Uefa has offered its “sincerest apologies” after a clutch of Tottenham players were left without Europa League medals as Spurs claimed their first trophy in 17 years, much to the embarrassment of Aleksander Ceferin, the governing body’s president.
Ceferin appeared to be caught by surprise at the trophy ceremony when the medals ran out before all of Ange Postecoglou’s players had received theirs following Wednesday night’s 1-0 triumph over Manchester United in Bilbao. The final three Tottenham players to be congratulated by Ceferin – Cristian Romero, Son Heung-min, who lifted the trophy in front of his teammates, and Rodrigo Bentancur – were left empty-handed. However, their injured teammates, James Maddison and Timo Werner, dressed in full kit, as well as Dejan Kulusevski, who was on crutches, all celebrated with medals hanging around their necks.
