Harry Kane has accused ITV and other World Cup broadcasters of trying to create division in the England squad as he dismissed the notion of a rift
“When you are playing a game like that and to be asked a question five minutes after the final whistle, and he [Bellingham] didn’t really know what the manager has said, what do you want Jude to say?
“It is easy to try and create this division – it seems like an English mentality, an English thing to do at these major tournaments."
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🗣️ “Karren Brady told me she’d offer £5k-a-week with the under-21s. I said, 'How can you offer that when the under-21s are on more than that and I’ve been at this club for 10 years?' Her response was, 'Well, they haven’t been in a car crash and shattered their leg.' I was like, 'Oof, OK…' I didn’t sign the contract.”
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#ManCity are inviting clubs to a shop window game on Tuesday to look at up to 25 players available to buy or loan. Among those on display will be Issa Kabore, Max Alleyne, Jaden and Reigan Heskey, Divin Mubama, Divine Mukasa, Spike Brits, and Charlie Gray. Most Championship clubs will be in attendance plus teams from Europe.
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The problem with the new ‘mistaken identity’ rule is that it sets a dangerous precedent.
Breel Embolo dived, so if called on the field it’s a second yellow, but that wasn’t the decision.
Yet an amendment to IFAB wording before the tournament states: “When the referee shows a yellow or red card but has clearly penalised the wrong player of either team for the offence in question; the offence itself cannot be reviewed except in the context of mistaken identity.”
We saw the same with Tim Ream (originally booked for a foul) and Miguel Almiron (eventually booked for diving) in USA vs. Paraguay.
In both instances, the right decision was reached when revisiting the incidents.
Yet it’s massively open for debate as to whether this is actually ‘mistaken identity’, and that’s the issue.
It’s just a mistake by the referees. Both got sold by a dive. They didn’t mix up players. They just made a bad call on a regular foul and wrongly handed out a yellow card.
So really it’s just a rule allowing VAR to intervene on more minor on-field calls, and that’s the part a lot of people will feel uneasy about.