00:00Latest football news, August 18, 2024. First, Jadon Sancho left out of Manchester United's.
00:10As reported by Goal, it turns out that Sancho's absence was due to still having an ear infection
00:15and not being 100% fit. This was conveyed directly by MU coach Eric Ten Hag. Previously,
00:22there was also news circulating that Sancho was not in the squad because he was completing his
00:26transfer process to PSG. Second, Guardiola rules Rodri out of City's opener.
00:34As reported by the Daily Mail, Rodri is absent because his injury in the Euro 2024 final match
00:40has not fully healed, this was conveyed directly by Pep. Pep gave him additional rest. Rodri said
00:47Pep has not trained and is expected to return to the City's training grounds on Wednesday,
00:52August 21, 2024. As a replacement, Rico Luis and Kovacic have been prepared to replace Rodri
00:59when facing the Blues. Third, Pep Guardiola hints at Man City return for Joao Cancelo.
01:07As reported by Futbol España, the possibility of Cancelo staying and playing again at Etihad is
01:12now wide open. The reason is that Pep Guardiola has been open to rekindling his broken relationship
01:18with Cancelo, Pep said that Cancelo has returned to training with the squad and there are no
01:23problems. Pep seems to be giving a code that Cancelo could be an option for City's full-back
01:28this season. On the other hand, the club has also confirmed that there has been no official
01:33offer from any club for Cancelo. Fourth, Jurgen Klopp back in the dugout.
01:42As reported by Goal, in a nostalgic atmosphere, Klopp will return to the Dortmund dressing room
01:47as a coach for the farewell match of Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczakowski. Klopp has
01:52agreed to accept the offer via a video call. The farewell match is planned to be held at
01:57Signal Iduna Park on September 7, 2024. Klopp will later become the Dortmund coach on the sidelines,
02:04with all the Dortmund attributes that he will wear. Fifth, Howard Webb's plan to improve VAR
02:10in the Premier League. As reported by The Guardian, the FA is receiving many complaints
02:16about the performance of VAR, which often makes controversial decisions. Hearing this,
02:21Howard Webb spoke up. Webb, who is now the head of refereeing in England,
02:26said that the protests and complaints that emerged were based on dislike of the results
02:30of the decision, most of those who spoke up were fans of the club who felt disadvantaged
02:34by the VAR decision. Of course, this kind of demand was ignored by the PGMOL and the FA.
02:41Sixth, Premier League ticket price increases drawing ire of supporters. In recent days,
02:46football fans in England have been in an uproar over the skyrocketing ticket prices.
02:51As reported by The Independent, the price of Premier League match tickets has increased by
02:55around 6.7%. Almost all clubs have increased ticket prices. It is noted that only Crystal
03:03Palace has maintained last season's price, this has caused fans to start complaining
03:07on social media.
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