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Michael Owen: There is no Reason to Blame VAR

Michael Owen, a former footballer of the English national team, speaks about VAR. It is known that football players often disagree with the decisions of the referees due to the use of a video assistant. Owen thinks differently: he states that there is no sense blaming VAR, because the referees always follow the official rules.

In particular, Michael speaks about the incident at yesterday's Sheffield United vs. West Ham EPL match. Kick the ball on the hand of West Ham midfielder Declan Rice was the reason that the referee didn't count the goal because of the video assistant data. But the real reason is the new football rule, according to which even accidentally touching the ball is treated as an infraction.

As Owen says, EPL players just need to learn the rules before giving interviews and loudly expressing their displeasure. At the same time, Michael also doesn’t agree with such an innovation in the rules. Its abolishment will be delighted not only in the Premier League: for example, the Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid match could have ended in a different way if the referee hadn't canceled Messi's goal because of a hand-touch.

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Barcelona Officials Appreciate Valverde's Work

The defeat of Barcelona in yesterday's match against Atlético Madrid has sparked talks that the Catalans head coach Ernesto Valverde might get sacked. Today, the club's officials hastened to play down these rumors. Moreover, according to the sports journalist Helena Condis, Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu is extremely pleased with Ernesto's work. The last game was one of the most striking this season and the loss in no way diminishes Valverde's merits, Bartomeu states.

The top Blaugrana player Lionel Messi has also supported his coach, saying he believes in his success. Leo focused on the fact that now his team needs to stand together as never before. They failed to get the Super Cup this year, but there are many important tournaments ahead. Barça still tops La Liga, although Real Madrid is breathing down their neck. Following the results of 19 rounds, both teams each have 40 points.

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El Clasico no-go: Barcelona Out of Spanish Super Cup

The outcome of the Spanish Super Cup second semi-final, that took place yesterday in Saudi Arabia, was fairly unexpected. F.C. Barcelona led most of the match, however Atlético performed an outstanding penalty kick in the 81st and then scored the winner 4 minutes before the end of normal time.

Barça had all chances to win the game, but, as often happens, VAR and referee's decisions played a vital role. According to Antoine Griezmann who scored a header in the 62nd, a video assistant helps avoid ambiguities in matches, but sometimes it goes against footballers.

During the second half, there were many controversial moments, but the most significant were two annulled goals for Barcelona, which eventually determined the winner. The referee first canceled the successful kick of Messi at Atlético because of a hand-touch, and then Gerard Pique's goal due to the offside at Arturo Vidal, a Blaugrana midfielder.

As a result of the game, Atlético has made it to the Spanish Super Cup final to play against Real Madrid. El Derbi takes place on January 12.

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Former Liverpool Player Hopes Klopp Wins Premier League

Steven Gerrard, who used to play as a midfielder for Liverpool for 17 years, has expressed his opinion about the club’s current coach Jürgen Klopp. The ex-footballer wished he could have played under his leadership. Steven left the Reds after the season 2014-2015, and Klopp took over at the British club just a few months later.

Gerrard explained his decision to leave Liverpool in 2015 because he didn't like his bit-part playing role. He couldn't assume back then that Klopp would coach the team, and would be happy to work with him. The former striker is confident that Liverpool will become the Premier League champion thanks to Klopp, and wishes them victory.

Steven himself is a football manager now. In the season 2017-2018, he coached Liverpool youth team, and now heads the Scottish FC Rangers. Klopp’s coaching experience would certainly have been useful to Gerrard, but they never had a chance to work together.

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Real Madrid Makes it to Super Cup Final Without Wingers

Following the results of the Supercopa de España semi-finals, Real Madrid beat Valencia 3:1. The head coach of Los Blancos, Zinedine Zidane, is more than happy about the outcome. In his opinion, the victory is well-deserved, yet the competition isn't over: the match that determines the absolute champion is right ahead.

Zidane spoke about Real's line-up for yesterday's game. The coach decided not to field his wingers, Vinicius and Rodrigo, to have more space for halfbacks. This allowed him to put five midfielders at the same time, and three of them — Kroos, Isco and Modric — scored goals.

Zidane admits that Valencia players are strong, but Real Madrid managed to beat them and move on. It’s still unknown what team will play against Real in the final. Another contender for the Cup will be determined tonight, after the Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid match.

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Verratti Heaps Praises on PSG Squad

Yesterday's triumph of Paris Saint-Germain in a home match against Saint-Étienne encouraged the midfielder Marco Verratti. The footballer commented on their success and boasted about his current team. The last game, which ended in 6:1, let PSG make it to the French League Cup semi-finals.

