With the return of club football, the Premier League released a report detailing the use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the ongoing 2022-23 Premier League season. A five-person independent panel was set up to conduct a weekly review of the key match incidents (KMI) for all games, and it has been discovered that six of the VAR decisions were incorrect. The panel noted that...
Argentina clinched the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar by beating France 4-2 on penalties following a 3-3 draw at the end of 120 minutes. Argentina captain Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe dominated the encounter at the Lusail Stadium by displaying their goalscoring prowess. La Albiceleste led 2-0 at halftime and 3-2 in extra time, with Messi scoring twice either side of a goal from the...
Spain and Barcelona captain Sergio Busquets has announced his retirement from international football. Busquets decided to draw the curtain on his Spanish national team career following their disappointing outing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The 34-year-old midfielder made his international debut in April 2009 and he represented La Roja for 13 years, amassing a total of 143 appearances while scoring just twice within...
Morocco head coach Walid Regragui has confirmed captain Romain Saiss will not be available for their 2022 FIFA World Cup third-place match against Croatia on Saturday. The 32-year-old spent only 21 minutes on the pitch in the Atlas Lions' 2-0 semi-final loss to France. Saiss was taken off in Morocco's historic quarter-final victory over Portugal after 57 minutes and he was risked for the semi-final with...
A 14-year-old has been announced dead following the France and Morocco semifinal match at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The boy was reportedly run over by an erratic driver in the French city of Montpellier late Wednesday amid violent clashes between supporters of the two teams. The driver was deemed to have panicked after his car was surrounded by rioting fans; he accelerated into...
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