This being his response to “you can criticise me, just don’t lie about me” is insane
The same as when Butt and Scholes took the mick out of Martinez’ height and when he asked them to speak to him at his house and criticise him properly, they called him sad
As soon as players ask them to actually be critical instead of making these silly comments, they can’t do it and start being petty in response
A legacy stained with:
• As a player: caught doping twice.
• As Barcelona coach: managed a club that paid the referees’ committee vice president for years (Negreira case).
• As City coach: managed a club charged with 115 FFP breaches.
One of the most controversial legacies football has ever seen.
Never forget when they laughed at Sir Alex for saying Aston Villa was the team that impressed him despite losing 5-1 on matchday one.
End of that season Aston Villa secured UCL qualification for the first time in 41 years.
#AVFC
🚨 Meanwhile, in February 2023, Manchester City were charged with 115 breaches of financial rules in the Premier League and we STILL DON'T KNOW the outcome of this.
MORE THAN THREE YEARS AND STILL NOTHING.
If you spend £2bn of a state's money, no conversation about Guardiola's greatness should happen without mentioning it. Nor without noting that UEFA sanctioned City for breaching financial regulations, and that the most serious charges fell on a time-bar rather than being disproven. Or that 115 Premier League charges remain outstanding, with a verdict that may arrive sometime this decade if we're lucky. Any discussion that leaves all that out just isn't honest - and we'll get a lot of that from the media this week.
Harry Kane being fouled 4 times in 10 seconds but not falling because he knows the ref will never call it, then finally being brought down as a free kick for PSG is called is a perfect end to what will be remembered as one of the most blatant cases of corruption in UEFA history.
🚨🗣️ Matheus Cunha on whether Bruno Fernandes can break the assist record:
“After our qualification for the Champions League, we will DOUBLE our efforts to help him. He truly deserves it.
“He is a fantastic captain for the club. He has been through TOUGH times, and he deserves to experience these wonderful moments.
“What a player, what a guy! He deserves the Player of the Year award. I hope we can help him win that prize too.” #MUFC [@MUnitedFR]
✍🏾 Thursday: signing new deal until June 2031.
⚽️ Sunday: scoring for Man United’s official return into Champions League.
Special week for Kobbie Mainoo. ✨
🚨🗣️ @FabrizioRomano on Casemiro: “34 years old. Out of contract in June. Man of the Match. 9 (!) goals, in the most difficult league in the world, playing as a defensive midfielder at Manchester United.
“Decision to leave made in January. Giving up? Start thinking about next club? Save energies? Avoid injury for World Cup?
No way. Run. Score. Help your teammate. Pure leadership.
“Fight on every ball for 90 minutes, looking like he never won any trophy before... and guess what, he's won 5 Champions League, over 20 career trophies with club and country.
“And guess what again, there's not even a trophy to win. Just leaving Man United with a Champions League spot, playin' at best level possible, be top professional always, making sure this club and al the fans will remember you as an incredible player. The monster who won everything and was still there, running on every single ball and even scoring 9 (!) goals.
“One of the giants of our generation. Case-mito.
“Carlos Henrique José Francisco Venancio Casimiro. 🐐” ❤️👏🏼
Casemiro’s game by numbers vs. Brentford:
86% pass accuracy
85 touches
12 tackles attempted
11 tackles won
9 clearances
7 passes into the final third
3 shots
2 interceptions
2 fouls won
1 goal
[@StatmanDave]
The president of the Norwegian football association has called for the abolition of the FIFA Peace Prize, which was awarded to U.S. president Donald Trump, and says she supports an ethics complaint against Gianni Infantino, the president of world football’s governing body.
Lise Klaveness, who will represent her federation at the FIFA Congress on Thursday and is on the UEFA executive committee, said the organisation should maintain “an arm’s length distance” from world leaders.
Trump was given the Peace Prize by Infantino at the draw for this summer’s World Cup in Washington D.C. on December 6.
The prize was announced by FIFA in November — without prior approval from its board, the FIFA Council — in order “to reward individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world”.
Klaveness believes that FIFA, which is supposed to remain politically neutral, does not have the “mandate” nor resources to give out a Peace Prize.
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Old Trafford tonight and a new opportunity for a referee to test drive a rule and send a United player off and then watch the same incident go unpunished ten times.
Foul throw? Moving the ball at a free kick? Protesting a decision? Can’t wait!
@TheAthleticFC Sad that the refs are so incompetent and can’t take responsibility. Doesn’t matter that it’s Man United, we all just want consistensy, wheter that means Martinez and everyone else get red / no red
The VAR wanted a closer look at a potential hair pull by Dominic Calvert-Lewin on Marc Cucurella...
Nothing doing. The Leeds United forward had his hair pulled by Manchester United Lisandro Martinez at Old Trafford — the Argentinian was shown a red card...
𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹. Modern football.
It will take years to wash the stain that is Manchester City from our beautiful game.
@henrywinter this is what I meant in my text to TalkSPORT just now. Manchester City have stolen so much from honest clubs, they’ve stolen these experiences from other fans who would have seen their teams at Wembley had Manchester City not cheated to get there.
It’s disgusting how little interest the media have in this.
Virgil van Dijk doing something sneaky dirty, colour me shocked. Put Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire, any number of other defenders in the same spot. What's the outcome?