Really should have gone for Zaha instead of going for the “cheaper” option.
Really should have gone for Zaha instead of going for the “cheaper” option.
One I quite like from the athletic a while back - make the penalty box a semi circle instead of a rectangle (goal to reduce the number of penalties for handballs in non-dangerous areas).
I’d also quite like to tweak the handball rule to something like a “meaningful difference”. Eg if it looks like the ball is going wide but hits a players hand, not a pen. If it brushes a players hand in the box, but doesn’t change the outcome of where the ball lands etc then not a pen.
Juventus were relegated and stripped of titles due to match fixing and paying officials for favourable outcomes.
There is zero chance they will be stripped of their titles or auto relegated.
Fines, points deductions and transfer bans are almost certainly the extent of any punishments they will receive if found guilty
So to put it in context; pretty sure the biggest points deduction in English football for breaching accounting rules is around 10 points. Most of the bigger ones usually involve administration added on.
City’s, if proven, probably happened over a longer period so you could see a 15 point deduction. Max would probably be 20 points.
Doesn’t feel like Chelsea’s breaches were as substantial so a 10 point deduction would probably be expected although considering the change in ownership some of that may be suspended.
The only time you see relegations imposed or titles stripped away is when match fixing is involved (eg in the case of Juventus)
Just so bored of it all. Surviving in the premiership without mega financial backing is just a soul destroying experience. Occasionally you might get a good run or make a few decent signings but it’s very hard to sustain that and inevitably you start dropping back to mid table / lower half.