Spurs turmoil over place in UEFA Cup
Taken from the Evening Standard
Tottenham could be forced to rip up their pre-season plans if they win a place in the UEFA Cup this weekend.
Spurs are one of six clubs hoping to win a place in next season's competition through Sunday's Fair Play draw. But if they are one of the two clubs chosen they will have to play in the first qualifying round on 14 July. That clashes with their plans to take part in the eight team Peace Cup in South Korea, which starts a day later.
The fixture mix-up is an embarrassing blow to Spurs who had turned down another route into the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto Cup amid fears that their players would face burn out.
Tottenham thought that by entering the Fair Play draw they would not have to play their first match until September.
Spurs sporting director Frank Arnesen admitted: "Our initial information was that we would enter the UEFA Cup later in the competition but now we must wait for the draw."
Spurs will be joined in the draw in Manchester by German club Mainz, Hammarby of Sweden, Estonia's Tulevik Viljandi and Young Boys of Switzerland. A Danish side has yet to be chosen to enter the draw and Norway's Viking Stavanger have an automatic place.
Tottenham could be forced to rip up their pre-season plans if they win a place in the UEFA Cup this weekend.
Spurs are one of six clubs hoping to win a place in next season's competition through Sunday's Fair Play draw. But if they are one of the two clubs chosen they will have to play in the first qualifying round on 14 July. That clashes with their plans to take part in the eight team Peace Cup in South Korea, which starts a day later.
The fixture mix-up is an embarrassing blow to Spurs who had turned down another route into the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto Cup amid fears that their players would face burn out.
Tottenham thought that by entering the Fair Play draw they would not have to play their first match until September.
Spurs sporting director Frank Arnesen admitted: "Our initial information was that we would enter the UEFA Cup later in the competition but now we must wait for the draw."
Spurs will be joined in the draw in Manchester by German club Mainz, Hammarby of Sweden, Estonia's Tulevik Viljandi and Young Boys of Switzerland. A Danish side has yet to be chosen to enter the draw and Norway's Viking Stavanger have an automatic place.
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