Britain's Health Minister Matt Hancock sparked a debate last week when he said Premier League players must "play their part" and take a pay cut while the league was suspended so that the clubs' non-playing staff are not furloughed. Taylor, head of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), defended the players and accused the government of unfairly singling out footballers when other well-paid professions escaped their scrutiny.
My Iranian friends in my local cafe will have been celebrating with double espressos and baklava after their countryman scored two goals in two games. They kept telling me he was a player, although he struggled to get a regular run of games under former Brighton manager Chris Hughton. Graham Potter is a more attacking manager and he has found room for the Iran international. Potter has been suitably rewarded for putting his faith in the player.
Posted at 90'+4' Foul by David McGoldrick (Sheffield United). Posted at 90'+3' Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City). Posted at 90'+3' Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. SubstitutionPosted at 90' Substitution, Sheffield United. Sander Berge replaces Oliver McBurnie because of an injury.
Grecia Will Play Against Perez Zeledon in the Primera Division of Costa Rica on Wednesday. Both the teams are close to each other in the league table. Grecia has four wins, three Draws and eight defeats this season. They lost last game to Cartagines by 2-3 in the last game at home. Gracia are Winless from last five home matches and two of the last three finished in Draw. Zeledon has four wins, four draws and seven defeats this season. They Drawn last game to Saprissa by 1-1. Also four of the last five head to head matches finished in Draw .
Marcus Rashford has called on the government to reverse a decision not to provide free school meal vouchers during the summer, saying that "the system isn't built for families like mine to succeed". The Manchester United and England forward has raised about £20m to supply three million meals to vulnerable people while working with charity FareShare UK during the coronavirus lockdown. Campaigners have threatened to bring legal action against the government for not extending the food voucher scheme into the summer holidays.
Manchester City will give new Premier League champions Liverpool a guard of honour before Thursday's game at an empty Etihad Stadium, but who will prevail on the pitch?"I am sure the Liverpool players will have been partying," said BBC football expert and former Reds defender Mark Lawrenson. And, since the season started in August, they have been geared up to take the title off City, so will they have the same edge now they have done it?"I know Jurgen Klopp is as driven as City boss Pep Guardiola in terms of their players maintaining their performance levels, especially against a team as good as City, but even being 5% off will make all the difference in a game like this.
The defending champions made a bad start to the season but are slowly climbing the table. They are 10th and six points behind the leaders but had a good away win at Belshina on Sunday. They take on Dinamo Minsk who have already lost four league games this season and struggle on their travels. Go for a home win here.
The performances of both teams in recent weeks back our final scoreline of 2-1 in the visitor’s favour, as Sunderland have scored one goal in four of their last six matches and Coventry have scored two or more goals in five of their last six matches. Sunderland have also conceded two or more goals in two of their last three matches while Coventry have only kept two clean sheets in their last six attempts, suggest both teams will score this weekend.
Michael Jacobs replaces Gavin Massey. SubstitutionPosted at 55' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips replaces Rekeem Harper. Football's rule-makers are to review the offside law in order to "foster the spirit of attacking play". The decision was made at the annual general meeting of The International Football Association Board (Ifab).
This game is obviously big because of Mourinho being at Tottenham, something he said he’d never ever do to the Chelsea fans when he was managing them. Mourinho’s going to get maybe even worse abuse than when he was at Manchester United and that adds to the game. But that might get everything going for Chelsea and they might go and win that game.
Baltimore Ravens are in top form with six wins in a row and the last two by wide margins. They travel to the LA Rams who were NFC Champions last season but have a bit of work to do to make it into the play-offs, That task looks like getting a bit harder after this weekend as the tip here is for a Ravens victory.
England striker Ellen White says she still "can't stand video assistant referees" after having a goal ruled out in the World Cup semi-final defeat by the USA last summer. White thought she had equalised to make it 2-2 in the second half before VAR deemed her to be marginally offside. USA went on to win 2-1 after Steph Houghton had a late penalty saved and centre-back Millie Bright was sent off. I do sit at home and think 'ahh, I just can't stand VAR!'," said White.
The racist abuse directed at Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha is "cowardly and despicable", says Eagles manager Roy Hodgson. Zaha revealed he had received several abusive messages on social media before Sunday's trip to Aston Villa. The Premier League called the abuse of the 27-year-old Ivory Coast winger "completely unacceptable". He will pay for these actions because there is no excuse," Hodgson said of the person who sent the messages.
Javier Gracia and Quique Sanchez Flores were both dismissed after they managed one Premier League win in 14 matches between them. But fortunes changed under Nigel Pearson and the former Leicester boss guided Watford out of the relegation zone with seven victories and 25 points from his 20 games in charge. However, he was also sacked with just two matches remaining, with under-23s boss Hayden Mullins put in charge, but back-to-back defeats condemned the Hornets to the Championship next season.
Bournemouth remain in deep relegation trouble with only a two point lead over the bottom three. They have a tough run-in so don't be surprised if they go down. Home form will be the key as they lose far too many away games. Burnley had a poor spell but have picked up well of late with some good scalps. Their home form has improved and the tip here is for them to win this match.
