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As myself and a number of other clubs are reluctant to decide a future Premier League shareholder’s fate by a formula rather than a football match. … [Read more...] about Premier League Project Restart is not perfect – the league’s integrity is set to be put to the test

In that very game, however, Dortmund’s Mo Dahoud was ruled out for the rest of the season while the in-form Erling Braut Haaland had to retire early with a knee injury that will keep him sidelined for a short time. The injury count will probably start to decrease once more players regain full match fitness and some sort of normality returns, but experts always predicted a higher rate of injury in the first couple of weeks of the restart, and Germany bore that out with a threefold increase over the last fortnight. … [Read more...] about Premier League clubs told depleted squads will not delay restart

8. There’s science in penalty-taking Holland’s kicks were clinical against Costa Rica. Then, four days later, two players refused to take one and they lost 4-2. But science says it’s not a lottery. Among the historical World Cup data from analyst Robert O’Connor: the side kicking first win 60% of the time; players aged under 22 score 85% of their kicks, over-22s score 78%; keepers dive low and away from the centre of their net 94% of the time. Overall the ideal taker is young, left-footed, with a “well-established pre-shot routine” and wearing a red shirt. Today’s tailored facts: Argentina have won four out of five of their shootouts, Germany four out of four. One was against Argentina, in 2006. … [Read more...] about World Cup 2014: 11 things the tournament taught us

“It's been really tough and a lot of decisions Newcastle United seemed to have made – not just in the last 12 months but before that – seemed to have been almost deliberately antagonistic towards the fan base, which is a strange thing to do as a football club but that's where we found ourselves unfortunately.” … [Read more...] about Newcastle takeover LIVE: Bin Salman deal LATEST; Mike Ashley ‘pint’ claim; transfer ‘confusion’, Rondon teases return

Tevez unlicensed – Manchester United, 2009 Footballers love to splash the cash on fancy cars, though sometimes they apparently forget the basics needed to enjoy such luxuries. Police pulled over Carlos Tevez on the M60 near Stretford in February suspecting his white Bentley Continental GT Speed's windows may have been too dark. "They were tested at the roadside and found to be too dark, so a prohibition notice was issued to the driver," said a spokesman for Greater Manchester police. "When asked to provide his documentation, however, it was discovered that the driver did not have a full UK driving licence and was advised to arrange removal of the car. As he could not arrange this, the car was removed under Section 165 of Road Traffic Act 1988." The £140,000 car was duly impounded while an investigation into the 25-year-old Argentine's lack of a licence was launched. What made matters worse was that Tevez's team-mate, Cristiano Ronaldo, had been pulled up and fined for having … [Read more...] about Gluttony – part five