Tottenham Hotspur stars get down and dirty in New York

Record ID: 903837

  • Title: Tottenham Hotspur stars get down and dirty in New York
  • Date: 24th July 2017
  • Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (JULY 24, 2017) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **** TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR PLAYERS WALKING ON HIGH LINE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR GOALKEEPER AND CAPTAIN, HUGO LLORIS, PUTTING ON GARDENING GLOVES TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR DEFENDER, JAN VERTONGHEN, SMILING VARIOUS OF TOTTENHAM PLAYERS SHOVELING DIRT TOTTENHAM PLAYERS PLANTING GRASS (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR DEFENDER, JAN VERTONGHEN, SAYING: "It's good to discover another side of New York, and always happy to help. It's funny because when you think about New York, you think about skyscrapers and the shops maybe and all the different areas. It's good to see the green area here as well." PEDESTRIANS LOOKING AT PLAYERS PLANTING GRASS (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR DEFENDER, JAN VERTONGHEN, SAYING: "My brothers will laugh at me because I am from the countryside, and we had a bit of banter about our gardening. I am probably the worst out of the three but I try to do it sometimes." WIDE VIEW OF PLAYERS WORKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR DEFENDER, JAN VERTONGHEN, SAYING: "I think we are in shape, quite well. We had a tough two weeks, and I am happy that the games are coming in now as well. So, yeah, we are looking to improve our fitness, and these games - like the one here in New York - are perfect for us. We are playing against very good opponents, Paris (St. Germain), (A.S.) Roma, (Manchester) City, later on Juventus. So I look forward to compete again." MORE PLAYERS SHOVELING TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR MIDFIELDER, JOSH ONOMAH, DISTRIBUTING DIRT VARIOUS OF LLORIS PLANTING GRASS (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR GOALKEEPER AND CAPTAIN, HUGO LLORIS, SAYING: "At this moment we don't really think about the results of our game, it is just about performances, try to get as fit as possible, try to be ready in our minds, in our preparation to have a strong start this season. And you know, after the last two seasons we have built such a confidence in our squad, and we are going to keep the same way with the same attitude, with the same energy, and try to be as competitive as possible." LLORIS POSING FOR PHOTO WITH CHILDREN (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR GOALKEEPER AND CAPTAIN, HUGO LLORIS, RESPONDING TO A QUESTION ABOUT WHY TOTTENHAM HAVEN'T SIGNED ANY PLAYERS YET IN THIS TRANSFER WINDOW, SAYING: "Honestly I don't really care about that (transfers). It belongs to the chairman, it belongs to the manager. I am just a player, and I'm committed, I'm involved with my team, and we trust each other. We are used to work(ing) all together for a while now, and we trust each other, and as I said, we will be ready to be competitive again this season." VARIOUS OF PLAYERS SIGNING SHIRT PLAYERS POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPH WITH FRAMED SHIRT WIDE VIEW OF HIGH LINE PARK LLORIS WALKING AWAY
  • Embargoed: 7th August 2017 21:35
  • Keywords: Tottenham Hotspur Hugo Lloris Jan Vertonghen High Line New York
  • Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • City: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Soccer,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016R2VI9R
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Fresh off their 4-2 win against Paris Saint-Germain, Tottenham Hotspur players arrived in New York on Monday (July 24) to help renovate a public park.
    The players, including captain Hugo Lloris and defender Jan Vertonghen, shoveled dirt and planted grass at the High Line, an elevated section of a disused railway-turned-public park.
    "It's good to discover another side of New York, and always happy to help. It's funny because when you think about New York you think about skyscrapers and the shops maybe and all the different areas," Vertonghen said.
    He said that he is an occasional gardener helping his brother who live in the Belgian countryside.
    Tottenham Hotspur - runners-up in this year's Premier League are currently participating in the International Champions Cup, a series of friendly association football matches, organized to simulate a tournament.
    Captain Lloris said while the squad competes in friendly matches in the U.S., the team's main focus remains becoming fit and ready for next season in the Premier League.
    The Spurs play A.S. Roma at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, on Tuesday (July 25).
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