears streaming down their faces considering the magnitude of achievement for the club and their captain.
47. Son embraces midfielder James Maddison in the video.
48. This was talisman’s first silverware with the club after signing with them in 2015 and going through all the trial and tribulations of losing finals and coming ever so close to a trophy.
49. Image source, Getty Images
52. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
53. He’s still taking it all in. I’ve had to have a word and let him know that it’s not always like this!
54. Ollie (and Oscar) in London
55. Image source, Ollie
58. Ben Ramsdale
59. BBC Sport
60. Cheers Joe – and what better place to start than with a message from a very young Spurs fan. Basking in the glory of yesterday evening…
63. Joe Rindl
64. BBC Sport
65. Office banter and novelty mugs – yep, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my live-text stint.
66. Thanks for getting in touch so far everyone, and make sure you keep up the silliness and good vibes for Ben Ramsdale’s turn.
69. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
70. I’ve been itching to add the word ‘not’ since I was given this at Christmas!
71. Image source, Anon
74. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
75. My colleague at work is a massive United fan, he agreed if Spurs won he’d let me put up a poster on his toolbox for the day! #COYS
76. Image source, David Johnston
78. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
79. Image source, Getty Images
80. Tottenham moved level with Liverpool as the most successful English side in the Uefa Cup, which was rebranded to become the Europa League in 2009.
81. Both clubs have won the competition three times – Tottenham in 1972, 1984 and 2025, and Liverpool in 1973, 1976 and 2001.
82. Inter Milan, Juventus and Atletico Madrid have also won the Uefa Cup/Europa League three times.
83. Only Sevilla have won it more, standing alone with seven titles – between 2006 and 2023.
86. Joe Rindl
87. BBC Sport
88. Bless. You’ll get him eventually Ben!
91. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
92. My office has been treated to ‘Glory, Glory Tottenham Hotspur’ a couple of times already this morning. Next up is Ossie’s Dream. Plenty more Chas & Dave planned for the rest of the afternoon too. The Man Utd fan hasn’t cracked…yet.
95. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
96. Spurs fan absolutely over the moon! Came in to work and this was on my desk!
97. Image source, Evan
99. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
100. Tottenham Hotspur
101. Image source, PA Media
102. Speaking to TNT Sports after last night’s game, Tottenham’s match-winner Brennan Johnson accepted that Spurs being 17th in the Premier League “is not good enough” but was delighted after completing “an unbelievable Europa run”.
103. “I’m so happy right now,” he said. “This season has not been good at all, not one of us players care about that now.
104. “This club has not won a trophy for 17 years, it means so much. All the fans get battered, we get battered for not winning a trophy – we had to get the first one, I’m so happy. Ever since I came here it has been ‘Tottenham, good team but can’t get it done’. But we got it done.”
107. Which club will these mug makers target next?
108. Does the cup-less curse pass on to the last loser in a final? Manchester United? Is it a local thing? Arsenal?
111. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
112. Re: 11:32 I was “gifted” that exact same mug at work. Happy to say the handle fell off last week…which was a good omen at the time!
115. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
116. Planning the ceremonial smashing ceremony as we speak! Sonny the dog in the background (yes, named after our captain)
117. Image source, Matt in East Yorkshire.

