Tottenham welcomed 61,726 fans following their savage 4-1 defeat to Chelsea on Monday night at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
It is one of the most impressive stadiums not only in the Premier League, but also in world football and sport in general.
The stadium sits on the site of its iconic White Hart Lane ground, which was demolished and remodeled from 2016 to 2019.
However, it is quite possible that Spurs would have played outdoors in north London and instead in the east of the city, at the Olympic Stadium.
The 2012 Summer Olympics were held in the English capital and saw the structure of the large Stratford stadium from the redevelopment of the area.
Usain Bolt won gold there in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relays, but before the games began, Spurs made the stadium their new home.
With White Hart Lane only having a capacity of 36,284 people, the Olympic Stadium was perceived as a potential new location for the club, but London rivals West Ham were also keen to move there.
In 2011, The Guardian reported that Spurs had tried to argue that the Hammers would not fill the stadium if they moved.
West Ham’s plan involved reducing capacity from 80,000 to 60,000, with the race track remaining in place. The Spurs also tried to argue that such a proposal would leave enthusiasts too far away from the field and force them to have a hard time seeing the ball.
Instead, they proposed demolishing the stadium entirely and rebuilding it into a football pitch, as well as renovating Crystal Palace’s national sports centre to compensate for the removal of the running track plans that would have cost around £250 million in total.
It is here that South London has played since its inception, from 1905 to 1924, when it moved to Selhurst Park.
Spurs have also included fulfilling commitments made to athletics as a “legacy fund” since London won the rights to host the Olympics in 2005.
But UK Athletics chairman Ed Warner said the plans were “woefully inadequate”, having welcomed the proposal made through the Hammers in the past.
Shortly after Spurs tried to derail their London rivals’ plans, the Olympic Park Legacy Committee named West Ham as the club to settle after the Olympics.
However, such a move was proven through an independent inquiry in August 2011 and the deal fell through due to a legal dispute with Spurs, as well as a preference for the stadium to remain public property, but West Ham had another attempt the following year.
They were one of four bidders for the stadium and after then-London Mayor Boris Johnson delayed the decision until the end of the Olympics, the Hammers signed a 99-year lease in 2013.
West Ham left Upton Park and have been playing at the now called London Stadium since the 2016/17 season, and Spurs have to rebuild dominance around White Hart Lane.
Northumberland’s assignment planned to build a new stadium on a larger plot of land on the same site, with painting to begin in 2016.
Gradually, the floor of their former home was destroyed and the Spurs, who temporarily moved to Wembley, now play in a 62,850-seat multi-purpose stadium that also hosts NFL games, boxing events and concerts.
In total, it cost around £1 billion to build, but Spurs now own one of the largest sports stadiums in the world.
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