Welcome to another episode of Pundit Daily Digest where we bring you a recap of the most newsworthy gist around the world. In today’s episode, Allegri turns down Spurs role, Zaha omitted from Ivory Coast squad, CONMEBOL announcement and more.
Here are the five things you should catch up on before you start your day:
1. Allegri turns down spurs
According to several sources, former Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has turned down an approach by Premier League club Tottenham.
The English club are still in search of a successor to Jose Mourinho after sacking him after just 17 months at the club.
While Mourinho has already found a new job, Spurs have had several of their approaches turned down with the latest being by Allegri.
The London club were also rejected by Ajax manager Erik ten Hag who opted to extend his contract with the Dutch club over a move to North London.
2. Ruben Dias Wins FWA Player of the year
Manchester City defender Ruben Dias has been crowned Football Writers’ Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year for the 2020/21 season.
The Portuguese saw off competition from Man City team-mate Kevin De Bruyne and Tottenham striker Harry Kane, to claim the award.
Dias who is just 24 years old is the first defender to win the award since Liverpool’s Steve Nicol back in 1989. He is also only the third ever player to win the award in his debut season.
The defender was monumental for Pep Guardiola’s side in their title win.
3. Zaha omitted from Ivory Coast Squad
Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha has been omitted from Ivory Coast squad for the forthcoming international friendlies.
Arsenal’s Nicolas Pepe and Manchester United teenager Amad Diallo were both included in the country’s 24-man squad. There is also a maiden call-up for Chris Bedia after a prolific season in Ligue 2.
The Elephants will play Burkina Faso and Ghana on June 5 and 13.
4. Colombia stripped of conmebol hosting right
CONMEBOL confirmed on Thursday that Colombia will no longer serve as host nation for the 2021 Copa America.
The country alongside Argentina were meant to be co-hosts of the tournament. However, ongoing protests against the country’s government forced CONMEBOL to intervene, stripping them of their hosting rights.
Colombia had earlier presented a formal request to CONMEBOL for the competition to be rescheduled due to the unrest, but it was rejected.
“CONMEBOL can ensure the playing of the 2021 CONMEBOL Copa America and will reveal in the coming days the relocation of the games that were due to be played in Colombia,” said the statement by the South American footballing body.
5. Chelsea and Leicester charged by the FA
English clubs Chelsea and Leicester City have been charged by the Football Association for failing to control their players during a Premier League clash on Tuesday night.
A touchline brawl broke out in stoppage time of Chelsea’s home game win against Leicester with players from both sets of teams involved.
The incident happened after Ricardo Pereira was penalised for a foul on Ben Chilwell. The foul sparked an altercation between almost every player from both teams.
The FA have now decided to take retrospective action on both clubs for the incident.
The Blues secured a 2-1 win over Brendan Rodgers’ side to leapfrog them on the Premier League table.
Both teams have until Tuesday 25 May 2021 to provide their respective responses to the charge.
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