And if the numbers [of infections] stay the way they are, that's the best way of getting to there. If the pubs opening doesn't give us big numbers, then crowds are much more likely than less likely. Speaking to BBC Scotland's Off The Ball programme, Leitch says "everything is pointing in a good direction" for the top flight to begin as scheduled on 1 August. Only one Premiership player has tested positive for coronavirus in the 1,991 tests carried out in two weeks.
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It was the first time Gattuso’s side had kept a clean sheet in the league under his guidance in his ninth game in charge, and the result leaves Napoli eighth on 33 points, one ahead of 11th-placed Cagliari. Rolando Maran's side are now without a win in their last 10 Serie A games, picking up four draws and six defeats in that time, their worst run of form since an 11-match winless run in April 2015.
Have a look at our selections below - we are only including players who have featured at least 10 times in one title-winning campaign - and pick your best XI. The most-selected XIs for each club will be revealed on Friday, before you get the chance to pick your ultimate combined XI from those winning picks. Do you go with former players or with the current crop? Here is the view from a couple of their former players.
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You are always up against it. Newcastle played how they would play and it was like a basketball game. I genuinely felt for Keegan. It's an iconic moment in the Premier League and his reaction made you think it was over. Newcastle 5-0 Man Utd (20 October 1996) Philippe Albert scored a superb chip in Newcastle's 5-0 win over Manchester United in 1996Match reportAlan Shearer: "It was unbelievable because Manchester United had smacked us in the Charity Shield a few months earlier, and the atmosphere going into the game was special.
The study takes into account a player's performance for club and country, age, position, league of employment and economic level of the releasing club when estimating https://football-observatory. IMG/pdf/note01en. Europe's 'Big Five' leagues. As many as 11 players out of the top 20 with an estimated value of at least 100 million euros play for Premier League clubs, it added, with Tottenham Hotspur striker and England captain Harry Kane ranked sixth with a value of 150 million.
Follow the noise. Isn't this all terrible for the environment?Times they are a-changing. In a world where Coldplay are cancelling world tours because of the environmental damage they cause and the carbon footprint of flying is increasingly on the agenda (Ajax announced they would travel to Lille this season by train rather than by plane), perhaps sending football teams, staff, media and fans across a continent isn't the wisest idea?Uefa has paired two host cities per group in a bid to keep distances down, and while some are fairly manageable (there's about 400 miles of road between London and Glasgow, and Budapest and Munich, for example) the sides joining Italy in Group A are looking at a 2,500-mile trip each way to Baku from the Italian capital.
Farke will also be unhappy with Watford's second, as Aarons should have done much better with his clearance before Welbeck's overhead kick. Norwich have now conceded more goals than any other team in the Premier League this season (63). Pearson close to completing remarkable turnaroundWhile Norwich, who still have to play both Chelsea and Manchester City away from home, will be preparing for Championship football next season, Nigel Pearson's Watford still have their fate in their own hands.
Rather than driving from deep, he was the one on the end of the attacking moves and that resulted in the winning goal. PLAYER RATINGS Barcelona - Ter Stegen 5, Roberto 6, Pique 5, Umtiti 6, Alba 8, Busquets 7, Rakitic 5, Vidal 6, Messi 8, Griezmann 7, Ansu 6. Subs - Perez 5, Arthur 5, Puig 7. Granada - Silva 6, Diaz 5, German 4, Duarte 6, Foulquier 7, Gonalons 5, Eteki 6, Azeez 5, Vadillo 4, Machis 5, Fernandez 5.
Above the headline, it read: "Lukaku and Smalling, former team-mates at Manchester United and today idols at Inter and Roma, this is the battle within the battle tomorrow with the scudetto and a Champions League place at stake. Inter added on Twitter: "Football is passion, culture and brotherhood. We are and always will be opposed to any form of discrimination.
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Reaching the landmark of 50 goals saw him overtake Real's legendary striker Alfredo di Stefano in Europe, while only the two usual suspects - Ronaldo and Messi - and Robert Lewandowski (59) have scored more than Benzema in the Champions League since 2009. Just three days later, a double against Eibar in La Liga took him to sixth on the all-time list of Real scorers, overtaking another legend in Ferenc Puskas, and with 234 strikes he also became the highest-scoring Frenchman at a foreign club - surpassing Thierry Henry's record at Arsenal.
There were emotional scenes at the full-time whistle for the home fans at the end of Griffin Park's final cup tie, with the Bees set to move to the newly built Brentford Community Stadium before the 2020-21 campaign. Watch in-play clips and follow live text commentary of the rest of Saturday's FA Cup action hereRotation aplenty but Foxes get the job doneWith big games on the horizon for both teams, rotation was expected for Saturday's FA Cup tie and neither manager disappointed, with both naming nine changes to their teams.
