What if that were cut radically to, say, 19?" For ESPN, Gabriele Marcotti has some radical ideas on how to fix football. RETRO CORNER On this day in 2002, Diego Forlan signed for Manchester United. You know the story: 27 games to score his first goal, then did start scoring but never really shook off the tag of mild punchline, sold to Villarreal, scored loads, went to Atletico, scored loads and won some stuff, won the Copa America and World Cup Golden Ball with Uruguay, became a legitimate modern great.
Arsenal are unbeaten at home in the Premier League this season. Brighton have one point from their last six away league games and have lost the last four. Brighton have only won two of their last 18 away league matches. Arsenal have only lost one of their last 25 home league games. Arsenal prepare to play their first home game since the sacking of Unai Emery.
It was also needed because the pages would fill up so quickly with stamps from the different countries visited. In my early days at BBC Radio 5 Live, I hadn't yet earned my stripes to cover the big Champions League games, so I was often dispatched to follow English clubs in the early rounds of the old Uefa Cup. That would bring you to some very unusual places. Zinedine Zidane magic and beach ball madness - Guy Mowbary's MOTD momentsBizarre Ozil interview and World Cup disbelief - Steve Wilson's MOTD momentsThen you add in the labyrinth of international qualifying groups over the years.
The 34-year-old ex-England captain, who made his debut earlier this month, found the back of the net with a deflected shot after being set up by Duane Holmes in the 63rd minute. Derby could not keep the lead though and lost to a Jayden Bogle own goal as they finished with 10 men after Max Lowe was sent off two minutes from time for pushing referee Andy Davies.
Billericay and Maidstone will face each other in the upcoming match in the National League South. Billericay this season have the following results: 7W, 10D and 8L. Meanwhile Maidstone have 10W, 9D and 7L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Sheffield United are confident of extending goalkeeper Dean Henderson's loan from Manchester United to cover the remainder of the elongated season. Henderson, 23, who helped the Blades to secure promotion last season, is only contracted until 30 June. Blades boss Chris Wilder has spoken to United counterpart Ole Gunnar Solskjaer about prolonging the Englishman's stay. Ole was fine with extending his loan, hopefully that will get signed off before the deadline," Wilder said.
This is the first all time meeting between Portland Timbers and Nashville SC. Both team score one goal in the opener round, but these goals are not enough to collect at least one point. Portland lose 1-3, while Tennessee club lost vs Atlanta United. I expect a high score game because the defense are terrible on the both side, and this factor give an extra chance for Valeri's and Zimmerman's band. The home team is really strong on their stadium, while the new franchise look for their place in the Major League Soccer. The difference is big yet, Portland must to win this game, I think 3-4 goals need to collect max points.
A couple of minutes later, he was celebrating an equaliser before he faced the media to reflect on the damage injuries to Charlie Taylor and Jay Rodriguez would do to his threadbare squad and to joke that assistant Ian Woan might need to dig his boots out for the weekend. It was knockout stuff and typical of Dyche. But soon, serious decisions will have to be made and no-one can be entirely certain how it will go.
In terms of our correct score tip, while it is true that AFC Wimbledon do not exactly have the greatest return in front of goal and average just 1.11 goals per game on home soil, they also have scored in each of their last six home matches. The hosts have scored in 89% of their home games overall and given that Doncaster have failed to score in half of their away matches this season, it seems like they have their work cut out once more.
We have worked hard to get him ahead of other clubs, so I'm delighted with what we've done. Along with Nabil Bentaleb, he'll give us strong options. Algeria midfielder Bentaleb's signing, on loan from Bundesliga side Schalke 04, was announced on Tuesday as Newcastle's first signing of the January transfer window.
A key component of two Double-winning sides, the Republic of Ireland international was thrust into the role of captain after Eric Cantona's sudden retirement in 1997 and was instrumental in United's Treble-winning season in 1998-99. Keane was feared and respected by team-mates and opponents alike and his range of skills and qualities ensured he was regarded as a world-class midfielder and as one of United's greatest captains.
Fortuna's admirable style of play leaves them susceptible to conceding goals at the other end. This is especially true away from home. They have failed to keep a single clean sheet in seven competitive away games this season.
Fikayo Tomori scored the winner for Chelsea, who crept into the fifth round of the FA Cup but should have been out of sight by half time. See alsoMatchcast: Hull City v Chelsea Chelsea silenced a full KCOM Stadium inside the sixth minute when Michy Batshuayi, one of eight changes made to the Chelsea team by coach Frank Lampard, forced the ball home from close range via a deflection.
Controversially high I fancy. France's favourite Kylian Mbappe has arrived and is getting absolutely mobbed, as you might expect. The guests are arriving It's a glitzy ceremony as usual with a lovely red carpet - with a Fiat hatchback parked in the middle of it. Anyway, Robert Lewandowski is here, looking well given that he's currently in rehab for an addiction to scoring goals.