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2. Joe Rindl
3. BBC Sport
4. This is how I’m picturing every Tottenham fan at work right now.
5. Sound about right?
8. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
9. Watching the game with my Dad was what it was about last night. Also loving being at work and parading round with Europa League cut out from blazer pocket.
10. Image source, Dom
12. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
13. Big Ange meet Little Ange…
14. Image source, Getty Images/Anon
16. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
17. Tottenham Hotspur
18. Image source, Getty Images
19. Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou delivered an emotional speech to the families of the players during the team’s after-party on Wednesday evening.
20. He said: “I made a big thing for us as a group about family this year and how important family is. These boys, I’m so proud of them, and the staff. They have been the best family that I could ever be associated with.
21. “More importantly, it’s everyone in this room – how you have helped these boys become champions. They truly deserve it. They are outstanding people, not just outstanding players. I could not be more proud to be their manager.
22. “I want everyone to enjoy tonight and what it means because you are all, every single one of you, deserve it from the bottom of my heart. I have never been more proud to be the manager of a football club than the manager of these players and the people with me.
23. “You, the families – I played a video before the game and it inspired them to win this game today. Every single one of them is a champion. Well done and enjoy the night.”
26. Wow you guys work quick.
27. Paul didn’t even flinch. No waiting for other suggestions. Nope, that mug was going straight on the floor.
28. Just remember to do things safely! We can’t be adding any more names to Spurs’ injury list!
31. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
32. Waiting a long time to do this!
33. Image source, Paul
34. Image source, Paul, Exeter
36. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
37. Image source, Getty Images
38. Image source, Getty Images
39. Image source, Getty Images
40. Image source, Getty Images
41. Image source, Getty Images
42. Image source, Getty Images
45. Any ideas, guys? The best I can come up with is a “Ceremonial Smash”. Done safely, of course.
48. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
49. What are Spurs fans like me going to do with all these “gift” mugs and other novelty items now?
50. Image source, Matt
52. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
53. These lucky fans in Bilbao not only got to see the first trophy Tottenham have won in 17 years, they got to touch it too…
54. Media caption,
55. Tottenham fans touch trophy
58. Thanks, Alex. Is this the best time to be a Spurs fan, then? Are we about to enter a Tottenham golden era?
59. Trophies are like buses, right? Two might turn up at once.
62. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
63. I’m a father, A Spurs Fan and happy that my 10 year old daughter who started to support Spurs this season already gets to see Spurs lift a Trophy!
66. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
67. I don’t want to be “that guy” but even my club (Tamworth) took Tottenham to extra time, but wanted to congratulate Ange, after the season he’s had in extremely glad he got the job done. It wasn’t a feast on the eyes but right team won.
68. Chris (Tamworth could beat United fan)
71. Joe Rindl
72. BBC Sport
73. No live text posts until England win a major tournament….
74. …hmmm that might be too difficult.
76. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
77. One Tottenham fan tweeted on 28 May, 2017 that they would not tweet again until Spurs win either:

• Champions League
• Premier League
• Europa League
• FA Cup
• League Cup

1. Remarkably, they’ve been true to their word as their X account was dormant until moments after last night’s final, when they reposted that tweet with a video, external of a man appearing to wake up from a coma.
2. Understandably, their account has been rather busy since.
5. get involved#bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
6. Never mind winning a trophy, Ange did something so-called elite managers in Jose and Conte failed to do, he instilled belief into his players, he stood by them, constantly talked them up and told them they were winners.
8. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
9. There was a much more subdued mood outside the Manchester United hotel as the team left their base in Bilbao.
10. Image source, PA Media
11. Image source, PA Media
12. Image source, PA Media
13. Image source, PA Media
15. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
16. Tottenham’s players and manager are in understandably buoyant mood as they leave their hotel in Bilbao.
17. Waiting fans were even given the chance to touch the Europa League trophy before the squad boarded their coach, heading for the airport and a flight back to London.
18. Image source, PA Media
19. Image source, PA Media
20. Image source, PA Media
21. Image source, PA Media
24. It’s also the year of ending trophy droughts, An. And Real Betis have never won a European title in their 117-year history….

• Liverpool – first Premier League title lifted in front of fans
• Newcastle – first domestic trophy in 70 years
• Crystal Palace – first major trophy
• Tottenham – first European title since 1983-84

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2. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
3. As a Chelsea fan, just checked the Betis crest didn’t have a bird on it…phew!
5. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
6. Tottenham Hotspur
7. Tottenham Hotspur’s social media team were having fun last night after the club’s Europa League win against Tottenham Hotspur. These are some of the best bits from what they had to say as they responded to years of jokes and memes.
8. Tottenham responded to Domino’s Pizza UK’s post on X , externalfrom 9 February stating that they have “sold 78,427,391 pizzas since Spurs last won a trophy.” Their response:
9. “How many now lads? x”
10. Tottenham players such as James Maddison, Brennan Johnson, Mikey Moore and others also lined up in the dressing room with the Champions League music blasting in the background as a nod to the club’s return to Europe’s premier club competition. They captioned it on X, external by saying:
11. “Are you ready for us, Champions League?”
12. Another meme that the club’s X, external account posted was a picture of zero and captioned it by saying –
13. “0 days since last time Spurs won a trophy.”
14. Another meme on X , externalwas a picture of the players lifting the Europa League trophy with the caption –
15. “Warra trophy.”
16. This simply means “what a…”, but in a sarcastic, mocking way. The club was trolled for years due to their inability to win a trophy and counting Champions League qualification or a runner-up achievement as success. So, it was only fitting that the club responded to the trolls after winning their first trophy in 17 years.
19. Oldham to win the National League play-off final then?
22. 
23. Tottenham’s triumph in the Europa League completed what has become the “year of the bird” for Premier League sides.
24. All four teams in the top flight of England to have won silverware this season have different birds related to their club.