Posted at 75' Foul by Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough). Posted at 75' Adama Diakhaby (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Juventus haven't lost a home Italian Cup tie since 2015. AC Milan have stuggled away against top sides conceding nine goals in recent visits to Atalanta and Inter.
They will be keen to sink another Birmingham based side. The FA Cup win was Leicester’s first in five matches, and they had failed to score in three matches before that. In nine of their last 11 matches, Leicester have not scored more than a goal. Leicester have not won any of their last four league matches; their most recent match, a 1-0 loss to relegation threatened Norwich signaled the collapse the former league champions have had.
At 34 years old, he is unlikely to get close. Whether Bedoya, now 44, is given the opportunity to return to the sidelines in a coaching capacity - and almost inevitably add to his total - remains to be seen. He always makes the point that he doesn't have any enemies now," said Worswick. Since he retired he has been quite outspoken in trying to rewrite his reputation. He believes he gave it his all and the fans loved him for it.
If you want to play for England and be successful, these are the days and the types of occasions that you should be excited about, motivated for and dream about. Defender Abbie McManus is the only Manchester United player in the England squad and Neville thinks "it will be the best moment of her life". The Women's European Championship officially kicks off in 500 days' time"What we have to do now is to expose our players to big occasions so when they come to Old Trafford it's just like another occasion - it's like going into your grandmother's front room, having a cup of tea.
Everton, who had signed a five-year deal with the gaming brand in 2017, said the decision was made after a review of the club's commercial strategy in line with its future growth plans. This has been a difficult decision but one that allows us to best deliver on our commercial plan and to grasp the new opportunities now open to us," a club spokesperson said.
Football is suspended across most of Europe because of the continued spread of coronavirus. The game in England is suspended indefinitely and, while Premier League clubs are due to meet on Friday to discuss the situation, there is unlikely to be a resumption any time soon to a top-flight season that still has nine rounds of fixtures to play. Belgium's Pro-League made the choice to cancel its season, although the decision to ratify this is still pending.
Taoyuan International will host Taipei Bear for the Mulan Football League Women. In my opinion, the visitors have better team than their opponent. Taipei Bear are more ambitious team in this new campaign. Taipei Bear are currently on the 1st position with 7 points. I think, the visitors will try to get the victory on the opposite stadium. In any case, they will try to remain unbeaten. Also, we have Taoyuan W who's is very average team in this league. I think, the hosts will try to provide a strong resistance. However, this will not be an easy job. Maybe this is - draw.
The visitors missed several chances to double their lead but were left to rue the inability to make their pressure count as a deflected Kevin De Bruyne strike got City back into the contest, before Riyad Mahrez scored what proved to be the winner. The fact that City finished the match with less possession (46.
If he is backed in the summer we will be fine next season. Hodgson himself says he has seen enough to indicate that a first win of the year is not far away. The solution is to play like we did for large periods today," he said. I don't fear the performances as such. The way we've played in the past couple of games has been sufficient to give me hope and belief that we'll play well enough to get back on a winning track.
Just outside the drop zone in the Championship sit both Huddersfield and Stoke. The hosts are just a spot ahead of the 21st placed Potters, with the visitors only outside the bottom three on goal difference. That makes this a vital game for both sides, especially with Huddersfield getting the chance to define their season on New Years’ Day.
Lawro's prediction: 0-2Joel's prediction: United are just on fire at the moment. They are looking like United again, and that is the first time I have said that in a long while. Bruno Fernandes has made such a difference there and is the sort of signing that Arsenal need in that he is not just an excellent player himself, he seems to be able to make other people play well too. Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
It will not be light and easy match for Zrinjski in Mostar, since they are not among the top teams now and are playing under the championship level in this season. However, they are still closer to three points, but not with a lot of goals or goal chances in the match.
There comes a point in the lives of most young footballers when they think they're not going to make it. A lot don't. But, for Shrewsbury Town striker Daniel Udoh, that dark moment came six years ago when he was down in the ninth tier of English football in Hertfordshire at non-league Hoddesdon Town. This Sunday, he could be lining up against reigning European and world club champions Liverpool. And, whether or not the Premier League leaders will be anywhere near full strength for the FA Cup fourth-round tie, 23-year-old Udoh "needs no motivation".
Jan 11 (Reuters) - Second-tier Spanish soccer team Malaga say they have sacked coach Victor Sanchez del Amo four days after suspending him following the release of an explicit video of him on social media. Malaga have decided to sack Victor Sanchez del Amo for disciplinary reasons," the club said in a statement, adding that they had been unable to agree to a mutual parting with the coach.
Roberto Firmino went close to his first Anfield goal since March with a curling effort just past the post and should have got it later in the second half, but failed to connect with Trent Alexander-Arnold's low cross from point-blank range. In the end, though, two was more than enough to seal another win and move another step closer to their ultimate goal. Having achieved an 'Invincibles' year, Liverpool still have a long way to go to match the 'Invincibles' season achieved by Arsenal in 2003-04.
