Max Taylor recieves Man Utd call-up after chemo Manchester United defender Max Taylor has received his first senior call-up, 12 months after having chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer. The 19-year-old has been named in a youthful squad for United's Europa League group game against Astana in Kazakhstan on Thursday.
And although you could hardly call them long-suffering, it would be unfair on a generation of Liverpool fans who have seen pictures of Emlyn Hughes, Phil Thompson, Graeme Souness and Alan Hansen lifting the top domestic honour to be denied the vision of Jordan Henderson doing the same. Deciding relegation, promotion and who secures the fifth bonus Champions League spot are areas up for debate - going on current league places, introducing a mini play-off system or, reluctantly, keeping teams in their existing leagues, but at the apex at the top of the English football structure there should be no debate.
Odds are too big on the over 2.5 goals if you ask me as the guests are 2nd placed and scored 14 goals in their last 4 away games winning 3 times with 3-1 including a 3-1 win at the title holders from La Valletta as well as other two 3-1 wins and a 5-0 win as well on the road for them lately, and to remember they are the club from Malta who in the Europa League at the start of this season after losing the first leg at home with Hajduk Split as expected they won 3-1 in Croatia against all odds and made it further.
For much of the season we’ve reserved praise for Bristol City, a side who seemed to have addressed their consistency from last season. However, the Robins have lost three games on the spin to dent their chances of making the playoffs. It was these poor runs last season which caused problems for Lee Johnson’s side.
The only thing I can say is if we thought about any kind of record, we would not have won the number of games we have won so far. That's it," Klopp told a news conference on Friday. I think in sport - and you probably have to ask other teams who have done it before - they have never set a record because they wanted to set a record.
The last player to score an FA Cup goal against United having previously played for them was Danny Welbeck with Arsenal in March 2015. It is always strange if you play against a former team, especially as I was at Manchester United for such a long time, but it's football," Rooney told Derby's club website. I love Manchester United and I want the team to do well and win, but for these 90 or 120 minutes, I want them to lose and for us to go through to the next round.
Premier League, EFL and WSL suspended over coronavirus pandemic What can the Premier League do now? UEFA postpones Champions League and Europa League games Alcantara has urged the German football bosses to stop "fooling around" and criticised the decision to hold Bundesliga matches as normal this weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Savage, formerly of Leicester, Blackburn and Derby, has signed for the semi-professional side from the 10th tier of English football eight years after playing his last professional game. The 45-year-old has links to Stockport's owners Pro Football Academy. It's not a PR stunt, it's me trying to help youngsters progress in the game," Savage told the BBC after signing for the North West Counties Football League (NWCFL) First Division South side.
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Posted at 83' Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Posted at 82' Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Leander Dendoncker. Posted at 82' Attempt missed. Steve Cook (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Full TimePosted at 90'+7' Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Nottingham Forest 2. Posted at 90'+6' Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Robinson tries a through ball, but Kyle Bartley is caught offside. Posted at 90'+6' Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
Perugia will be aiming to punish Napoli’s poor defensive record, especially after the visitors’ won 2-1 at Sassuolo in the last round. They have scored in each of their last 10 Coppa Italia games, with four of their last five seeing both teams score. They have scored at least twice in their last four away trips in this competition, each of which were against top-flight sides.
Posted at 60' Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool). Posted at 60' Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 57' Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané. Posted at 56' Attempt missed. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
There was, at least, a sense of relief that domestic football was finally up and running once more. Follow the Premier League return livePlayers and staff take a kneePowerful moments amid 'the new normal' Pepe Reina (left), Tyrone Mings (centre) and Jack Grealish (right) warming up for Aston VillaThe silence enforced on this occasion by circumstances, with barely 300 people inside this vast Villa Park stadium, only added to the powerful moments that took place before kick-off.
The Baggies have won their last three games on the spin heading into this one, although meetings with Stoke, Hull and Sheffield Wednesday don’t quite match up against a side like Bristol City. However, the Baggies have gone unbeaten at home this season. They will want to continue their fine run in Wednesday’s big clash.
