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The Scottish FA’s Key Match Incident Panel (KMI) believe that Celtic’s Auston Trusty should have been sent off following his clash with Rangers goalkeeper Jack Butland in Sunday’s League Cup semi-final.Celtic defender Trusty’s boot caught Butland in the head and he was booked by referee Nick Walsh at Hampden Park. However, the KMI panel, by a majority of two to one, said the VAR was wrong to not intervene and should have recommended an on-field review, where a red card should have been awarded.The panel did, however, by a unanimous majority, say the decisions to disallow Nicolas Raskin’s own goal…
When President Donald Trump hit Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two largest oil companies, with sweeping sanctions on October 22, the message to Moscow was unmistakable: Washington was turning up the heat. But the shockwaves reached far beyond Russia — landing squarely in New Delhi, one of Russia’s biggest oil customers and a key US partner in Asia. Since the Ukraine war began, India has quietly emerged as one of Moscow’s biggest oil lifelines. Its imports of Russian crude have soared from under 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) in early 2022 to nearly 1.8 million bpd this year— a 17-fold surge.…
Lamine Yamal has been named in Spain’s squad to face Georgia and Turkey next week, after missing last month’s World Cup qualifiers through injury with Spain manager Luis De la Fuente calling him an “obvious choice.”Yamal, 18, starred for Barcelona in their 3-3 Champions League draw at Club Brugge on Wednesday — scoring one goal and creating another — and hit out afterwards at “lies” about his injury situation, after struggling with pubalgia in recent weeks.The teenage star was initially named in Spain’s squad for World Cup qualifiers with Georgia and Bulgaria in October, but then withdrew after Barça said…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has hit back at Wayne Rooney after the former Manchester United forward criticised his rotation policy.Maresca made seven changes from the team that beat Tottenham 1-0 on Saturday for their Champions League clash with Qarabag in Azerbaijan on Wednesday evening.Chelsea struggled as a result, trailing 2-1 at the break before three halftime substitutes saw Chelsea return to London with a point following a 2-2 draw.Rooney made his feelings clear on Maresca’s chopping and changing, which he believes is ultimately hindering the progress of the London side.He said on The Wayne Rooney Show: “The players want to…
Sir Alex Ferguson has congratulated Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola ahead of his 1,000th match as a manager.Guardiola will reach the landmark when City, whom he has led to six Premier League titles and Champions League glory, host Liverpool on Sunday.Speaking on behalf of the League Managers Association, former Manchester United manager Ferguson, who oversaw more than 2,000 games in his storied career, said: “Pep! I am absolutely delighted to welcome you to join the prestigious LMA Hall of Fame 1,000 Club.Sir Alex Ferguson has congratulated Pep Guardiola. Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images”Your deep love and passion for the game has…
As Gaza takes a breath while turning to face unfathomable loss, destruction and uncertainty, the collective West, led by the US, is in the throes of resuscitating Israel. The state has largely been on life support as it continues its genocide in Gaza by other means, while carving up more and more land in the West Bank and defying every known international law or convention with complete impunity. The so-called “ceasefire” provides cover, but the sheer horror of what has unfolded – and continues still – is overwhelming. As Israelis are scandalised by delays in the handover of up to…
Barcelona staged an open training session in front of 23,000 supporters at Spotify Camp Nou on Friday as they finally edge closer to a return to the iconic stadium.Barça have not played a match at Camp Nou since 2023, when they temporarily relocated to the Olympic Stadium in the city to allow for a €1.5 billion refurbishment of the arena.Friday’s training session served as a test event ahead of what the club hope will be a return for official games later this month.President Joan Laporta has said the plan is to be back for either the LaLiga fixture against Athletic…
If 67 is the Dictionary.com word of the year, ‘Struberball’ might well be the winning entry in South Bristol. The quirky catchphrases of new Bristol City boss Gerhard Struber, referring to players, football and even tables as ‘sexy’, combined with the playing style he has introduced at Ashton Gate, have formed a special bond between the dugout and the stands barely a dozen matches into his tenure. Picking up 22 points from your first 12 games will help any manager, but it is the style as much as the substance both on and off the pitch, which has endeared the…
On the importance of the game in terms of the title race…I only focus on ourselves and our main focus is on consistency at the moment. We’ve lost a few games, much more than we usually do, and now we’ve won two so our focus is on getting consistent and improving, improving, getting players fit and then we will see where that will lead to. But at this moment of time it’s [the league table] definitely not the only focus we have.On Liverpool’s performance in beating Real Madrid in midweek, their second win in a row after defeating Aston Villa…For…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 30, 2025 in New York. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesThis week’s equity market wobble, which saw a retreat in U.S. artificial intelligence-related stocks amid ongoing concerns over stretched valuations, has thrust contagion fears into the spotlight for global investors.Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon warned this week of a “likely” 10-20% drawdown in equity markets at some point within the next two years, while the International Monetary Fund and the Bank of England have both sounded the alarm bells.Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey highlighted…