Rooney said he would never have been able to forgive the authorities if anyone in his family had contracted the virus through him. The rest of sport — tennis, Formula One, rugby, golf, football in other countries — was closing down and we were being told to carry on," he added. I think a lot of footballers were wondering, 'Is it something to do with money being involved in this?' Thankfully football made the right call in the end.
They include why the game gave commentary wizard Barry Davies his big break at the BBC, how a downpour ruined the night in Vienna for City's WAGS but did not prevent the players from partying - and why the victorious Blues threatened Uefa with a European boycott afterwards. And what is undisputed is that a club so often derided by rival fans for having "no history", let alone any track record in Europe, were ahead of some now established Champions League giants when it came to pioneering success on foreign fields.
But it was Holland in the 1970s that really took my breath away. It was a mystery to me. The television was too small; I felt like I need to see the whole pitch fully to understand what they were doing and fully to appreciate it. Arrigo Sacchi talks with Marco van BastenImago Cruyff the player was gloriously impudent, a slight and graceful genius who proved that brain could outmanoeuvre brawn.
Brisbane Roar come into this game off the back of a defeat away to Wellington Phoenix that left them with just five points from six games as they struggle to assert any dominance over the league, with just win so far this season. Their defence was their strength in the opening couple of weeks of the season but they’ve now conceded five goals in their last two games and, with just six goals, they don’t look deadly enough in attack to make up for this.
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The hosts won at the start of this season with 1-0 away from home at Zamini, this while lately they have 2 wins in a row at home in the league right now, they are sitting on 6th place and with a couple of wins in a row can come close to the top places as they are only 7 points away from the top 2 places at this moment but they do need to win this game first of all.
Posted at 90' Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 90' Foul by Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid). Posted at 86' Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Thomas Partey. Posted at 86' Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 86' Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid). Posted at 85' Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Writing in his column for the Times, the 34-year-old Derby forward and former England captain has called out the government and football authorities for displaying a "lack of leadership" in the crisis. Why did we wait until Friday?" He said. Why did it take Mikel Arteta to get ill for the game in England to do the right thing? "For players, staff and their families it has been a worrying week — one in which you felt a lack of leadership from the government and from the FA and Premier League.
Leonardo Jardim's Monaco have been in fine form over the last few weeks with seven wins in their last ten games launching them up to 11th in the table, just three points off third. Their last match was a dominant 3-0 win over Amiens and even in the absence of their suspended second top scorer Islam Slimani, who will be back for this match, they were so clinical with them rarely allowing their opponents any time on the ball. Les Monegasques have seven goals in their last four games and will be confident in their abilities as they travel to an Angers side off the boil.
At least I know the sources everyone is talking about aren't sources, they are just made up, blatant lies. Why Virgil van Dijk was robbed of Ballon d’Or' "If history was wiped and football boiled down to a single year, who would emerge as the best player? That should be the essence of the Ballon d’Or.
Spurs look even further from challenging for trophies than they have in recent years and this move would finally earn him some medals. Read the full story Video - Has Van de Beek opened the door to Manchester United? - Euro Papers01:26 West Ham eye ambitious Alexis move With Alexis Sanchez's Manchester United career all but over and the Chilean failing to impress on loan at Inter Milan following some injury problems, West Ham are looking to bring the former Arsenal and Barcelona star in this summer.
Gareth Bale who left Spurs for Real Madrid back in 2013 is cutting a frustrated figure in Spain as he continues to battle with both the press and Los Blancos fans, could be tempted back. But the flying Welshman isn’t the only player to be of interest… Juventus’ Paulo Dybala and Sporting Lisbon’s Bruno Fernandes are also being mooted to join the new look Mourinho side.
A minute's silence will take place before each game in memory of those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic. The global virus has signalled a 'new normal' way of working and this has filtered through to football too, with a number of new innovations in place. Empty stadiums will be filled with virtual support - images of fans wearing club colours - while EA Sports, creator of the Fifa video game series, has allowed use of its audio library to create crowd noise for television viewers.
In fact, had it not been for Pickford, the scoreline could have been even worse. Similar to their draw with Manchester United, Everton started poorly, but at least there was a second-half upturn at Goodison Park. Here there was no improvement after the break. Having opted to play Bernard on their right side, Ancelotti appeared to undo that decision by changing formation midway through the first half with the Brazilian midfielder being replaced at half-time by Theo Walcott.
