The image got people talking in England this weekend. Ready to come on, Oliver Whatmuff (Stockport County) showed off his “shin pad”—or rather, a tiny piece of foam tucked into his sock. The official rules specify no minimum size for this equipment. So the player was able to take the pitch in the FA Cup without any trouble.
9.52 seconds—that’s all York needed to open the scoring in the FA Cup. A good old-fashioned hoof upfield and a team charging towards the opposition’s goal… sometimes it works.
An update on Dele Alli. He hasn’t played since last season, but the former Tottenham star hasn’t completely disappeared from the scene. This weekend, the former Three Lions goalscorer joined a livestream with IShowSpeed, where he lost a bet and had to put on… an Arsenal shirt. His reaction to this “betrayal”? Putting on a white coverall and trying to set his old rival’s shirt on fire.