Ferguson will be part of any future management team, his stock rising after a spectacular impact on and off the field, winning against Chelsea, drawing at Manchester United and only losing on penalties to Leicester City in the Carabao Cup quarter-final after Everton came from two goals down. Everton owner Moshiri has long desired a world-renowned manager in charge at Goodison Park. Ancelotti, one of the most successful coaches in the modern game, fits the bill.
Posted at 87' Jeff Hendrick (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 85' Adrian Mariappa (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 85' Foul by Dwight McNeil (Burnley). Goal!Posted at 82' Goal! Watford 0, Burnley 2. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Sancho has scored five goals in 17 games this season and has become one of Europe's most sough-after players since joining the Bundesliga side from Manchester City. Savage comes out of retirement to join Stockport Former Wales international Robbie Savage has made a surprise return to football by signing for Stockport Town.
He wanted to go round the world celebrating,” said David May in the Undr the Cosh podcast. May didn’t seem to be joking, and Yorke also mentions it in his autobiography. Either way, he didn’t get over it; he was never the same player again. Dwight Yorke leads the celebrationsGetty Images United didn’t become serial European champions, but they did leave a legacy.
Leicester's players, in sharp contrast, looked close to tears at the final whistle. Maddison, it seems certain, will be at the club next term to try again, but that is for the future. By most reckonings, the Foxes may well have settled for fifth place had it been offered at the start of the season. The reality is different. The reality is painful. Leicester established their place in the top four on 24 August and dropped out on 22 July.
These are two of the form sides in the Bundesliga and it should be a cracker. Dortmund are yet to lose a home league game this season with seven wins out of ten. They slipped up at Leverkusen last weekend and have conceded 32 league goals this season. Frankfurt slipped down the table towards the end of 2019. They have recovered well since the winter break though with wins and goals aplenty, including twice beating second placed Leipzig. A bet on both teams to score is the one to make.
Arsenal have come from a tough run of matches and after registering back to back victories, will be hoping to boost their chances when they host Norwich City. Ahead of the two sides’ clash on Wednesday, Arsenal have managed 43 points and are in ninth place while Norwich are bottom of the table with 21 points.
The boardroom woes aside, Newcastle United have been a pretty decent side since the return of action and will be hoping to continue with the rise when they host Manchester City in the FA Cup. They were pegged late in their last match by Aston Villa when they seemed to be coasting to a second straight win and clean sheet.
But I feel like I've been welcomed in by the team and the club and I feel really comfortable here. I can see myself really enjoying and loving living in London. Hayes relationship key to Chelsea move Sam Kerr (right) captained Australia at the Women's World Cup last summerChelsea manager Emma Hayes played an important role in signing Kerr, who received a host of offers from European clubs after she announced her decision to leave Chicago to move to Europe.
It was his mum, my grandma, who got me into football. She was an incredible lady, god rest her soul, who would just sit and chain-smoke watching Western films in her tiny council flat and the only time I ever saw her on her feet was playing football, training me. I remember she had a signed picture of David Beckham on her mantlepiece - he was her hero. My dad would take me to games and we would get to Old Trafford hours early and just walk around the ground to soak up the atmosphere.
To add extra intrigue to the revelation about his ill health, the Frenchman and his family have posted videos of the midfielder dancing at the wedding. Neymar: Why would I leave? One star who insists he won't be leaving France is Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar. The Brazilian superstar has endured a difficult time at PSG since his move in 2017, despite lifting consecutive Ligue 1 titles.
Oakleigh Cannons and Green Gully both were playing a high scoring football in the previous season. Oakleigh Cannons have scored 45 and allowed 32 goals in 26 games played while Green Gully's total goal difference after 26 games played was 55-40.
Very hard to predict this game. Both teams are in relegation zone at moment. Both can't win any team and both are in really deep crisis. Still, I fancy here goals as both teams have nothing to wain and calculate but must go for a win and to try to avoid relegation. So Yenisey at home must attack from minute one and Spartak II must fight back. Many games in the past between these two went in over and I think this one will go as well. Expect open game from both sides and to see here over 2.5 goals.
But the manager needs good support, backing and I am happy to take that responsibility. Fans' group Hammers United, who organised the protests, said promises made around the move out of Upton Park were the root of the problem. Many fans have sacrificed a great deal of what they hold dear about West Ham," a statement read.
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Monchengladbach have performed particularly poorly in-front of goal away from home this season, relative to their league position. Only four teams have scored fewer away goals than Monchengladbach. Of those four teams, only ninth-placed Wolfsburg currently occupy a place in the top half of the table.
New West Ham manager David Moyes says winning is "what he does", and added that the club's owners had showed "a lot of class" in bringing him back for a second spell in charge. Moyes, who replaces the sacked Manuel Pellegrini, left the Hammers at the end of the 2017-18 season. He recorded nine wins and 10 draws from 31 games in his first spell, leading the club to Premier League safety. They are getting a very experienced Premier League manager," said Moyes.