Leipzig was even league leader in Bundesliga this season, now they are 3rd but just one point behind 2nd placed Dortmund and only 5 points behind the league leaders from Bayern Munchen, this is for sure the strongest squad of players they have ever had and their Champions League performance is indeed impressive winning their group stage and defeating in the latter stage Tottenham after a 1-0 win on the road and a 3-0 win at home despite not really needing the win.
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Large protests have been held in London, Bristol, Manchester, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh following the death of American George Floyd. Floyd, 46, died while being arrested on 25 May in Minneapolis. The four officers involved have since been charged over the death, which sparked days of protest in the US and demonstrations across the world. Speaking to the BBC's Newsnight programme, Sterling said: "Just like the pandemic, we want to find a solution to stop it.
They struggled early on in the season and that included losing at home to Bayer Leverkusen in November. Their last 20 league games saw them win 19 and draw one with a goal difference of +53. That included a 4-2 win at Leverkusen last month and they go into this cup final unbeaten in their last 25 league and cup games.
Kane wouldn't be denied, however, and he levelled the scores in the 53rd-minute, volleying home a rebound after Mat Ryan had made a good save initially. It was his eighth goal in just five Boxing Day appearances for Spurs. After a first half in which they were too pedestrian-like, Spurs were much improved after the restart and in the 72nd-minute Alli gave the hosts the lead after a fine team move involving substitute Christian Eriksen and Serge Aurier, guiding the ball past Ryan with a first time shot.
Guardiola was only five when Hodgson began his managerial career at Swedish club Halmstad. The Spaniard marvels at how the former England boss has retained his enthusiasm for the game, although Hodgson's wife, Sheila, may not be too pleased at Guardiola's assessment. I think when you are training at 72, it must be boring at home," he said.
We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be produced in Saturday’s clash and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1. Den Haag have struggled for wins this season and Groningen’s good run of form appears to have come to an end, making the most likely result on Saturday a draw. Games between these two teams in recent seasons have been low-scoring and we’re expecting another tight and tense affair this weekend.
Everton are by far the better side here. Norwich are still struggling after their promotion to the Premier League, despite their fine finish in the Championship last season. They have the second worst defence in the league, and they don’t score a lot. That, and their performance on the road, are the major factors as to why they are bottom of the standings. While Everton have scored at least two per game in four of the last five, Norwich have not scored in any of their last six away matches. Playing away to Everton will not be so appealing for Norwich at his point in time. Here we will go for a 2-0 win for Everton.
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They may not have a functional defence. They may, point for point, be among the worst teams on the entire continent. And they may, of course, be bottom of the league. But none of that matters to real men. To British men. To Tim Sherwood. IN OTHER NEWS Excellent work, South America. Presumably the reason England hasn’t had a World Cup for a while is that FIFA can’t risk the FA taking a similar tack with their new spin on World Cup Willy: an eight foot tall costume of a well-refreshed middle-aged man, wearing nothing but a cheeky grin, with a trilby clamped modestly over his crotch.
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Bayern's last eight Bundesliga home games. There have also been over 2.5 goals scored in each of the last five meetings between these two teams in all competitions.
Pressure now on Spurs? After Liverpool's U-turn, Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust have urged their club to reverse the decision to furlough 550 non-playing staff. The Warm-Up Liverpool do the right thing, but let’s not praise them too much. Read Nick Miller's Warm-Up here. Dressing room of Liverpool before the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on October 27, 2019 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Ings curled home the opener from 20 yards following Will Smallbone's pass. And he blasted home a second - his 18th Premier League goal of the season - after controlling Ben Foster's poor throw before surging towards the box. Watford were bereft of ideas going forward and did not manage a single shot on target.
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Spurs defenders appeared to switch off as Fletcher controlled Saville's ball, before the midfielder ran through and finished. He was borderline offside, but there was no video assistant referee at the Riverside to try to dissect it down to the nearest millimetre or armpit. They deserved their equaliser as Moura headed home, before the Brazilian was frustrated by Mejias on a couple of occasions. We knew we'd get chances' - Boro reactionMiddlesbrough manager Jonathan Woodgate to BBC Sport: "I'm really pleased.
