Thom Gibbs

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Thom Gibbs

At which point Fletcher sensed more dangerously loose similes were in the pipeline. He wisely asked his co-commentator to "settle down for a second and talk me through this", before a brief panic about Maguire pushing his defender in the build-up. This threatened to make the last minute of broadcasting the most over-the-top premature celebration since the moment in the first half, when Andre Onana bravely ran off towards the Lyon fans to milk his team taking the lead.

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Thom Gibbs

The most revolutionary thing about Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track league might be its traditionalism. When you hear about new events designed to boost ailing sports the expectation is for grating gimmicks, wacky uniforms and a supporting cast of the world's best and brightest TikTokers. Perhaps this would be The Hundred with hurdles? Instead the opening weekend was a purist's dream, jarringly so. It is hard to remember a challenger event like this going in so unadorned by bells and whistles.

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Thom Gibbs

The most revolutionary thing about Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track league might be its traditionalism. When you hear about new events designed to boost ailing sports the expectation is for grating gimmicks, wacky uniforms and a supporting cast of the world’s best and brightest TikTokers. Perhaps this would be The Hundred with hurdles? AdvertisementInstead the opening weekend was a purist’s dream, jarringly so.

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Thom Gibbs

Then, with some sarcasm, "But everyone loves it, everyone's delighted by it, it's working so well and we're getting all the decisions so right so who am I to complain about it?"Semi-automated offsides will be used from next week in the top flight, although Postecoglou seems unconvinced that they will speed up the decision-making process. "I've got no idea, that's the assumption."He also feels he is in a minority within football with his views on VAR.

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Thom Gibbs

Ange Postecoglou questioned the implementation of VAR after a long delay to Spurs’ game against Southampton to rule out a goal for his side. Cristian Romero was eventually judged to be offside in the lead-up to a Lucas Bergvall goal which would have given Tottenham a 2-0 lead in a match they went on to win 3-1, but it took VAR Graham Scott almost five minutes to reach his decision.