Shearer: "He has given 10 years of unbelievable service to Manchester City. What an attitude and what a player. Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira captained the Arsenal squad who went unbeaten on their way to winning the Premier League title in 2004Clubs: Arsenal & Manchester CityPremier League appearances: 307Goals: 31Premier League titles: ThreeA ruthless midfield enforcer, Patrick Vieira's talent for breaking up attacks at one end of the pitch and then scoring at the other end was critical as the Gunners claimed a Premier League and FA Cup double in 1997-98.
West Brom boss Slaven Bilic described being top of the Championship at Christmas as "great, but a big obligation" after his side moved three points clear following a 1-1 draw with Brentford. The Baggies stretched their unbeaten run to 13 games, but had to settle for a point at The Hawthorns after an enterprising first-half showing by the Bees. The visitors were rewarded when Henrik Dalsgaard put them ahead with a glancing header from Mathias Jensen's corner, but full-back Darnell Furlong equalised in similar fashion in added time.
Pre-match talk was not only about Liverpool setting such a record but also whether they could match the Arsenal "Invicibles" achievement of going an entire season unbeaten. Few would have expected both of those records to be torn apart by a Watford side that started the day in the relegation zone and had not won in their five previous outings. Liverpool's 3-0 loss was the biggest margin of defeat for a side starting the day top of the Premier League since November 2015But that is exactly what happened.
TUESDAY'S STORIES TOP HEADLINES Video - Ozil invited to visit Xinjiang by Chinese government official following Muslim crackdown allegation00:31 15:50 - King hoping experience will pay off for Spurs Ledley King is hoping that Tottenham's Champions League experience - and Jose Mourinho's pedigree in the competition - will be key to their round of 16 tie against RB Leipzig.
The deal is confirmed to be worth €31 million and Trincao will join Barcelona in the summer. Done deals: All the Premier League ins and outs The top 10 January transfer targets - and where they could go All the deadline day deals from across Europe Transfer window shuts at 23:00 GMT on Friday 31 January The forward has been compared to compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo by some and Barca reportedly had first option on him which they have now taken up.
Given the predicament they were in just three months ago, the fact that Bolton have got six points to their name is quite remarkable. Thanks largely to their pre-season deduction of 12 points and the fact that they had what was essentially a youth team for the first five weeks or so, The Trotters were never going to do well this term, but it cannot be denied that Keith Hill has turned things around at Macron Stadium. Survival remains somewhat unlikely but they're certainly moving back in right direction.
Mauro Icardi draws a foul in the penalty area. Posted at 83' Penalty conceded by Alban Lafont (Nantes) after a foul in the penalty area. Posted at 80' Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Thiago Silva. Posted at 80' Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Thiago Silva. Posted at 79' Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Two teams could still qualify for Qatar via this route, though, as two of the 12 World Cup play-off places (for three spots) are available via the Nations League, compared to all 16 play-off teams for the Euros (more on this below). England are in the top tier, with Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the second of four divisions. The games run from September to November 2020, with the finals next summer.
It sent Manchester United through to a record-equalling 20th FA Cup final, while Pochettino's wait for a trophy continued. Match reportChelsea 4-2 Tottenham, 22 April 2017 Media playback is not supported on this device Thunderous Matic strike sends Chelsea to brink of victory It was Chelsea's Eden Hazard who proved the difference in this six-goal thriller, between the two London clubs also involved in a Premier League title race at the time.
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Posted at 81' Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin. SubstitutionPosted at 80' Substitution, Newcastle United. Christian Atsu replaces Nabil Bentaleb. Posted at 80' Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United). Posted at 80' Alex Rodriguez (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 79' Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
The shortlist for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2020 has been revealed - and you can now vote for your winner. The five contenders for the BBC World Service accolade were chosen by a panel of experts, including coaches, players, administrators and journalists. The nominees are: Lucy Bronze - England and Lyon Julie Ertz - USA and Chicago Red StarsSam Kerr - Australia and ChelseaVivianne Miedema - Netherlands and ArsenalMegan Rapinoe - USA and Reign FCVoting closes at 09:00 GMT on Monday, 2 March 2020 and the winner of the award will be announced on Tuesday, 24 March on BBC World Service and the BBC Sport website.
