Fergie's emotional farewell (2013) Media playback is not supported on this device Ferguson says emotional farewellThe greatest manager of all time?Sir Alex Ferguson's last game as Manchester United manager at Old Trafford ended with an emotional farewell speech - and there was hardly a dry eye in the house. During his 26-year tenure at Old Trafford, the Scot won 38 trophies. And it was only right he signed off with another Premier League winners' medal, as United lifted the trophy after that final home match against Swansea in May 2013 - a game fittingly won by a Rio Ferdinand goal in 'Fergie time'.
The EFL has instructed clubs not to do any kind of training activity until 14 April at the earliest. Premier League clubs have either put their players on individual programmes or used video conferencing apps to bring a collective approach to the work they can do. Some have let players return to their home countries, others have not. Clubs with foresight have let players take gym equipment home from the training ground.
Defensively, both teams have floundered, so a low-scoring game seems unlikely, but it is the hosts who stand out as likely winners, or at least more likely than the current prices suggest. Last time out at this venue, Benfica got the better of a very useful Lyon side. On that occasion, they were clinical, which bodes well ahead of a game against a Zenit side that has given plenty away on the road. In Russia, Zenit are very tough to face but it's well known that they don't travel well. They can make their presence felt offensively on Tuesday, but their defensive exploits, especially when losing away to Leipzig, point towards them struggling.
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While views about Solskjaer as a manager are mixed at best, the majority of United fans believe their club's problems go much deeper. They are angered at a combination of what they perceive to be a lack of investment, huge amounts of money exiting the club in share dividends and finance payments, and poor recruitment. For that, they hold the Glazer family, who bought the club in controversial circumstances in 2005, and Woodward, effectively United's chief executive since the exit of David Gill in 2013, responsible, which is why they are being singled out for criticism.
Another match where both teams are going to be very even and should settle in for a draw. Both teams are at the mid table and should not worry too much for getting relegated and also don't have a chance for something more for sure. Cagliari at this match will be without Farago P , Naingollan R, Oliva C , Pavoletti L , Pereigo G and Piscanane F while Torino will be without Verdi S, Zaza S and without Baseline due to knee injury. Both teams are similar in quality and given all the circumstances for this match I believe both teams will settle in for a draw.
They were unfortunate to lose that clash 2-1, and after a shock loss to Watford on New Year’s Day they have now lost three of their last five top flight outings. However, they have an opportunity to get back to winning ways on Saturday.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4' Second Half ends, Inter Milan 0, Roma 0. Posted at 90'+2' Offside, Inter Milan. Marcelo Brozovic tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside. Posted at 89' Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma). Posted at 89' Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half. SubstitutionPosted at 89' Substitution, Roma. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
A lovely goal from Juan Mata enlivened another dull game and was enough to take United into the fourth round, in which they’ll play away to Watford or Tranmere. Wolves, on the other hand - who were disappointing in both legs - must now focus on the Europa League, in which they meet Espanyol next month.
Former Germany striker Mario Gomez has retired from football at the age of 34 after helping his first club Stuttgart win promotion back to the Bundesliga. He got his side's only goal in a 3-1 defeat by Darmstadt 98 that still left Stuttgart in the second promotion spot. The five-time German champions finished behind Arminia Bielefeld to return to the top flight after one season away. It was my last mission for VfB," said Gomez.
Interestingly, much of West Brom's best work has come on the road this season. In fact, Slaven Bilic's men have claimed four more points away than they have at The Hawthorns. They're unsurprisingly, the Championship's top travelling point scorers. The Baggies have won three of their last five on the road and are unbeaten in their last seven, five of which they've emerged victorious from.
Liverpool hammered Bournemouth 3-0 on Saturday for their seventh straight win in the Premier League. See alsoBournemouth - Liverpool Jurgen Klopp made seven changes as he tried to keep his team fresh ahead of the trip to Salzburg on Tuesday. The game felt like a training exercise for large stretches and Liverpool made all three of their goals look easy.
