Tottenham & Brighton pay tribute to fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone at the Amex

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A minute's applause was observed at the Amex for Tottenham's former fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone, who died this week

Tottenham and Brighton players observe a minute's silence for Spurs' former fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone ahead of their match at the Amex.
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Tottenham and Brighton players paid tribute to Spurs' former fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone with a minute's applause ahead of their Premier League match at the Amex on Saturday evening.

Ventrone, a popular figure with the Tottenham squad, passed away earlier this week at the age of 61 after a short illness.

A number of Spurs players paid tribute to the coach on social media following the sad news and the team wore T-shirts with a message for their former colleague in the pre-match warm-up on Saturday. "Always in our hearts Gian Piero," they read.

Spurs manager Antonio Conte, who brought Ventrone to the north London club, appeared particularly emotional ahead of kick-off in Brighton.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane, who described Ventrone as a 'truly remarkable man' following his passing this week, pointed to the sky as he celebrated his goal which opened the scoring at the Amex.

Earlier, Spurs included a picture of Ventrone on the team-sheet graphic as they announced their starting line-up for the game against Brighton on social media. "For Gian Piero," the caption read.

Ben Hayward
Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.