Manchester City’s clash with Tottenham lived up to the pre-match hype after a tense 3-3 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

That doesn’t mean Erling Holland was too happy when referee Simon Hooper denied Jack Grealish the chance to score a stoppage-time winner for the English Premier League title holder.

The Norway international reacted angrily when Grealish appeared to run towards goal and was whistled by the referee for an earlier foul against him.

So Holland was fouled, got up straight and played the ball to Grealish in the clear, Simon Hooper whistled for the foul.

Absolutely atrocious 💀pic.twitter.com/hxxyu1noVE

— Did the referee or VAR make a bad decision? (@PoorEPL Umpires) December 3, 2023

City coach Pep Guardiola said afterwards: “He was a bit disappointed,” adding: “If he had played for Manchester City today, even the referee would have been disappointed by this behaviour, that’s for sure.”

As City searched for a winner following Dejan Kulzewski’s 90th-minute equaliser, Holland was brought down by Tottenham defender Emerson Royle. But as the striker regained his feet, Hooper signaled for play to continue and Holland flicked a pass to Grealish. The referee blew the whistle and the home fans and City players were furious.

Responding to video of the incident, Hollande expressed his frustration at what happened in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Guardiola was asked to comment on the referee’s decision in the post-match press conference and was very circumspect in his response.

Guardiola said: “I don’t want to criticize him (the referee). “Sometimes on the touchline I lose my mind, my movements are not appropriate… but for this (reason) I want to say we didn’t draw.”

City led twice in the game and looked to have won it when Grealish came off the bench to make it 3-2 in the 81st minute.

Kulusevski’s goal gave Tottenham a point and City drew level for the third time in a row in the league, with Guardiola’s side three points behind league leaders Arsenal in third. Liverpool moved a point clear of second-placed City after beating Fulham 4-3.

Son Heung-min gave Tottenham the lead in the sixth minute, but he put the ball into his own net three minutes later before Phil Foden scored in the 31st minute.

Giovanni Lo Celso equalized in the 69th minute, before Grealish and Guluszewski scored twice.

City’s recent campaign has seen them winless in the league, conceding eight goals in three matches after a 4-4 draw with Chelsea and a 1-1 draw against Liverpool.

“Football is sometimes about mistakes, but we’re still there,” Guardiola said. “After so many years we still have a feeling we want it (the title).”

Tottenham ended their recent three-game losing streak, which saw them drop to sixth in the table.

Coach Ange Postecoglou said: “We weren’t at our usual level in the first half and Manchester City could have been better than us in that period.” “They squandered a few chances, just like us last week to be honest.”

“We stayed there and the second half was better. We had more confidence and hope and it was frustrating for them. It’s easy to be impressed by the great effort of the players, but I think they showed great character. It’s important that they get a reward. A good reward is important.”

The International Football Federation (FIFA) has revealed the winners of the U-17 World Cup in Indonesia, as Germany won the title for the first time in its history, after beating France on penalties. Saturday’s shootout ended in a 2-0 draw after regular time.

Germany’s Paris Bronner won the Golden Ball award and Argentina’s Agustin Roberto won the Golden Shoe award.

Legendary German striker Paris Brunner contributed greatly to his country’s career at the U-17 World Cup, where he scored 4 goals in the tournament, including two in the semi-finals. In the final, he was crowned as the Man of the Match.Player of the Championship.

According to the German news agency, Malian Hamido Makalu won the silver ball after his impressive performance with his country and his impressive contribution in winning the bronze medal. He received the ball during a third-down contest. Into the penalty area and dribbled the ball past an Argentina defender. From between his legs, he dribbled past another tango player before calmly slotting the ball into the net for his country’s third goal.

Mathis Amoco won the Bronze Boot after an impressive performance with the French national team throughout the World Cup, and he also scored a crucial equalizer for the Roosters in the final.

Argentina star Agustin Roberto was awarded the Golden Boot after scoring 8 goals in 7 matches for Tango.

Agustin contributed more to Argentina’s national team reaching the semi-finals than any other player at the U-17 World Cup, with Victor Osimhen scoring 10 goals for Nigeria. 2015 edition including a hat-trick. Great performance against Germany in semi-final.

Ibrahim Diarra, the star player of the Mali national team, won the silver boot after scoring 5 goals and 4 assists in 7 matches with his country’s national team.

The Bronze Boot went to Argentina’s Claudio Echeverri, who scored 5 goals plus two assists for “Tango,” and Frenchman Paul Argenier Jr. won the Golden Glove Award for best goalkeeper at the World Cup. He kept 5 consecutive clean sheets in the tournament, and conceded 3 goals. Throughout the tournament, he saved two penalty kicks against Germany.

FIFA announced on its website that the Fair Play Award went to the England national team.

Written by Rami Abdel Hamid

Sunday, December 3, 2023 07:30 AM

Leads a team Spanish Barcelona Its rival Atletico Madrid, tonight at 10pm at the Montjuic Stadium, in a match that will bring them together in the 15th round of the Spanish League competitions.

Barcelona played 14 rounds in the Spanish league this season, with 9 wins, 4 draws and one loss, earning 31 points. Atleti played 14 matches in La Liga, split between 10 wins, one draw and two defeats. 31 in total.

Barcelona enter the match against Atlético Madrid after a disappointing 1–1 draw against Rayo Vallecano in the last round of La Liga, while Atlético Madrid beat Real Mallorca with a clean sheet in the same round.

Barcelona play the summit clash against the Rojiblancos today after beating Porto 2-1 in the fifth round of the group stage to officially qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals. -1 in the same round.

The referee for Barcelona’s summit clash against Atletico Madrid will be Sánchez Martínez, who will assist him in the referee’s room, the Spanish Football Federation’s Referees Committee has announced. VAR Referee Hernandez Hernandez.

Sánchez Martínez’s last game in charge was between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou, and Barca won 1-0 in the 30th round of the 2022-2023 Spanish League last season, in which the Catalan side won the title. .