• Liverpool – Premier League (Liver bird)
• Newcastle United – EFL Cup (Magpie)
• Crystal Palace – FA Cup (Eagle)
• Tottenham Hotspur – Europa League (Cockerel)

3. get involved#bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
4. Ange, you have made this old fella very very happy. You have to suffer to see the glory. And boy have we suffered over the years. Daniel Levy, just back him now, don’t do anything stupid! Ange Postecoglou, just a tad more pragmatism in the league. We’ll be just fine. Go celebrate1
6. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
7. Image source, Getty Images
8. Tottenham Hotspur captain Heung Min-Son once said that he wouldn’t call himself a legend until he won a trophy with the club. After winning the Europa League last night, Son spoke to TNT Sports:
9. “Let’s say, I’m a legend. Why not? Only today!
10. “17 years nobody has done it with such amazing players and today is the day and I will say I’m a legend of this club, let’s enjoy and celebrate.
11. “It feels amazing, this is what I’ve always dreamed for and today is the day the dream came true. I am so happy, happiest man in the world.
12. “We always stuck together despite injuries and the young players always stepped up and I always give them some good advice and always wanted to talk positive and I am very lucky to have such an amazing group of players with me and that is why we had a good tournament.
15. Joe Rindl
16. BBC Sport
17. Thanks Craig, top work mate.
18. It’s been a fantastic live text so far. I particularly love Anon’s entry from a maternity ward in London!
19. Congratulations from all of us at BBC Sport, Anon!
20. How did you watch last night’s final? Were you similarly following updates on your phone from somewhere a little bit different?
21. And, Tottenham fans, was yesterday the best night of your footballing life? Can’t imagine there have been too many moments that can top it!
23. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
24. Craig Nelson
25. BBC Sport reporter
26. Tottenham’s “beautiful moment” continues in Bilbao this morning, with images coming out of them leaving the club hotel.
27. As the Spurs squad head back to the UK, I am going to exit stage left and hand you over to Joe Rindl.
28. Thanks for your company this morning, over to you Joe…
30. Southampton v Arsenal (Sun, 16:00 BST)
31. Arsenal
32. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta spoke to the media earlier today ahead of Sunday’s final game of the season at Southampton.
33. The Gunners boss was asked about north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur winning the Europa League last night and if he believed they had had a more successful season than Arsenal:
34. “I don’t like to compare with other teams. I need to analyse my team, that’s my job.”
35. Arteta was also asked if he could relate to the rollercoaster of emotions that Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou must have gone through this season and the magnitude of the achievement:
36. “Just congratulate them. I think they are champions, and when you get to that, you have to do a lot of things right. I think they have gone through a season with again a lot of obstacles and difficulties and they have helped them at the end to manage a beautiful moment.
37. “So you have to congratulate. This is a sport and I am sure they have done everything in their hands to achieve it and they are very happy.”
38. Image source, Getty Images
41. Craig Nelson
42. BBC Sport reporter
43. Joe making reference to Tottenham’s victory parade, which has been planned for Friday afternoon – entertainment kicks off at 15:00 BST, with the parade leaving Edmonton Green at 17:30 BST and expected to take between 60 and 90 minutes.
44. For those Spurs fans not able to make it to north London tomorrow, we will of course be covering the parade on the BBC Sport website.
47. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply)
48. Guess I’ll be ‘working from home’ on Friday. COYS
50. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
51. Tottenham Hotspur
52. Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven spoke to TNT Sports about the delight in winning the Europa League after an injury-ravaged season:
53. “Unbelievable feeling. Can’t really describe it to be honest. We always believed in this squad, everybody kept believing even if we had a tough season. The fans, everybody deserves this.
54. “I saw the ball came in and I think it bounced off Vic’s (Guglielmo Vicario) head and I was like I have to go to the goal, and at first I wasn’t sure how I am going to do this and to be honest the ground over there is not soft. Happy to help the team.
55. “Tough season for myself with injuries, didn’t play a lot but every rehab session was worth it to stand here and lift this trophy.”
56. Image source, Getty Images
58. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
59. On the subject of relief, Spurs fans everywhere will be relieved this morning that centre-back Micky van de Ven put the hours in at the gym to get his hamstrings back in working order.
60. Exactly how did the Netherlands make THAT goal-line clearance?
61. It’s worthy of its own gallery in its own right…
62. Image source, Getty Images
63. Image source, Getty Images
64. Image source, Getty Images
65. Image source, Getty Images
67. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
68. Craig Nelson
69. BBC Sport reporter
70. The sight of Son Heung-min crying happy tears has me feeling a bit Spursy this morning.
71. The very definition of a weight being lifted…
72. Image source, Getty Images
73. Image source, Getty Images
74. Image source, Getty Images
75. Image source, Getty Images
78. BBC Radio 5 Live
79. Talking about redefining the term “Spursy”, the next hour of today’s BBC Radio 5 Live phone-in is on that very subject.
80. You can follow it by clicking on the ‘Watch Live’ icon at the top of this page.
82. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
83. There was plenty of “banter” on TNT Sports’ coverage last night.
84. Former Tottenham talisman Gareth Bale stated that the club have now got rid of the “Spursy” tag after beating Manchester United in the Europa League:
85. “It could be a ‘Unitedy’ thing now, I’m telling you. It gets rid of that stigma (Spursy) now for sure and hopefully we can build on it.”
86. Image source, Getty Images
88. Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
89. Image source, PA Media
90. After last night’s game, former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel grabbed James Maddison to do an interview for CBS Sports, for whom ex-United captain Roy Keane is a pundit.
91. Maddison was injured so didn’t play and said he “wasn’t going to do any interviews… but then I heard it was with Roy Keane.”
92. Micah Richards then asked Maddison to do his trademark darts celebration and he obliged, saying: “With pleasure. Roy Keane, that’s for you son.”
93. Keane had criticised Maddison earlier this year, before Maddison scored the only goal in Tottenham’s home win over United in February and celebrated by putting a finger to his lips.
94. Keane took Maddison’s latest response in good jest, but did make sure he got in a dig of his own.
95. “I’ve always said he’s a good player, but he needs to be more consistent, simple as that… and he played well tonight!”
98. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply)
99. Just alerted the school that both kids won’t be in tomorrow as they’re going to a parade for ‘educational purposes…’
100. What. A. Night. Nothing like it. I was three the last time Spurs lifted a European trophy! To see this one with my dad and my seven-year-old son makes it all the more special. Memories made, and a seven-year old’s loyalty to Spurs now concrete!
103. Tottenham have also confirmed that fans won’t need a ticket to watch the parade and can bring their own flags and banners.
104. The club say they will also be handing plenty of flags out to supporters on the day.
107. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply)
108. Anon, Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, London: We will always remember Angela Maddison Heung-Min’s birthday – slept soundly through the second half as her father was unable to move for obvious reasons whilst explaining to her mother the differing emotional reactions to childbirth vs. winning our first European trophy since ‘84. May Angela signal the return of the glory days to Spurs and never know how close she came to being called Daniela.
109. Image source, Anon

