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The hard-working England international midfielder arrived at White Hart Lane from Newcastle United in August 2005.

Since then, Jermaine’s consistent performances has become an integral part of the Spurs engine room.

In his maiden campaign, ‘JJ’ was a key member of the side that earned a top five Premier League finish, scoring seven goals along the way.

Another eight goals during 2006-07 proved that Jermaine was one of our main goalscoring threats from midfield.

But arguably his best season to date was the 2007-08 campaign, when his six goals in 45 appearances played a key role in our run to the Carling Cup Final at Wembley in February 2008, where we defeated Chelsea to claim our first trophy in nine years.

Two of those goals came in each leg of the memorable semi-final against North London rivals Arsenal, during which Jermaine was the outstanding player.

In July 2008, he signed a new five-year contract at the Club, and continued to impress with four goals in 39 appearances during the 2008-09 season.

Jermaine made his name at hometown club Nottingham Forest, whom he captained at 17, before a high-profile switch to Premier League Newcastle in February 2002, aged just 18. He made 149 appearances for the Toon, scoring 12 goals.

He was first capped at senior level by England as a 19-year-old in a friendly defeat against Australia at Upton Park. Despite only coming on as a half-time substitute, he was still awarded the Man of the Match award.

Jermaine has since gone on to win over 20 caps for his country, without ever really being a regular at international level – much due to the staunch competition he faces from messrs Gerrard and Lampard in his position.

He did, however, score the first goal of Fabio Capello’s reign as Head Coach in a friendly win over Switzerland at Wembley in February 2008 and regained his place in the Three Lions fold after a year out of the frame, playing 90 minutes in a friendly defeat against Brazil in November 2009.

A combination of injuries and the form of Tom Huddlestone, Wilson Palacios and later Luka Modric in central midfield restricted JJ to 23 appearances including 13 starts in all competitions in 2009-10.
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The lightning England international winger was in the form of his life before his 2009-10 campaign was cut short by injury.

‘Azza’ was flying in the first half of the season. He scored back-to-back winners against Birmingham and West Ham and bagged a number of assists as he started 18 of our first 20 matches.

However, a groin problem then got the better of him in late December and he didn’t return to action until April 24 as a substitute at Old Trafford.

He started the final two matches of the season but his form over the campaign was enough for inclusion into Fabio Capello’s World Cup squad – his second World Cup Finals at the age of 23.

Aaron joined us as an 18-year-old from hometown club Leeds United in July 2005 and burst onto the scene during his maiden campaign.

He scored two goals in 29 games before earning a shock call-up to the Sven-Goran Eriksson’s England squad for the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany.

Aaron went on to bolster his Premier League experience in 2006-07 with 24 appearances in all competitions, netting five goals including a famous winner against Chelsea at the Lane in November, 2006.

He was part of the side that won the Carling Cup at Wembley in February 2008, and has now played nearly 200 games for the Club.

Aaron was named the supporters’ Player of the Season for 2008-09 as he terrorised left-backs up and down the country during his 47 games in all competition, earning a new five-year contract at the Club in March 2009 as well as a recall to the England senior squad the same week.

Before joining Spurs, Aaron had already made history at White Hart Lane by becoming the youngest Premier League player ever after coming off the bench for Leeds against us in August 2003 for his senior debut aged 16 years and 129 days old.
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Biography

The stylish midfielder has earned the reputation as one of the country’s best young players since joining us as an 18-year-old from Derby County in July 2005.

In November 2009, Tom won his first senior England cap when he represented the Three Lions in a friendly with Brazil held in Doha, Qatar.

The call-up came on the back of an impressive start to the 2009-10 campaign, in which Tom started every single Premier League game, mainly in the heart of midfield but also at centre-half when needed, right up until Boxing Day!

In the end, he started more Premier League games than anyone else (33/38) and made more starts (41/50) in all competitions than anyone apart from goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, who made 42.

Tom also played a key role as we finished fourth in the Premier League, partnering Luka Modric in central midfield in those huge wins against Arsenal, Chelsea, Bolton and Manchester City – not forgetting his wonderful strike to beat Bolton 1-0 at the Lane on May 1.

His form earned a call into Fabio Capello’s provisional 30-man World Cup squad, but he was unfortunately cut from the final 23.

Having played only 31 games in all competitions during the previous season, the statistics go to show the effort the big man has made to become one of Harry Redknapp’s most important players.

A product of Derby County’s youth academy, Tom made his senior debut aged just 16 in August 2003, and went on to make 95 appearances for the Rams before arriving in N17.

During the early part of his Spurs career, Tom was loaned out to Wolverhampton Wanderers for further Championship experience, where he made 13 appearances and scored one goal – ironically against Derby at Pride Park, for whom he never found the net in two seasons!

Tom returned from Molineux to make his Spurs first team debut in a 1-0 Premier League defeat at Fulham in January 2006.

During the following campaign, the England Under-21 international established himself in the first team at The Lane, scoring three goals in 35 games.

Still only 20 years of age at the beginning of the 2007-08 campaign, Tom still had to work hard to prove himself as a first-choice central midfielder at the highest level.