Post updateHand ball by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City). Post updateJames Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing. Post updateFoul by John Fleck (Sheffield United). Post updateCorner, Leicester City. Conceded by Enda Stevens. BookingJohn Egan (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
I expect the home team to win this match. Brest have the equal number of points though Strasbourg are the better team here. Both teams have managed 18 points this season. Both teams are in the middle of the table. Brest have lost only one home match this season. They have won 3 and drawn 4 as well. Strasbourg has been awful in the away matches. They have lost 5 away matches in this season. This is a balanced match. Any team can win it so going for 1x2 market is risky. I expect them to score more than 2 goals here in this match.
Discussions with clubs remain ongoing. More findings from Deloitte's annual review of football financeThe 72 Football League clubs earned revenues of over £1bn for the first time. Championship clubs generated record combined revenues of £785m in 2018-19 - a 5% increase from 2017-18. The wages/revenue ratio of English Championship clubs increased to a record 107%. League One clubs had their highest aggregate revenues (£191m) and League Two matched its previous record (£91m).
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First and foremost, I'm a referee - but if I'm going to talk about equality in football, I'm going to mention that I'm a member of the LGBT family. It was an opportunity for me, being comfortable with where I was in football and in my own personal life, to come out publicly and try to campaign for greater respect and understanding within the game. Crystal Palace goalkeeper Chloe Morgan is also using her position to encourage other LGBTQ+ people to get involved with the sport.
Tasked with breaking the dominance of the 'Big Six', Rodgers has not only taken advantage of Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur losing their way but his side are three points ahead of Manchester City with the league's best goal difference. Leicester have won 10 of their 14 league games this season and have 32 points -- three points more than they had at this stage of their remarkable 2015-16 title-winning season.
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He was so so good against Liverpool and so so good here again. I am happy with the boys. They played with intensity. The form of Lamela and Lo Celso is timely for Tottenham with Danish playmaker Christian Eriksen, out of contract in June, reportedly close to signing for Inter Milan. Eriksen surprisingly played the full 90 minutes against Boro and Mourinho said he can "hold his head up high".
Solskjaer came under scrutiny after United made their worst start to a league season in 33 years, but the team appear to have turned a corner in recent weeks after winning five of their last six games in all competitions. United are up to seventh in the Premier League after beating Brighton on November 10, but are still 18 points adrift of leaders Liverpool and nine shy of fourth-placed Manchester City, who currently occupy the final Champions League qualification spot.
The Department of Justice makes allegations against Nicolas Leoz, the former president of South American governing body Conmebol, and ex-Brazil federation supremo Ricardo Teixeira. Both are accused of taking money "in exchange for their votes in favour of Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup". Disgraced former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner of Trinidad and Tobago was also allegedly paid £4m through a host of offshore shell companies to back Russia's 2018 bid.
A difficult relationship with Ozil?I've had a lot of conversations with Mesut Ozil. He's a very important player for the team. There are games in which you see Mesut's brilliance, linking with the attack. But also I had to find players around him so he felt comfortable. Also the team needed to feel solid. And when you, little by little, have to build a team that is aggressive, intense, as well as structured for good pressure, we also had to find a space for Mesut as he gives us an important part of the game, which is his brilliant talent.
Real Zaragoza surprised professionals this season. Starting from a low position, no one dared to expect much from them. However, what Real Zaragoza has shown in recent years brings many positive signals. After half a season, they have a good position on the rankings, they can compete for a return to La Liga. The last 10 matches, Real Zaragoza are unbeaten up to 8 games (7 wins, 1 draw) and 2 defeats, the win rate is 60%. According to experts, if it is true to what is going on, there will be no surprise if Real Zaragoza win this match.
The highest ranked chess player in the world. Current (live) #1 Fantasy Premier League player". He also addressed his fantasy football performance on social media, citing analytics company Opta as one of the factors behind his success. Since a lot of people are asking about my FPL strategy, mine is the not so groundbreaking one of part stats and part gut feeling," the Norwegian tweeted. Part Opta-mist and part optimist.
Reuters) - Winger Gareth Bale has been heavily criticised by the Spanish media for celebrating Wales' Euro 2020 qualification by holding up a flag that appeared to indicate his passion to play for Real Madrid is way down the pecking order. Bale's decision to pose with a giant flag that read "Wales. Golf.
