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FootballGAF 2020/2021 |OT| Attending every single game from our home stands.

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[Gary Lineker] - Players’ agents should only be paid by a commission from the players, not by the clubs, or even occasionally both clubs. Acting for 2 parties in a deal and often 3 parties (player, selling club and buying club) is wrong with an inevitable conflict of interest.

 
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[The Athletic] "Essentially, Man Utd didn't believe BVB would stay firm on the price of €120m or Aug 10 deadline, embarking on a long-running game of poker without realising Dortmund weren’t even at the table."



Manchester United abandoned Sancho after calculating cost at almost €250m

www.theguardian.com

Manchester United abandoned Jadon Sancho bid as it would cost €250m

Manchester United decided a move for Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho was not viable in the coronavirus-affected economic climate
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

[Miguel Delaney] Liverpool and Bayern Munich are now seen as likelier destinations for Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho next summer after Manchester United's failure to secure his signing, according to figures close to the England forward.

www.independent.co.uk

Liverpool overtake Manchester United in race to sign Jadon Sancho next summer

Bayern Munich are also seen as more likely to secure the Borussia Dortmund and England forward’s services than United are
www.independent.co.uk www.independent.co.uk

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Official: PSV signs Mario Götze on a free transfer

www.psv.nl

Mario Götze naar PSV

PSV heeft Mario Götze (28) gecontracteerd. De aanvaller tekent in Eindhoven voor twee seizoenen. De 63-voudig Duits international komt transfervrij over van Borussia Dortmund, waar zijn contract afliep. ‘Dankzij onze trainer is Mario geïnteresseerd geraakt in PSV’, legt Technisch Manager John de...
www.psv.nl www.psv.nl
 
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[Harry Redknapp]: I lost Eden Hazard, he wanted to come to Tottenham but he said I would only come if you get Champions League Football, we finished 4th that year, Chelsea finished 6th, they won the Champions League & we didn’t make it. He ended up going to Chelsea.

 
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[MARCA] Real Madrid saved €200m in 2020 summer on players sales & salaries. Reduced a 37 player squad. €111m came from B-team & academy sales. €40m saved from Bale/James wages alone and €25-50m in loan fees & salary cuts. This will help cope with €200m losses expected in 2021.

www.marca.com

El Real Madrid cierra un mercado de éxito, 200 millones en traspasos y sueldos

Un regreso a casa (Odegaard), contra casi una veintena de salidas. Increíble, pero cierto. Sí, sí hablamos del Real Madrid, un club acostumbrado a marcar la pauta, pero que en esta
www.marca.com www.marca.com
 
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Zidane's Madrid have kept a clean sheet in 22 of their last 38 league games, a record Real had not achieved since 1961-62. Courtois has only conceded 6 goals in 14 league games he's played after confinement. An average of 0.43 goals per game, 1 conceded every 210 minutes.

as.com

El Real Madrid cierra la puerta

Courtois ha conseguido mantener la portería a cero en tres de los cuatro partidos del equipo de Zidane, que ha igualado una racha de hace casi seis décadas.
as.com as.com

We need to score more goals though.
 
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[Sid Lowe] Barca's transfer blunders bite back on dreadful deadline day: Since 2015, Barca have spent almost €1bn on players none of whom have been an unqualified success. By the time the latest transfer window closed, they sold Suárez, Rakitic, Vidal, Rafinha and Todibo for a grand total of €3.5m.

www.theguardian.com

Barcelona's transfer blunders bite back on dreadful deadline day | Sid Lowe

Barça were left scrabbling around for a deal to balance their broken books after years of waste on bad signings and mindbending wages
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
 
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Premier League announces pay-per-view fixtures

www.skysports.com

Premier League announces pay-per-view fixtures in October

Pay-per-view games will generate some revenue in light of no matchday income for clubs, with the continued absence of fans in stadia
www.skysports.com www.skysports.com

[Percy] “Understand #lcfc were the only club to vote against pay-per-view at today's Premier League meeting. Result was apparently 19-1. A lone voice of reason ....”



[Gary Neville] This is a really bad move by the @premierleague to charge £14.95 for single matches that have been shown free for 6 months !

 
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[El Chiringuito] Ceballos: As soon as I finished the Premier League, I told Jose Angel Sanchez I want to return to Arsenal.



Arsenal need to just pay up already.
 
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Suarez: "[Barça] were never clear why. I would have looked for a solution if it was financial, and if it was sporting I could have understood. I think they wanted to get me away from Messi. Maybe it annoyed them that we were close. I can't find any reason why that would damage the team, though."

www.espn.com

Suarez: Barca wanted me away from Messi

Luis Suarez has told ESPN he believes Barcelona forced him out of the club because of his relationship with Lionel Messi.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
 
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Dark Rider said:
Arsenal need to just pay up already.
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Pay up what?

We offered to buy him, Real only wanted to give a loan this year. We didn't even get an option to buy in the contract despite requesting it which makes the whole thing worse. No idea what happens next summer.

Edit: Initially Real didn't even want to loan him back to us. He got shopped around for loan to other clubs and the only reason he's with us is because he turned every other loan down.
 
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Teslerum said:
Pay up what?

