Soccer Daily for 20 September: Rice VAR Red Card, Premier League EFL Deal, Mourinho Referee Criticism

Soccer Daily for 20 September brings three football stories and the debates they prompted. Rice VAR Red Card Rice stayed on the pitch after VAR treated his kick at Malick Yalcouye as below the violent-conduct threshold; fans debated consistency and the wording of the decision. Source link Premier League EFL Deal A reported ten-year funding offer would raise Premier League support for the EFL while changing the League Cup semi-final format and promotion talks. Source link Mourinho Referee Criticism After Atlético beat Real Madrid 2–1, José Mourinho criticized the referee’s derby appointment, prompting debate over the officiating and Real’s performance. Source link