I would like to thank the Academy for giving me this recognition," Messi said in a video message as he was not able to attend the ceremony. This is a very important and special award. For me it is a huge delight to be part of this award and the first team player to receive it. Of course I would like to thank my team-mates, my family and the fans who support me.
Posted at 83' Foul by Todd Kane (Queens Park Rangers). Posted at 83' Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. SubstitutionPosted at 81' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Olamide Shodipo replaces Ilias Chair. SubstitutionPosted at 81' Substitution, Brentford. César Joel Valencia Castillo replaces Bryan Mbeumo. Posted at 80' Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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SFL Bremerhaven welcomed Brinkumer to their home, being played today evening. The both teams have played so far 2 matches, SFL Bremerhaven won 2 matches why Brinkumer won 0. 0 matches ended in draw. Both teams have scored over 2.50 goals per match. SFL Bremerhaven have scored an average of 2.53 goals per match played at home, why Brinkumer average scored in match played away is 2.50 goals per match. In this match their would be plenty of goals because both teams have a history of scoring each other's when they meet. In my opinion expect plenty of goals in this match, because both teams will be scoring each other in this match.
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In the end, I'm the scapegoat. Speaking to Sports Sports Germany after Chelsea's 2-1 victory over Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday, he added: "I won't give up. I'll always raise my voice - but in relation to this, I'm alone. Racism has won. The offenders can always come back to the stadium, which shows these people have won. It's a disaster. I became a father last Thursday and you start thinking society hasn't come far enough in fighting racism, so my kids will probably suffer as well.
Dismissed by Napoli a fortnight ago, Everton wasted little time in outlining their interest in the 60-year-old, and while the move may yet fall through, it highlights the club’s desire to bring in the very best. Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta, Manchester CityGetty Images Arsenal fans may well be wondering why their club are not doing the same.
They were beaten by West Ham United at Stamford Bridge last month and Lampard said that his front line had to respond. Players have to go one v one if you're an offensive player, play round the corner, mix up your game and break defensive lines because teams aren't stupid," Lampard added. They're well organised and you need to do more in an attacking sense.
If you've heard the phrase 'these are unprecedented times' once in the past few months, you've heard it a thousand times. The world as we knew it is no more, and who knows when it will ever return to normal?Football fans have seen their sporting world put up on bricks. And Thursday night saw another strange moment, at Downing Street this time. Health Secretary Matt Hancock was busy addressing the nation in the regular Government news conference when he caught everyone off guard by announcing: "We now go to.
Former USSF president Carlos Cordeiro resigned in March after lawyers for US football's governing body made submissions as part of the lawsuit in which it was claimed that the job of a male footballer on the national team "requires a higher level of skill based on speed and strength" than their female counterparts. Before they played Japan in the SheBelieves Cup on 12 March, the US players turned their tops inside out during the warm-up to hide their badges, leaving only the four stars which represent their World Cup successes on show.
Sainté are still to lose under Claude Puel since he joined in early October. However, it hasn't all been plain sailing as they have drawn five of the nine matches he has taken charge of, failing to score in their last two games. Puel was brought in to bring a real defensive shape to ASSE but they have conceded six goals in their last six games and hardly look solid at the back, they were rather lucky in their last two matches with their opponents missing four 'Big Chances'.
If you don't do that, you have no chance. There's a reason they were in so many European finals. Apart from Swiss forward Xherdan Shaqiri, Klopp has a full squad to choose from ahead of the showdown at the Wanda Metropolitano where Liverpool lifted the trophy in June. Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold hailed the impact of goalkeeper Alisson Becker, who missed the first eight games of the season with a calf injury.
Phew. The 38-year-old veteran keeper suffered a heart attack while training with Porto last year and he spoke about how fortunate he was to have been well taken care of. I was lucky that it happened on the training pitch and that was what saved my life,” he said. Ronaldo then spoke a bit about injuries. Throughout his time with Inter Milan from 1999-2000 he missed a heap of games through a patella rupture.
It's been a mad process. After the application phase, you get invited to a fitness testing day, but it's very different to the usual football testing that I'd done. We were assembling things, climbing up ladders, going into containers with breathing apparatus on and your kit, trying to find your way out in the dark through a tunnel. That was all amazing. Then you went through to another assessment day, working in a group, giving information about yourself, and then the final interview.
AZ have looked extremely threatening in forward areas for the vast majority of their 2019/20 campaign, and remarkably, their failure to score against United in October remains the only where they were unable to register in 20 attempts across two competitions.
Emerging victorious from clashes against the Premier League's top teams has been a much simpler task for United this season than winning against teams in the bottom half. While Liverpool have won game after game when not being at their best - earning 12 victories by a one-goal margin this season - United, when not firing on all cylinders, have slipped to disappointing defeats against the likes of Watford, Bournemouth and Newcastle.
