Poland is a country plagued by football hooliganism, in 2003 the city of Wroclaw was the setting for an organised brawl between fans from Wroclaw, Poznan, Krakow, Gdynia & Lubin. Tottenham Hotspur - Adele, Tom Holland 7). Glory glory Tottenham Hotspur, We sang it in France, [110] Some fans view adopting "Yid" as a way of reclaiming the word as a badge of honour and pride, helping defuse its power as an insult. Manchester United owners Joel and Avram Glazer could STAY after all, following takeover bids, In the mag: Hey Jude Bellingham! Many fanzines, blogs, podcasts and fans websites have been dedicated to the club and the fans have long-standing rivalries with several other clubs; the most notable of which is with near neighbours Tottenham Hotspur, with whom they regularly contest the North London derby . One day he will hope to read the news, once again, of a major Spurs trophy. [67][68] THST protested and strongly criticised the club over a plan to form a European Super League in 2021. The resentment over Arsenal's move to North London has led to Spurs fans continually referring to Arsenal as being from Woolwich to stress that Arsenal were from South London. [32], The first incidence just before the 1970s period to receive significant press attention, dubbed The Battle of Flitwick, occurred in September 1969. Michael Caine has followed the west Londoners through the thin as well as the thick, famously telling a reporter once that he was off to watch the Blues on his big high def telly. [32] Their 1901 FA Cup Final against Sheffield United played at Crystal Palace had 110,820 spectators, at that time a record for a football match. Grown Men in Tears' Charity Single "Welcome Home, King Jota" in aid of @ProstateUK is available for download now https://t.co/853yMuUnSn pic.twitter.com/wu7bSeGLD5April 21, 2017. The support for Tottenham Hotspur traditionally comes from the North London area and the nearby Home Counties such as Hertfordshire and parts of Essex. Give us feedback on your Football Tranfer Tavern experience, Celebrity fans are always an interesting topic, especially when it comes to, In England, you would generally expect Hollywood to find the likes of. Russell Brand even interrupted Sam Allardyces post-match interview to kiss him. The 2003 rugby hero Martin Johnson is also Leicester born and bred, meaning Lineker isnt the only famous England World Cup star from the area. During his time as a supporter, hes seen plenty of ups and downs, too, at the old age of 83. The song originated in 1961 after Spurs completed the Double in 196061, and the club entered the European Cup for the first time. [88], The fans sing a number of songs that identify themselves with the club, such as "We are Tottenham, Super Tottenham, We are Tottenham, From the Lane" sung to the tune of "Sailing",[89] or express their love for the club, such as "We love you Tottenham, we do". [107][27] Antisemitic chants directed at the club and its supporters by rival fans have been heard since the 1960s, with abusive chants using "Yids" to describe Spurs fans, or "Yiddo Yiddo", or hissing to simulate the sound of gassing of Jews in concentration camps. With Tom Holland recently revealing his love for the Lillywhites in an interview with GQ, I thought we should go through a list of our most famous fans. The comedian was even. In the 1930s, even though the club was in Division Two most years, they had attendances of over 30,000 for many matches. TISA was disbanded after the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust (THST) was formed in 2001, an organisation which is officially recognised by the club as representatives for Spurs supporters. [122][123][106][124] The Prime Minister David Cameron argued that there is "a difference between Spurs fans self-describing themselves as Yids and someone calling someone a Yid as an insult" as its use by the Spurs fans is not motivated by hate and therefore cannot be considered hate speech. The Love Actually star is patron of the CPFRIS (Crystal Palace FC Fast Results & Information Service) Disabled Childrens Club and one Christmas, he addressed the Palace faithful, speaking of his pride to be an Eagle. Damon Albarn from Gorillaz has had a season ticket most of his adult life too, and even led a chant at a gig in Belgium, in tribute to Eden Hazard. Big fan for many years, Video: Spurs players arrive at stadium ahead of Sheffield United tie, How Tottenhams Kane, Son, and Lloris voted in the FIFA Football Awards 2022, Harry Kane explains what Spurs teammates have spoken about a lot recently, Report: Bryan Gil could be marked by former Spurs teammate this weekend, Opinion: Analysis as Tottenham dominate Chelsea in a comfortable 2-0 win, Opinion: Spurs vs Chelsea: Three key areas where the game will be won or lost. [86], A number of other songs are commonly played in the stadium, such as "Can't Smile Without You" by Barry Manilow, and "Duel of the Fates", a theme from the Star Wars films, usually played when the players come out on to the field. !" But he grew up a Tottenham Hotspur fan, citing Jimmy Greaves and the fantastic white shirts for his fandom. While Jay-Z and Chris Martin have visited the Emirates in recent years, there isnt much proof that the pair are diehards. Fans were inspired by the success of When Saturday Comes to publish their own fanzines dedicated to their own club. There is even a video of him crying tears of joy after our famous win against Ajax in the Champions League. Tottenham Fans chant "Yiddo, Yiddo" repeatedly, "Yid", or "Yid Army". An album of Spurs players singing songs was released to commemorate the 1967 FA Cup Final. Dr Dre has been a fan since 1988 perhaps hes heard John Barnes rap but given that he said he read about their 2001 UEFA Cup win, hes perhaps not the biggest Red. But the winner? [103] Older songs get discarded, while new songs are constantly being created for players or to reflect current events, many of which are directed against their rival Arsenal and other clubs. It also organised social outings and published a magazine The Lilywhite. The song has also been adapted for use by other clubs such as Manchester United and Leeds United since.