The club’s board have asked Josep Bartomeu to call elections immediately, following pressure on him as the club enters a crisis period. He has put off any decision until Thursday, with the next elections scheduled to take place next year. Paper Round’s view: Bartomeu could lose Lionel Messi on a free transfer this season if the trouble continues, something the rest of the board are surely concerned about.
I'd normally hope to be back with the team in two or three weeks' time. Kane had scored 17 goals for Tottenham this season before being injured during the 1-0 loss at Southampton. Jose Mourinho's side, who also lost forward Son Heung-min to injury, have since fallen from sixth to eighth in the table, and are four points behind fifth-place Manchester United. Kane added: "I'm at a good stage, pretty much doing everything.
The problem in the transfer window in the winter is if you sign the player and he isn't used to the philosophy we play -- it takes one to two months until he's on that level our players are," he added. It really doesn't make sense to loan somebody until the end of the season and he goes (back) without an option to buy.
Home side does not have big intention to play Cup with the full lineup and the top power in the team, especially at this time, when there could be some transfers and possibly change in the roster. Olympiakos is back in the top tier and they play good, with the tough performance in the defensive line.
It seems to me that for “Manchester City” came the moment when you need to decide. For the team of Pep Guardiola is now an extremely important segment of the season. As part of the round of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League playoffs, “citizens” will face off against Madrid “Real” Zinedine Zidane. I think that Guardiola may sacrifice a meeting of the domestic championship before the European Cup match. Perhaps, “Manchester City” will even play in a not very optimal composition.
Ryan Sessegnon (2016-) Fulham. Promotion (2017-18), player of the season (2017-18), team of the season (2016-17, 2017-18)Sessegnon only played two full seasons in the Championship but in that time won promotion, player of the season and made the league's team of the season on two occasions. MIDFIELDERS Gary O'Neil (1999-) Middlesbrough, West Ham, QPR, Norwich, Bristol City, Bolton. Promotion (2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15)O'Neil went up through the play-offs three times in four seasons - with West Ham, QPR and Norwich.
The announcement of a European competitions ban for Manchester City further incentivizes the clubs as an additional Champions League place will open up. Arsenal, six points off fifth in tenth place, are two points behind ninth-placed Everton. Both clubs are enjoying rejuvenations that simultaneously began after their last meeting.
Going to the game, West Brom are perched at the top of the standings with 51 points, while Middlesbrough are 18th with 27 points. West Brom have drawn their last two matches and have just one win in their last four matches, but a run of poor results from fellow promotion chasers have ensured they remain top.
If you are not confident, it's better to stay at home. If you're confident it's not going to be easy but if you're confident you're going with everything that you have and that's what I want the boys to do, go with everything we have. Mourinho described Kane as "irreplaceable" and said Sissoko has been has been one of his "best performers" since taking over, but despite the setbacks he prefers to look at the positives.
Dortmund are in impressive form at the German football season. After the last 3 matches, they get the maximum score. With this achievement, they are getting 39 points, they are temporarily ranked 3rd in the rankings. With the current Dortmund sublimation performance, it will be possible for them to get the 2nd or leading position. Because the difference in the current score is only 4 points. On the other side of the battle line, Frankfurt is also getting a pretty good performance. When present, Frankfurt temporarily ranked 9th place in the rankings. Considering the performance of the last 5 matches, Frankfurt are unbeaten in 5 matches. Including 4 wins and 1 draw.
Granada have shown themselves to be a highly capable outfit overall at Los Carmenes with four wins posted from six including a 2-0 win against Barca in late September, but it's asking a lot of Nazaries to get anything from this contest based on recent evidence.
Leicester beat Watford to keep up chase * Mourinho loses on Old Trafford return * Chelsea see off Villa 2-1 By Martyn Herman LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Liverpool's bandwagon rolled on as they crushed Merseyside rivals Everton 5-2 at Anfield but Leicester City's pursuit continued with a seventh successive Premier League victory to stay eight points behind on Wednesday.
David Beckham said the challenge was “a bit like learning football all over again”. By 1998-99, Ferguson knew they were ready to compete on equal terms. Only once during the season, in the first group game, as they struggled to contain Louis van Gaal’s Barcelona during a wild 3-3 draw at Old Trafford, did he doubt whether they were good enough to win it.