There are still 12 rounds of matches to be played, plus several outstanding fixtures. Gravina told Sky Sport Italia that he was still determined for the season to be completed no matter how long it took. As soon as the conditions are right, we'll finish the championship," he said. Soon, there will be a meeting, we will establish the procedure which we will then communicate.
Wayne Rooney: A top column. Wayne Rooney has been a very good addition to the Times' sport offering and he was at it again this weekend putting across the perspectives of the players in the frankly ridiculous 'this very specific selection of high earners should be contributing more while all the other very high earners who probably earn more do not have the same burden of responsibility' debate.
They met in the cup a few weeks ago and back than Al-Hilal had the lead 1-0 and 2-1 in normal time but it ended just 2-2, but the smaller clubs do have the tendency to give more than they are capable of in such cup games while the bigger teams are a bit weaker in such encounters, as for the league goes Al-Hilal keeps on smashing opponents home and away won 7-0 with Al Adalah at home Gomis their top French striker scoring a hat-trick, also a 3-1 win at Al Wahda recently.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6' Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Posted at 90'+2' Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 90'+2' Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton). BookingPosted at 90'+2' Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card. SubstitutionPosted at 90' Substitution, Southampton. Oriol Romeu replaces Stuart Armstrong.
Things have gone well at home of late. Monaco have won each of their last six at home, scoring no less than 17 goals in the process, notching at least twice in five of those six victories. At the other end of proceedings, they've been just so-so, though they do come into this match having kept back-to-back clean sheets at Stade Louis II.
SubstitutionPosted at 74' Substitution, Everton. Bernard replaces Anthony Gordon. Posted at 73' Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 73' Foul by Anthony Gordon (Everton). Posted at 70' Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 70' Foul by Moise Kean (Everton). Posted at 70' Foul by Shane Long (Southampton). Posted at 70' Tom Davies (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool have qualified for the European Cup or Champions League on 24 occasionsPat Nevin: I definitely don't like the thought of leagues not being finished, unless of course this goes on for six months. And then you are in a different reality altogether, and you may have to consider that it cannot be finished. As time goes by, it gets more complicated because players' contracts will have run out.
Sevilla fc will be hosting Barcelona fc today at 2200 hours in Spain La liga Santander, the visitors took all maximum points from their last game they played against Sevilla fc which ended with 4-0 win in favor of the visitors.
He felt very responsible. We'll try to be right behind him, he's been phenomenal all season. His reaction - to face the media and everything - was very mature from him. After a series of checks, Pianese announce that a fourth player is infected by Covid-19. He too is in solitary confinement at home and is under observation by the relevant authorities," the Serie C club said in a statement.
Aston Villa vs Southampton predictions for Saturday’s Premier League clash at Villa Park. Two of the Premier League’s bottom four clubs face off in this relegation tussle. Read on for all our free Premier League predictions and betting tips.
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I really dont get why odds are getting higher on the over lines, and I say this because Device is in top form and fully deserve to be so clear league leaders as they have 9 points more than the rest of the pack and only first place at the end of the season promotes directly to the first league while next two teams play in the play-offs, this while they even defeated 2nd placed Bokelj with 3-1 at home after the restart and looked quite shaky in defense against modest Mornar Bar at home as well but won 4-2 as well.
It is now 5 games since the home team lost and win they have a chain of draws, they even tighten their defense against Real Madrid at this venue and denied them not to find even a single score so today their going to host Getafe .
The Welsh football federation will earn around £8 million from attending the championship this summer, and £5. Manager Giggs will take £400,000 of that as his own reward. Paper Round’s view: Players are generally given little money for succeeding internationally compared to their domestic achievements.
St. Albans last in the league will be up at home against Chelmsford. St. Albans are last in the England National League South with 13 points from 17 matches, winning in all league games, 3 matches, 4 games ended in draw and 10 games lost, their last 5 league matches are just 1 win and 4 lost games, they still hope and continue the struggle to move out of relegation which will be a struggle till end of the season due to their present performance.
Bate Borisov are unbeaten in their last four league games after losing away to Slavia mozyr. They will face Neman Grodno who depend on their form form but are poor away. On the road Neman have lost six of their last eight league games. Bate have won thirteen of their last fifteen home league games. In their previous h2h Bate Borisov have won their last four home games against Neman Grodno in all competitions.
