Former Celtic and Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Pat Bonner picks the best XI he has played with and, after a bit of persuasion from his fellow Sportsound pundits on BBC Radio Scotland, put himself between the sticks. I want to pick a team that could maybe compete in the modern game," Bonner told BBC Scotland. So who else did Bonner pick in his dream XI? Danny McGrain: I was playing in the Celtic reserves and Danny was there because he was coming back from injury.
Media playback is not supported on this device CAF Awards 2019: Football legends enjoy match outside Egypt's Giza Pyramids Premier League well represented in African best XI - the other awardsMahrez did win one award - the African goal of the year for a free-kick he scored for Algeria against Nigeria in his country's Afcon semi-final victory. Salah, Mane and Mahrez all made the African best XI team, along with three other Premier League-based players - Liverpool centre-half Joel Matip, Tottenham right-back Serge Aurier and Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Unai Emery is the manager of Arsenal," Guardiola told reporters. Of course (Arteta) will be a manager sooner or later. We are going to finish the season but in the future I don't know what's going to happen. Former Arsenal captain Arteta, who joined Guardiola's staff three years ago, was also backed for the job by Arsene Wenger before the long-serving Frenchman left the club.
Sergio Ramos is the team's second-highest scorer with five, but three of those came from the spot. The team's forwards are, to be blunt, having very bad seasons in front of goal: Gareth Bale (two league goals), Eden Hazard (1), Luka Jovic (2), Rodrygo (2) and Vinicius Junior (1) have all massively underperformed, making the ability of midfielders like Toni Kroos and Fede Valverde (and, of course, Ramos) to chip in with their fair share of strikes extremely important.
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Mourinho said he had no complaints with the result, pointing out that his players were being asked to perform 'miracles'. I'm so proud of the boys they fought for the last seconds for a result," Mourinho, whose side had closed to within a point of Chelsea after three consecutive league wins but are now four behind, told reporters at Stamford Bridge.
This club is not just any old employer for me. It’s my passion. I’m happy that I’ll be here for two extra years, and I’ll give everything on and off the pitch. Salihamidzic added: "I’m happy that we’ve reached agreement with Thomas. Thomas is a special player for us, a figurehead for the club and our fans, a leader who shows the way on the pitch and has achieved a lot with FC Bayern.
We know the hosts have failed to score from open play in their last six La Liga matches, whilst Lega have netted just four from eight outings on their travels so far this term. Whilst the visitors are on the upgrade, this is still likely to be an extremely cagey affair and quality in front of goal looks set to be at a premium.
Two of Thursday's Europa League matches have been postponed while Manchester United will face Austrian club LASK behind closed doors. Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States also announced that the season was suspended until further notice. Elsewhere, Rugby's PRO14 season and Euroleague, Europe's elite club basketball competition, have been suspended, while in India the government has ordered upcoming international cricket matches to be played in empty stadiums.
Match and I think it will end in a draw are very equal teams so I think that facing each other there will be a maximum equality between both contestants and draws the most likely result considering that the Mirandés in which he has become strong and did not lose or a single game this season and faces a Sporting de Gijon whose coach has the rope around his neck after the defeat against Tenerife town that is among his last chance to remain in office and everything happens to get something positive from Aranda already that it is a vital shader to be two very close populations and I think that Sporting is going to get it but I don't think I will win and the draw considering that it is 340 has a lot of value
10 round in Nicaragua Liga Primera match between Diriangen and Deportivo Ocotal. Diriangen is on first place in table with 6 wins, 2 draw and 1 lost game, with 20 points and goal different 10:3. On the other side Ocotal is on 8 place in table with 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 lost games, 9 points and with goal different 6:11.
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Aldershot will be at home against Chesterfield for a great fight, this game will eventually and partially decides if the visitors join relegation zone or not depending on how the other lower teams end their games. Aldershot are in 19th position with 26 points from 23 games, winning 2 games in the last 5 league games, 2 draws and 1 game lost, this game is for them very important to push themselves more in the middle table in other not to worry for relegation.
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The result left Southampton 12th with 34 points from 27 games while beleaguered Villa stayed 17th on 25 points, one above the relegation zone. The Saints dominated proceedings and debutant William Smallbone hit the post with a deflected shot in the sixth minute before Ireland striker Long netted the opener two minutes later.
In a statement on Thursday the Premier League club also said it would not be using the government's job retention scheme. The board of directors, the first-team manager, his coaching staff and the first-team squad have agreed to defer part of their salaries for the months of April, May and June to help protect the future of the club, the staff that work within it and the community we serve," the statement read.
Both sides have seen their games average 2.75 goals but this one looks like it might be a bit tighter with neither team possessing much in the final third throughout the tournament with just 12 goals between them so far. We can definitely see this one being a tight, cagey affair on what should be a freezing cold Russian night and are backing the under 2.5 goal line to be a winner at 11/10.
