🚨 The FA were pushing for #SaintsFC head coach Tonda Eckert to be banned from all football and football related activity for a minimum period of three months as well as receiving a fine, and referred to the 2024 case with Canadian women's team as a precedent. Paul Harris KC argued against this for three primary reasons: ◉ what he described as ‘exceptional’ mitigation ◉ the inevitability of Tonda Eckert losing his job if there were a three-month ban ◉ because another entity will also suffer, namely the Club and its supporters The commission's starting point was a four-month ban and £75,000 fine, but in mitigation, they found that Eckert was a particularly impressive witness, who showed genuine contrition for his actions. A seven-week reduction to that 16-week ban was then applied (becoming nine weeks), plus an additional one-third reduction for admitting to the charges, resulting in six weeks.

There’s a striker in Ukraine playing for Rukh Lviv called Igor Krasnopir and I’m surprised there’s no hype on here surrounding him given his age and the way he’s playing. Takes a lot of shots in good areas, finishes with both feet, sharp box movement and loves a blindside run

What a touch from Anthony Gordon! 🔥 The Barca man squares it to the Real Madrid man and England lead 2-0 ⚽️⚽️

It’s a working theory but every team in the Championship’ off ball shape is a variation of a front two press with the idea to force teams wide. The team with the ball, to me, there’s no point building with a three and no real reason to use wingers as wingers. The space is always just off the middle on both sides. 10 + winger in those spaces and use your full backs to stretch and 9 in behind

Enchanté 👋 Day one for Diatta.

International signing during the international break 🦁🇸🇳 Bienvenue, Krépin Diatta! 🫡

I'd hope by now that most people realise Stefan Borson (@slbsn) is a charlatan. He's gone from telling everyone that the charges against City were so big they required a level of "cogent proof" of fraud and disguised equity that would be "nearly impossible to substantiate" 1/n