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Dyche wants VAR to rule on corners after ‘farcical’ decisions

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Sean Dyche, manager of Nottingham Forest, described the decision to give Manchester United a corner ahead of Saturday’s visitors’ opener at the City Ground as “farcical.”

Bryan Mbeumo’s delivery was headed out of play when Nicolo Savona’s clearance caught him off guard and the Italian full-back chased after his own header, appearing to stop the ball from crossing the line.

However, Akil Howson, the lineman, signaled that the ball was out of play, prompting the referee to give Casemiro’s side the lead in a game that ended 2:3.

Even if a corner leads to a goal, the video assistant referee (VAR) is unable to review decisions that involve awarding a corner instead of a goal-kick in accordance with current laws.

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Dyche remarked, “Two in two weeks is ridiculous. You might receive one of those [decides] once per season.

You can argue about how to handle it, of course, but the point is that we made the wrong choice. Even worse, the assistant referee gave it from behind the goal, which is 75 yards away. He appears to be able to see it.

The ball hangs over the line in a clear way. It’s not out, regardless of whether it’s three quarters or not. Really disappointing, really.

Morgan Gibbs-White and Savona scored two goals in three second-half minutes to set up Forest’s first victory under new manager Dyche.

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Will Old Firm raise bar of mayhem another notch at Hampden?

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So, a change from the last Rangers and Celtic game of the goalless snoozeathon at Ibrox on August 30th…

A stalemate and Celtic’s 71-minute start confirmed Rangers had made their worst league start since 1983, when they needed 71 minutes to score a goal.

Martin (Russell) and Martin (O’Neill) are both at Rangers and Celtic.

For the first time in almost a year, Danilo, the £6 million striker for the Rangers, has scored twice. After two and a half years without a goal, Youssef Chermiti, a £8 million striker for the Rangers, finally scored.

Johnny Kenny became the first Celtic striker to score twice in a game since April’s Adam Idah.

In the 90 minutes that followed the match against an ostensibly obliging Falkirk, Celtic scored four goals after only eight in the 810 league minutes that followed.

A 73-year-old is in one dugout and a 36-year-old is in the other when the teams square off in the League Cup semi-final on Sunday at Hampden.

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Rohl will be the fourth manager to lead Rangers to an Old Firm game this year after Martin, Barry Ferguson, and Philippe Clement.

O’Neill, who has been yelling “young man” everywhere since his return, is enjoying the support of Celtic fans. With that 4-0 victory over Falkirk, he made a good start.

This season, Celtic have now won 53% of their games. Poor, inexplicably, but at least O’Neill made a slight improvement.

Rangers have won 33% of their games. Hopeless but improving as a result of Rohl’s adjustments to his formation, which involves a three-piece back-up team with a faster tempo.

The German appears to be reveling in the performance, which logic dictates he should be slain by the gruesome demands of his job at Ibrox. Beyond his predecessor, he now has won two league games in a row.

Rangers maintained a clean sheet on Wednesday, going over that line for 25 games straight up since December. Of course, that was credited to them when they scored a late penalty save against Hibs.

Two chaotic institutions merged.

The Rangers’ motto, “READY,” has begged the question, “Ready for what? “

A Club Like No Other is the equivalent of “A Club Like No Other,” and to be fair, that was difficult to refute because the club threatened to eat itself earlier in the week.

After losing at Dundee, these Glasgow institutions reduced Martin to marshmallows and Brendan Rodgers to a gloomy spectacle that echoed in the air.

Dermot Desmond, a major shareholder of Celtic, appears to have transformed into a human loudhailer in the context of a changing landscape, who might impart wisdom to a Trappist monk.

A troubled Rangers’ exclusive access to Statement o’clock was once (and how Celtic made them so mocked).

But even in their darkest days, when Charles Green claimed that one-eighth of the world’s population was being turned into Rangers supporters, they never produced anything even slightly different from what Desmond claimed in a jaw-dropping argument that Rodgers had been merely a very misguided Bhoy.

Celtics enjoy describing their unique way of doing things. They view themselves as being special, which Rodgers was most likely to be when Desmond hit him.

Did the highly decorated manager deserve such harsh treatment despite his flaws?

Did John Kennedy deserve a little more than a passing club salute after his 27 years as a player and assistant manager when he announced his retirement?

“Unfortunately, curiosity persists, but so much has changed.”

The Glasgow giants are now facing off once more against each other. Although this might turn sour, hoped there was only a small amount of football at Hampden.

Rangers defeated Celtic 3-2 at Celtic Park in March, and Celtic defeated Rangers on penalties at Hampden in December after drawing 3-3. Old Firm games of the past have produced some belters.

That Ibrox goalkeeper had a 0-0 advantage. The only thing that stood out about it was how completely forgettable it was. After just giving Brugge six, Rangers ran around like crazy dogs in a meathouse and were awarded a draw.

After Kairat Almaty had just been eliminated from the Champions League, Celtic sat backwards, hesitant, and unthreatening. They didn’t score in three of their previous four games.

The game produced a total xG of 0.32. There is a good chance that this is the lowest xG for a game in Britain since records began, but we can’t say for sure because stats vary.

