Vissel Kobe have waited 54 years for this moment. In Spanish World Cup winner David Villa's final game before retiring, the Japanese side won their first trophy by lifting the Emperors Cup. Inspired by World Cup winners Andres Iniesta and Lukas Podolski, Kobe beat Kashima Antlers 2-0 in the final with former Barcelona striker Villa, 37, coming on as a substitute in the last minute. It was also the first match to be hosted at Tokyo's National Stadium, which has been built for this year's Olympics.
Eibar's home record this season isn't exactly sparkling with three wins and three defeats from six and they were crushed 0-4 last tie out at Ipurua by Real Madrid. Nonetheless, Los Armeros take on an Alaves side this weekend who have claimed just one point from six outings on the road this term and who are without a win in their last 11 away games. Whilst we expect a close tussle in this all-Basque clash, we're forecasting an Eibar triumph and more travelling woe for Babazorros.
Danique Kerkdijk had initially given Hope Powell's side the lead in the 23rd minute after a frenetic goalmouth scramble, before the Switzerland star popped up in the 79th and 83rd minutes for the hosts to deliver a fatal blow to Brighton's chances of overtaking the Hammers in the table. West Ham now sit four points ahead of the Seasiders in eighth position, with Brighton lingering just three points clear of the relegation zone after Liverpool's seismic win at Bristol City.
Everyone has a role and Gareth is a player I will need between now and the end of the season. We talk regularly but I am not going to tell you what I tell my players in private. We know what he can bring to the team and he has to be fit and ready so he is in the best shape to play. Amid reports that Tottenham were in talks with Real over a deadline-day move for Bale, Zidane insisted Bale was part of his plans, despite leaving the Welshman out of his squad for the Madrid derby on 1 February.
You can't be happy, we've not performed for the majority of the game but the attitude and the way they've turned things round, we've shown what we're capable of and we've shown ourselves what we're capable of. We should win games like this but you've got to learn from that disappointment of the first 70 minutes.
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Especially for a forward who was previously being touted for around half the price. Lyon's president Jean-Michel Aulas is a notoriously tough negotiator, but his asking price in January seems more like a plan to keep his star forward at the club for the remainder of the season. The Express reveal that Dembele is "strongly interested in playing for Manchester United" which means that they could still hold hope for a summer deal.
Wycombe won't be the only ones hoping to bounce back on the first day of 2020. Ipswich are no longer in the top two, which is unsurprising after they've gone seven league games without a win. Before their last fixture, it was easy to see light at the end of the tunnel, as they'd had some bad luck and still weren't giving much away. They then went and conceded five away against Lincoln.
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City closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to eight points on Tuesday with a 4-1 win at Burnley. It prompted Sinclair to tweet: “Bin dippers we’re coming for you. After a backlash, he then tweeted: ”So sensitive. Sinclair has since deleted the first tweet, with the ‘bin dippers’ jibe seen as a derogatory term referring to the city of Liverpool’s struggles with poverty, particularly in the 1980s.
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If you’re in this position you can’t guarantee you’ll be in the Premier League next season, so that makes it a bit more difficult. I’m not tempted to do too much business, but we won’t fall asleep. We’ll stay awake to strengthen the team but not out of panic buying. It has to make sense for the future of the club.
As an adult, he was consumed by his work as civil engineering consultant and later land cultivation expert, to say nothing of many years of smoking. Though he carried on playing as an amateur, he abandoned his dream of becoming a professional striker. For 15 years, he lived in Kuwait, and he now lives in Rehab city, a gated community in the New Cairo suburb.
That maxim only makes the unfathomable, decade plus run of form by Ronaldo and Messi all the more remarkable. Those old dogs might have some sizeable fight in them yet, but the kids Haaland, Sancho and Mbappe are more than alright. Their advance looks as unstoppable as Messi and Ronaldo’s did as the noughties began to wind up.
