Read the full story here 17:50 - Swiss union slams Sion over Djourou and Song sackings The head of the Swiss Players' Union has hit out at FC Sion after they sacked nine players, including the former Arsenal duo Johan Djourou and Alex Song, with the squad unwilling to take a paycut amid the coronavirus crisis.
For me, it is pretty real to expect plenty of goals in this match from UAE and I will surely try that option. So, home team is team who is very efficient in last period and they are team who is in last two matches scored even nine goals. In last official match at home, this team is won with amazing result, even 6-5, while in match before that one, it was 3-0. Al Fujairah is team who is have solid attack and I hope that they can score here at least one goal. Home team is huge favorite surely.
Norwich’s spirited attacking displays have also run out of steam. They have scored just twice in their last seven league games, failing to find the net on five occasions. Everton haven’t exactly been defensive rocks at Goodison Park, but they will still feel confident of a shutout on Saturday.
There is a lot of stuff going around in the wind at the moment due to the coronavirus outbreak and the impact that it has had on the football season. Reports on Tuesday morning that Liverpool are interested in bringing Kylian Mbappe to the Premier League fill a space and create lots of talk but it is not something the club will necessarily want to be associated with at the moment.
Jota was the star that evening, taking his tally to nine in the competition this season. However, in the league he had only managed three before Sunday. But the 23-year-old, who initially joined the club on loan in 2017 when they were in the Championship, seems to have rediscovered his best form - and at the perfect time for Wolves as they push for their best-ever finish in the Premier League. Nuno will also be hoping Jimenez's first goal in four matches will also send him on a run.
But his training does not simply consist of playing Fifa every day. I practise five to seven hours per day, but it isn't just playing the game. I'll watch gameplay - my own from previous tournaments and my opponents - to see if there is anything I can implement into my own game. I also play some of the other pros, as they'll set up tournaments. They'll put out shout-outs on Twitter. Preparation is everything Pessoa trained in Austria, at the Red Bull Athlete Performance Centre, prior to travelling to Milan for the eClub World CupIn a sign of how seriously the competitors are approaching the eClub World Cup, Pessoa has prepared in a manner not unlike that of football's real-life superstars.
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It is a tournament we always look forward to in the fixture calendar, the high tempo and intensity of the competition provides a great test for our squad with matches taking place every few days, as well as offering our players the opportunity to play in front of large crowds in excellent stadiums. We were delighted to lift the trophy for the first time last year, and it is an achievement we hope to replicate this time around.
For the first time since Qatar Sports Investments took over the club in 2011 and stated they wanted to claim European football's premier prize, PSG looked in a promising position to do it. If it's not possible to play in France, we'll play our matches abroad," PSG chief executive and chairman Nasser Al Khelaifi said of the Champions League on Tuesday. Bold and bullish in the boardroom then, but the reality on the pitch could be very different.
United face competition from other Premier League clubs in the chase for Dembele, but the club is said to be "in regular contact with Lyon" over any potential transfer for the 23-year-old. Paper Round's view: Manchester United would be bonkers to let Chelsea swoop in and sign Dembele ahead of them. The Red Devils have been linked with the French forward since last summer and probably should’ve signed him back then.
They have three clean sheets in the last nine home matches and six of their last nine home matches have produced over 2. They have however failed to score in two of their last eight league matches at home. With 16 goals so far, they have scored the least among the top 12 teams in the standings. Each of the last five meetings between these teams has produced over 2.
The 17th day of the first Romanian league is scheduled for Sunday November 24th at 3:30 pm at Medias' "Stadionul Gaz Metan", the challenge between Gaz Metan's hosts and the guests of Botosani. It is a challenge between teams that occupy the central part of the ranking, with an average - high performance up to now. The Gaz Metan is only 5 points from the top, while the Botosani chases at 9. They are teams used to score and suffer in the same game, so I go over 2.5. I expect both teams to go for open play. Goals to be scored.
