The English Premier League Club Tottenham Hotspur has asked its supporters to avoid the use of the term "Yid Army" in the future as an anti-Semitic punishment, with which parts of the fan base itself call itself. The football club from London had commissioned a study, which, among other things, revealed that many Spurs fans feel uncomfortable when the controversial word is to be heard in games. In addition, it has been shown that many younger Spurs trailers do not know the historical context, the club announced. Tottenham Hotspur has traditionally a great Jewish fan base. The fans originally started using the "y-word" 40 years ago and to call themselves. Thus, they wanted to counter the anti-Semitic songs of opposing football fans, which were still unsteaded at that time. "We always stressed that our fans never used the word to deliberately insult," the Spurs said. In fact, it is a "defense mechanism against anti-Semitic insults that still exist...