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Is he right? Maybe, he has a point on all of the above. But as yet it’s unclear whether this stuttering iteration of Spurs is down to Mourinho’s influence (which his detractors will have you believe) or due to the “painful transition” that his predecessor hinted at last summer. Because this is a Spurs side lacking an identity.
WEDNESDAY’S BIG STORIES #MourinhoIN Video - 'I wanted to invite ball boy to celebrate with us!' - Mourinho00:20 Worst VAR decision yet? VAR: helping referees escape stadiums alive since 2018. What do you do if you have second thoughts after awarding a penalty against Real Madrid, sending off their goalkeeper for good measure, at the Bernabeu? Simple: just rewind the match footage until you can find the smallest of infringements, wipe out everything that occurred after that point and pretend football still has a crumb of credibility.
That reprieve proved vital for Spurs, with Christian Eriksen equalising from a free-kick ten minutes into the second half, before more poor Spurs defending allowed Norwich to retake the lead six minutes later as Serge Aurier put through his own net. The visitors were not done there though, as Kane won the penalty before marking his 200th Premier League appearance with a crucial goal that earned Spurs a point and moves Jose Mourinho's side up to fifth in the table.
Assisted by Shane Duffy following a corner. Posted at 50' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by John Egan. Posted at 50' Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Mooy. Posted at 48' Offside, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp tries a through ball, but Ben Osborn is caught offside.
Mjallby AIF is playing in a bad shape right now. The home team has yet to bring in a score. They kicked off the boring season with a defeat. In the last 10 matches, the home team brought 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. With their current performance, they had to set their sights high on this battle. Home advantage is what they need to promote.
CONMEBOL said last week the tournaments, which feature teams from all 10 South American nations including Argentina and Brazil, would be suspended from March 15-21. The Copa Libertadores is South America's equivalent of UEFA's Champions League and the Copa Sudamericana is similar to the Europa League.
Rashford added that with many children still not able to return to school and have more of their nutritional needs met "we're encouraging this cycle of hardship to continue". A spokesperson for the Prime Minister said Boris Johnson "will respond to Marcus Rashford's letter as soon as he can", adding the footballer "has been using his profile in a positive way to highlight some important issues". Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer tweeted: "This is such an important and moving letter.
Aarhus are unbeaten in nine of their last ten league games. They will aarbog who have lost their last three games. At home Aarhus are unbeaten in their last seven league games. Aalborg are currently sixth place on the league table sixteen points below third place Aarhus which is a huge gap to recover.
The best match where we play the pick from Spain league we will look a new chance for our pick and can play the pick between this teams Barcelona and Getafe and look play a best pick over from 2.75 goals what be this new chance get a secure win for our score at the match now. We will can for this pick look a two win a half points from 5 if see three goals and for this four goals at the march we will can look get a new full total 10 points to our score in full time.
The trip to Milan came just four days after Leeds' classic 4-3 victory over Liverpool in the Premier League, a result which, Bakke admits, was celebrated with "a good night out". Focus was quickly regained for the chance to secure second-round qualification on one of European football's grandest stages. I remember watching Paul Gascoigne when he played in Italy. You get to AC Milan, the San Siro, and it's unbelievable to be playing on that pitch," Harte says.
Fulham will be desperate to win this match as they prepare for their key match with Leeds United. They have the best home league record and have won without conceding in their last two. Brentford had a good win over out-of-form Sheffield Wednesday last weekend but have been struggling of late. Go for a home win here.
Former Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini became the first CSL player to return a positive test for the virus upon his arrival in China last weekend, and the Belgian is currently in the middle of 14 days of quarantine. Fabio Cannavaro is currently in quarantineGetty Images Coaches such as Guangzhou Evergrande's Fabio Cannavaro and Vitor Pereira at Shanghai SIPG are already in quarantine and should be ready to start working directly with their players in the coming days.
The Warm-Up has a solution that *might* see the tournaments concluded. One that will draw the biggest TV audience. First, UEFA must honour the remaining last 16 ties when the medical advice permits it. Second, they should then invite all eight quarter-finalists to the respective finals. Place eight goals evenly around the pitch and allow each team to field five players.
AMSTERDAM, March 3 (Reuters) - UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said on Tuesday the Financial Fair Play (FFP) system is likely to be changed but refused to be drawn on the two-year ban facing Manchester City. City are appealing to the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the verdict of UEFA's Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) which found they had committed "serious breaches" of the FFP rules.
