Somewhat fittingly for the week between Christmas and New Year, when excess chocolate and cheese can easily become a meal, the Premier League looks to have overindulged.
The newest gadgets can become tiresome through overuse at this time of year and the most recent rounds of fixtures in England s top flight might come to be seen as the moment when VAR ate itself.
Teemu Pukki, Wilfried Zaha, Dan Burn, Neto and Lys Mousset all had goals disallowed over the weekend when either themselves or team-mates were shown to be offside by the barest of margins.
Video Assistant Referees were rolled out in the A-League, MLS, the Bundesliga and Serie A before their largely acclaimed use at the 2018 World Cup.
All the while, the Premier League watched and waited, observe…
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Looking to wrap up top spot in Group A on Thursday evening, Arsenal will make the trip to PSV when they turn their attention back to Europa League duties.
Starting with the hosts, while PSV might have gained plenty of praise since opening the 2022/23 campaign, the Dutch giants are enduring a recent wobble over the past week. Eventually getting hit with a 1-0 loss in north London last week when they made the trip to Arsenal, Ruud van Nistelrooy s side also put in a downbeat display a few days ago. Missing out on what they tipped as a golden chance to close the buffer at the top of the Eredivisie table, the former Manchester United striker saw his side get hit with an action-packed defeat away at Groningen. However, knowing that they are …
According to a recent report from Sky Sports, Manchester City have made a £100 million bid for Tottenham Hotspur forward Harry Kane.
City are also believed to be open to the prospect of including players in the deal, but as of this writing, Spurs are planning on rejecting the offer. Kane had previously informed Spurs that his intention was to leave during the summer transfer window with Manchester United and Chelsea both being interested right alongside City.
Kane would reportedly prefer to remain in the Premier League as opposed to going abroad but before he makes an official decision, he will first try and focus on getting England as far as he possibly can at Euro 2020.
Whether or not that s an achievable goal remains to be seen but for the time being, City a…