🇮🇳 🇪🇸 | India's Siddharth Ganesan had been appointed as the Head Coach of @LaLiga giants Villarreal CF U-18s youth team.
Just 31 years of age, the AFC A-License holder from Chennai is currently overseeing the Spanish club's academy in Malaysia!
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🚨🗣️ Thierry Henry on Barcelona Vs Atletico Madrid both-leg officiating controversy:
“I’m sorry, but what did I just watch over two legs? Because that’s not football, that’s decisions deciding games.
First leg, you send off Cubarsí for that? Minimal contact, the boy barely touches him and suddenly it’s a red card that flips the entire tie. Then you have a clear handball inside the six-yard box from Pubill, he literally stops the ball with his hand like he’s playing basketball and VAR just… goes quiet? How is that even possible at this level?
Koke is out there doing late challenges, off-ball stuff all game, no cards. Not even a warning. But on the other side, Eric García gets a straight red when Koundé is literally right there to cover? So now we’re rewriting the ‘last man’ rule as we go?
And don’t get me started on Olmo, pushed from behind, clear as day, no penalty. Then you count the fouls Atlético made… how many yellows? Zero? Come on. You can’t tell me that’s normal.
Then Ferran scores, and we’re talking about offside on a rebound situation? That goal should stand. Simple.
At some point, you stop calling it ‘bad luck’ and you start asking real questions. Because when every big decision goes one way, it’s not coincidence anymore. Barcelona didn’t just lose this tie… they were taken out of it.”
🚨🎙️ MICAH RICHARDS ON TONIGHT REFREE DECISIONS:
"Big man, listen to me! We have to be real about this. Let’s be honest: every single big call went against Barça in both legs. Every. Single. One. The referee has to do better there, he really does! You can’t be making game-changing decisions like that at this level and getting them wrong.
I’m looking at the handball in the first leg, I’m looking at the penalty tonight... it’s unbelievable! At what point is it not a coincidence anymore? I’m not one for conspiracies, but when it’s the same story every time the whistle blows, you start wondering what’s actually going on. It’s tough, man. It’s really tough for them!"