So close to a second! That would have been a stunning second goal by Barcelona with Messi set up by a back-heel from Griezmann, but the ball dribbles right across the line and wide of the far post! 45’ GOAL! Barcelona 2-0 Alaves: Right on the stroke of half time, Barcelona double their advantage! Messi played the pass to Suarez on the edge of the box with Vidal then set up for the strike and the Chilean midfielder smashed a driven finish past Pacheco and into the far corner of the Alaves net! 51’ GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Shakhtyor will play against Slavia in the Vysshaya Liga of Belarus on Saturday. Shakhter Soligorsk has the best defensive record in the division, having conceded only three goals in their eight league matches. Shakhtar Soligorsk won 12 of their 15 home league matches in the last campaign.
As an alternative to the league's proposal, Rangers had put forward the plan of prize money for final placings being released now, with no leagues declared. Rangers said they "sought assistance from the SPFL executive on several occasions" on Thursday but received no reply before being told on Friday morning it was deemed "not competent" by the governing body's legal adviser. The SPFL, however, countered: "Only at 10.
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Posted at 75' Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ben Godfrey. Posted at 75' Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Posted at 74' Hand ball by Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City). Posted at 72' Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner. Posted at 72' VAR Decision: No Penalty Leicester City.
Posted at 64' Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount. Posted at 62' Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea). Posted at 62' Aaron Lennon (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half. BookingPosted at 59' Aaron Lennon (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
But while it was a humbling night for England, Hemp said she enjoyed every minute of the game as she soaked up the atmosphere around the Exploria Stadium in front of 16,000 supporters. It was a really tough match and obviously getting my first start against the best team the world is massive," said Hemp.
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez after his team were drawn in Group B with Denmark, Russia and Finland: "In terms of logistics, it's probably the hardest we could've had, playing Russia in St Petersburg in the first game and then Denmark in the second in Copenhagen, and then going back to St Petersburg.
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West Ham beat Watford 3-1 on Friday to all-but secure their own Premier League survival but leave the visitors in significant trouble. Goalkeeper - Mat Ryan (Brighton) Ryan: This lad has been outstanding between the sticks for two seasons and he's had to be in order to keep Brighton in the Premier League. In their recent fight for survival against Southampton he made one of the best fingertip saves I have seen all season.
While they may not get a win, we are expecting them to give the Chelsea defence a challenge. Southampton have scored in every away game since the opening weekend of the season in the Premier League, and they’re coming up against a Chelsea defence with just three clean sheets in nine home league games to their name.
The focus is on Pride Park on Thursday night, as English football gets its first big arrival of the transfer window. The hosts have pulled off a coup with Wayne Rooney arriving at the club. After announcing the deal in the summer and with Rooney sitting on the sidelines at the club since November, there’s been a huge build-up to this one.
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The government does have a responsibility. They should be looking into it. Football is the sport and there is a national interest in this," he told BBC Sport. Where you have a conflict over the potential undermining of commercial contracts by organisations seeking to buy a club then that's much closer to home. Betts says he is worried that broadcast rights-holders like Qatar-based beIN Sport - which has urged the Premier League to "interrogate" the takeover - may reconsider their partnerships if the piracy continues.
Not everybody knows our private lives. It’s not just kicking a ball, we do try to help people. Premier League football has been postponed indefinitely because of the spread of coronavirus. You can listen to the full interview on 5 Live Sport on Sunday with Steve Crossman from 13:00 BST. The show also includes interviews with former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf and European football experts Guillem Balague and Julien Laurens.
A major reason behind this resurgence in form has come down to their form in front of goal and the fact that they have the second best offensive record in the league with 37 goals from their 18 games is testament to that fact.
A relegation battle in the Championship this Saturday sees Barnsley hosting Huddersfield. The hosts look likely to be without their top goalscorer Cauley Woodrow, the attacker who has scored nine goals this season. Woodrow missed recent matches against Derby County and Crewe Alexandra with a hamstring injury that will probably keep him sidelined for this encounter as well.
The Premier League's current top two, Liverpool and Leicester, are the only teams to leave Villa Park with maximum points this term, and having beaten Newcastle, Brighton and Everton already this season on home turf, Villa have already shown that they can put the squeeze on the clubs around them.
