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Aug 1, 2020 • 3 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
I don't know if the ball is on the line (angle may be misleading), but the VAR can only intervene if he feels it should be a red card. The act of the goalkeeper handling outside the area is not an automatic red.

The VAR cannot give a free-kick without a red. #HeadsUpFACupFinal
So Martinez didn't catch the ball outside the area anyway. #HeadsUpFACupFinal ImageImage
And for people sharing this image. He hasn't caught the ball at this point. But I'm sure my timeline will be full of it anyway. Image

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Jul 8
UEFA has confirmed the seeding rule for the QF and SF of its competitions, including Champions League, for next season.

We knew draws were to be removed for QF and SF, but not the specifics of how the home team in the second legs would be determined.

Good one for Arsenal fans.
Key theory:

Teams ranked 1-4 guaranteed to be at home in the QF.
Teams ranked 1-2 guaranteed to be at home in the SF.

However, if any of 1-4 are knocked out, seeding is not recalculated. Home advantage is effectively tied to the result of the round of 16, and then QF.
Therefore, even though Arsenal (3rd place) played PSG (15th place) in the semifinals, Arsenal would NOT be seeded at play the second leg at home if the same were to happen next season.

PSG have priority in the SF as they took the right off Liverpool (1st) by knocking them out.
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Jun 16
This does not bode well for Crystal Palace.

Drogheda also won the cup but are excluded from the Conference League due to ownership rules.

Sister club Silkeborg stay in because they finished 7th, with Drogheda (9th) removed.
The deadline for separating associated clubs into a blind trust was changed from June 1 to March 1 as of this year.

That's very harsh for a club such as Palace as they would have needed to do this after the FA Cup fourth round, which seems completely unrealistic.
Drogheda qualified for Europe last November, as cup winners.

But Silkeborg didn't qualify for the Conference League until June 1 through a playoff, three months after the blind trust deadline.

NB: no Irish club will replace Drogheda as there's no time to get a licence.
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May 28
REVEALED

The six non-English clubs in Pot 1 MUST play TWO Premier League clubs in the Champions League next season.

Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
PSG
Inter Milan
Borussia Dortmund
Barcelona

Impact is on these 6, rather than Prem teams.

HERE'S WHY 👇
espn.com/soccer/story/_…
Last season, Pot 1 teams played eight games in the league phase against English clubs.

They recorded recorded two wins, a draw and five losses.

This season, the 6 must play 12 games to meet the draw constraints caused by 6 Prem teams in the comp + 3 in Pot 1.
Under usual circumstances the composition of the draw pots doesn't matter anymore.

But this year, (for instance) Barcelona and Real Madrid may be forced to play Totttenham or Newcastle as one team from Pot 3 and 4, rather than, say, Slavia Prague or Bodo/Glimt, etc.
Read 4 tweets
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Jan 8
That should have been a second yellow for Lucas Bergvall.

It wasn't an attempt to stop a promising attack, which wouldn't result in a caution if the move plays out.

It was a reckless tackle, and should have been a booking regardless of the attack. #TOTLIV
Ange Postecoglu is incorrect for three reasons.

1. Bergvall's offence is a reckless tackle, not stopping a promising attack

2. Advantage isn't applied on a second yellow unless it's an IMMEDIATE goal chance

3. Ref didn't play advantage. Said no foul

Ange is correct that there's no yellow for stopping a promising attack (SPA) if the ref plays advantage and the attack plays out.

But the law doesn't allow Stuart Attwell to play advantage even if he did view Bergvall's challenge as SPA. Play must stop and second yellow shown.
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Dec 3, 2024
Club World Cup explainer

🔺 How the 31 teams qualified
🔺 Inter Miami and Messi?
🔺 The old Club World Cup still exists!
🔺 Will it be competitive?
🔺 Player burnout?
🔺 Format
🔺 Match dates
🔺 Draw on Thursday
🔺 Venues
🔺 Trophy

READ 👇
espn.co.uk/football/story…
Club World Cup draw pots now confrimed.

- No group can feature more than one team from the same confederation except UEFA, with 12 teams
- Pot 1 will have paired seedings based on the confederation rankings
- Pot 1 teams go to position 1
- Inter Miami will play the opening match Image
The full match schedule comprising the stadium and kick-off time for each fixture will be finalised and published once the draw has taken place, taking into account a range of factors including sporting and player-centric criteria, local and fans and broadcast considerations.
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Nov 30, 2024
Ok, so FIFA has made a small, yet significant change to the protocols for the World Cup qualifying draw.

It could have an impact on each of the home nations, but potentially the greatest effect could be on Wales.

A thread to explain for the home nations. Image
What's changed?

Previously, all Nations League (UNL) quarterfinal (QF) and playoff (PO) teams in Pots 2, 3 and 4 were to be "in priority allocated to groups of four."

This has been removed. These teams now could potentially be in a group of five.

You can see the edit here. Image
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So, let's take a look at what this means.

For England, not a huge amount as they could always be in a group of four or five.

However, once England are in a group of four or five, they are, when Pot 2 begins, now able to draw ANY of the teams from Pot 2.
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