World Soccer - UK (2021-10)

“AlifelongLiverpoolsupporter, Andrewcontinued

toattendmatchesatAnfieldwhenpossibledespite

sufferinglife-changinginjuriesatHillsborough”

LiverpoolpaytributetoAndrewDevine,whorecentlypassedawayfrom

injuriessuffered at theHillsboroughdisaster, makinghimits 97thvictim

ENGLAND

Headingrestrictions

introduced

After anumberofstudiesinvestigatingthelink
betweenfootballanddementia, professional
footballersaretobelimitedtoten“higher
forceheaders”perweekintrainingunder
newguidelinesforthisseason.
Accordingtoajoint-statementbytheFA,
PremierLeague,EFL,PFAandLMA“higher
force”describesheaderswhichfollow“along
pass(morethan 35 metres)or fromcrosses,
cornersandfree-kicks.”
“Thisrecommendationisprovidedtoprotect
player welfareandwillbereviewedregularlyas
furtherresearchisundertakentounderstand
moreregardingtheimpactofheadinginfootball.”
Leadingfiguresinthesporthavecomeunder
increasingpressuretodomoretoaddressthe
alarminganddisproportionatenumberof
formerprofessionalplayerswhogoontosuffer
fromdementia.Justweeksaftertheguidelines
wereissued,formerManchester Unitedand
ScotlandlegendDenis Lawbecamethelatest
formerplayertobediagnosedwiththedisease.

CAFpresident...

PatriceMotsepe

presentsthedraw

fromYaounde

GLOBALFOOTBALLINTELLIGENCE

BENDERTWINS

After retiringfromtop-flightfootballinthe

summer, LarsandSvenBenderhavereturned

tothe clubwheretheymadetheirnames:

ninth-tiersideTSVBrannenburg.“Westillhave

three or fourplayersinthe squadwhoplayed

withLarsandSven,”saysheadcoachHans

Nietzold.“Theykeptintouchandalwayssaid:

‘Ifwestop,we’ll play againfor Brannenburg.’”

DANIALVES

TheBrazilcaptainhascementedhisstatus

asthe most decoratedfootballerofalltime,

addinganOlympicgoldmedaltotakehishaul

to 43 trophies.The 3 8-year-oldfull-back

playedeveryminute of histeam’scampaign,

andwas oneofthe outstandingperformers.

“Heis anexampletoall Brazilianfootballers,”

saidBrazil’s OlympicscoachAndre Jardine.

CARLILLOYD

TheUSAlegendalsostarredat theOlympics,

before announcingthatshewouldbecalling

timeonherstellarcareeratthe endofthe

season.The39-year-oldscoredtwiceinher

finalcompetitivegamefor hercountry, toadd

a bronzemedaltoher collectionoftrophies,

whichalsoincludestwogoldmedals,two

WorldCupsandtwoFIFAWorld/BestPlayer

ofthe Yearawards,plus 312 USAcaps.

CHRISTIANERIKSEN

Atthe startofAugust,themidfielderreturned

tothe Internazionaletraininggroundforthe

first timesincehiscardiacarrestatEuro 2020.

“Eriksenisdoingwellandis inexcellentphysical

andmentalshape,” saida statementonthe

club’s website,althoughhisfuture is still in

doubt;SerieArulespreventhimfromplaying

withtheICDdevicethathecurrentlyhasfitted.

HEROES VILLAINS

Bendertwins...theformerBayer Leverkusen

pairretiredatthe endoflast season

Abused...TchouameniinactionagainstSpartaPrague

Diagnosed...

DenisLaw

JUVENTUSWOMEN

TheItalianclubcameunderfire fora tweet

thatwasdescribedas“blatantracism”.Thepost

wasdeletedjust 2 5 minutesafter beingposted,

withtheclublaterreleasinga statement:“We

wouldliketoexpressourdeepestapologies...

Juventusimmediatelyrealisedthatthe club

hadcommittedanunforgivablemistake, and

thismistakehas seriouslyhurt thefeelingsof

allpeople whoopposeracialdiscrimination.”

COLOMBIANFANS

Thereturnof fanstostadiumsintheColombian

capitalofBogotawasmarredby violencein

thestands.IndependienteSantaFe v Atletico

Nacional,thefirstmatchwithacrowdin 513

days, wassupposedtosignalthe returnof fans,

butstadiumswill continuetobeemptyafter

violenceinthestandsspilledontothepitch

leadingtosevenpeoplebeinghospitalised.

TALKSPORT

TheUKradiostationwasforcedtoapologise

after broadcastingananti-Semiticcomment

froma callerdirectedatTottenhamHotspur

chairmanDanielLevy. LeeClayton,headof

thestation,said:“We areallappalledbythe

commentthatwas madebya callerduring

a live YouTubebroadcastof TheSports

Bar.Weare deeplysorrytoTottenham

and,especially, tochairmanDanielLevy.”

SPARTAPRAGUEFANS

MonacomidfielderAurelienTchouameniwas

subjectedtoallegedracistchantingduring

a ChampionsLeaguequalifierintheCzech

capital.Thegamewas pausedwhilea message

wasplayedonthepublicaddresssystem

warningthatfurtherabusewouldleadto

postponement.“Iwon’tlethatewinthis

game,” saidthe 2 1-year-oldafterwards.