Tag: defenders

Pascal Struijk: Brighton defender’s red card given after VAR intervention overturned
14 October 2026 Off

Pascal Struijk: Brighton defender’s red card given after VAR intervention overturned

By Total Football News

The red card controversially shown to Brighton defender Pascal Struijk at Sunderland after an intervention by the video assistant referee (VAR) has been overturned.

Struijk was sent off after 57 minutes of Saturday’s match at the Stadium of Light when he was adjudged to have fouled Sunderland forward Wilson Isidor as he tried to run on to a through-ball.

Neither referee Thomas Bramall nor his assistant gave a foul initially,

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Connor Ogilvie: Portsmouth appeal against defender’s red card
8 April 2026 Off

Connor Ogilvie: Portsmouth appeal against defender’s red card

By Total Football News

Despite suffering an injury needing surgery, Mousinho said there was still a chance he could feature before the end of the season.

“There’s an issue with Zak’s knee, we’re going over a couple of permutations internally in terms of what that looks like and how risky it would be for him to play on it,” Mousinho added.

“We’ll make that descision in the next couple of days, we have to

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Coventry City defenders Milan van Ewijk, Jay Dasilva and Liam Kitching sign new deals
20 February 2026 Off

Coventry City defenders Milan van Ewijk, Jay Dasilva and Liam Kitching sign new deals

By Total Football News

Coventry City defenders Milan van Ewijk, Jay Dasilva and Liam Kitching have signed new undisclosed length contracts with the Championship leaders.

The Sky Blues returned to the top of the table on Monday with a win over Middlesbrough, and have now moved to secure three important players for the future.

Van Ewijk, 25, has made 131 appearances since joining from Heerenveen in the summer of 2023.

Wales international Dasilva, 27,

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Marc Guehi: Liverpool or Crystal Palace? Defender’s summer explained
29 June 2025 Off

Marc Guehi: Liverpool or Crystal Palace? Defender’s summer explained

By Total Football News

Palace’s valuation of a player who can leave for nothing next summer will be pivotal.

If Liverpool don’t view Guehi’s price as reasonable, don’t be surprised to see them park their interest for 12 months and look to strike a free-transfer agreement.

But what represents a reasonable price? For a clue, we should look back to last year when Palace rejected multiple offers from Newcastle – the last of which

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Tom Lockyer: ‘Who knows where’ – Wales and Luton Town defender’s future uncertain
24 April 2025 Off

Tom Lockyer: ‘Who knows where’ – Wales and Luton Town defender’s future uncertain

By Total Football News

“I’m out of contract [in the summer] at Luton, so who knows what’ll happen there. I’ll do my games, and if I get through then I’ll just see what happens.

“I’m not concerned either way. The way I see it, any moment I get to spend back on a football pitch I’m going to cherish so much, and I hope there’s plenty of them.”

Lockyer has worked closely with the

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Dom Hyam: Blackburn Rovers activate clause in defender’s contract
5 April 2025 Off

Dom Hyam: Blackburn Rovers activate clause in defender’s contract

By Total Football News

Blackburn Rovers have activated a clause in defender Dom Hyam’s contract to keep him at the club until the end of next season.

The 29-year-old joined on a three-year deal from Coventry in the summer of 2022 and has been ever-present in the league this campaign.

He is the second player Rovers have tied down to an extended deal this week after defender Yuri Ribeiro signed a two-year contract

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Sol Bamba: Smile is defenders lasting tribute says Neil Warnock
2 September 2024 Off

Sol Bamba: Smile is defenders lasting tribute says Neil Warnock

By Total Football News

Ex-Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock believes the memory of Sol Bamba’s smile would be the best tribute for the iconic Ivorian defender.

Bamba died last week aged 39, with wife Chloe revealing he “finally succumbed” having first been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021, during his time at Cardiff.

Former clubs, team-mates and fans were quick to share heart-felt messages for a player who captained Leeds United and enjoyed spells

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