Tottenham Hotspur’s trophy haul might come like buses with their Europa League triumph seeing them qualify for a little-known competitors.
A painful 17-year drought with no trophy for Spurs lastly got here to an finish final month as they claimed a 1-0 win over Manchester United within the Europa League ultimate.
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The outcome additionally sees them qualify for the UEFA Tremendous Cup, the place they may tackle European champions Paris Saint-Germain in August.
However fewer followers will pay attention to one other trophy Spurs are eligible to compete for on account of their Europa League triumph: the UEFA–CONMEBOL Membership Problem.
The UEFA-CONMEBOL Problem is a contest that was first launched in 2023 as a follow-up to the earlier Supercopa Euroamericana.
It sees the winners of the Europa League come up towards the winners of the South American equal.
Argentine membership Racing Membership de Avellaneda gained the final version of the Copa Sudamericana with a win over Brazilian membership Cruzeiro final November.
Nonetheless, there are issues over whether or not the Tottenham Hotspur vs Racing Membership showpiece will ever happen.
Final yr’s UEFA-CONMEBOL Problem did not occur with Italian membership Atalanta unable to schedule a fixture with Ecuadorian facet Liga de Quito.
Sevilla are thus the reigning champions of the UEFA-CONMEBOL Problem, successful the inaugural version of the match with a victory over Ecuador-based membership Independiente del Valle on the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in July 2023.
Racing Membership’s president is former Inter Milan and Argentina ahead Diego Milito, who is claimed to be eager to rearrange the fixture with Spurs.
The Solar reviews that the match might happen in Argentina or within the USA.
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However Soccer.London reviews that UEFA have doubts over whether or not a slot to slot in the sport will be discovered.
Spurs have already got three friendlies in three completely different nations lined up, together with a showdown with Arsenal in Hong Kong on July 31.
They then transfer onto South Korea the place they may face Newcastle earlier than going through Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich on the residence of the German giants on August 7.
Whether or not the UEFA-CONMEBOL Problem conflict occurs or not, Spurs might be with out the person who guided them to Europa League success in Ange Postecoglou, who was relieved of his duties as head coach final week.
talkSPORT understands Brentford boss Thomas Frank has verbally agreed to take the job.
Spurs must pay the Bees £9million to be able to get the deal completed, nonetheless.