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2. Craig Nelson
3. BBC Sport reporter
4. So just to confirm, the Tottenham victory parade will start from Edmonton Green at 5.30pm, with entertainment beginning at 3pm.
5. Right, ready to have your heart strings pulled?
6. News next of a Europa League final baby…
9. Spurs have said on their club website the parade is expected to depart Edmonton Green at approximately 5.30pm and follow the route below:

• The Broadway/Fore Street (Southbound)
• High Road (Southbound) past the stadium
• Lansdowne Road (Eastbound)
• Willoughby Lane (Northbound)
• Northumberland Park (Westbound)

1. Image source, Tottenham FC
2. “We expect the parade to last between 60-90 minutes, finishing in the stadium’s service yard adjacent to Sainsbury’s on Northumberland Park,” the club adds.
3. “A staging area will be erected above the High Road outside the stadium on Paxton Terrace to receive the players and coaching staff for a presentation of the trophy to fans gathered shortly after the conclusion of the bus parade.
4. “Ahead of this, we shall be keeping fans entertained with a DJ, live music and Legend Q&As from 3pm.”
7. Tottenham fans. You might want to make sure you’re in north London on Friday, 23 May.
8. A trophy parade has just been confirmed.
9. More to follow.
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13. Only one thing for Spurs now after the win. They’ve done it apart, now let’s get it together. Kane back home to get a trophy with us under Ange. COYS!
14. Incredible what a trophy does. Ange was going to be run out of town a week ago. Maybe he knew what he was doing after all.
15. Even Levy and the board will not be so silly as to sack a manager who has just delivered Champions League football to a club who are no longer a top four or top five club.
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18. During the full-time celebrations James Maddison posed with this poster to back up Ange Postecoglou’s second-season trophy claim.
19. In the early hours of this morning the Tottenham midfielder, who was injured for the final, posted on X: “I always win things in my second season. Bruhhhhhhhh.”
20. He also added three laughing emojis for good measure.
21. Ange Postecoglou’s second-season claim was bold, but it’s worked out. And Maddison loves it.
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25. As mentioned, the congratulations have been pouring in – even from those you might not expect.
26. Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has written on X: “He did say he’d win in his second season. Congratulations!”
27. Was Salah Ange-In all this time?
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31. Craig Nelson
32. BBC Sport reporter
33. You know Dan, you are not the only Liverpool resident to have congratulated Spurs on their Europa League triumph.
34. A certain Egyptian king has also taken to social media to make his feelings known…
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38. Very happy for Spurs. Not just because they beat United, but because their fans deserve it. Madrid 2019 their fans were a credit to their club, handled themselves with complete dignity in defeat. Made up they’ve got a bit of silverware.
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41. So the question in today’s poll, which is at the top of this page, is should Tottenham now stick with Ange Postecoglou?
42. The poll was opened last night and is currently overwhelmingly in favour of Spurs keeping on their Australian manager, with 78% giving him a vote of confidence.
43. What do you think?
44. Take part in the poll to have your say…
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49. Prior to Wednesday evening’s victory in Bilbao, the last Tottenham Hotspur manager to guide the club to silverware was Juande Ramos in 2008.
50. Many have tried since. All have failed. Until Ange Postecoglou.

• Juande Ramos (2007-2008)
• Harry Redknapp (2008-2012)
• Andre Villas-Boas (2012-13)
• Tim Sherwood (2013-14)
• Mauricio Pochettino (2014-19)
• Jose Mourinho (2019-2021)
• Ryan Mason (2021)*
• Nuno Espirito Santo (2021)
• Antonio Conte (2021-23)
• Ange Postecoglou (2023 – present)

1. *Ryan Mason’s appointment was on an interim basis but he was in charge of the side for the EFL Cup final against Manchester City.
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4. Brazil forward Richarlison help to kick off those celebrations in Bilbao, bringing some samba spirit to the party in the stands of the San Mames Stadium after grabbing the sticks of a Tottenham supporters’ drum…
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12. Back in February I sent in a message that Spurs’ season was done following their elimination from the Carabao Cup, as at the time that seemed their only realistic chance of silverware and success. How wrong I, and many others, clearly were. I have no idea if Tottenham will stick with Ange, or even if they should, but that’s an issue for next season where they will start in the same position as every other Premier League team. Enjoy the celebration Spurs fans, it’s been a long time coming.
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16. That’s right Geogooner90 – after a 17-year wait, Tottenham Hotspur have finally added another piece of silverware to their trophy cabinet.

• First division: 1950-51, 1960-61
• FA Cup: 1900-1901, 1920-1921, 1960-1961, 1961-1962, 1966-1967, 1980-1981, 1981-1982, 1990-1991
• League Cup: 1970-1971, 1972-1973, 1998-1999, 2007-2008
• UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: 1962-1963
• UEFA Cup/Europa League: 1971-1972, 1983-1984, 2024-25

