Paper TalkAll January done dealsLive football on Sky SportsThe Premier League club retain a strong interest in Benoit Badiashile, but a deal for the Monaco defender is now looking unlikely after he sustained an injury during his side's draw with Nantes.
In a more dominant side, with more touches of the ball and more quality around him, those good things are likely to happen more often.
He's in the squad for tomorrow and can play some minutes, but we will need to wait for the reaction because it seems a proper treatment has to be done.
And, emphasising the gulf in class compared to Benzema, Chelsea's fans groaned in unison as he guided a weak header wide of the target with time and space when given a chance to at least inflict a modicum of pressure on Real.
Let's have him come back, get fully fit, train with the team and then we will see where we stand [and] how the team has developed by then.
I nearly signed for Newcastle. I'd been going to United since the age of 12 and Newcastle were the second biggest team. Everyone is telling you look at all those great Manchester United midfielders, you will never get in the team, Newcastle are closer to home. Alex Ferguson at this point was going to retire when he initially said he was going
We need one more point to qualify, or three to be first, and we will try to do it. Brugge coach Philippe Clement accepted City deserved their victory but felt the scoreline did not reflect his side's efforts.
Ultimately, I think the club are stable in this respect in what's happened in the last 10 years. I think they recognise that they are going to go through these moments.
For Maitland-Niles, meanwhile, the question is whether he can make his long-desired transformation from versatile squad member to regular starter under the guidance of Jose Mourinho over in Italy.
It says something about the spell-binding appeal of Lionel Messi that even fans of Argentina's biggest rivals are hoping he takes the field on
Aubameyang's shot total for the past season and a half reflects that - it is way down on his more productive seasons under Unai Emery. He has had 124 attempts on goal since the start of last season, compared to 260 in the previous two.
He was preparing to campaign for re-election in a contest against Mohamed bin Hammam of Qatar, where Platini's influence with European voters was a key factor.
The signing of Trippier for £12m was a steal, but while they overpaid for Chris Wood (£25m), it was a move of necessity.
The Turkish businessman was attending his first match ahead of his takeover at the MKM Stadium, where Everton finally clicked into gear midway through the first half.
Liverpool are odds-on favourites to win in north London, with bet365 pricing them at 8/15 to beat Tottenham. Spurs, meanwhile, are offered at 17/4 to win their fourth successive home
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Markanday wins PL2 Player of the MonthTottenham's Dilan Markanday capped a memorable month by landing the Premier League 2 Player award for October.
However, in Giovanni van Bronckhorst's first game in charge, the Colombian striker looked back to his very best as Rangers beat Sparta Prague 2-0 to reach the knockout stages of the Europa League.
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One thing is for sure, Bowen's return will have the French side worried.Declan Olley 'Great signing' Kulusevski helping drive Spurs' improvement Lucas Moura and Steven Bergwijn stepped off the bench to combine for Tottenham's fifth in their thrashing of Newcastle.
Funded by members, they were to be an amateur team in a division where everyone else is either professional or
The home side deserved the points, given to them courtesy of an early own goal from Alisson Becker and then quickfire strikes from Pablo Fornals and Kurt Zouma in the space of seven second-half
Smith is understood to have been extremely impressive in his interview, boasting an in-depth knowledge of the squad, playing style and culture of the club.
Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano reported that while there is an option for the deal to be made permanent, and there is an agreement of a contract between Traore and Barcelona, there is no obligation for the deal to go through at the end of the
I think most people didn't think we were going to get out of the group and we fully believed that we could.
Transfer Centre LIVE!Paper TalkJanuary transfer window 2022 datesThe latest players linked with a Man Utd exitBarcelona president Joan Laporta reportedly met up with super agent Mino Raiola amid rumours linking the Spanish giants with Erling Haaland and Paul Pogba (Daily Mail, December 14); Ralf Rangnick says it is not his job to convince Pogba or any other player to stay at United (Sky Sports, December 11); Real Madrid are no longer considering a summer swoop for Pogba (Marca, November 28).
Having arrived as a school boy, he quickly moved up to U18s level and was one of the stand out performers last season, playing predominantly as a
The Gunners were one of only eight Premier League teams to play at the weekend as six games were postponed due to Covid-19
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They have averaged 63 per cent possession this season, conceding just 2.4 shots on target per game. Villa's average possession has been 47 per cent, conceding 4.6 shots on target per game.
We are saying that over the course of a 12-month period, when kids are at school, we can learn a little bit about everybody and keep doing that from a younger
Matt Crooks crossed from the right after Jones' pass released him into space, and while Samba clawed the ball away from his goalmouth it dropped invitingly for Sporar, who swept home the rebound.
It began well on the field too as Callum Wilson nodded home inside two minutes to send the stands into raptures.
I feel like the mentality in the group is that we are here because we want to be better players, and we want to win stuff.
Yes, we have one loan player back and he will probably join the squad tomorrow, said the Liverpool assistant boss.
With 30 minutes to play, it was 4-1 to the German side. They were putting on an incredible show. Unfortunately for them, the Gunners recomposed themselves and didn't concede any more goals.
But the real concern in the 1-1 draw against Southampton was that while Ralf Rangnick continues to talk as if the vision is coming together, there was a lack of coherence to their display that was made all the more apparent by the enterprise of the visitors.
Chiarodia's father, Ivano, now works in a town-centre ice cream shop with his brother-in-law, Roberto, but his youngest son has always been destined to play football for a living, after being plucked from the Oldenburg youth teams by Werder at the age of
He has no time for silly games, he's straightforward, he doesn't lie to you, he said. We've got to admire somebody like
Watch free highlights of this game after full timeSky Bet have dangled the carrot of odds of 6/4 for Southampton to win six or more corners in this one - a price that is drenched in value.
Phil Foden made his first start of the season in midweek against Wycombe while Kevin De Bruyne completed 90 minutes.