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Surprise Crystal Palace by sacking Patrick Vieira – Joel Ward

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Joel Ward said Crystal Palace were surprised by the decision to sack Patrick Vieira as manager. Vieira was sacked on Friday after a 12-match winless run in all competitions dating back to December. The Frenchman led Palace to 12th place last season but a decline in his recent form, including four consecutive matches without a goal, pushed the club’s hierarchy into action. Vieira’s relations with the majority of his players remained good throughout his tenure with the decision to finally drop him coming as a shock to many. “I think…

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Mark Bullingham: The FA is ready to ease GBE restrictions – allowing Premier League clubs to sign players early

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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…

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Ornstein: Mount talks on hold, Rashford deal boost, Krosche in Liverpool frame

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Chelsea’s faltering campaign suffered its latest setback on Saturday as they were beaten at home by bottom-of-the-table Southampton: they remain 10th in the Premier League with 15 games still to play. One of the many issues facing the new ownership at Stamford Bridge concerns Mason Mount, the homegrown talent and England international midfielder whose deal is due to expire in June 2024. Negotiations between Chelsea and Mount over a new contract have not yet led to an agreement, with several offers made last summer and in the autumn rejected by…

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The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was partly responsible for John Brooks’ error during Crystal Palace’s match against Brighton

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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…

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Arsenal and Brighton are on the wrong end of the VAR calls on a bad day for the officials

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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…

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English clubs are responsible for more than half of all transfer fees in the January window

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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…

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Why Patrick Vieira decided Shaun Derry should leave Crystal Palace

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After Crystal Palace lost 3-0 to Everton in October, Patrick Vieira walked into the dressing room outside Goodison Park to find first team manager Shaun Derry berating the players. Derry was passionate but blunt in his remarks, making it clear how unacceptable their performance was. His words emphasized the importance of playing with passion and wearing the palace badge with pride and from the heart. After all, this was the club that Derry first represented over 20 years ago, joining twice, making more than 200 appearances and captaining. It meant…

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Crystal Palace are hopeful Zaha can return in February despite a hamstring injury

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Crystal Palace are hoping for Wilfried Zaha to return to action in February after the striker suffered a hamstring injury. Zaha, 30, was forced off in the second half of Palace’s goalless draw with Newcastle United last Saturday. Palace coach Patrick Vieira admitted after the match that the injury “doesn’t look good” and that the striker will miss some important matches for his club. Given Zaha’s record of recovering quickly from injury setbacks, there is hope he can return to action in February and perhaps even in three weeks. Zaha…

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Jack Butland completes Manchester United’s medical squad and will join on loan

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Jack Butland has completed his treatment and will join Manchester United on loan until the end of the season after securing an agreement with Crystal Palace. The move for the 29-year-old comes six months after scouts identified him as David De Gea’s first-choice backup goalkeeper. There was such a close move that Butland broke his hand when blocking a shot from Melbourne’s Anthony Martial during a pre-season match. Instead, United turned to Martin Dubravka, but Butland was given a second chance when Newcastle recalled the 33-year-old at the start of…

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Crystal Palace have problems at both ends of the pitch…and there are no easy solutions

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Giving up once is bad enough, but doing it twice in as many home games is indicative of a bigger problem at Crystal Palace. Individual errors can legitimately be blamed on the heavy nature of defeats by Fulham on Boxing Day and Tottenham on Wednesday night. Weak defense and lack of leadership were a factor in both as Patrick Vieira’s side leaked seven goals. Unfortunate decision-making is also an influencing factor in the equation. But when there are so many obvious issues across the playing field, it’s clear that something…

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