Tag: Leeds United

Everton FFP official explained: Will the club face a points deduction?

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What is the allegation against Everton? The Premier League has referred Everton to an independent panel over an alleged breach of financial fair play rules relating to the 2021-22 season and follows a formal complaint lodged during that campaign by then-Premier League rivals Leeds United and Burnley. This is only the second time such action has been taken, after Manchester City were hit with more than 100 fair play money charges last month. Premier League rules dictate that clubs are allowed to lose a maximum of 105 million pounds ($128.4…

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Matheus Nunes has been banned for three matches for violent conduct during Wolves’ defeat by Leeds

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Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Matheus Nunes has been given a three-match ban for violent conduct against Leeds on Saturday following a successful unfair dismissal claim. The 24-year-old was an unused substitute during his side’s 4-2 Premier League defeat at Molineux, but was sent off in second-half stoppage time for allegedly storming the assistant referee while protesting Leeds’ fourth goal. Wolves claimed that Nunes had accidentally hit the referee and appealed the red card. “Matheus Nunes will be available for the next three Wolverhampton Wanderers matches following a successful claim for unfair…

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Chris Armas has been sidelined from new Leeds United side Javi Gracia

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Chris Armas has been dropped from Javi Gracia’s new staff at Leeds United, just weeks after joining the club. Leeds appointed the former assistant coach to Manchester United’s runners-up under ex-manager Jesse Marsh at the end of January, with Armas working alongside Rene Marek. but the athlete I reported last week that his future remains unclear and Garcia confirmed that the former USMNT international will not be a part of his team. Speaking at a press conference ahead of Leeds’ home game against Brighton on Saturday, Gracia confirmed: “He’s not…

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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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Leeds United decided to appoint Javi Gracia as the new coach

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Leeds United are set to confirm the appointment of former Watford boss Javi Gracia as their new coach. The West Yorkshire club have renewed their search for a replacement for Jesse Marsh after a 1-0 defeat at Everton on Saturday, with a strong clash against Southampton looming this weekend. They have now turned to Gracia, who has been out of work since leaving Al Saad in Qatar last June. The Spaniard will initially attend until the end of the season to oversee the fight against relegation. Under-21 coach Michael Skopala…

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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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Leeds United are on their way to purgatory – and the fault lies at the top

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Marcelo Bielsa’s first port of call on the morning after defeat at Goodison Park last season was church in Wetherby and an hour or so in the presence of the Almighty, to find time for solitude and reflection and, knowing Him, a bout of self-flagellation. If God was a Leeds United fan, he had a funny way of showing it to Bielsa and it is doubtful that divine help is likely to intervene at Elland Road now. Leeds had been in trouble this time 12 months ago, listing, sinking, and…

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Jesse Marsh appointed to replace Nathan Jones at Southampton

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Jesse Marsh is set to replace Nathan Jones as Southampton’s new manager. Marsh and Southampton held an initial round of talks on Monday, discussing his potential contract length. The club has deemed it crucial to act swiftly and decisively in its search, and wants to appoint a new coach before its next match against Chelsea on February 18. Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard were also considered by the club’s hierarchy, but Marsh now looks set to take charge of St Mary’s, with the club currently bottom of the Premier League.…

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Iraola? slot? No No? Leeds’ search for Marsh’s replacement is still up in the air

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You can often follow Leeds United’s recruitment trajectory by observing Victor Orta’s appearances at the airport. The club’s director of football has been in Madrid for part of this week and in Amsterdam at the weekend, trying to break the hiring of a new coach. He came home from Holland and Spain empty-handed, and that is the current status of the Leeds management search. Appointing someone ahead of Sunday’s game against Manchester United was not a red line in the minds of the Elland Road hierarchy, but they envisioned further…

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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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