6am Tottenham news LIVE: Spurs compared with ‘Man Utd under Mourinho’, Rudiger LATEST, Joshua vs Pulev in North London – The Sun

February 25, 2020

SPURS have a week to digest what was a disappointing derby performance against Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho's side were beaten again by the Blues as goals from Olivier Giroud and Marcos Alonso sealed a 2-1 win, which leaves the Special One's side facing an uphill task to gatecrash the top four.

While Tottenham's impressive arena is set to host boxing for the first time, with Anthony Joshua set to appear against Kubrat Pulev in June.

Follow all the latest news and developments from North London below…

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Tottenham are still recovering from their 2-0 defeat at Chelsea which saw them lose ground in the race for a top four finish.
Jose Mourinho’s men failed to turn up as the Special One suffered yet another defeat to former player Frank Lampard.
But the racism storm from their previous encounter earlier this season is not going away.
Antonio Rudiger claims the “racists won” after Spurs announced they could not find any evidence of racial abuse in the December game.
Rudiger is not pleased and announced: “It’s sad. I don’t know why they would. Maybe it’s because I voiced about the racism. If you boo me because of that, then you are poor people.
“This is a sign that we have a very big problem.
“At the end of the day I am alone in this case because I am the one who has to swallow this.
“With the win against Spurs it makes me feel a bit like, yes, OK. But it makes me feel like it will always be like this. It shows that these people won because they can go back to the stadium.
“They won’t be punished and at the end of the day I’m the bogeyman. For me, in this case, racism won.”
Meanwhile, footage has emerged of Spurs and Chelsea fans trying to fight each other in the streets of west London.
But it has been sped up and overdubbed with Benny Hill music, making for a hilarious video.
In other news, SunSport can exclusively reveal Spurs’ new home will be the setting for Anthony Joshua’s next fight against Kubrat Pulev.
The battle will take place on June 20, and Spurs have seen off a late threat from Arsenal to secure it.
SPURS are still reflecting on what was a disappointing result in the London derby.
Tottenham went down 2-1 to Chelsea at the Bridge in a performance which Paul Mersen said reminded him of 'Man Utd under Mourinho'.
With Harry Kane and Heung-min Son out for the foreseeable future, all eyes now turn to Sunday's visit of Wolves as the race for Europe intesifies.
While Chelsea star Antonio Rudiger has reacted after being booed by Spurs fans on Saturday.
The German claimed to have been racially abused in the reverse fixture in North London, but an investigation found no evidence or culprits.
He said: “With the win against Spurs it makes me feel a bit like, yes, OK. But it makes me feel like it will always be like this. It shows that these people won because they can go back to the stadium.
“They won’t be punished and at the end of the day I’m the bogeyman. For me, in this case, racism won.”
While the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium looks set to host it's first major boxing event.
Eddie Hearn has confirmed a deal in principle has been struck for Anthony Joshua to fight Kubrat Pulev on June 20 at the stunning new venue.
Joshua will then look to face new champ Tyson Fury in a unification showdown.
The promoter said: “I promise you this fight will happen. If we have to fight (Kubrat) Pulev, we've got to beat Pulev, and if he has to fight Wilder, he's got to beat Wilder again.”

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