Ronaldinho returns Ronaldinho’s career at Paraguay outfit Prison FC is over after he paid a £1. The Brazilian bows out with an impressive record from his one reported game, scoring five and setting up six in the prison 'final'. Ronaldinho and his brother were locked up after allegedly attempting to enter the country with fake passports but will now be placed under house arrest in a hotel in capital Asuncion while an investigation continues.
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The hosts have at least entertained us this term with an attacking style, which is a huge improvement on the side who couldn’t score last season and ended up in early relegation trouble. This term there’s at least the basic tools they need in order to survive, but their defence remains a major issue going into this game.
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Bruno, Bruno' Fernandes celebrates with Martial after the striker doubled United's leadFernandes' Old Trafford arrival has provided an injection of enthusiasm on and off the pitch. The United fans sing "Bruno, Bruno" in the way they used to chant Wayne Rooney's name. They certainly respond to his directness, and it was from one such burst that Foster brought him down for the goal. Given the midfielder's elaborate jump as he ran up to take the kick, he needed to score - and he did, with Foster diving the wrong way.
Genoa secured only their fourth win of the season with a 1-0 victory against Cagliari, Goran Pandev’s first-half strike stretching the visitors’ winless league run to nine matches. Sassuolo came from behind to beat bottom side SPAL 2-1, a Francesco Caputo penalty and last-minute Jeremie Boga header responding to Kevin Bonifazi’s first-half opener for SPAL.
An extremely interesting meeting is taking place in the Russian highest division tomorrow between Zenit and Spartak Moscow. Spartak Moscow had a peak for a couple of seasons ago but has not really started since then. Zenit is always a top team and I think they will win this match. The question is by how much. I think AH-1 is a good game in this match as I am absolutely sure that Zenit wins.
Bochum will play against Heidenheim in the 2 Bundesliga of Germany on Saturday. Bochum are currently 15th in the table and not far away from relegation zone. Their last two games finished in Draw against sandhausen and Darmstadt before covid break. While Heidenheim are currently fourth in the table. They Defeated Karlsruher by 3-1 the last game. But three of the last five Heidenheim matches at home finished in Draw. In the last three head to head matches Heidenheim has three and Bochum has two wins but Bochum won the last two head to head matches . I'm expecting Draw here .
Nuno's men are still in the Europa League and face Olympiakos in the last 16 of the competition next month, but they will have to go all the way in that competition to seal a Champions League place or rely on a favour from Chelsea at Wembley to compete on the continent next term. They will lament back-to-back defeats against Arsenal and Sheffield United at the start of the month as the reason they missed out on a top-six place and although they held out until first-half injury time against Chelsea, the home side's two quick-fire goals took the wind out of them.
Both teams have scored in four of Dortmund's last six competitive games. Dortmund have also conceded three goals in three of their last four games. Meanwhile, Hertha have scored at least two goals in each of their last four home Bundesliga games.
Seconds after Mads Andersen missed a great chance to open the scoring for the visitors, Michael Sollbauer turned Patrick Bamford's pull-back into his own net to give Marcelo Bielsa's side the lead. The Tykes had the better of things after the break, however Conor Chaplin and Callum Styles both shot wide and Leeds held out for a vital win.
I can’t believe it I can’t believe it. Football, bloody hell. But they never give in – and that’s what won it. I’m so proud of them. There is a lovely moment just before that interview, a split second when a frazzled Ferguson inhales extravagantly in an attempt to compose himself. Everybody knew what it meant for him.
Energetik BGU got the Belarus Premier League underway with a 3-1 win over BATE Borisov and a live stream of the game showed at least several hundred fans watching in the main stand. Earlier, Vladimir Bazanov, the head of the Belarus Football Federation, said on its official website that only 51 cases of coronavirus had been recorded in the country and there was no reason for not beginning the season.
But all the key details are included in that headline: at the weekend Marco van Basten shouted ‘sieg heil’ across a studio after Frank Wormuth, the German coach of Heracles, had just been interviewed on Fox Sports. Van Basten claimed the intent was merely to ‘ridicule’ the German language, but of all the many words in the German tongue, surely he could’ve picked a better couple to have a little light fun with.
His excellent dribbling skills gave defenders nightmares during his seven-season stay at Chelsea. Winner of two Premier League crowns and two Europa Leagues, the Belgiaum forward also won the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Player of the Year award in the 2014-15 season. Hazard produced a decent goal return too, scoring 12 or more in five seasons. Harry Kane(197 appearances; 134 goals; 20 assists) Harry Kane is 13th on the all-time Premier League top goalscorers listOne hundred and thirty four goals in 197 Premier League games and firmly on course to become England's record goalscorer.
