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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola claimed Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool are the best rival he's ever faced in his career following the German's surprise decision to leave the Reds. Klopp confirmed on Friday he will leave Liverpool at the end of the 2023/24 season to the surprise of the football world. He has so far won seven trophies in charge at Anfield, including their first Premier League title since rebranding from the old Division One as well as their sixth Champions League. In his nine years at Liverpool, Klopp has gone up against Guardiola's City for several honours, and the Spaniard was full of praise for the Reds boss when first quizzed about his exit. Klopp and Guardiola's showdowns have been legendary / Clive Brunskill/GettyImages When asked if he will miss Klopp, Guardiola replied: "I will sleep better! The games against Liverpool have almost been a nightmare. Of course he will be missed. I was shocked like everyone. I felt listening to the news th...

Manchester City defender Kyle Walker captured the innate, contradictory decision-making process of every football fan, player and manager when it comes to controversial calls from video assistant referees (VAR). "I like it when it helps us out and I don't like it when it doesn't help us out," Walker shrugged. However, some of this year's decisions made by the distant officials in Stockley Park have been so egregious they have transcended the fierce tribal aspect of Football - at least among some onlookers. Here are the worst VAR calls made in 2023. Worst VAR decisions of 2023 - ranked 10. Fabinho red card escape vs Brighton It certainly looked like a challenge worthy of a red card to Brighton's Evan Ferguson in this FA Cup clash. The entire Amex Stadium agreed and the guilt dripping from Fabinho's face showed that even the offending Liverpool player thought his afternoon was over. Seemingly referee David Coote and VAR Neil Swarbrick were the only spectat...

Honda announced following his sole grand prix podium of the season at the Japanese Grand Prix that it had mutually agreed to part ways with Marquez at the end of the 2023 campaign, despite there still being one year left on his contract. He will race for Gresini on a year-old Ducati next year, having made his debut on the bike in the Valencia test last month, in which he finished fourth fastest. Having spent 11 years with Honda and won six world titles together, Marquez says his decision to leave was made smoother to engineer because it is "a win-win" for both parties. "I mean, for me, it's easy to explain," he began when asked by Motorsport.com if he was surprised at how smoothly his Honda exit has gone. "Our relationship with Honda has always been very honest, super clean and very good. And we had 11, I believe in my opinion, very successful years, with a win-win relationship. "And I think that in this decision r...

PGMOL chief Howard Webb has had the final say on Anthony Gordon's controversial winner for Newcastle United against Arsenal and Scott McTominay’s disallowed goal for Manchester United against Fulham in the latest edition of Match Officials: Mic'd Up . Webb took position in the studio alongside Michael Owen to discuss the controversial refereeing decisions in the Premier League from the past month and explain why the calls were made. Why Anthony Gordon goal vs Arsenal stood Gordon condemned Arsenal to their first Premier League defeat of the season on 4 November when he swept in a 64th minute goal from close range. But it was marred in controversy after a four-minute VAR check on several incidents within the build-up, followed by a tirade from Gunners boss Mikel Arteta and a statement supporting his comments from Arsenal as a club. Despite the fury emanating from north London, the Premier League 's Independent Key Match Incidents Panel has already ruled that the on-field ref...

Batum was a member of the Tricolor national team , which suffered a complete collapse during the last World Cup and failed to advance to the tournament’s second stage. Batum and other experienced team members attributed the failure to a lack of cohesion within the team. Recently, when asked about Embiid’s decision , Batum used the opportunity to criticize France . “ I didn’t work that much because he really came to us, so he came to us, he asked for citizenship. So, when I heard about it, he came to me, and we talked about it for sure. I mean, I was more than happy to welcome him to the team, and he made the best decision for him. ” the Los Angeles Clippers basketball player added: “ I would have taken the same one [ decision ]. When you see all the guys who committed, like, they claim it’s the missing big man, but if you want the perfect lineup, they needed one of the best, if not the best, big men. So, when I saw that, I was like, oh, that’s fair, ”. Nicolas Batum, the French bask...

The nation’s top environmental official said he fully supports his agency’s decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska’s salmon-rich Bristol Bay, even as the state of Alaska has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn that action ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The nation’s top environmental official said he fully supports his agency’s decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska’s salmon-rich Bristol Bay, even as the state of Alaska has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn that action. “Let me be clear, we are very proud of our decision to really evaluate the Pebble Mine project and do what is necessary to protect Bristol Bay,” Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday as he began a four-day tour of Alaska, starting in a Bristol Bay village. The EPA in January vetoed the proposed Pebble Mine, citing concerns with possible impacts on the aquatic ecosystem in southwest Alask...

Manchester United's CEO Richard Arnold has written an open letter to fans explaining the decision made regarding Mason Greenwood's future. The club have confirmed that they have come to an agreement with Greenwood that the player will continue his footballing career elsewhere after an international investigation regarding rape and assault charges. Greenwood was suspended by Man Utd in January 2022 after the player was charged with rape and assault. Charges were then dropped in February 2023 due to what the Crown Prosecution cited as "a combination of the withdrawal of key witnesses and new material that came to light meant there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction". A statement regarding the decision on Greenwood's future confirmed that the parties had "mutually agreed that it would be most appropriate for him to do so away from Old Trafford". 90min reported in early July that Greenwood's Football ing future could lie in Serie A with A...