Bull scored in the first leg at Molineux, as Wolves took a 2-1 lead into a dramatic second leg at Burnden Park. Bolton striker John McGinlay took it to extra time, before appearing to punch Bull's strike partner David Kelly in the face. He only received a yellow card, then scored again to send Bolton to Wembley, where they beat Reading to win promotion. Steve Bull scored 306 goals for Wolves before retiring in 1999"Bolton and John McGinlay were a thorn in our side," said Bull.
In key match incidents we are up to 94% accuracy with officials, 97% with their assistants, so we are seeing an impact on results and a positive impact on the league table," he said. Obviously there are issues with consistency of decision-making and delays, which people don't like. But I don't think VAR is harming the product - attendances are up, TV audiences are up, the health of the Premier League is very good.
In the last round, Brighton beat Arsenal at home. But the away team won only twice. Leicester, on the contrary, performs better at home, on the road more defeats. The class of teams is also different. Leicester solves the problem of getting into the winners, and Brighton to stay in the league. “Foxes” will try to gain a foothold in the TOP-3 nuclear submarines and Brighton is a perfectly suitable opponent to make three points on it .. besides, it didn’t grow together in the match with Watford .. there Lester also had to win, but Brighton the upper hand over the gunners is not entirely deserved .. I think the “football god” this time will be favorable to Leicester, and will accrue him fortune and 3 points in the piggy bank)
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.
Manchester United pair Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba will be available for selection when the Premier League season resumes, says manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Striker Rashford and midfielder Pogba were both out with long-term injuries when the campaign was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic in March. Both players returned to small group training with the rest of the United squad last week.
We’re going to try to be in the market to see options that can strengthen the team,” Arteta said. My obligation is to give my opinion and see if there are things we can improve. Obviously we have some bad injuries, like Calum a few days ago, and that’s going to change our plans at the back but the reality at the moment is that we are not going to be able to do much.
Everything is in the middle. The COVID-19 pandemic has made things even more complicated, he added. With the virus going on everyone in is in lockdown and people are not able to go out and find a job. And on top of that you haven't been paid since 2018," he said. In this case, where is the ethics committee? We have written to FIFA and the Chinese FA but we still haven't had a response from anyone.
Freiburg vs Bayern Munich predictions for Wednesday's match in the Bundesliga. 6th plays host to 5th in the Bundesliga on Wednesday night as Freiburg look for a win against Bayern that would allow the home side to leapfrog their guests. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
FC Porto have 11 wins in the last 15 matches. FC Porto are unbeaten in the last nine home matches. FC Porto have 10 straight wins in league matches played at home. Pacos have no clean sheet in the last nine away matches. Pacos have four losses in the last five league matches away from home. FC Porto, placed second on the league standings, will be looking to keep up the chase on Benfica this weekend, when they play host to Pacos de Ferreira who are 17th on the standings.
My pick for this match is over 3.75. I am backing a over 3.75 goals in this match as the away team are in very good form and unbeaten so far in the league. They have scored 27 goals so far and conceded 7 goals. In the last 5 matches direct only once did not have over 3.75 goals. I hope that guests will score 2-3 goals in this match. They are in very good shape. Both players are doing well and are in good shape but for this match I see Pribram is better
Yeni Malatyaspor is facing a really bad shape. The hosts have only 2 wins on the last 15 matches overall at each competition, the very last one was in January. So, almost 45 days since that last win and still trying to overcome their bad run.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has urged his side to get "the job done" against Shakhtar Donetsk to secure qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League. City are top of Group C and will qualify with a game to spare if they draw at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday. The position we have is good. We have 10 points but we are not qualified," said Guardiola. I know Shakhtar and Dinamo Zagreb can win both games and we will be out.
Tonbridge and Wealdstone will face each other in the upcoming match in the National League South. Tonbridge this season have the following results: 7W, 7D and 12L. Meanwhile Wealdstone have 19W, 2D and 6L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Video - Messi: ‘I am the only one with six Ballon d’Ors… that makes me proud’00:55 22:00 - A comeback story That's nearly it from us tonight, but I just want to leave you with news of non-league Solihull Moors, who were 3-0 up after an hour of their second-round FA Cup tie tonight. Managed by former England goalkeeper Tim Flowers, they lost 4-3.
March missed Brighton's best first-half opportunity, with the winger firing a close-range effort into the side netting after a sweeping move down the left. Brighton's miserable day was summed up by Lewis Dunk's goalbound header from a Mooy corner, which hit Seagulls forward Neal Maupay in the six-yard box before bouncing to safety. Man of the match - Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace) Palace captain Cahill was a defensive rock, winning the most aerial duels of any starting player'It's nice to break that hoodoo' - what they said Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson: "I'm very proud.
