Brentford may end up paying a price in the millions for Ivan Toney’s losing bets
Brentford striker Ivan Toney has pleaded guilty to the 262 betting charges brought against him by the FA, and his club may pay a heavy cost for all this.
Brentford striker Ivan Toney has pleaded guilty to the 262 betting charges brought against him by the FA, and his club may pay a heavy cost for all this.
Erik ten Hag dropped arguably his four best players, and for an hour Manchester United were in hot water against West Ham United in the FA Cup Fifth Round.
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Everton have been up and down so far since Sean Dyche took over, and fixing their chronic goalscoring issues might be the biggest job of his career so far.
Spurs have now won four out of five in the Premier League despite him having been out of action. Are they perfecting becoming a Conte team in his absence?
Manchester United beating Newcastle was a summation of everything good about them since Erik ten Hag took over and new owners would be fools to alter course.
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The White Paper regarding the independent regulator for football has arrived, but what does it look like and what happens to all of this next?
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Manchester City played a game of two very contrasting halves against RB Leipzig, but they still seem to have issues with killing games off.
West Ham United are back in the bottom three, but despite the reflex reaction to want to sack the manager, David Moyes is probably as good as they’ll get.
So Liverpool are not up for sale after all, but perhaps some investment and structural changes will benefit them in a rapidly changing environment.
Everton need a new number nine but they have a plan and some determination. Leeds United look very much as though they don’t even have a plan at the moment.
Arsenal got through their Saturday lunchtime appointment in the Midlands with a win that may prove psychologically massive, but which wasn’t without issues.
The sale of Charlton Athletic in September 2020 was meant to bring about the end of years of bad management, but that definitely hasn’t been the case.
Harry Redknapp isn’t going to be the new Leeds manager, but his name even being mentioned is a reminder of their lack of plan for a post-Jesse Marsch world.
Scott Parker became the fifth Englishman to manage in the knockout stage of the Champions League with Club Brugge, but things didn’t go well against Benfica
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Lopetegui, Rashford and Toney all win this week, while one of the big losers may be the blood pressure of Arsenal supporters after two without a win.
The European Super League is back on the agenda, but while these plans remain led by Real Madrid and Juventus this won’t fix financial inequality.
Newcastle have been stuttering a little in 2023 and a trip to Bournemouth for The Eddie Howe Derby ended in another Premier League stalemate.
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