According to the Daily Mail, the Egyptian FA has suspended referee Mohamed Farouk indefinitely after he purportedly disallowed a goal after checking footage on a spectator’s phone.

In the absence of VAR, Mohamed Farouk used an alternative technique to review a late goal in an Egyptian Second Division match between Al-Nasr and Suez on Friday.

Al-Nasr struck a remarkable equalizer with the hosts Suez leading 2-1 going into the last few minutes to gain a point away from home.

To prevent the visitors from earning a point away from Suez on Friday, Farouk was asked to see a replay of the goal on a fan’s phone following loud objections from home supporters. He then ruled the goal out for handball.

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Dailymail reports that as a result of his actions, Farouk has come in for hefty punishment, with the head of the Egyptian Referees Committee, Vitor Pereira, deciding to suspend the referee and his entire matchday staff for ‘an indefinite period’.

Pereira replaced former veteran Premier League official Mark Clattenburg in the role with the ERC earlier in March.

Pereira’s action was confirmed by the Egyptian FA, who added, “The committee decided to investigate the incident when Mohamed Farouk, the referee of the match, used a mobile phone to review footage of the match’s events.”

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With the 2023 season starting in just a few weeks, Adidas and Major League Soccer have officially unveiled the official MLS Pro Match Ball.

The new season ball is motivated by the unifying power of music and draws design cues from each of the 29 clubs’ distinctive musical identities.

Celebrating the songs and chants that bring MLS stadiums to life, the ball itself features a white base finished with a red and blue design that “gives off grungy vibes with music poster-inspired graphics.”

Beneath the dynamic design, the ball construction emulates the Al Rihla World Cup 2022 Match Ball. The MLS Pro Match Ball features the same tech designed to “improve accuracy and consistency” and support quick passages of play while keeping shape and a FIFA Quality Pro stamp guarantees pitch-perfect performances.

As the teams gear up to take to the pitch for the February 25 opening weekend, GOAL takes a closer look at the best match balls ever released.

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After only a year in charge at Ibrox and leading them to the Europa League final, Giovanni Van Bronckhorst has been sacked by Rangers, the club has confirmed.

The Glasgow giants parted ways with the 47-year-old on Monday, just three days after he celebrated his one-year anniversary in charge of the club.

The decision to part ways with the former Holland international was made just two weeks prior to the club’s annual general meeting (AGM).

‘The board would like to put on record sincere thanks to Gio for all his efforts since his appointment as manager,’ Rangers said in a statement.

‘Unfortunately, results and performances over recent months haven’t met expectations and the decision was made today by the board to terminate the contract of the manager. The search for the new manager is now underway.’

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Van Bronckhorst, who spent three seasons at Ibrox as a player, replaced Steven Gerrard in November last year after the Liverpool legend took charge of Aston Villa.

Having led Rangers to their first European final in 14 years, the Dutchman won the Scottish Cup just days after taking over as manager. However, they lost the Europa League final in Seville on penalties to Eintracht Frankfurt.

However, in Van Bronckhorst’s first full campaign in charge, the positive vibes gradually faded. After 15 games, Rangers trail league leaders Celtic by nine points, and Van Bronckhorst’s past three league matches have produced just four points.

‘I want to thank Gio for the hard work he has put in over the last 12 months and, especially, the achievements of taking the club to the Europa League final and winning the Scottish Cup last season,’ said chairman Douglas Park.

‘Unfortunately, recent results have not met neither our nor Gio’s expectations, and we have taken this difficult decision today. Everyone at Rangers wishes Gio every success in the future.’

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Portugal’s forward player, Cristiano Ronaldo has continued demonstrating his importance both on and off the field by setting new records and reaching another landmark.

The Portuguese man has made history yet again, as he became the first person to receive the most likes on an Instagram post in the world’s history. Ronaldo shared a photo of himself and Lionel Messi on his official Instagram account, in which the pair can be seen playing cheese on a Louis Vuitton bag.

The bag was featured in an advertisement by Louis Vuitton, and it was also utilized to transport the World Cup trophy at the opening ceremony.

At the time of publication, the Instagram post had nearly 35 million likes. Lionel Messi’s likes for the identical image on his Instagram account totalled nearly 27 million.

 

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The 37-year-old is the first person in history to have 500 million Instagram followers.

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The 5x Ballon d’Or winner is one of the world’s most powerful persons because of the empire he has built.

With the help of Lionel Messi, Ronaldo recently lit the internet on fire. The world was surprised when the two GOATs created an iconic image for Louis Vuitton’s latest ad campaign. As if that wasn’t enough, Portugal’s all-time leading scorer has done it again. He is the world’s first person to have 500 million Instagram followers.

Ronaldo has been the most-followed person on Instagram for a while now. In September 2021, “Cristiano” became the most-followed account after hitting 237 million followers. Since then, Ronaldo has been sitting on the throne comfortably. Many may think that Kylie Jenner is the second most-followed person on Instagram. However, Lionel Messi sits in second place with 376 million followers.

