Divyank Sharma

@football_czar

[Vijay Mallya @TheVijayMallya]

If True many congratulations to my friend Subhash.Banks and Government have admitted having recovered Rs 14,100 crores from me against a Judgement debt of Rs 6203 crores. Many more borrowers have settled at a fraction. Indian Debt Resolution Justice I presume. No media questions.

[Callum @_callumstone]

Lying on a platform Gary Neville has given him.

Carlos Baleba: 31 apps | 23 starts | 1,662 mins
James Milner: 20 apps | 7 starts | 784 mins

You have to ask, why is he still peddling a lie that is so easily researched and disproven?

What is his motive?

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthleticFC: Egypt’s goal against Argentina should never have been ruled out, a former referee writes. "Argentina’s collective failure to defend their goal because they allowed Ziko to run past them is not part of the decision-making process." https://t.co/AlmLb8xqLH

[Mal @UtdMaI]

I’d rather lose the Cristiano Ronaldo way than win the Messi way.

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

"It's clear that this tournament has been fixed."

Egypt's Mostafa Zico was not happy with some of the decisions in their game against Argentina.

[Mahir 🇹🇷🇬🇧 @ScrewderiaF1]

Leclerc fans logging onto Twitter after his win, after all that Leclerc hate recently:

[James Ducker @TelegraphDucker]

So there is one rule for Messi and another for everyone else …

Good news for #USMNT is they’re through to the last 16. Bad news is they’ll be without their star striker Folarin Balogun for #Belgium

Similarities to Messi challenge on Algeria’s Mandi in terms of how Balogun’s
studs raked down right achilles of Muharemovic. But his eyes were fixed firmly on ball & that action was the unintended consequence of a collision between two bodies. Red card so harsh. Zero consistency of officiating/VAR application.

No recourse to appeal.

Also, I can’t understand the insistence on slowing down these challenges on review - you end up comparing two different incidents.

⬇️

https://t.co/1xkzFnzOQJ

[Divyank Sharma @divsharma110]

@SpursOfficial

[David Ornstein @David_Ornstein]

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Tottenham Hotspur win race to sign Mateus Fernandes from West Ham United. Spurs submitted highest proposal (believed to be ~£85m guaranteed) & 21yo #WHUFC midfielder opted to join #THFC. Numbers beyond where #MUFC willing to go @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/8JMyfl8LoS

[Adam McKola @AdamMcKola]

"Quick no one gives a fuck about City so stick Bruno and Man Utd in it and they'll be all over it"

[Khan @khanmufc_]

Bruno Fernandes - Expected Assists 25/26

[Magic hat 🎩 @themagic_tophat]

Because he knows the Championship

[Nick Harris @sportingintel]

If anyone sees a Pep hagiography piece about him leaving City that mentions either his drug test failures as a player and / or his spending as a City manager related to serial punishments for financial breaches, pls let me know. Genius yep. Flawed, yep.

[Adam @AdamJoseph]

Hi @GNev2 seeing as you won't shut up about it: no handball, goal correctly allowed. If the contact order had been arm first or clearly unnatural/deliberate, it would’ve been different, but that’s not what happened.

Hip/thigh contact first, then rebound to arm. That sequence means no deliberate handling & no “unnatural” enlargement in the way the law defines it, introduced to avoid penalising accidental rebounds.

VAR’s clear & obvious error threshold also applies - if it’s not instantly obvious (& Michael Salisbury) didn’t see it as a foul), so the goal stands. It is your job to know this by the way.. so you can educate viewers.

[ThatMadridGuy @thatmadridguy__]

Barcelona used to get penalties like this and they want us to believe Negriera payments aren’t real.

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

Goalscorer.
Assist provider.
Award winner.

Presenting @TheOfficialFWA Footballer of the Year for 2025/26: @B_Fernandes8! 🏆❤️

[Laurie Whitwell @lauriewhitwell]

Bruno Fernandes is a worthy winner of FWA award. He’s been the beacon of #MUFC this season.

First United player to be voted top since Wayne Rooney in 2010, which came in a period when six winners were not Premier League champions ⬇️

https://t.co/4Ot4EfnHPS

[Paddy Power @paddypower]

Throwing a headbutt towards another player: Yellow card.

Touching someone's ponytail: Off you go.

[United Pride @UtdPride]

The audio between the VAR and the on-field refs for the Manchester United vs Bournemouth game has been released. Looks at their judgment in both incidents. Man United is being targeted this season.

[FPL Frasier @FPLfrasier]

No consistency and professionalism.

This is a sports filled with money and nobody is working to make VAR professionals and consistent. Let me explain

1. Consistency — The reasoning and explanation given for Amad and Maguire incidents completely different. For Amad, the reasoning was the foul was on upper body and there wasn’t enough pull for Amad to fall “like that”. For Evanilson, the argument was that Maguire didn’t attempt to play the ball so that was a foul.

How do you expect consistency if the reasonings aren’t consistent. If the same rules were applied (challenging for the ball or upper body contact) then either both of them were penalties or both of them were non fouls.

How are we into 5th/6th year of VAR and VAR officials just working on their vibes? There is not a checklist for them to follow. Watch other sports and you would understand what I mean.

2. Professionalism — When I hear VAR officials, it doesn’t sound like professionals on their job, rather it’s friends talking. At times they are shouting over one another. In this video, the linesman saying “mate”. In other sports, video officials will sound boring but they will act professionally. They will be calm and try to objectively assess the situation. They won’t make it feel like chaotic situation.

Scrap VAR unless you can fix these issues. These officials are just not trained for these.