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Football news - Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium name 'revealed' by Richard Keys and Andy Gray

ByLe Buzz

Updated 08/03/2019 at 13:51 GMT

Tottenham Hotspur's new ground will be called the Nike Stadium, according to football pundits Richard Keys and Andy Gray.

A general view of inside the new stadium during the Tottenham Hotspur New Stadium Fan Event on December 15, 2018 in London,United Kingdom.

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Speaking on their football show for Middle East broadcaster beIN SPORTS, the former Sky Sports duo also claimed the first home match planned at the ground will be against Brighton in the Premier League on April 7.
But that may need to be postponed if Brighton overcome Millwall on March 17 in the FA Cup quarter-finals. The FA Cup semi-finals are due on the weekend of April 6/7.
Former Sky Sports presenter Keys claimed the sportswear giant Nike have won naming rights at the new £1bn ground to mimic North London rivals Arsenal's similar deal at the Emirates Stadium.
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Richard Keys, Andy Gray (PA Photos)

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"Big day in north London, breaking from that part of the world there is a UEFA inspection going on at new White Hart Lane to see if it can host a Champions League quarter-final the week of April 8," said Keys on Friday.
I believe I’m right in saying the first league game will be played on April 6, Brighton the opposition, and that stadium, I can exclusively reveal, will be called the Nike Stadium.
beIN SPORT tweeted out the clip of Key and Grays discussing the ground before the tweet was mysteriously deleted minutes later. A source later told the Daily Mail that the revelation is not true.
"It looks nice, I have to say. We’ve waited a long time," commented former Everton and Scotland forward Andy Gray. "It’s got the cockerel right at the top, see that. It looks lovely, it really does look lovely,"
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said he hoped to move out of Wembley Stadium and be in their new 62,000-seater home for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on April 9 or 10.
“I expect to play at the new stadium,” said Pochettino after the 4-0 aggregate win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last 16.
“I was talking with Daniel (Levy, chairman) and he was very positive, I hope and I wish we can play in our new stadium."
Tottenham's former White Hart Lane ground was demolished in 2017 and a gleaming 62,000-seater stadium erected.
Tottenham were supposed to move into the new ground at the start of the season after a season at Wembley, but the entire project has been delayed due to safety concerns.
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