Daniel Levy £1bn masterstroke hands Tottenham clear Arsenal advantage amid Liverpool plan
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium cost the club a whopping £1.2billion to build. The 62,850-seated arena opened in 2019 and has been the best stadium in the capital since.
The state-of-the-art stadium had been envisioned for some years, as Spurs looked to upgrade on the iconic White Hart Lane ground. Now, the multi-purpose venue is used all year round as opposed to just matchdays.
NFL games in the United Kingdom, a popular event in the country, have created new revenue streams while the F1 Karting Experience opportunity and possibility of hosting concerts in the summer have generated millions for Spurs.
According to UEFA European Club Finances and Investment report published earlier this year, Spurs are on course to have the third highest figure in terms of matchday revenue in football, above Real Madrid and behind Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona.
Despite criticism for decisions made on the pitch, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy's tactic of maximising revenue off the pitch has worked. In August, the Haringey Council approved plans to double the number of 'major non-football events' after the stadium, meaning 30 events are now permitted to take place.
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has become one of Europe's leading live music concern venues with Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Guns 'N' Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers among those to perform at the venue.
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Event insurance specialists Protectivity recently analysed Google reviews for the 20 Premier League stadiums to the 2024/25 season, as well as the three teams relegated last season. They looked at which stadium had the highest proportion of five-star Google reviews left by visitors.
Liverpool's Anfield ranked highest with 86.99% of reviews rated five stars. Tottenham's venue followed closely in second at 84.33% of five-star reviews, a huge 17,441 out of 20,683. Just 3.51% of reviews for the stadium were listed as one star and it scored an impressive 4.7 out of five rating overall on Google with North London rivals Arsenal beaten into fifth place.
October will see two NFL games take place as the New York Jets take on the Minnesota Vikings (6th) and the Jacksonville Jaguars facing Chicago Bears the following Sunday (13th). Imagine Dragons will perform as part of their 'Loom' World Tour in July before Catfish and the Bottlemen take the stage at the start of August.