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4. I’m an Arsenal fan and even I, after the season they’ve had, have to say well done to Postecoglou and if Levy was intelligent he’d now invest to try and get them somewhere in the Champions League. History says otherwise though.
5. Pains me to say this as an Arsenal fan – well done Spurs. The drought is over. You have a trophy – dare I say your Euro record outshines ours. That’s where it ends but credit where credit is due. United are further away than most thought. Shaw, Mount, Casemiro – all questionable selections. Dreadful.
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9. Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou delivered an honest answer with regard to when he started prioritising Europa League during last night’s post-match news conference: “I think when we got to the end of January – the end of the transfer window and assessed our situation – I made a decision there and then that this was the trophy we were going to go for.
10. “It was at odds with what other people believed at the time we should do and that’s understandable but I really believed we could win this.
11. “Everything we’ve done since then, everything we’ve done in training and the teams I’ve selected were making sure that when these games came around that we were in the best possible position to tackle them.
12. “That has come at a cost for sure in the league and I have to take responsibility for that, but I just felt the end game of winning something was more important to me and it’s the only way that I was going to do it.”
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17. I had THE WORST nightmare last night. I dreamt that United were in the Europa League final in an all-or-nothing game and outplayed their opponent on every metric in a dire game where both teams were awful, Onana didn’t even have a save to make, and we still lost to the scrappiest own goal imaginable. In this nightmare, our opponent who won the trophy were Spurs – Spurs of all teams! – and it meant that we didn’t have any European football next year in an absolute disaster that could set the project back massively, and it meant that this already-horrendous-season has no redeemable quality whatsoever. There was no silver lining, no light at the end of the tunnel. I felt much pain, much despair, and a sad realisation that midweek nights next year I won’t be able to watch United playing in Europe even though half the league will be doing so. But thankfully it was just a nightmare, right?
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21. Sami Mokbel
22. BBC Sport Senior football correspondent
23. The story of Tottenham’s campaign starts with the visit of one of European football’s emerging Golden Boys.
24. It is a little known secret that Spurs’ preparations for the 2024-25 campaign started with a visit from Desire Doue.
25. The young attacker, then of Rennes, was so intrigued by Postecoglou’s project that he dashed across the Channel to make an undercover viewing of the club’s training ground in Enfield amid optimism that a deal for the young attacker was achievable.
26. Fast-forward nine months and Doue – who signed for Paris St-Germain – is preparing for a Champions League final.
27. In retrospect, Spurs’ failure to lure the 19-year-old was the sign of what was to come – the start of a series of blows during a truly forgettable domestic season.
28. It was intriguing then that Postecoglou says that once the January window closed that he decided he would focus the team’s attentions on winning the Europa League.
29. He candidly admitted that his approach was “at odds” with certain people at the club. That was a stark confession and a clear indication of why – despite lifting a trophy – Postecoglou’s future is still under threat.
30. You need only look at the Premier League table to ascertain how putting all their eggs in the European basket affected Spurs’ domestic form.
31. Equally, however, how do you tell Postecoglou he was wrong to prioritise the Europa League after what unfolded on Wednesday?
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36. Ange Postecoglou may well agree with you there, Mark.
37. He was eager to point out the impact winning a trophy could, or maybe eve should, have on Tottenham’s future after making good on his “always win a trophy in my second season” claim: “People misinterpreted me. It was not me boasting, just me making a declaration and I believed it. I had this thing inside me more than anything else.
38. “I know our league form has been unacceptable, but coming third was not going to change this football club, winning a trophy would, that was my ambition and I was prepared to wear it if it did not happen.
39. “People kept reminding me of it because we were getting closer, but I’m happy with that.”
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43. Very happy Spurs fan. I hope the club back Ange – the squad has proven it can play in Europe or the league but not both, this is the time for Levy to open the cheque book. Ange has conducted himself impeccably this year, while under unfair pressure. Full respect to him. Respect to the opposing fans who have wished us well, who recognise the massive achievement for Spurs.