But thinking you’ve lost and giving up are two different things entirely. In the 90th minute, as the board went up to show three added minutes, Babbel played a loose pass back towards Linke. He was pressured by Solskjaer into conceding a throw-in on the left wing, at which point Neville sprinted across the field to take a long throw.
Having been turned over at home by West Ham in the shock result of last weekend's top-flight programme, Chelsea bounced backed straight back at the Bridge on Wednesday with a 2-1 win over a dogged Aston Villa outfit.
Andrew Robertson replaces Georginio Wijnaldum because of an injury. BookingPosted at 57' James Milner (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 57' Foul by James Milner (Liverpool). Posted at 57' Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half. West Bromwich Albion substitute Charlie Austin came off the bench to stun Birmingham City with two goals in eight minutes to win the West Midlands derby.
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Now it's your turn You've seen my selections this week. But who would you go for? Pick your Team of the WeekPick your XI from our list and share with your friends. Select formationConfirm teamThe Crooks of the Matter The festive period has once again produced some extraordinary results. It is also the most demanding period in our domestic calendar. As we enter the second phase of the season it's important to assess one of its most significant changes.
SUNDAY Man Utd v Everton (14:00 GMT)Duncan Ferguson will still be in charge of Everton for this game and he has got them at it already, as we saw in their win over Chelsea last week. You just knew what was going to happen - the Goodison Park punters would be pumped up, and Ferguson made sure the players were too. Media playback is not supported on this device Debut win an 'undescribable feeling' - Ferguson He went with a 4-4-2 formation so there were no grey areas in terms of the way he wanted his side to play and, when you put all of that together, it all worked very well.
Posted at 71' Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro. Posted at 70' Offside, Chelsea. Andreas Christensen tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside. SubstitutionPosted at 68' Substitution, Bournemouth. Junior Stanislas replaces Joshua King.
Watford have a tough task ahead of them when they welcome Manchester City to Vicarage Road for Premier League action on Tuesday night. The Hornets are 17th in the table, three points clear of Bournemouth and Aston Villa. City are second in the table and set to finish there as Liverpool have long been confirmed as champions.
The 126 million euros ($139. Sunday's 0-0 draw with Leganes and did not train ahead of Saturday's match at the Santiago Bernabeu. Given the ongoing pain after a rest day, the club's medical services performed tests to diagnose the injury," Atletico said in a statement, without saying how long he would be sidelined.
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There were mutterings of him being worth £10m a few years ago and I questioned that a bit. But now you could double or treble that. Pick your Hibernian XISelect formationConfirm teamPick your Rangers XISelect formationConfirm teamMatch statsHibs have won once in four outings but are unbeaten in six at home since losing to Hearts in September. Rangers are unbeaten away from home in eight games since losing to Young Boys in the Europa League.
La Liga president Javier Tebas says Europe's top leagues and competitions are planning to resume in mid-May following Euro 2020's postponement. The coronavirus pandemic has led to the suspension of all club football. The European Championship's move to next summer means there is more time to complete domestic league seasons. There are 30 affected leagues, 30 cup tournaments, and we have to co-ordinate each schedule at both a national and international level," said Tebas.
I think it's ignorance. Ignorance and stuff like that, and just to show people that you are all one. We are all one. I mean, by hearing things every week. We keep seeing it again and again in a lot of stadiums. It's just to show that, to give support to all the players - I mean, black or white or Chinese or whatever who you are.
This new format allows us to stage these matches with that priority in mind and we now look forward to welcoming all teams and hosting a successful tournament. Several other international sports events, including qualifying tournaments in boxing and basketball for this year's Tokyo Olympics, have been cancelled, postponed or moved from China because of the outbreak.
Assisted by Jay Stansfield with a cross. BookingPosted at 88' Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 88' Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Fulham). Posted at 88' Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. SubstitutionPosted at 86' Substitution, Aston Villa.
