Tottenham Hotspur FC set to receive $264 million boost from owners

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English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur FC are set to receive a major injection of £150 million ($264 million) into the club ahead of the upcoming 2022/23 season.

ENIC Sports Inc., the majority owner of Tottenham, will allocate the funds to help the club invest on and off the pitch, according to a statement.

ENIC is the investment firm of businessmen Joe Lewis and Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy, with the pair having bought their controlling stake in the club in the year 2000.

The announcement comes just days after the north London club finished the Premier League season in fourth place to secure qualification for the UEFA Champions League, Europe’s flagship football tournament.

The money will allow Tottenham’s coach, Antonio Conte, to strengthen his squad in the upcoming summer transfer window as he bids to close the gap on domestic rivals Liverpool FC and Manchester City FC next season.

Tottenham has just played its first full campaign in front of fans at the 60,000-plus capacity stadium it opened in 2019, just before the Covid-19 pandemic forced football games across England behind closed doors.

“The delivery of a world-class home was always a key building block in driving diversified revenues to enable us to invest in the teams and support our ambitions to be consistently competing at the highest levels of European football,” Levy, chairman of Tottenham, said in a statement.

“Additional capital from ENIC will now enable further investment in the club at an important time.”

Under the terms of the capital increase, Tottenham will issue convertible A shares and accompanying warrants. ENIC’s shareholding could increase from 85.6% to around 87.5% on conversion to ordinary shares, according to the statement.

Like clubs around Europe, Tottenham, which had borrowed heavily to build the stadium, saw its finances hit by the pandemic. Accounts filed at the UK’s Companies House show revenue of £362 million ($639 million) for the year ended June 30, 2021, down more than 20% from the last full year before the pandemic.

In mid-2020, the club went to the Bank of England for a loan to help it weather the worst of the crisis. That has since been repaid.

Rothschild & Co. advised Tottenham’s independent directors on the capital increase.

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More than 220 coaches attend Football South Australia’s second NOVA Youth Club Championship workshop

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Football South Australia drew more than 220 coaches to its second NOVA Youth Club Championship Coaches Workshop in late May, underlining the scale of engagement clubs are generating through the state’s restructured youth competition framework.

The online session was facilitated by Football SA Technical Director Michael Cooper, who also serves as Junior Matildas Head Coach. Cooper shared observations from the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup and Australia’s qualification for the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup, giving club-level coaches a window into the demands and standards of elite international football.

The presenter line-up extended that international lens further. Lachlan Tosh and Cristiano Dos Santos spoke to their experiences in national tournament environments, while legendary Australian coach Tom Sermanni addressed the fundamentals of youth coaching. Colin Sanctuary from the University of Newcastle examined coaching language and its direct influence on player learning.

Themes running across the session included the primacy of long-term player development over short-term results, with presenters consistently emphasising technique, ball mastery, individual improvement, and decision-making under pressure. Coaches were encouraged to expose players to varied styles of play, facilitate practice outside organised training, and help young players retain possession longer in match conditions.

Post-session feedback pointed to strong practical value, with coaches singling out clear communication, relationship-building, and age-appropriate feedback as key takeaways.

The workshop series sits within the broader transition from the Youth Premier League to the Club Championship model, which ties coaching participation to championship points for clubs and CPD credits toward individual coaching diplomas. Six workshops are scheduled across the season, with four still to come.

Premier League backs grassroots football in Singapore

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The NEXTGEN coach programme saw past legends and current coaches unite to deliver an activity intent on supporting grassroots football through high quality and inclusive coaching.

 

Creating new leaders

To reach the top in elite football requires tactical education, personal guidance and consistent support throughout the development journey.

Coaches therefore take on a great deal of responsibility for players seeking a top-flight dream.

Yet even for those who never make it to the top, there is always one coach who stands out. Not necessarily for the silverware achieved or results on the pitch, but for the way they helped build a person off the pitch to play better on it.

The Premier League’s NEXTGEN Coach programme in Singapore aims to equip coaches with the skills and knowledge to do exactly that: creating welcoming environments which nurture confidence and a love for the game.

“This will hugely benefit local coaches, providing them with expert training and skills that will cascade into the communities they coach in,” said Premier League Director of Community, Nick Perchard, via media release.

“After opening the League’s first international office in Singapore more than seven years ago, we are now building on our commitment to the country with a structured coach development programme.”

 

What does the programme include?

The programme initially saw Premier League coaches deliver training sessions to coaches from StarHub – the League’s broadcast partner in Singapore who engage with local community football.

Furthermore, the training was consolidated through stakeholder engagement events and talks from 150 students at the Institute of Technical Education about their careers in the game.

In total, the programme saw 30 coaches take part – all from diverse backgrounds selected by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) to maximise community reach and positively impact as many young individuals as possible.

“Youth development is a key priority for FAS, and it starts at the grassroots level,” explained FAS General Secretary, Badri Ghent via media release.

“Coaches play a central role in shaping not just how young players learn the game, but how they experience it, building confidence, character and a lifelong connection to football.”

Through high quality programmes like NEXTGEN, grassroots football can grow to ensure future coaches and players are confident in themselves and their future roles in the game.

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