West Ham’s respite from slipping down the Premier League table proved short lived on Boxing Day as they followed a 1-0 win at Southampton with a last minute loss at Selhurst Park, leaving the Hammers just a point clear of the relegation zone at the halfway mark of the season.
They also have a Wembley trip to come - Kenny Jackett's side face Salford in the Leasing. Trophy final on Sunday, 5 April. In terms of winning the game, getting the first goal would have been key and with the pressure we had, we needed one," said Jackett. But after their second they dominated and it would have been a goal out of nothing from us. Then realistically we were playing damage limitation, my players didn't buckle, kept going and that was good.
Oxford started the extra period with a spring in their step but the sheer pace and wild unpredictability of Saint-Maximin, whose power also altered the momentum as Oxford ran out of steam, provided the X-Factor. The 22-year-old French forward, on as a first-half substitute for injured Joelinton, is an adventure every time he is in possession, mixing madcap losses of control and frustrating moments with a genuine match-winning touch.
The Premier League is scheduled to meet on Thursday to discuss the next steps in response to the virus outbreak, which has claimed the lives of 71 people in the UK. The English Football League will meet on Wednesday to talk about the impact on their clubs. Euro 2020 postponed until 2021Championship clubs support completing seasonOn Tuesday, Championship clubs agreed unanimously to try to complete the season behind closed doors after holding a video conference.
SubstitutionPosted at 86' Substitution, Reading. Danny Loader replaces Yakou Meite. Posted at 85' Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United). Posted at 85' Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 83' Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Lucas Boyé. Posted at 83' Attempt missed.
That's under discussion . I'd want to, if I'm going to stay, not have the situation I find myself in where it's a bit demoralising having to put so much pressure on a few players to keep our head above water," Hodgson told reporters. We really do need some help - when I say 'we' it's not so much myself but the players .
Arsenal said the risk to their players was “extremely low” but they would follow medical guidelines. The medical advice we have received puts the risk of them developing COVID-19 at extremely low," Arsenal said in a statement here “However, we are strictly following government guidelines which recommend that anyone coming into close contact with someone with the virus should self-isolate at home for 14 days from the last time they had contact.
Arsenal announced Arteta’s positive test a fortnight ago on March 12, which ultimately led to the halt in the season as his side prepared to face Manchester City. The Spaniard believes he contracted the virus after the team's Europa League clash against Greek side Olympiacos in late February. I am feeling completely recovered," he told Arsenal’s website.
Gattuso has been tasked with turning things around, but it’s going to be tough to get them back to their best. Napoli have won none of the last eight matches in Serie A (D5, L3): the Azzurri last had a longer run without a win in the top-flight in 2008/09, under Roberto Donadoni.
Palace hold on after first-half VAR callRoy Hodgson's side had their goalkeeper to thank late on but may feel hard done by after Meyer was denied by VAR in the first half. Zaha did superbly to set up the former Schalke man, but the Ivorian was deemed to be marginally ahead of play when put through by James McArthur in the build-up. The visitors looked comfortable after Tomkins' opener, but Hodgson will be bitterly disappointed by the self-inflicted nature of Southampton's equaliser.
In the coming weeks, personal agreements with the players and the coach will be finalised, as required by the current regulations. The economic and financial effects of the understanding reached are positive for about EUR 90 million for the 2019/2020 financial year. Should the current season's matches be rescheduled, the Club will negotiate in good faith with the players and the coach conditional increases of compensations according to the actual resumption and finalisation of official competitions.
Ross County suffered their second defeat in a row on Wednesday as they threw away a 1-0 lead and handed all three points to Motherwell, making it five defeats in their last seven matches. The Staggies have done even worse on the road, picking up a mere two points from their last five.
Immediately at least. Potentially that money could ensure full wages of non-playing staff are maintained if this all goes on for much longer than feared, or a fund could be set up to help support the NHS, but the first result would be making clubs richer. Video - Tottenham’s decision to cut staff pay ‘completely unacceptable’02:09 The real issue here is which clubs haven’t taken that stance.
He is a future leader, a future captain, maybe, of England, Manchester United, who knows?"Rashford's intervention has been part of a wider contribution to social debate by high-profile footballers. Raheem Sterling, Tyrone Mings and Troy Deeney have also been prominent amid the Black Lives Matter campaign, which saw every player from all four clubs involved in yesterday's re-opening of the Premier League take a knee before kick-off.
