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Tottenham Hotspur fans holding a sign with the term 'Yids' in the stands during the Capital One Cup Semi Final, Second Leg at Bramall Lane, Sheffield. (Photo credit: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.)

Spurs fans refuse to drop the ‘Y-word’ at first home game of season

An expert in antisemitism at European football, who attended Spurs first home fixture of new season, tells Jewish News he believes the club require ‘ a different, broader approach’ to educating fans who continue using the Y-word

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Spurs fans refuse to drop the ‘Y-word’ at first home game of season

An expert in antisemitism at European football, who attended Spurs first home fixture of new season, tells Jewish News he believes the club require ' a different, broader approach' to educating fans who continue using the Y-word

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WW63Y6 Dale Vince, club chairman, watching Forest Green Rovers FC vs Grimsby Town FC, at the New Lawn ground. 17th August 2019
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OPINION: Moving on from the Y-word is a welcome step in a never-ending process

Ivor Baddiel, who with his brother David has long campaigned against the use of the 'Y-word' in the stands, says Spurs' statement is welcome, but real change takes time

By Ivor Baddiel

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