Spurs announce further stadium delays and more games at Wembley
London — Tottenham Hotspur will not move into their new stadium until March at the earliest after the club announced another raft of matches would be played at their adopted Wembley home. The home matches against Watford on January 30, Newcastle United (February 2) and Leicester City (February 10) as well as the Champions league last 16 home clash with Borussia Dortmund (February 13) will all be staged at Wembley. Initially Tottenham were expected to be move into their new 62,000-seater ground in September but the huge project has been beset by technical problems and missed contractor deadlines. The north London club again apologised to fans in a statement on Wednesday following an update from the contractors involved in the critical safety systems at the new stadium. “The past month has seen remedial works take place, software issues resolved and corrected safety equipment installations increase. Testing has also continued,” it said. “We are now liaising with the contractors and bu...
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