So the next time Liverpool play, please make them lose. You should just let the other team score. I hope I have convinced you to not win the league or any other match ever again. Klopp described the missive as a 'smart' move. It was just nice," Klopp told a news conference. It was nice, it was cheeky.
FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 78' Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg). Posted at 78' Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half. SubstitutionPosted at 78' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Joao Victor replaces Daniel Ginczek. Posted at 77' Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
SubstitutionPosted at 57' Substitution, Getafe. Rodríguez replaces Deyverson. BookingPosted at 57' Mathías Olivera (Getafe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 56' Donny van de Beek (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 56' Foul by Mathías Olivera (Getafe). Fraser Forster's dramatic late penalty save ensured Celtic's away goal gives them a narrow advantage after their Europa League last-32 stalemate in Copenhagen.
Championship of Turkmenistan. The meeting of teams with 6 and 2 lines of the standings. In the face-to-face meetings, of course, the absolute leader is the guests, but it is worth paying attention that this season the away game does not work for the guests who could not defeat the outsider 1-1 and not long ago lost to their neighbor 1-0 while the hosts defeated this an outsider at home 2-0. And what else is in favor of the hosts, that there were no more home defeats in more than one ball. I put modestly 1 (1.75) on the hosts in the match.
Another match for tonight from England Championship where I will bet on goals and that is pretty ok option for me. So, in last official duel of this two rivals, it was even 5-1 for QPR and probably because of that strong lose, Swansea City will be very motivated to beat them today in Wales, at home. Tradition is here also very important, because in few matches before this one (5-1), this rivals are played 1-3, 4-0 and 3-0. Of course, I believe in goals here and I will try that. Odds are great and it is more than real.
After those games, Dortmund manager Lucien Favre called the striker "unstoppable" and said it was "fantastic as a coach to have a player like that". Haaland's form has continued in February, scoring twice against Union Berlin and a tap-in against Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday night. The former Red Bull Salzburg player has now scored 37 goals in 28 club games this season. He will return to Champions League action on Tuesday against Paris St-Germain having scored eight goals in the group stage for Salzburg.
ZERO - BBC scheduler Anyone who finds Mrs Brown's Boys funny should not be afforded the responsibility of watching a television because they clearly do not understand it. HAT-TIP Donald McRae is always an excellent interviewer. However, it is always helpful when his interviewee case is a fairly complex, nuanced and misunderstood character.
Two competitions at the same time Rangers trail Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 after the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tieIf finishing this season's competitions is complicated, have a look at 2020-21. Two hundred and thirteen clubs, from all 55 member associations, playing a total of 357 ties is needed to reach the group stages of the respective European tournaments, which are due start in the middle of October.
Christian Pulisic of Chelsea celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League group H match between Valencia CF and Chelsea FC at Estadio Mestalla on November 27, 2019Getty Images On 18 minutes, Maxi Gomez missed the ball — and an open goal — so completely that the Warm-Up laughed out loud.
After a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Norway's No. 1 tournament officially kicked off tonight. In the first match, Odd BK will face Sandefjord. This is considered to be the luck of teachers and students Jan Frode Nornes, because in addition to playing at home, their opponent is just a team who has just arrived in the league.
He was equally happy with the Meliá Gran Hotel in Sitges, and everyone agreed the atmosphere was extremely relaxed. Beckham later said it felt like they were there for a fortnight. There were a few minor stresses – Nicky Butt’s main memory was of having to write 50 names and addresses of people who wanted tickets, and Ferguson had to discourage Beckham from sunbathing a couple of times – but that was all.
You can get performances and results like Wednesday night and it boosts it so much and I know our boys will be up for it," Solskjaer told reporters. We're going away against arguably the best team in England. It will be a difficult game but we need consistency. Before everyone was doom and gloom but it's a chance to turn that doubt into belief.
Halkett was also Livi's joint top scorer last season. Lyndon Dykes stepped into the breach with nine league goals. Steven Lawless got eight. Their home pitch undoubtedly helped them - they won eight, drew four and lost only two - but Holt was astute in his signings and his team retained the doggedness of before, even if they were struggling at the time play was suspended. They beat Celtic 2-0 in their highlight of the season and were seconds away from defeating them a second time only for Tom Rogic to score a 90th-minute equaliser.
Basel v Trabzonspor predictions for Thursday’s match in the Europa League. This one looks fairly academic with Basel already qualified and Trabzonspor already eliminated but with the pressure off can these two sides provide? Read on for all our free Europa League predictions and betting tips.
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Portsmouth haven't lost a home league game this season. Portsmouth have lost only one of their last 27 home league matches. Portsmouth have won seven home league games in a row. This is an important game for both clubs at the top of League One. Portsmouth are sixth but can climb up to third with a win over seventh placed Fleetwood Town.
