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.
There were already a lot of eyes on me," he said. Then there's even more pressure, but I knew in training I felt good. In games there was still a bit of adaptation. Step by step I improved. On conceding penalties for handball against Lecce and Torino early in his Juve career, he added: "I remember going to the showers and people were saying it was unbelievable. It's like there was a magnet in my arm.
Posted at 67' Foul by Keaghan Jacobs (Livingston). Posted at 67' Charlie Trafford (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half. SubstitutionPosted at 66' Substitution, Livingston. Dolly Menga replaces Steven Lawless. Posted at 64' Hand ball by Miles Storey (Inverness CT). Goal!Posted at 61' Goal! Inverness CT 1, Livingston 0.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu commented: "I would like to thank UEFA regarding FFP, they've been doing fantastic work in the last couple of years. We have regular investigations and we have supported UEFA in everything it does in football. Asked about the comments after City's 2-0 league win over West Ham United, Guardiola, a Barca title winner as player and coach, said: "If they are happy we are suspended, I say to the president of Barcelona, let us appeal.
Having had so many chances in normal time, Atleti have two away goals in extra time! Out of nowhere! Super strike from Llorente again, arrowing his effort into the bottom corner. Liverpool need two now. GOOOOOOOOOAAAALLLL!!! Liverpool 2-3 Atletico (agg: 2-4). Game over as Morata finishes Liverpool off.
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Both teams have scored in four of the last five Sheffield United games. The last 11 Aston Villa games have seen both teams score in nine of them. Five of the last six Aston Villa away games have seen both teams score a goal. Sheffield United recovered well last weekend to end a run of four league games with a win.
Southampton were nearly undone just before halftime when Sofiane Boufal used his upper arm to clear the ball inside the box, awarding Newcastle their first penalty of the season, but Alex McCarthy dived to his left to stop Matt Ritchie's effort. With Southampton a man down, it was down to McCarthy to deny the Newcastle players on numerous occasions -- particularly Dwight Gayle who had three shots on target blocked -- and the goalkeeper finished the first half with six saves.
There's a fabulous chemistry with these people," said Gasperini, 61, after the Parma match. It's a very nice moment, the players feel it and, in this context, there is an important growth of the team. We need to stay humble but it's also true that we believe what we are doing. Perfection doesn't exist, but I'm convinced we can improve in many small ways," he added.
Fifa has established a working group to tackle the issues facing football as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The group will look at the international fixture calendar, and issues around player contracts. Most deals expire on 30 June but, if restarted, many leagues could continue beyond that date in an attempt to finish their current campaigns. The group will also look at whether more funding is required to help clubs, players and governing bodies impacted.
The other problem for the visitors is their bad record on the road. Preston have lost six of their 10 trips this term, with the visitors going down in each of their last three away games. Alex Neil’s men come into this one with one of the worst away records in the league. With 78% of their points this term coming at home, Preston could be found out here.
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Eight years after retiring, Robbie Savage made his footballing comeback with non-league club Stockport Town on Monday. The former Wales international announced on Sunday that he would be putting his boots back on to play for the Greater Manchester side in the 10th tier of English football. The 45-year-old came off the bench to play the last 10 minutes of a 3-2 home win against Oswestry Town, who are top of the North West Counties Football League First Division South.
Roma are looking for three points on Sunday as they host bottom side Brescia. The visitors come here set for relegation, given their terrible form in the league. They have just seven points from their 11 games so far, with the last four sides to struggle that badly all ending in relegation to Serie B. Will Bresica be pushed closer to the drop with another defeat here?
It's not easy to manage him at all!" Tuchel told France Info. He has a big, big heart, but, unfortunately, he does not always show that he is a generous, reliable boy. Sometimes it is provocative and it's very bad because it's not necessary. Klopp ready for Napoli fight Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Champions League visitors Napoli will be tough to beat on Wednesday night.
