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By Kasra Moradi Tottenham’s infamous ‘lasagne-gate’ is one of English football’s most bizarre and mysterious tales. Spurs approached the final day of the 2005/06 season on the cusp of a top-four finish and one result away from beating their bitter rivals Arsenal to Champions League qualification. Martin Jol’s men, who were playing West Ham away, only needed to match Arsenal’s result against Wigan in the Gunners’ last ever game at Highbury. Yet those hopes were dashed as all but a handful of the Spurs team suddenly suffered food poisoning the night before their monumental fixture. Prior to kick…

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