Alan Pardew: 'We have advantage over top Premier League sides'

Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has said that his side have an advantage over the Premier League's big clubs because they are not involved in multiple competitions.The Eagles have moved up to eighth position in the table, two points behind Tottenham Hotspur in fifth and five behind fourth-placed Manchester United after Sunday's 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Anfield.Pardew has claimed that his team only playing league fixtures at the moment could help them to their highest ever Premier League finish come the end of the season.

"Our ambitions are modest," he told London 24. "We have no complications: no Europa League, no League Cup so the league programme is right at the top of our agenda."That helps us because all these big clubs have Europe to contend with."Palace host Sunderland on November 23.

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Blatter loses Appeal

credit: fox sports Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has had his appeal to overturn his six-year ban from all footballing activities unsuccessful.

Hull City Manager chides Tottenham's Jan Vertonghen following Spurs' 2-1 win

Following Spurs' 2-1 win over Hull City, City manager Steve Bruce lashed out at Tottenham's Jan Vertonghen for exaggerating to get Hull City's Ramirez Gaston red-carded. Bruce castigated such act as unhealthy for the Premier League. The Uruguayan midfielder Ramirez got the red card for kicking at Belgian Jan Vertonghen. Bruce argued his man only showed "petulance" when he was provoked by Jan. And such behaviour could not be regarded as "violent". The City went down when Tottenham's Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen found the net in the game's second half. Speaking with his news conference, Bruce said, "Ramirez has shown petulance. Vertonghen has had a little go at him, and Ramirez has flicked out. The law says it is a violent conduct. For me, it is an act of petulance -- it is not violent conduct." Via espn

Headmaster Pep Guardiola injects new rules into City camp; bans mobile phones

It's safe to say Pep is a perfectionist and also a headmaster, lol. But seriously, Pep has no intentions to drop his standards after a record-breaking 2017/18 season. He doesn't plan to chart a course like his colleague Ranieri of Leicester City did. Pep recently banned the use of mobile phones, and he also banned lateness to training. Every violation comes with a corresponding fine, ask Benjamin Mendy. Pep plans to repeat his outstanding triumph like he did last season.

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