- Reuters
Soccer-Premier League referee to wear camera for first time in Palace v Man United clash
Referee Jarred Gillett will wear a camera for the first time in Premier League history during Monday's fixture between Crystal Palace and Manchester United as part of filming for a one-off programme promoting match officials, the league said on Monday. Last year, the Football Association announced it will trial body cameras on referees in grassroots leagues in England in a bid to ascertain whether the technology could help "improve participant behaviour and respect towards referees". The Bundesliga also used the 'RefCam' for the first time during a 2-2 draw between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Wolfsburg in February.
AFPVan Dijk plans to stay on to aid Liverpool's 'big transition'
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk expects to be part of the "big transition" that will take place when manager Jurgen Klopp leaves Anfield at the end of the season."The focus is now on the last two games and then the club will focus on who the new manager is and there will be a big transition and I am part of that," said Van Dijk after Sunday's 4-2 win at home to Tottenham.
- Associated Press
155 police officers injured at German soccer match, most from tear-gas use
Some 155 police officers were injured in fighting involving Dynamo Berlin and Energie Cottbus fans over the weekend – most of them from the use of 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.
BBCPraet set for Leicester exit
Dennis Praet has confirmed his departure from newly-promoted Leicester City after a five-year stint at King Power Stadium. The Foxes signed the Belgium international from Sampdoria in August 2019 for £18.4m, but he has since struggled to become a mainstay under former managers Brendan Rodgers and Dean Smith, and current boss Enzo Maresca. Speaking to Flemish newspaper Het Nieuwsblad in an exclusive interview, the midfielder said he is looking for "something new" this summer, as he becomes a free agent with his current contract set to expire.