Premier League Clubs To Boycott Social Media

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It seems as though every week we read about racial abuse being directed at a footballer on social media. A simple misplaced pass could land in hot water with the racists online. According to the UK’s Daily Mail, Premier League clubs are set to unite to boycott all social media for a full weekend of fixtures as they make a stand against racist abuse of footballers.

Swansea City, who are in the Championship (the second tier of English football), became the first club to ditch social media last week for seven days. 

The Premier League has been late to the party. They have sort to engage social media companies on how they can assist. A solution isn’t forthcoming. So they have decided to take matters into their own hands. It’s clear when the Premier League clubs plan to have this boycott. The clubs, however, want to do this in uniformity. 

“What we don’t want is a situation where some clubs have their own boycott while others do not,” a source at one Premier League club explained.

“This is very much all or nothing. If every club decided to do a blanket ban at the same time – and if that was around the same round of fixtures – it would have the maximum possible impact.”

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It’s unfortunate that Premier League clubs have to go this route to put pressure on social media companies to do something. This may impact some clubs financially as they may have commercial agreements with firms that include promotion on their social media channels. 

If you think of it logistically, what can these realistically social media companies do? Create an algorithm the detects racist words and automatically block accounts that use them? The racist fool with simply create another account.

Racism sucks. I’m a black South African, I know all about it.  But I feel the media gives it too much airtime. The amount of racist abuse has increased ever since it became a hot topic on the internet. I bet you some of these idiots aren’t even racist but post racist things because of the attention they will get. Let’s ignore these dumb asses and maybe they will stop.

By Cheez

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Erling Haaland Is Not For Sale! – Borussia Dortmund

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Exciting young talent Erling Haaland is a transfer target for many elite European clubs but his current club Borussia Dortmund are not keen on selling, according to his agent Mino Raiola. 

“I can confirm that I was in Dortmund for talks,” Raiola told SPORT1.

“Michael Zorc (Borussia Dortmund sporting director) made it clear to us that Dortmund do not want to sell Erling this summer. I respect this opinion, but that does not automatically mean that I also agree.

“Dortmund were very clear in their views. We are okay with that. There is no war between us and Dortmund. Absolutely not.

“The relationship with Zorc, Aki (Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke) and (Dortmund director Sebastian) Kehl is still good.”

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For those of you who have been living under a rock and do not know who Erling Haaland is: (1) why are you reading this blog and (2) where have you been all this time, the Bundesliga is even televised on SABC. At age 20, Haaland is already one of the best centre forwards in world football. He is strong, quick, deadly in the box and built like Randy Ortan before the steroids. 

It’s only a matter of time until Haaland gets bought by a club bigger than Dortmund. But with his contract ending in 2024, the German club holds all the aces. 

Borussia Dortmund says they don’t want to sell him but everybody has a price. I’m sure if an interested club could put enough zeros on their cheque, Dortmund will pack his bags for him. 

By Cheez

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Ole on Son Feigning an Injury: “The game is gone, it’s absolutely gone…”

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Yesterday Manchester United beat the stuffing out of Tottenham by 3 goals to one. But, the game isn’t what we are talking about on Monday morning. In his post-game interview, Man United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer expressed his displeasure at Son Heung-min’s play-acting and VAR disallowing his team’s goal. 

In the 33rd minute, Manchester United midfielder Scott Mctominay glided past Spurs’ Son Heung-min with the ball but had a harmless swipe at the Korean with his right arm. Mctominay’s hand barely made contact with Son’s face but the Korean went down like he had been shot by a sniper. Mctominay passed the ball to Pogba, who played a through ball to Cavani who finished it to put Manchester United a goal up. 

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Solskjaer on Mourinho: You can’t say second is an achievement

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, unlike the dude he took over from as Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, doesn’t feel finishing second in the league behind Manchester City is an achievement. 

“You can’t say that is an achievement. Our ambition is a lot more than second place. I said that when I wasn’t at the club – you can never be happy with that. Our ambition is to catch the team in front of us.”

To be fair, when Jose Mourinho made the statement Manchester United had a back four of Young, Jones, Smalling and Valencia and City were aiming for 100 points that season. 

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer talks about ambition but just last month he said ‘trophies are for egos for some manager’.

Say wha?

That’s a strange statement to make for a manager of a club that was built on winning trophies.  Well of course Jose Mourinho couldn’t resist taking a dig at Solskjaer. 

Mourinho said: “It’s his opinion. I’m pretty sure his big boss Sir Alex had a different opinion about it. But I respect what Solskjaer thinks. I think different.

“Freedom of thinking, freedom of ideas, and if that is what he thinks that is fine by me. It’s not a problem for me, he’s not being disrespectful to anyone.

“But I repeat I believe his big boss, and the biggest in Premier League history, has a different view in relation to that.”

Tottenham host Manchester United this afternoon in the Premier League. Solskjaer is ironically trying to keep his side second spot whilst Mourinho is trying to qualify his team to the Champions League. 

by Cheez

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Harry Kane says ‘Tottenham are going nowhere’

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Sources (aka snitches) say Harry Kane went on a rant with his friends on how Tottenham stink and how he wants to leave at the end of the season. 