Bournemouth goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale says he has recovered from coronavirus after self-isolating for 14 days. Ramsdale, 22, was one of two Premier League players to test positive after the second round of testing. On Saturday, the Premier League confirmed that no players or staff tested positive from the latest batch of 1,130 coronavirus tests conducted on Thursday and Friday. As of this morning, I was out of isolation," tweeted Ramsdale.
The campaign has been a pleasing one as far as Rangers are concerned. Steven Gerrard's men are behind the league leaders on goal difference only, they've scored lots of goals, have conceded very few and have generally made light work of winning games, emerging victorious from 12 of their 14 league matches.
He and Sergio Busquets – who was booked for the high tackle that put Mertens out of the game – will miss the second leg. Their absence is far from ideal, especially with a number of key players out through injury. But there is not a team in the world who would be unhappy with a score draw in the away leg.
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They may have tasted defeat when last in league action at this venue, but overall, Ipswich have been solid at home this term, losing only one out of six. They've only won three of the other five, which doesn't exactly suggest that they're unplayable, but Lambert's men have delivered strong performances, which if maintained will likely seem them up there with the very best home performers come the end of the campaign.
England's winter tour of Sri Lanka has been postponed and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced no domestic cricket would be played until at least the end of May. The Sunday Times said high-profile centrally contracted England players were expected to take cuts of as much as 200,000 pounds ($245,000) from their 1 million pounds per year earnings.
But within a day of arriving in their home town of Igualada in Catalonia - a town with a population of around 40,000 - strict controls to enter and leave the area came into force. Spain is Europe's worst-affected country after Italy and while Clotet's family are near Barcelona, the Blues boss remains in Birmingham. There was a massive outbreak in my home town so the whole town was quarantined," he said.
This is the first time these two clubs have played one another in the top flight of Dutch football but the pair know each other well from their time in the second tier and their last twenty encounters have produced 7 wins, 6 draws, and 7 defeats apiece.
I see it rather positive because from now on we can play free football again. We don't have to defend or try to get a record, we can just try to win football games again and that is what we will do," Klopp told reporters at Vicarage Road. Asked if there was any disappointment, he added: "Not really, because I don't think you can break records because you want to break records; you break records because you are 100 percent focused on each step.
Posted at 88' Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Posted at 88' Foul by Shandon Baptiste (Brentford). Posted at 88' Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 87' Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford). Posted at 87' Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
But amidst the euphoria on Sunday, Solskjaer was right to offer a reminder that there is still a long way to go before United can be viewed as genuine title rivals to Liverpool and City. A creative midfielder and another attacking option would give United greater potential with the ball whilst it would not be a surprise to see Solskjaer look to add another central defender to challenge Victor Lindelof for the role alongside skipper Harry Maguire.
Valladolid had a really solid start to the campaign with just two defeats suffered in their first ten matches, but they have since lost three of their last five. A 0-0 stalemate against Celta Vigo at Balaidos last week wasn't enough to prevent a further drop in the table and Pucela now sit 15th heading into this weekend's fixture at Jose Zorrilla.
Feyenoord have won four of their last six matches against Vitesse and both teams scored in four of the last five meetings between these two clubs. The hosts have lost their last five matches in the Eredivisie and the visitors are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions while both teams scored in three of Vitesse’s last four and four of Feyenoord’s last five matches, so you can see just why we are backing a 2-1 win for Feyenoord this weekend.
Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Harrison with a cross. BookingPosted at 59' Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 58' Offside, Leeds United. Mateusz Klich tries a through ball, but Stuart Dallas is caught offside.
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I want to win things with England and have an influence with the team, and I think it's a great way to do it. Now, to be be playing at Wembley with England, for millions of people to be watching the Women's World Cup, it's exciting and the quality of football is only going to improve. It's part of the reason I don't want my career to end. I want to carry on now with the buzz around women's football.
My opinion on it is I've always thought we should have included Scotland. Call it the British Cup. A couple of teams from Northern Ireland, maybe two of the Welsh League clubs. That would give us something different. The League Cup has been played in England since 1960, with Manchester City crowned this season's champions by beating Aston Villa on Sunday in front of 82,145 at Wembley. However, teams have often played under-strength sides in the competition in recent years and Ceferin said it should be scrapped to lighten the workload load of top players.
