World Soccer - UK (2021-10)

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“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.
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