Manchester City have been fined £2.09million by the Premier League for 22 instances of delaying the kick-off or restart of matches.
The champions have accepted the sanction, which relates to rule infringements over the past two seasons, the league has confirmed.
The issue is unconnected to the 115 charges City are facing for alleged breaches of the competition’s financial regulations.
A statement from the Premier League read: “The Premier League and Manchester City FC have entered into a sanction agreement after the club accepted it had breached Premier League Rule L.33 relating to kick-off and restart obligations.”
City have been punished on a sliding scale for each offence.
Their first, a delay of one minute and 18 seconds to the start o…
Gabby Agbonlahor thinks that Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag will be the first managerial casualty of the upcoming Premier League season.
Ten Hag came under heavy scrutiny last season as his side finished eighth in the Premier League. However, he did manage to deliver silverware as his side beat Man City in the FA Cup final.
While Ten Hag is still in post for the time being, the Dutchman still needs to win over some of his doubters in the upcoming season.
He has been backed in the transfer window so far with the arrivals of Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee. The club are also expected to complete deals for
Expectations will be much higher for the Red Devils coming into this season and Agbonlahor has predicted Ten Hag to be the first manager sacked.
Brighton beat Manchester United 2-1 in the Premier League after Joao Pedro s winner deep into injury time.
Brazilian striker Pedro nodded home Simon Adingra’s cross five minutes in added time to compound United’s misery at a delirious Amex Stadium.
The visitors looked set to come from behind to win on the south coast after Amad Diallo cancelled out a first-half opener from former United forward Danny Welbeck.
But Joshua Zirkzee went from hero to zero by preventing team-mate Alejandro Garnacho from turning the game around.
The summer signing from Bologna, who last weekend scored on debut to earn a 1-0 success against Fulham, touched home his team-mate’s goal-bound finish on the line while in an offside position.
VAR duly intervened to disall…
New Man Utd signing Manuel Ugarte insists he is ready to play games for the Red Devils despite his lack of minutes in pre-season.
completed the signing of the Uruguay international on deadline day after months of speculation over whether the midfielder would sign from Paris Saint-Germain.
The Red Devils struck a deal worth around £51m for Ugarte as they looked for a player who could bring more solidity to their central midfield.
Casemiro has been heavily criticised over the last 12 months with teams finding it too easy to bypass the Man Utd midfield in the Premier League.
And fans are excited to see what Ugarte can bring to Erik ten Hag s side this season but the Man Utd boss has played down their expectations as the Uruguayan still needs to get up to …
Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag fumed at two Red Devils players before the match against Southampton turned on its head, according to Joe Cole.
The Red Devils came into the match against the Saints needing a win to ease pressure on Ten Hag after losing back-to-back matches against Brighton and Liverpool.
And they obliged following an early scare against Russell Martin s men with Andre Onana saving a Cameron Archer penalty after Diogo Dalot wiped out Southampton debutant Tyler Dibling.
A Matthijs De Ligt header put ahead before Marcus Rashford boosted his confidence with a goal before half-time to put the Red Devils 2-0 up at St Mary s at the break.
Man Utd had been the weaker of the two teams for much of the first half before their quality shone through , th…
Arsenal: Real Madrid to ‘offer’ Liverpool target in shock swap deal amid ‘unequivocal’ sale ‘stance’
According to reports, La Liga giants Real Madrid are stepping up their interest in world-class Arsenal and France centre-back William Saliba.
signed Saliba for around £27m when he was a pretty unknown quantity in 2019. He had successful loan spells at Nice and Marseille before he broke through for the Premier League giants at the start of the 2022/23 campaign.
Over the past couple of years, 23-year-old has emerged as one of the best centre-backs in the world as he s struck up a sensational partnership with Brazil international Gabriel Magalhaes.
Saliba is one of Arsenal s most valuable assets and he s under contract until 2027. His form in the Premier League has not gone unnoticed as he s been heavily linked with Spanish giants Real Madrid after they missed out…
The College Football National Championship was an absolute blowout, but the lopsided affair didn t stop sports bettors from flocking to the game in droves.
Simplebet, a B2B product development company specializing in micro betting, reported in a press release that its operators saw nearly $4 million in handle on the game, an increase of nearly $1.7 million compared with the 2022 College Football Championship.
Simplebet Records Massive Handle on National Championship
According to the company, despite the game already being decided by the second half, its operators reported that 50.1% of the total handle bet on the game came from the second half, and nearly 46.6% of bets as well.
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A newly introduced sports betting bill dedicates 75% of sports betting revenue to combat problem gaming and educate students on the dangers of gaming addiction.
Sen. John Marty (DFL-40) introduced his bill, , to the Senate this morning. The bill had its first reading on the Senate floor and was referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
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The Florida Panthers are one win away from becoming the first team to sweep the Stanley Cup Final since the 1998 Detroit Red Wings. Game 4 of Oilers vs Panthers goes Saturday night at Rogers Place, with puck drop set for 8:00 PM on ABC.
The oddsmakers favor the Oilers to avoid elimination and force another game in this series. The Panthers are available as road underdogs as they aim to become the first team to complete a Cup Final sweep in nearly three decades.
We’ve made our Panthers vs Oilers prediction for Game 4, examining the betting odds and player props.
Panthers vs Oilers Game 4 Prediction
The Panthers have taken a 3-0 series lead after winning Game 3 in Edmonton by a 4-3 score. Florida jumped out to a 4-1 lead but had to weather a late storm from the …