Editing Harry Redknapp (section)

===Tottenham Hotspur===
[[File:Harry Redknapp.jpg|thumb|Redknapp interviewed by [[Louise Redknapp]] during [[Soccer Aid]] 2008]]
In October 2008, following the sacking of [[Juande Ramos]] by Tottenham Hotspur, the club announced Redknapp had agreed to take over as the new manager at Spurs, the club where he began his playing career.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7691457.stm |title=Tottenham sack Ramos for Redknapp |website=BBC Sport |date=26 October 2008 |access-date=3 November 2008}}</ref> Tottenham paid £5&nbsp;million in compensation to Portsmouth for releasing Redknapp.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4393516,00.html |title=Redknapp agrees Spurs deal |work=Sky Sports |date=26 October 2008 |access-date=3 November 2008}}</ref> Spurs had secured only two points from the first eight matches of the season prior to Redknapp's arrival and lay bottom of the Premier League table, but in his first two weeks in charge, he took the club out of the relegation zone, winning 10 out of the 12 points available after wins against Bolton Wanderers, [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], as well as a remarkable 4–4 draw against [[North London derby|North London rivals]] Arsenal.

In January 2009, Redknapp signed five new players in order to add quality and much-needed depth to his squad. He brought back [[Jermain Defoe]] from his old club Portsmouth for £15.75&nbsp;million and Honduran midfielder [[Wilson Palacios]] from [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] for £12&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/oct/22/wilson-palacios-harry-redknapp|title=Wilson Palacios recalled at Tottenham thanks to mum's word with manager|first=Paul|last=Doyle|newspaper=The Guardian |date=22 October 2010|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> Long-serving [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] goalkeeper [[Carlo Cudicini]] also joined on a free transfer; former Spurs player [[Pascal Chimbonda]] returned to [[White Hart Lane]] from Sunderland for a fee in the region of £3&nbsp;million; and [[Robbie Keane]], who like Chimbonda and Defoe had only left Spurs within the last year, re-joined after an unsuccessful spell at Liverpool for an initial fee of £12&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/02/robbie-keane-return-spurs-tottenham-hostpur-liverpool|title=Harry Redknapp delighted with Robbie Keane's return to Tottenham|first1=Dominic|last1=Fifield|first2=Andy|last2=Hunter|newspaper=The Guardian |date=2 February 2009|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>

In the second half of the season, Spurs gradually moved up the league table after a significant improvement in form. In March 2009, Redknapp led Spurs to the [[2009 Football League Cup Final|League Cup final]], which they lost on penalties to Manchester United. Spurs eventually finished in eighth position with 51 points, narrowly missing out on a [[UEFA Europa League]] place.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}

Redknapp made significant alterations to the squad in the summer of 2009. Striker [[Darren Bent]] was sold to Sunderland for an initial fee of £10&nbsp;million,<ref>{{cite news |title=Bent seals record Sunderland move |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8178460.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=5 August 2009 |access-date=5 August 2009}}</ref> while midfielder [[Didier Zokora]] departed for [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] for £7.75&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8110014.stm |title=Zokora leaves Spurs for Sevilla |website=BBC Sport |date=8 July 2009}}</ref> Both England international striker [[Peter Crouch]] and Croatia midfielder [[Niko Kranjčar]] arrived from Portsmouth for £9&nbsp;million and £2&nbsp;million respectively<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8169170.stm |title=Tottenham complete Crouch signing |website=BBC Sport |date=27 July 2009 |access-date=27 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/kranjcarcompletesdeal010909.html |title=Kranjcar Completes Deal |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur |work=Official Website |date=1 September 2009 |access-date=2 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904195804/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/kranjcarcompletesdeal010909.html |archive-date=4 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> along with defender [[Sébastien Bassong]] from Newcastle United for £8&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bassong quits Newcastle for Spurs |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8187526.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=6 August 2009 |access-date=6 August 2009}}</ref>

