Steve Clarke wants his West Brom side to forget about their controversial 2-2 draw against Chelsea when they host Aston Villa on Monday.
Clarke s men were denied three points due to a late penalty at Stamford Bridge in their last outing a decision referee s chief Mike Riley later apologised for.
Despite this setback, the head coach is eager for his side to move on and focus on their West Midlands derby at The Hawthorns.
If we can use the frustration to kick on and get the points against Villa then fine, he said, but the players are all experienced enough to know that you can t dwell on the previous game, you have to look forward to the next one.
Chelsea s gone and we have to move on. The next game isn t a small game either it s massive.
The sides are sep…
Bayern Munich utility David Alaba believes coach Pep Guardiola has reinvented the way football is played.
Guardiola took over at Bayern in 2013 following a record breaking four-season spell at Barcelona and is on course for a third straight Bundesliga title with the Bavarians before he completes a switch to Manchester City in the Premier League.
Alaba, 23, was played as a left-back by Guardiola in the Spaniard s debut season, but has since had stints in midfield as well as in the centre of defence.
The Austria international praised Guardiola and said he has improved the way Bayern plays football season after season.
His training sessions are incredible workouts, Alaba told BT Sport. He has reinvented football.
Pep is someone who thinks abo…
Nottingham Forest and their first-team coach Steven Reid have been charged with misconduct by the Football Association over the confrontation with referee Paul Tierney after Saturday’s Premier League defeat to Liverpool.
Reid was sent off after he came on to the field to remonstrate with Tierney at the end of the match, which Forest lost 1-0 to a Darwin Nunez goal deep into stoppage time.
Forest’s referee analyst Mark Clattenburg said the club were “aggrieved” by Tierney’s incorrect decision in added time to award a dropped-ball to Liverpool in the Reds’ penalty area, rather than to Forest who were in possession in an attacking area when he stopped play for a head injury to Ibrahima Konate.
It is alleged Reid’s language towards Tierney was abusive a…
Has there ever been a redemptive arc as significant in gaming as Cyberpunk 2077’s rise from the ashes? It’s botched 2020 launch is well documented, but also well documented is the feverish work ethic CD Projekt Red have undertaken in the years since to bring their dystopian vision up to the standard they originally promised. For many players, good will has been restored. For others, CD Projekt Red are never seeing a penny of their hard-earned cash. However, whatever side of the fence you’re on you’ll likely be surprised by the Polish developer’s confirmation that they have zero plans to patch Cyberpunk 2077 to support PS5 Pro.
There are credible explanations behind this stance which we’ll get onto in a moment, but even t…
Antonio Conte will stay as Chelsea manager amid links to Inter because the challenge of taking them back into the Champions League is too good to resist, according to Marcello Lippi.
Lippi, who like Conte formerly managed Juventus and Italy, does not believe the prospect of taking the Inter job would appeal to the Stamford Bridge boss at this early stage of his career in England.
Despite the 47-year-old s continued denials, speculation still links him with a move to San Siro, while Diego Simeone is another rumoured candidate to replace Stefano Pioli as the Serie A club s Chinese owners Suning target a big name.
But Lippi, who coached Conte at Juve in his playing days, is not buying reports that that he could be tempted to leave Chelsea, even with a five-year…
Milan are set to be boosted by the return of Gianluigi Donnarumma after the goalkeeper tested negative for coronavirus.
Donnarumma, 21, missed a Serie A draw against Roma and Thursday s Europa League victory over Sparta Prague after contracting COVID-19.
The goalkeeper, though, could return as soon as Sunday s trip to Udinese after Milan confirmed the Italy international had tested negative.
Milan also announced Jens Petter Hauge and Matteo Gabbia had tested negative, though the latter will undergo further screening on Sunday.
Gianluigi Donnarumma and Jens Petter Hauge, who had been asymptomatic, have tested negative following further testing, a Milan statement read on Friday.
Official Statement: Donnarumma, Gabbia and Hauge
Comunicato Uffici…
Kevin Trapp has no regrets over his return to Eintracht Frankfurt on a permanent transfer from Paris Saint-Germain.
The goalkeeper left Eintracht in 2015 to join PSG, where he won Ligue 1 twice and was part of a treble-winning team in 2017-18.
However, he failed to establish himself as the undisputed number one keeper PSG hoped he could become and was loaned back to Frankfurt last season.
Trapp made 43 appearances in all competitions as the Eagles reached the semi-finals of the Europa League, losing on penalties to Chelsea, and finished seventh in the Bundesliga.
His performances convinced Eintracht to bring him back on a five-year-deal, and 29-year-old Trapp is confident that was the right move for him despite the club losing star forwards Luka Jovic and…
Veteran Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is believed to be close to joining Manchester United
According to , Swedish superstar and self-proclaimed god Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be rocking-up at Old Trafford before Euro 2016 starts.
The striker will be a free agent this summer, after deciding to leave French giants PSG.
If the veteran forward does head for United, then they are going to need to do some major structural changes at Carrington and Old Trafford so that both Ibrahimovic and Jose Mourinho can get their heads through the doors.
The ego is set to land
Just like the now sadly departed boxing legend Muhamed Ali, Zlatan Ibrahimovic can walk the walk just as well as talking the talk. Some people have egos that their talent cannot justify, bu…
The fight for is now being waged on two fronts, as West Flagler Associates and Bonita-Fort Meyers Corporation have filed a lawsuit with the Florida Supreme Court to invalidate the online sports betting language in the state s approved 2021 gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe.
The lawsuit was filed on Monday, Sept. 25, with the Florida Supreme Court around 11:30 p.m. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is named as the other party in the petition.
West Flagler is also continuing its fight against Florida online sports betting at the federal level and will to hear the issue as well.
West Flagler Believes Florida Sports Betting Must Be Approved by Voters
Raquel A. Rodriguez of Buchanan Ingersoll Rooney PC, counsel representing West Flagler in this Florida Supreme Cou…
Just as they did in 2023 and 2022, hopes were officially dashed during the final day of the Peach State s legislative session.
A Georgia online sports betting package never moved out of the House Rules Committee on sine die, officially ending any hope sports betting proponents had for this year as legislators adjourned their session close to 1 a.m. this morning.
Lawmakers will likely try to legalize again in 2025, but it s difficult to envision an outcome that will be much different.
Quick Start, Sluggish Finish
Georgia s sports betting efforts came out of the gates quickly this year, with the Senate Sen. Clint Dixon’s (R-45) bill, , in early February by a 35-15 vote. Even though Dixon s bill was amended to include a constitutional amendment for legalization…