Spurs could get UEFA bye

Officials are set to decide whether Tottenham will be given a bye into the last 16 of the UEFA Cup after Feyenoord were kicked out of the tournament following crowd trouble earlier in the season.

The Dutch club have been punished by UEFA the governing body for European football, after crowd trouble in their group match against Nancy on November 30.

UEFA announced a tougher sanction in the form of the exclusion, but reduced the size of the fine initially imposed on the Rotterdam side.

UEFA made no statement concerning Tottenham's position although the north London club are expected to be automatically placed in the next round.

Feyenoord's dismissal from the competition follows the governing body's appeal to its own Appeals Body for a tougher punishment.

The Dutch club's own appeal against the original punishment was rejected and the club were ordered to contact Nancy regarding a settlement over the damage caused by the crowd trouble.