Posted at 89' Foul by Nuno da Costa (Nottingham Forest). Posted at 89' Attempt blocked. Trevoh Chalobah (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Posted at 88' Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Matthew Cash. Goal!Posted at 85' Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Huddersfield Town 0. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
Shakhtar Donetsk currently sit second in the group and know that they need to keep picking up results if they want to qualify for the knockout stages with Dinamo Zagreb also having five points, only kept in third due to the three goals Shakhtar scored in their last game. Getting a result from the Premier League champions is no easy task however and Shakhtar will need to be on the top of their game to challenge City.
But we've lost just three league games all season. The players and staff have been magnificent. They're the best I've managed," added the 50-year-old former Manchester United striker, who was also in charge at Rotherham United, Barnsley, Huddersfield Town and Scunthorpe United before returning to Coventry for his second spell as boss in March 2017. Promotion all the sweeter' - CEO Dave Boddy Mark Robins has been in charge for 201 games in his two spells with Coventry"The achievement is all the sweeter, considering the adversity we've been dealt with over the last few years," added chief executive Dave Boddy.
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Ashley Young has rejected a one-year contract extension at Manchester United because of a lack of playing time. Young, 34, hopes to join Inter Milan this month, but failing that, plans to sign for the Serie A leaders in the summer when he will be a free agent. United are still to decide whether to let the defender leave during January as they regard him as an important member of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad.
You see the level of detail and performance that is needed to be the best in the world in any sport. I loved watching both teams play, and as an Englishman I was really proud of what they did and it was heart-warming to see. How big an advantage will it be to play three group games at Wembley?Ten or 12 teams will get the opportunity to play group matches at home, so a lot of teams will benefit from that.
Tebas said “between 25-30 positive cases” had been expected, adding that five positive tests is “good news for the football industry”. Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos added: “Players and football can help the economy to work again, help get out of complicated situations again. Football is secondary right now, but it can serve as a distraction for the people who have been suffering. Spain has been one of the worst hit countries in Europe, with 26,621 deaths and 264,663 infections as of 11 May.
LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Manchester United's 2-0 win at Chelsea on Monday blew open the race for the Premier League's fourth Champions League qualifying spot, in contrast to the one-horse race for the title which Liverpool seem sure to win. Both coaches, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Frank Lampard, said getting into the Champions League was their focus with almost a third of the season left to play.
The players are left with nothing and they then have to go out and find a new club, which is not easy because in these cases they are usually not top level players, they are always going from contract to contract," he said. In some cases, they will have been to three clubs in a row where they haven't been paid.
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Demarai Gray replaces Ayoze Pérez. Posted at 67' VAR Decision: No Goal Leicester City 1-1 Southampton. Posted at 66' Offside, Leicester City. Ben Chilwell tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside. Posted at 66' James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 66' Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton). Posted at 63' VAR Decision: No Penalty Southampton.
I don't know why we cannot see a lot of goals in this match, who will be played today in Turkey Cup, when it is clear that this option is very real. So, it is the fact that this two rivals are fighting for the title in Turkey Super league, but also and in this competition, also, for trophy - Cup. In first match of this two rivals, Alanyspor was great and they are won 2-0, but we will see what will happen this time. For me, over is ok, because both of rivals will score in this match, that is sure.
Monchengladbach have also struggled to score goals freely, away from home, this season. Monchengladbach have played 12 games away from home in all competitions this season. They have scored under 1.5 goals in nine of their twelve competitive away games. We feel that Monchengladbach are likely to find Saturday's trip to Berlin difficult.
Lugano meets FCK in EL on Thursday. This may be one of the most boring groups internationally, but we Scandinavians obviously think that this is the group that is most interesting when we have derby Malmö and FCK, and that both the teams are fighting for advancement. FCK leads the team, but it's tough and all teams have a chance to move on. Therefore, I think the Danes are quite happy with a stick here, because then you are guaranteed top two for the last match. It was even in the first meeting, so I cross here at 3.10 in odds.
Right now, the host of this match, Bayer Leverkusen looks very impressive, especially after the big wins they had vs Werder Bremen and Borussia Monchengladbach, both away. Now they finally will play at home, against not so strong opponent, Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg are decent team, they have won 39 points so far, ranked 6th place. However Bayer Leverkusen are different animal, they sit on 4th place with 53 points.
But that doesn’t quite tell the full story. This was another peculiar display from Messi. Something isn’t quite right with him at the moment, even if he was able to find the back of the net. MAN OF THE MATCH - Gerard Pique (Barcelona) On another day, Real Sociedad would have left Camp Nou with a point, or maybe even all three, to show for their impressive performance.
It was a perfect first half," said Garcia. It was a different story after the break as Juventus stepped up a gear and enjoyed more possession. In the second half, we were more pressed and it was harder to keep the ball. And when we had it we were not dangerous," Garcia admitted. Aouar is expecting a tough trip to Italy.
