“Hi Tonda, did you cheat?” That brief question went straight to the centre of an issue that troubled the Football Association throughout the summer. Northern Echo journalist Dominic Shaw asked it after Southampton defeated Middlesbrough over two legs in May’s Championship playoff semi-final, prompting Tonda Eckert to leave his press conference at St Mary’s. Southampton’s […]
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Ronaldo adopted a partly reconciliatory tone in his statement, although he also criticised Portugal coach Jesus while outlining his account of the disagreement that led him to leave the squad the previous week. He claimed that Jesus had approved an arrangement allowing the forward to sit out the matches against Norway and Denmark so he […]
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Several Premier League clubs are calling for Manchester City to face penalties covering both their past conduct and future activities following widespread breaches of financial regulations. An independent commission ruled that City had committed every alleged violation of the Premier League’s financial rules from the 2009-10 season through to 2017-18. City have challenged the decision […]
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