At the moment we are just not converting enough chances but we are a work in progress and I am not here to criticise people because we have just qualified from a really tough group. Chelsea would be able to sign players who have played in the Champions League this season after Uefa changed its rules last year to stop players being cup-tied. The Blues were in control for most of their game against Lille - thanks to goals from top scorer Tammy Abraham and Cesar Azpilicueta - but former Blues striker Loic Remy set up a tense finale.
Fifa has launched legal action against former president Sep Blatter and former vice-president Michel Platini in order to recover more than £1. Two million Swiss francs (£1. Platini, 64, on 18 January 2011 after Blatter, 83, approved the "disloyal payment". Earlier this month, a Fifa governance committee unanimously ruled the illicit funds should be repaid. If they are repaid, the funds will be put back into football development.
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MATCH FACTSThis will be the first competitive meeting between Olympiakos and Wolves. English sides have been eliminated from both of their last two knockout ties against Olympiakos in European competition (Burnley in 2018-19 Europa League play-offs and Arsenal in the previous round). Wolves have never travelled to face Greek opposition in any competition. However, including play-offs this season, Wolves have won more away games in their seven matches this campaign (five) than they managed across their 16 European away days beforehand (W4 D4 L8).
Media playback is not supported on this device My maths isn't as strong as I thought - Howe on home schooling Key stat: After a run of 15 Premier League games without a goal, Callum Wilson has scored three in his past six. ArsenalPosition: 9th Last league result: 7 March - beat West Ham 1-0 (h)Leading Premier League scorer: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - 17What's happened during lockdown? It was the shock news boss Mikel Arteta had tested positive for coronavirus in March that prompted the Premier League to hold an emergency meeting which led to the league being suspended.
Steven Gerrard says winning his first trophy as Rangers manager by beating Celtic in the League Cup final would offer "a huge lift" for the club. Gerrard believes his side go into Sunday's Hampden tie stronger for their displays at home and in Europe. It's not about me and the trophies I've won during my career," he said. This is about Rangers, the team and the players, and us having or giving ourselves the opportunity to win our first trophy together.
Silva said he had not been given an ultimatum by Brands before the trip to the King Power Stadium and would not be distracted by the intense discussion over his future. I don't waste my time thinking about that. Not one minute," he said. My focus is on what I can control. There have been suggestions that Silva has only kept his job this week because of a lack of alternatives and a difference of opinion between majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri and chairman Bill Kenwright.
There will be plenty of firepower on the pitch when Leipzig and Dortmund line up against each other on Saturday. It's hard to predict whether this will lead to a load of goals or if the two teams will cancel each other out. We're leaning towards the former but feel it is a better bet to back a likely goalscorer. Olmo is in good form and the price on him is big enough for an anytime bet.
While Shrewsbury have been nice and steady on their own patch, Bristol Rovers have been very up and down on the road. In fact, in terms of results, there's be no middle ground for Saturday's visitors away from home, as they've won three and lost four of their seven travelling League 1 matches.
The fact they shook off a poor start when the Premier League resumed to earn 10 points from 12 in their previous four matches was a testament to their durability and craft. But after three wins over teams above them, they found Leicester a more difficult task. Although they made a good start where David McGoldrick fired over from George Baldock's cross, they were second best for much of the first half, as Leicester's players, set up in a 3-4-3 formation continually asked questions of the Blades' resolute defence.
Portimo narrowly beat Gil Vicente 1-0 at the restart of the season and still has not made up ground in the relegation battle. The team sit bottom place and 6 points behind the safe zone. Benfica could not take advantage of the point drop of Porto and played only goalless draw against Tondela at home. This puts benfica in second place, but at least benfica and Porto have 60 points and sit top place with level on points. I expect a clear reaction with a clear victory of at least 2 goals difference. In addition to the fact that the hosts is 6 points from the last to safe zone.
They have matches against other battling sides, Real Mallorca and Real Betis in the coming few days before taking on Atletico Madrid. These matches will de key in determining their La Liga fate and after an impressive restart, they will be looking to extend the run that has seen them win the last two matches.
