"Tottenham" will play without van der Vaart for a while © EuroFootball.com

One of the leaders of London, Rafael van der Vaart, who suffered a calf injury, will not be able to play until the beginning of January.

The 28-year-old footballer was injured in Thursday's English championship match against London's Chelsea. He had to leave the field during the halftime.

Van der Vaart joined the capital's club in 2010 after arriving from Real Madrid. This season, the Dutchman scored six goals in 13 matches.