TUESDAY’S BIG STORIES Daniel Sturridge leaves Trabzonspor due to ‘gambling’ ban It was late on Monday morning when the news came through that Daniel Sturridge had departed from Trabzonspor after his contract was terminated mutually. A couple of things then ensued: firstly, speculation started about where he might be going next, fans of goal-shy and striker-light clubs said things like “yeah, I’d take him”, and people thumbed through the rulebooks to figure out for which teams, in which leagues, he would be allowed to sign for.
The 53-year-old Scot replaces John Gregory, who left the two-time champions on Saturday after a lacklustre start to the season. Coyle, who took Burnley to the English Premier League in 2009, was most recently manager of Scottish side Ross County. It will be my immense privilege to join a club with so much success already in its early history with two ISL titles," Coyle said in a statement https://chennaiyinfc.
Posted at 62' Attempt missed. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Posted at 61' Foul by Liam Polworth (Motherwell). Posted at 61' Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 59' Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Christopher Jullien.
Tottenham were lacking fight as well as invention and needed a fine save from Lloris to keep out a dangerous, curling free-kick from the lively Dwight McNeil. Spurs boss Jose Mourinho made two changes at the interval, bringing on Lucas Moura and Giovani Lo Celso and his side quickly posed a greater threat, pulling level when Ben Mee brought down Erik Lamela and Alli smartly converted the spot kick.
The funding body UK Sport, which advises the government on which bids to support, said last year that hosting the 2030 World Cup in Britain would be a "crowning achievement". Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay have announced a four-way bid which could have sentimental value as Uruguay hosted the inaugural World Cup in 1930.
They have been outclassed in tactics. This was the coldest of showers for Mourinho and an illustration that he has much building to do - the irony being, given his comments about Lampard and Chelsea, he has lost his two biggest league matches, against Manchester United and now Chelsea. This was the first home defeat Mourinho has suffered against a team he had previously managed, having gone unbeaten in his previous 13 in all competitions, winning 12 and drawing one.
I do not really understand why odds are so high on the over 2.5 goals in this one as for sure Tottenham will be needing at least 2 goals in order to win all 3 points, while Wolves scored 9 goals in their last 3 games winning 4-0 at home in the Europa League first leg with Espanyol while losing earlier this week the return leg 3-2 in Spain but it did not really matter they still made it through while resting key players in that return leg.
Greek soccer has seen its share of problems in past years despite assurances by consecutive governments that they would impose some order, with top teams relegated for debt, closed-door matches becoming frequent due to hooliganism and attendance dwindling amid the ravaging effects of the financial crisis.
FC Slutsk need to get back in winning ways but face a difficult game against Zhodino. They have slipped down the table and continue to fail to keep clean sheets. Their opponents are above them in the table but mainly because of their home record that has seen them earn 13 points from five games. Only eight have been won in six away games and that needs to improve. A bet on both teams to score is the one to go for here.
Kepa may have got a touch on it as well. Chance for Chelsea! James slides a fine pass behind the defence to find the onrushing Kante, whose shot from a tight angle is well blocked by Dubravka. Chance for Chelsea! Sean Longstaff, attempting to intercept Jorginho's pass, accidentally diverts the ball into the Newcastle area.
As we revealed this morning, Ancelotti reached an agreement in principle to become Marco Silva's successor on Monday following talks on Merseyside. Everton have confirmed that caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson - who has four points from matches against Chelsea and Manchester United - will continue for their Carabao Cup quarter-final against Leicester on Wednesday.
Vikingur only picked up a point from season opener. They travelled to AB and had a goal less draw having missed some good goal scoring chances. The team could not break the deadlock. But positive thing is that they managed a clean sheet at AB. They welcoming Skala against whom they won 9 home matches and never missed a point. It has not been a good opening day for Skala. Skala suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to IF. The team will be aiming to forget that shock and move on.
The rest only watch it to laugh. But it affects people’s lives. It’s not just the players and the manager who are scared of being abused but their families too. Who would want to manage Arsenal and be in that firing line? If you lose one game you’re under immense pressure. Video - Ljungberg defends Aubameyang bathroom break00:15 He could have had a stomach problem like Gary Lineker famously did.
He leaves with them eighth, 19 points behind leaders Liverpool and eight points off the Champions League places. Emery built his Arsenal on suspect foundations: the summer signing of David Luiz from Chelsea to allegedly add defensive stability as heavily laced with irony as it was with risk. The signing of Matteo Guendouzi, the 20-year-old French midfielder, was an early success but this summer's £72m record signing from Lille, Nicolas Pepe, has failed to deliver while Kieran Tierney arrived from Celtic injured and has so far struggled to get going.
Rochdale vs Newcastle predictions for Saturday’s FA Cup clash at Spotland Stadium. Can League One strugglers Rochdale upset the odds against Newcastle? Read on for all our free FA Cup predictions and betting tips.
Anger erupted again in Santiago earlier this week when a police truck allegedly ran over and killed a fan of local soccer team Colo-Colo as he left a stadium following an evening match. Police arrested the driver of the truck and said they are investigating the incident. Fellow soccer fans called for a mass protest this Friday evening in a central Santiago square to commemorate the death.