It was the first home match in 2020, and the players would not have shown such an excellent result without well-coordinated teamwork, Verratti points out. According to him, the victory is the result of sound decisions his teammates made during the game. The footballers did their best, and the strong squad ensured such a stunning outcome. Marco focuses on the fact that PSG now has four players from the world top 10: Mbappe, Neymar Jr., Di María, and Icardi.

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Juventus Head Coach Happy Ronaldo Feels Well

Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri commented on the health of the club’s top player. According to him, Cristiano Ronaldo is in great physical condition and his knee problem has finally gone. So now that the Juve striker feels totally well, he can play at his best.

A couple of months ago, Ronaldo missed two matches in a row because of knee injury. Today, the footballer's health seems fine, and his stats confirm this. In the last five Serie A matches, Cristiano scored 8 goals.

Back in December, Ronaldo was worried that he wouldn’t be able to play well because of knee pain. Nevertheless, self-doubt didn’t prevent him from scoring a header at a height of 2.56 meters. The next Juve game in Serie A will take place on January 12, and the striker will have a chance to demonstrate his talent again.

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Klopp: Victories Positively Affect Liverpool Players

Over the past six months, Liverpool has won three iconic football tournaments: the Club World Championship, the Champions League, and the UEFA Super Cup. According to Jürgen Klopp, the head coach of the Merseyside team, victories in the championship finals have a positive influence on footballers and the way they play.

With time, players perform better in the finals of tournaments, Klopp says. The team got used to the support of their fans inspired by the victories of their favorite club. Getting to the finals and winning so many competitions is a great and rare achievement.

The coach points out that the level of players in the team has become much higher over the past 2 years. Now that Klopp took over at Liverpool, the footballers demonstrate true master skills on the pitch.

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Mandžukić Signs $12 Million Contract With Al-Duhail

The former striker of the Croatian national team, Mario Mandžukić, has signed a contract with a new club. Since 2015, he played for Juventus and took part in more than 100 matches. There is still a year and a half before his contract with Juve expires, but Mario has come to a decision to change the club.

Mandžukić's new soccer team is Al-Duhail from the Qatar Premier League. The transfer value of the footballer reached 10 million euros, which is half as much as 4 years ago when he moved from Atlético to Juventus. Mario’s current salary is also known: he will get 12 million euros by the end of next season.

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Liverpool Orders “Champions' Kit” for Single Match

Liverpool asked the EPL to let them wear the club world champions' symbol on their kit. Surprisingly, the Premier League officials allowed this, though a similar request from Manchester United in 2008 was rejected.

Liverpool footballers have the right to wear the golden badge, as it is regulated by FIFA. According to FIFA standards, the current club world champions' kit may have a distinctive symbol until the title is transferred to another team. Earlier, the EPL didn't want to single out anyone and forbid English clubs from wearing such badge. This year, the ruling was reconsidered, yet as an exception.

If players receive a special kit on time, Liverpool will play against Wolverhampton as the winner of the Club World Cup. The game is scheduled on December 29 and will be the last match of the Reds in 2019.

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Tottenham Hotspur Investigates Racism

The Tottenham vs. Chelsea match in the 18th round of the Premier League was memorable for an incident: a Spurs striker kicked out at the Chelsea defender Antonio Rüdiger. After that, the spectators started shouting insults at the injured footballer, and as a result, the game was nearly disrupted.

The reason was racism, which is too common among British fans. After the match, a number of organizations, including the English Professional Footballers' Association, sent a collective appeal to the government demanding to inquire into all cases of racism in national football.

Tottenham Hotspur's press service has already stated that it would investigate the incident. Representatives of the club said they would track the words of every fan, and those who had shouted offensive words would get a life ban.

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Frank Lampard, who took over at Chelsea this season, expressed his willingness to help young players. According to Lampard, if they don't do this, they will likely miss promising players who will simply go to other clubs, in which they will be trusted more.

This is exactly what happened at Chelsea a few years ago. Here is the list of players who used to play for the club and who were underestimated by former coaches:

$$$ Mohamed Salah played in 13 matches for 2 seasons,

$$$ Romelu Lukaku took part in only 10 matches for 3 years,

$$$ Kevin De Bruyne went on the field three times in 2 years.

The 41-year-old Lampard, who ended his career as a football player in 2016, may remember what it feels like to be a footballer who is not allowed to go out onto the football pitch. Thus, he doesn't want to be a coach who misses out on young and talented players.

