Zidane implored the club's fans to rally behind Bale rather than get on his back. When you see what he's given to the club and to the fans, those who feel our colours and come to the stadium, you can see he's one of our own and the fans need to get behind him," the Frenchman said. Richards: Liverpool rivalry pushing City on Klopp v GuardiolaGetty Images Manchester City's rivalry with Liverpool is pushing them to even greater heights but the Premier League champions need European success, says former City and England defender Micah Richards.
After facing Getafe, Real will fly out to Jeddah to contest the new-look Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, playing Valencia on Jan. Barcelona or Atletico Madrid on Jan. As well as missing Hazard for the short trip to sixth-placed Getafe, Real will also be without influential captain Sergio Ramos as the defender is suspended.
Calls made to ask about his health took a matter of seconds to turn to football. Houllier returned the following March, but he was back in his post too soon and his reign never regained momentum, even though Liverpool finished that season in second place. The sure touch had gone. Signings such as El-Hadji Diouf, Salif Diao and Bruno Cheyrou failed. Houllier talked about his Liverpool team being "10 games away from greatness" before a Champions League quarter-final against Bayer Leverkusen in April 2002, when they were also one point off the top of the Premier League.
Under 2.5 goals have been produced in each of the last six meetings between Morecambe and Colchester and three of the hosts last six matches have also produced under 2.5 goals, as have Colchester’s last two games, so you can see why we are expecting a low-scoring affair this weekend.
I looked at their recent performances and their styles of play, as well as other factors while I was crafting my selection. They play very often, so the tradition is a big thing here. If we take everything I said, it targets the tough draw, with both teams scoring due to the changeable form of both team’s defense. Their offense, on the other hand, is doing a great job.
Posted at 72' Foul by Joe Williams (Wigan Athletic). Posted at 71' Foul by Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers). Tebas has led the Spanish football league since 2013 and resigned earlier in December to trigger new elections. Following the presentation of a single candidacy for the presidency . Javier Tebas is definitively named president of La Liga for a period of four years, without the need to hold an extraordinary general assembly," La Liga said in a statement.
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CHRISTMAS EVE’S BIG STORIES Jose Mourinho hasn’t changed Video - I fear more cases of racism - Jose Mourinho00:54 Man arrested for Son racial abuse The more serious matter in that game was the racial abuse coming from the terraces, and it turns out it was even worse than we feared at the time. Three times a message was broadcast over the PA warning that the game was being disrupted by racial abuse, but at the time we all thought the only incident was against Rudiger.
Scottish clubs rely heavily on ticket sales, with Uefa's latest benchmark report revealing that 43% of the Scottish top flight's revenue was made up of gate receipts in 2018. And the league body warned clubs earlier this week that there were no cash reserves to help them in the event of matches taking place without spectators. Clubs were encouraged to examine their insurance arrangements and that "Every single penny of income from sponsorships, broadcast deals and cup revenue is already paid to the clubs as fees.
Leixoes vs Penafiel is this match in Portugal for Segunda where the host is my favorite who will win this match. They are in good shape right now. They, so far, after 14 matches have 23 points and are in the top zone. And will prove too much for the visitors. They suffered 1 defeat in their last 5 matches and at home they have 4 wins in the last 4 matches and said this they will earn another and make it 5 here.
Assisted by Michael Jacobs with a cross. SubstitutionPosted at 80' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Adam Armstrong. Posted at 79' Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Christian Walton. Posted at 79' Attempt saved. Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
He will be measured on one thing - goals," Bruce told a news conference. We have to understand he's only a baby in the respect of his age. He's found it difficult at times but we're convinced he will come good. He has to be a bit more selfish. No update (on Carroll). We won't put any timescale on it, we just will wait until he's right.
Odds were much better at the start of the day but now the game is about to start in 2 hours and a couple of minutes and have dropped under 2.00 for the home win, reason for it is that the hosts won the cup last season quite easy and they are 2nd in the league at this moment as well behind the league leaders from Ferencvaros and the first leg between them did end 0-0 at Ujpest but they also met in the league also at Ujpest and back than MOL won the game with 1-0 in the end.
D3 L2). Chelsea have more victories away from home this season (six wins in nine games). Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers (1630) *Liverpool have won their last 16 league matches at Anfield, scoring at least two goals in each game. Wolves are unbeaten in their last seven away league matches (W3 D4).
Both the teams lost their respective matches in the round 1 . Gorodeja lost to Vitebsk in the last game by 0-1 while playing as visitors and Opponent shakhtyor soligorsk lost last game at home to zhodino. However Shakhtyor soligorsk Defeated zhodino just five days ago before last fixture. Shakhtyor soligorsk has very good head to head record against Opponent gorodeja. They are unbeaten against gorodeja in the last nine head to head matches and won 7 of them. Shakhtyor soligorsk also defeated gorodeja in three of the last four head to head away matches. Shakhtyor soligorsk is likely to win this match .