But as the season progressed, Tom made the most of every opportunity given to him, and ended the campaign with his best return of both goals and games for the Club to date – four in 43.

He was a member of the side that won the Carling Cup at Wembley in February 2008, and it soon led to England Head Coach Fabio Capello first showing an interest in Tom.

In May 2008, he was called up to the senior England squad for the first time for end-of-season friendlies with USA and Trinidad & Tobago.

Although Tom did not get on the pitch over the two games, he would eventually get his chance to perform on the biggest stage.

The arrival of Redknapp as Spurs manager in October 2008 saw Tom’s career kick on another level, and he was even given the captain’s armband for the first time in a UEFA Cup Round of 32 tie with Shakhtar Donetsk in February 2009.

Before gaining his first senior honours, Tom had been a regular England youth international, representing his country at Under-15 level through to Under-21s, where he won over 30 caps.
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Biography

The England international midfielder joined from Blackburn Rovers in July 2008 in what the local lad described as a dream move.

And David had soon written himself into Spurs folklore with one of the best goals ever seen in a North London derby – a 40-yard volley in the memorable 4-4 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates in October 2008.

‘Bents’ played 35 games during his first season at Spurs, scoring twice, while also netting two goals in two Reserve games.

The form of Aaron Lennon on the right-hand side of Harry Redknapp’s midfield continued to restrict David’s first-team opportunities into the 2009-10 campaign but injury to ‘Azza’ in December opened the door and David started 10 of 16 games in the winger’s absence.

He made 133 appearances for previous club Blackburn – scoring 21 goals – after initially joining on loan from Arsenal in August 2005, the move being made permanent in January 2006.

David is a product of the academy at Arsenal and made nine first-team appearances for the Gunners, spending a season on-loan at Norwich City during his time there.

The 23-year-old has now won six senior England caps after previously representing his country at B, Under-21 and Under-20 level.
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Biography

The England international defender secured ‘hero’ status just five games into his Spurs career when he headed home our winning goal in the League Cup Final at Wembley in February, 2008.

‘Woody’ soon established himself at the heart of our back-line following his move from Middlesbrough in January 2008, developing a solid partnership with Ledley King.

In 2008-09, his first full season in N17, was the definition of consistency during a season in which we conceded only 10 goals at home in the league.

He played 44 games in all competitions as one of the Club’s vice-captains, once again scoring one of the key goals of the campaign – a late winner in a 2-1 win at Hull City in February 2009 that sparked an incredible run of form, taking us to 8th in the Premier League by the end of the season.

However, groin trouble caused ‘Woody’ to miss the entire pre-season campaign in preparation for the current season.

He did not return to action until late October, 2009, but after just three games was back on the sidelines over the turn of the year thanks to further groin trouble.

Earlier on in his career, Jonathan had shot to prominence as a young defender in the Leeds United side that reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2001, prompting Newcastle United to snap him up in January, 2003.

He moved to La Liga giants Real Madrid in the summer of 2004, but injury his number of appearances in Spain to just 12 over the next two seasons.

He made the switch back to England and the Premier League with his home-town club Middlesbrough, initially on loan, in August 2006 before the move was made permanent in April, 2007.

An England international with eight caps to his name, Jonathan made his senior international debut in a European Championsip qualifier against Bulgaria in May 1999 having also featured at Under-21 level.
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Biography

The popular central defender capped an outstanding 2009-10 campaign with an initial call into England’s provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup and then, following the heartbreak of missing out, being called back into the 23 following injury to Rio Ferdinand.

Many pundits believed ‘Daws’ should have been in the 23 anyway after playing a key role as we finished fourth in the Premier League.

Despite not featuring at the tournament in South Africa, Michael finally won his first senior international cap in a friendly with Hungary at Wembley in August, 2010.

Ever-reliable, Michael has become one of the most important players in Harry Redknapp’s side and captained the side for much of the 2009/10 campaign.

Laid low by an Achilles problem at the start of the season, Michael returned for the 9-1 hammering of Wigan in November and missed just one of our next 35 games.

His form earned a number of awards including One Hotspur Player of the Season, Boxholders Player of the Season and Supporters’ Clubs Player of the Year.

Michael has been a key part of our back-line every since his arrival from Nottingham Forest as a 21-year-old in January, 2005.

The affable Yorkshireman made his name at Nottingham Forest, where he progressed through the ranks to make his debut in 2002 and 91 appearances in total before heading to N17.

After recovering from an initial injury, Michael made his Spurs debut in a 2-2 Premier League draw with Liverpool at Anfield in April 2005.

For the following two seasons, he was rarely out of the side, establishing an impressive partnership with Ledley King as we finished in the Premier League’s top five for two consecutive seasons.

In 2006-07, Michael played in 58 of our 59 competitive games that season, and was awarded the captain’s armband for the first time in an FA Cup quarter-final tie with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in March 2007.

Injuries to Ledley meant Daws often found himself playing alongside of various partners for much of the 2007-08 campaign, arguably leading to a dip in form.

