Mikel Arteta furious with Sunderland 'judo roll' penalty vs Arsenal: 'No penalty in any game, any league'
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12 September 2026
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta saw his side produce plenty and let the spoils mostly go to waste on Saturday in a 2-0 win over Sunderland, but his mind was only one on part of the game.
Serie A had zero penalties or VAR reviews for first 31 games
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12 September 2026
It took until the 32nd match of the Serie A season for the first penalty to be awarded, using the first VAR On-Field Review, and the 34th match before a spot-kick was converted.The AIA (Italian Refere...
🎙️ Mourinho after beating Rayo: we're an all-action team
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12 September 2026
Real Madrid coach José Mourinho analyzed his team’s emphatic victory over Rayo Vallecano. The Portuguese manager described the win as “fundamental” after the previous league setback and the phy...
Eintracht Frankfurt’s Adi Hütter revels in success of tactical rethink
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12 September 2026
One week after Adi Hütter openly contemplated changing Eintracht Frankfurt’s basic formation in search of greater stability, the Austrian followed through. The result was Frankfurt’s first Bundes...
Toothless Spurs blank again as new era turns into a false dawn
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12 September 2026
Toothless Spurs' draw a blank again and are now in danger of seeing a brave new era turn into a false dawn, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.
Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal: What Arteta and Guimaraes said
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12 September 2026
"I'm making it very clear publicly because it's for the game, it's not only for Arsenal, this cannot happen at this level." On David Raya's penalty save: "We should not talk about the save of the keeper, we should talk about what happened before that."
Catch up with reaction after Arsenal beat Sunderland before Match of the Day at 23:00 BST
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12 September 2026
Watch Saturday's Premier League highlights on Match of the Day, plus catch up on reaction after Arsenal beat Sunderland.