Rennes is in great shape with 4 wins on last 5 matches but I think it will be just too much for them to win one more game and also they did not played draw for 12 games in a row so maybe it is time tonight for that to happen and on the other hand, nice is on the middle but at home they are much stronger than on the road so I don't think they will either lose or win because they are not strong enough to beat this Rennes so draw looks like a far away best bet
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Carrasco left Atletico in 2018 for Chinese club Dalian Professional and has scored 22 goals in the Chinese Super League. But Diego Simeone, who signed Carrasco on a five-year-deal from Monaco in 2015, has brought the winger back to the Spanish capital on loan until the end of the 2019/2020 season. Atletico are ten points adrift of La Liga leaders Real Madrid but can close the gap when they face their city rivals at the Bernabeu on Saturday.
The last time Palace scored more than two goals in a league match was on the final day of the 2018-19 season, when they beat Bournemouth 5-3 at home. Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal *Brighton have lost only once in five Premier League meetings with Arsenal, a 2-0 defeat in October 2017 (W2 D2). Arsenal are unbeaten in the league this year, drawing four games and winning four including the last three.
The Canaries may be in the FA Cup quarter finals but they have only won one of their last six games with four defeats. They have only scored in one of their last five league games and desperately need Teemu Pukki to find his scoring boots. Home form has improved though with only one loss in the last five league games at Carrow Road.
Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta (right) squares up to Manchester United's Aaron Wan-Bissaka while Mateo Kovacic (centre) and Antonio Rudiger look on during Chelsea's 2-0 home defeat to Manchester United on February 17, 2020. Getty Images But the most important thing at the moment is that Frank has to finish in a Champions League spot.
Although they didn't come into the season as anything close to promotion favourites, the prospect of Barrow winning promotion to League Two is a very real one and the side have put in a fantastic campaign thus far. After 28 matches, the hosts have an impressive 55 points; enough to put them top of the National League pile with a 3 point margin of error.
Posted at 65' Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona). Posted at 65' Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 64' Attempt blocked. Júnior Firpo (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Posted at 64' Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong. Posted at 63' Attempt saved.
Three minutes before the half-hour mark, Logarzo doubled the home side's lead when she slotted the ball between Kim Thanh's legs after van Egmond's header looped into her path. With seven minutes left in the half, Van Egmond made it 3-0 with a deflected header that left Vietnam seeking to limit the damage as much as possible ahead of the second leg.
DOHA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Iraq scored two first-half goals to beat United Arab Emirates 2-0 at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Friday and secure their place in the Arabian Gulf Cup semi-finals. Striker Alaa Abbas put Iraq ahead in the sixth minute, and skipper Alaa Abdul-Zahra doubled their lead in the 37th.
Vitebsk has certainly been much more competitive than Slavia Mozyr in this very first part of the season: they have lost the last game vs Isloch but they had collected 2 wins and a draw in the previous 3 rounds, while Slavia Mozyr comes from 3 clear losses in a row and has even conceded a sum of 7 goals in those matches. Vitebsk has conceded no goal in its 2 away games so far, so 2 goals were enough to win both matches: I think that they could win even scoring once this time too, because scoring today won't be easy at all for Slavia.
Pacos de Ferreira even goes as a favorite in this game. They definitely make the best impression of all the teams in the relegation battle. They won three of the last five games. Tondela, on the other hand, has won only one of the last five games. Both teams managed the restart of the season quite well and created a small point cushion on the relegation ranks. Tondela took 4 points from the 3 restart games, Pacos even won 2 matches (2-0-1) and so Tondela has 5 and Pacos 4 points ahead of the relegation ranks, here in a direct meeting, I expect a draw.
Canary Islander Angel Rodriguez joined after being instantly dismissed by Zaragoza for saying publicly that he wanted his club to lose against Tenerife, his hometown team. Barcelona, if the Spanish federation allows them to, are seriously considering signing him as a replacement for the injured Luis Suarez. This season, those three players have scored 22 of Getafe's 35 goals - making them the third best scoring trident in La Liga - and not one of them cost a thing.
It is impossible not to imagine Liverpool fans doing the same at the point when their 30-year wait reaches its end, which could be as soon as Saturday. The fact Liverpool could achieve the feat inside their own - closed - stadium, with fans outside waiting to celebrate is surreal. One could forgive the Premier League, police, local council and anyone else who would have to deal with this situation wanting it wrapped up very quickly before the present advice changes.
The Serie A statement said that fans "sang a chorus of racial discrimination against a player of the opposing team in the 21st and 29th minutes of the first half" as well as other insults. It said the referee interrupted the match after half an hour and an announcement was made asking for the chanting to stop.
Ellen White had a golden opportunity to double City's lead shortly after but the England striker only managed to scrape the post of Anke Preuss' Liverpool net. Liverpool didn't have the look of a defeated team in the second half. Kirsty Linnett forced a save from her spectacular shot from well outside the area, while Melissa Lawley and Courtney Sweetman-Kirk also had some good chances.
Jim Goodwin's side has struggled for goals this season, although not so much in recent weeks despite some bad results along the way, with the Buddies scoring at least once in 3 of their last 5 games but have averaged a measly 0.83 goals in their home ties this season. However, their defensive record on home soil has been impressive too, as the Paisley outfit has conceded just 0.33 times and has conceded in only 2 of their 6 home games.