This will be surely match with plenty of goals today in Iceland and I will try not just with over 2,5 but with over 3,5. So, it is the fact that this is firstly friendly match and this rivals are playing matches like this one is, very efficient all the time. Generally in this league, teams are mostly very efficient and I believe that this rivals will be on that level and this time. Probably home team is have better chances to win, but we will see what will happen. Yes, over 3,5 is ideal for this match here, and I will try.
Werder Bremen have scored in 11 of their 12 Bundesliga games this season. On top of that, both teams scored in all but one of their 14 competitive games. We feel that this fixture is likely to provide a low scoring game. We feel that a low scoring draw is the most likely result of this match.
Celtic boss Neil Lennon said in the aftermath that there was no need for his team to panic - and there isn't. There's a long way to go. He also said that Celtic were in this kind of position after losing the Old Firm game last December and went on to win the title. That's true, too, but things have changed since then. Rangers repeat call for VAR & defend MorelosGerrard hopes people 'take notice' of winCeltic must be 'psychologically better'Highlights & match report: Celtic 1-2 RangersTally of games taking their toll on Celtic? Media playback is not supported on this device Celtic need to be "psychologically better" in derbies - Lennon When Rangers won this fixture a year ago they won it at Ibrox not Celtic Park.
Arsenal, third in the league, through to the FA Cup quarter-finals and up against Paris Saint-Germain in the last eight of the Champions League, are still chasing a treble of their own despite missing out on the first piece of silverware up for grabs this term. However, their hopes of going the distance on all fronts has been hit hard by injuries, with the Gunners' Australian boss Joe Montemurro only able to name five substitutes for the final with Kim Little, Beth Mead and Lia Walti out injured as well as long-term absentee Danielle Carter.
The main reason why I take the straight away win here in this cup game is the fact that in their last 3 games, Horsens, played against the top 3 clubs in this country, Midtjylland, FC Copenhagen on the road and won both those games with 1-0, and strong Brondby at home just a few days ago game which they won with 3-2 in the end and now this cup game is their only chance they can get access to the Europa League next season plus the prestige for winning this competition and so should carry on their excellent displays by winning in the cup as well and odds are nice.
<strong>Torino vs Inter prediction</strong> comes ahead of the 13th round of the Italian Serie A match at Stadio Olimpico di Torino in Turin. It seems that the visitors are the absolute favourites to win this, but the hosts will fight until the last minute to try to win important points. So, be sure to read my match preview to find out the best betting tips and correct score predictions for this game.
He describes that time as a "learning experience that helped me later on when I moved to new countries" and talks of being helped tactically by the fact he was exposed to 11-a-side football rather than the smaller-sided games he was used to in Iceland. We had a really good team and a couple of boys went down to Manchester United so there was a real buzz about the club," says the forward, who has played for Heerenveen, Olympiakos and Real Sociedad.
Chelsea had previously seen their bid rejected for the French forward in the January transfer window, but United had held interest in Dembele since last summer when Romelu Lukaku departed the club for Inter Milan. The Red Devils reportedly revisited a potential deal for Dembele after transfer target Erling Braut Haaland completed his transfer to Borussia Dortmund.
Of course it's competitive, but at the end of the day it's for the team. Unsurprisingly, it was a sentiment shared by Andonovski himself. I love that fact that nobody feels locked on this roster," he told reporters. It's a competition and they embrace it. The United States, which defeated England 2-0 in their first match of the SheBelieves Cup, face Spain on Sunday at 5:00 pm ET.
After 18 straight victories, Liverpool suddenly collapsed on Watford's field in the previous round, that defeat probably only slowed down the road to the throne of Liverpool, because their distance with Manchester City was very big. With the quality of their squad, Liverpool is not difficult to stand up after the accident at Watford. At this point, perhaps the only goal of The Kop is to successfully defend the Champions League title because at the domestic tournament, the championship is almost firmly in their hands. However, Atletico Madrid is not an easy team to play and coach Jurgen Klopp needs to make more efforts to get a beneficial result in the second leg at home.
