The dressing room is football's inner sanctum, a place which can be defined by great togetherness or deep division, where games can be won or lost before a ball is even kicked. What goes on between players and managers behind closed doors is often speculated on. There are endless rumours of fights, arguments and practical jokes, but the reality is rarely discussed. Fortunately, a selection of current and former footballers, with more than 2,000 competitive appearances between them at all levels of the professional game, were happy to share their stories of life inside the dressing room, an environment thousands of players will be missing at the moment because of the lockdown resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
A spokesperson said: "Liverpool City Council, alongside partners at the University of Liverpool and John Moores University, have agreed to explore any impact of Covid-19 as a result of the Atletico Madrid match at Anfield on 11 March. Liverpool City Council's public health team, alongside partners, is currently assessing the size and scope of the project. As the city's current focus is very much on dealing with the pandemic, no timescale or date has yet been set for the completion of the work and when it will be reported.
I'm not surprised the VAR monitors have been used because that's what people have been talking about why don't we use the monitor more," he told reporters. As far as the incident is concerned, I think it was a harsh decision. I don't think Tom Huddlestone has made a meal of it to his credit. Not much I can do about it.
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Furthermore, it says there is "no question" of the board failing to inform clubs of a potential £10m liability. That was not reported to you because it is simply not the case," the letter reads. The central complaint of Rangers is simply wrong and is based on a complete misunderstanding of the situation. On the claim clubs were erroneously told they could only receive cash by voting for the SPFL resolution.
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Brazilian coaches, however, have chafed at the pundits’ fawning attention. His methods, and their evident success, have nevertheless prompted a long-overdue conversation about globalisation in the insular world of Brazilian football. What he brought in terms of intensity and aggression is different," said Leonardo, the former Flamengo player who is Sporting Director at Paris St Germain.
Sometimes it can be difficult to point out the cracks in this imperious PSG side currently eight points clear at the top of the table but they do exist despite the incredible success as of late. Paris have won nine of their last eleven games in all competitions but there has been a slight underperformance of late away from home. They have kept just the one clean sheet in their last five away games with goals being conceded to teams of the utmost quality like Madrid (2-2) but also rather poor outfits such as Dijon (1-2) and Brest (2-1).
Both Newcastle and Sheffield United have goals for themselves. With Newcastle, they need another 5 points - the number that is considered safe to stay in the highest league in England. As for Sheffield United, the goal of top 4 for Champions League is what they are aiming for. Currently, they are only inferior to the 4th team Chelsea with a distance of 5 points.
St Mirren was able to finally put an end to their 3-game losing streak over the weekend as they narrowly defeated Ross County 2-1 in the dying minutes of the match and pulled away from the relegation zone.
In what could be a further attempt to convince the Premier League to approve the Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle United, the country has also pledged to crack down on hundreds of websites illegally streaming broadcasts. In a statement, the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property said it "aims to block 231 websites that violate regulations and rights" including those "directly broadcasting sites of encrypted sports channels…"What is the latest with the takeover?The proposed £300m Newcastle takeover deal is 80% financed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), whose chairman is Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Carlsen - who has been world champion since 2013 - moved into the top 100 at the end of October and has been in the top 10 for the past three weeks before captaining Mohamed Salah for his two-goal display against Watford to go top. One of the Norwegian's main rivals for top spot also has sporting pedigree - former Liverpool defender Nick Tanner has not been out of the top three since 5 October. Carlsen is obviously enjoying his success, updating his Twitter bio to read: "World Chess Champion.
I started to really watch football. To analyse it. To understand what I felt, and what I wanted to put into practice when I became a coach. Setien bullishly stuck with his methods. It guided Lugo to the second division in 2012, steered Las Palmas away from relegation in 2016, and helped Betis finish sixth in his first season in 2017-18.
LIVERPOOL, England, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp felt his side should have beaten Manchester United by a more emphatic scoreline that Sunday's 2-0 victory but was still left eulogising his team's "sensational football". The European champions are now 16 points clear of second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League, with a game in hand on Pep Guardiola's team.
