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Why this guy is the reason players get yellow cards for taking off their Jerseys
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Since 2004, taking off your Jersey has been a yellow card offence but do you know which player caused this? Diego Forlan is the player that caused it.

After scoring for Man United, he took off his Jersey but the problem is he didn’t put it back on before play had restarted. He had to play topless holding his shirt.

He put it back on at the next break in play. Forlan didn’t leave his mark on Man. United but he changed the laws of football.

In 2004, FIFA made playing shirtless punishable by card so Law 12 now bans players from taking off their Jerseys. A player has to celebrate “non-excessively”, the aim is to avoid wasting time restarting the game.

The other reason for the ban is FIFA wants to stay neutral, so it bans spreading messages whether they are political or personal.

This measure is also used for marketing. Sponsors pay huge sums of money so that we see their brand as much as possible. Income could be lost with a shirtless player.

FIFA have never put marketing first but it’s obvious that sponsors like this rule.

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OFFICIAL: CAF Champions League, Confederation Cup finals postponed

CAF has officially postponed the finals of the 2019/20 CAF Confederation Cup and CAF Champions League indefinitely due to the current coronavirus crisis.

In a statement published on its website on Saturday, CAF said the decision was made after the semi-finals were postponed a week ago.

The Champions League final was set for the newly constructed Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon while Confederation Cup was to take place at Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Stadium in Rabat, Morocco.

The statement added that return dates for the two tournaments will be communicated later.

"CAF is monitoring the situation closely and working with the relevant authorities including the Wealth Health Organization (WHO) on the impact of the virus on the continent, and will announce developments to our competitions at the appropriate time," they wrote.

Egyptian clubs Zamalek and Al Ahly were due to take on their Moroccan counterparts Raja Casablanca and Wydad Casablancarespectively in the champions league.

In the Confederation Cup, the Egyptian side Pyramids FC was to battle Guinean side AC Horoya as Moroccan duo of Hassania Agadir and RS Berkane square it out.

CAF on April 11 postponed the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup semi-final matches that were to take place in early May due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Other matches that were postponed include the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers. CAF Emergency Committee has not given any possible return dates for the tow tournaments.

Yakubu Aiyegbeni For The First Time Speaks On His 2010 World Cup Open Goal Miss And How People Still Insult Him About It

Yakubu Aiyegbeni for the first time speaks on his 2010 World Cup open goal miss and how people still insult him about it

Former Super Eagles striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has opened up on his much criticized open goal miss at the 2010 World Cup.

Aiyegbeni admitted that missing an open goal in the World Cup clash against South Korea ten years ago was the weirdest moment of his career.



Yakubu Aiyegbeni for the first time speaks on his 2010 World Cup open goal miss and how people still insult him about it

Nigeria could have advanced to the round of sixteen if Yakubu had scored in the 66th minute in front of an open goal even though Nigeria lost their first two matches to Argentina and Greece and now the former Everton and Portsmouth striker says that moment was the weirdest of his career as he still gets insulted up till today because of the miss.

“Missing one of the chances of the decade of the World Cup in South Africa 2010, I still get messages everyday about it, sometimes some of them are being nice, sometimes some of them are being rude. ‘ Yakubu told South African journalist Carol Tshabalala via Instagram live.

“I just ignore them, some of them are looking for attention. In football you miss chances, they are thinking about the miss, they are not thinking of the joy you bring to people’s lives when you play.

“You miss chances in your clubsides and you still play the next game and people forget about it, but going back home you miss chances and people still think about it.”

Yakubu also named Everton striker Daniel Amokachi as his role model growing up.

“Growing up watching Amokachi was something nice, I call him sexy big brother. He’s a nice guy. He was the assistant manager of the national team as well when I was in the national team, so it was an honour to be with him in the same team, we didn’t play together there, we were very close.

“Watching him on TV, the way he bullied the defenders, the way he scores goals, you can see the smile on his face and the dedication is there.

“Watching him, Kanu and Jay-Jay is unbelievable,”

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EPL to introduce three new changes

The International Football Association Board has announced new changes to the Laws of the Game, including alterations to VAR, handball and penalty kick decisions

The Premier League is set to use new rules next season after football’s law-making body has made changes to the use of pitch-side monitors and an explanation of which part of the arm can be penalised as handball.

The International Football Association Board have addressed a number of the controversial aspects of officiating the game, such as the use of the video assistant referee (VAR) and handball and penalty kick decisions.

And referees are likely to spend much more time looking at pitch-side monitors next season thanks to their changes.

The new Laws of the Game appear to have underlyingly criticised the Premier League – who had given the power to make decisions about reviewable incidents to the VAR official – by insisting that the referee undertake an on-field review.