A downpour, along with winds of more than 50mph at Bramall Lane two hours before kick-off, raised doubts about whether the match would go ahead as the storm hit Sheffield hard. But the rain eased off, it was even sunny for a brief period in the first half and the two sides produced a thrilling match. Bournemouth's 13th-minute lead did not come as a surprise but from then on they struggled to impose themselves on the match as the Blades produced a spirited performance in front of a passionate home support.
Return of fansSince the restart, Premier League matches have been played in empty stadiums, and Masters said the return of fans is "vital" for the Premier League and "critical" in the English Football League. He said there were ongoing discussions with the government about how and when this might happen and it is a topic that is "looming large on our agenda". The Premier League, he said, had volunteered to act as "guinea pigs" for various solutions, one of which might be the use of technology, in the form of biological passports, to clear fans to attend grounds without having to comply with social distancing.
It was a positive performance from Southampton, who capitalised on the break, pressing high and taking advantage of space in bbehind the Canaries' defence. The Saints move up into 13th place, and have opened up a 10-point gap on the bottom three, having played a game more than those hovering around the safety mark. Follow Friday's Premier League liveExperimental Norwich running out of timeBefore the game, Norwich boss Daniel Farke said he believed five wins from their nine remaining fixtures would be enough to preserve their Premier League status.
Serie A uses monkeys in anti-racism postersGovernment prepared to take 'further steps' over racism in footballLast week, Chelsea's Premier League victory at Tottenham was marred by alleged racist behaviour from the crowd, while Pogba's team-mate Fred was targeted by a supporter during United's derby win at Manchester City on 7 December. We are hearing things every week," added Pogba. We keep seeing it in a lot of stadiums again and again.
Sometimes I was left-back, and sometimes I was on the bench. Could I have made it as a professional myself? Well, I had trials at QPR's school of excellence when I was a kid and used to really enjoy it. Then I stopped enjoying it because I used to play with the older guys, who knew I was good but would always stamp their authority on me, and that is how I lost my confidence - then I started telling jokes instead, and I think I am a bit more of a natural at that.
Real Madrid recorded consecutive goalless draws in La Liga for the first time since March 2006 as they were frustrated by Athletic Bilbao. The hosts had the better chances with substitutes Nacho and Luka Jovic heading against the woodwork. Karim Benzema had a frustrating night - failing to score with seven efforts, including four saves from Unai Simon. Athletic struggled to create chances, although Kenan Kodro had a goal disallowed for offside.
Yet despite that feat, and who he had to surpass to achieve it, there has been doubt amongst some that Rooney is not quite as revered by United supporters as he should be. On the face of it, that seems faintly ridiculous; Rooney’s greatest hits for United is an astonishing collection, so catchily familiar that the fans can recognise them from just a few bars.
It was also a sign of his increasing assurance in only his second match since a hamstring injury on 1 January. Kane wants 200 Premier League goalsRelive Tottenham's win over West HamTop four 'still within reach' for Spurs Media playback is not supported on this device Watch as Mourinho reels off his strikers' scoring records under him This was not a classic but Mourinho's 300th victory in English football will have left him very satisfied as they have now picked up four points from two home games against Manchester United and West Ham United.
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Rakitic confirmed that he refused to move to Paris St Germain last year as part of a deal to bring Neymar back to the Camp Nou. He also spoke of his disappointment at losing his place in the team this season but insisted he wishes to see out his contract, which ends in 2021 and would mean Barca would not be able to earn a transfer fee from his departure.
The second stage is in a slightly different environment where the numbers are coming down, the government is slowly easing the lockdown and encouraging people to return to work. Having said that, the risks of the next stage of the protocol are higher because we are asking for larger groups to come together and for there to be contact. Playing contact will change that again because we are mixing a very different group mixing our group.
