The Football Association (FA) in England has made some changes to the use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the 2024/25 FA Cup season, the body announced on Monday. The FA revealed that the VAR technology will now be used in every match from the fifth round of the 2024-25 FA Cup season and onwards. VAR was formerly adopted for just the competition's final at...
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has called against mounting pressure on Kobbie Mainoo after he helped the Red Devils to their 13th FA Cup title with victory over rivals Manchester City on Saturday. The 19-year-old of Ghanaian descent scored the second goal after Alejandro Garnacho put United ahead, setting them up for a famous 2-1 win. It was the fifth goal for Mainoo this season...
Erik Ten Hag has branded the reactions to Manchester United's FA Cup semi-final victory over Coventry City "embarrassing" and "a disgrace". The Red Devils let slip a 3-0 lead at Wembley with 20 minutes to go and went on to win on 4-2 penalties. United were heavily criticised by pundits and fans alike for their performance despite making it back-to-back FA Cup finals against rivals Manchester...
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has continued to back Nicolas Jackson despite his inconsistency in front of goal. The Senegal international has had mixed reviews on his form since joining from Villarreal last summer where he was awarded the La Liga player of the month for May. Jackson has scored 11 goals in all competitions, 10 of them in the Premier League, yet he has not warmed...
Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has revealed that he deliberately provoked Coventry City fans during the penalty shootout of Sunday's FA Cup semi-final at Wembley despite being on an earlier yellow card. The Cameroonian was booked time wasting during the 120 minutes of action before getting a second yellow for causing a distraction during the shootout but was not sent off. It was similar to Aston...
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