Playing the remaining Premier League fixtures at neutral venues has the "potential to have a material effect on the integrity of the competition", says Brighton's chief executive Paul Barber. On Friday, top-flight clubs were told on a video conference call that neutral venues will be the only way to complete the season. Up to 10 stadiums" would be used to resume the 2019-20 campaign. But Barber says his club are "not in favour" of the
There was no doubting Frimpong's offence and no arguing with his dismissal. Morelos got in behind him and the young man panicked. So, too, did Rangers. James Tavernier, the usual penalty taker, ceded responsibility to Morelos - what a enormous talking point that will be - and Morelos botched it. His shot was unconvincing, Forster saving to his right. The goalkeeper was off his line - most of them are in such situations - and that will only add to the torment Rangers are going to experience
Olympic champion Adam Peaty will take part in a virtual bike race tomorrow to raise money for the NHS. A 100km race on Zwift, with boxer Callum Johnson also taking part. Contract extension for Muller Some actual non-coronavirus related football news from Germany, where Thomas Muller has signed a contract extension at Bayern Munich until 2023! 10:13 - Rangers players, staff defer wages Rangers manager Steven Gerrard says the decision by the club's players, directors and staff to defer wages by three months during the COVID-19 pandemic was a
There are now more than 450 confirmed cases in the UK and it is anticipated the government will switch to tactics aimed at delaying its spread, rather than containing it. Delay is where "social distancing" measures will be considered - which could include restrictions on public gatherings above a certain number of people, though this is not thought to be likely at this stage. La Liga suspended as Real Madrid players in quarantineBosnia ask Uefa to postpone Northern Ireland gameTimeline: How has coronavirus impacted sport?The EFL is to seek clarity from the Premier League over what appears to be a proposed contingency
Diego Martinez' charges have dropped off quite dramatically since though and they head into this daunting fixture on the back of three straights defeats after going down 2-0 to Valencia at Mestalla before the international
Vicente Iborra pulled one back but it mattered little to Real as the club wrapped up their 34th Spanish title. Zidane's side have won all 10 of their matches since Spanish football restarted in June. They head into the final day of the season with an unassailable seven-point lead over second-placed Barcelona. This is better than anything. It takes a tremendous effort to win La Liga," said the Real Madrid
Billy Gilmour's first-team career so far amounts to just seven appearances - four starts - and 461 minutes. But the 18-year-old Scot has wasted no time in making a lasting impression at the heart of Chelsea's midfield. Among the list of admirers is West Ham manager David Moyes, who would relish a chance to work with his compatriot. The one [Scottish player] who if I could sign tomorrow I would is Billy Gilmour after his opening performances for Chelsea," said
City and Guardiola are not bothered about that of course. They want their title back. With Foden and a rejigged defence, they will have a pretty persuasive argument for getting it. A defining fortnight ahead?It says everything about Guardiola's managerial career that in 11 seasons as a manager this is only the third time he has failed to win the domestic championship. In 2011-12 Barcelona finished nine points behind Real
With Rooney behind much of the Rams' best work, Rodak reacted superbly to keep out a flicked effort from Tom Lawrence and a shot by Matt Clarke on the stretch, before later pushing an angled Lawrence drive around the post. He was only beaten when Rooney cheekily chipped in his penalty after Ream was adjudged to have used his hand to prevent Martyn Waghorn from going through. However, after Mitrovic's opportunistic equaliser, Rodak then prevented Derby from finding a winner with a brilliant diving stop to keep out Max Bird's drive from 12 yards before diving backwards to palm away a late bundling effort by Curtis Davies from close
I'd like to have played under Mourinho'Having enjoyed domestic, European and international success during his career, Villa does not have many regrets. However, he does wonder what it would have been like to play under Jose Mourinho. The Tottenham boss was manager of Barcelona's bitter rivals Real Madrid during Villa's time in Catalonia. I have thought about what it would be like to be coached by Jose," he
Atletico Palmaflor and Guabira will face to face on Sunday evening before the Super Bowl. The teams follow each other in the table, have in common: they have got same record after 3rd matchday, negative goal difference and high goal per match avg.