Or forward. Whichever it is that returns the sunshine to our lives. Ajax have been the best story in European football over the last couple of seasons, and Ziyech has played an integral part. He dribbles with cocksure confidence, he shoots with well-founded optimism, and he hits long flat crossfield passes with his left foot like … like … … like somebody who is really, really good at hitting long flat crossfield passes with his left foot.
Liverpool hold Chelsea Heading into the weekend, Liverpool had scored only twice in the league all season, while Chelsea were being tipped by many as champions elect given their scintillating start to the campaign. So when Niamh Charles opened the scoring for the hosts at Prenton Park with six minutes gone, the Blues were left shell-shocked.
James Forrest swept just across the face from one cascading move. Odsonne Edouard steamed into the box, opened his body, and ballooned high into the Celtic fans behind Clark's net. Leigh Griffiths smashed over, Christie hammered wide, then found only the iron left wrist of Clark from point-blank range after a neat one-two between Edouard and Tom Rogic. The bombardment continued. From the corner that followed, Edouard's sumptuous back-heel flick struck the near post and the grounded Jullien could not jerk the rebound into the unguarded goal.
West Ham (H), Brighton (a), Southampton (a) and Norwich (H) are certainly games they will be keen to clock up the points from ahead of what could then be a defining period come mid-April. That's when matches with rivals for European places come thick and fast in the shape of Wolves, Leicester and Tottenham.
When Albion do lose, it tends to be by the slimmest of margins as evidenced in their narrow reverses against Liverpool (1-2), Sheffield United (0-1), Tottenham (1-2) and Everton (0-1), though their competitive performances in those games won't count for much if Brighton don't beat the drop this year.
Les Dogues have had their problems domestically at times this season but in Ligue 1 they have been much more impressive, even more so when at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Lille are unbeaten in their last 13 home games in the league with eleven wins along the way making it an extremely impressive record. Galtier's men have picked up the most points of all Ligue 1 teams at home this season and lead the stats for sit second for both chances created and least goals conceded.
Leandro Trossard replaces Pascal Groß. Posted at 79' Offside, Arsenal. David Luiz tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside. Posted at 79' Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Mooy. Posted at 77' Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal). Posted at 77' Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 79' Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan). Posted at 78' Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Matías Vecino. SubstitutionPosted at 77' Substitution, Juventus. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Alex Sandro because of an injury. SubstitutionPosted at 77' Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Romelu Lukaku.
Norwich are unravelling at the moment and Harry Kane will be licking his lips at the thought of coming up against the worst defence in the league. I’m going to tip a Tottenham win and over 2.5 goals in this game.
The centre-back was named in the team of the season. Ben Mee (2009-) Leicester, Burnley. Promotion (2013-14, 2015-16)Centre-back Mee was part of two Championship promotion-winning Burnley sides in three seasons - and was an ever-present as the Clarets lifted the 2015-16 title. Kieran Trippier (2010-) Barnsley, Burnley. Promotion (2013-14), team of the season (2012-13, 2013-14)Right-back Trippier was named in back-to-back Championship team of the seasons, making 17 assists as Burnley went in 2013-14.
Three people at Cologne have tested positive for coronavirus, the German club have confirmed, although they say training will "continue as planned". The Bundesliga is set to become the first major football league in Europe to return to competition. Officials suggested a resumption on 9 May but government delayed the decision and a restart may now be 16 or 23 May. Those who tested positive will remain in quarantine for 14 days and until they are "symptom free", said the club.
But what we do want to ensure is that we've got a diverse pool of people who have the same opportunities if they are good enough. Still work to be done' Wycombe goalkeeper Ryan Allsop reported alleged abuse to referee John Busby at half-time in their win against Tranmere RoversMany referees working in English football can speak of the insults they are exposed to from the stands, and even as recently as the past week, there was an alleged incident of homophobic abuse in a League One game.