He summed up his feelings in just four words “Tottenham are going nowhere” and he is ”100 per cent thinking of moving on”.

Of course, he won’t say this publicly because he is club captain and he has to remain politically correct.  But I don’t think this comes out if Kane and representatives didn’t want it to come out. Kane turns 28 in July. He has been England’s best forward for at least five years but has not won a trophy at Spurs. He cannot waste any more of his prime on a team that lacks ambition. 

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Harry Kane has three years remaining on his Tottenham contract and only a small group of elite clubs would be able to afford the £125million-plus valuation. He is sort of the black guy in the movie Get Out and Tottenham is the white family. He wants to leave but unlike the black guy, I doubt any of his friends will be there to save him. 

[Feature] El Clásico – Decade By Decade: 10 Landmarks in the History of the Greatest Game in Club Football

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This Saturday the world will witness one of the biggest El Clasico of the season, if not the century. For the past 10 decades, there’s been exceptional play and moments that will stay in everyone’s memories forever.

Here are 10 landmarks in the history of El Clasico, from the 1920s to the 2010s: 

1920s: The first ever LaLiga El Clásico

The first LaLiga Clasico took place in February 1929. Just two weeks into the first-ever LaLiga season. Barcelona’s Les Corts stadium was packed with confident fans that day, but they left disappointed as Real Madrid scored either side of half time and hang on for a 2-1 inaugural win. Barça won the reverse fixture 1-0 – and the first-ever LaLiga title – but the first ElClasico win went to the capital.

1930s: Real Madrid run up the biggest victory in LaLiga El Clásico history

The 1934-35 El Clásico fixtures were remarkable. Barça won 5-0 at Les Corts before Real Madrid turned it around with an incredible 8-2 win at Chamartin. The home side went 5-1 up after just half an hour, prompting Barça’s Hungarian coach Ferenc Plattko to ask the ball to be changed at the break as he feared foul play!

It made no difference as the Real Madrid side racked up the biggest ever LaLiga ElClasico win.

1940s: The birth of El Clásico as we know it today?

It could be said that the birth of the intense El Clásico rivalry we know today was born in the 1940s.  There were hot-headed encounters between the two sides. Among them was the highest scoring draw ever registered between these two sides: a 5-5 draw at Les Corts in 1943.

1950s: El Clásico becomes Spain’s first televised football match

On February 15th, 1959 as El Clásico became the first football match ever televised on Spanish television. There was a pre-game scramble for the latest technology. TV sets quickly sold out across both cities. Real Madrid, featuring the great Alfredo Di Stefano and Ferenc Puskas, won 1-0 that day at the Bernabeu. But were unable to prevent Barcelona to win their first LaLiga title in seven years.

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The Soccer Podcast With No Name (Yet) Ep.29

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Bongani ‘Da Bongz’ Nkosi and Thabang ‘Cheez’ discuss this week’s soccer topics.

The Discussion This Week:

1. This week in the Champions League quarter-final first legs Manchester City beat Dortmund 2-1 in England, Real Madrid hammered Liverpool 3-1 in Spain, PSG beat Bayern Munich 3-2 on their own turf, whilst Chelsea ran away 2-0 winner away to Porto.

Which games do you think are over and which games do you think are still close?

2. Back home in the PSL, On Tuesday, Sundowns crushed TTM by 3 goals to 1, whilst Kaizer Chiefs bad form continues with their 2-2 draw against Stellenbosch.

What did you make of both games?

3. Speaking of Kaizer Chiefs, they are 9th on the PSL table, they have been eliminated from every cup competition except the CAF Champions League.

Is the issue at Chiefs just about the lack of signings or is there something else?

4. Luc Eymael says “I can’t say much, everything is with my representatives and lawyers,” after being fired after just being appointed Technical Director at Chippa United. Do you think he deserves what is happening to him after his Tanzania ordeal?

5. Liverpool duo Trent Alexander-Arnold and Naby Keita subjected to racist abuse online after their team’s loss 3-1 loss to Liverpool on Tuesday…

What if anything can UEFA, FIFA, the English FA, Social Media Corporation do put an end to this abuse?

6. Last weekend Bafana Bafana failed to qualify for the AFCON, coach Molefi Ntseki was fired, and now South Africa is waiting on SAFA to make their next appointment.

Do you believe SAFA was fair to fire coach Ntseki and where to from here?

QUICK HITS

7.1 Jurgen Klopp sayings the stadium Real Madrid played Liverpool on contributed to his team’s loss, are buying that excuse?

7.2 Phathutshedzo Nange did not celebrate his goal against Kaizer Chiefs during the week. Is it because he is a target for next season’s signings, or do you believe his story of not celebrating against his former coaches?

7.3 The Erling Haaland transfer saga is set to take over, with his agent and father already beginning to meet with purported buyers of Dortmund’s prized forward.

But which major club is most in need of his talents?

7.4 Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has defended the assistant referee who asked Erling Haaland for his autograph following Tuesday’s match against Borussia Dortmund. “They told me [about it], I didn’t see it. Maybe he’s a fan, why not?” Guardiola.

