Fair Play
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FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina has revealed it is more difficult than ever before to be a football match official due to abuse on the touchline and online – inflamed by conspiracy theories. With issues from the grassroots to the professional game, Mr Collina is concerned the hatred aimed at referees is the “cancer that…
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Everton and Nottingham Forest have been charged with breaching the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules. Premier League clubs are permitted to lose a maximum of £105m over a three-year period (£35m a season). Due to Forest spending two seasons in the Championship within the latest assessment period, the maximum loss they were allowed was £61m.…
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Brighton manager, Roberto De Zerbi, has said he does not like 80 per cent of the referees in the Premier League. De Zerbi was reacting to their 1-1 draw with Sheffield United on Sunday. His comments come a week after Arsenal boss described the decision to allow Newcastle’s winner against them stand as “embarrassing” and…
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Ronaldo has been charged with ‘improper and/or violent’ conduct by the FA following an incident that relates to the Manchester United forward’s behaviour at Everton last season. Video footage showed Ronaldo appearing to knock a fan’s mobile phone to the ground after United’s 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park on April 9, for which the Portuguese…
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Paulo Dybala has explained that he was surprised seeing Cristiano Ronaldo smiling when being told by him that he is being hated in his country of Argentina. Cristiano Ronaldo last two seasons made the move to Juventus from Real Madrid where he met Argentine forward Paulo Dybala at Turin. And since then, Cristiano Ronaldo and…
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FC Porto striker Moussa Marega, who tried to walk off the field after being the target of racist slurs from fans, faced apparent attempts Sunday by his own teammates and opposition players to prevent him from leaving. Marega, who is black and plays for Mali, was visibly angered by monkey noises targeting him after he…
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Racism in Serie A has become an ugly trend that won’t just go away despite FIFA’s call for love, understanding and tolerance among football lovers. Ciro Immobile and Lazio started the new year 2020 with heads high, having ended 2019 as strong contenders for Serie A top four. Immobile scored twice to help his side…
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El Classico now has more edges outside the sport, including some jaw-dropping images worthy of praise on the lawn. The behavior of the players, despite the tension of the encounter between Barcelona and Real Madrid and beyond the controversial moves, proved more than correct. Among those actions highlighted a collection by the cameras of ‘El…
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