Jurgen Klopp discusses touchline ban for City outburst; ‘expects’ Henderson to play vs Leeds

Posted on January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 by mobanmarket

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he does not know if he should have been given a touchline ban after being sent off during the victory over Manchester City earlier this month.

Klopp was red-carded late on in the 1-0 win at Anfield on October 16 after directing angry protests at referee Anthony Taylor and his assistant over no foul being given for a challenge on Mohamed Salah by Bernardo Silva.

On Thursday the Football Association announced the German, having accepted his behaviour was “improper”, had been handed a £30,000 fine over the incident by an independent panel, but he avoided a touchline ban.

The FA may choose to appeal that decision once it receives the written reasons from the panel.

Asked on Friday if he felt it was a fair punishment, Klopp told a press conference: “I know what I said, and I know that saying that, but from a further distance and with a different face, it would have been completely fine. I said ‘how can you not, how can you not?’

“I think the most expensive face, I’m not sure in the world, but at least here. I think it’s a lot of money but I heard it will be invested for something good, and that’s fine.

“Should I have got a ban? I don’t know. I never was in the situation, I never had a red card, I didn’t ever have a yellow card as far as I know.

“I’m the wrong person that you should ask. I have no idea about what the usual things are. I had a touchline ban years ago in the Champions League with (Borussia) Dortmund, very similar situation, but obviously the Champions League is slightly different.

“I’m not happy or relieved or whatever. It’s just I was waiting for the punishment, take it, and then go from there.”

Klopp was speaking ahead of Saturday’s Premier League home clash with Leeds, for which he confirmed Thiago Alcantara, having recovered from an ear infection, would be available.

Fellow midfielder Jordan Henderson came off with a knee injury in the 3-0 Champions League win at Ajax on Wednesday, and Klopp said of the skipper: “With Hendo we have to wait a little bit, it’s a knock, knee was a bit stiff yesterday, he had only treatment.

“So we will see how he will be today. I expect him to be OK to be honest.”

The result against Ajax saw the Reds bouncing back four days after the shock 1-0 loss at strugglers Nottingham Forest in their last Premier League outing.

In Leeds, the Reds – currently eighth in the table – are facing another side in the relegation zone, and Jesse Marsch’s side are on a four-match losing streak.

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We’ll Leave It There So: Katie’s fifth world title, Herity retires and all today’s sport

Posted on January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 by mobanmarket

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Arsenal legend Ian Wright admits he gets ‘nervy’ watching ‘weird’ Gunners defender

Posted on January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 by mobanmarket

Ian Wright has admitted that Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes makes him feel “a little nervy”.

Gabriel joined the Gunners from Lille for a fee in the region of £23million in 2020.

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The 24-year-old has been solid since moving to England and recently penned a new five-year contract extension.

He was linked with a move to Juventus in the summer transfer window, but a deal failed to materialise.

Despite looking like a very solid defender most of the time, Gabriel is arguably the least reliable and most inconsistent player in Mikel Arteta’s defence.

During Sunday’s emphatic 5-0 win over Nottingham Forest, the Brazilian centre-half had a moment of madness in his own box.

He skewed a pass intended for Granit Xhaka into the direction of Forest midfielder Jesse Lingard, who failed to take his side’s biggest chance of the game, with Ben White saving Gabriel’s blushes with an outstanding block.

Arsenal legend Wright was reluctant to pick out an Arsenal player who is potentially a weak link, but admitted that Gabriel makes him feel nervous at times with some of the “weird” things he does on the pitch.

“It looks weird, doesn’t it,” Wright told Premier League Productions.

“That is the only thing, for me, if you are going to be critical of Arsenal’s defence, then you would probably say it’s with someone like Gabriel.

“He does things which just make you a little nervy and that was another one.”

Gabriel played last season alongside White in the heart of Arsenal’s defence.

In 2022-23, however, the Brazil international has been partnered with William Saliba.

The Frenchman spent last season on loan with Marseille, where he was a roaring success, being named Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year as the club qualified for the Champions League, something Arsenal failed to do.

After agreeing a new contract with Gabriel, the Gunners are prioritising agreeing fresh terms with Saliba.

Reliable journalist David Ornstein reported on Monday that an offer has been put on the table.

