The hunt is on for a saboteur feared to be behind Tottenham's mass bout of food poisoning yesterday.
The Sun says the blame is being squarely placed on a lasagna at the team hotel ahead of yesterday's 2-1 defeat at West Ham - which ended Spurs' hopes of Champions League qualification.
Prime suspect would be a kitchen worker supporting North London rivals Arsenal, who were battling for a Champions League spot worth millions.
The Sun says the blame is being squarely placed on a lasagna at the team hotel ahead of yesterday's 2-1 defeat at West Ham - which ended Spurs' hopes of Champions League qualification.
Prime suspect would be a kitchen worker supporting North London rivals Arsenal, who were battling for a Champions League spot worth millions.
Police yesterday quizzed chefs and waiters about their movements - and club allegiances.
Ten Tottenham players were hit, including England internationals Paul Robinson, Michael Carrick and Michael Dawson.
Two dozen plain-clothes and uniformed officers came and went from The Marriott, some taking away food samples after liaising with council environmental health officers.
Hotel manager Paul Downing said: "We are carrying out our own investigation with Tottenham. The team regularly stays here. I don't want to comment on if the team was 'got at'. I certainly hope not.
"Security was tight. Everyone is assuming food poisoning is to blame, but I don't think there has been any confirmation of it."
It's reported no guests at the 301-room Marriott were affected. The lasagna was not on their menus. Tourist Gerard van der Kroon, from Amsterdam, saw Spurs' Dutch manager Martin Jol yesterday morning before he was aware how ill his team was.
He said: "I came down for breakfast at 9am and saw him sitting with four others. I overheard him say, 'We have two players with food poisoning'.
"He seemed quite relaxed and was reading the newspapers."
Guest Neil Whitnell, 24, of High Wycombe, Bucks, said: "I saw the players at 11.30am in the reception in their track suits. They looked a bit glum."
Scotland Yard said: "We removed food samples as a precaution. We in- tend to hand these over to the appropriate agency."
Ten Tottenham players were hit, including England internationals Paul Robinson, Michael Carrick and Michael Dawson.
Two dozen plain-clothes and uniformed officers came and went from The Marriott, some taking away food samples after liaising with council environmental health officers.
Hotel manager Paul Downing said: "We are carrying out our own investigation with Tottenham. The team regularly stays here. I don't want to comment on if the team was 'got at'. I certainly hope not.
"Security was tight. Everyone is assuming food poisoning is to blame, but I don't think there has been any confirmation of it."
It's reported no guests at the 301-room Marriott were affected. The lasagna was not on their menus. Tourist Gerard van der Kroon, from Amsterdam, saw Spurs' Dutch manager Martin Jol yesterday morning before he was aware how ill his team was.
He said: "I came down for breakfast at 9am and saw him sitting with four others. I overheard him say, 'We have two players with food poisoning'.
"He seemed quite relaxed and was reading the newspapers."
Guest Neil Whitnell, 24, of High Wycombe, Bucks, said: "I saw the players at 11.30am in the reception in their track suits. They looked a bit glum."
Scotland Yard said: "We removed food samples as a precaution. We in- tend to hand these over to the appropriate agency."
