Friday Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur News and Links, September 2, 2016

Little to report in Spurs land today, so let’s instead look at some other good soccer writing from around the web:

On to the links:

Spurs Report’s piece on the current finances of the club is completely fantastic and well worth your time.

The Strange History of Sampdoria and English Footballers

Almost half of La Liga lost their best player this transfer window.

Vice UK features forgotten Spurs striker, Mido.

Ryan Tank’s breakdown of ‘Gladbach v Leverkusen from last weekend’s Bundesliga opener is worth a read, particularly as we’ll be playing Leverkusen in this year’s Champions League.

If Rory Smith’s early pieces are a sign of what’s to come from him at the New York Times, I’m excited to see what’s next: The Premier League’s Golden Cage

Fox’s Bundesliga ratings this year are (somehow) looking even worse than the ratings from last year.