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In England, Jewish businessmen helped form the Premier League in 1992. [4] Tottenham Hotspur has a large proportion of Jewish supporters. [5] Their supporters refer to themselves as "Yids", seen as a derogatory term for Jews. The Metropolitan Police have said they will arrest anyone who uses the term Yid. [6] Their previous three chairmen were ...
The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature. Scholars believe that sports have been a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular society, especially before the mid-20th century in Europe and the United States.
A number of European clubs, such as Tottenham Hotspur and Ajax have become associated with being Jewish. [15] In the case of Tottenham Hotspur, rival fans chanted antisemitic abuse including 'Yids' against Tottenham fans. [16] In response some Jewish and non-Jewish fans of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. adopted "Yid" (or "Yiddo") as a nickname and ...
Tottenham fans have long used the offensive chant while Chelsea fans currently have their club up against sanctions for using it. Tottenham defends 'Y-word' chant, Chelsea condemns it Skip to main ...
The support for Tottenham Hotspur traditionally comes from the North London area and the nearby home counties such as Hertfordshire and parts of Essex.An analysis by the Oxford Internet Institute that maps the locations of football fans using tweets about Premier League clubs during the 2012–13 season showed Tottenham to be the most popular on Twitter in 11 London boroughs (mostly in the ...
Judenklub (English: Jew club) is a derogatory, antisemitic term used throughout the Nazi era in Germany and Austria, applied to association football clubs with strong Jewish heritage and connections. [ citation needed ] Some of the most prominent clubs referred to in such a way by the Nazis were FC Bayern München (Munich), FK Austria Wien ...
Tottenham no longer has a greater number of Jewish fans than other major London clubs such as Arsenal (Jewish support for Arsenal started to increase in the 1930s); an estimate put the number of Jewish fans at Tottenham as at most 5%, about the same number as Arsenal, but the antisemitic chants against Tottenham fans persisted. [36]
Historically, the club had a significant Jewish following from the Jewish communities in east and north London, with around a third of its supporters estimated to be Jewish in the 1930s. [184] Due to this early support, all three chairmen of the club since 1984 have been Jewish businessmen with prior history of supporting the club. [ 184 ]