Kylie Jenner, who has been in the top 5 of the list for several years, is third, followed by Selena Gomez and Dwayne The Rock Johnson. Brazilian sensation Neymar Jr. is another player ranked in the top 25. He has 182 million followers. It may be far short of Ronaldo’s 500 million, owing to how long the United star has been in the game.

Ronaldo is one of the soccer world’s most successful businessmen. He has turned Instagram into a money-making machine for him. Several rumours claim that Ronaldo makes roughly $2 million for each social media post.

This figure, which is unrivalled, displays Cristiano’s power in our technologically advanced culture.

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As the new ownership of Chelsea continues to restructure the team, Paul Winstanley has been appointed as Director of Global Talent and Transfers.

After being chosen by Blues co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali for their team of recruitment specialists to sign players for the future, Winstanley leaves Brighton, where he served as head of recruitment.

Winstanley is regarded by Chelsea as a multifaceted recruiter, and they like his previous experience working with Graham Potter and his team.

A club statement read: “Winstanley arrives at Stamford Bridge after eight years with Brighton & Hove Albion, initially as talent identification manager and then as head of recruitment. Winstanley played a major role as Brighton built a reputation for finding and developing talent.

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“Chelsea FC would like to thank Brighton for enabling him to take up this new opportunity with Chelsea. He will join Chelsea immediately.

Winstanley said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Chelsea and to continue working with Graham Potter and his team. There is a real sense of excitement and momentum around the new ownership and this project. I’m looking forward to working with such an outstanding group of colleagues as the club moves into a new era.”

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Cristiano Ronaldo has taken aim at former Manchester United teammate Gary Neville as comments from his TalkTV interview continue to emerge.

For six years, Ronaldo and Neville were teammates at Manchester United. However, after Ronaldo’s return to Old Trafford last season, Neville started to criticize the player.

Although the Portugal player emphasized that he and Neville are “not friends,” he found Neville’s criticism of him to be “disappointing.”

“People can have their own opinion, but they don’t really know what’s going on, for example, inside the training ground, or even my life.

“They should listen to not only one point of view, they have to listen to my point of view as well. It’s easy to criticise but if you don’t know the whole story…

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In front of a live Sky Sports broadcast, Ronaldo recently blanked Neville on the side of the field, which has always indicated that any connection the two may have ever shared has soured.

Although he claims to understand the demands of Neville’s TV work, he has accused his former Man Utd teammate and several of his teammates of “taking advantage” of his name to advance their own careers.

“They have a job in television where they must criticise to be more famous,” Ronaldo said. “I really don’t understand.

“I think they take advantage [of my name] because they are not stupid. But it’s hard when you see people who were in the dressing room with you criticise in that way. I’m not going to sleep badly because of the criticism, but it’s not good to listen to.”

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Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has sought to make sense of the Reds’ terrible 2022/23 season thus far, pinpointing one crucial cause for their struggles.

The Reds have been slow to get going this season after winning both domestic cups and coming agonizingly close to completing an unprecedented quadruple last season.

Jurgen Klopp’s side enters the winter break sixth in the Premier League rankings, seven points off a top-four spot, and have been drawn in the last 16 of the Champions League versus Real Madrid.

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Van Dijk conceded that Liverpool’s season has been’strange,’ but cited the unique timetable caused by the winter World Cup as one of the key reasons for their suffering. He said:

“I would say the last couple of months has been just strange. Everyone is trying to find consistency, not only us as a team and as a club, but if you look at other teams around it is just difficult. No-one really can put a finger on it,”

“Obviously a big part of this is because there is going to be a such a big break coming up and the World Cup and players getting injured, players not fully fit. It was strange, it was difficult for everyone, but I can only speak for us because I’m in the middle of it.

“But it was good to find a bit of stability in the last couple of games. Obviously a lot of players will still work during the break after a holiday period first. It was good to reach 22 points.”

In addition, Van Dijk will now train with the Netherlands national team in preparation for his debut international tournament.

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Brentford stunned Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad on Saturday thanks to a brace from striker Ivan Toney. Manchester City suffered a rare home defeat as they were hit by an Ivan Toney sucker punch in stoppage time, meaning that Arsenal will be spending Christmas atop the Premier League.

It was the visitors that began the stronger, with Ederson producing two great saves in the first 10 minutes

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Toney, who was not named to England’s World Cup team this week, opened the score for Brentford in the 16th minute, flicking home Ben Mee’s header.

City equalized just before halftime when Phil Foden connected with a deflected pass and sent it rocketing into the top right corner of the goal, but Toney was the hero in the 98th minute when he tucked in a close range drive to give Brentford the victory.

City are now second in the rankings, two points behind champions Arsenal, who play Wolverhampton Wanderers later on Saturday; Brentford are tenth. Saturday, meanwhile Brentford sit in 10th.

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has escaped a touchline ban for his red card against Man City as he has been fined £30,000 by the FA for his touchline tirade, which infuriated referees’ charity.

Recall, Klopp previously accepted the charge of ‘improper conduct’ for his reaction to Mohamed Salah, not receiving a free kick during the Reds’ victory over Man City.

