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MARTIN O'NEILL STAYS: CELTIC GETS CRUCIAL WIN AS MANAGER SEARCH DRAGS ON
Martin O'Neill's Celtic won a tough 2-1 match at Hibernian, fueled by Maeda and Engels' goals. They are now just two points behind Hearts with a game in hand, keeping O'Neill in charge.
Martin O’Neill’s work with Celtic continues to pay off. They grabbed their fourth straight Premiership win on the road against Hibernian. This victory comes as his time as caretaker continues a bit longer than expected.
The team fought hard for the 2-1 victory. Goals in the first half from Daizen Maeda and Arne Engels helped the champions close the gap to just two points behind Hearts, who are leading the Premiership but have played one more game.
Everyone thought the game at Easter Road would be O’Neill’s last, and Celtic would name Wilfried Nancy as the new manager this Monday.
But the 73-year-old O’Neill said before the game that he got a call on Saturday saying that “the process is still ongoing.” There’s a good chance he’ll still be in charge for Wednesday’s game against Dundee.
Hibs’ manager, David Gray, changed the lineup from the 2-0 loss to Motherwell. Jack Iredale, Dan Barlaser, and Grant Hanley were out, and Jordan Obita, Warren O’Hora, and Miguel Chaiwa took their places.
O’Neill, who stepped in for Brendan Rodgers five weeks ago when Celtic was eight points behind Hearts, only made one change. Marcelo Saracchi played instead of Kieran Tierney after their 3-1 Europa League win against Feyenoord.
Celtic’s Maeda had a goal called back for offside early in the game. Hibs then almost took the lead when Martin Boyle missed an open goal after a good pass from Nicky Cadden.
But Hibs handed Celtic the first goal after 27 minutes. Goalkeeper Raphael Sallinger tried to pass to Chaiwa, but Reo Hatate was right there. Hatate stole the ball, went into the box, and passed to Maeda, who easily scored.
Hibs suddenly found themselves down by two. Yang Hyun-jun sent in a nice cross, and Engels headed it in from close range.
Things got worse for Hibs when Nicky Cadden had to leave the game with an injury. Iredale came on to replace him.
Celtic almost scored again before halftime, but Saracchi’s shot hit the post.
Hibs came back stronger in the second half and got a penalty in the 56th minute.
The referee thought Liam Scales used his arm to block Iredale’s header after looking at VAR. Boyle scored the penalty, sending the ball past the goalkeeper.
Hibs tried to tie the game, but Celtic held on, thanks to a good save from Schmeichel on Chris Cadden’s shot. Celtic is now closer to catching Hearts.
UNSPORTSMANLIKE: IRAN REJECTS WORLD CUP DRAW OVER US VISA OBSTACLES
Iran threatens to boycott the World Cup after its federation president was denied a US visa. This political crisis puts their tournament participation in serious doubt.
Iran will not attend next week's World Cup draw in Washington. The reason? The president of their football federation couldn't get a visa to enter the U.S.
An Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) spokesperson said the visa rejection was unrelated to sport. This situation raises the possibility of Iran backing out of the whole tournament.
Iran is among 19 countries facing U.S. entry restrictions since a directive by Donald Trump in June. There was an exception for athletes, coaches, and essential support staff travelling for the World Cup or other major sporting events. But it seems this exception wasn't applied here.
The FFIRI spokesperson, Amir Mehdi Alavi, told the Tehran Times that the decisions aren't sports-related, so the Iranian delegation won't be at the World Cup draw.
The newspaper reports that FFIRI president Mehdi Taj was among three people denied visas by the U.S. State Department. Four others, including head coach Amir Ghalenoei, did get visas. In October, reports said both Taj and Ghalenoei had their visa applications turned down. The Tehran Times mentioned that the FFIRI took the issue to FIFA president Gianni Infantino directly.
Infantino had earlier promised that everyone would be welcome at the World Cup, starting June 11 in Mexico City. On October 9, he tried to ease concerns about potential visa denials for athletes or officials.
Infantino said that they had good talks with the U.S. government. He said that they had a White House task force. He said that there wouldn't be visa problems for participating teams and delegations, and they're working on something for fans, too.
FIFA has since confirmed the FIFA Pass. It's a program where World Cup ticket holders get priority access to the visa application process before the tournament. But applications aren't guaranteed to succeed. Politico reports that fans from Haiti—who made it to their second World Cup last week but are also on Trump's restricted travel list—can apply for visas but might still be denied.
FAN MISCONDUCT: ANALYZING DONYELL MALEN STRUCK IN HEAD BY PROJECTILE
Aston Villa's Donyell Malen was struck on the head by a projectile thrown by Young Boys fans, but scored two first-half goals in a fiery Europa League match at Villa Park.
During Thursday night's Aston Villa match against Young Boys, Donyell Malen took a hit to the head from a projectile. Earlier, Malen scored at Villa Park in the 27th minute.
Youri Tielemans passed the ball to Malen near the box, and Malen scored with a close-range header. But as he celebrated near the away end, fans threw things at him.
As Malen's teammates looked confused, one of the objects hit Malen in the head, and he ducked to avoid further injury. Morgan Rogers was also hit in the stomach but was unharmed.
TNT Sports commentator Sam Matterface commented on the situation: The Europa League is Donyell Malen's playground, but he won't be happy about the items being thrown at him by the Swiss fans.
Despite the cups and drinks thrown at him, he's celebrating his 11th Europa League goal in 19 games.
Matterface added that Malen was cut on the head, and the referee was going to take action.
Luckily, Malen's injury wasn't serious, and he returned to the game, scoring again before halftime. After Rogers passed him the ball, Malen made his way into the box and scored past Marvin Keller.
Play was briefly stopped as tensions rose again. Young Boys captain Loris Benito spoke to the fans to try and calm them down. Matterface noted that the fans who threw cups might regret their actions.
The club will likely be fined for their fans' actions. The police are now dealing with the fans, trying to break up fights. It's not what we want to see at football games.
There's a line of police in front of the away section as people throw punches and other objects at them. It's a bad situation that seems to be calming down, but it's left a mark on the game.
Matterface mentioned tensions flared up again as people were removed from the violent scenes, and seats were ripped out. The police eventually regained control, and the game continued.
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