Premier League

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'What the actual f***': Protester ties himself to goalpost in 'bizarre ... (Fox Sports)

'What the actual f***': Protester ties himself to goalpost in 'bizarre' mid-match EPL scenes.

It’s time to act like it’s an emergency. We can choose to highlight that our climate is breaking down, we can choose to resist this government that is betraying us, we can choose to step up and not stand by.” “But we have a choice.

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Premier League title, Serie A title, Bundesliga top four Ranking 10 ... (ESPN)

The 2021-22 European season is winding down and while some leagues are snoozing to the finish line, here are 10 races worth watching until the end.

Ajax has spent much of 2021-22 playing like one of the best teams in Europe, winning their six Champions League group stage matches by a combined 20-5 and outscoring opponents 70-5 in their first 23 Eredivisie matches. For much of the season, bitter rivals Marseille and Nice have been jockeying for second, but after a dreadful winter stretch -- they pulled just nine points from nine league matches from Dec. 1 through Feb. 11 -- Bruno Genesio's Rennes have found their form. In their last six matches, however, they've lost 2-1 at Go Ahead Eagles, survived 3-2 wins over inferior RKC Waalwijk and SC Cambuur squads and suffered an upset at the hands of Benfica in the Champions League knockout stage. Their 4-2 win over Lyon on Sunday was their fourth straight in league play, and it bumped them back to fourth place, within a point of Marseille and Nice. Strasbourg is only three points back as well. QPR bounced between the first and second divisions early in the 2010s, but have otherwise lived a second-division existence for most of 30 years. This is a great position to be in, obviously, but they'll still have to survive the championship playoff in which the top four teams see their point totals cut in half (and rounded up) and everyone plays a six-game round robin. They finished a distant third behind Chelsea and Manchester City, and they had to hold off a rising Manchester United just to secure third place and a spot in the Champions League qualifiers. With the money involved in playing in the Premier League, this is always one of the tenser and more dread-heavy relegation battles in the sport. Huddersfield briefly earned promotion in 2017 for the first time in nearly a half-century, but they were back down within two years. They rank first (City) and second (Liverpool) in the overall SPI ratings, with Liverpool creeping ahead of a previously indomitable Bayern Munich. But they've leaked a lot of points lately and they find themselves four points behind Milan, one back of Napoli and only three up on Juventus with a game in hand. RB Leipzig have solved a lot of their disastrous transition issues in recent weeks, and while neither Freiburg nor Hoffenheim defend very well (even by Bundesliga standards) they boast major attacking firepower and have proven they can take points from the league's best teams.

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Protester ties himself to goalpost during Premier League match (New York Post)

An ecological protester forced a stoppage in play and took center stage during a Premier League soccer match on Thursday night.

The “ Just Stop Oil” Facebook page documented McKechnie’s ploy. The campaign will mobilize “people from all walks of life to oppose the plans for new UK Oil fields” in 2022, according to the “Just Stop Oil” website. He stood with a zip-tie around his neck as officials rushed the area.

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Lawro's FA Cup & Premier League predictions v LIFE singer ... (BBC Sport)

Mark Lawrenson takes on LIFE frontman and Liverpool fan Mez Green to predict the results for this weekend's FA Cup quarter-finals and Premier League ...

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Football: Anti-oil protestor delays Everton v Newcastle Premier ... (Newshub)

The Premier League fixture between Everton and Newcastle United was held up for eight minutes, after a protestor tied himself to a Goodison Park goal-post.

Liverpool's win at Arsenal gives them the momentum to eclipse Manchester City in Premier League chase (unknown)

Nine straight wins the Premier League have given Liverpool the needed momentum to overtake Manchester City. As for Arsenal, steps are still needed.

There is no doubt that Arsenal are miles behind Liverpool, but their race is all about fourth spot and qualifying for the Champions League. If that happens, they then have a platform upon which to build towards competing with Liverpool and City in the years ahead. Liverpool look unstoppable, and they could yet do the quadruple, and City know that too. The reality of this Arsenal team is that it now has an identity and a clear pathway in front of it. The goal was made by Andy Robertson, who dispossessed Bukayo Saka on the left before breaking the touchline and pulling back for Firmino to flick past Ramsdale. At 2-0, it was game over -- Liverpool were firmly in control and Arsenal's recent revival was over. Facing Mikel Arteta's resurgent team at the Emirates was undoubtedly a tougher challenge for Klopp's players, with the Gunners climbing into fourth on the back of five straight league wins and unbeaten run in the Premier League stretching back to Jan 1. Manchester City don't have it and that's why, after Liverpool's 2-0 victory at Arsenal on Wednesday, Pep Guardiola's Premier League champions will be worrying that they may be about to finish second in what had seemed, not too long ago, like a one-horse race.

Mikel Arteta Blasts Premier League Fixture List As "Not Fair" On Arsenal In Bizarre Rant (unknown)

Mikel Arteta went on a bizarre rant about the Premier League fixture list after his Arsenal side lost 2-0 at home to Liverpool on Wednesday.

Only one of those players, Martin Odegaard, had been missing due to COVID though. "But the one that is affected is Arsenal and the only thing that I care [about] and we care [about] is Arsenal. And for Arsenal it is not fair." The north London derby had been due to take place on January 16 but Arsenal asked the Premier League to call it off at the eleventh hour because they had several first-team players unavailable. "Thank you so much to the Premier League for doing that," Arteta fumed, as quoted by the Daily Mail. The defeat left Arsenal still occupying fourth place but gave hope to their rivals in the race for the final Champions League spot. Mikel Arteta went on a bizarre rant about the Premier League fixture list after his Arsenal side lost 2-0 at home to Liverpool on Wednesday.

Liverpool beats Arsenal 2-0 to reignite Premier League race (unknown)

LONDON (AP) — Liverpool reignited the Premier League title race and came within a point of the top spot with a 2-0 win over Arsenal on Wednesday after ...

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Premier League: Alex Iwobi gives 10-man Everton late 1-0 win over ... (Firstpost)

It was only Everton's third top-flight win since September, but it now has a three-point gap to 18th-place Watford with two matches in hand.

First Cricket News Iwobi wasn't content to settle for a draw, though. Allan's red card came after Seamus Coleman's penalty claim for a shoulder-to-shoulder challenge with Bruno Guimaraes was turned down.

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Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-0 to reignite English Premier League title ... (Stuff.co.nz)

The Reds are now just one point behind Manchester City, and should they win their remaining nine games, they will be crowned champions.

He started the season slowly after being linked with a summer move to City. And then comes the big one, with City hosting Liverpool on April 10 in a match that could have a major bearing on the destination of the title. “We're in the race,” Robertson added.

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