We offered to buy him, Real only wanted to give a loan this year. We didn't even get an option to buy in the contract despite requesting it which makes the whole thing worse. No idea what happens next summer.

Edit: Initially Real didn't even want to loan him back to us. He got shopped around for loan to other clubs and the only reason he's with us is because he turned every other loan down.
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The reason he is not an Arsenal player right now is because Arsenal refused to pay the asked price and tried to force us to sell for less than what we wanted so yes Arsenal need to just pay up.

Radical Dreamer said:
My favourite brand of consoles is now sponsor for my favourite football club. What.
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Hope the money put to good use because we need it.
 
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Arsene Wenger: "The 2013 Bayern team was better, this current team isn't even the best Bayern team in recent years. And not even close to the best Bayern side ever. But I don't mean to downgrade them. They're currently the best team in Europe."

www.spox.com

Arsene Wenger: Triple-Team des FC Bayern von 2013 war besser als aktuelle Mannschaft

Arsene Wenger, ehemaliger Trainer des FC Arsenal, hat im Interview mit dem Spiegel erklärt, warum die Mannschaft des FC Bayern beim Gewinn des Triples 2013 eine bessere war als das heutige Team von Trainer Hansi Flick. Zudem schwärmt der 70-Jährige von BVB-Stürmer Erling Haaland.
www.spox.com www.spox.com
 
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[Sam Wallace] World exclusive: Man Utd and Liverpool driving 'Project Big Picture' - football’s biggest shake-up in a generation

www.telegraph.co.uk

World exclusive: Man Utd and Liverpool driving 'Project Big Picture' - football’s biggest shake-up in a generation

18-team Premier League, increased EFL funding and axing of League Cup among raft of proposals in 'Revitalisation' document seen by Telegraph
www.telegraph.co.uk www.telegraph.co.uk

This was already posted in the off topic main page but I thought it should also be posted in the football thread.
 
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[PriceOfFootball] The £250m to EFL clubs is a ‘prepayment’ to EFL clubs ‘advanced from substantially future revenues of the EFL’. Thus £250m will be subtracted from EFL clubs future share of PL TV deals.

 
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Premier League clubs reject Project Big Picture at emergency meeting

www.thetimes.co.uk

Premier League clubs kill off Project Big Picture at emergency meeting

The Premier League clubs have kicked Project Big Picture into the long grass and agreed instead to hold an urgent strategy review involving all 20 members, as well as making a new bail-out offer to the EFL.
www.thetimes.co.uk www.thetimes.co.uk

The EFL is understood to have rejected an offer from the PL of a £150m bailout which amounted to £40m in grants and £110m in loans earlier in the autumn. The offer also came with conditions attached, such as support for new immigration rules following Brexit and a say on a Championship wage cap.

www.theguardian.com

Manchester United and Liverpool forced into Project Big Picture climbdown

Liverpool and Manchester United have been forced into an embarrassing climbdown over their push to reform English football after a tense meeting
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

Premier League statement: All 20 Premier League clubs today unanimously agreed that "Project Big Picture" will not be endorsed or pursued by the Premier League, or The FA. Rescue package made available for League 1 and 2, talks continue regarding Championship financial needs.

www.premierleague.com

Premier League statement on 'Project Big Picture' - 14 October 2020

Shareholders agree to work together on a plan for future structures and financing of English football
www.premierleague.com www.premierleague.com
 
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[Romeo Agresti] Napoli deducted 1 point & awarded a 3-0 loss vs. Juventus



[ANSA] Napoli will appeal against the 3-0 defeat against Juventus and the point deduction

www.calcioefinanza.it

Il Napoli farà ricorso contro il 3-0 a tavolino e il -1 in classifica

Il Napoli farà ricorso contro la decisione del giudice sportivo sul ko 3-0 a tavolino contro la Juventus. Lo riporta l’Ansa, citando una fonte qualificata del club azzurro. Il club…
www.calcioefinanza.it www.calcioefinanza.it

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Fuck Napoli, I'm glad reason prevailed for once. You can't unilaterally take decisions and break the protocol they had agreed to because they were missing some players. Disgusting cheats.
 
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Azurro said:
Fuck Napoli, I'm glad reason prevailed for once. You can't unilaterally take decisions and break the protocol they had agreed to because they were missing some players. Disgusting cheats.
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Napoli is taking the whole thing to court so it is not over yet :pie_thinking:
 
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Dark Rider said:
Napoli is taking the whole thing to court so it is not over yet :pie_thinking:
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True, I never expected them to accept the first decision but given the sequence of events, I find it difficult to believe any authority will take their side, even if it is Italy.
 
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Azurro said:
True, I never expected them to accept the first decision but given the sequence of events, I find it difficult to believe any authority will take their side, even if it is Italy.
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But things can drag forever and nobody get anything else it is over so time is the most important thing here. Imagine this one point being the deciding factor at the end of the season who win the league for example? :pie_thinking:
 
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Dark Rider said:
But things can drag forever and nobody get anything else it is over so time is the most important thing here. Imagine this one point being the deciding factor at the end of the season who win the league for example? :pie_thinking:
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I don't think it will take that long, they have two possibilities for appeal, some regional authority and the CONI, if I recall correctly. The decision will be final in a couple of months, max.
 
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