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By Tum Balogun For Mailonline Published: 10:04 EDT, 8 February 2024 | Updated: 17:42 EDT, 8 February 2024 1.9kView commentsFootball fans, Premier League managers and former players have been left furious by the sport’s rulemakers’ decision to introduce a ‘blue card’ to trial ten minute sin-bins, with some saying they game is finished. Arsenal legend Paul Merson blasted the idea as a ‘waste of time’ saying it will kill the game and create the ‘most boring football ever’. Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou, Everton’s Sean Dyche, and Crystal Palace’s Roy Hodgson are among the Premier League managers to have previously voiced their opposition to…

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Wout Faes remained at Leicester City following their Premier League relegation last seasonLeicester City have no intention of looking over their shoulders at the chasing pack in their bid for the Championship title and automatic promotion, says defender Wout Faes.Defeat by Middlesbrough on Saturday reduced the Foxes' lead at the top of the table to nine points.Leicester next face second-placed Leeds United at Elland Road on Friday."We look forward to it and hope to make the gap a little bigger again," Faes told BBC Radio Leicester.Leeds' victory at Plymouth on Saturday returned them to second spot in the table, edging…

Shrovetide football consumes the town of Ashbourne on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday, when the normal rules of society are suspended and the town cheerfully turns to anarchy.Across the British Isles, Shrove Tuesday is celebrated by the cooking of pancakes – a legacy of the time when Christian families would use up their stores of butter and eggs before the lean period of Lent. In the Derbyshire Dales town of Ashbourne in central England, however, Pancake Day is celebrated with a little more gusto.The whole town is consumed each Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday (this year on 13 and 14…

Wayne Rooney only picked up 10 points from his 15 matches in charge of Birmingham CityBirmingham City have sacked manager Wayne Rooney after just 83 days in charge of the Championship club.The 38-year-old was appointed on 11 October following the controversial decision to dismiss John Eustace, with Blues sixth in the table. Since then they have slipped to 20th, Monday's 3-0 loss at Leeds having been the ninth defeat of his 15-game tenure."Football is a results business and I recognise they've not been at the level I wanted them to be," Rooney said.Professional development coach Steve Spooner will take interim…

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Jeremy Ngakia had a lengthy spell out with an ankle injury during the 2023-24 campaignWatford full-back Jeremy Ngakia has signed a three-year contract extension with the Championship club, while former England international Jake Livermore is among three players to be released.Ngakia, 23, who also has a further 12-month club option on his deal, has made 69 league appearances for the Hornets since joining from West Ham United in the summer of 2020.Injuries limited him to only 15 appearances in the 2023-24 season.Meanwhile, 34-year-old former Tottenham Hotspur, Hull City and West Bromwich Albion midfielder Livermore leaves Vicarage Road after one season.He…

Police in Glasgow say 19 people were arrested and four officers injured during celebrations after Celtic won the premiership.An estimated 25,000 fans gathered in the city centre around Glasgow Cross and the Merchant City on Saturday,Damage caused by fans has been branded "unacceptable" by Glasgow City Council.Teams worked though the night to clear up a "substantial" amount of litter, debris and broken glass which was left in the area.Fans gathered at Trongate following the match against St Mirren, where they could be seen climbing lamp posts and traffic lights and letting off colour flares. Bus stops and traffic signals have…

The Premier League will be shown live on Amazon Prime Video in the 2023/24 season.Boxing Day football is a national institution. The Premier League is gearing up for almost 10 hours of consecutive action littered with quality offerings to enjoy.The action begins on Tyneside as Newcastle face Nottingham Forest in a bid to reignite their charge for a top-four finish, though injury problems are mounting for Eddie Howe.Boxing Day wraps up at Old Trafford as Erik ten Hag's Manchester United face a tricky test against Aston Villa, who have been the surprise package in the league so far in 2023/24.Amazon…