Among this international craze, one team stands out. Slutsk has seen hype because of its name'FC Slutsk - from Minsk Region - had few international fans just a couple of weeks ago. But despite a mixed start to the season - one win, one defeat - they can now boast of hundreds. The FK Slutsk Worldwide Facebook group, established in Australia last week, has more than 2,000 members. The coronavirus has hit football fans all over the world hard," says the group description.
Fiorentina is in place 13 in Serie A. They are not passing a good moment now but however I see the big favorite to win this match. They have enough quality players in their team to win this match and I believe they will win with 2 goals difference.
They are all so well drilled. Can they keep it up?The next few weeks will stretch the Blades squad to its limit. In December they have seven league games then Wilder's side faces dates with Manchester City (away), Liverpool (away), Arsenal (away) and Manchester City (home) between 29 December and 21 January. That's a daunting run by any measure, but Sheffield United do not lack belief - illustrated by the fact they are unbeaten away from home since 19 January.
It begins a hectic week for the Gunners, who then travel to Standard Liege with Europa League progress still in the balance before hosting Manchester City at the weekend. Elsewhere, there is a full round of European fixtures in midweek, while there will undoubtedly be more fall-out from City's loss to Man United in the Manchester derby on Saturday, not least given the abhorrent allegations of racial abuse suffered by Fred.
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I believe in a home win here as the hosts finished inside the top 3 places in the league in Algeria last season and finally got their chance to play in the Champions League where they made it past a couple of qualifying rounds and made it to the group stage where they defeated Vita Club 1-0 at home but lost a few days ago also with 1-0 away from home at Esperance Tunis the title holders of this competition.
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.
Newcastle and Melbourne Victory will face each other in the upcoming match in the A League. Newcastle this season have the following results: 3W, 5D and 9L. Meanwhile Melbourne Victory have 4W, 4D and 9L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Sébastien Haller tries a through ball, but Declan Rice is caught offside. Posted at 89' Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a corner. Posted at 89' GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Declan Rice (West Ham United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review. Posted at 89' Corner, West Ham United.
Torpedo BelAZ are on the third place with 15 points. They are very close to the top as BATE and Slutsk have 16 points. Torpedo are in solid form, they are unbeaten since early April. However, most of the matches finished with draw - 3 of the last 4. Even more, they finished with a goalless draw. Anyway, I think coach Yirij Puntus is satisfied with the results, as well as the fans. After all, nobody is expecting the title. Gorodeya have 11 points and sit on the 11th place. Their biggest problem is the inconsistency. Nevertheless, Gorodeya are not bad at the moment. They shared the points on the last two occasions with Rukh Brest and FC Minsk. Both games ended with an 1:1 draw. I will try draw as I think both teams will be satisfy with one point here.
The statement from Boris Johnson probably dictates that's going to move further back. The situation in Wales is different with Cardiff, Swansea and Newport over there. In my eyes probably, with the revelations of the last day or two, I don't see us coming back any time soon, possibly not at all. That's the biggest thing we're waiting for now. Cheltenham's Tozer can't see how season can resumeMore deserving uses for testsThe Premier League has agreed a £4m deal with a Hong Kong-based company to provide coronavirus tests for players.
It's been up to boss Sergio to steady the ship over the last fortnight or so and the 43 year-old has certainly done that, prioritising defence to oversee consecutive 0-0 stalemates away to Celta Vigo and at home to Real Sociedad.
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I didn't get to sleep until 6am. It still feels like a dream sometimes. But I don't want to get carried away with too much emotion so that I am able to concentrate on training well and playing well. I know I am playing for the biggest club in the world. Ighalo scored twice against Derby in the FA Cup fifth round'We have what it takes to do even better'Before the game, we knew it was going to be tough because we were playing against a good side, but we are United.
Much like their hosts, Bradford City are not exactly known for being deadly in front of goal and while their problems in that area are not as severe as Carlisle’s, they have still failed to score more than once in any of their last five league matches. The visitors have only failed to score in one of their away matches so far this term, but they know their best chance of three points is by keeping their opposition at bay.
