A forensic analysis of Maradona’s 2001 testimonial: Higuita, Riquelme…
In 2001, four years after his retirement, Diego Maradona was honoured with a testimonial match: Argentina versus a World XI. It was farcical but entertaining.
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Kano Pillars, Safety Babes lead Prudent Energy Handball League phase one
Kano Pillars, Rima Strikers, D: Defenders, Tojemarine Academy, Rima Queens and Safety Babes won their respective matches yesterday at the Prudent Energy Handball Premier League held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
No more exemptions to erring NSFs: High Court
Sports Code, 2011. These include gymnastics, handball, national yogasana, tennis volleyball, mallakhamb, motor sports, equestrian, rowing, golf, squash racket, yachting and polo.
Premier League table without VAR emerges as Liverpool benefit and Man Utd suffer
Premier League matches used Video Assistant Referees (VAR) for a third consecutive campaign during the 2021/22 season.
Erik ten Hag's Ajax example bodes well for Marcus Rashford's Manchester United future
20th October 2020. Manchester United played Paris Saint-Germain away from home in a Champions League knockout game that seemed impossible to overcome.
Ranking the Premier League clubs by who was most affected by VAR
The 2021-22 season was the third campaign where we had VAR in the Premier League – but it continued to divide opinion and cause controversy.
Guardiola-Klopp tactical hybrid now dominates European football
Perhaps what has been most striking about this season from a tactical point of view has been the degree of consensus. Money can skew games and there always remains the possibility of a brilliant player upsetting theory by doing something brilliant, but for those clubs who have a notion of an underlying philosophy of play it’s fairly clear what that looks like: a high offside line, a coordinated press and a capacity to retain possession when required.
Everton analysis - Paul Clement fumes at persistent Everton problem as away end left baffled one final time
Well, as it turns out, Everton didn't even need to win on Thursday night to confirm their Premier League safety. Burnley's final day defeat to Newcastle United would have condemned them to the Championship even if the Blues had failed to complete the most dramatic of comebacks.