None left. And so it was that the manager who was, and still is, a hero to many Spurs fans was sacked in November. They were lying in 14th place in the Premier League and a Champions League campaign had been scarred by a 7-2 humiliation in their own home by Bayern Munich, the first time Spurs had conceded seven goals at home in their 137-year history. No sooner was Pochettino out of the door than Jose Mourinho was in.
Paper Round’s view: United may be unwilling to fork out £60m on Fernandes, but if he really is their first-choice target, the club should just pay up. Yes that would be giving in to arguably lofty demands, but it’s the January transfer window, and signing an alternative for less would only be accepting second best.
Do you remember when Jordan Henderson was a joke? The Debate: Why Virgil van Dijk should win PFA Player of the Year The Debate: Why Kevin de Bruyne should win PFA Player of the Year It’s a sign of just how far the Liverpool captain has come that it can be hard to think back, but there was a (sustained) period of time where he was the butt of most jokes directed at the club.
German club Schalke will use part of a 50,000 euro (£42,139) fine imposed for racist abuse by their fans to fund anti-discrimination workshops. The Bundesliga side's fans subjected Hertha Berlin's Jordan Torunarigha to monkey chants during a German Cup game. Schalke will use up to 16,000 (£13,487) euros of their fine for workshops, rather than pay that money to the DFB. German football's governing body warned Schalke of tougher sanctions if there was another such incident of racism.
Juventus Managua is the home team and huge favorite for the win, although Real Madrid is not much weaker team than Juventus Managua. There is only small quality gap between these two teams, actually only 3 points difference. However, Juventus Managua are scary team at home, winning 14 points in 7 matches, scoring 17 goals and allowing only 6.
Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac with a cross. Posted at 59' Attempt blocked. Felipe Anderson (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Noble. Posted at 57' Attempt saved. Declan Rice (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Mullins to take charge for Leicester game Watford Under-23 coach Hayden Mullins will take charge of the team for Wednesday's Premier League game against Leicester City with the club yet to find a replacement for the sacked Quique Sanchez Flores. Sanchez Flores was sacked yesterday. Fabinho's replacement perhaps? 12:25 - VOTE for your Ballon d'Or winner We’ve compiled a list of pretty much anyone with an outside hope of clinching football’s famous individual prize.
Jose's new excuse Tottenham’s tricky spell under Jose Mourinho continued on Sunday as they had to come from a goal down to draw 1-1 against Jonathan Woodgate’s Middlesbrough. Lucas Moura saved Spurs from a minor giant-killing and Mourinho dig deep into his excuses bag as he tried to explain the disappointing nature of the display.
Spurs striker Harry Kane was forced off with a leg injury just seconds after having a goal disallowed for offside in the second half. Shane Long went close with a header with five minutes left, but Southampton are now unbeaten in their last four outings. Southampton claimed a penalty against Alderweireld for handball early in the second half, but the referee did not give it and VAR upheld the decision, then also upheld the official's decision against Kane when he netted later on.
A let off for Barca! 47' - Off the post! Pique is left unmarked at the far post but sees his header crash off the woodwork. It bounces back into his path but he's penalised for a deliberate handball. It's been that kind of day for Barca so far. GOAL! Leganes 1-1 Barcelona: Suarez levels for Barca! Messi's free-kick delivery from the left is sensational and his team mate, who had peeled free from his marker, powers a header past Cuellar for his seventh goal of the season.
The referee's report said Valverde had been shown a straight red card for denying a clear goalscoring chance but a statement from the Spanish soccer federation said he would only serve a one-game ban for the infraction. Valverde, who has been one of Real's best players this season in their title race with Barcelona, will miss Saturday's match at home to third-placed Sevilla.
How to watch Real Madrid vs. Mallorca online for free 10 hours ago — You can watch the fixture between Real Madrid and Mallorca live on ITV4, with coverage starting from 5:45 p.m. GMT on Jan. 3. You can also live ...
