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Tottenham apologise to Wayne Gretzky after spelling gaffe

Gretzky is presented with a Tottenham shirt
Image: Wayne Gretzky accepts the unfortunate shirt

Tottenham have apologised to ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky after misspelling his name on a shirt they presented to him on Wednesday night.

The Canadian - nicknamed 'The Great One' - was a guest of Spurs at Wednesday's Capital One Cup clash with North London rivals Arsenal.

Before the match, Spurs great Ledley King presented Gretzky with a club shirt with his name on it - but they spelled it 'Gretsky'.

Tottenham later tweeted: "Our sincere apologies to @OfficialGretzky for the shirt error. New one on its way! #COYS"

Gretzky responded: "Not to worry @SpursOfficial It happens all the time!"

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Gretzky is widely acknowledged to be the greatest player in NHL history. He played from 1979 to 1999, and scored more goals than anyone in the competition's history.

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