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Stefan Ortega of Manchester City saves from Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur with the score a 0-1 during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 14, 2024 in London, England.

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City – Premier League

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A Backup Goalkeeper Might Have Ended The Premier League Title Race

Dejan Kulusevski of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates after scoring a late equalising goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at Etihad Stadium on December 3, 2023 in Manchester, England.

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur – Premier League

Tottenham Loves To Ruin Manchester City’s Day

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Billy Haisley

The LED board shows the VAR check which disallows a Tottenham Hotspur goal for offside during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 06, 2023 in London, England.

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea FC – Premier League

VAR Turned A Great Match Into The Worst And Weirdest Game Of The Season

Luis Diaz of Liverpool reacts after a goal was rules offside during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 30, 2023 in London, England.

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool FC – Premier League

Audio Reveals Panic, Confusion, And Expletives In Liverpool-Tottenham VAR Room

The giant screen shows a goal from Luis Diaz of Liverpool being checked for offside by VAR during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 30, 2023 in London, England.

VAR Fucked Up The One Thing It Is Supposed To Never Fuck Up

Son Heung-Min of Tottenham Hotspur looks on in-front of a flare after Bournemouth score their third goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and AFC Bournemouth at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 15, 2023 in London, England.

Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Bournemouth – Premier League

Does Anyone Want To Finish Fourth In The Premier League?

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Ray Ratto

Tottenham Hotspur's Italian head coach Antonio Conte (R) and Chelsea's German head coach Thomas Tuchel (L) shake hands then clash after the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge in London on August 14, 2022.

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Who Needs Goals When You’ve Got Managers Fighting?

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Tom Ley

Everton v Chelsea – Premier League

Everton Couldn’t Go Where Richarlison Wanted To Take Them

Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates after scoring their side's third goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at Etihad Stadium on February 19, 2022 in Manchester, England.

Harry Fucking Kane

FC Internazionale coach Antonio Conte shouts to his players during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AS Roma at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on May 12, 2021 in Milan, Italy.

FC Internazionale  v AS Roma – Serie A

Antonio Conte To Tottenham Could Be A Perfect Fit Or A Perfect Storm

Antonio Rudiger of Chelsea jumps up as the team celebrate the second goal scored by N'Golo Kante of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 19, 2021 in London, England.

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea – Premier League

Chelsea Is Unstoppable Right Now

Trevoh Chalobah of Chelsea celebrates with teammate Cesar Azpilicueta after scoring their side's third goal during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on August 14, 2021 in London, England.

Chelsea v Crystal Palace – Premier League

Fans Make It All So Much Better

Gareth Bale of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates with teammate Sergio Reguilon after scoring his team's fourth goal during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur at The King Power Stadium on May 23, 2021 in Leicester, England.

Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur – Premier League

Leicester City Did, In Fact, Blow It Again

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Patrick Redford

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Tottenham Embarrassed By Team Whose Coach Was Sentenced To Prison This Week

Upon further review, VAR disallows a Fulham goal against Tottenham due to the dumb handball rule.

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The Handball Rule Is Now A Little Less Dogshit

The big screen inside the stadium shows that a VAR review has decided to disallow a goal scored by Josh Maja of Fulham (not pictured) during the Premier League match between Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur at Craven Cottage on March 04, 2021 in London, England.

Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur – Premier League

The Handball Rule Is Dogshit

Tottenham Hotspur's Welsh striker Gareth Bale (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring their fourth goal during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on February 28, 2021.

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Tottenham Has Finally Gotten Its Gareth Bale Back

Scott Parker, Manager of Fulham is interviewed after the FA Cup Third Round match between Queens Park Rangers and Fulham at The Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium on January 09, 2021 in London, England.

Queens Park Rangers v Fulham – FA Cup Third Round

The Premier League Is Losing Its Battle Against COVID-19

<p>Jason Jeong is a writer living in Brooklyn.</p>


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Jason Jeong

Tottenham Hotspur's Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld (L) celebrates with Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-Min after he scores his team's third goal during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on January 2, 2021.

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Son Heung-min Fancams Are More Than Just Internet Ephemera

Fabinho of Liverpool in action during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on December 06, 2020 in Liverpool, England.

Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers – Premier League

For Injury-Plagued Liverpool, Fabinho Is Just What The Doctor Ordered

Olivier Giroud of Chelsea celebrates after scoring their sides second goal during the UEFA Champions League Group E stage match between FC Sevilla and Chelsea FC at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on December 02, 2020 in Seville, Spain.

FC Sevilla v Chelsea FC: Group E – UEFA Champions League

Olivier Giroud Is Still, Somehow, Chelsea’s Best Option At Striker

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates following his team's victory in the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 21, 2020 in London, England.

Tottenham Has Found Its Missing Ingredient

Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 18, 2020 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors.

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United – Premier League

Harry Kane Is Back On His Bullshit

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