Brighton & Hove Albion coach Roberto De Zerbi said he had sleepless nights because Robert Sanchez lost his first place. Sanchez is back in goal in tomorrow’s FA Cup quarter-final at home to Second Division Grimsby Town after making room for Jason Steele in the last three matches. De Zerbi favors a Steele pass with the ball at his feet to match the Italian’s precise style of building from behind. “Before making the decision, I didn’t sleep much,” De Zerby said. “It was a very difficult decision, I was sorry…
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Mark Bullingham: The FA is ready to ease GBE restrictions – allowing Premier League clubs to sign players early
Chief executive Mark Bullingham says the Football Association is ready to ease Governing Bodies Endorsement (GBE) restrictions to allow more Premier League clubs to recruit players early. But the FA is also concerned that the influx of new players could limit the path to the first team for English footballers. Post-Brexit, the introduction of the GBE in January 2021 has significantly impacted people who can be recruited from outside the UK. Clubs can no longer take talent from Europe under the age of 18 and the points tally now decides…
Read MoreThe Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was partly responsible for John Brooks’ error during Crystal Palace’s match against Brighton
The error that marked Brighton & Hove Albion’s opening goal against Crystal Palace as offside was caused by a technical foul rather than VAR John Brooks. Brooks was excluded from serving the video assistant referee in the Merseyside derby on Monday between Liverpool and Everton, as well as Manchester City’s victory over Arsenal due to the error that prevented Pervis Estupinan from scoring a legitimate goal. but the athlete I learned that the fault is not only due to Brooks. It is actually a technician who is tasked with drawing…
Read MoreChief referee Howard Webb calls a video assistant referee meeting after the events at Arsenal and Brighton
Chief referee Howard Webb has called officials into an emergency VAR meeting after he was forced to apologize to Arsenal and Brighton over “big mistakes” in the Premier League at the weekend. Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body responsible for match officials across English football, issued a statement on Sunday confirming that Chief Refereeing Officer Webb had contacted both clubs about incidents during their matches on Saturday. the athlete It was learned that Webb later called a previously unscheduled meeting on Tuesday after controversial offside decisions that were…
Read MorePGMOL chairman Howard Webb calls Arsenal and Brighton to explain ‘serious mistakes in the VAR process’
Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body responsible for match officials across English football, has admitted two “fatal” VAR errors – one of which went against Arsenal and could have ramifications for the Premier League title race. In a statement on Sunday, PGMOL issued a statement confirming that chief refereeing officer Howard Webb had contacted both Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion to “acknowledge and explain significant errors in the VAR process” during their matches on Saturday. Arsenal were on the wrong end of the decision during their 1-1…
Read MoreArsenal and Brighton are on the wrong end of the VAR calls on a bad day for the officials
Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion were on the wrong end of bad video assistant referee calls on Saturday in what proved to be a bad day for the Premier League officials. A human error denied Pervis Estupinan a legitimate goal against Crystal Palace, while Brentford’s goal against Arsenal should have been ruled out. Here’s how the two incidents unfolded on Saturday… Crystal Palace vs Brighton Estupinan appeared to score the opening goal in the 32nd minute at Selhurst Park, but it was ruled offside after being checked by VAR…
Read MoreEnglish clubs are responsible for more than half of all transfer fees in the January window
English football clubs spent more than half of global transfer fees worldwide in the January transfer window, according to FIFA International Transfer Snapshot. The 2023 report says teams in England topped the money spent table in January, with a total of $898.6m (£739.5m) spent, accounting for 57.3 per cent of total spending globally. France followed in second place with total spending of £108.5m. A record number of transfers also occurred during the January transfer window across the men’s and women’s matches.A total of 4,387 transfers were completed in the men’s…
Read MoreMoises Caicedo is on the bench with Brighton & Hove Albion following a failed Arsenal transfer
Moises Caicedo was named on the bench for Brighton & Hove Albion against Bournemouth after being re-integrated into the squad following his abortive move to Arsenal. Caicedo was the subject of interest from Arsenal who wanted to sign the Ecuador international during the January transfer window. .
Read MoreJürgen Klopp on Liverpool’s 3-0 loss to Brighton: “I don’t remember a worse game in my career”
Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool’s poor performance against Brighton could be the worst of his coaching career. Liverpool’s hopes of making the top four suffered another major setback as they lost 3-0 at the Amex Stadium. A team that lost just twice in the top flight in 2021-22 has now been beaten six times. “My job is to organize the situations so that the boys arrive at the right moments where they can win the challenges. My job is to form the right line-up and put in the right tactics,” said…
Read MoreTrossard wants Brighton out after a row with De Zerby and an ‘argument’ with his team-mate
Leonard Trossard wants to leave Brighton & Hove Albion in this transfer window, with his agent claiming on Friday that the player has been shunned at the club since an altercation between the Belgium international and his team-mate. Trossard’s agent, Jozy Comher, has also claimed that the 28-year-old striker is no longer speaking to coach Roberto De Zerbi. Trossard, who was linked with a move away from the south coast in January, has yet to play for the club this year after being left on the bench against Everton and…
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