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Blue playing cards in soccer? It’s a pink card card from me
This week has seen the announcement from the Worldwide Soccer Affiliation Board (IFAB) that blue playing cards shall be launched and are going to be trialled for acts of dissent and cynical fouls. The displaying of the blue card can even imply that the participant receiving it’s going to spend 10 minutes in a ‘sin bin.’
Talking purely as a soccer fan and never a journalist, I’m not an enormous fan of this growth and I can’t see the sense of fixing the present guidelines by way of playing cards. It seems already ok to me, so… I’m not pro-blue playing cards, in any respect. I do suppose the sport wants totally different adjustments, simply not this one.
Tim Steidten can be an enormous loss for West Ham
There would seem like a number of tales within the media which counsel that Tim Steidten goes to stroll away from West Ham if David Moyes stays. To be utterly trustworthy guys, I don’t have something confirmed on this at this stage.
For positive, dropping Tim Steidten can be an enormous loss for West Ham in any case, as he did a wonderful job in the summertime.
There have been vital signings made and a brand new, recent imaginative and prescient for the membership by way of the venture, different signings and extra. He’s performed nice work at each Leverkusen and West Ham not too long ago.
Thiago will determine his future this summer season, not now
Regardless of the rumours that Thiago doesn’t need to prolong his contract at Liverpool, nothing is concrete but between him and some other membership. That is one for the summer season.
Thiago is simply too critical and too skilled to agree on a cope with one other membership now and never inform Liverpool about it.
The whole lot shall be determined within the subsequent months, nothing has been agreed but.
FFP to dictate Barcelona’s switch enterprise
I’ve no details about the scenario surrounding Frenkie de Jong to this point.
Usually guys, Barcelona round Might will perceive the scenario by way of Monetary Truthful Play and what they need to do by way of outgoings.
Deco was clear two days in the past when he stated that Barcelona don’t need to promote prime gamers.
Nonetheless, Monetary Truthful Play might dictate their actions available in the market and this shall be clarified in the summertime, not now.
Troublesome time for Chiesa however he’s valued by Juve
I’m additionally not conscious of Kenan Yildiz turning into the de facto substitute for Federico Chiesa at Juventus. Under no circumstances.
The truth is, Juventus are very proud of each gamers being a part of the squad.
Chiesa hasn’t disappeared from the radar of the large golf equipment as he stays a wonderful participant, however it has been a tough season for him with accidents.
Man United are already getting ready a brand new contract for Kobbie Mainoo
Kobbie Mainoo is likely one of the greatest skills all over the world and doing incredible for Manchester United within the midfield.
A lot in order that Man United are already getting ready a brand new contract proposal. This isn’t one thing that they may put together for sooner or later, they’re already getting ready the brand new deal for Kobbie now. Why?
It’s not an pressing scenario so Man United usually are not compelled to do it as quickly as attainable, however they need to do it this yr, in 2024, as a result of the participant’s contract continues to be lengthy.
They need Kobbie to be one of many faces of the venture for the current and the longer term. He is a good expertise who deserves a wage to match, however it’s simply as vital to make him really feel like an vital participant for Manchester United.
From what I’m listening to, preliminary discussions with the participant’s camp, together with his brokers already came about. There have been optimistic exchanges and conversations as a result of Kobbie may be very glad at Man United.
There are not any particulars but on the deal because it’s very early phases, however I’m positive Erik ten Hag, INEOS and all of the folks on the membership have zero doubts about him. All of them need Kobbie to have an vital contract and future at Manchester United.
Ivan Toney will be a part of a prime membership this summer season
Ivan Toney won’t proceed at Brentford after the summer season. That is the expectation with one yr left on his contract.
Forward of the January switch window, between October and November, Brentford have been trying to ask for £60m-£65m for Ivan Toney. Then what occurred?
In the marketplace, there have been no different strikers out there. Osimhen wasn’t out there. Sesko wasn’t out there and plenty of others weren’t out there, and they also determined to place a special price ticket on Ivan Toney, one thing round £100m.
Nobody made a proposal as a result of they didn’t need to spend that cash for a participant who was out of contract in summer season 25. So now, in the summertime switch window because the supervisor Thomas Frank talked about, the concept is for Ivan Toney to hitch a prime membership.
He’s had a brand new agent since August so let’s see what’s going to occur at Arsenal. They by no means made a proposal in January however he’s at all times been one of many gamers appreciated by the membership.
Let’s see what’s going to occur at Chelsea too as a result of we all know that Victor Osimhen is on the listing.
No means Enzo Fernández leaves Chelsea
One participant that’s already at a prime membership is Enzo Fernández. His agent has gone public to disclaim all of the tales on the opportunity of Enzo leaving Chelsea in the summertime.
And I can inform you guys that folks near Enzo, folks near the household, folks near the brokers – so Enzo’s camp in each single means – are denying in a powerful means this chance for Enzo to go away.
Enzo knew from the primary second that he joined Chelsea, in that second originally of a brand new venture, there was most likely a threat and he had many different prospects, however Enzo isn’t silly.
He had the chance to go to totally different golf equipment at totally different phases of their initiatives however nonetheless selected Chelsea as a result of it’s a long run course of, not simply six months or one yr.
For this reason so Enzo is denying the story in each attainable means and has despatched a really clear message that he by no means thought of to go away Chelsea in the summertime switch window.