Fred (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. BookingPosted at 82' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card. SubstitutionPosted at 82' Substitution, Arsenal. Matteo Guendouzi replaces Alexandre Lacazette. SubstitutionPosted at 81' Substitution, Manchester United. Juan Mata replaces Nemanja Matic. Posted at 80' Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Now the Tykes are hoping to change things when they make the trip to Millwall on Saturday. However, the Lions are in great form and their recent scoring streak has put them into the top half of the table. They’ll be no pushovers for the worst side in the division.
Manchester City have kept successive clean sheets in the Premier League for only the second time this season (also in October 2019). Manchester City have won six of their last seven league meetings with Leicester City (L1), as many as their previous 21 such clashes. Leicester City have lost three of their last five home league games (W1 D1); they had only lost one of their first 14 such matches under Brendan Rodgers.
This is one very interesting duel from Belgium second league who will be played today and I believe in at least three goals here, maybe with some luck and more than that. So, Virton is team who is after big problems, in this moment in excellent form and they are won in last two matches, 2-0 and 3-1. Lokeren, on the other side, is team who is trying to back in elite league, where they were for many many seasons. They are in bad shape and in this match, they are enter after 0-4 in last round. Yes, over is ok.
Read the Crooks of the Matter below to find out why. Did you know? De Bruyne has been directly involved in more goals (26) than any other player in the Premier League this season (10 goals and 16 assists). Fernandes: This was another sparkling display by the Portugal international. Bruno Fernandes was only on the park for 64 minutes and that was all he needed to cut Brighton to pieces. Now Paul Pogba has a new partner in crime the pressure is off him to some extent and the Frenchman is playing with a certain freedom again.
Chris Wilder's Blades drop below Tottenham, who beat Brighton in the day's early kick-off, but they are still on an impressive run with just one defeat in their past 12 league outings. What's next?Watford have less than two days to prepare for their next match, at home to Aston Villa on Saturday 28 December, with a kick off time of 15:00 GMT. Sheffield United are back in action on Sunday 29 December, when they play Manchester City at Etihad Stadium at 18:00 GMT.
When Sheffield United got promotion, they aroused my curiosity. Sitting fifth in the table, they now have my attention. Did you know? Of all players that played the full 90 minutes in Sheffield United's match at Brighton, Lundstram had the highest passing accuracy in the attacking half (92. Willian: If Tottenham against Chelsea had been a boxing match, it would have been over long before round 12. Spurs hardly laid a glove on Chelsea in the first half and it didn't get much better in the second.
There's no update, no idea when he'll be back. Christian has had a big phase out and is desperate to get back. When (they can return) I'm not giving an answer. I can't see the answer. I'm hoping they might be fit over the next week or two, I just can't say it with clarity. Premier League leaders Liverpool lost their first league game of the season at Watford over the weekend and though Lampard believes it proved they were vulnerable, he said they have still had an "incredible season".
If team wants to make it to the playoff place, Cardiff has to be capable to get three points against Barry on the home field. They made some good results, especially by beating Champion TNS, few round ago, and now have chance to make step closer to the upper part of the table.
Taichung and Taipower will face each other in the upcoming match in the Premier League in Taiwan. Taichung this season have the following results: 2W, 2D and 0L. Meanwhile Taipower have 4W, 0D and 0L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and have good results in offense.
It is pretty real to expect at least three goals in this match from Dutch elite league and with a little luck and maybe even four goals, we will see what will happen. So, SC Heerenveen is solid this season. I was watched them few days ago, when they are played very good in Eindhoven, but still lost against PSV 1-2. Vitesse is better team than them, but they are in poor form and team is lost last three matches in league. It will be very interesting tonight and I see surely here goals on both sides. I will try that.
Forest drew 1-1 at in-form Derby County on Saturday but will be disappointed with that result. They led early in the first half but conceded a 96th minute equalizer. When Fulham won at home to Birmingham later that afternoon, that saw the Londoners go above Forest in the table. The home side are six points behind the final automatic promotion spot.