They will want attacking football, but at the very least they will expect to move up the table from 14th position. He has not lost his opening game at any club since his very first match as a manager, when Benfica lost to Boavista in September 2000. Jose Mourinho's first game in charge of each club he has managed - all were in the league bar Inter Milan (an Italian Super Cup penalty shootout win over Roma) and Manchester United (a Community Shield win over Leicester)Since then he has won his opening match with Porto, Chelsea - twice - and Manchester United, and drawn at the start of his time with Uniao de Leiria, Inter Milan (although they won on penalties) and Real Madrid.
We do see a threat that certain programmes will shut down or not see the same attention as before. The long-term consequences [of the pandemic] in terms of the equality and the diversity in our game could be much harder hit on the women’s side. Women's Euros put back to 2022He continued: "There are a couple of concrete risks. One is a stalling of the investment we’ve recently seen - we need to still keep building up investment in women's football to sustain professional development.
Bristol Rovers will host Ipswich Town for this fixture of the league. Both sides are very average teams in this season. True, Ipswich are more ambitious team in this campaign. However, they have very poor shape lately. They have four consecutive losses. Of course, the visitors will try to break the poor series. I think, this will not be an easy task. On the other hand Bristol Rovers is also not very good team. True, in previous game Bristol Rovers is won 2-0 against ambitious Sunderland. Also, I believe, Bristol Rovers is better team at home. I think, the hosts will closer to victory.
Only three teams in the Premier League have performed better away from home than Wolves. Burnley are unbeaten in their last six home league matches, keeping clean sheets in three of those games. The last five meetings between these teams have featured fewer than 2.5 goals. Burnley host Wolves at Turf Moor in the Premier League on Wednesday evening.
Coulson's effort from the edge of the box almost produced an immediate equaliser and, after striker Gestede had levelled for the hosts, he was pivotal in the move that gave them the lead. Pears claimed a cross and threw the ball out quickly to Coulson, whose driving run down the right touchline swept Boro up the pitch quickly before his square pass found Wing.
With a capacity of just under 75,000, the stadium is the biggest club ground in English football. Standing in English football's top two divisions was outlawed following recommendations made in the Taylor Report into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 Liverpool fans lost their lives. In recent seasons, campaigners have called for standing to be allowed in grounds once again. Rail seating has been developed to provide seats which can also be converted to standing areas.
Despite his support role the Belgian has still played a third of all possible minutes in the current season (more than ex-Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita, for example). When does the exit clause apply - and who can trigger it? However, even if Werner was Liverpool’s prime target, the exit clause figures involved in the new contract he signed last summer (until 2023) are unknown.
Sant Andreu will play against Figueres in the Spain lower division. Sant Andreu are sitting on the 5th spot while The visitors are sitting on the 13th spot in the league table. Both have managed 37 points and 28 points respectively. The hosts have won 3 of their last 5 home matches while remaining undefeated in 10 of their 11 matches. The visitors have a good away record as they have won their last 3 away matches. But they face a difficult task here against Sant Andreu who is good in home. . I expect the hosts to secure the victory here in this match.
Less than prophetic words. Liverpool lost to Leverkusen, then came up short in the title race. It was never quite the same again. The Reds won another League Cup under Houllier, beating Manchester United in the 2003 final, but progress had stalled when he left at the end of 2003-04. So near and yet so far - until now Rafael Benitez took Liverpool to two Champions League finals, winning one, but his best league finish was second place in 2009Every August it is the same question: are you tipping Liverpool again this year?It all goes back to a fateful pre-season prediction made in August 2009 on these pages that Liverpool would end a 20-year wait for the title.
Paris St-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and ex-Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke will be tried in September in a corruption case linked to media rights for Fifa tournaments. The case involves a third, unnamed man, and relates to alleged criminal mismanagement, incitement to criminal mismanagement and falsifying documents. The trial will take place in the Swiss city of Bellinzona. Khelaifi's lawyers said the case was "completely unfounded".
Klopp complaints can't hide Simeone masterclass, as Reds crash out Holders Liverpool knocked out as Llorente extra-time double stuns Anfield Holders Liverpool crashed out in the last-16 after Atletico scored three goals in extra time for a shock 3-2 victory at Anfield that sent them through 4-2 on aggregate.
Complacency will cost him against better oppositionVin: Mourinho HAS to keep Eriksen at all costs. Single-handedly turned the game around. Ash: Mourinho is in his second game in charge and people are already on his back. Football fans have zero patience. Tottenham 3-2 Olympiakos, 77' Tottenham 4-2 Olympiakos Harry Kane celebrates putting the game beyond Olympiakos' reachComeback complete. Serge Aurier scores to put Spurs ahead for the first time and Harry Kane heads in his second as last year's finalists seal their place in the last 16.
well in this match it is really hard to choose which team is closer to victory because they are sitting on last two places on the table and draw is absolutely horrible result for both, but Jenna is on the pleasure of winning because they have 4 points less and also they are in solid shape with 2 recent wins on the road, so maybe they could win at home tomorrow,also their defense is struggling with 0 clean sheets the whole season but maybe it is time for the first time, but I m not sure with that and I stick with Jena win
