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Tottenham Hotspur may have sat comfortably mid-table in last season's Premier League fair play table - but in the food hygiene league they were one of the dirtiest.

Spurs say they've taken steps to clean up their act ahead of the new season after a shocking report found MOUSE DROPPINGS in their kitchens.

Council health chiefs also found insects where the club prepare food in an inspection by Haringey Council, reports the Sun.

The report also even stated that staff who worked to prepare meals ahead of Premier League games "weren't sure if they had washed their hands".

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Haringey Council’s food health and hygiene officer said: “Mice droppings were noted behind chilled units, under sink shelving units and a behind door in the main kitchen.

“It was apparent that the level of food hygiene awareness amongst Tottenham Hotspur staff was inadequate.”

And the proverbial yellow card was shown when the inspection found hand sanitiser wrongly put in a dispenser labelled as 'degreaser.'

The tale of woe continued with old food found encrusted on dirty kitchen tools plus evidence of the same surfaces used to prepare raw and cooked foods – increasing the risk of cross-contamination.

Knowledge on food hygiene was also of Conference standard with high-risk foods like burgers, hot dogs and desserts not kept in fridges.

The inspector demanded: “The food must not be displayed again at room temperature.”

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All this gave the North London club a pal Food Standards Agency score of 3/5. This means their food preparation is generally satisfactory.

Tottenham say the council are now happy with the changes they have made.

A club spokesman told the Sun: “This report is from six months ago. At the time, we intervened to work with the local authorities to ensure our contract caterers resolved all issues immediately.

“We have since invited the local authorities back to the stadium to re-inspect and they were satisfied with the changes implemented. We continue to have a dialogue with them to ensure there is no repeat.”

Mirror Online approached Spurs for further comment.