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47. Ange Postecoglou’s relationship with the press has been somewhat fractious this season.
48. This came to a head in his pre-match news conference when the Australian took Standard journalist Dan Kilpatrick to task for saying he was on the edge of being described as a “hero or a clown”.
49. Well the Spurs boss will have woken up to some much more pleasant reading this morning.
50. Here’s a selection of headlines from today’s sport pages of the national newspapers…
51. Image source, Daily Telegraph and Sun
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2. Craig Nelson
3. BBC Sport reporter
4. Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou mentioned plans for a parade on Friday.
5. Those plans are not yet confirmed, but indications from the club is that it will start from Edmonton Green at 15:00 BST.
6. We will bring you more on that when we get it.
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10. More from Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou on his future beyond this season: “I would be disappointed if we don’t continue on this path. It is difficult to buy into one person’s vision. I have been a serial winner. I know people dismiss what I have won because it didn’t happen here, but they were hard earned.
11. “There is huge relief. You carry the weight of responsibility and 150 times I have been a spokesman for this club.
12. “There are no planned meetings. I’ll go back to my hotel room with friends and family, open up a nice bottle of scotch, a massive parade on Friday, game on Sunday against Brighton and then holiday. Then que sera, sera.”
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17. We are proud of Ange here in Melbourne. I hope he sings a certain Manfred Mann song today.
18. If not Ange, then who? Mourinho and Conte struggled, so if they got a new manager in then it’s a new project and another 2-3 years anyway. I think Ange has earned the right to see it through and the players will be on board now too, if they weren’t already!
19. As an Arsenal fan it’s hard to see your bitter rival win silverware and the match was barely entertaining, but I’m so happy for Ange, he deserves this and they should stick with him next season because he is a true winner, he’s proved it.
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23. Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou was asked about his future in his post-match news conference: “I’ve had such a laser focus on winning this, whatever happens, happens.
24. “I’m the manager of the football club, that decision is not in my hands. All I know is having this [medal] around my neck means we have won a trophy. I don’t feel I have completed the job.
25. “We’re still building this team. It’s a young team, we need to add experience and now we are in the Champions League. I’ve been trying to build a team that can be challenging for the next four or five years.
26. “Since I came here I had the belief of trying to win something and we have done that and I want to build on it.”
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30. Craig Nelson
31. BBC Sport reporter
32. OK, let’s get some more reaction from Ange Postecoglou now on why he feels his job is unfinished at Spurs…
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36. With no Champions League football we can forget Gyokeres or Osimhen. We’re more likely to sign Steve from Royal Oak Pub FC.
37. Nathaniel, a man that just saw his team hand Spurs their first trophy in 17 years
38. I have no sympathy for Manchester United. Their attitude and performances in the league have been awful this year and they saw the Europa League as a shortcut to earning a Champions League spot. Now they have to face the cold reality. 16th in the league, no European football next season and an aging squad.
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41. Son Heung-min’s reaction is in stark contrast to the Manchester United players, who have been facing up to life after European football and the undoubted inquest that is sure to follow their disappointing display in Wednesday’s Europa League final defeat…
42. “We’re very sorry,” Manchester United defender Luke Shaw said to the fans, “for what they have had to go through this season. It’s been nowhere near good enough and I can only apologise for that.
43. “We have to look for the positives and the only positive thing is we can only go up from here.”
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45. Tottenham Hotspur v Man Utd: Man Utd players reflect on Europa League final defeat
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48. Are the Tottenham players happy? You bet they are!
49. After spending 10 trophy-less years at the club, captain Son Heung-min says he’s the “happiest guy in the world”.
50. And who could blame him?
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52. ‘I believed Spurs could win Europa League’
55. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply)
56. The Spurs players clearly bought into what they were asked to do. Last night, and through the season, Spurs players have complimented Ange and defended him. If Levy decides Ange must go, it may not be a popular decision with the players.
