Mark
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That centre back is taking the absolute piss
Liverpool FC Women@LiverpoolFCW
Ceri Holland. Wow 🔥
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🐯 | Geoff Parling has confirmed that he's received an apology from the Prem's official TV Broadcaster, after an incident pre-match.
The incident has been clipped up and shared widely on social media.
🔗 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…
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The embarrassing penalty + faking an injury combo is undefeated 🤣
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Interesting that in the Everton points deduction verdict the Premier League said “A financial penalty for a club that enjoys the support of a wealthy owner is not a sufficient penalty” and that “the requirements of deterrence, vindication of compliant clubs, and the protection of the integrity of the sport demand a sporting sanction in the form of a points deduction’.
Presumably the Chelsea fine (which ultimately is just a deduction from what billion dollar Clearlake will pay to billionaire Abramovich from the £150m held back at the deal date) is then neither punishment, a deterrent or protecting the integrity of the sport?
If I was an Everton or Forest fan would not be happy with this outcome.
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If the FA apply a points deduction proportionate to Luton's 10-point deduction to Chelsea (based on Luton's payments to agents being £160,00 and Chelsea's being £47.5m), then Chelsea will be deducted 2,970 points.
Henry Winter@henrywinter
Good result for Chelsea: club fined only £10m and given a suspended transfer ban after Premier League found 36 separate undisclosed payments totalling £47.5m made “to 12 persons or entities on behalf of the club”. Lenient sanctions. No sporting sanctions. Yet these are serious offences, as the sanction agreement between the PL and Chelsea makes clear, stating “they were not only obvious and deliberate breaches of the rules but also because they involved deception and concealment in relation to financial matters”. Yet no points deductions. Just a manageable (if record) fine and a “suspended one-year first-team player transfer ban (suspended for two years)”. Surely they gained a sporting advantage by recruiting such players? So surely a sporting sanction should be in order? And where's the consistency? In 2008, Luton Town received a 10-point deduction for irregularities in dealing with agents (nb from FA). There still could be some further sanctions by the FA following its "ongoing investigation". PL points to mitigating factors: current owners Clearlake/Todd Boehly in May 2022 voluntarily self-reported potential historical breaches from the Roman Abramovich era. Club co-operated extensively and helped provide (with others) 10,000 documents for PL investigation. PL established “that between 2011 and 2018, undisclosed payments by third parties associated with the club were made to players, unregistered agents and other third parties”. Payments related to the purchases of players including Eden Hazard, Willian, Samuel Eto’o, David Luiz, Andre Schurrle and Nemanja Matic - there is no suggestion any were aware of the illicit payments. The detailed work of the investigators – and level of Clearlake’s co-operation – is impressive. The sanctions less so. It is a legitimate debate: should a club be punished for offences under a previous owner? Yes, most fans of other clubs would scream. It's a deterrent. And the value of those players' contribution and subsequent sales arguably still benefits the club. PL also investigated “potential breaches of the Premier League’s Youth Development Rules, committed by a former senior employee, relating to the club’s registration of Academy players between 2019 and 2022”. Again, self-reported by the club, this time in 2025. Chelsea punished with £750,000 fine and immediate nine-month ban from registering academy players from PL and EFL clubs. #CFC
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@ChrisPoole___ The ride was fine . The winner was much better on the day . Jango still ran a quality race and wouldn’t be surprised if he reversed the form in a year
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The Gold Cup winner was so impressive it took away any criticism of Nico. But when you see the race back it is inescapable that his trip was inefficient, much like the King George. Hendo is a loyal man in his old age, but you would promote James Bowen in a heartbeat surely.
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"I don't know if people understand how DIFFICULT it is to do what he's done!"
Daniel Sturridge on THAT Max Dowman goal 👏
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"There is nothing with that huddle that is disrespectful to the opposition"
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior reacts to the bizarre moment referee Paul Tierney was caught in the middle of his players' huddle before the Premier League game against Newcastle 🎙️
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Not even gonna make this an Arsenal thing, Gabriel specifically is the biggest cheat in the prem.
How many times has he fallen over intentionally like this to try and draw a foul? He’s even conceded several goals attempting to do so. Pathetic footballer
EPL Bible@EPLBible
"Just goes down brilliantly... So well executed." What is this commentary? 🤨
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