England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been banned for two games after being sent off against a France XV on Saturday. Feyi-Waboso was shown a 34th-minute red card at Allianz Stadium after catching Antoine Hastoy on the head with a swinging right arm as he attempted a tackle. The Exeter wing, 22, missed England’s Six Nations...
One of Jackson’s long-time critics is former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, who featured on the TV broadcast of the game on Dazn. He said: “[It’s an] unbelievable, stupid, stupid stupid mistake, I don’t know what is going through his head. You come into the game at 2-1 down and your team needs you and...
“We talked before about who will be the player to take them to the World Cup? I think he is the biggest trump card.” Former Liverpool and Germany midfielder Dietmar Hamann was full of praise for Caoimhin Kelleher after the Republic of Ireland’s 1-1 draw with Senegal. Kelleher’s resolve was finally broken in the 81st...
Ex-England midfielder Danny Murphy and former Southampton manager Russell Martin discuss Nicolas Jackson’s sending-off as Chelsea lose 2-0 at Newcastle. Read full article at source...
Paul Melly West Africa analyst Reuters Even a stellar international business career cannot prepare you for the hard realities of politics in Ivory Coast, where some are questioning the democratic credentials of the West African nation most famous for being the producer of much of the world’s cocoa and some of its finest footballers. That...
Evanilson’s suspension has been rescinded after Bournemouth successfully appealed against his red card in their 1-1 Premier League draw with Manchester United on Sunday. The striker was initially given a yellow card for a challenge on Noussair Mazraoui, but it was upgraded following a video assistant referee (VAR) review. Evanilson appeared to slip as he...
Match of the Day 2 pundits Danny Murphy and Shay Given debate Bournemouth striker Evanilson’s controversial “slip”, originally given as a yellow card then upgraded to a straight red following a video assistant referee review during their 1-1 draw against Manchester United. MATCH REPORT: Bournemouth 1-1 Man Utd Watch MOTD2 on BBC iPlayer Available to...
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola says Evanilson’s red card was “frustrating” after they concededed a late equaliser to draw 1-1 with Manchester United in the Premier League. Read full article at source...
“Mbappe: one-match suspension for a violent incident occurring during the game or as a direct consequence of a game-related incident, with additional fines in accordance with Article 52 of the Civil Code,” the Spanish Football Federation said in a statement. The one-match ban means Mbappe will miss his club’s La Liga fixture at home to...
AC Milan defender Kyle Walker says his “heart kicked in” when pleading with the referee not to send off opponent Dele Alli during his former Tottenham Hotspur and England team-mate’s debut for Como last month. Dele, who was introduced as a substitute in the 81st minute of Milan’s 2-1 win, was making his first appearance...
“You are not welcome here,” read a chilling statement from a top DHS official. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it is monitoring immigrants’ social media accounts for supposed “antisemitism” — a seeming code word for speech criticizing Israel’s U.S.-backed occupation of Palestine and genocide of Palestinians. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...
“We have concerns that VAR felt that this was an obvious refereeing error in the first place. Again, the on-field review has come out with the wrong outcome. “We spend a significant six-figure sum each season towards the running costs of VAR at the stadium. “There have been eight instances so far this season where...
Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell has been given a two-match touchline ban and fined £2,750 after being sent off at Lincoln City. The Grecians boss admitted a charge of improper conduct, which occured after Exeter had a 92nd-minute goal disallowed in the 0-0 draw at Sincil Bank. It is Caldwell’s second suspension of the year...
Explaining the decision, the Premier League Match Centre said on X: “The referee’s call of yellow card for a reckless foul by Tarkowski was checked by the VAR, with contact on the follow through after Tarkowski had played the ball deemed to be reckless.” The key word here is “reckless”, which according to law 12...
Bristol Bears forward Santiago Grondona has been given a three-match ban by the Rugby Football Union after being sent off during their Premiership win against Exeter. The Argentina international was shown the red card in the 29th minute of the match last Saturday for a head-on-head tackle on Chiefs’ back row Martin Moloney. The 26-year-old...