His confidence was shot in pre-season and so the Reds turned to Roma's Alisson for a world record £66. Brazilian conceding seven goals over two legs against Liverpool in the semi-finals. That signing changed everything as the Reds went on to win the Champions League the following year and the Premier League this season. Alisson has only conceded 51 goals in 81 games. Gibbons: "When we came back for pre-season Karius actually played the first few games but that must have just been to get the price down for Alisson.
Grandstand finish? 93’ GOAL! Real Madrid 3-4 Real Sociedad: What drama at the Santiago Bernabeu! It was a bit of a mess, but Real Madrid have a real chance of levelling this game now! Benzema's cross was headed home by Nacho and Real Sociedad have three minutes to hang on! 96’ SENT OFF! Gorosabel is shown a second yellow card for taking out Vinicius and Real Sociedad will now finish this match with 10 men! Real Madrid are giving this everything they've got! Video - Juventus targeting two Premier League midfielders - Euro Papers01:33 KEY STATS Four of the 15 goals Real Madrid have conceded at the Santiago Bernabeu this season have been scored by former Real Madrid players (Borja Mayoral, Willian Jose, Pablo Sarabia and Martin Odegaard).
None of the Kirolbet Baskonia (the club's basketball side) squad have tested positive. There have also been five club employees who have been affected. The club took the decision to undertake the tests in accordance with our policy of responsibility towards people who form part of our family, and the results show that it was the best and quickest manner in which to find the cases and put the necessary preventative measures in place to reduce, in any way possible, any more spreading.
The home team have seen 1 goal or less in 3 of their past 5 home matches they normally play in low scoring matches at home at times. This could be another one of those matches where the place does not open up. At times they have a good enough team to get the players back to really hold the visitors up when it comes to scoring goals. This will not be a match that is played fast and there chances for both teams could be very limited with how the home team have been playing recently at home in matches
Now in his fifth season at Etihad Stadium, Sterling has lifted six trophies while establishing himself as a key figure for England. The 25-year-old has emerged as a role model too. After he was allegedly racially abused by Chelsea fans in December 2018, Sterling was commended for speaking out against the way newspapers portray young black footballers. John Terry(200 appearances; 73 clean sheets) John Terry (right) has scored the second most goals by a defender (23) in this decade.
Darren Anderton hit a post before, most agonisingly of all, a second's hesitation by Paul Gascoigne meant he ended up a fraction away from Shearer's volleyed cross. We all know how it ended. Andreas Kopke saved from Gareth Southgate. Andy Moller scored. England lost, Germany won and went on to beat the Czech Republic in the final. England thrashed Germany 5-1 in a World Cup qualifier in 2001Germany 1-5 England - World Cup qualifier, Munich's Olympiastadion, 1 September 2001Munich's Olympiastadion was the temple of German sport, where the 1972 Olympics had been staged and where West Germany had won the 1974 World Cup against the Netherlands.
But with 13 minutes left Henderson had to dive bravely at the feet of Mario Vrancic to keep out a Ben Godfrey header and then blocked the rebound. The on-loan Manchester United goalkeeper also reinforced his England credentials by keeping out a Jamal Lewis effort as the Blades made it 10 points from a possible 12 to go sixth in the Premier League above Manchester United and Tottenham, who play on Sunday.
Liverpool host Shrewsbury in the FA Cup fourth round replay at Anfield. Jürgen Klopp won’t be in charge and his stars are unavailable, meaning Liverpool’s U23 side will be in action against the League One club.
But three minutes later in a frantic contest, Frimpong was sent off after fouling Morelos in the box, only for Forster to save the Colombian's penalty. Fraser Forster was outstanding," said Lennon. He made some unbelievable saves, world-class saves. We didn't get going in the first half, second half we were better. The introduction of Odsonne [Edouard] gave us a real spark. The mentality of the team is amazing.