So if Pierre could secure a contract with a more ambitious club, he'd definitely find his place there. On an individual level, we all consider him to be among the best players in the world, but the advice I give to him is to continue to work and to attract the attention of the biggest clubs and the most ambitious clubs.
MAN OF THE MATCH Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester): The keeper made saves at crucial moments from De Bruyne, Aguero's penalty and from the Argentine a minute later with his feet. PLAYER RATINGS LEICESTER CITY: Schmeichel 9, Pereira 6, Evans 7, Soyuncu 8, Fuchs 5, Chilwell 5, Praet 5, Tielemens 5, Maddison 6, Iheanacho 6, Vardy 6.
We begin with the news that Unai Emery is under pressure at Arsenal and is on the brink of the sack. All eyes are on the clash with Eintracht Frankfurt at the Emirates tonight. WEDNESDAY'S STORIES Top headlines The Warm-Up - MISSING: Jose Mourinho’s bus Real Madrid and Barcelona target Aubameyang - Paper Round Manchester United want 'new Francesco Totti' in Roma transfer shuffle - Euro Papers Latest news 19:30 - That's all for now.
Serie A, like football leagues around the world, has been brought to a standstill and there is no indication of when it may be able to start again, although the Italian federation says it wants to finish the season. I notice a great sense of responsibility, all our employees and not just the players have already given up a month's pay," Giulini said in an interview with the Sardinian television station Videolina on Wednesday.
Normally you want six weeks [of training]. They're athletes and people sometimes turn their nose up when you try to explain. We want our players to be fit - we invest a lot of time, energy and money in them. They're our assets. And he added: "It doesn't seem right to be talking too much about football when we've got so many fatalities. Training is as safe as it can be'Deeney - and Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante - have decided to stay away from training for now, and Pearson says that he has been without a number of players this week "for different reasons" and has even had to move his 86-year-old father out from the family home.
New Taipei Air Source will host Taichung Blue Whale in the Mulan football league of Chinese Taipei in Saturday. New Taipei Air Source has only one win from five Games this season and lost three of the last four. Also New Taipei conceded two or more goals in the last three defeats and three of the last four games saw more than 2.5 goals.
Match stats - Arsenal unbeaten away under ArtetaArsenal have gone 11 games without defeat on the road since a 2-0 loss at Leicester in Unai Emery's last away game in charge. The Gunners have reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in five of the past seven seasons but for the first time since 2016-17, when they won the cup. This was Portsmouth's first defeat at Fratton Park since September 2019 against Southampton in the Carabao Cup (4-0), ending their 19-game unbeaten run at home.
Some people point the blame at former manager Arsene Wenger, but I don't agree with that. Even his worst Gunners team would beat this current Arsenal side, easily. There just seems a total lack of a cohesive plan at the club when it comes to things like scouting, recruitment and contracts, and I feel sorry for current manager Mikel Arteta, because none of it is his fault. Since Wenger has gone, there has been a scattergun approach - and it has not worked.
Will Manchester City's Champions League ban be the catalyst for Pep Guardiola to end his tenure at the Etihad Stadium? On the (far from guaranteed) proviso that City do not overturn this ban on appeal, the repercussions of the two-year exile are potentially enormous. Will they be able to attract the top players needed to compete with Jurgen Klopp's juggernaut of a Liverpool side? Will players seek to leave to win the biggest trophy in European competition? By far the biggest uncertainty surrounds their manager though.
Goals were in short supply elsewhere, especially at Molineux where Wolverhampton Wanderers spurned a golden chance to move above Chelsea and into the top four as they were held 0-0 at home by relegation scrappers Brighton and Hove Albion. Brighton's point was all the more precious as the other sides in the relegation mire lost.
Well I had a bet on Angelholms that they shall win by at least 2 goals difference a few days ago against a club beyond the 4th league level in Sweden at this moment BK Astrio and they did open the scoring in the middle of the first half but by the 60 minute of the game they were actually 2-1 down and ended up losing that game by that score, so of course I no longer trust them to win here as they face a middle of the league table club from the 3rd league level which at least on paper should be much stronger than their previous opponent Astrio.
PSG moved to 58 points from 23 games and lead second-placed Olympique de Marseille, who play their game in hand at St Etienne on Wednesday, by 15 points. Nantes slipped down to 10th on 32 points. An early Loic Remy goal earned fourth-placed Lille, now on 37 points, a 1-0 home victory against third-placed Stade Rennais as they narrowed the gap with the Brittany side to three points.
But VAR is never used on restarts, and those in charge will surely look at whether there is a practical solution to a loophole that helped decide such an important match. MAN OF THE MATCH Rodri A masterclass in midfield domination, with and without the ball. Everything went through him when City were in possession, and he also had time to score the second with an emphatic header.