I need them all on board. All the meetings we've had is to get everyone on board and so far I'm very happy with the reaction. What we are going to transmit to the team is accountability to play for this football club. This is the basic. We are much more committed. The body language (in the Everton draw) was much better and they had much more passion, that is non-negotiable.
Match stats - Foxes matching 1969 run?Leicester have won three consecutive FA Cup games without conceding a goal for the first time since March 1969 - the last season in which they reached the FA Cup final. Birmingham were beaten for the first time since New Year's Day (against Wigan), ending a run of 13 games without a defeat across all competitions (W5 D8). Leicester have won each of their past nine FA Cup home games against sides from a lower division, in a run dating back to the start of the 2008-09 campaign.
We never talk about the future. Pellegrini, whose team finished 10th last term, added: "It is the same question asked when we were winning. Football changes every game so we are working to beat Chelsea and improve. With Lukasz Fabianski sidelined since September because of a hip injury, reserve goalkeeper Roberto, who joined on a free transfer from Espanyol in May, has been heavily criticised during West Ham's poor run.
Meanwhile, after dropping down from the Premiership, Dundee were expected to be United's closest rival for the Championship title but things haven't really gone to plan thus far. After 18 matches, the side are in 4th place with 28 points and aren't showing anywhere near the level of consistency that the hosts are.
Beating Bayern is never an easy task for any German Bundesliga side. The Bavarian powerhouse have lost just two of their last 25 Bundesliga games. We feel that Bayern are likely to take a hard-fought win from Saturday's game.
Assisted by Nils Petersen with a headed pass following a set piece situation. SubstitutionPosted at 90' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Philippe Coutinho. BookingPosted at 89' Thiago (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 89' Foul by Thiago (FC Bayern München). Posted at 89' Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
But Eagles boss Roy Hodgson will rest a few players and I just have a feeling that Derby County are going to surprise a few people here. They have not played well for most of the season but Wayne Rooney will be in the team and he could lift them. As far as other shocks go, Fulham are decent at home and Aleksandar Mitrovic will be a handful for Aston Villa, who I think will be happy to take the tie back to their place.
Republic of Ireland striker McGoldrick's abuse follows the arrest of a 12-year-old boy in connection with racist messages sent to Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha on social media. Players in England's top flight have been kneeling in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before every match since the season restarted in June. Sheffield United added: "As a club we will support David McGoldrick and will do all we can to find the perpetrator of this disgusting message.
Solskjaer said: "It’s very easy to compare the two of them, yes. Both with skills, body shape, attitude, attributes – everything. The boy has every chance in the world to become a top, top player. Let’s hope he continues like this. Seuuuu!"Getty Images 10:30 - Feet up, Lionel Lionel Messi was a surprise absentee from Barcelona's Champions League squad this week - and manager Ernesto Valverde had some explaining to do at his press conference.
I think it will be difficult in any case to make a global ban because the situation (in each counry) is really different," he told reporters. The health of people is much more important than any football game. The health is beyond anything and that’s why we have to look at the situation and hope that it (the coronavirus outbreak) will decrease rather than increase.
Vào cuối tuần này, Gornik Zabrze được chơi trên sân nhà Ernesta Pohla để tiếp đón đối thủ Jagiellonia Bialystok trong khuôn khổ vòng 20 của giải VĐQG Ba Lan. Hiện tại, Jagiellonia Bialystok đang đứng thứ 8 trên bảng xếp hạng, xếp trên đội chủ nhà ở vị trí thứ 12 với khoảng cách 9 điểm.
But it was not long before he went to Ajax, winning the Eredvisie and reaching the Champions League semi-finals last season before he joined Barcelona in a £65m move. It was my dream to play for Barcelona," said De Jong, who had watched their games while on holidays in Spain. They were my favourite club outside of the Netherlands. When they came and showed they were really interested they made the choice easier.
Only Bristol City (12) have scored more headed goals in the Championship this season than Birmingham City (10). Meanwhile, Reading have conceded only three set-piece goals so far. On top of that, Reading have five clean sheets in seven meetings with the Blues. Birmingham are winless in their last six away league games (D2 L4) since winning 1-0 at Charlton in September, while four of their last five have seen just one goal scored. Given the form of both sides, under 2.5 goals is our pick here.
