Messi is not playing for Argentina in games against Chile and Colombia in order to allow him to fully recover from the effects of Covid-19.
It was fabulous. A big 'thank you' to them from us. Everywhere deserved a clap, they contributed all over the ground.
Asked how Brentford are trying to convince him to stay, Frank said: Very simple, I speak to him. We are presenting our plans and discussing it back and forth.
The dejected expression on the 24-year-old’s face as he was brought off 12 minutes later also spoke volumes.
He was just 31 at the time, but quickly showed that he was up to the challenge and oversaw promotion out of League Two in his first full season.
They have a few creative players like that - Allan Saint-Maximin springs to mind - but Lingard is someone who could add pace, goals and experience from playing at United for so many years and for England.
Yet in spite of all of this drama, here Real Salt Lake are, in the Western Conference final with the 20th-ranked payroll in the league.
When they start getting their best players back, and they're getting the ball to him 30 yards out, he will cause problems.
The clash of the two group favourites had a one-sided feel to it with Nigeria controlling long periods of the game as Egypt struggled to impose themselves.
After beating Albania 5-0 on Friday evening, Southgate remained focused on World Cup qualification with England still needing a point to reach Qatar.
The SPFL board made the final decision after clubs were given a deadline of Wednesday 17:00 GMT and three options to choose from - pause as planned on 4 January, begin the break on Monday or before Sunday's games.
Mikel Arteta has defended the way he handled Pierre-Emerick Aubamyang’s exit from Arsenal, saying he was “the solution, 100 per cent”.
The 27-year-old was the club's standout player during his first 18 months at Old Trafford, but his form has significantly dipped this season.
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The home defeat to Man City was their first loss in 12 home games in all competitions and Arteta's boys certainly deserved more than they got.
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That weekend's Super Sunday includes the Manchester derby, which will be preceded by Arsenal's trip to Watford at 2pm.
Along the road there's plenty of bumps, and we've got a big bump just now that we've got to get over, and we're doing everything we can to do that. The 58-year-old says he is also ready for the backlash against his decision to make Zouma available on Sunday at Leicester, live on Sky Sports.
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Spain keeper Sandra Panos also produced a superb stop to deny Lina Magull a 72nd-minute equaliser before Lucia Garcia was frustrated by a fine finger-tip save onto the bar by Frohms at the other end.
The Swans doubled their advantage six minutes later as Piroe fed Paterson through the left channel and he was allowed to advance unchallenged into the home box before firing inside Collins' far post from 15 yards for his seventh goal of the season.
On a professional level you have to consider disappearing from the radar. I lost the national team, I lost visibility.
Not that Torres cared about the penalty's provenance. He was too busy scoring the thing. A straight run-up, a shift of balance, a twitch from the keeper… and he rolled it home calmly and with great precision. The finish of a player entirely in control of himself and his processes. Not the most spectacular way to open his Camp Nou account, but quietly impressive in its own right.
We want to build that momentum and take it into March. Hennessey: Bale in 'good shape' ahead of 100th cap Gareth Bale is in good shape and ready to boost Wales' World Cup qualifying hopes by winning his 100th cap on Saturday, says goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.
“This kind of thing happens in football, but as long as he stays at Barca, he has to defend the shirt, Alves told Movistar. If it goes until the end of the season, then look, but there are still five months left.
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Solskjaer's win percentage of 50 per cent against Guardiola puts him up with modern management royalty.
Mark Warburton's team survived a barrage from the Sky Blues almost all afternoon but met David Marshall in top form before Adomah popped up to head home the winner.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford are among the names linked with summer exits from Old Trafford after a chastening season that has seen United slip further adrift of Premier League pacesetters Manchester City and Liverpool.
Edin Džeko scored twice in the second half to put Inter Milan in the last 16 of the Champions league with a 2-0 win against Shakhtar Donetsk.
European Clubs' Association chairman Nasser al-Khelaifi has written to clubs about the new deal for Uefa's major club competitions.
It's hybrid so there's going to be a virtual element - both of the main discussion stages will be able to be watched online, and we'll record those so people can access them later as well.
A first-half thunderbolt from Ian Harkes sent Dundee United into the Scottish Cup quarter-finals as they defeated Partick Thistle 1-0 at Firhill.
Match report and highlights - Newcastle 1-0 Aston VillaHow the teams lined up | Match statsWatch PL highlights and clips for free on Sky SportsDERMOT'S VERDICT: There are a number of issues here and I have so much sympathy with the referee because when I saw it at speed, I thought penalty straight away.
Robinho has to serve his sentence, said former international Walter Casagrande, one of Brazil's most popular football pundits.
Is this Ousmane Dembele’s time to shine? And perhaps for the first time, Dembele has a coach who truly believes in him.
A total of nine substitutes can be named on the team sheet. In addition, the Premier League has today updated its remaining COVID-19 measures.
The Gunners took the lead not once, but twice at Stamford Bridge through goals from Nketiah and Emile Smith Rowe, but on both occasions, Chelsea found a response as Timo Werner's deflected strike and Cesar Azpilicueta's low finish sent the sides in level at the interval.
“I still speak to Neco, Rhys. We still have group chats, still communicate on Instagram. They’ll always be friends.”
Only Sean McConville (50) has made more key passes than the 22-year-old (37) to contribute towards his inclusion with a WhoScored.com rating of 7.38.
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And in the final moments of a scrappy contest before the full-time whistle blew, Egypt boss Carlos Quieroz was shown a second yellow card for his complaints towards the referee Bakary Gassama, much to the annoyance of Mohamed Salah before extra-time commenced.
Antonio Conte told Sky Sports: It was a difficult game, from the start. Chelsea showed they were much better than us.
The club explained that each of them are currently in isolation at their homes and are in good health.
