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Football Association set to investigate bust-up during Arsenal’s win over Liverpool as Mikel Arteta and Jurgen Klopp speak to referee Michael Oliver during and after match

Arsenal and Liverpool are dealing with a potential investigation from the Soccer Affiliation after a livid trade of phrases between each units of gamers. An enthralling contest on the Emirates Stadium noticed the Gunners run out 3-2 winners, nonetheless, tensions boiled over late within the second half. Getty The bust-up noticed Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes and Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson trade heated phrases AFP Referee Michael Oliver spoke to each managers through the match and is known to have had one other dialog with them afterwards Quite a lot of gamers have been concerned in a heated argument on the pitch, with Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes seen squaring as much as Reds captain Jordan Henderson earlier than gesturing in direction of referee Michael Oliver. Oliver spoke to managers Mikel Arteta and Jurgen Klopp following the incident and the Daily Telegraph stories they each had one other dialog with Oliver after the match. The FA says it was ‘conscious of an incident that passed off’ through the match and are actually in dialogue with match officers and the 2 golf equipment. The main points of the incident will now be reviewed. Arteta’s aspect restored their place…

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Gary Lineker tells football parents to ‘shut up’ and let children play

Speaking to the BBC’s Don’t Tell Me The Score podcast, the Match of the Day presenter urged parents to “shut up and let them play”. “I’m standing on the sidelines listening to parents shouting,” said Lineker. “And 99.9% of what they say is wrong, damaging their children.” In November last year, the Football Association began a campaign to improve grassroots football by influencing the behaviour of new parents, volunteers, coaches and players aged between seven and 18. England manager Gareth Southgate gave his support on how football can “develop young children into people”. Lineker, who scored 48 goals in 80 games for England from 1984 to 1992, said the attitude of some parents is damaging to their children because the football is “too important to them”. “I’ve seen parents wander on to the pitch,” he said. “One picked up his child by the scruff of the neck and shouted ‘if you play like that you’ll never make the grade’. “I’m thinking ‘mate, he’ll never make the grade anyway, so just chill, let him enjoy his football’. “The truth is they’ll reach the level they’ll reach anyway. If you play football or any sport with fear,…

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South Africa: Madagascar joins Zambia in football boycott

(CNN)Madagascar has joined Zambia in calling off a football match against South Africa in the wake of xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg and Pretoria. On Wednesday, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) pulled out of hosting South Africa’s “Bafana Bafana” in Lusaka Saturday, citing “prevailing security concerns.” The South African Football Association (SAFA) turned to Madagascar for a hastily arranged friendly in Orlando on the eastern edge of Johannesburg. But the Bafana Bafana Twitter page said Thursday the game would no longer take place. “SAFA regrets to inform the public that the match between Bafana Bafana and Madagascar scheduled for this coming Saturday (7 September) has been called off after the visitors (Madagascar) decided to withdraw from the encounter,” the statement read. ‘Upsetting’ Speaking to CNN Sport, SAFA spokesperson Dominic Chimhavi said the players and staff were “shocked” by the news and were “still figuring out what to do next.” “Apparently [Madagascar] were on their way to the airport when they received a call from the government telling them that they were not allowed to board the plane for South Africa,” Chimhavi said. “Naturally this is upsetting for all involved.” Chimhavi suggested recent events in South…

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