Tag: Premier League

Another sickening night of football violence: Patrick Vieira ATTACKS rival fan during pitch invasion

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More fan violence broke out in a series of pitch invasions last night where Patrick Vieira was seen kicking an Everton fan who repeatedly taunted him and Swindon Town players were attacked by Port Vale supporters celebrating their playoff semi-final victory on penalties.

The Everton supporter involved in the skirmish had filmed himself abusing Mr Vieira and giving him the middle finger before the Crystal Palace manager eventually kicked out, sending the moron tumbling to the ground.

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AI: How a Silicon Valley algorithm could change the world of sports forever

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Popularised in the Brad Pitt film Moneyball, groundbreaking analytics almost saw the Oakland A’s crowned the kings of baseball back in 2002.

General manager Billy Beane’s evidence-based, sabermetric approach allowed the small-market franchise to compete against teams with much bigger budgets by finding undervalued players through revolutionary statistical analysis.

The concept sparked the adoption of more data-driven principles across a myriad of sports – with teams and coaches all trying to gain a competitive advantage – but the latest innovation

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Tottenham vs Arsenal: Martin Keown and Peter Crouch debate the North London derby

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Tottenham take on arch-rivals Arsenal in the North London derby on Thursday in what will go a long way in deciding who gets Champions League football next season.

Unlike this season’s earlier meeting between the two sides – which saw Arsenal comfortably beat Nuno Espirito Santo’s Spurs side 3-0 at the Emirates – there will be a lot more than bragging rights on the line this time around, given that both sides are fighting to finish in the top four.

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Man United’s woeful defending in Brighton defeat will worry Erik ten Hag

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Manchester United’s humiliation at Brighton on Saturday night represents the low point of their time in the Premier League.

They have suffered heavier defeats – such as 6-1 home thrashings by Manchester City and Tottenham, plus a 5-0 drubbing by bitter rivals Liverpool this season – but this 4-0 reverse was the nadir.

It means that United will end this season with their lowest points return in the post-1992 era and they may yet suffer the indignity of playing in

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Premier League: Liverpool ace Luis Diaz joins long list of January signings who made instant impacts

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Luis Diaz continued the superb start to his Liverpool career by coming off the bench to score in their Champions League semi-final win over Villarreal on Tuesday night, and then delivered the goods once more against Tottenham to secure a point. 

The Colombian, who arrived at Anfield in January after completing a £50million switch from Porto, changed the European game for Jurgen Klopp’s side after they had initially fallen two goals behind in Spain.

Diaz was a constant threat when

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Manchester United CONFIRM Erik ten Hag as their new manager as he leaves Ajax

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Manchester United have officially confirmed that Erik ten Hag is taking over as their new manager.

Ten Hag will leave his job at Ajax at the end of the season to become United’s fifth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. 

The 52-year-old will be joined at Old Trafford by his No 2 Mitchell van der Gaag.

The Dutchman’s appointment has been expected for some time since Sportsmail revealed a month ago that he had been interviewed for

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s new low after smashing a young fan’s phone

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Cristiano Ronaldo hit the headlines again at the weekend. However, it wasn’t for the reasons everyone would have envisaged.

Ronaldo is used to leaving opposition fans in tears with his on-field exploits but this time he left one supporter devastated with an off-the-field act.

After Saturday’s devastating 1-0 Premier League loss at Everton, Ronaldo is alleged to have smashed the phone of one fan as he trudged off the pitch.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s season of strife at Manchester United took a

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Picture special: What Chelsea and Stamford Bridge looked like before Roman Abramovich

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The world of Chelsea Football Club caved in this week after the government’s sanctioned their Russian owner Roman Abramovich over his links to Vladimir Putin in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.

The Stamford Bridge club, who are the reigning European and world champions, suddenly find themselves in an existential fight to survive with Abramovich’s sale of the club paused, ticket and merchandise sales frozen, and sponsors withdrawing millions in revenue.

The 19 years of Abramovich’s ownership have witnessed

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How Oleksandr Zinchenko went from fleeing war-torn hometown to top of British game

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Football fans were left in tears last night after Ukrainian player Oleksandr Zinchenko embraced fellow countryman Vitaliy Mykolenko in an emotional show of support for their country in the wake of Russia’s invasion. 

But the touching move was unsurprising from Zinchenko, 25,  whose own remarkable journey to the Premier League club saw him flee to Moscow as a teenager after Russia’s invasion of Crimea. 

Now a top midfielder on a reported salary of £20,000 a week, he’s come along way

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Tottenham’s damning stats show Antonio Conte is being let down as their form plummets

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With Antonio Conte now insisting his side have just a one per cent chance of finishing in the top four, it’s perhaps remarkable to think it was less than a month ago that Tottenham were riding high after Steven Bergwijn’s stunning late double sealed a pivotal victory over Leicester. 

A scintillating 3-2 win at the King Power Stadium saw Tottenham leapfrog rivals Arsenal into fifth place, while they moved just a point behind West Ham in fourth with three games

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