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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Soccer AM is set to cancel Sky Sports at the end of the season
Soccer AM is set to be canceled by Sky after more than 30 years of programming in the UK. The show, which first aired in 1995, has ten episodes remaining before its proposed final episode on May 27 – the final Saturday of the Premier League season. Saturday Social, a new program aimed at young Sky Sports viewers, is set to replace the historic football comedy talk show. A Sky spokesperson said: “Soccer AM has played an important role in our coverage of football over the past three decades, and…
Read MoreCrystal Palace re-appointed Roy Hodgson as caretaker manager
Crystal Palace have re-appointed Roy Hodgson as their new manager after he agreed a deal to take charge of the club until the end of the season. the athlete I reported last week that Hodgson was a strong contender to replace Patrick Vieira and the 75-year-old will now be confirmed as caretaker manager of Palace with the task of keeping the club in the Premier League. He will be joined at Selhurst Park by his long-term assistant Ray Lewington, who will return as first-team coach. Palace under-21 manager Paddy McCarthy,…
Read MoreLeverkusen has rebounded under Alonso, hitting Bayern Munich and Dortmund dreams
Borussia Dortmund lead the table going into the March international break. But that was just one of the many “things you never thought you’d see” in Sunday night’s bingo card: Bayer 04 Leverkusen played with strength, composure and efficiency to beat Bayern Munich 2-1. – Everyone agreed that referee Tobias Steiler made two major decisions wrong, including Steiler himself. Inconsequential as it was, everyone also agreed that the VAR had made the two key decisions correctly. “They were my lifesaver,” Stiller exclaimed. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann and captain Thomas Müller…
Read MoreReal Madrid’s response to Barcelona’s defeat: disappointment, and upcoming decisions
In the 76th minute, with a 1-1 score on the scoreboard and thinking there was not much to lose, Carlo Ancelotti went for Real Madrid’s one-time La Liga goal. The Italian introduced a triple change, with Aurelien Choameni, Marco Asensio and Dani Ceballos replacing Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde and Luka Modric. In other words, the most expensive midfielder (80 million euros plus 20 million euros in variables) in the club’s history, and two players whose contracts expired on June 30 and have not yet been renewed, entered the field. The…
Read MoreSources: Arsenal FC will be 2023 MLS All-Star Game opponent
Multiple sources familiar with the standings have said English Premier League side Arsenal will be the challengers in this year’s MLS All-Star Game. the athlete Sunday evening. These sources requested anonymity to protect their relationship with the league because they are not authorized to speak about the opponent. Arsenal currently sit atop the Premier League table, eight points behind Manchester City with 10 matches to play, although City have a game in hand. Arsenal is owned by American Stan Kronk, who also owns the Colorado Rapids of MLS. This year’s…
Read MoreAlfie Mawson: “The surgeon told me my career was over at the age of 18”
When the truth came out, Alfie Mawson didn’t want her covered in sugar. After a career blighted by a meniscus problem in his right knee, he just wanted the facts, and telling them straight. And so he did his surgery. He said, “I could show your knee to 100 other knee surgeons, and they’d all say the same thing: You need to retire,” Mawson recalls. Just like that, Mawson’s career ended, at the age of 29. His final game for Wycombe Wanderers was against Ipswich Town in League One a…
Read MoreKyle Walker will not face any further action for the alleged indecent exposure
Kyle Walker will face no further action after Cheshire Police ended their investigation into the Manchester City defender’s impropriety in a pub. Cheshire Police said on Friday that the matter had been dealt with “out of court”. The Sun carried television footage as Walker, 32, appeared drunk and was seen exposing himself and kissing a woman in a pub in Manchester on March 8. Cheshire Police have launched investigations but issued the following statement on Friday: “On Wednesday 8th March, Cheshire Police were made aware of a video circulating on…
Read MoreReal Madrid 1 Liverpool 0: Klopp’s team limps – who can stop the champions?
Liverpool may have been masters of European comebacks in the past, but their luck ran out at the Bernabeu on Wednesday as Real Madrid relieved them of a place in the Champions League quarter-finals. Trailing 5-2 from an impressive first leg at Anfield, Liverpool needed just three goals to take the tie to extra time and never seemed capable of this kind of upset. That meant the defending champions advanced to Friday’s quarter-final draw, leaving Jurgen Klopp’s side to focus simply on trying to salvage one of the top four…
Read MoreRicharlison is upset about Tottenham’s minutes and says he was told he would start against Milan: ‘This season has been awful’
Tottenham Hotspur striker Richarlison says his season has been “sloppy” after not being given enough minutes on the pitch. The 25-year-old also said he was told he would start the Champions League last-16 second leg against AC Milan on Wednesday if he passed a fitness test – only to be left on the bench. Richarlison seemed to hit a ball against Antonio Conte, Tottenham coach, adding: “There was no explanation again. Let’s see what he tells us tomorrow.” The Brazilian was introduced in the 70th minute against AC Milan but…
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