Mjondalen and Valerenga will face each other in the upcoming match in the Eliteserien in Norway. Mjondalen this season have the following results: 5W, 12D and 12L. Meanwhile Valerenga have 8W, 10D and 11L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Lechia Gdansk will play against Piast Gliwice in the Ekstraklasa of Poland on Wednesday. Lechia Gdansk finished 8th in the Main season while Piast Gliwice finished second. Piast Gliwice finished second in main season with unbeaten run of the six matches. They remained unbeaten in the last six matches in the main season. However they lost first game in the championship Group to Lech Poznan by 0-2. While Lechia Gdansk lost previous two of the three home matches in the main season. But Defeated Pogon Szczecin by 1-0 in the first championship Group Game. Piast Gliwice Played well in this season .
Bayer Leverkusen and Koln will face each other in the upcoming match in the German Bundesliga. Bayer Leverkusen this season have the following results: 17W, 6D and 8L. Meanwhile Koln have 10W, 5D and 16L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Consistency and confidence have characterised the 34-year-old’s career to date. There is a commanding presence about the German, something which Kepa has often been accused of lacking, so would trading him for these qualities go some way to solving Chelsea’s defensive frailties?” However, any potential arrival of Neuer would not necessarily spell the end of Kepa.
From Barcelona to Bayern Munich and on to Manchester City, the 'Pep way' has been built around an obsessive attention to keeping hold of the ball. But on Saturday, something strange happened - his City side beat Chelsea in the Premier League without having a majority of the possession. The possession stat of 46.
SubstitutionPosted at 84' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kamil Grosicki replaces Hal Robson-Kanu. Posted at 84' Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 84' Foul by Adama Diakhaby (Nottingham Forest). Posted at 83' Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
He then backed away from the management role before having a spell at Newcastle United. Dalglish was back as Liverpool caretaker manager in January 2011 after Roy Hodgson was sacked. He got the job full-time and even though he was sacked after one full season in 2011-2012, he still won the League Cup and took Liverpool to the FA Cup Final, where they lost to Chelsea. Alex Ferguson guided Manchester United to 13 Premier League titles during his time as manager at Old TraffordSir Alex FergusonClubs managed: Aberdeen 1978-86, Man Utd 1986-2013Honours: European Cup Winners' Cup: 1983.
The Turin side are one of Europe's biggest clubs with a squad that includes five-times world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo, who is currently in his native Madeira. You've read the news, so I want to reassure everyone who's worried about me, I'm fine," Rugani said on Twitter. I urge everyone to respect the rules, because this virus makes no distinction! Let's do it for ourselves, for our loved ones and for those around us.
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Lawro's prediction: 1-2Simon's prediction: I don't see Norwich having any way out now but a draw would at least give them something to smile about. Leicester v Crystal Palace (15:00 BST)Leicester have really suffered from the break in the Premier League season because they still look short of their usual sharpness, even after four games back. The Foxes just are not scoring goals at the moment, but I think things will click for them again in front of goal soon.
Crawley Town vs Northampton predictions and betting tips as they meet in League Two on Boxing Day. Will the out of form hosts be able to perform a Christmas miracle and turn their form around? Read on for all our League Two betting tips and predictions.
Norwich are unravelling at the moment and Harry Kane will be licking his lips at the thought of coming up against the worst defence in the league. I’m going to tip a Tottenham win and over 2.5 goals in this game.
And yet, Ighalo is settling in quite nicely thanks, scoring twice last night to make it three goals across two starts. And dare we say it but United are starting to look half-decent again. The responsibility for that may lie more with Bruno Fernandes than Ighalo per se, as the Portuguese’s progressive impact on United’s passing patterns is already discernible.
Before you say those matches do not count, the second string play in the same league system as Primera Liga side Sporting - think of it as like a Liverpool B team playing in League Two - therefore it still counts as senior level football. But, given Ronaldo did not score in either of those two appearances and discounting them would mean he would in fact bring up his 1,000th game against Juventus' rivals Inter Milan next weekend, maybe the man himself would prefer that they did not count.
Liverpool were coasting at 3-0 after 36 minutes when hosting Salzburg at Anfield back in October. Takumi Minamino of Salzburg celebrates after scoring their 2nd goal during the UEFA Champions League group E match between Liverpool FC and RB Salzburg at Anfield on October 2, 2019 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Does football work without spectators?" he said. If the people can't come, there is no sense. We will follow what we have to do, but I wouldn't like to do it without the people. A number of European matches this week are set to be played behind closed doors, including Valencia v Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday, Paris St-Germain v Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday and Thursday's Europa League games involving Manchester United and Wolves.
With Parma conceding in their last six home games in the cup, we’re backing them to concede in a victory here. They should be good to go through after letting in a goal, as Roma have conceded twice in their last four trips in the Coppa Italia. When you consider Parma’s scoring record in this competition and the fact that they’ve scored twice in five of their last eight at home, a 2-1 home win looks like a good pick.