Allegri, 52, parted ways with Juventus following the club's eighth consecutive Serie A title in 2018-19 -- the fifth under his stewardship. I don't know if you can call it a sabbatical or not," Allegri told ESPN FC. As soon as the relationship with Juventus came to an end the decision was to take a year out.
Right now there is very little to suggest they can keep one tight game, let alone 180 minutes. PSG have an issue with Brazilian forward Neymar, who has been suffering with a rib injury, but has been named in the squad for the first-leg on Tuesday. Laurens adds: "My hands are sweating already. Neymar's fitness is the first thing. We thought they were just preserving him but now seems more serious than we thought.
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It’s looking like another low scoring affair though. The hosts have averaged just 0.83 goals per home game this term and conceded 1.33 per game at the other end, while Braga have scored 0.71 per game and conceded 1.0 per game away from home, making a 1-1 draw look the best option for a correct score prediction.
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Posted at 87' Foul by Karim Benzema (Real Madrid). Posted at 87' Ángel Montoro (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 85' Attempt blocked. Ramón Azeez (Granada CF) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Puertas. Posted at 85' Attempt saved. Antoñin (Granada CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Championship Derby started well but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men took control when defender Luke Shaw broke the deadlock in the 33rd minute with a shot that bounced off the turf and over goalkeeper Kelle Roos. Shaw then provided the assist for Ighalo to muscle through and poke home United's second in the 41st minute.
Read the full story FA to focus on completing season The Football Association remains dedicated to finishing the domestic season despite the concerns and pressures arising from coronavirus, says the Telegraph. The Premier League wants to make sure their competition is not completed null and void, and they too have a June 30 deadline, which has been made easier after Euro 2020 was delayed by at least a year.
While the hosts have been looking very sturdy at home, Hamburg have struggled to hit their stride on the road this season. They started the campaign by winning each of their first two traveling matches, but they title hopefuls have since gone massively off the boil on their travels.
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Ryan Jack was sent off late in Thursday's draw with Young Boys of Switzerland in the Europa League, while Colombia striker Morelos got his marching orders at Fir Park after two yellow cards in 14 minutes. Already on a yellow, Morelos couldn't help celebrating his goal by running to the Motherwell support and gesturing to the home crowd. Referee Don Robertson flashed a second caution which means Morelos will be missing for Friday's trip to play Hibernian at Easter Road.
At the moment, he is going to be playing football for Real Madrid and he has got two-and-a-half years left on his contract. He is happy and hopefully he will win a couple of more things with Real Madrid. The comments come days after betting was suspended on Bale re-joining Tottenham in this transfer window. There has been growing speculation that the relationship between the midfielder and manager Zinedine Zidane is strained.
AZ average 2.38 points per home game this season and boast a 75% win rate in their own backyard. The hosts also only concede an average of 0.63 goals per home game, which suggests they are in with a good chance of keeping a clean sheet this weekend, despite the obvious talent of the opposition.
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Posted at 68' Jacynta Galabadaarachchi (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half. SubstitutionPosted at 67' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Ramona Bachmann replaces Guro Reiten. SubstitutionPosted at 67' Substitution, Chelsea Women. Jessica Carter replaces Sophie Ingle. Posted at 66' Attempt saved. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
He’s injured. It is the same ankle so he will be out for a little while," Solskjaer told BT Sport before the match. In separate comments to the club's MUTV channel, Solskjaer said the French World Cup winner was "feeling some discomfort in his ankle. He'll be out for a few weeks, definitely," said the Norwegian.
Sebastien Haller scored the only goal with a sweet strike from Pablo Fornals' knock-down in the first half. The Hammers - who had a strong penalty appeal turned down by the video assistant referee - thought they had doubled their lead through Michail Antonio but his goal was ruled out by the VAR for handball.
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Man City's European ban Q&AWhen can Liverpool win Premier League title?Liverpool can, in theory, win their first Premier League title against Bournemouth on 7 March. That would require Liverpool to win all their matches in that time with Manchester City, and Leicester City in third, slipping up. Manchester United hold the record for the earliest Premier League title win, with Sir Alex Ferguson's men claiming the trophy in 2000-01 on 14 April.
