Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
3 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Evening Standard's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
11
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
City continues to insist upon its innocence and has appealed the guilty verdict.
asserted
City → continue → verdict
They claim to hold ‘irrefutable evidence’ of that fact.
uncertain
They → claim → fact
But Maresca insists he is unconcerned about the club’s legal issues, despite the threat of heavy sanctions.
asserted
he → insist → sanctions
He has appeared relaxed when pictured at the training ground in recent days, and in a new interview with City’s in-house media channels, insists he believes they are innocent.
asserted
they → appear → channels
“Personally, I’m very calm to be honest,” he said.
asserted
he → ’m → ?
We trust completely the club.
asserted
We → trust → club
We understand the noise but the focus for us is just what we can control and we can control just the football side.”
asserted
we → understand → side
Of the mood in the squad, he continued: “The feeling is fantastic, to be honest.
asserted
feeling → continue → squad
They know what we can control is the football side — they are not worried at all about different things.
asserted
they → know → things
They know their profession and they know that the noise is there, but they don’t care too much about the noise.”
Those comments come after Maresca reportedly held a meeting with his squad to address the charges.
uncertain
Maresca → know → charges
BBC Sport claim he implored his side to remain focused on their football and block out the ‘noise’ that has followed the story.
uncertain
that → claim → story
It has also been reported that some members are the squad are anxious about their futures, with City potentially facing a considerable points deduction or expulsion from the Premier League.
asserted
City → report → League
City are set to face a hostile reception at Anfield on Sunday, and Maresca addressed the travelling fans: “We need to be all together.
asserted
We → set → fans
I said many times the reason why this organisation in the last 15 years was top was because from the owner, the CEO, the sporting director, the manager, players, fans, they are all on the same page.
asserted
they → say → page
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“We know that the next two games are going to both be battles, especially Anfield away.
asserted
games → read → More
We’re going to bring all our [patient] feeling there.
asserted
We → go → feeling
But at the same moment we need our fans with us.
asserted
fans → need → us
We need their patience and their voice and hopefully at the end of the game we can all be happy.”
asserted
we → need → game
Speaking earlier in the day, star striker Erling Haaland urged Man City and its supporters to “stick together.
asserted
Haaland → speak → City
We have to stay with each other and stay positive.
asserted
We → have → other
No matter what happens in life we have to have a smile.
asserted
we → happen → smile
“We have to stay positive, look ahead and try to win football games, then try to enjoy the situation and the game.
asserted
We → have → situation
We have to stick together, we have to spread the love to each other, enjoy the ride and smile.”
asserted
we → have → ride
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