The stadium has ambitions beyond football - underneath the retractable turf is an artificial surface to be used for NFL games. Spurs have an agreement to stage at least two matches a year for 10 years.
In an effort to match the atmosphere at grounds such as Borussia Dortmund's Signal Iduna Park, the stadium boasts a special single-tier stand with a capacity of 17,500, dubbed the"White Wall".Tottenham claim the stadium offers levels of food and drink that consign the old British stadium offering of pies and soggy chips to history.
Spurs boss Pochettino is bowled over by the club's new home and will hope it can give his faltering team the lift they need for a late-season push to secure a Champions League spot."Every space is the best I have seen in my life, you can't compare that with anything. "It's an amazing project, it is going to be fantastic for the future of the club. It is going to be a massive boost for our fans and it must be for our players too."
Spurs will feel a sense of relief when they kick off against Crystal Palace in the EPL tomorrow, after months of frustrating delays that forced them to play almost a second full season at Wembley.But it was never truly home.