[86]. David Mitchell isn't a Tottenham fan. Unless its the Queen. [25] Jewish involvement extends to the boardroom; former chairman Fred Bearman first joined the Tottenham board in 1909,[26] and all three chairmen of the club since 1984 have been Jewish businessmen with prior history of supporting the club. Tottenham have earmarked Montpellier forward Elye Wahi as a potential summer signing amid the ongoing speculation over Harry Kane's long-term future at the club, according to reports. Chris Moyles was the biggest radio DJ in Britain at one point, Ed Miliband almost became PM and actually didn't share his liking of football much as he feared it would count against him at the polls while Gareth Gates, Jeremy Paxman and Jon Bon Jovi have all been counted in the Elland Road faithful in the past. Is he the most famous fan though? "I used to come home from sport in the afternoon, me and my brother, and watch Match of the Day," Maximus Decimus Meridius himself once claimed. Well, two, depending on whether you call him Norman Cook or Fatboy Slim. 8 famous Tottenham fans in net worth order gallery, including Dave Bautista Sport. And we mean fan someone who actually attends games and screams at the telly, not just an A-list actor who was presented with a shirt once. Everton - Sylvester Stallone 9). Tottenham Chants. [61][62] Sugar blamed the actions by hostile fans when he decided to sell the club in 2000. When hes not producing top 40s, he can often be seen. To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum. A new sound was heard in English football in the 19612 season. The 7 best chants the Chelsea fans sing at Stamford Bridge and the 2 that take aim at Tottenham A song that reverberates around a football ground can whip up an atmosphere in no time. [145][146], There had been a number of incidents of hooliganism involving Spurs fans, most notably in the 1970s and 1980s. I don't know how it started or who started it, but it took over the ground like a religious feeling. Ant and Dec are the Toons most famous export/s, appear on the odds list to manage the club every time the manager's job is vacant. Cash's side suffered a 4-0 defeat to. Thats not all. But perhaps the best bid belongs to Judi Dench. Man United - Usain Bolt 3). [76][77] There are many fansites, forums, blogs and podcasts dedicated to the club. Hes not just a City fan though, but a good luck charm for Italy. She's headlined Glastonbury, won Grammy and Brit awards but hasn't received quite the same accolades for her rendition of "Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur", unfortunately. Facebook Logo . Quiz! Bath When hes not producing top 40s, he can often be seen tweeting about his beloved club, or speaking elsewhere about them. [53] An early overseas supporters' club was formed in Malta in 1981 as a branch of the Spurs Supporters Club,[54] and another was formed in Norway in 1982. [6][4] The fanbase is also predominantly male, with around 1113% of its supporters female in the 2007/2008 surveys, which is below the average of 15% for Premier League clubs. Opinion: Starter or super-sub; Where is Son most effective for Tottenham? [39] Their highest home attendance figure was recorded at the 201617 UEFA Champions League game against Bayer Leverkusen, when 85,512 attended, a record for any English club. [24][108][109] In response to the abusive chants, Tottenham supporters, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, began to chant back the insults and adopt the Yid identity starting from around the late 1970s. Georgi Kinkladze is still friends with the Gallagher brothers to this day. This one is completely biased and I am willing to admit that. Beatle Paul McCartney grew up an Everton fan but later admitted he supports local rivals Liverpool as well, given his connection to the city and some of the Reds biggest stars. He is an actor and director, known for The Three Musketeers (1993), Withnail & I (1987) and Alien (1992). Greg Dyke is a fan of Brentford (though it's claimed he also follows Man United), Dean Gaffney from Eastenders supports the club too, while Phil Collins used to watch the Bees before getting a season ticket at QPR. 1 60.6K Famous Tottenham Hotspur Fans Lyrics Abou Diaby Adam Carruthers Adam Richman Adam Smith of Soccer AM Adele Aidan Coleman A. J. Ayer Alan Sugar Andrew Luck Annie Mac Antony Costa Arni. Nicola Roberts from Girls Aloud, Amanda Holden, Shane McGowan and John McEnroe could all be considered pretty famous Blues. Perhaps Mikel Artetas found a long-term replacement for Alex Lacazette. It was the hymn Glory, Glory Hallelujah being sung by 60,000 fans at White Hart Lane in our European Cup matches. [15], Estimates of the size of the club's fanbase vary, the club claims to have three million fans in the UK,[16] and over 180 million around the world who follow the team's progress. Steve Nash is someone some of our readers will not have heard of. Not only is M herself a big fan along with her husband and son, shes a patron of Everton's official charity, Everton in the Community. The page is for all confirmed fans of, Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus, Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines. An analysis by the Oxford Internet Institute that maps the locations of football fans using tweets about Premier League clubs during the 201213 season showed Tottenham to be the most popular on Twitter in 11 London boroughs (mostly in the North London area) and around 60 postcodes, compared to 3 London boroughs and 25 postcodes for Arsenal. Company number: 13367321, Comedy legend Leslie Phillips? 