The Norwegian said there was much more to come from Rashford. As long as he keeps being positive and being direct and thinking about getting in front of the goal and getting chances, he'll score goals," Solskjaer said. United, who are fifth in the Premier League, face Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League on Thursday.
He will join both Lukaku and Sanchez in swapping Manchester for Milan in the last 12 months, with both forwards making acrimonious exits from Old Trafford having failed to live up to the hype generated by high transfer fees. Inter are currently top of Serie A on goal difference from Juve having lost only once in the league this season.
Pochettino's assistant Jesus Perez and coaches Miguel d'Agostino and Antoni Jimenez have also left the clubAnd yet, on the evidence of this season, something was clearly wrong at the heart of Spurs. If not exactly rotten, certainly stale. Spurs have a new stadium to pay for and they cannot be seen to fall out of that elite group so swiftly. Pochettino is a figure loved by Spurs fans, the song 'He's magic you know', becoming a familiar refrain.
Stankovic, who had a brief stint as Andrea Stramaccioni's assistant at Serie A side Udinese, replaced Vladan Milojevic who guided Red Star to two successive league titles and Champions League group stage berths before he stepped down on Thursday. Stankovic, who spent three years at Red Star as a teenager before moving to Italy, was delighted to return home and thanked Milojevic for welcoming him into the driving seat.
Manchester City, meanwhile, have found the net in all but one of their league outings this term. This, along with Leicester failing to score in just one of their away games this season, makes Both Teams to Score look like an excellent value bet.
Crotone and Pescara are both teams of players who have played in Serie A for many seasons but at this time, the fate of Crotone and Pescara is quite opposite. Crotone is in the top of the play-off position for promotion, then Pescara is in a dangerous area. In fact, Crotone also played well at home and won the last 2 times to welcome Pescara. Crotone has shown more prosperity in recent times. They are unbeaten in the last 4 rounds. In contrast, Pescara showed signs of instability .Pescara's away record is also not good when he only won 1 but lost 3 of the last 6 trips away from home.
But with Gareth Bale set for another transfer window of uncertainty, a goal threat who can play wide is needed. In addition, Luka Jovic, Marco Asensio and Isco could all depart in the summer, and with finances tight due to coronavirus, a reliable and cheap(ish) replacement makes sense. Barcelona Barcelona could need to replace three strikers this summer, given their particular situation.
Posted at 82' Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing. Goal!Posted at 81' Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 1. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a cross. Posted at 81' Attempt saved.
=10.5ptDen Haag have not scored in four of their last eight home matches in the league, a run that they’s not have wished for as they face a side they have beaten just once in 26 meetings. They have not won any of the last 17 meetings with PSV and their visitors go to this game from a 3-0 win. PSV have not won any of their last seven away league matches but they will be favorites here and we are backing them to end the bad away run. PSV have failed to score in just one of their last 11 league matches and in five of those, they have scored two or more goals. We feel they will be the dominant side here again and we are going for a 2-0 win for PSV.
The matches will all be played without spectators following a government decree on Wednesday. The government has barred the public from all sports events until April 3 in a bid to curb Europe's worst coronavirus outbreak. Cycling, MotoGP, Tennis, Football, Olympic qualifiers - how coronavirus is affecting sport England's game in Italy called off due to coronavirus - reports The other matches are Parma v SPAL, AC Milan v Genoa, Sampdoria v Verona and Udinese v Fiorentina, while a sixth game, Sassuolo v Brescia, will be played on Monday.
Ancelotti is football royalty, one of only three men to lift Europe's elite trophy three times, alongside Liverpool's Bob Paisley and Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane. His appointment instantly gives Everton global relevance. He may be understated but Ancelotti's achievements at AC Milan - where he won the Champions League in 2003 and 2007, although he was also in charge for Liverpool's famous comeback in Istanbul in 2005 - make him box office.
