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At the end of the 1999–2000 season, Sunderland topped the hooliganism table in the Premier League, with 223 fans arrested that season. [52] According to Colin Blaney in Hotshot: The Story of a Little Red Devil, many of Manchester United's football hooligans turned to serious crime during this period.
For example, the 2012–13 football season saw fouls-per-game rates in the major European leagues ranging from 23 in the Premier League to 32 in the Bundesliga. [ 19 ] Yellow cards are less common, though a typical game will feature a few – at the 2014 FIFA World Cup there were, on average, about three cautions per game.
In association football, diving is an attempt by a player to gain an unfair advantage by falling to the ground and, often, feigning injury to give the impression that a foul has been committed. Dives are often used to exaggerate the amount of contact made during a challenge. Deciding whether a player has dived is often very subjective and among ...
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A report published by London-based insurance group Howden shows player injuries cost the teams in Europe’s five biggest leagues €704.9 million ($767 million) last season, a staggering 27% rise ...
Meanwhile, it is a milestone game for the West Ham keeper, who is the oldest player (39 years, 252 days) to appear in a Premier League match on Boxing Day since Mark Schwarzer in 2012 for Fulham ...
He is the first player in Premier League history to be banned for using performance-enhancing substances, as opposed to recreational drugs. [76] Adrian Mutu of Chelsea was banned after he failed a test for cocaine in the 2003–04 season. He was banned for seven months and was subsequently released by Chelsea. [77]
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