Liverpool manager Arne Slot has been given a two-match touchline ban and fined £70,000 by the Football Association after his red card amid fractious scenes at the end of the Merseyside derby on Feb. 12. Slot admitted to the charge of acting “in an improper manner and/or used insulting and/or abusive words and/or behaviour towards both the match referee and an assistant referee.” He had approached referee Michael Oliver after…
Pep Guardiola has said building a new team at Manchester City isn’t the “biggest challenge” of his career. Guardiola has won 18 trophies, including six Premier League titles and a Champions League, since joining City in 2016. However, the club have endured a spectacular fall this season. They are fourth in the Premier League, 20 points behind leaders Liverpool, and have endured early exits in the Carabao Cup and Champions…
Dominik Szoboszlai had nothing left to give. After the final whistle had blown at Manchester City on Sunday, the Hungary international collapsed to the turf in exhaustion, having just delivered one of the outstanding individual performances of the Premier League season so far. Szoboszlai had been involved in both goals in Liverpool’s 2-0 win at the Etihad, teeing up Mohamed Salah to score the first before collecting the ball from…
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has accused Real Madrid of “crying” and creating a “global conspiracy theory” with their constant criticism of officiating in Spain. “I’m starting to feel ashamed of what I’ve experienced as a Real Madrid fan,” Tebas told Europa Press on Monday. Real Madrid frequently complain about refereeing decisions on their official TV channel and in the media. “Crying, they have built a story that is not true,”…
What a weekend of action in Europe’s top soccer leagues! The Premier League’s title race feels like it’s taken a decisive turn thanks to Liverpool’s 2-0 win at Manchester City and Arsenal’s 1-0 home defeat to West Ham. Real Madrid and Barcelona picked up wins to share top spot in LaLiga, with Atletico Madrid just one point behind. In Serie A, Napoli’s latest misstep — this time at Como —…
The French football federation (FFF) president has joined forces with the country’s referees after Marseille president Pablo Longoria accused them of being corrupt in a bitter rant that followed his team’s 3-0 loss at Auxerre in Ligue 1. This is not the first time that Marseille officials have questioned refereeing decisions this season but the club had never gone that far in its accusations. Longoria was deeply frustrated after Marseille’s…
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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick launched an impassioned defence of referees in Spain on Friday, criticising how they have been treated and calling on the Royal Spanish Football Federation [RFEF] to show how strong they are. Referee José Luis Munuera Montero this week revealed he was unable to leave his house after receiving death threats for sending off Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham last Saturday. It comes following weeks of scrutiny…
Slovenian referee Slavko Vinčić will officiate Monday’s Süper Lig derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce. The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) agreed to appoint a foreign referee following a request made by both clubs after several controversial decisions have marred league games this season. The Turkish Central Referee Committee selected the experienced Vinčić, who officiates in Slovenia’s top flight and has been a FIFA official since 2010. Vinčić , 44, officiated last…
Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s 27.7% purchase of a minority stake in Manchester United — a deal that gave Britain’s richest person control of football operations at the Premier League’s most successful club — but it has been a turbulent 12 months for the club since his arrival. Erik ten Hag ended last season by winning the FA Cup and was rewarded with a new contract…