Fiorentina have scored twice in five of their last six visits, scoring 14 across their last four. Given the form of these two sides, we think that Fiorentina’s forward-thinking style will prove to be too much for the hosts. We are going with the visitors to score over 1.5 goals in this trip, which is great value given their record in the league so
The FIELD study assessed the medical records of 7,676 men who played professional football in Scotland, born between 1900 and 1976. It was found that dementia was a factor in the deaths of 11% of the former footballers who had died, compared to around 3% for the socio-demographically matched sample. The health impacts of heading a ball came to the fore when former West Bromwich Albion striker Jeff Astle became the first British professional footballer confirmed to have died in 2002 from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease found in individuals with a history of head injury, often as a result of multiple
Despite coming from an horrible streak of 5 losses in a row which have increased their gap to the top of the table, Cracovia seems to be favorite in this match vs Lechia: Cracovia can still count on one of the best defenses of the whole League and their attack has also been quite good, having scored an average of more than a goal per match. Cracovia comes from 3 wins in a row vs Lechia Gdansk and in the last 2 Lechia hasn't even been able to score any goal. Considering the good defense shown by Cracovia so far, Lechia should score no goal this time too and the visitors could
One thing we can expect from this clash is action at both ends of the pitch. While West Ham’s defensive record at home is abysmal at the moment, they have managed to find the net themselves with regularity. They haven’t failed to score in front of their own fans since their opening weekend thrashing at the hands of Manchester City, scoring 11 goals in their seven attempts
Here we have a match in the second division in Costa Rica where the home team Santa Rosa play at home in the return game against Curridabat. The first match ended in a draw 1-1 and it is very rare that these clubs win. But the home team is a little more stable at home than the guests are away. Moreover the home team has 4 draws in the last 5 games they played. The away team has 4 draws in 6 games as well. Both teams are fighting for survival and it is unlikely that they will let go easily. I think they will fight till the end will keep it level until 90
Sao Paulo need a win from this game to kick-start their Copa Libertadores campaign. They lost their first group match but will be confident of getting a win back on home soil. LDU Quito got their group off to a great start with a 3-0 home win over River Plate. Their away form is poor though and the tip here is for the Brazilian side to get the
Assisted by Riccardo Saponara. BookingPosted at 66' Fabio Lucioni (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 66' Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 66' Foul by Fabio Lucioni (Lecce). SubstitutionPosted at 63' Substitution, Lecce. Panagiotis Tachtsidis replaces Zan Majer. Ryan Christie's late goal booked holders Celtic's a Scottish Cup semi-final date with Aberdeen at the expense of dogged St Johnstone in
Ross Barkley replaces Jorginho. SubstitutionPosted at 64' Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Fikayo Tomori. Posted at 64' Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lewis Cook with a cross. Posted at 63' Attempt
But a first-team breakthrough never materialised and his club career didn't follow the same upward trajectory as his international exploits. A season on loan at Ligue 1 rivals Toulouse was aborted when Edouard was charged with - and subsequently found guilty of - shooting a passer-by with an airgun fired from his car. Just as a career of huge promise looked in danger of going to waste, Celtic stepped in to offer an escape route in summer
SubstitutionPosted at 65' Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Ross Barkley. SubstitutionPosted at 65' Substitution, Chelsea. Tammy Abraham replaces Olivier Giroud. Posted at 64' Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 64' Foul by Christian Benteke (Crystal
Rashford's United host Norwich this weekend, Abraham's Chelsea take on Burnley at Stamford Bridge, Aubameyang's Arsenal travel to Palace, and Ings and Southampton are at Vardy's Leicester. The Moyes bounce to continue?So far, so good for David Moyes, who has won two out of two without conceding a goal since returning to manage West Ham United. If you're tempted to make changes with the Friday night game in mind, you may be keen to hear that captain Mark Noble's two goals against Bournemouth took him to 45 Premier League goals, just two behind Paolo di Canio, who is the Hammers' record scorer in the
Viktoria Plzen will host Mlada Boleslav in 1. Liga of Czech Republic. Viktoria Plzen are second behind Slavia Prague. But they Defeated table topper Slavia Prague by 2-1 on road and that should be huge win for Victoria Plzen. They Defeated Ceske Budejovice by 1-0 at home. They are currently on winning run of five matches and Scored 12 goals. On the other hand, Mlada Boleslav lost previous game to Slavia Prague by 0-1 in front of their home fans. They just won one of the last 7 matches in the league. Plzen Defeated Mlada Boleslav by 4-2 last time
Pure instinct,” he said later. And even purer ecstasy. I don’t believe it, but it’s happened,” said the commentator Alan Green on Radio Five Live. Belief was the word of the night: United’s in the face of apparently inevitable defeat, and the disbelief of those who were watching. Unbelievable,” said Terry Venables on
I can't tell you exactly how many games I've commentated on professionally, but my best estimate is around 70-80 a season for 30 years - that's around 2,500 matches. There was also 15 years of watching as a fan before that. My first game was Tranmere Rovers v Grimsby in January 1975, aged seven. My first job as a commentator was for Capital Gold Sport in 1990. After seven years there I joined the BBC, initially on Radio 5 Live and then Match of the Day from
