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Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace: Mikel Arteta has rebuilt club in five years but needs to take final step
18 December 2024 Off

Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace: Mikel Arteta has rebuilt club in five years but needs to take final step

By Total Football News

Arteta has undoubtedly had backing for his Arsenal project. His ‘trust the process’ motto adhered to by many.

Since he came in, the Gunners have a net spend of £500.14m, according to data from Football Transfers. Man City’s is just £59.75m in that same period, helped by significant player sales of young talent.

It also makes the £235.4m net spend from the five years previous pale into insignificance.

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How it feels to win the Championship play-off final
26 May 2024 Off

How it feels to win the Championship play-off final

By Total Football News

“There’s nothing in football quite like the play-off final. There’s so much riding on it in terms of money and prestige, what it means to the club and the fans.

“I wasn’t looking forward to it, if I’m honest. Wembley isn’t a place for losers. I’d lost three play-off finals and an FA Cup semi-final there, so my record wasn’t great.

“I didn’t start an awful lot of games for

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Erik Ten Hag sack rumours: Manchester United manager prepares for FA Cup final amid reports of firing
24 May 2024 Off

Erik Ten Hag sack rumours: Manchester United manager prepares for FA Cup final amid reports of firing

By Total Football News

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is preparing for the FA Cup final not knowing whether reports that he will be sacked, no matter what the result, are true.

Rumours about Ten Hag’s future intensified on Friday morning before The Guardian reported the Dutchman would lose his job in the aftermath whatever the outcome of the Wembley meeting with Manchester City on Saturday (15:00 BST).

United have refused to comment

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VAR: No errors in final Premier League games of season
24 May 2024 Off

VAR: No errors in final Premier League games of season

By Total Football News

There were no video assistant referee errors on the final day of the Premier League season, before the vote by clubs to scrap the technology.

The Key Match Incidents panel, which reviews the decisions in the top flight, backed every VAR call last Sunday.

They still ruled there were six incorrect on-field decisions, including Tomas Soucek’s handball goal which was initially missed before VAR intervention in West Ham’s 3-1 defeat

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Richard Masters: Premier League chief to watch Arsenal v Everton on final day of season
16 May 2024 0

Richard Masters: Premier League chief to watch Arsenal v Everton on final day of season

By Total Football News

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters will attend title-chasing Arsenal’s final game of the season with Everton on Sunday.

Masters’ decision to visit Emirates Stadium instead of watching leaders Manchester City’s home game with West Ham means he will not present the Premier League trophy to Pep Guardiola’s side should they win.

City, who were hit with 115 Premier League charges for alleged financial irregularities over a year ago, lead

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Man City: Ederson has fractured eye socket and will miss final two games
16 May 2024 0

Man City: Ederson has fractured eye socket and will miss final two games

By Total Football News

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson will miss their Premier League title decider and the FA Cup final because of a fractured eye socket.

The 30-year-old Brazil international was unhappy at being replaced after 69 minutes of Tuesday’s 2-0 league win at Tottenham following a collision with Spurs’ Cristian Romero.

Leaders City host West Ham on Sunday, knowing victory – or matching Arsenal’s result against Everton – will seal a fourth consecutive

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Everton: Club’s appeal date over second points deduction set for final week of season
1 May 2024 0

Everton: Club’s appeal date over second points deduction set for final week of season

By Total Football News

The Toffees travel to face relegation-threatened Luton on Friday (kick-off 20:00 BST) having secured their own top-flight status with three consecutive wins in six days.

Asked about their next three games being more relaxed than last season when they escaped relegation on the final day, boss Dyche said: “We’re finding that balance.

“The feel-good factor has obviously affected everyone and we want to use that to our advantage. The freedom

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Everton 2-0 Liverpool: Everton apply final blow to Liverpool title challenge’
24 April 2024 0

Everton 2-0 Liverpool: Everton apply final blow to Liverpool title challenge’

By Total Football News

The goals Liverpool conceded where hardly the result of surprises being sprung on them. Everton’s trademark is set-piece power plays and both goals resulted from them. The second goal, a Dwight McNeil corner met by Calvert-Lewin, was as routine as it gets but Liverpool could not cope.

Everton and their followers have been very short on reasons to let it all hang out in celebration apart from in late escapes

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