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Tottenham bans the vuvuzela

Tottenham Hotspur has become the first Premier League club to ban vuvuzelas from their home ground.

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Tottenham Hotspur has become the first Premier League club to ban vuvuzelas from their own ground.

A number of Football League sides have already barred the controversial instruments from their stadia and Spurs has now followed suit.

The Premier League said during the FIFA World Cup - where the noise made by vuvuzelas was one of the main talking points - that it would be left to individual clubs to decide whether to outlaw them.

Spurs said in a statement on its official website, www.tottenhamhotspur.com: "Following discussions with the Police and representatives from the local licensing authorities, the club will not be permitting vuvuzelas or similar instruments into White Hart Lane on match days.

"We are concerned that the presence of the instruments within the stadium pose unnecessary risks to public safety and could impact on the ability of all supporters to hear any emergency safety announcements.

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"We are very proud of the fantastic atmosphere that our supporters produce organically at White Hart Lane and we are all very much looking forward to this continuing into the forthcoming season."


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