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Bayern Goalkeeper: Golden Ball is for Forwards

Three weeks have passed since the annual Ballon d'Or award ceremony determined the best player 2019, but discussions are still in full swing. Manuel Neuer, a goalkeeper in Bayern since 2011, also expressed his opinion. According to him, the “Golden Ball" award is usually given to forwards because their game is more spectacular.

During a match, all eyes are on attackers because their main task on the field is to score goals. The work of goalkeepers and defenders doesn't seem much impressive to fans, thus, such players rarely win.

Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool defender, was about to obtain the win ball this year, but ended up second after Messi. In 2014, Neuer himself was two steps away from the trophy: he was placed third.

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MAN CITY TO HAVE JUST 46 HOURS BETWEEN EPL MATCHES

At the end of 2019, Manchester City's schedule will be unexpectedly tight, the club's head coach Pep Guardiola reported. On December 27, his team has a match against Wolverhampton, and already on December 29, the Citizens are to play against Sheffield United. This means that the players will have less than 2 days to recover, which makes the coach nervous.

According to Guardiola, he has already written to the Premier League officials and voiced his disappointment about the schedule. He claims EPL creates clearly unequal conditions for footballers. Namely, Liverpool, the leader of the Premier League, and Chelsea will have almost 3 days between games. Though, there is a less fortunate team: Leicester City will be able to rest for 45.5 hours, which is 45 minutes less than the Citizens.

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Ronaldo Fails to Obtain Super Cup First Time in 6 Years

The Italian Super Cup was played on December 22, and for the first time since 2013, Ronaldo ended up among losers. The Juventus vs. Lazio match finished in 1:3 in favor of the away team. Interestingly, this was the second time in a month the Turinians lost to the Romans. On December 7, the clubs had a game that ended with the same score.

This seems to be a serious blow to the ego of Cristiano who hasn't lost the national competition in six years. The last time such a dramatic defeat happened on May 17, 2013, when Real Madrid lost Copa del Rey final to Atlético Madrid in 1:2.

Juventus and Lazio are longtime rivals that often play against each other in Italian championships. Lazio last beat Juventus 2:3 in the Super Bowl two years ago. Except Ronaldo was not a member of the Turin club.

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Napoli's former head coach Carlo Ancelotti, who was fired earlier this month, has signed a 4.5-year contract with Liverpool FC Everton. Soon after the club welcomed its new manager on Twitter, Ancelotti gave an interview and stated that he was happy to coach a team with such a rich history.

According to him, Everton officials know exactly where they are heading to. The team is focused on success and clearly knows how to achieve it. Carlo's task is to bring their vision to life and motivate players to reach better results.

December 21, Everton played against Arsenal in the Premier League match ended in 0-0. Duncan Ferguson, who has been their interim manager this year, will join Ancelotti's coaching staff. Interestingly, Arsenal also got a new boss, Mikel Arteta, a former Guardiola's assistant at Manchester City. Arteta took over at Arsenal for 3.5 years, and this appointment was a big step at his coaching career.

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Sadio Mané showed himself well

For a long time I have not seen a good game Messi

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Pep Guardiola has 1.5 years left until his contract with Manchester City expires. Soon the coach will have an opportunity to change the club. However, according to Pep, he isn't going to leave ManCity for as long as possible.

Guardiola focuses on the fact that his decision to stay is dictated exclusively by his concern about the team. As Josep points out, he will keep working with the Citizens until it stops being beneficial for the club.

Pep's work experience in Manchester FC will be 5 years by the time the contract ends. The remaining year and a half is a fairly long period. This means the coach’s decision may change if his work is no longer positive for the team.

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Will Guardiola stay in Manchester?

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Breaking News! Zinedine Zidane spoke about how long his career will last!

Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane spoke about how long his career would last. According to him, he does not intend to stay on as a coach to a ripe old age, even though he loves doing his job.

Zidane also noted that Real Madrid, as one of the top clubs, needs an atypical coach, and he himself is perfect in this role. Football makes him happy day in and day out, but he is unlikely to continue coaching until he turns 60 or 70.

Zidane-coach and Zidane-footballer are totally different persons, the former Los Blancos midfielder admits. He was fond of playing on the pitch, but enjoys being a coach as much.

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How long will his career continue? What do you think?

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The former Juventus head coach, Massimiliano Allegri, shared his vision of football. According to him, strategies and schemes are hardly the most important points in a successful game. For Italians, football is art, and players are like artists who create a masterpiece on the pitch, the coach says.

Massimiliano admits that he admires everything the greatest footballers do in attack and defense. For him, every match is an amazing show, and he loves being a spectator.

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Do you agree with the statement that football is art?