VAR is under scrutiny once again following a controversial handball review in Sunday’s goalless draw between Chelsea and Manchester United. Both manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and left back Luke Shaw were left outraged and confused by the officiating. Manchester United were denied a penalty after Callum Hodson-Odoi appeared to handle the ball in a tussle
For reasons beyond understanding for anybody, A.C Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the Lakers’ LeBron James traded barbs over the weekend. Zlatan Ibrahimovic criticised the NBA superstar, a leading voice on racial injustice in the U.S, for being politically outspoken. “[LeBron] is phenomenal at what he’s doing, but I don’t like when people have some kind
Arsenal attacker Bukayo Saka looks destined for stardom and is about to join a select club of young Arsenal players. If he plays against Leicester on Sunday, he will become the second-youngest player to make 50 Arsenal appearances. The youngest ever player to do that for the Gunners was Cesc Fabregas. Bukayo Saka, at 19,
Aston Villa have reportedly launched an investigation and banned its players and staff from playing Fantasy Football this week. The news comes in the wake of a mini scandal involving Jack Grealish, who missed Sunday’s game against Leicester. The fact Jack Grealish was injured was apparently leaked on social media due to the fact that
Having lost five of their last six games, Tottenham Hotspur haven’t had much to feel positive about of late. Manager Jose Mourinho is doing hit patented ‘blame the players routine’, claiming that his coaching methods are second to none in the world, and that Spurs have problems he alone can’t fix. It’s a far cry
Pep Guardiola was full of praise for his protogé Mikel Arteta after City’s win at the Emirates on Sunday. Guardiola described Mikel Arteta as ‘so clever’, and says that he knows everything. Such hyperbole is to be expected when Guardiola is talking about his former assistant coach. Plus, Pep is gracious in victory. He has
Manchester City’s 1 – 0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday extended their incredible winning run. It also marked a personal milestone for manager Pep Guardiola. He has now taken charge of more games than any other Manchester City manager in the past 50 years. It’s unexpected, not because his position was ever
Tuesday night’s Champions League action represented a changing of the guard in European football. Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe upstaged Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi respectively. Given the ages of Messi and Ronaldo, it won’t be long before the young stars replace them as the dominant goalscorers of the age. The world has known about
Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as PSG ran out 4 – 1 winners against Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Tuesday. Lionel Messi opened the scoring with an emphatic penalty, but Barcelona’s lead was short lived. Mbappe latched onto a Veratti flick in the box, controlled the ball and lashed in the equaliser with his
The PSG players have in the week leading up to the Barcelona game taken turns to say they’d love to play with Lionel Messi. I mean, who wouldn’t? The future of the Barcelona icon has dominated the build up to the tie. The greatest player the world has ever seen is leaving Barcelona come the
