Tag: escape

Leicester City 2-0 Bristol City: Foxes end 10-game winless Championship run to escape bottom three
11 March 2026 Off

Leicester City 2-0 Bristol City: Foxes end 10-game winless Championship run to escape bottom three

By Total Football News

But Leicester’s battle to avoid back-to-back relegations, having dropped out of the Premier League last season, is still one that will need to be fought off the pitch as the club’s legal team appeal against a six-point deduction for historical spending breaches.

Bristol City’s predicament in the middle of the table has become much more clear, with their hopes of challenging for a spot in the play-offs taking a major

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Leicester City: ‘Lucky escape’ or ‘nonsensical’ points deduction? – your opinions
6 February 2026 Off

Leicester City: ‘Lucky escape’ or ‘nonsensical’ points deduction? – your opinions

By Total Football News

After Leicester City’s six-point deduction for breaching profit and sustainability rules was confirmed by the EFL on Thursday, we asked for your thoughts on the outcome.

Here are a selection of your responses:

Rishul: With talks of a 10-point-plus deduction, this is a far better outcome for us than expected. The club have done reasonably well to argue for a decreased punishment (as we all know the PSR rules, whether

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Liverpool 1-0 Everton: James Tarkowski ‘lucky’ to escape red card
3 April 2025 Off

Liverpool 1-0 Everton: James Tarkowski ‘lucky’ to escape red card

By Total Football News

Explaining the decision, the Premier League Match Centre said on X: “The referee’s call of yellow card for a reckless foul by Tarkowski was checked by the VAR, with contact on the follow through after Tarkowski had played the ball deemed to be reckless.”

The key word here is “reckless”, which according to the laws of the game merits a yellow card rather than a red.

However, Liverpool – and

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