Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk’s quality has surprised Reds manager Arne Slot, who says the defender is on “another level”. Van Dijk, 33, is in the last six months of his contract and made his 300th appearance for the Reds in Saturday’s 4-1 win over Ipswich Town. During his eight years at Anfield, the Dutch … Read more
The second tier – ‘Select Group 2’ referees – officiate Championship matches and will sometimes act as fourth officials at Premier League games. Championship referees receive a baseline salary, then additional match fees on top. No figures are publicly available for this group of referees, but both the salary and match fees are lower than … Read more
As AFC Bournemouth continue to surprise everyone, Alex Keble assesses how they have overcome a lengthy injury list to push for UEFA Champions League qualification. To truly appreciate Andoni Iraola’s AFC Bournemouth, we have to look beyond the nine goals scored in thrashings handed out to top-four rivals Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest over the … Read more
David Benavidez said in an interview that he believes he can lure Canelo Alvarez up to 175 to face him by defeating David Morrell on Saturday, February 1st, then defeating the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 winner to become the undisputed champion. Benavidez believes Bivol will defeat Beterbiev in their rematch on February 22nd, … Read more
Michael Oliver played for two clubs in the Premier League at youth level before becoming a referee, he has revealed. The 39-year-old has been part of the PGMOL’s Select Group – the top ranking of officials – since 2010, and became part of UEFA’s Elite list in 2018. He has overseen matches in the Champions … Read more
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes online abuse is damaging football and more needs to be done to “kick it out” of the game. Police are investigating threats and abuse suffered by referee Michael Oliver after he sent off Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly for a late challenge during the Gunners’ 1-0 win at Wolves on Saturday. The … Read more
Shakur Stevenson looked beat up in a photo posted by Shawn Porter moments after their sparring session for Shakur’s title defense of his WBC lightweight belt against Floyd Schofield on February 22nd at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Porter was trying to give Shakur some cover by saying in the photo caption, “The kid only … Read more
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Dmitry Bivol says he wants to throw more punches in his rematch with undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev in 25 days on February 22nd in Riyadh. Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) thinks he gave away the previous contest against Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) by not letting his hands go and shelling up when he was … Read more
Former Manchester United midfielder Angel Gomes has already been linked with a return to the Premier League – and it appears the Lille and England international has plenty of admirers [og_img] 2025-01-28 18:36:21