De Gea made a fine save from Sigurdsson then the ball came back to Calvert-Lewin. His shot hit Maguire and the Icelander sitting on the floor lifted his legs to let the ball go past him and into the net. Is harsh but probably the right call. Key stats 7 - Most goalkeeping errors leading to goals in the Premier League - shared by David De Gea, Jordan Pickford, Martin Dubravka and Bernd Leno.
According to the Guardian, Spurs boss Jose Mourinho is "desperate" for a recognised number nine to replace the injured Harry Kane, who has been sidelined until April following surgery on a torn hamstring. Willian Jose has a €70 million release clause following his contract extension in 2018, but the north London club are looking to negotiate a lower fee.
Mozyr Slavia will try to defeat the unyielding Gorodeya at home. Slavia continues to be in a fever. The team can beat Vitebsk on the road and show absolutely nothing in the game against Shakhtar and Torpedo-BelAZ. Gorodeya is Slavia’s neighbor in the Major League standings. This team briskly played with Rukh, and was supposed to win that match, but in the end was content with a draw. I think that such a swing in the results of these two teams will affect the in-person match. I think that most of the goals in the match will be scored after drawing standard provisions, which is what teams are famous for. In three of the last five in-person matches in Mozyr, they tied. I suppose that this time the division of points will take place.
Atletico have scored in eight of their last 10 matches. Granada have scored in five straight home matches. Atletico’s last six away league matches have produced under 2.5 goals. Granada have four wins in six home matches. Atletico have four straight wins over Granada. Granada started the season on a high and will be looking to reignite the fire when they host Atletico Madrid in La Liga action this weekend.
However, the Tynecastle club do hold slim hopes of a reprieve after chair Ann Budge was given approval to work on a proposal for temporary league reconstruction, which would involve expanding the top flight. SPFL chairman Murdoch MacLennan congratulated Celtic commiserated with Hearts and said the league were left with "no realistic option but to call" the season. View more on twitterSPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster added the "clear and unanimous view" of the club was that the games could not be played and that the league can now pay out around £7m of prize money immediately.
Ittihad Kalba today will be meeting with the away team Al Jazira and this game we have given that this two teams will score an over of 1.5 total goals as looking at the last meeting they have being together they are very used of scoring over of 1.5 total goals and so this makes us to be very sure with this prediction
China has delayed the start of its domestic football season because of the escalation of the coronavirus, which has claimed at least 170 lives. The Super League, which features ex-Premier League players including Yaya Toure, Marouane Fellaini, Oscar, Marko Arnautovic and Salomon Rondon, was due to run from 22 February to 31 October. A new starting date for the season has not yet been announced. Oher sporting events in China have also been affected by the crisis.
They host Deportivo Tolima after drawing the first leg 0-0 and will be confident of progressing. The winners of this tie go into a group with Gremio, Universidad Catolica and America de Cali. Internacional beat Universidad de Chile in the second stage of this competition that doesn't have its final until November.
I'm pretty surprised with this amazing odds on goals in this match from Walles elite or Premier league and we will see who will win here. So, Caernarfon Town is interesting team who is few months ago, in May played last match against Cardiff MU and lost in very interesting duel, in play-offs, 2-3. I believe this match will be similar. 3-1 and 4-1 is home team played in last two matches, while rival is coming in this duel after 2-1 and 0-3. Yes, over is ok for me here and I will try that. Odds are great really are.
STOCKHOLM, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Zlatan Ibrahimovic has become part-owner of Stockholm club Hammarby, but the 38-year-old has no intention of playing in the Swedish top flight again, despite publishing a picture of the club's shirt with his name on it on Instagram. Ibrahimovic told newspaper Aftonbladet that he had bought a 50% share in AEG Sweden, who in turn own 47% of Hammarby, thereby acquiring approximately a quarter of the Stockholm club, which finished third in this year's league championship.
What a hit, son, what a hit! 57': OH WHAT A GOAL! Atalanta 3-0 Valencia (Freuler scores) - Atalanta's positivity is rewarded after a wonderful curling effort from Freuler! It's 3-0, and the lead seems almost unassailable! 62': GOAL! Atalanta 4-0 Valencia (Hateboer scores) - It's four! Hans Hateboer is at it again, and slides it beyond Domenech at his near post to end a brilliant driving run.
Everton's scouting team have reportedly watched the Brazilian several times in the recent months, with Arsenal and Leicester also attending Ligue 1 matches to check out the 22-year-old. Gabriel has admitted that a move to the Premier League would be a "dream", but Lille will demand around £30 million for their defender this summer.
Tasked with keeping the struggling side in the German top flight, Jonker and Ljungberg achieved their objective courtesy of a relegation play-off, but were sacked six months later following a poor start to the 2017-18 season. A close follower of his time in the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg football journalist Leonard Hartmann told BBC Sport that Ljungberg commanded attention despite his quiet approach - and the club's plight.
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Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a corner. Posted at 77' Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jack O'Connell. Posted at 76' Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 76' Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United). Goal!Posted at 73' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Manchester City 1. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
That result took Levante's away record this season to two wins and six defeats from eight outings, so with Granada showing up so well at home and being four points ahead in the standings, it's easy to see why they are clear underdogs for this Saturday's lunchtime kick-off at Los Carmenes.
