Jurgen Klopp believes the number of VAR controversies in the Premier League could be reduced if a thicker line was used for offside decisions, ensuring marginal calls go in favour of the attacking side.
A succession of recent goals in England s top flight have been disallowed after VAR reviews showed players to be offside by the slimmest of margins.
In a news conference ahead of Liverpool s first game of 2020, which will see the runaway Premier League leaders host Sheffield United on Thursday, Klopp pointed to a suggestion that was raised at last November s UEFA meeting of leading coaches in Nyon.
UEFA came up with an idea where they said we just make the line thicker, this kind of judging line, explained Klopp.
I didn t think it 100 per cent throu…
Real Madrid are interested in signing Federico Chiesa from Juventus in the summer of 2022, according to . It has been reported that the Spanish and European giants are monitoring the situation of Chiesa, who is on loan at Juventus from Serie A rivals Fiorentina at the moment.
Chiesa joined Juventus on a two-year loan deal from Fiorentina in the summer of 2020. It is expected that the former Italian champions will make the deal permanent at the end of the season. Madrid then plan to make a bid for the 23-year-old Italy international winger, who won Euro 2020 this past summer.
So far this season, the winger has made four starts and two substitute appearances in Serie A for Juventus, scoring one goal and providing one assist in the process. Chiesa has scored one goal in on…
New signing Deulofeu provided the winner for Milan against Fiorentina. Image: Getty
It was another pretty normal week at the Serie A. All of the top seven teams in the league emerged victorious, following the trend that seems to be continuing throughout this season.
Rossoneri Get Crucial Win
emerged victorious from a tough matchup with Fiorentina thanks to goals from Juraj Kucka and new signing Gerard Deulofeu. Kalinic leveled it soon after Kucka s goal, but Milan were happy to sit back and defend their lead after the Spaniard scored the second. It was a pretty impressive performance from the Rossoneri who have been struggling this year as they find themselves without several members of the defense and arguably their best player, Giacomo Bonaventura, who will be out f…
Pep Guardiola has reiterated that he expects to remain at Bayern Munich next season despite the resignation of the club doctor.
Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt announced his decision to step down on Thursday due to a break in the bond of trust , having claimed his medical team were made responsible for Bayern s 3-1 UEFA Champions League quarter-final first-leg loss to Porto on Wednesday.
Muller-Wohlfahrt, who also serves as doctor for the Germany national team, previously stepped down in 2008 when Jurgen Klinsmann was coach, but returned after the ex-Germany international departed.
Asked about his future following Muller-Wohlfahrt s exit ahead of Saturday s Bundesliga game with Hoffenheim, Guardiola said: Of course I will be staying here next season.
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Former Bayern Munich midfielder Dietmar Hamann has admitted he s cautious about the club s deal to sign Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus.
The 22-year-old has swapped Turin for the German capital ahead of the 2022-23 season, following what was a difficult three-year stint in Italy.
De Ligt struggled to establish himself as a core member of Juventus defence and, as a result, saw his stock fall dramatically after previously being widely considered to be one of the best defensive prospects in world football.
Bayern will hope that he can fulfil that potential in Bavaria but Hamann has urged caution about expecting too much from the Netherlands international.
The big question will be whether De Ligt is able to lead the defence, he told Sky, He did a wonderful j…
MLS duo Andrea Pirlo and Sebastian Giovinco have both been omitted from Antonio Conte s provisional Italy squad for Euro 2016.
Both were left out of the training camp last week due to commitments with New York City and Toronto, and despite claims from both over the weekend that a spot at the finals was still possible, neither have been included in the 30-man group.
Domenico Berardi of Sassuolo and Sunderland s Fabio Borini, who were both called up last week, have also been cut, though rising Torino star Marco Benassi has retained his place as part of a midfield shorn of the injured Claudio Marchisio and Marco Verratti.
Juventus veterans including Gianluigi Buffon, Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini, along with Manchester United s Matteo Darmian and Paris Sain…
Spain s football season is almost upon us, with another thrilling campaign in store in LaLiga.
But while many will focus on Lionel Messi, Eden Hazard and the revolution at Atletico Madrid, some younger talents could establish themselves as LaLiga stars in the coming season.
There are several players up and down the league who will be desperate for their big opportunity.
With the help of Opta, we take a look at five prospects who debuted in the competition last term and will hope for breakout seasons.
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Winger Lainez only turned 19 in June, but he already has four caps for Mexico, having established himself as a top prospect at Club America after debuting at 16.
Although Lainez did not make an immediate i…
It’s Week 16 of the NFL season, and our rookie quarterbacks are now in the home stretch, with some living up to the hype and others not so much. Now let’s look at how last year’s draft class fared in Week 16. 6. Trey Lance source: Getty Images Word on the street is Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a hand injury against the Titans, which means we could see Trey Lance back in the lineup in Week 17. An update on Jimmy G’s status is expected by Wednesday, so all those on team Trey will be waiting with bated breath until then. 5. Justin Fields source: Getty Images Justin Fields sat out this week nursing an ankle injury, and the Bears are not sure if he’ll be ready for Week 17 at home against the Giants. It’s been an up-and-down year for the rookie, but he has given Bears fans glimpses …
Tottenham are finalising a deal for striker Dominic Solanke as Bournemouth agree to his club-record departure.
Solanke scored 19 Premier League goals last term to help Bournemouth to secure a 12th-placed finish in the top flight and has been heavily linked with a move away from the Cherries this summer with a number of top clubs interested.
, who has agreed personal terms and is desperate to secure a move to the north London club.
Solanke is under contract with Bournemouth until 2029 but has a £65m release clause in his contract which can be triggered by certain clubs.
It s not clear whether Tottenham have triggered that release clause, though the report does confirm that his departure would represent a club-record sale for Bournemouth, surpassing the �…