Liverpool's Roberto Firmino scored his first Premier League goal at Anfield in 20 appearances, ending a run of 1,591 minutes of play and 56 attempted shots without scoring at the ground since he netted against Tottenham in March 2019, 479 days ago. With their assists against Chelsea, Andy Robertson (27) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (26) are now the outright top two defenders for most Premier League assists for Liverpool, both ahead of Stig Inge Bjornebye (25).
The big barrier to legal cases? Cost. Budge has been tasked with finding a temporary solution to league reconstructionWill the league get a sponsor?Amid the Scottish football storm, it's gone almost unnoticed that the top four leagues and the Scottish Cup are without a title sponsor for next season. The deal with bookmakers Ladbrokes to sponsor the Premiership, Championship, League One and League Two has come to an end, with William Hill no longer putting their name to Scotland's major cup competition.
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The games between Newcastle United and Oxford United and Coventry City and Birmingham City finished goalless, while Cardiff City and Reading drew 1-1. Norwich City edged Burnley in the only all Premier League game while West Ham United lost 1-0 to ex-manager Slaven Bilic's West Bromwich Albion. Former winners Portsmouth and Sheffield United also booked a place in the last 16, along with Leicester City.
Bale to Spurs is off. Agent Jonathan Barnett has empathically shut down the reports, insisting, once again, that his client is happy playing golf in Madrid. Gareth BaleGetty Images It means Spurs are back in the mix for Willian Jose, but United are determined to make the Real Sociedad forward theirs.
The result left Monaco, who would have been within three points of third place in Ligue 1 if they had won, in ninth place on 40 points from 28 games. Nice climbed up to sixth on 41 points, behind Stade Reims, who beat Brest 1-0, on goal difference. Leaders Paris St Germain's trip to RC Strasbourg on Saturday was postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Following a meeting of their joint response group, the SFA has reminded member clubs "in the strongest possible terms" to "desist" training activities and follow the social distancing advice outlined by the government. I would urge our members, and especially our Affiliated National Associations responsible for grassroots football, to ensure clubs observe social distancing guidance outlined by government," SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell said in a statement.
With McTominay and Fred sitting deeper, United could give Pogba a free role higher up the pitch and not have to worry about what he brings going the other way. He has never been a sitting midfielder anyway. He is an attack-minded player who hurts teams in the final third and brings his team-mates into the game in those areas. Forward-thinker makes Martial come alive' Pogba played 30 passes after coming off the bench against Watford, with a 90% success rate.
But BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson is backing Solskjaer's side to go all the way and win at Wembley in the final on 1 August. It is United for the FA Cup," said Lawro. They are playing well and scoring goals. They are in the race for the top four in the Premier League too but Solskjaer wants to win things, so he will not field a weakened team in the FA Cup. Lawro is pitting his wits against a different guest for each round of this season's FA Cup, and his opponent this time is Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer co-host Alex Horne.
Seven of the last eight Energetik home league games have seen both teams score. The last three FC Minsk league games have all seen both teams hit the back of the net. The two league games between these two sides last season saw 13 goals scored. It's only the third set of fixtures in the Belarus Premier League but the top two meet this weekend.
In terms of this competition, Liverpool could become victims of their own success. They are also in action this week in the Club World Cup taking place in Qatar. That means Liverpool will be fielding a vastly inexperienced team for this match. They would have fielded a weakened line-up anyway but not one that resembles a youth team with a few over-age players.
So what if they were the only players allowed to take a penalty? The glory, the surprise, the wild celebrations. Next goal winsIt didn't matter if you had been playing for six hours and the other team were 45-3 up; the "next goal wins" rule meant there was hope, drama and motivation until the very end. You threw the kitchen sink at it - there was nothing to lose. If you scored the next goal, the win was yours.
The effects of that injury would remain throughout his career. After further injury problems, Chris Waddle's arrival in 1985 signalled the end of Dick's time at the club. Dick, second from right in back row, won the under-18 Euros with ScotlandIt looked like Rangers would be his next destination, a move that would have made Dick the Ibrox club's first high-profile Catholic player three years before Maurice Johnston claimed that label.