57. It would be so Spursy to sack a manager that has won our first trophy in 17 years. The injuries were a big reason why the Premier League season didn’t go to plan and in the latter stages of the season, when players returned from injury, the Europa League was the only thing left to play for. He needs to start as manager next season and see how it goes.
58. Ange did a cracking job in his first season with what he had, which tee’d him up for the Europa League this year. Say what you want about him, the guy put his money where his mouth is. 100% deserves a third year imo.
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61. Craig Nelson
62. BBC Sport reporter
63. That joy and relief has seen a groundswell of support emerge for victorious Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou, following reports before Wednesday’s Europa League final that the Australian could be sacked – win or lose…
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66. The scenes of celebration were wild inside the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao…
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69. …and also back home at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where fans gathered to watch the game on big screens…
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72. …while those scenes were replicated in the pubs around north London.
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77. Craig Nelson
78. BBC Sport reporter
79. Glad you are still with us Kam.
80. By the looks of some of the images coming in – from Bilbao and north London – you weren’t the only one whose heart was racing…
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84. I’m still in shock , seeing us lift the trophy yesterday feels like a dream. On the brighter side of life , my heart rate is back to normal and not 115.
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87. Craig Nelson
88. BBC Sport reporter
89. Recriminations will certainly begin in earnest now at Old Trafford, but let’s concentrate on the joy of victory shall we?
90. Tottenham fans have been waiting for this moment for 17 years – that’s when they last saw their team lift a trophy.
91. So let’s hear from some of them now…
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95. Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes also discussed his possible exit from Old Trafford, saying he would be willing to leave if the club wanted to “do some cashing in”:
96. “I have always been honest. If the club thinks it’s time to part ways because they want to do some cashing in or whatever, it’s what it is. Football sometimes is like this.
97. “I’ve always said I will be here until the club says to me that it’s time to go. I’m eager to do more, to be able to bring the club to the great days.
98. “The day that the club thinks that I’m too much or it’s time to part ways, football is like this, you never know it. But I’ve always said it and I keep my word in the same way.”
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102. Tottenham 1-0 Manchester United: Ruben Amorim on Europa League final defeat
103. Ruben Amorim, meanwhile, opened the conversation on his future in his post-match news conference.
104. Manchester United went into Wednesday’s final on the back of an unbeaten run of 14 games in the Europa League, which was in stark contrast to the form they have shown in the Premier League.
105. “I have nothing to show to the fans,” said Amorim, after defeat ensured United would miss out on European football next season.
106. “So, in this moment it is a little bit of faith.
107. “Let’s see. I am always open. If the board and fans feel I am not the right guy, I will go in the next day without any conversation about compensation.
108. “But I will not quit. I am really confident in my job. And as you see, I will not change anything in the way I do things.”
109. Manchester United are 16th in the Premier League after losing 18 of their 37 games.
110. For only the second time since English clubs returned to the European stage in 1990, there will be no continental campaign to look forward to.
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114. Match-winner Brennan Johnson said he felt Tottenham winning a trophy was the perfect way to silence the critics:
115. “All the fans get battered, we get battered for not winning a trophy. We had to get the first one, I’m so happy. Ever since I came here it has been ‘Tottenham, good team but can’t get it done’, but we got it done.
116. “This season has not been good at all, not one of us players care about that now. This club has not won a trophy for 17 years, it means so much.”
119. get involved#bbcfootball, WhatsApp 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply)
120. Ange Postecoglou’s quote seems a pretty good place to start this morning’s conversation.
121. Do you believe that Postecoglou is the right manager to take Tottenham forward?
122. Manchester United fans, do you believe Ruben Amorim has what it takes to revitalise the current side’s fortunes?
123. Get in touch – and keep your travel stories coming. Were you there in Bilbao to celebrate, Spurs fans?
124. Send a message, including your name, via:

• WhatsApp on 03301231826
• Or text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply)

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4. Tottenham 1-0 Manchester United: Ange Postecoglou reacts to Europa League final win
5. There were certainly plenty of doubters that this Tottenham side could show the kind of grit and determination required to clinch a first piece of silverware in 17 years and first European trophy since 1984 following a disastrous league campaign.
6. Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs went into Wednesday’s Europa League final down in 17th place in the Premier League having lost 21 of their 37 games.
7. Reports suggest that the Australian may yet lose his job as manager, yet their run to the Europa League final in Bilbao showed that this group was capable of defying expectation when it mattered.
8. “To quote my favourite Australian prime minister Paul Keating, he said after an unlikely victory ‘this is one for the true believers’,” said Postecoglou.
9. “This is certainly one for the true believers.”
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12. Don’t worry, we won’t be going through a blow-by-blow account of Wednesday night’s Europa League final.
13. The only details you really need to know is that Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham side put in a determined display after getting their noses in front with a scrappy first half goal from Brennan Johnson that befitted the quality of the game.
14. Micky van de Ven defied physics with an acrobatic goal-line clearance from a Rasmus Hojlund header in the second half, while Spurs stopper Guglielmo Vicario sealed victory with a smart save late in the game to keep out a header from Manchester United’s Luke Shaw.
15. The win ensured Tottenham will march on into the Champions League next season while United face a first campaign without European football since 2014-15.
16. Stick with us for all the reaction from both camps.
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18. Fans celebrate Europa League win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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Tottenham players Sergio Reguilon and James Maddison held up a banner with a grinning Ange Postecoglou holding the Europa League trophy above his now prophetic quote:

“I don’t usually win things, I ALWAYS win things in my second year.”

After Postecoglou’s side put in an uncharacteristically gritty display in Bilbao to beat Manchester United 1-0 in a forgettable Europa League final, the game’s only goalscorer, Brennan Johnson, declared:

“He has done his job. He said he wins in the second year and he has, if there’s ever a time for a mic drop, it’s now.”

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