I watched the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club beat Burnley 1-0 yesterday morning with my friend Mark, seen in the photograph above waiting to be put in the game, with Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the background. Tottenham has only one more soccer match left to play this season, and it appears they will finish no lower than 4th place in the English Premier League. This means they will qualify to play in the Champions League, which is the major annual competition for soccer clubs in Europe, and is a big deal indeed. Mark is a Tottenham fan, but also roots for Newcastle and Leeds. Newcastle is not very good this year but will not be relegated to the 2nd tier Championship League. Leeds, on the other hand, has a real chance of being one of the three teams demoted. Mark and his friends in Leeds are going to have an anxious week waiting to find out what happens. And I did learn one new thing watching the Tottenham match yesterday: their fans constantly sing "'When the Saints Come Marching In" during the game, substituting "Spurs" for Saints. I have to wonder if some sort of copyright laws are being violated. Tottenham might owe a fortune in royalty payments, and then have to sell off all their top stars to pay the debt. Just something to think about during the off-season, guys.
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