Ornstein wrote for The Athletic: ‘There is no agreement so far but the dialogue will continue, as the north London side try to tie down a player who appears fundamental to Arteta’s team and has many admirers across Europe.’

The 21-year-old’s current deal expires in 2023, but the club have the option to extend it by a further year.

His long-term future in north London was up in the air after failing to make a first-team appearance in three years as an Arsenal player.

Saliba joined in 2019 but was sent back on loan to Saint-Etienne for the following campaign as part of the deal.

After failing to impress Mikel Arteta, he was loaned out again, this time to OGC Nice halfway through 20-21 after making several appearances for the club’s under-21s.

The decision to loan him out to Marseille frustrated fans, who thought he should have stayed in London, or been loaned out to another English club.

It was a masterstroke from Arteta, however, who admitted Saliba would not have played nearly enough with Arsenal not competing in Europe last term.

Saliba flourished with Marseille and fans will look back at his 21-22 campaign as an integral one in his development.

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Toulon have organised a mouth-watering clash against a top Super Rugby side

Posted on January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 by mobanmarket

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS TOULON will tackle the South African Super Rugby team the Sharks in a friendly in February, the French club tweeted on Sunday.

The idea of a friendly between the two sides was mooted earlier in the week when Sharks manager John Smit, South Africa’s 2007 World Cup winning captain, threw down the gauntlet and tweeted a direct challenge to Toulon.

He said Tuesday: “Its easier to win Heineken (European) Cup than to contest a @SuperRugby title, @RCTofficiel how do u feel about a game against the SA Conf champs 2014?”

That prompted Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal to quip in a press conference later that day: “I’ve seen Jaws I, II and III and sharks don’t scare me!”

But on Sunday, Toulon’s official twitter account posted the message: “Toulon accept John Smit’s challenge and will face the Sharks on February 5, 2015 at Mayol.”

The match will take place in Toulon on the same weekend as the first round of Six Nations matches, meaning the French champions will be badly depleted from international call-ups.

But Super Rugby semi-finallists the Sharks will still be in their pre-season as the 2015 Super Rugby competition — pitting teams from South Africa, New Zealand and Australia against each other — starts a week later.

According to organisers SL Events, talks had been ongoing before Smit’s tweet about a possible match.

It will pit current Toulon fly-half Frederic Michalak against the team where he twice spent a year, in 2008 and 2011.

Boudjellal claimed on Tuesday that when he told manager Bernard Laporte about the challenge, the former France coach responded: “If they want to play the champions, it’s where they want, when they want!”

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Premier League urged to take drastic pre-World Cup action in wake of Ben Chilwell injury

Posted on January 10, 2023November 18, 2024 by mobanmarket

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The Premier League has been urged to take drastic action before the World Cup to avoid further injuries.

That’s according to Jamie O’Hara, who felt for Ben Chilwell after the Chelsea and England star hobbled off at the end of the Blues’ win over Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday.

The left-back appeared to tell Mason Mount “it’s popped” as he was helped from the pitch clutching his hamstring at Stamford Bridge

Chilwell joins Kyle Walker and Reece James as full-back doubts for England ahead of the World Cup.

And with less than three weeks to go before England’s Group B opener against Iran, O’Hara has urged the Premier League to postpone the final round of games before the World Cup to avoid further problems for Gareth Southgate and other national team managers.

“Cancel the last round of games in the Premier League, give them a bit of breathing space,” he told talkSPORT. “The Premier League should do it, or the players should get involved. This is the problem with the Premier League.

“It’s all about money, all about getting the revenue in. The players are not being protected. It’s as simple as that. There are too many games and too many injuries and England are going to suffer.

“You could see in [Chilwell’s] face, he went white instantly. You know he’s done. It’s a six-week injury, four to six weeks so it kills his World Cup hopes. You’ve lost Reece James, you’ve lost Ben Chilwell, but for England it’s a serious problem.

“Players are dropping like flies. We keep going on about the amount of fixtures they have to squeeze in before the World Cup starts, and big games too.”

Asked whether Chilwell’s injury ended his World Cup hopes, Graham Potter said after the game: “I think you would have to say so, yeah.

“Obviously I don’t want to add any more than that but when a player pulls up like he did and he felt it so it’s never positive.

