Football's set-piece obsession is allowing the game to become more like 'wrestling', according to Everton boss David Moyes, who says referees must get a grip of the 'dark arts'. The Toffees were criticised on Monday for packing the Manchester United six-yard box with multiple players standing on the toes of goalkeeper Senne Lammens in the 1-0 defeat. But Moyes said: 'Truthfully, it wasn't the plan for our corner kicks to end up like that. I don't think there's any problem in trying to get something but it wasn't really what we wanted at all and it was very difficult to get the message on. And managers, if we see somebody else doing it and not getting punished for it, then we are all on it.'

Source: Daily Mail February 27, 2026 20:30 UTC