A pair of goals from Shinji Okazaki gave Leicester an early 2-0 lead against Chelsea in the EFL Cup, but defenders Gary Cahill and Cesar Azpilicueta scored on either side of halftime to equalize for the visitors. In the second half, with survival in the competition on the line, Chelsea brought in destroyer of worlds Diego Costa and in the 89th minute, Leicester defender Marcin Wasilewski was sent off for delivering a blatant forearm to Costa’s face, seemingly for no reason other than the fact that he is Diego Costa.
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Pep Guardiola holds Yaya Toure’s career hostage for an apology from his agent
Since Pep Guardiola joined Manchester City, he’s made it clear that Yaya Toure doesn’t factor into his plans. Toure’s only appearance under Guardiola this season was in a Champions League qualifier against Steaua Bucharest. But now Guardiola is suggesting that the 33-year-old midfielder will have a way back onto the pitch…if he produces an apology for his outspoken agent.
Conspiracy Theory: Joey Barton got himself suspended by Rangers to promote his new book
Hours after Rangers announced that they are suspending ex-con midfielder Joey Barton for three weeks over a training-ground spat with an unnamed teammate, his shifty mug was plastered across newspaper backpages hawking his new autobiography.
Barton’s return to antagonizing his own teammates is arguably his most notable act since he was sent off for hitting Tom Huddlestone in the penis before washing out of the Premier League back in 2015. Which is quite the coincidence given that his book, titled “No Nonsense” and published by Simon & Schuster, is released on Thursday.
Douglas Costa is better at backheel penalties than many players are at normal ones
Douglas Costa pulled off an incredibly power and accurate backheel penalty during a challenge with Franck Ribery and now I want to pay him money to do this in a real match.
Pep Guardiola doesn’t have patience for stupid questions
Q: is the aim to win four trophies?
A: WTF pic.twitter.com/CbF3ifT4rt— Sam Lee (@Sammy_Goal) September 18, 2016
Pep Guardiola is already running the table in his first season with Man City, but if you’re a journalist who asks him if he’s gunning for a quadruple, he’s going to demonstrate his mastery of exasperated swearing in the English language for you.
How Man United lost to Watford in four easy steps
Heading to Vicarage Road with two consecutive losses, Man United were desperate for a win. Instead, they lost 3-1 — their first loss to Watford in 30 years.
The many facial expressions of Chelsea v Liverpool
Anytime you get Antonio Conte and Jurgen Klopp in the same building, you know there’s going to be a lot of facial contortions. Add in the fact that Liverpool dealt Chelsea their first loss under their new manager and you’ve got a recipe for some over the top face drama.
Look at this giant Cristiano Ronaldo blanket
You’re likely unable to forget when Cristiano Ronaldo announced his new line of blankets while presumably nude underneath one of them a couple months ago. Well, Elite Team sent me one and it is absolutely massive.
Schalke send 50 crates of beer to amateur club to compensate for managerial domino effect
When a manager leaves one club to join another, it sends a ripple effect through the world of football. And when Schalke hired Markus Weinzierl, that ripple went all the way from the Bundesliga down to the amateur ranks of the German game, resulting in a conciliatory shipment of beer.
Joe Hart shows off his Italian during Torino press conference
WATCH: Joe Hart ready to embrace culture at @TorinoFC_1906 after loan move from @ManCity: https://t.co/D9gMDaabqZ https://t.co/aeEecLczhm
— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) September 16, 2016
You can’t effectively shout at your teammates in the tunnel if you don’t speak their language, so Joe Hart, on loan from Man City at Torino, is working on his Italian. He demonstrated this during a press conference by reading a prepared statement and received a round of applause for his effort.