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| Tottenham Hotspur 2012 stadium legal bid continuing | Tottenham Hotspur 2012 stadium legal bid continuing |
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| Tottenham Hotspur's legal bid for the 2012 Olympic Stadium is continuing despite claims it is about to drop it. | Tottenham Hotspur's legal bid for the 2012 Olympic Stadium is continuing despite claims it is about to drop it. |
| The High Court is dealing with a second judicial review brought by the club over the Olympic Park Legacy Company's choice to hand the stadium to West Ham. | |
| However, according to BBC London's Adrian Warner, Spurs are on the verge of abandoning the battle. | However, according to BBC London's Adrian Warner, Spurs are on the verge of abandoning the battle. |
| After negotiations on Tuesday it is thought the club is close to striking a deal to build a new stadium. | After negotiations on Tuesday it is thought the club is close to striking a deal to build a new stadium. |
| Spurs had been looking for government and mayoral support over their plans for a bigger ground at a site in Northumberland Park, near White Hart Lane, for several months. | Spurs had been looking for government and mayoral support over their plans for a bigger ground at a site in Northumberland Park, near White Hart Lane, for several months. |
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| Any deal with Boris Johnson is expected to involve public funding, which the mayor has already said he supports. | Any deal with Boris Johnson is expected to involve public funding, which the mayor has already said he supports. |
| A High Court judge has already turned down the club's first appeal for a judicial review. | A High Court judge has already turned down the club's first appeal for a judicial review. |
| If the club drop this second judicial review bid, West Ham are expected to be able to go ahead with their plans to move into the Olympic Stadium, by 2014. | If the club drop this second judicial review bid, West Ham are expected to be able to go ahead with their plans to move into the Olympic Stadium, by 2014. |
| Under West Ham's plan, it is understood London's hopes of staging the 2017 World Athletics Championships would be boosted. | Under West Ham's plan, it is understood London's hopes of staging the 2017 World Athletics Championships would be boosted. |
| Spurs have played at White Hart Lane since 1899. | Spurs have played at White Hart Lane since 1899. |