The 63 year old said a team of sic people mugged him, with 2 people on their knees tugging at Redknapp's legs while 4 others stole money and other items from his pockets.
Redknapp also revealed that he had not reported the incident to the police. He however had to borrow money for a ride back from the stadium.
The former Portsmouth and West Ham manager said: "I'm walking round the outside of the stadium, it's a fantastic atmosphere, there's all little stalls there selling sweets.
"I got some sweets, me and Kevin, and it was so packed. The next thing there's two guys on their knees in front of me and I felt someone pull my overcoat. I thought 'what are you doing?'. The next thing he's got my keys on the floor."
"I thought 'is he a blind man or someone having trouble walking properly?' What are they doing, these two blokes? I'm going 'let go of my trousers', pushing them away. While I'm doing that they're rifling my pockets, there were about six of them. And then they went," the 63 year old.
"I thought 'what are they doing?' I went to put my hand in my pockets and realised what they'd done. They took everything. All my money, credit cards, everything really."
The Spurs manager said he did not believe the muggers knew who he was.
Redknapp said he did not think the muggers targeted him because they knew him as the manager of a club. "I just probably looked stupid or something, and they thought 'here's one here, he's not Spanish, obviously and we're looking for a foreigner'."
Redknapp was at the game to watch Diego Forlan who he is rumoured to be interested in.
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