Officially Speaking – with Keith Hackett

PREMIER LEAGUE REFEREE PERFORMANCE WEEK 9 Friday 22 October Arsenal v Aston Villa RESULT  3-1Referee: Craig Pawson. Assistants: Richard West, Dan Robathan. Fourth official: Michael Salisbury. VAR: Michael Oliver. Assistant VAR: Peter Kirkup. A foul on an Arsenal player takes place in the penalty area as the game was heading for the halftime interval. The […]

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Most-watched soccer games on U.S. TV: Sept. 21-27

Liga MX leaders Club America had the chance to keep its four-point separation from Monterrey, but the draw against mid-table Chivas saw that point difference cut in half. The broadcast of the match drew 666,000 average viewers. Another Liga MX broadcast on TUDN that performed well was a goalless draw between Tigres UANL and Pumas […]

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Primeira Liga round-up: All the key talking points from Matchday 7 as Sporting CP, Porto enjoy dramatic wins

Matchday 7 in the Primeira Liga is done and dusted, with Monday bringing an end to this round, having gotten underway on Friday, September 24. There were no changes to the top three as Benfica, Porto, and Sporting CP enjoyed crucial victories; however, not all of those wins were convincing. Sporting CP kicked off this […]

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Guardiola sings Messi’s praises after Argentine’s stunning goal in PSG 2-0 Man City

Football fans were anxiously awaiting Lionel Messi’s first goal in a PSG shirt and on Tuesday, the Argentine finally got his name on the scoresheet for his new club, and what a stunning opening goal it was from the six-time Ballon d’Or winner. La Pulga made his return in Les Parisiens’ highly-anticipated UEFA Champions League […]

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Juventus sign first-ever sponsorship deal with cryptocurrency platform

Although things have been tough for Juventus this season, namely in Serie A where the Bianconeri find themselves playing catch-up after rough start, it’s not all doom and gloom for the Turin giants. Namely, on the sponsorship front. According to reports, Juventus have now signed an exclusive partnership with cryptocurrency platform Bitget. As part of […]

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Premier League Round-up: Liverpool top the league after rivals’ slip-ups

The top football category in England gave fans quite a few thrills this weekend, which left a new leader and a new configuration of the top five teams in the tournament. Added to that, this weekend saw Manchester United losing their unbeaten run in the competition thanks to a last-minute penalty miss by Bruno Fernandes. […]

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Juventus vs Chelsea: Major blow for Blues as they look to overturn Italian hoodoo

On Wednesday, Chelsea will take on Juventus for matchday two of the 2021/22 Champions League. Both teams come into this tie having won their respective fixtures against Russian outfit Zenit and Swedish minnows Malmo respectively, and the Blues will be aiming to take one step closer towards booking a round of 16 spot with a […]

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Major break for rebel clubs involved in European Super League chaos

Earlier this year, the football world was thrown into chaos after 12 clubs announced they were going to try and form a breakaway league known as the European Super League. This concept had been buzzed about years before, with even one of AC Milan’s former executives, Adriano Galliani being quick to deny that Milan were […]

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Serie A Round-up: Mourinho loses first Derby della Capitale, Atalanta hold Inter

The another gameweek in the Italian Serie A concluded on Monday night with several results altering the state of the league table. Before Venezia and Torino drew the curtains on the sixth round of matches with a 1-1 draw, a handful of the popular outfits gave fans a lot to talk about with their performances […]

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Ligue 1 Round-up: PSG increases lead as opponents fall further behind

The top football category in France had a hectic week with midweek matches taking place, but even after two games for each side, PSG were able to keep their unbeaten run going and also extend their lead at the top. Mauricio Pochettino’s team managed to keep their flawless run in the French top-flight after last […]

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