This was compounded by the heartbreak of missing out on our famous Carling Cup Final success of February 2008 through an ankle injury.

But following the arrival of Redknapp as manager in October 2008, he quickly re-gained his most consistent form and battled hard to earn the right to be considered as first-choice centre-half alongside evergreen pair King and Jonathan Woodgate

Michael made 28 appearances in 2008-09, scoring twice, picking up the supporters’ Team Player of the Year award thanks to his outstanding contribution.

A former England Under-21 captain, Michael was also placed on stand-by for the senior national side prior to the 2006 World Cup Finals and has two England ‘B’ caps.

Michael signed a new contract at the Club in January 2010, which will keep him at The Lane until 2015.
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Biography

The England Under-21 international full-back joined us from Sheffield United, along with fellow young defender Kyle Walker, in July 2009.

A product of the Academy at Bramall Lane, Naughton got his first taste of professional action during a loan spell at Scottish club Gretna during the 2007-08 season, where he made 19 appearances.

Having impressed north of the border, Kyle finally made his first team debut for hometown club United in a League Cup tie against Port Vale in August 2008.

From there, he never looked back, going on to make 50 appearances and scoring three goals as Kevin Blackwell’s men reached the 2009 Championship play-off final.

His performances earned him a place in the Championship’s PFA Team of the Year for 2008-09, as well as United’s Young Player of the Year award.

The campaign included another career highlight when Kyle made his debut for England Under-21s at Bramall Lane, in a 2-0 friendly win over Czech Republic, since going on to establish himself in Stuart Pearce’s Young Lions squad.

On joining Spurs, Kyle impressed during pre-season before making his Premier League debut as a substitute in our win at West Ham in August 2009.

Days later, he made his full Spurs debut in a Carling Cup second round victory over Doncaster Rovers.

But the youngster made only one more appearance in our colours during 2009/10 before agreeing to join Championship club Boro on loan for the rest of the campaign in January, 2010.

Kyle went on to make 15 appearances in the Championship.
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Biography

The goalkeeper joined us from Sunderland at the age of 20 in January, 2007.

Ben finally made his Spurs first team debut in our Carling Cup semi-final second leg with Burnley at Turf Moor on January 21, 2009, as we booked our place at Wembley for the second season in a row.

During the 2009/10 season, Ben was a valuable understudy to regular number one Heurelho Gomes for the majority of the campaign, before making his first Premier League appearance for the Club on the final day, once again at Burnley.

This followed an early season loan spell at League One Norwich City, where he made six appearances.

He came through the ranks at Sunderland, making his debut in the Championship against Leicester City aged just 18 in April, 2005, going on to make 22 appearances for the Black Cats.

An England youth regular, Ben had been part of the Under-21 squad for the best part of two years and made his debut as a substitute against Romania in August, 2007

Ben has also enjoyed spells with Luton Town, Leicester City and Carlisle United during his time with us.

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Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978) is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and in 2010, became captain of the England national team, though an injury received prior to that year’s World Cup forced him to be replaced by Steven Gerrard for the tournament. He has amassed 78 caps for England in total, and has been a member of three FIFA World Cup squads.

Known for his composure on the ball, Ferdinand began his football career playing for various youth teams, finally settling at West Ham United where he progressed through the youth ranks and made his professional Premier League debut in 1996. He became a fan favourite, winning the ‘Hammer of the Year award’ the following season. He earned his first senior international cap in a match against Cameroon in 1997, setting a record as the youngest defender to play for England at the time. His achievements and footballing potential attracted Leeds United and he transferred to the club for a record-breaking fee of £18 million. He spent two seasons at the club, becoming the team captain in 2001.

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David Robert Joseph Beckham (born 2 May 1975) is an English footballer..

Twice runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year and in 2004 the world’s highest-paid footballer when taking into account salary and advertising deals.Beckham was the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches. He was Google’s most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004. With such global recognition he has become an elite advertising brand and a top fashion icon. Beckham was captain of England from 15 November 2000 until the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, during which he played 58 times. Since then he has continued to represent his country and earned his much-publicised hundredth cap for England against France on 26 March 2008. He is currently England’s most-capped outfield player with 115 appearances.

Beckham’s career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17 During his time there, United won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999. He left Manchester United to sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he remained for four seasons, clinching the La Liga championship in his final season with the club.

In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid and sign a five-year contract with Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy. Beckham’s contract with Los Angeles Galaxy became effective on 1 July 2007 and gave him the highest player salary in MLS history. His playing contract with Galaxy in 2007, 2008 and 2009 was worth $6.5m per year. He debuted for the team on 21 July 2007 in a friendly versus Chelsea at The Home Depot Center, and on 15 August, he had his first start with the team, scoring his first goal in the 2007 SuperLiga semi-final. His first league start then came on 18 August in front of a record crowd at Giants Stadium.

Beckham is married to former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham (née Adams). The couple have three sons and currently reside in Beverly Hills, California.

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Full name: David Robert Joseph Beckham
Date of birth: 2 May 1975 (1975-05-02) (age 35)
Place of birth: Leytonstone, London, England
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Playing position: Midfielder

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