When fans around world football took in the scenes as Tottenham Hotspur fans celebrated the club's Europa League triumph over Manchester United, it became clear and obvious to everyone that Spurs are absolutely a massive club with a large, diehard following of fans in the United Kingdom, United States, and around the world.
Tottenham have, unfortunately, not won as much recent silverware as other top clubs in the Premier League like Manchester City, Liverpool, and even 2020/21 Champions League winners Chelsea, and even in their histories, the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United have been significantly more successful.
But Tottenham have achieved what they've achieved in the Premier League with a truly abysmal level of financial support, so when they do win a major trophy like this Europa League title against Man United, it means that much more and is celebrated to a level that another club's more prestigious achievement will never be.
To that end, former Tottenham right back Kyle Walker had a great quip regarding just how much it means to win a big title at Spurs. On his podcast, literally The Kyle Walker Podcast, the current Manchester City right back, on loan at AC Milan, said, “I’d probably give up one Premier League to win that with Tottenham.”
Tottenham forges a truly special bond for players
Walker knows a thing or two about playing for historic clubs now that he's on a third one, and he certainly knows a thing or two about winning silverware. Although Walker never won a trophy with Tottenham, he bagged two FA Cups, four League Cups, a Champions League in 2022/23 as part of a treble, the Club World Cup, and a whopping six Premier League titles with Manchester City.
Right now, the Premier League is the most prestigious league title and the second most important club title overall in world football, so Walker putting a Europa League crown above one of those Premier League titles is a big deal and speaks to the pull Spurs have and the level of connection Tottenham has with football fans in England and, of course, with their own fans in North London in the area of Tottenham.
Walker was a wonderful right back for Spurs, who helped him become the best player in the world at that position in Manchester. The 35-year-old England international clearly hasn't forgotten his roots nor lost any love for Tottenham, and that's truly special and will be appreciated by that same swath of Spurs supporters.