“I spoke to him briefly. He felt something as he was setting off so he’s disappointed and he’s upset. It’s not positive at the moment.

“It’s a blow to see him pull up like that. It’s not a great sight so fingers crossed when we get it scanned it isn’t as bad.”

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Danie Poolman on the double as five-try Connacht maul Bayonne

Posted on January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 by mobanmarket

Connacht 42

Bayonne 19

CONNACHT BROUGHT THEIR unbeaten home run to a seventh game on another night of feelgood rugby at the Sportsground.

Two tries from Danie Poolman gave the hosts a half-time advantage of 15 – 12. And although Bayonne would start the second half even better than they did the first, the assured kicking of Jack Carty and a breakaway try from Bundee Aki allowed them to open up a lead going in to the final quarter.

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Three penalties from Martin Bustos Moyano sent the visitors into an early 9 – 3 lead before Poolman crossed for the opening try after 20 minutes.

While Rodney Ah You came under pressure at times in the scrum, the line-out consistently looked like a useful weapon for Pat Lam’s side. it was on the back of one such rolling maul that Poolman was unleashed on a scything run to the try-line.

Carty’s conversion would nudge the home side in front for the first time, but Bayonne were able to pick off another opportunity after 28 minutes.

On the stroke of half-time however, another powerful maul was the basis for a sweeping back-line move with Carty and Aki involved before Poolman crossed for his second.

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Though Carty was unable to add the conversion, he was on target again 13 minutes into the second half after Florian Lapeyrde’s try had pushed the visitors in to a four-point lead.

Whether trailing 15 – 19 or 18 -19, Connacht did not panic and Carty calmly stroked his side into the lead after 59 minutes following Lapeyrade was sin-binned.

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From there, the floodgates opened. Kieran Marmion’s high box kick fell loosed on the edge of the 22 and Aki gratefully picked up to run in his first try for the western province. After a ding-dong opening 50 minutes, the result was put beyond all doubt when McSharry grounded a bonus point try.

That score was another for the maul’s highlight reel, but the pack opted to keep the next score for themselves, Willie Faloon claiming the fifth try in this five-point success.

The maximum return sees Connacht move to within a point of Exeter Chiefs in Pool 2 of the Challenge Cup.

Scorers

Connacht

Tries: D Poolman (2), B Aki, McSharry, W Faloon

Conversions: J Carty (3), C Ronaldson.

Penalties: J Carty (3)

Bayonne

Tries: F Lapeyrade

Conversions: C Otazo

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Penalties: M Bustos Moyano (4),

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Armitage and Castrogiovanni in the dock after being hit with complaints of misconduct

Posted on January 9, 2023October 22, 2024 by mobanmarket

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MARTIN CASTROGIOVANNI AND Delon Armitage are to face misconduct complaints brought to them by the EPCR at a hearing next Wednesday in London.

The EPCR confirmed this evening that they were bringing the complaints against the Toulon players.

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It was revealed last Monday that an investigation was taking place into the alleged use of “offensive language” by Castrogiovanni and Armitage in seperate incidents during and after last Sunday’s Champions Cup clash between Toulon and Leicester.

The official complaint against Castrogiovanni is that after the game he made “a number of comments to the media in which he attacked, disparaged, criticised, damaged and/or brought into disrepute Leicester Tigers, the club’s Director of Rugby, Richard Cockerill, EPCR, the European Rugby Champions Cup and the sport of rugby union.”

The official complaint against Armitage is “that during and after the match he is alleged to have conducted himself in an unsportsmanlike manner by making a number of comments to, or within earshot of, spectators using foul and abusive language.”

An EPCR statement on Monday had revealed that both incidents were “referred” to them by Leicester Tigers.

Toulon prop Castrogiovanni made headlines across the rugby world for the remarkable quotes The Guardian reported he made post-match at Welford Road.

Leicester head coach Richard Cockerill. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO

“I never want to speak with Cockers any more,” Castrogiovanni is alleged to have told the English newspaper in regards to his former coach at Leicester, Cockerill.

“I am the kind of guy that if I hate you, if you are not clear with me or if you have been a cunt, how you say in English, I never want to speak to you any more.

Martin Castrogiovanni celebrates winning the Heineken Cup final last May. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO

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Spoilers: 205 Live TV Taping Results

Posted on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 by mobanmarket

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