Following his dismissal for his theatrics on the touchline during Liverpool’s victory over Manchester City earlier this month, Klopp was given a £30,000 fine but escaped a one-game suspension.

Following an “improper behaviour” complaint from the FA, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will be permitted to coach the Reds when they face Leeds in the Premier League this weekend.

He became incensed when Bernardo Silva of City overturned Mohamed Salah, but referee Anthony Taylor did not signal a foul. As the linesman ran past him at the time, Klopp yelled at the official while getting in the official’s face.

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The German was immediately given a red card by Taylor, and he was forced to watch the final four minutes and stoppage time from the dressing room as his team held on for a 1-0 victory following Salah’s first goal.

The FA said in a statement: “Jurgen Klopp has been fined £30,000 for breaching FA Rule E3 during Liverpool FC’s Premier League match against Manchester City FC on Sunday 16 October 2022. The manager accepted that his behaviour during the 86th minute was improper, and an independent Regulatory Commission imposed his sanction during a hearing. This sanction is subject to appeal by either Jurgen Klopp of The FA following receipt of the Independent Regulatory Commission’s written reasons.”

The German had previously revealed that he wouldn’t be challenging the charge against him. He said: “I am not sure if we can say we accepted it before it’s official? We just replied in the right way I think, that’s it.”

Explaining his behaviour immediately after the match, Klopp admitted he went over the top in the heat of the moment. “It is about emotion of course so red card, my fault, I went over the top in the moment,” said the former Borussia Dortmund boss. “I know myself, I am 55 and I deserve a red card. I lost it in that moment and it is not okay.”

He added: “I was sitting after the game in the office of Anthony Taylor and spoke, completely calmly, about all the situations. How I saw the game, how he saw the game. It was a completely calm discussion. That’s the situation. I got a red card and now we wait for the process.”

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Chelsea Football Club has officially announced the new appointment of a new technical director. The club have ensured the arrival of Laurence Stewart as the club’s new technical director.

Stewart, who is now employed by Monaco, will join fellow recent hires Kyle Macaulay, Joe Shields, and possibly Brighton’s director of recruitment Paul Winstanley in a transfer “think tank.” at Chelsea.

After serving as an interim sporting director over the summer, co-owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital are reorganizing the club behind the scenes and intend to scale down on transfers to give the experts time to do their jobs.

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Stewart, who will join Chelsea imminently, has worked within the Red Bull network at Leipzig, and also at Everton, Manchester City and the FA.

A statement from Boehly read: ‘Laurence is an important appointment as we plan to build a deep sporting team that will collaborate closely.

“Laurence is a world-class football leader who understands talent management, data and scouting, player development and performance.”

Stewart, meanwhile, said: “I’m delighted to be joining Chelsea and excited about the vision and direction of the club under the new ownership group.

“I am excited to join them to help them build a world-class global sporting organisation to consistently win on the pitch at the highest levels and provide player pathways to help develop our talent.”

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Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala believes the Super Falcons have a great chance to come out of their group in the 2023 World Cup.

The Super Falcons, who qualified after defeating Cameroon 1-0 in the quarter-finals of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco on July 14, will be making a tenth appearance at the global competition.

In the competition, which Australia and New Zealand will jointly host from July 20 to August 20, Nigeria was set to play Olympic champions Canada and Australia.

On July 21, they will play Canada to start their Group B campaign. On July 27, they will play Australia, and on July 31, they will play the Republic of Ireland to finish the round.

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 “I think we have a really good group. It’s the World Cup and it’s not meant to be easy or a walk in the park,” Oshoala said as quoted by BBC Sport Africa.

“With the group we have, I feel we have a chance. We get to play Canada, a team we know very well, and of course Australia.

“It won’t be easy against the Republic of Ireland, but we had Australia in our 2015 group. We lost to them 2-0. It’s a good opportunity for us to come back and also prove that we’ve improved from the team that played seven years ago. We have a very good group and are really excited for the tournament.”

She will hope to be in action when Barcelona take on Rosengard in Group D matchday two of their Champions League campaign at Malmo Idrottsplats on Thursday.

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PSG have denied that the alleged leaked details of Kylian Mbappe’s contract are true, and are reportedly threatening legal action over the situation.

Mbappe has been in the headlines a lot recently, with whispers of his discontent at PSG doing the rounds. Despite this he has been in fine form, bagging a brilliant brace against Ajaccio on Friday, and he will be hoping to keep up that form as PSG host Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League in midweek.

According to the reliable French magazine Le Parisien, Mbappe may make up to €630 million (£550 million) from his deal with PSG.

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Fabrizio Romano reports that the club has denied the allegations regarding the informal contract the forward signed in May and has threatened legal action.

In a statement, per Tariq Panja, the French champions said: “PSG confirms story is completely wrong with not a single detail being correct. The timing of the spurious publication by this media outlet is also surprising, just days before an important Champions League match.”

According to the rumours around Mbappe’s deal, he makes €72 million annually in addition to two bonuses, one of which is a €180 million signing bonus. He would become the highest-paid player in football history after earning more money than his colleague Lionel Messi did from Barcelona between 2017 and 2021.

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