In [[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10]], his first full campaign with the club, Redknapp guided Spurs to one of their most successful Premier League campaigns to date. Beginning with four consecutive wins,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8224017.stm |title=Tottenham 2–1 Birmingham |date=29 August 2009 |website=BBC Sport |first=Sam |last=Lyon}}</ref> Spurs went on to finish in fourth place with 70 points, therefore gaining the chance to qualify for the [[UEFA Champions League]] via a play-off. As a result of his efforts, he won the [[Premier League Manager of the Year]] award, only the second manager to do so in a season when his side did not win the title.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tottenham's Harry Redknapp named manager of the season |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/tottenham/7693113/Tottenhams-Harry-Redknapp-named-manager-of-the-season.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510103423/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/tottenham/7693113/Tottenhams-Harry-Redknapp-named-manager-of-the-season.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 May 2010 |work=The Telegraph |date=7 May 2010 |access-date=7 May 2010 |first=John |last=Ley}}</ref>

On 13 July 2010, it was confirmed Spurs had extended Redknapp's contract until the end of the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8817116.stm |title=Manager Harry Redknapp signs extended deal at Tottenham |date=13 July 2010 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>

On 25 August 2010, Spurs confirmed their position in the [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage|Champions League group stage]] by overturning a first-leg deficit to defeat Swiss team [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] at White Hart Lane in the Champions League [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#Play-off round|play-off]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tottenham 4–0 Young Boys (agg 6–3) |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8939577.stm |date=25 August 2010 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> After a surprising run to the quarter-finals, Spurs were eliminated in April 2011, after a 5–0 aggregate defeat to [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tottenham 0–1 Real Madrid (agg 0–5) |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/9454054.stm |date=13 April 2011 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Spurs ended the [[2010–11 Premier League|Premier League season]] in fifth position with 62 points. Although not enough to secure a second year of Champions League football, this finish instead meant that Redknapp's Spurs qualified for the [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]].

In the [[2011–12 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|2011–12 season]], Redknapp signed 40-year-old goalkeeper [[Brad Friedel]] after his contract expired with Aston Villa. He also made a season-long loan move for Manchester City striker [[Emmanuel Adebayor]]. On transfer deadline day, he signed English midfielder [[Scott Parker]] for an undisclosed fee from West Ham.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/adebayor-completes-loan-switch-250811.html |title=Adebayor completes loan switch |date=25 August 2011 |work=TottenhamHotspur.com |access-date=8 August 2011|archive-url= https://archive.today/20121216123543/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/adebayor-completes-loan-switch-250811.html|archive-date= 16 December 2012|url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/parker-completes-move-310811.html |title=Parker completes move |date=1 September 2011 |work=TottenhamHotspur.com |access-date=8 August 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111027061732/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/parker-completes-move-310811.html|archive-date= 27 October 2011|url-status= dead }}</ref> Redknapp then went on to win the [[Premier League Manager of the Month]] award for September and November.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/harry-named-barclays-manager-of-the-month-300911.html |title=Harry named Barclays Manager of the Month |work=TottenhamHotspur.com |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur FC |date=30 September 2011 |access-date=30 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001215255/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/harry-named-barclays-manager-of-the-month-300911.html |archive-date=1 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/harry-scott-barclays-awards-021211.html |title=Harry, Scott win Barclays awards |work=TottenhamHotspur.com |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur FC |date=2 December 2011 |access-date=3 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205030350/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/harry-scott-barclays-awards-021211.html |archive-date=5 December 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Despite leading Tottenham to their second fourth-placed finish in three years, and missing out on UEFA Champions League qualification only due to Chelsea winning the competition, Redknapp was sacked by Tottenham on 13 June 2012,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hytner |first=David |title=Harry Redknapp sacked by Tottenham as Daniel Levy targets David Moyes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jun/13/harry-redknapp-sacked-tottenham-hotspur |publisher=Guardian News and Media |work=The Guardian |access-date=11 July 2012 |date=13 June 2012}}</ref> after reportedly failing to agree terms on a new contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18436663 |title=Harry Redknapp leaves Tottenham Hotspur manager's job |website=BBC Sport |access-date=13 June 2012}}</ref>