@empireofthekop Has the ego of Zidane, championship player at best, hasn't been good enough since he came into the squad and been given the by ball because he's local. Won't be missed.
That's the title race over. Man City will be the first club to win four English top-flight titles in a row, and six titles in seven years. Two punishments for non-compliance / cheating, and 115 charges pending on the way.
Everything City have won since 2012 has been an eye roll. It's almost tragic that their brilliant manager, players and trophy record have a massive asterisk against them because of how they did it. Their fans want validation. They'll never have it.
The referee in the game between Liverpool and Manchester City, Michael Oliver, has previously received payment for ‘freelancing’ as a referee in the United Arab Emirates. Since then, he has been involved in multiple head-scratching decisions favoring Manchester City, a club owned by Sheikh Mansour, Vice President of the UAE.
Additionally, in the game between Tottenham and Liverpool, VAR referee Darren England — whose decision led to Luis Díaz’s wrongfully disallowed goal for offside — had been in the UAE less than 24 hours prior to the match. Dan Cook, the assistant VAR referee in the same game, was also present in the UAE with Mr. England.
The referees receiving payment from the United Arab Emirates, the owners of Manchester City, and consistently making the wrong calls in their favor, leave a sour taste in supporters’ mouths. The controversy continues to pile up for the team already facing 115 charges, excluding inflating attendance numbers to gain an unfair economic advantage.
🇦🇷🗣️ Lionel Scaloni: "We are losing the essence of football. Not only at a professional level, but also with kids."
"My children play in Spain and are overwhelmed with information. They receive the ball, and they're already being told what to do."
"There are fewer dribblers because if they barely get the ball and you say, 'Pass it!'... Imagine if Messi, when he was eight years old, had been constantly told by his coaches to "Pass it!" We wouldn't have him today."
"Football has become such a huge thing, everyone reads, studies, and thinks that with that, they can already manage."
"If you tell a 7 or 8-year-old to make a diagonal run, cover defensively... He's seven years old! Let him play with the ball, make mistakes, and when he's 14 or 15, then we can start correcting."
"It's a message for the future. This is a sport, and the beauty of football should not be lost." (@marca@AlbicelesteTalk)
It’s Christmas tomorrow! 🙌 Here’s a special video message that @LFC manager Jurgen Klopp recorded during the squad’s recent visit to Alder Hey ❤️ #ChristmasAtAlderHey