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Tim Howard elected to U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame

Goalkeeper Tim Howard was elected to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame on Saturday and will be inducted on May 4.

www.espn.com

 

[bama alum]

Tim Howard elected to U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame

Goalkeeper Tim Howard was elected to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame on Saturday and will be inducted on May 4.

www.espn.com

SO well deserved!

 

[SnakeDoc]

FA Cup 3rd round draw

FA Cup third-round draw: Arsenal vs Liverpool, Sunderland vs Newcastle and Wigan vs Man Utd

Plus: Wigan vs Man Utd, Man City vs Huddersfield, Chelsea vs Preston, Tottenham vs Burnley and Maidstone vs Stevenage or Port Vale; the FA Cup third-round matches will be played between January 5 and January 8

www.skysports.com

 

[ElephantStomp]

Liverpool sure wanted to be dramatic today, but got the win

 

[SnakeDoc]

Son currently leading both teams in scoring as it's 1-1 City and Spurs.

 

[bama alum]

Chelsea tried to lose today; after all, the game was at home. Still pulled out a win. Currently, Chelsea's a poorly disciplined team.

 

[252BAMA]

A week old, but I just ran across this. Probably keeps Newcastle from advancing in the Champions League.

VAR official removed from Champions League game after late penalty decision​

"GENEVA — A video review official has been removed from his Champions League game on Wednesday, one day after having a key role in a disputed decision to award Paris Saint-Germain a stoppage-time penalty for handball against Newcastle which contradicted UEFA’s own advice to referees.

The VAR specialist from Poland, Tomasz Kwiatkowski, is no longer listed to work at the Real Sociedad-Salzburg game and has been replaced by a German match official.

In Paris on Tuesday, Kylian Mbappé scored in the eighth minute of stoppage time to salvage a 1-1 draw after a ball struck Newcastle defender Tino Livramento in the chest and then deflected off his arm, and a penalty was awarded by Polish referee Szymon Marciniak following a VAR review."

VAR official removed from Champions League game after late penalty decision

A VAR official was removed from his Champions League game on Wednesday after helping make a disputed penalty decision.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[SnakeDoc]

Liverpool moves back on top and Everton already out of the relegation zone after their 10 point deduction. I'm a huge Sean Dyche fan, but I didn't think they'd climb back out that quick.

Premier League 2023/24

#	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 6
1	Liverpool	16	11	4	1	36	15	21	37
2	Arsenal	16	11	3	2	33	15	18	36
3	Aston Villa	16	11	2	3	35	20	15	35
4	Manchester City	16	10	3	3	38	18	20	33
5	Tottenham Hotspur	16	9	3	4	33	23	10	30
6	Manchester United	16	9	0	7	18	21	-3	27
7	Newcastle United	16	8	2	6	33	21	12	26
8	Brighton and Hove Albion	16	7	5	4	33	28	5	26
9	West Ham United	16	7	3	6	26	30	-4	24
10	Fulham	16	6	3	7	26	26	0	21
11	Brentford	16	5	4	7	23	22	1	19
12	Chelsea	16	5	4	7	26	26	0	19
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16	5	4	7	21	26	-5	19
14	Bournemouth	16	5	4	7	21	30	-9	19
15	Crystal Palace	16	4	4	8	15	23	-8	16
16	Nottingham Forest	16	3	5	8	17	28	-11	14
17	Everton *	16	7	2	7	20	20	0	13
18	Luton Town	16	2	3	11	17	32	-15	9
19	Burnley	16	2	2	12	16	34	-18	8
20	Sheffield United	16	2	2	12	12	41	-29	8

Last updated: December 12, 2023 12:45pm

Key​

Uefa Champions League: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Europa League: 5th
Relegation: 18th, 19th, 20th

Key​

* Everton deducted 10 points following a breach of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules. That decision is currently under appeal. (10pts).

 

[bama alum]

Chelsea's free! Free fallin'!

 

[SnakeDoc]

Man City down to 4th after taking only 6 of possible 15 points from their last 5 matches. Arsenal in the lead only one point ahead of Liverpool and Aston Villa.