Both sides have not had the best of runs in their recent matches; they both have one win in the last five outings but Palace won more recently and will be better motivated when taking on a Bournemouth side that has lost the last three. However, Palace have three straight home losses and with one win in five at home, there may be questions regarding their comfort playing at home. Looking at both sides’ forms, and the fact that five of the last nine meetings between the two ended in draws, it is easier to pick a draw as the best possible result here.
Even that, though, has been tested in recent times as he cut a jaded figure devoid of inspiration. It is undoubtedly a high-risk gamble by Levy. He will be well aware of the criticism he will face if his decision to sack him backfires - but his statement brooked no argument. He feels he has been left with no choice. Now he faces a defining moment of his time as chairman. What next for Pochettino?Pochettino's time at Spurs will be viewed as an outstanding piece of work when the dust settles on his dismissal.
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With just two points between them at the top of the table, the stakes are high - especially as head-to-head records, not goal difference, separate teams level on points in La Liga. That means Sunday's game is effectively worth an extra point to the winner, so avoiding defeat will perhaps be more tempting than chasing victory. A key tactical question will be whether managers Zidane and Setien pursue cautious control or take risks to find penalty box penetration.
the Cape Town city fc team and the Bidvest wits fc team, meet in South Africa Premier League. The Cape Town city fc is in 12th position with 17 points Collected. While guest team the Bidvest wits fc came in 4th place by collecting 30 points Collected.
The new chance for this Germany soccer league between this much we will play the best pick for this much and can have a secure win from this mach with a new secure 5 points if we see this four goals what can be a real chance for us play this pick now. We will have a best new chance get a great chance and look to the good play for this match. We will at the match between Bayern and Dortmund look see a great soccer match with more goals and a best soccer match in the full time this mach.
Hartley Wintney and Hendon will face each other in the upcoming match in the Southern League. Hartley Wintney this season have the following results: 6W, 6D and 10L. Meanwhile Hendon have 6W, 6D and 11L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Lecce need to start picking up results in order to stay clear of danger, but can they pick up a victory here? It should be a winnable game for Lecce, but the hosts have failed to win seven of their nine clashes with top-half sides so far this season. Despite threatening going forward of late, we don’t have faith in Lecce to pull off a win.
Germany 3 liga and match between Victoria Koln and Zwickau. Last match between Braunschweig and Victoria Koln, where Braunschweig won 4:2, was a great and open match on both sides, and I expect something like that even today since Zwickau plays similar football. Zwickau played 2:2 with Hansa in the last round and before that lost Uerdingen with 4:2. In the first part of the season, Zwickau celebrated at home 4:0, so here Victoria Koln will ask for revenge. Victoria Koln has a goal difference of 48:57 which is an average of 3.8 goals per match while Zwickau has a goal difference of 42:43 which is an average of 3 goals per match. My opinion for this match is over 2.5 goals.
Manchester United have had better results at home but it takes a good team to beat them on their travels. They had a good win at Tottenham and drew at Reading, both above Brighton in the table. Brighton are in ninth but have played more games than the sides below them. Two of their last three league games have been lost and United can be backed to get the win here.
Austria Wien and Admira are two teams from the Austria Tipico Bundesliga and which are expected to face one another at Generali Arena, Vienna. In the previous head to head meetings of the two teams, it is evident that they are strong teams as 2 of their previous 3 meetings went as draws but Wien managed to win 1 of the 3 matches.
Posted at 82' Attempt missed. Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Posted at 81' Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Dario Del Fabro. Posted at 78' Stephen O'Donnell (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 78' Foul by Nikola Katic (Rangers). Goal!Posted at 77' Goal! Kilmarnock 1, Rangers 1. Stephen O'Donnell (Kilmarnock) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
WADA confirmed: "Periods of ineligibility imposed under the World Anti-Doping Code are for specific lengths of time and include all competitions which take place during that period. There is no provision in the Code for Anti-Doping Organisations (ADOs) to cherry-pick periods of time in which the athlete would have more or fewer events to compete in.
The Football Association said every club agreed to this season's FA Cup fixture schedule and knew fourth-round replays might cut into their winter breaks, as is also the case with Tottenham, Southampton and Newcastle United. I know the FA said that all the clubs agreed but no sports-responsible people were there," he said. There was not a manager or sporting director - that's what we need and has to change as well.
Sacking a well-liked manager is always tough, especially a former player. However, Millwall have pulled off a smart switch by replacing Neil Harris with Gary Rowett. Things had gone a little stale under Harris, while they’ve woken up since. The hosts have moved into 11th, with an impressive seven-game winning run taking them clear of danger.
I felt like I proved to myself I could play at this level consistently. It was really enjoyable and I loved my time at Liverpool. That season pushed me on to Manchester City and was probably the moment that got me up to a certain level. It came at a time when the game was really growing as well. All of it was going to a new level, whether that was on the pitch or off it, and I was just trying to keep up with it.