They got the job done against Norwich, but they will certainly be counting their lucky stars. Better finishing and the Canaries' survival hopes would have been dealt a boost at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which says a great deal about how far Spurs have fallen. The football was flat for much of the encounter, with a huge defection needed to find that winner.
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But with another year, the lads will have the opportunity to improve in every respect, they will gain experience. FULL STORY 21:00 - IndyCar postponed As America deals with coronavirus on their own terms, the IndyCar racing schedule has been interrupted. Detroit - a hotspot for the disease - was due to hold a race weekend on the last two days of May, has been cancelled.
Hajduk Split are in the run for the second place in the league and Champions League qualification. They are on the second place at the moment but Rijeka have an equal amount of points. At home Hajduk Split have been excellent this season with a 12-0-2 record and are the most productive home team with 30 goals.
I first started to coach at 22 by coincidence when the youth club at a team I was playing at needed a coach for a match," Trpisovsky told Reuters as he prepared for Slavia's final Champions League group match of the season at Dortmund on Tuesday. From that moment, I've been coaching to this day. Six years ago, I was in the third league so this is all a dream.
Plenty on Twitter saying that's Van Dijk's nephew next to him but I'm not too clued up on VVD's extending family. Messi's pride Morning. Welcome back to our rolling coverage of football news. Where to begin? Well let's here from a certain Lionel Messi, who picked up a record-breaking sixth Ballon d'Or last night.
They were off the pace from the start and Praet's tap-in from Vardy's cross came from their first real chance. And while they did improve in the second half, with Maddison dictating play with more composure, they were still unable to play with their usual flow. They were also more open at the back than usual, too, with holding midfielder Hamza Choudhury unable to give his back four the same protection usually provided by the injured Wilfred Ndidi.
That dramatic confidence-building triumph was Chelsea's second Premier League away victory on the spin, however overall consistency is still proving elusive for Frank Lampard's men who were turned over in five of their last eight top-flight assignments.
But far more likely is a shift back to 2021. This would open a window for the domestic leagues to complete their seasons this summer, when restrictions created by coronavirus have hopefully eased. Why does finishing the season matter?To a greater or lesser degree all European leagues have television contracts that need to be met. If they are not, the potential for having to reimburse the TV channels their money is enormous.
Man of the match - Ross Barkley (Chelsea) The former Everton man was roundly booed and jeered by Everton fans, still sore over the manner of his exit when he joined up with Antonio Conte. However he was at the heart of his current side’s attacking play. He could be a vital part of England’s Euro 2020 campaign.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard says there is "more to come" from his side, who plan a busy summer in the transfer market after they booked an FA Cup final against Arsenal. Olivier Giroud and Mason Mount were helped by poor goalkeeping from David de Gea but Chelsea deserved their 3-1 win over Manchester United. With what we do in the summer, there will be more to come," Lampard said. We want to win the final.
They are not afraid to have a defensive approach. They have lots of young people with energy and when they are winning they are comfortable in this situation, with a low block, fast on the counter with [Anthony] Martial, [Daniel] James, [Marcus] Rashford, Jesse [Lingard]. It's easier for them when they play the better teams who want the ball and have the initiative, I think they did well.
Only 33% of Shrewsbury’s home games have produced over 2.5 goals and both teams have scored in 50% of Coventry’s away games. Shrewsbury’s home games produce an average of 2.44 goals per game and Coventry’s away games produce an average of 2.75 goals per game, which adds weight to our prediction for two goals to be scored this weekend.
They'll feel confident," Solskjaer added. They've hit form, they're playing well. They've just been at the Bernabeu winning there (against Real Madrid), they've won the cup final so I'm sure they'll come confident. United captain Harry Maguire was unavailable against Derby with an ankle injury, and now faces a race to be fit to face City in a crucial match for United's Champions League qualification hopes.