Premier League 2023/24

#	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 6
1	Arsenal	17	12	3	2	35	15	20	39
2	Liverpool	17	11	5	1	36	15	21	38
3	Aston Villa	17	12	2	3	37	21	16	38
4	Manchester City	17	10	4	3	40	20	20	34
5	Tottenham Hotspur	17	10	3	4	35	23	12	33
6	Newcastle United	17	9	2	6	36	21	15	29
7	Manchester United	17	9	1	7	18	21	-3	28
8	West Ham United	17	8	3	6	29	30	-1	27
9	Brighton and Hove Albion	17	7	5	5	33	30	3	26
10	Chelsea	17	6	4	7	28	26	2	22
11	Fulham	17	6	3	8	26	29	-3	21
12	Brentford	17	5	4	8	24	24	0	19
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	5	4	8	21	29	-8	19
14	Bournemouth	16	5	4	7	21	30	-9	19
15	Crystal Palace	17	4	5	8	17	25	-8	17
16	Everton *	17	8	2	7	22	20	2	16
17	Nottingham Forest	17	3	5	9	17	30	-13	14
18	Luton Town	16	2	3	11	17	32	-15	9
19	Burnley	17	2	2	13	16	36	-20	8
20	Sheffield United	17	2	2	13	12	43	-31	8

Last updated: December 18, 2023 3:57pm

Key​

Uefa Champions League: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Europa League: 5th
Relegation: 18th, 19th, 20th

Key​

* Everton deducted 10 points following a breach of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules. That decision is currently under appeal. (10pts).

 

[SnakeDoc]

Everton would currently be in 10th if not for their FFP penalty. Didn't see that coming (the potential placing), and I'm a Dyche fan.

 

[SnakeDoc]

Nuno Espirito Santo chosen to replace Steve Cooper @ Nottingham Forest:

Nuno Espirito Santo appointed as new Nottingham Forest head coach to replace Steve Cooper

Nuno Espirito Santo is Nottingham Forests new head coach; Forest sacked Steve Cooper on Tuesday after a run of just one win in 13 matches to leave them five points above the relegation zone; this is Nunos first job since being sacked by Al Ittihad in November

www.skysports.com

 

[bama alum]

Nuno Espirito Santo chosen to replace Steve Cooper @ Nottingham Forest:

Nuno Espirito Santo appointed as new Nottingham Forest head coach to replace Steve Cooper

Nuno Espirito Santo is Nottingham Forests new head coach; Forest sacked Steve Cooper on Tuesday after a run of just one win in 13 matches to leave them five points above the relegation zone; this is Nunos first job since being sacked by Al Ittihad in November

www.skysports.com

He is one of the absolute best coaches to guide Nottingham right back to the championship.

What else was Cooper supposed to do with the squad he had?

 

[ElephantStomp]

I’m stunned that Liverpool are second on the table. At times we’ve looked like hot garbage

 

[bama alum]

I’m stunned that Liverpool are second on the table. At times we’ve looked like hot garbage

Excuse you, no one has looked more like hot garbage than Chelsea, okay?

Seriously though, Liverpool has shown a lot of inconsistency this season, but fortunately for them, everyone has completely one upped them in that regard. Newcastle is once again looking like Newcastle. Man U...HA! In May, I still expect the same old, same old. 1. Man City 2. Liverpool

 

[ElephantStomp]

Excuse you, no one has looked more like hot garbage than Chelsea, okay?

Seriously though, Liverpool has shown a lot of inconsistency this season, but fortunately for them, everyone has completely one upped them in that regard. Newcastle is once again looking like Newcastle. Man U...HA! In May, I still expect the same old, same old. 1. Man City 2. Liverpool

I think by the end it’ll be Man City and Liverpool in some order.

One game we go from a 0-0 draw to winning 5-1, mind boggling

 

[bama alum]

I think by the end it’ll be Man City and Liverpool in some order.

One game we go from a 0-0 draw to winning 5-1, mind boggling

Newcastle just blew our doors off 4 - 1 recently. Yesterday, we beat them in PKs. It is mindboggling. In Liverpool's case, however, Klopp is still the right man in the right role. He and Pep...And probably DeZerbi.

 

[SnakeDoc]

Newcastle just blew our doors off 4 - 1 recently. Yesterday, we beat them in PKs. It is mindboggling. In Liverpool's case, however, Klopp is still the right man in the right role. He and Pep...And probably DeZerbi.

DeZerbi is Pep's preferred replacement at Man City when his contract is up.

 

[bama alum]

DeZerbi is Pep's preferred replacement at Man City when his contract is up.

Solid choice! Better than Man U taking Graham Potter.

 

[SnakeDoc]

Solid choice! Better than Man U taking Graham Potter.

I have to believe Potter's agent is the one putting his name out there as the next United manager. Or maybe his Mrs., if she's tired of having him around the house.