Nov 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's managerial merry-go-round took a particularly bizarre turn on Friday when three of the clubs fighting relegation parted ways with their coaches, two of whom immediately rejoined rivals seeking to avoid the drop. Four teams will be relegated from Brazil's Serie A, with Avai and Chapecoense already down with three games of the seasons remaining.
Australia U23 have managed to score in 5 of the last 5 games with 1 of those matches ending with at least 3 goals in them. With them having scored 6 goals in the last 5 games and conceded 3 goals in those games
Bayern Munich clinched the 8th title in a row and defeat Werder Bremen in the last game. Bayern once again proved their worth in the German top division. They have little to play in this game and surely the coach will rest some of the players. Bayern are brimming with confidence. Robert Lewandowski are on the right track to win Bundesliga golden boot. Freiburg still hoping to keep their Europe hope alive. They won the last game against Hertha, and need to win this game desperately and seeing that Bayern Munchen have little to play for in the last two games of the season, I see a positive game for Freiburg
SubstitutionPosted at 72' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Aaron Mooy. Posted at 70' Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice. Posted at 59' Attempt missed.
Amid concerns over coronavirus, the Slovak FA said they would respect any decision of the country's health officials. The Slovak FA said refunds would be given to fans if the game goes ahead behind closed doors. Youth matches in Slovakia have already been suspended indefinitely. Around 2,200 Republic fans have bought tickets for the game and it was anticipated additional supporters would also travel to Slovakia.
Post updateDemarai Gray (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing. Post updateFoul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United). Post updateWilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Post updateAttempt saved. George Hirst (Leicester City) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kasper Schmeichel. BookingPaul Pogba (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
And yet, Ighalo is settling in quite nicely thanks, scoring twice last night to make it three goals across two starts. And dare we say it but United are starting to look half-decent again. The responsibility for that may lie more with Bruno Fernandes than Ighalo per se, as the Portuguese’s progressive impact on United’s passing patterns is already discernible.
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Subs - Ndiaye 4, Molina 4, Portillo 4. Real Madrid - Courtois 9, Carvajal 6, Varane 8, Militao 6, Mendy 6, Modric 7, Casemiro 5, Kroos 5, Isco 4, Bale 5, Benzema 4. Subs - Valverde 7, Jovic 5, Vinicius 5. KEY MOMENTS 29’ Massive save from Courtois! Arambarri must've thought he'd scored! The ball fell to him nicely on the edge of the box, the Getafe man caught it sweetly, but the Real Madrid goalkeeper made the flying stop! 34’ GOAL! Getafe 0-1 Real Madrid: Out of nothing, Real Madrid have taken the lead! Getafe dealt with a freekick, but Mendy's delivery back into the area prompted Soria to come off his line and the goalkeeper was beaten to the ball by Varane who bundles it into the back of the net via his shoulder! A messy goal.
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Former Spain head coach Robert Moreno says returning national boss Luis Enrique has "labelled me with words that are ugly". Enrique said this week that predecessor Moreno was "disloyal" and would not be part of his coaching team. The pair had been close friends after working together at several clubs including Barcelona. I don't know why Luis Enrique doesn't want me to be with him today," Moreno told a news conference on Thursday.
Hull and Fulham will face each other in the upcoming match in the Championship. Hull this season have the following results: 11W, 6D and 9L. Meanwhile Fulham have 12W, 6D and 8L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Partying until the early hours of the morning after you've won a major competition is often the only way you can make sense of your achievements. Self-indulgence, if only for 24 hours, feels like heaven when you've spent the best part of a year totally focused on winning football matches. However, this squad of players now find themselves in illustrious company. They follow the likes of Roger Hunt, Ian St John, Kevin Keegan, John Toshack, Emlyn Hughes, Alan Hansen, Graeme Souness, Mark Lawrenson, Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush and John Barnes, all of whom have won the title for this very famous club.
Like Derby, Millwall, after flirting with the top six in recent seasons, didn't get off to a great start under long-serving manager Neil Harris, but they've since turned things around after a managerial switch-up.
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