One of the most stiflingly dull encounters in fixture history’s recent history was undoubtedly felt.

This video game is still intriguing. Celtic won the league title last year, defeating Rangers by 17 points, outscoring them over the course of the campaign with 112 goals to 80, and out-defending them by conceding 26 goals to 41 with a plus-86 score difference of plus-86 for Celtic and plus-39 for Rangers.

However, Old Firm games didn’t show any of this dominance. A 1-1 draw, a 3-2 win for Rangers at Celtic Park, a 3-0 win for Rangers at Ibrox, and a 3-0 win for Celtic at Celtic Park were the four games in the league.

After extra time, Celtic won the League Cup match with a penalty shootout and the score was 3-3. In the last six meetings, Rangers won two victories, Celtic won two (counting the shootout), and two draws. Rangers outscored the six games 10-10 in goals scored.

In derby matches, the idea of form flying out of the window is a little cliche, but it’s still possible to make sense. Nothing else explains why Celtic had such a difficult time getting the better of them than Rangers did last season.

In recent weeks, there have been a lot of changes at these clubs, but some things never change. The loss experience, bonkerdom, the absurd high of winning, and the awful low of losing.

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Strictly Come Dancing pro Alexis Warr ‘proud’ of husband after major achievement

Jake Burton’s dental school boards have passed, and Alexis Warr, 25, shared a sweet tribute to her sweetheart on social media.

Strictly Come Dancing star Alexis Warr has said she is “proud” of her rarely seen husband as she shared a sweet tribute on social media. The professional dancer, who joined the BBC show’s line-up this year alongside fellow newcomer Julian Caillon, said her husband, Jake Burton, has passed his dental school boards.

To mark the achievement ahead of tonight’s Strictly Halloween special, the American dancer shared three selfies taken in London – outside Buckingham Palace, near Tower Bridge and in front of Big Ben. She also posted a clip of them at home.

Alexis, 25, expressed her gratitude to Jake for his accomplishments by saying she is “grateful” to his support. The post was named “Proud wifey posttt,” according to her caption. My dentist’s board members recognized me! I’d like to thank him for his support, determination, and support and love for me throughout it all.

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Without you, Jake said, “Couldn’t do it.” “love you” One fan wrote, “Power couple frrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Another remarked, “Congratulations, Jake! “!

“Fantastic accomplishments, congratulations!” was added by another person. Congratulations on your accomplishments, fantastic achievement, said another person. One more wrote, “Couple goals.”

Alexis became known for winning the US dance competition So You Think You Can Dance in 2022, where she won the title of “America’s Favourite Dancer” and became the first ballroom and Latin dancer to win.

Alexis has previously performed as a guest dancer and troupe member on the US version of Strictly, Dancing With The Stars, and has participated in the program’s US tour.

In 2018, the dancer and her high school sweetheart got married again. On his birthday, Alexis texted a loving message to her husband just a few weeks ago.

“Happy birthday to my forever-loved best friend. Life with you is my greatest gift, she wrote on social media. “From high school sweethearts to nearly 7 years of marriage,” she said.

On the Strictly this year series, Alexis and YouTuber George Clarke are paired. With their stunning performances, the duo has consistently won over the judges and audience. They are scheduled to perform Charli XCX’s Brat anthem Apple tonight with a spine-chilling Cha Cha Cha.

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Meanwhile, George has revealed that Yasmin Bennett, the model who also looks good with his tanned appearance, is pressured to keep up his new look after Strictly. He told The Sun that Yasmin fully supports his time on the show and that he was speaking about it. She is still developing the “ick”! I hope she hasn’t, “!

He continued, “I live for two or three days a week looking unbearably tanned and people are complimenting me because I look so healthy,” adding, “I’m loving the spray tans.” The pressure is on to keep it up away from the dancefloor, he continued, adding that his girlfriend even favors him with a tan. Yasmin acknowledged that she more believed in him than she did prior to the Strictly journey and that she has been incredibly supportive of his development.

Ruthless Sinner beats Zverev to reach Paris final

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Alexander Zverev was defeated by a brutal Jannik Sinner in the Paris Masters final, bringing one win away from regaining the top spot in the world.

World number three Zverev, who was listless throughout, won by Italy’s Sinner 6 to win 6-1.

Sinner, the champion of the Australian Open and Wimbledon, has won 25 straight games on indoor hard courts.

In the Sunday final, he will face Felix Auger-Aliassime, who will succeed Carlos Alcaraz in the top spot.

The 24-year-old said, “I’m very happy for Felix because he’s one of the nicest guys we have on tour.”

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Six days prior, Sinner defeated Zverev in a fiercely contested final in Vienna, but the German was nowhere near as talented in Paris.

Zverev looked worn out from the start despite saving two match points in the lengthy quarter-final defeat of Daniil Medvedev on Friday.

Within 30 minutes, he lost the opening set, didn’t hold serve until the first game of the second, and had to save a break point as a result.

Sinner, however, was unstoppable, hitting eight aces and winning 90% of first-serve points without a single break point.

When he faces Auger-Aliassime, who defeated Alexander Bublik 7-6 (7-3) 6-4, he will compete for a fifth title of the year.

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