It wasn't brutal but it was instinctive that warrants a red card in the modern day. It was pretty clear that was the case. I wouldn't question Toni's integrity on that. I support all my players in this situation'Both players were subject to alleged racist abuse during the fixture. Rudiger said he heard monkey noises from the crowd, while police arrested a Chelsea fan for a racially aggravated public order offence against Spurs' Son.
Isloch Minsk Reserves (R) had 2 defeats at home, receiving 5 goals. On the contrary, Slutsk R has won all the previous 2 matches. Notably, they destroyed Dinamo Brest R to 5-1 in the previous round. Therefore, the visitors were more highly appreciated by experts than Isloch Minsk Reserves in this match. Last season, Slutsk R lost 1-2 as a guest of Isloch R. In 2018, they also lost 0-1 as a guest to this opponent. In all, the last 5 matches were guests of Isloch R, Slutsk R have lost and 3/5 matches could not be scored. Last season, Isloch R finished in 11th with 9 wins, 5 draws and 16 losses. Particularly at home, they won 6, drew 2 and lost 7 matches and scored 26 goals and received 26 goals.
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In addition to the price freeze, United said they would expand dedicated areas for vocal fans in the Stretford End at Old Trafford to increase decibel levels. They will also trial rail seating, subject to approval from local authorities. We've worked closely with fan groups and through the Fans' Forum to help achieve this shared goal of reviving the Stretford End to its traditional status as the heartbeat of our matchday support," United said in a statement.
And while Liverpool can dismiss a 4-0 thumping at Etihad Stadium as a post-title celebration hangover, it is through Phil Foden that they can be sure Jurgen Klopp was right when he said on the eve of the game: "I can't see the end of anything for Manchester City. Man City v Liverpool - how did you rate the players?Man City 'Centurions' v Liverpool 'Incredibles' - who made your team?Man City v Liverpool: The most memorable guards of honourFaith in Foden to pay off next season?Like Guardiola, Foden will be around next season.
Posted at 87' Foul by James Bree (Luton Town). Posted at 85' Foul by Michael Dawson (Nottingham Forest). Posted at 85' Elliot Lee (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing. SubstitutionPosted at 83' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Joe Lolley. Posted at 82' Tiago Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 82' Foul by Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town).
Villarreal vs Celta Vigo predictions for Sunday’s tea-time La Liga action at Estadio de la Ceramica. Villarreal will view this as a must win contest against a Celta side who haven’t won on the road since last December. Read on for all our free La Liga predictions and betting tips.
The league is under pressure from broadcasters to finish the season and the widespread use of testing would allow them to do so, with a mid-May date mooted for a return to training before a June resumption. The start of next season could also be played behind closed doors because of the crisis. Paper Round’s views: For the mental health of the nation as much as for the sake of television deals, it is clear that the Premier League needs to return in some form soon.
Torino aren’t looking capable of a major upset here. Il Toro have had some big problems this term. Their European adventure ended with a whimper, while they have won once in their last seven matches. The hosts come into this particular fixture winless in three at home, while they've lost half their Serie A matches so far this season.
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Injury meant the wing-back struggled to recapture his top-flight debut season form at the start of this campaign, but he is starting to threaten serious points again. He has started Wolves' last three games - his longest run in the side in 2019-20 - and while he hasn't scored or assisted in that time he has had seven shots and created three chances. His 20 touches in the opposition box is the highest of any defender in the league since 1 October and his expected goals of 0.
Ajax Jong claimed all three points when these two sides locked horns for their reverse league fixture in September, running out 2-0 winners in Amsterdam, and the visitors head into Monday nights’ clash as the clear form favourites having gone unbeaten in their last seven league games.
Managua u20 are on top of the league with a 11-0-3 record so far and with 36 goals they have also been by far the most productive team. 23 of the 36 goals they have scored in the 6 games at home. However, they also failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of the 6 home games.
There were always games and there'd be races on a Friday," says James Constable, who was on loan from Shrewsbury Town at the time. Everybody wanted to win at everything they were doing and that little tweak in our mentality slowly soaked in. That's how we continued for the rest of the season. I think we only lost a couple of games for the remainder of the year. Unfortunately, we missed out on the play-offs because of a points deduction.
The Rams weathered some early Palace pressure and seized the advantage with the opening goal from Martin just after the half-hour mark. Jayden Bogle's quick feet took him past Palace full-back Jairo Riedewald, and his cross was met by Martin, who stole in front of Gary Cahill and poked the ball past goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.
As a result, the AFC has called an urgent meeting on Tuesday 4 February at AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to discuss the situation with all relevant stakeholders. Perth were due to play Shanghai Shenhua on Feb. Sydney were hosting Shanghai SIPG on Feb. The outbreak of the flu-like virus has killed more than 300 people and infected more than 14,000 others in China after it first emerged in Wuhan in Hubei province last year.
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So when they equalised when Armstrong's strike found the net, albeit with a heavy deflection off James Maddison, it was not too much of a surprise. They could have easily gone into the break ahead too, with Ings twice denied by the crossbar as half-time approached. Leicester were a sterner test in the second half but Saints more than matched them and they would have had a penalty but for the intervention of VAR.