He is an outstanding player with an outstanding personality,” Freund told The Independent this week. The big clubs have been watching him and if I was them, I’d have no hesitation to sign him. Takumi is ready to make the next step in January. So where would Minamino fit it? Liverpool have an impressive squad depth – highlighted by their simultaneous Club World Cup and League Cup mission next
Volna had quite a poor ending to last season in the second league level as in their last 8 games played they had just one win and many losses conceding plenty of goals at the same time but still not that bad at scoring, while in their two games in the second league last season with Slonim they drew 1-1 at home and drew as well 2-2 away from home so of course my initial thought about this opening round game is that this game should see once more both teams
Everton forward Richarlison has signed a new deal that will keep him at Goodison Park until summer 2024. He joined the Toffees from Watford in July 2018 and has since scored 20 goals in 55 appearances in all competitions. Richarlison, 22, made his international debut for Brazil two months after joining Everton and now has 19 caps. I intend to be here a long time. This was the club which gave me the opportunity to show my football," he
Just as they did when they went to Anfield in October, Leicester made life difficult for their hosts, but created little and ended up leaving empty-handed. The scoreline would have been more damaging if not for the performance of Schmeichel, who made a series of fine stops against his former club - the pick of the bunch coming when he clawed away a fierce Mahrez strike. Leicester's title challenge is far from over with this defeat - a win over the leaders would quickly regain some of the momentum they lost here and in their home draw with Norwich last
El Gounah will host Zamalek for this fixture of the league. I believe, the visitors have better team than their opponent. Zamalek are more ambitious team in this league. They are currently on the 3rd place with 21 points. They have two consecutive victories. In any case, they will try to make a positive result. Also, we have El Gounah who's is modest team in this league. They have less potential. Also, they are not convincing team in the last matches. Nevertheless, El Gounah have advantage at home stadium. Perhaps, they will try to provide a strong resistance. My pick - draw.
As a group of players, we wanted to stand up and do our bit," captain Grant Hanley told the club website (www. The lads have heard at first-hand stories and challenges that some of our supporters are currently facing. We need to make sure we’re reaching out and helping those who have been hit hard and are struggling at this
Ajax have lost four of their last eight Eredivise matches. AZ Alkmaar have lost three of their last six Eredivisie matches. Ajax have won their last three home matches against Alkmaar by an aggregate score of 12-1. Ajax have won 11 of their 12 matches at home in the Eredivisie. A big weekend in the Eredivisie sees the top two going head to head, league leaders Ajax hosting nearest rivals AZ
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Aris Limassol - Ethnikos Achna Head to Head Statistics The Soccer Teams Aris Limassol and Ethnikos Achna played 26 Games up to today. In this common Games the Teams scored a average of 2.8 Goals per Match.
SubstitutionPosted at 70' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ben Liddle replaces Lewis Wing. Goal!Posted at 67' Goal! Leeds United 3, Middlesbrough 0. Hélder Costa (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. BookingPosted at 65' Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow
I was surprised as anyone that after all that fighting to go out and spend money in January and he didn’t spend anything. They are missing something. They’re missing a goalscorer and they can talk about Tammy Abraham, but I’m quite sure that during the summer they will go out and buy an established centre forward, without a
Posted at 90'+2' Djibril Sidibé (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 88' Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Djibril Sidibé. Posted at 87' David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 87' Foul by Djibril Sidibé (Everton). BookingPosted at 86' Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 86' Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive
Burnley vs Leicester City predictions for Sunday's Premier League clash at Turf Moor. Burnley hope to end their Premier League losing streak when they face the high-flying Leicester on Sunday. Read on for all our free Premier League predictions and betting
BGU vs Minsk was ultimately a local derby between sides occupying first and second in the league, albeit after just two rounds. With City Bragging Rights™ at stake, it was BGU who record an impressive 2-0 win, maintaining their perfect start to the season despite going down to 10 men with 20 minutes
Assisted by Hélder Costa. Posted at 68' Attempt missed. Michael Morrison (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota following a set piece situation. Posted at 67' Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United). Posted at 67' Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick on the right
Mourinho was shown a yellow card by referee Mike Dean after appearing to go over to speak to members of the Southampton coaching team. Resilient Saints on the riseA 2-2 draw with Arsenal on 23 November left Southampton one place off the foot of the table on just nine points, but since then Ralph Hasenhuttl's side have hit a run of form to move away from the relegation zone. The win over Spurs means they have collected 16 out of a possible 24 points since that meeting with Arsenal, and they worked tirelessly to both give themselves chances and to frustrate the