XXL controversy in England
Tottenham prevailed in the clash against Liverpool yesterday. A 2-1 victory in the final secondary against the Reds who were reduced to 9! This meeting is marred by a huge arbitration scandal. THE Sunday Mirror also believes that the officials were on strike yesterday. In addition to the two red cards, Liverpool had a goal from Luis Diaz disallowed for offside when the score was 0-0, which infuriated Jurgen Klopp as you can see in the inside pages . A goal which should have been validated and for once, the error was recognized! “The PGMOL acknowledges that a significant human error occurred during Tottenham Hotspurs’ first half against Liverpool. This was a clear and obvious factual error and should have resulted in the goal being awarded via VAR intervention, however, VAR did not intervene. PGMOL will conduct a full review of the circumstances that led to the error” is it written in the official press release. It remains to be seen how the error will be corrected.
Long-term extension for Frenkie de Jong
Considered a central element in the Barcelona project, Barça would be ready to offer a contract until 2029 to Frenkie de Jong with the aim of seeing him spend almost his entire career with the Blaugrana! Sports director Deco made the Dutchman’s extension a “absolute priority”as the daily explains Sport in its interior pages. With this long-term extension, Barça’s idea is also to spread his salary over several years. In any case, a departure from the Dutchman is clearly no longer on the cards!
Barça targets a new Brazilian crack
Very fond of Brazilian talents, FC Barcelona contacted Gabriel Moscardo, as reported in the newspaper Sport in today’s edition. The young Brazilian prospect from SC Corinthians is one of the biggest revelations of the year in Brazil. Chelsea tried it this summer with two firm offers for the 18-year-old crack player. The last offer amounted to €21 million + 4 in variables and a percentage of the capital gain in the event of a future sale. Barça has positioned itself to welcome him in 2024.
