Tottenham is blocked from maintaining 98-year tradition by UEFA for a euro final

By Shereen Bhan On May 21, 2025

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Tottenham is blocked for honoring a 98-year tradition before the Europa League final.

UEFA Allegedly, Spurs have not prevented the iconic statue outside the San Mames.

Bilbao, Spain - 23 May: Statue of Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (Pichichi) stands for the UEFA Women's Champions League 2023/24 Last game between FC Barcelona and Olympique Lyonnais in San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain. (Photo by Maja Hitij - UEFA/UEFA via Getty images) — Tottenham’s plans to make a flower tribute to athletic Bilbao -oral legend Pichichi were stopped

Limited to editorial use mandatory Credit: Photo by Giuseppe Mafia/Nurphoto/Shutterstock (15312097x) Son Heung-Min van Tottenham Hotspur during Tottenham Hotspur training session Prior to the UEFA Europa League Final 2025 in San Maxest Stadium in San Mames Stadium in San Mames Stadium in Tottenham HOAMMAMEN, Bilba, Spain. Tottenham Hotspur - Training session and press conference - UEFA Europa League Final 2025, Bilbao, Spain - May 20, 2025 — Spurs arrived with flowers for the Heung-Min Son to place for the famous Pichichi-Buste

Ange PostecoglouThe side of the side takes on fellow Premier League wrestlingers Manchester United on Wednesday evening in Bilbao.

But the plans of Spurs to give a flower tribute to Bilbao -doone legend Pichichi was thwarted by UEFA on the eve of the finalaccording to The post.

Spurs arrived armed with flowers for Captain Heung-Min Son To place for the famous Pichichi bust.

It is usually a tradition for those who play at the San Mames for the first time to put a wreath there.

Son expected to carry out the tribute before he started training in the stadium on Tuesday, only for UEFA To step in and stop.

The stadium of 49,600 seats is transferred to UEFA For the event and they have control over all logistics, not athletic Bilbao.

Tottenham officials were not impressed that they led them to believe that they could lay the flowers before the game day.

UEFA claimed that traces were not stopped, but informed that the ceremony should only take place when they played against Athletic Bilbao, and not against a neutral team.

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Man Utd made their Pichichi -Teergoon prior to the first stage of the Europa League Semi-final in Bilbao, when they defeated Athletic Club 3-0.

The tradition has been around since 1927.

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Rafael Moreno, a forward inside, better known as Pichichi, died in 1922 at just 29 years old.

He is a club icon and his name lives on due to an annual prize on Laliga’s top scorer.

Born in Bilbao’s Casco Viejo, he scored 83 goals in 89 official matches in an era before Laliga.

He scored more than 200 for the club if friendly competitions are taken into account.

He won five regional Championship Titles and four Copa del Rey’s.

He played for Spain In the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, he won a silver medal.

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