This is a club friendly match between two teams from Sweden. The home team here Oskarshamns looks the better team and I think they will win today by a 2 goal difference, they have played 2 friendly matches so far and both matches ended with them winning by 1-0. The team clearly knows how to play, they defeated Elfsborg in the cup and that's why I think they will win today's match.
In Spain, Mallorca and Leganes are expected to meet each other in a La liga match which will be held at Estadi de Son Moix stadium, Palma city. In the table, Mallorca takes position 18 with 25 points after playing 29 matches while Leganes takes the last position, 20 with 23 points after playing 29 matches.
Currently, the home team CA Claypole is ranked 9th in the rankings with 4 points. The home team has just gone through 4 matches and earned 1 win and 1 draw and 2 losses. The latest victory over Argentina Rosario has been greatly strengthened after 3 games without victory. In terms of home ground, CA Claypole still performed quite well with only 1 loss, 1 draw left and 4 wins in the last 6 rounds. However, in this match, CA Claypole will have to welcome uncomfortable opponent, Deportivo Paraguayo. The home team predicted it would be very difficult to win.
And now that they're not in Italy, they feel maybe relief they can play in this game. We have to be ready for that," Klopp told reporters. Napoli gave us a proper fight at Anfield last season (in a 1-0 win). We expect them to be strong. Whatever has happened, I don't have a real idea. But if I was a player, I'd be trying to bring the group together and fight the things from outside.
Corry Evans says that the impact which led to him fracturing his skull could be compared to getting hit in the face with a hammer. The Northern Ireland midfielder suffered the injury during a Championship game for Blackburn Rovers against Preston North End in January. Evans, 29, is hopeful of being available to play again in May, but said he was fearful for his career immediately after the incident.
Meanwhile, the hosts chances are being questioned after an injury to Aleksandar Mitrovic – scorer of 43% of their goals this term. However, Mitrovic has scored one of Fulham’s last seven home goals, and that came from the penalty spot. Of the 12 goals the Cottagers have scored since the start of November, Mitrovic has hit only two. They should continue that form against a Boro side who have conceded in 77% of their trips this term.
Summer signing Luka Jovic has failed to make an impact since his summer transfer to the Bernabeu so Real Madrid are ready to invest in Haaland, who has lit up the footballing world this season. Dortmund value the 19-year-old at £65 million and Real are willing to meet the German club's demands. The report also states that Real Madrid view RB Leipzig's Timo Werner and Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez as potential alternative strikers to Haaland.
Chelsea have lost eight home games this season, more than in any campaign since 1985-86, when they also lost eight times. KEY MOMENTS15’ - Too easy for Bayern! Thiago has time and space to lift a ball over the top for Lewandowski, whose movement takes him between Christensen and Azpilicueta and into the box! He controls on the left side of the box then applies the hammer, but Caballero does well, getting out to wear the shot on the hop of the head.
Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady. Posted at 87' Attempt blocked. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Posted at 85' Attempt missed. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross. Posted at 85' Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City). Posted at 85' Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool have confirmed they will sign winger Takumi Minamino from Red Bull Salzburg when the transfer window opens on 1 January. The Japan international, who is thought to have a release clause of £7. Minamino, 24, has scored nine goals and provided 11 assists in 22 appearances for the Austrian side this season. It has been a dream, my dream to become a Liverpool player," he said. Minamino finalised personal terms and passed a medical on Merseyside on Wednesday.
Friday I felt my hamstring," the Scotland international said. Obviously, I thought I was fine but I missed out as a precaution. Klopp said Liverpool would look to make the most of their home advantage against the Spanish side. It's halftime for us," he added. We use that normally in a critical way. This time we had three weeks, not 15 minutes.
Rapid has just 2 wins at home where they are 2-4-3 this season but one of those wins was easy enough with Admiral at the start of this season winning with no less than 5-0, and here comes the good part, Rapid is much stronger on the road actually where they only lost to Salzburg pretty hard too with 3-2, have a 6-1-1 record on the road and even smashed strong 2nd placed LASK Linz with 4-0 in their last away game.
Given the amount of goals scored in games involving Chelsea this season this one is sure to be exciting. Brighton were brilliant at home to Bournemouth so I expect them to put up a fight here and I’m going to tip both teams to score and over 2.5 goals in the game.
Hamiton said: 'What is my current status? My participation in Mercedes is solid, my contract runs until the end of 2020, and we are still in good discussions about what we want to do together. We are discussing but all of this has been pushed into the background by the coronavirus. We all have bigger problems to solve now - human problems in our companies.
This is going to be an interesting game with the top three in the group all in with a chance of qualifying for the last sixteen. Ajax will want to avoid a worrying night by going out and winning the game and the group. Valencia are second going into this match but need to equal Chelsea's result or they are off to the Europa League. Valencia won away at Chelsea but that was right at the start of the group and recent away form is disappointing. Go for Ajax to get the home win in this game.