Staying unbeaten here seems to be likely for Freiburg, which has been much more consistent than Eintracht considering the whole season, because the home team is actually just 4 points away from the relegation zone, while Freiburg is just 2 points far from the European one. Including the game before the Covid break, Eintracht comes from 4 losses in a row and conceded no less than 3 goals in all of those matches, even conceding 5 in the last one vs Bayern. Freiburg has instead conceded no more than a goal in the last 2 games, also stopping a very good team like Leipzig few days ago. Freiburg could even win in my opinion.
Assisted by Marco Reus. Posted at 62' Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Axel Witsel. Posted at 62' Attempt blocked. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho. SubstitutionPosted at 59' Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Wealdstone and Dorking will face each other in the upcoming match in the National League South. Wealdstone this season have the following results: 20W, 2D and 6L. Meanwhile Dorking have 14W, 8D and 9L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Raised in the Danish town of Esbjerg, for whom he began his youth career, he made his senior debut in 2009 and helped the club to the Danish first division title in 2011-12 and cup in 2013. Despite that success, the striker hinted at feeling undervalued during his time at Esbjerg. They may not have known what I could do, but I knew," he said. Departing Denmark for Ligue 1 side Toulouse in 2013, Braithwaite made 137 appearances before joining Championship side Middlesbrough in 2017 on a four-year contract.
Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. SubstitutionPosted at 88' Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Roberto Firmino. SubstitutionPosted at 87' Substitution, Watford. Domingos Quina replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré. Posted at 87' Offside, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside. Posted at 86' Corner, Liverpool.
I don't think it is about huge decisions or small decisions," said Mourinho. The rule, the law, it is or it isn't. UEFA punish them but they have the chance to appeal. Until the appeal finishes, Manchester City have the benefit of the doubt. In the end of the process we will see if they are punished or not," he added.
Since their narrow defeat away to Young Boys on match-day two, Rangers have gone unbeaten in three Group G games, two of which they've won. More importantly, the Scottish outfit have won each of their two games at Ibrox, beating Feyenoord by a goal to nil and Porto by two goals to nil.
The main issue for the hosts has been their conversion rate. They’ve had plenty of shots, 63 in just three games, but they have only managed 11 on target, a rate of just 17%. And with no goal scored in that time, the strike force really needs to improve in order for the team to turn their fortunes around.
The Blades have lost only one of their 15 league meetings with Bournemouth (W9 D5), a 1-0 home defeat in 1987. Bournemouth are 16th -- only two points above the relegation zone -- while the Blades can leapfrog Tottenham Hotspur into fifth place with their 10th victory of the season. Manchester City v West Ham United (1630) *City have won their last seven Premier League meetings with West Ham, scoring 23 goals and conceding three.
The scorer of that opener, Oxlade-Chamberlain, is starting to regain the form he demonstrated prior to picking up a serious knee injury while Henderson was magnificent again in controlling the midfield. They were solid at the back with Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk's centre-back partnership continuing to flourish. The Reds were without the injured Sadio Mane, but Firmino and Salah delivered the goods; the Brazil striker produced a hat-trick of assists to take his total to 51 in all competitions for the club, while Salah scored twice.
This match will see a team seeded outside the top ten reach the final. Russia lost to Spain in the group stages but put up a great performance to knock out Serbia in the last eight. Canada got past Australia in the last eight and they will push Russia hard in this semi-final. Russia just have the edge on form and 150th ranked Vasek Pospisil will have to be again be on top form to win his match. Go for Russia to get the win here.
That's pretty frightening form, even by Barca's exceptionally high standards, and they will be in bullish mood going into Wednesday's game, having won four and drawn two of their last six meetings with Los Blancos. Alongside their aforementioned 5-1 trouncing of Real in last season's corresponding fixture, they also dumped them out of the 2018/19 Copa Del Rey at the semi-final stage, netting 17 goals in the last half dozen clashes between the teams.
After losing two on the bounce, Peterborough's storming campaign has hit a bit of a snag during the last few weeks, but they remain in a promising position. Posh come into this match in 4th place, while despite recent losses, they've managed to maintain an excellent home record.
The Premier League's inaugural winter break concluded with Liverpool 25 points clear at the top of the table after a 1-0 victory over bottom side Norwich. Chelsea were denied twice by VAR as Manchester United closed in on the Champions League places with a controversial 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge. Tottenham scored a late winner at Villa Park to take all three points against Aston Villa, while Arsenal hit four past Newcastle to claim only their seventh league win of the season.
Since then, West Ham have played three Premier League matches, losing all three without scoring. Co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold, and managing director Karren Brady - the trio many fans hold responsible for the club's plight - might be thankful the remainder of the Premier League season is being played behind closed doors. David Moyes has a win percentage of just 17% as manager of West HamThe financial backgroundLast year, West Ham made a pre-tax loss of £28.
