Tottenham donate £100k from player fines to local NHS hospital

Reuben Pinder

A classy gesture

Tottenham Hotspur have donated £100,000 to North Mid Charity as part of a Thank You initiative to the NHS staff who have worked tirelessly throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

Like most clubs, some of Tottenham’s players have broken Covid-19 guidelines over the past year, notably when Sergio Reguilon, Erik Lamela and Gio Lo Celso spent Christmas together.

The players were fined by the club and the money raised from those fines has gone to North Middlesex University Hospital, with whom Spurs have worked closely during the past year, offering their stadium’s dressing rooms, medical and media facilities to host outpatients last summer.

Daniel Levy, Chairman, Tottenham Hotspur, said: “The Club always ring-fences player fine money for good causes and we can think of no better cause to donate these funds to than North Mid’s ‘Thank You’ initiative for staff.

“NHS staff across the country continue to make sacrifices and put themselves at risk every day to save lives and we hope this contribution will go some way towards providing the recognition that these heroes deserve.

“Although the circumstances in which we are able to provide the financial support required are regretful, we are pleased to know that we are able to contribute and look forward to working with North Mid on this fantastic initiative.”

Maria Kane, Chief Executive, North Middlesex University Hospital Trust, said: “I should like to express a sincere and heartfelt thank you to Tottenham Hotspur Football Club for the donation of £100,000 to fully fund our ‘Thank You’ initiative for staff at North Mid.

“I am incredibly proud of every single person who works at North Mid and I am reminded daily of their determination, compassion and commitment to our patients and local community.

“They continue to work tirelessly in incredibly difficult circumstances and I am so pleased that we can give them the recognition they deserve through this initiative.

“It will be deeply appreciated by all of our staff, many of whom live locally and we remain proud of the wonderful partnership we have built with Tottenham Hotspur in recent years.”