Soccer

5/6/2024 |  Premier League referee to wear camera to offer insight into demands of being a match official (Associated Press (AP)) LONDON (AP) — The referee for Monday’s Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United will wear a camera on his head for a program that will be broadcast later this year offering an insight into the demands of being a match official.
The league said the head-mounted device — or “RefCam” as it is being called — worn by Jarred Gillett at Selhurst Park will be integrated into the referee’s usual communications system.

5/6/2024 |  155 police officers injured in clashes with fans at German soccer match, most from tear-gas use (Associated Press (AP)) BERLIN (AP) — Some 155 police officers were injured in clashes with Dynamo Berlin and Energie Cottbus fans over the weekend – most of them from the use of their own tear gas.
Berlin police said 116 officers suffered injuries from tear-gas use, 28 from assaults and 11 after being hit by pyrotechnics fired by supporters after the fourth-division match at Dynamo’s ground.
“I absolutely condemn it,” Berlin’s senator for sport, Iris Spranger, said Monday. “The club has to tell us now what it wants to do with its fan base. This is taxpayers’ money that we had to spend, with 1,000 police officers for security.”

5/6/2024 |  Arsenal needs a favor from Tottenham in the title race. Current form suggests it won’t happen (Associated Press (AP)) Four straight losses. The team’s worst run of results for 20 years. Two clean sheets since the end of October.
Those looking at Tottenham to provide a late twist in the Premier League title race are, given the current evidence, going to be disappointed.
Manchester City’s May 14 trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, for its next-to-last game of the season, appeared to many the last possible stumbling block for the champions in their bid to reel in Arsenal and secure an unprecedented fourth straight title.

5/6/2024 |  Carlyle breaks down its Seattle Reign investment and why teams are turning to private equity (Business Insider)

• Carlyle has invested $4 billion in sports and media and just acquired its first US team.
• The PE firm sees a role in sports teams for outside investors but says they should be careful.
• It says being a successful team operator is harder than owning one.

5/6/2024 |  England: "Vast Puzzle" at Everton's Stadium (StadiumDB.com) The modernization of Everton Stadium is well underway. The entire facility is now powered up, with all networking infrastructure services operational. Interior work is progressing rapidly, with suspended ceilings being installed and all catering and concession equipment being set up.