ARSENAL SET TO OPEN NEW CONTRACT TALKS WITH SAKA. (PHOTO).

Image
 Arsenal set to open new contract talks with Saka Arsenal are set to open formal talks with Bukayo Saka over a new contract as the forward enters the final two years of his current deal. Saka has been unavailable since December after sustaining a serious hamstring tear in the victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park - an injury that eventually required surgery. But his importance to Mikel Arteta's team remains unquestioned with the club preparing to meet the player's representatives over a contract extension.Arsenal want to avoid any uncertainty regarding their star player's future and will make securing Saka to a longer contract one of their top priorities. The 23-year-old England international signed his current contract - understood to be worth a minimum of Ā£10m per season - in 2022. But that contract is due to expire at the end of the 2026-27 season with early moves towards opening concrete talks already initiated. The process is expected to accelerate in the not to...

UEFA WEIGHS SCRAPPING EXTRA TIME IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCKOUTS. (PHOTO).


 UEFA Weighs Scrapping Extra Time in Champions League Knockouts


UEFA is considering eliminating extra time in Champions League knockout rounds to ease player workload, with discussions gaining traction.


According to The Guardian UK, the proposal would see matches go straight to penalties after regulation time, though any changes are unlikely before the current TV rights cycle ends in 2027.


Concerns over congested schedules, particularly with the expanded Champions League format and the FIFA Club World Cup, have fueled the debate.


Supporters of the idea argue that scrapping extra time would:

Reduce strain on players, especially those in summer qualifying rounds.

Help clubs with smaller squads compete more fairly.

Provide broadcasters with more predictable match durations.


UEFA acknowledged that the issue has been informally discussed but has not yet been formally proposed for approval by its executive committee.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

INNOSON GIVES OUT BRAND NEW IVM G5 AND SALARY FOR LIFE TO THE MAN WHO PROPHESIED ABOUT HIS VEHICLE MANUFACTURING IN 1979.(PHOTO).

SHAKIRA COVERS WOMEN'S HEALTH MAGAZINE,APRIL ISSUE.

ACTOR BABA IJESHA APPEALS FIVE-YEAR JAIL SENTENCE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT. (PHOTO).