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Since his retirement in broadcasting, he has moved onto documentaries, most notably his work around the minds and lives of murderers. They have published fanzines and established an online presence in fansites, forums and blogs dedicated to the club. Some believe the song is a tribute to the former team captain Danny Blanchflower who was Irish. [46] The attendance number recorded in this stadium is the actual number of fans going through the gates rather than the number of tickets issued as in the case with many other grounds where the attendance figures may include season ticket holders who did not turn up for matches and unused free tickets. [143][144] A phrase also commonly repeated by rival fans is "Lads, it's Tottenham", first said by former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in a pre-match team-talk, to show that Tottenham are weak and easily beatable. Though they're not the most famous people individually, however, we're going to give the title to Hard Fi's Richard Archer and The Bluetones' Adam Devlin as a joint bid, since their devotion is perhaps stronger than anyone else's. She is one of the most famous singers of her generation and is often also seen as one of the very best.. Drake has claimed to support United but famously flip-flops between clubs, cursing them as he goes. London, England, UK. Tom Holland has been a lifelong fan of the club, and has even tried doing his best recruitment job for the club when he. Everywhere we go. This is paradise, he said of his time following the club and their promotion under Nuno. Most famous fan: Hugh Jackman Sheffield United Jessica Ennis-Hill once had a stand named after her at Bramall Lane. Eamon Holmes got into United because of George Best and even read a eulogy at his funeral. With 18 seasons in the NBA to his name, in which was an All-Star on eight occasions, current Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash is, in fact, a Spurs fan when it comes to football. The ex-Manchester City playmaker got chatting to the Oasis lads back in the 90s and he told FFT this issue that he was impressed by the pair's fanatical devotion to the club. Who does the Queen support? Louis van Gaal is a legend at Barcelona, Ajax and Bayern Munich. Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you're looking for and rewards you. and he will go down in Spurs history as the man who signed Jurgen Klinsmann when he was the clubs owner. Despite going a goal down in the first minute, Spurs hit back to put six beyond Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side in a fantastic performance. Cook is in good company though. Often a controversial character, when hes not firing people in the boardroom, he can be seen unapologetically shouting his support for the North London club. To find out exactly that, we turned to ranker.com and their interactive list titled: "The Best Tottenham Hotspur Players of All Time," where no . [147][148] The worst occurrence of hooliganism, however, was the rioting by Spurs fans in Rotterdam at the 1974 UEFA Cup Final against Feyenoord before and during the match. [18] A survey in 2019 indicates that there are 19.7 million followers on a number of social media platforms worldwide. Making all the noise United most famous fans. Andy Murray has worn their shirt to training, though that was more because his manager supported them. The host of the hit series The Apprentice and former chairman and part-owner of the club is still very vocal on social media in regards to Tottenham. Part of us hopes that he still keeps a keen eye on the club, but hes a very busy man, with four movies starring him slated to come out across the next few years, as per IMDB. Tottenham didn't enjoy too many days like this when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge of United . Billy Beane Estimated Net Worth: 16 million Photo Sales 4. So, there you have it, 10 of the most famous Spurs fans. Arsenal set for shock Raheem Sterling move: report, 25 high profile strikers who flopped miserably in the Premier League. Newcastle is a massive city with massive fans. But whos the biggest? Kasabian guitarist Sergio Pizzorno is not just a decent player as proven on Soccer Aid and Soccer AM hes so crazy about his club that he wore their socks when having trials with another club. The most famous Spurs fan though has to go to Adele. The businessman actually owned a stake in the club up until 2007, when he sold his percentage for 25 million and he will go down in Spurs history as the man who signed Jurgen Klinsmann when he was the clubs owner. McIntyre is a regular at the Spurs stadium, and is often seen with his family in the stands. 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