VAR
VAR has endured some teething problems since its inception at the beginning of the current seasons.
No top flight has seemed to struggle with the introduction of the technology as much as the Premier League has.

But it looks like referees are being given more power to make decisions from next season.

Next term refs will be expected to use the pitch-side monitor whenever there is a subjective decision to be made, rather than letting the video assistant ref at Stockley Park make the call.

However, the IFAB decided against allowing fans to listen to conversations between match officials.

Handball

Next season goals after accidental handballs will only be chalked off if they ‘result in a goal or an obvious opportunity for the player and or their team to score a goal. (i.e. following the handball, the ball travels only a short distance and/or there are very few passes).’

“For the purposes of determining handball offences, the ‘arm’ stops at the bottom of the armpit,” the new rules read.

Handball decisions have again been the subject of debate this season.

Penalties

Next season any goalkeeper moving off his line before a penalty is taken will only be punished if the spot-kick is saved.

If the penalty is missed either by hitting the woodwork, or missing the target completely it will not be retaken.

Box encroachment will see the effort retaken, regardless of whether it goes in.

If an attacking player steps foot in the box and the penalty is missed, an indirect free-kick will be awarded the other way.

Wayne Rooney compares Harry Kane to Man Utd hero Ruud van Nistelrooy

Wayne Rooney believes Harry Kane is capable of beating his England goalscoring record
Wayne Rooney believes Harry Kane is capable of beating his England goalscoring record (Picture: Getty)
Wayne Rooney has championed Harry Kane as the perfect No.9 amid speculation linking the England captain to Manchester United.

The 26-year-old has established a reputation as one world football’s most prolific goalscorers, having scored 181 goals in all competitions for Tottenham since making a spectacular first team breakthrough six years ago.


Despite his astonishing personal achievements, Kane is yet to win silverware with his boyhood club and last month revealed he would not consider remaining at Spurs ‘for the sake of it’.

United maintain a long-standing interest in Kane but are likely to be put off by Daniel Levy’s £200million valuation. Nevertheless, Rooney insists he would build any team around his former international teammate and make him the fulcrum of his attack.

He told the Times: ‘In the last two seasons we’ve seen him drop deeper more and play balls in behind and he’s very good at it, as we saw when England beat Spain in Seville

Premier League Resumption date announced

Premier League: A two - hour conference meeting by premier league clubs on Friday settles on the resumption date.

The premier league is set to return to action on the weekend of mid June in a best - case scenario. The decision to resume matches on the weekend of 13th - 14th June was reached after Uefa wrote to domestic associations stating that they should should finish their domestic campaigns by 31st July. August is set to see completion of the champions league and the Europa league, according to Communication from Uefa.

The decision to resume matches on 13th June however depends heavily on the NHS, The National Health Service, which must give a nod for any sporting events to resume. This will be determined by its ability to carry out testing and treatment of the infected.

The premier league's return formula is moulded around matches being played behind closed doors, with testing being at the forefront. In the best case scenario, teams will see a 'pre-season' of 3 - 4 weeks from may 10, with players working separately or in small groups in efforts to regain full fitness before training together as a full squad.

At the suspension of the Epl, 15 clubs had 9 rounds of matches to play, while Manchester City, Aston Villa, Sheffield and Arsenal had 10 rounds of matches.

Liverpool were leading the table with 82 points, 25 clear of 2nd placed Manchester City.

The champions League is set to return on 3rd of August while finals are to be played on 29th of August 2020 if all goes according to plan.

Football: The Great King Pele Motivational Quote



Pele, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, born 23 October 1940 is a retired Brazilian footballer. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). During the same year, Pele was elected Athlete of the Century by the IOC, and Time named him in their list of 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Here are some influential Pele quotes.

1. “Success isn’t determined by how many times you win, but by how you play the week after you lose.”

2. “Edson is the person that supports Pele. Edson is the base. Pele just comes and adds the face.”

3. “Pele doesn’t die. Pele will never die. Pele is going to go on for ever.”

4. “To be a striker you need to be in good shape.”

5. “Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don’t we?”

6. “If I pass away one day, I am happy because I tried to do my best. My sport allowed me to do so much because it’s the biggest sport in the world.”

7. “There is always someone out there getting better than you by training harder than you.”

8. “The head talks to the heart and the heart talks to the feet.”

The Chain Smokers: Top 7 Famous Footballers Caught Smoking.

Football have strenuous schedule in thier careers often playing three matches in a week this has created a general perception that footballers live a healthy lifestyle without indulging in any vices. This though is not true as footballers have been caught indulging in the most dangerous vice of all, smoking.

1. Zinedine Zidane

This may sound awkward! Zidane was widely known to be part of an anti smoking campaign in 2002 but was seen casually smoking ci******es just before the 2006 world cup semi final.

