{"id":1080286,"date":"2019-03-24T20:10:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T20:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1080286"},"modified":"2019-03-24T20:10:36","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T20:10:36","slug":"mauricio-pochettino-tottenham-best-stadium","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/mauricio-pochettino-tottenham-best-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauricio Pochettino: Tottenham now have the best stadium in world football"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham manager\u00a0Mauricio Pochettino believes the club have the best stadium in world football following the unveiling of\u00a0their\u00a0new 62,062-capacity venue.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The club staged the first event at their\u00a0new \u00a31billion stadium on Sunday with around 30,000 fans cheering on an\u00a0Under-18 match between Spurs and Southampton.<\/p>\n

When is Spurs’ first match at the new stadium? Five key things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Spurs’ first mandatory match took place on Sunday with the club’s Under 18s taking on rivals Southampton.<\/li>\n
  2. The next test event will take place on March 30 with\u00a0Spurs Legends facing and Inter Milan side.<\/li>\n
  3. If all goes according to plan, Pochettino will lead his players out at their new home on April 3 against Crystal Palace.<\/li>\n
  4. The stadium was due to open in September but delays ensued due to various safety issues.<\/li>\n
  5. It was then pencilled in for January or February but was postponed further, and the club has since provisionally confirmed Palace as their first opponents.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The home side ran out 3-1 winners against the Saints, with 17-year-old\u00a0J’Neil Lloyd-Bennett netting the first goal at the stadium, heralding the start of a new era in north London.<\/p>\n

    Pochettino made a guest appearance during half time of the inaugural match and the Argentine spoke in awe of his new home.<\/p>\n

    He said<\/a>: “We all feel the same. It\u2019s so exciting. I got the same feeling on the last day when we left White Hart Lane.<\/p>\n

    “We were crying. The same feeling here at the new stadium. We are almost crying.<\/p>\n

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    What a day. #SpursNewStadium<\/a> \u26aa\ufe0f #COYS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/cU4ot28QiY<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) March 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n