If we also look at their respective league performances this year, there's very little between the pair, which suggests that Rangers could do with getting a little bit more respect in the betting. Celtic are only two points to the good in the SPL, while they've only scored one more goal. Interestingly, Rangers rank as the best team in the league in terms of shots on target.
With Pyramids in poor home form, there’s a chance here for the visitors. The other thing going for the away side is their head to head record. They’ve lost just once in six meetings with Pyramids, so we can see them coming away with something in this clash. We’re going with Wadi Degla to avoid defeat following their away form, with the bookies offering decent value for the hosts to fail to win for the fourth home game running.
Sporting can't afford to lose this game if they want Champions League football next season. They trail Porto by nine points and although current form is good at home with three straight wins, this won't be an easy task against Porto. Their opponents haven't lost a league game since the opening weekend of the season. They have only conceded six league goals this season (all away from home) and a tight game looks likely here. Go for under 2.5 goals to be scored.
At home, they're very tough to face, losing none of their last six, though three draws on the bounce will displease the gaffer somewhat. Keeping teams at bay has become bread and butter for The Cod Army at home this term, as they've conceded only nine goals in 12 matches at Highbury Stadium, shipping more than once in none of those 12. However, they've slowed down at the other end of late, scoring only two in their last three and five in their last five.
Spurs rattled five goals past Bournemouth at the weekend in their most impressive performance since Jose Mourinho's appointment, though any momentum gained from that emphatic victory over the Cherries will count for little if the Portuguese manager make sweeping changes to his team.
Playing away from home has caused Manchester City a few problems in recent times, especially in the league, where they've failed to win three of their last five, two of which they've lost. Scoring goals is rarely a problem for Tuesday's visitors, but keeping teams out has often proved beyond them. City have conceded in four of their last five travelling Premier League matches, shipping two or more in three of those.
Both keepers partially redeemed themselves with good stops in the closing moments, Pickford stretching to push away Fernandes' effort then scrambling across his box to block Odion Ighalo's rebound, while De Gea's block with his right leg of Sigurdsson's strike from point blank range immediately preceded the late drama.
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And after reports emerged that Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy was self-isolating too, after a member of his family was admitted to hospital. It couldn't continue, could it? Apparently it could. And then came the real punch to the gut. The breaking news alert that really hit hard. Forty-five minutes after the Premier League released a statement saying the show would go on, Arsenal released one of their own to announce the shocking news that manager Mikel Arteta had tested positive for coronavirus.
Watched by the largest crowd they have ever played in front of outside Wembley, they had their first ever VAR moment when the video assistant referee checked out a potential Magpies penalty for a tackle on Joelinton, but the U's escaped. They contained Newcastle in the first half and created several match-winning chances in the second.
The Brazilian needed treatment during PSG's victory against Montpellier on Saturday, before then celebrating his 28th birthday at a Parisian nightclub 24 hours later. Manager Thomas Tuchel said his team selection would not be influenced by the timing of the party. Is it the best way to prepare for a match? No, clearly not," he said.
Jessica Clarke replaces Jade Bailey. Posted at 82' Daniëlle van de Donk (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 82' Foul by Rinsola Babajide (Liverpool Women). SubstitutionPosted at 81' Substitution, Liverpool Women. Ashley Hodson replaces Niamh Charles. Goal!Posted at 78' Goal! Liverpool Women 2, Arsenal Women 3.
Remember: Messi has already won, apparently. Big Virg? Of course, it's not just Messi in the hunt for the Ballon d'Or. Liverpool supremo Virgil van Dijk is also hoping to scoop football's most coveted individual prize - and his team-mate James Milner is backing him. Happy Ballon d'or Day! What a time to be alive.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's trip to Chelsea on Monday began with a familiar voice ringing in his ears as Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola delivered another stinging rebuke in his direction about the French midfielder's future. The Pogba saga has been a permanent backdrop to Solskjaer's Old Trafford reign - so it will have made a vital victory at Stamford Bridge even sweeter as it pushed football back to the top of his and Manchester United's agenda.