2. Ashley Cole

Ashley Cole always smokes heavily during his annual summer holiday in LA. He was been spotted smoking before, but mourinho wasn't his boss by then.

3. Johan Cruyff

Despite been one of the greatest footballers to ever lace thier thier boots, Netherlands, Ajax and Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff smoked 20 times a day at a point where he was barca manager.

4. Mario Balotelli

Mario Balotelli is an Italian football player with a smoking habit, he was even fined by his then club for smoking in the toilet.

5. Wayne Rooney

Rooney is one of the best player in his generation, he also have been spotted smoking ci******es, and it has not any impact on his special abilities.

6. Dimitar Berbatov

One player certainly doesn't look out of place without a cigarette in his hands. Dimitar Berbatov once said "no sometimes when you see pictures of me, I just pretend to smoke to make me more of a cool guy"

7. Jack Wilshere

Westham star Jack Wilshire was caught smoking twice in nine months, in 2013 and 2014. then at Arsenal, the midfielder said: "of course I regret it" he said. "it's unacceptable and I will accept the consequences and move on.

Who else do you think should have made the list. Share on the comment section below.

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Premier League New plan that would allow Liverpool complete thier premier league Campaign.

According to Daily Telegraph the EPL senior figures are planning to end the season in a period of 5weeks because of Coronavirus pandemic.

The Premier league joined host of other leagues to suspend all football events due to the Virus outbreak. Meanwhile they are also planning a situation where by they would play in their own Stadium instead of a Neutral ground as the matches would also be behind closed doors because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

However that would be a good news for Liverpool, who are close to claiming thier first league tittle in years ,with the fear of the season been voided which would deny them the league with just few games to go.

Meanwhile if the EPL is been voided and cancelled,they would face a potential ban from next season champions League and that would also be a huge loss for the Premier league and teams even the players as well .

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CHELSEA are mourning the sad loss of legendary goalkeeper Peter Bonetti, who has passed away yesterday after a long-term illness. SO SAD TO CHELSEA FANS

GOOD MORNING CHELSEA'S

The Blues fans were in mourning yesterday after the tragic passing of legend Peter Bonetti at the age of 78.

Fellow former Chelsea goalkeeper and sporting director Petr Cech tweeted: “Really sad news for everyone from family … R.I.P. “The Cat” … Legend.”

England star Gary Lineker said: “So sorry to hear that Peter Bonetti has passed away. He was a terrific goalkeeper for for so many years.

When it comes to transfers; Lampard could be ready to make a second bid for Napoli talisman Dries Mertens after it emerged he has NOT signed a new deal with the club(Napoli).

The coronavirus outbreak halted Mertens, who was about to put pen to paper on a new deal at Napoli.

That could pave the way for Blues boss Frank Lampard to step in and make the Belgian his second signing.

Meanwhile, Chelsea legend Gianluca Vialli has revealed he has been given the all clear from cancer.

The 55-year-old former Blues striker and manager – who previously spoke of just wanting to live a “normal life” – had been suffering with pancreatic cancer.

Chelsea could be facing competition with Spurs for the signature of Brazilian and Barcelona star, on loan at Munich PHILLIPE COUTINHO.

However, the Spanish giants want to re-sign Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain and are ready to ship Coutinho back to the Premier League.

The only player to win the Champions League with 3 different teams

The only player to have won the UEFA Champions League with three different team-Ajax, Real Madrid and AC Milan. Clarence seedorf considers himself of having a special bonding with the Europe most prestigious competition.

1994/95: AJAX

Breaking into the first team at just 16, Seedorf became the club's youngest ever eredivisie player and also became a crucial member of it's golden generation and winning the UEFA Champions League in 1994/95 season. "Everybody dreams of winning a European cup final and I was lucky to do it at just 19" Seedorf said.

1997/98: REAL MADRID

Seedorf joined Real Madrid in 1996/97 season and made an immidiate impact, helping them to the Champions League title in the 1997/98 season. The midfielder came up against former teammate Davids in the decider against Juventus held at the Amsterdam ArenA which was decider by a solitary goal, Predrag Miljatovic doing the damage Midway through the second half to earn Madrid's first ever European cup in 32 years

2002/03 and 2006/07: AC MILAN

Initially joining Inter Milan in 2000, Seedorf signed for AC Milan in 2002 promptly lifting the Europe biggest price the third time in his First season with the Milan club, thumping former sides Madrid, Ajax and Inter along the way. Milan edged out Juventus in the final; prevailing on penalties after a goalless draw in Old Trafford.

There was more to come: runner up in 2005, Seedorf and Carlo Ancelotti's team gained revenge against Liverpool in the 2007 show piece.