7.5 Itumeleng Khune, Philani Zulu and Dumisani Zuma’s futures at Kaizer Chiefs have again been brought into the spotlight. Khune and Zuma already linked with overseas moves. Parker, Manyama, Ntiya-Ntiya, Katsande, Moleko, Kambole are on the list but could survive depending on their performances. Your thoughts on the possible transfers Kaizer Chiefs want to make?

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Jens Lehmann Says Arsenal Supporters and Board Have Lowered Their Expectations under Arterta vs Wenger

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Former Arsenal goalkeeper and legend Jens Lehmann is great for the media. He doesn’t censor his comments. He speaks his mind even if comes across as harsh. Recently when he was asked if he thinks Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta can turn things around at the faltering Gunners, Lehmann said: “I don’t see enthusiasm”.

Translation: “Neh.” 

Jens Lehmann wonders why the Arsenal seems to have lowered their expectations under Mikel Arteta manager vs Wenger.

https://twitter.com/footballdaily/status/1379453414137077760?s=19

Some onlookers have found it strange how a rookie manager has the entire football establishment propping him up. He is a media darling. It seems as Mikel Arteta can do no wrong. But Arsenal is 10th on the Premier League table. If it were Arsene Wenger who was managing a team that is not even in Europa League contention he’d have a squad of the AFTV guys waiting at his gate with pitchforks.

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Even his contemporary at Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solkjaer, has had the media and his own supporters throwing shade his way. Solkjaer’s team is 2nd on the Premier League standings. The media, Arsenal board and supporters should have higher expectations for Mikel Arteta.

Maybe the Arsenal hierarchy is lowering their supporters’ expectations on purpose.  Keep wearing them down until fans slowly get accustomed to Arteta finishing deep in midtable.

Far inferior squads were led to the Top 4 by Arsene Wenger. It’s been a decade and the winning mentality is still not there. Unai Emery was more experienced, didn’t get the signings he wanted, and still managed to finish higher.

No senior player steps up game in game out. Arsenal has to rely on Bukayo Saka and Kieran Tierney to drag their squad up away from the relegation zone.  One game without them, a Liverpool team in the worst form of their life dismantled Arsenal with utter ease.

 by Cheez 

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Gavin Hunt Says Itumleng Khune and Daniel Akpeyi Have Cost Chiefs All Season

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I did say Gavin Hunt is going to have goalkeeping issues at the start of his career as Kaizer Chiefs coach. No, I am not psychic or a Sangoma (even though I am pretty good at picking winners with my bets, listen to my podcast Cheez on Sports on Fridays to make money with yours). This is an issues Chiefs had last season under then-coach Ernst Middendorp. Gavin Hunt feels his goalkeeping duo of Itumeleng Khune and Daniel Akpeyi have been a big reason for his team’s bad results this season. 

Yesterday Kaizer Chiefs drew 2-2 against Stellenbosch. In his post-game interview, Coach Gavin Hunt bemoaned the type of goals conceded.

All in all disappointed with the result, I thought we’ve got to do better than that and see these games out,

But they obviously got a foothold in the game after getting the early goal and then once we get an equaliser, we went down 2-1 again.

The second goal was a real schoolboy error. The same position again as well, really bad defending and it’s something that has cost us all season.

Like I said we were chasing the game and there has been two areas of the pitch that has cost us the whole season.

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The ‘two areas’ being the defence and the goalkeeping position. Gavin Hunt has seen both Itumeleng Khune and Daniel Akpeyi make mistakes that cost them games. 

Former South Africa number 1 Itumeleng Khune is low on confidence. He has picked up a violent case of Butter-Fingeritis. Daniel Akypeyi is Gavin Hunt’s preferred goalkeeper but his errors are even more comical. 

Gavin Hunt should pick a goalkeeper and stick with him through his mistakes. Goalkeepers are creatures of habit and this constant chopping of the two kills their confidence and rhythm. 

By Cheez

Spurs Players Getting Fed Up Of Jose Mourinho Blaming Them

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Jose Mourinho is back at it again. This time with a different team. Word from the Tottenham dressing room is Spurs players are beyond annoyed at manager Jose Mourinho for always pointing the finger at them when things go wrong. 

Tottenham wasted a chance to move into the top four of the EPL after conceding a late equaliser to relegation-threatened Newcastle United on Sunday. After the game when asked why is he having so much trouble at reproducing the ability to hold on to leads, as he has done so well at other clubs. Jose simply replied “same coach, different players”.

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You don’t need a PHD in Biomathematics to read through the lines: Spurs players, according to Jose Mourinho, are trash.

In recent times, we’ve seen this movie play out before. Jose Mourinho comes in as manager, the team goes on a good run, a few months later the form dips and it’s everybody’s fault but Jose’s. 

If it wasn’t for the gigantic contract which still has two years left to run on a £15million-a-year at Spurs, Jose may well be unemployed now. But The Special One cannot relax because If Tottenham fail to qualify for Europe this season then the compensation owed to him, if axed, would be significantly less than the reported £30 million.

By Cheez