Premier League foes had bitter feud over iconic arena and planned to demolish it

It's regarded as one of the most impressive stadiums in not just the Premier League, but in world football and sport in general.

The stadium sits on the site of their iconic White Hart Lane ground, which was knocked down and redeveloped from 2016 to 2019.

However, Spurs could very well have played outside of north London and instead in the east-end of town at the Olympic Stadium.

The 2012 Olympic Games were centred in the English capital and saw the main arena built in Stratford as part of the area's redevelopment.

Usain Bolt won gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay there but even before the games started, Spurs eyed the stadium as their new home.

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With White Hart Lane only having a capacity of 36,284, the Olympic Stadium was sounded out as a potential new location for the club, but London rivals West Ham were also keen on moving there.

In 2011, The Guardian reported that Spurs tried to make the case that the Hammers would not be able to fill the stadium if they moved.

West Ham's planned involved reducing the capacity from 80,000 to 60,000, with the running track staying put, although Spurs also tried to argue that such a proposal would leave fans too far away from the pitch and make them struggle to actually see the ball.

They instead proposed to knock down the stadium entirely and rebuild it as a football ground and refurbish the National Sports Centre in Crystal Palace to compensate for removing the athletics track in plans that would have costed around £250million in total.

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Such a site is where the south London club played from when they were founded in 1905 to 1924, the year they moved to Selhurst Park.

Spurs also included the fulfilment of commitments made to athletics via a 'legacy fund' from when London won the Olympic hosting rights in 2005.

But the then Chairman of UK Athletics Ed Warner said the plans were 'woefully inadequate', having previously welcomed the proposal made by the Hammers.

Soon after Spurs tried to derail their London rival's plans, the Olympic Park Legacy Committee named West Ham as the preferred club to move in after the Olympics.

However, such a decision was upheld by an independent investigation in August 2011 and the deal fell through amid a legal dispute with Spurs as well as a desire for the stadium to remain in public ownership, but West Ham had another go the following year.

They were one of four bidders for the stadium and after the then London Mayor Boris Johnson delayed the decision until the end of the Olympics, the Hammers signed a 99-year lease in 2013.

West Ham left Upton Park and have played at the now named London Stadium since the 2016/17 season, and Spurs instead decided to redevelop the area around White Hart Lane.

The Northumberland Development Project signalled plans to build a new stadium on a larger piece of land on the same site, with work commencing in 2016.

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Bit by bit their old ground was brought down and Spurs, who temporarily moved to Wembley, now play in a 62,850 multi-purpose arena that also hosts NFL matches, boxing events and concerts.

Overall, it cost around £1billion to build, but Spurs now boast one of the biggest and best sporting arenas in the world.