Ronaldo did something that you see in the NBA, he was up in the air for an hour and a half. That was Sampdoria manager Claudio Ranieri's assessment of Cristiano Ronaldo's gravity defying leap to score in Juventus' 2-1 win against his side on Wednesday night. The 34-year-old Portuguese produced a leap of 71cm as he met Alex Sandro's cross at the back post at a height of 8. It was the sort of skill seen by the likes of LeBron James and James Harden in the NBA.
Moments later he danced past Christian Kabasele and forced Will Hughes to bring him down in the box. City were outclassed by Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final but Watford were no match for City at Vicarage Road. Did you know? Sterling has scored 10 goals against Watford in all competitions, only netting more against Bournemouth (11). He has scored nine goals in his last five matches against the Hornets.
Antonio Candreva and Nicolo Barella got the goals for Inter with Martin Caceres scoring for Fiorentina. Chelsea winger Victor Moses, who joined Inter on loan for the rest of the season last week, also made an appearance in the second half. Inter will play Napoli in the last four while the other semi-final sees Juventus take on AC Milan. A stunning first-half performance by Celtic earned them a comfortable 3-0 win at St Johnstone and maintained their five-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
TALKING POINT - Has the Mourinho effect taken hold at Spurs? To call this match lacklustre would be an understatement. Watford were the brighter team in the end, and though Mourinho certainly has some squad difficulties going against him at the moment, fans may start to question what kind of football they’re likely to see under the so-called Special One”.
Energetic BGU won their last game against Slusk 2 where they scored three goals in the second half going against the bookies favorites. This was a recovery after a two game losing streak against smolevichi 2 and Neman 2. They will face Brest 2 who have lost six of their last eight games, only won one game against Slavia 2 and drew with belshina 2. They are a defensive team who have scored less than two goals this season.
DOHA, Dec 21 (Reuters) - An extra-time goal from Roberto Firmino gave Liverpool a 1-0 victory over Brazil's Flamengo to win the Club World Cup at the Khalifa International stadium on Saturday. Brazilian Firmino drilled home the winner in the ninth minute of extra time to secure victory for Juergen Klopp's European champions and Premier League leaders.
If it was reverse gear on the pitch, there was a clear plan to accelerate the club forward off it, including proposals for the academy, the club's charitable foundation and the regeneration of LS11. Radrizzani's vision was to return Leeds to a place amongst England's footballing elite within five years. The club have achieved it in their centenary season, with promotion celebrated amidst a pandemic that has seen the passing of club legends Norman Hunter, Trevor Cherry and Jack Charlton mourned.
The back-to-back defeats are the latest causes for concern in a worrying sequence of results. A hangover from the festive period remains and they have only managed to win two of their last seven league matches. Now they take a trip to a Brentford side who are fourth in the Championship largely off the back of their brilliant home form.
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Chelsea's Christian Pulisic has been directly involved in seven goals in his last eight away Premier League games (five goals, two assists). Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has scored in each of his last seven games against Aston Villa in all competitions, netting nine goals in the process (eight for Arsenal, one for Chelsea). Aston Villa's Kortney Hause's opener against Chelsea was his first Premier League goal, meaning he has now scored in each of the top four divisions in English football, with today just his seventh league goal.
Chinandega u20 host Real Esteli u20. Chinandega 20 have won 14 points in 15 matches, ranked 9th place in the league. On the other side, the guests Real Esteli u20 have won 28 points in 15 matches ranked 2nd place in the league. As you can see, there is huge difference in terms of quality between these two teams.
The three-at-the-back setup has yielded much improved performances in recent weeks, although even after wins against Norwich and Burnley since Christmas they still find themselves perched precariously in the Premier League.
Clubs show limited loyalty to their players - they are viewed as assets with a finite shelf life and are treated as such. And it is indicative of how badly run Manchester United are that a 22-year-old had to play through immense pain to try to drag a club of United's resources through an FA Cup tie against Wolves.
Another aspect to highlight is the elevated cost which has increased since the renovations were announced," added the statement. The works were also supposed to have been completed by 2017 but will not even be finished by the time the club celebrates its centenary (in 2023). To conclude, this will be a hugely botched job, paid for by the citizens of Vigo.
Meanwhile, Birmingham have won at home to the three sides directly above bottom-side Wigan. So far this term, the Blues have won five of their six meetings at home to sides in the bottom half. They should be able to stop a Latics outfit who are losing far too many on the road for their own good. We expect the Blues to come out on top here, with Wigan just too poor on the road to get anything.
Tanguy Ndombele, it was devastating and brutal. But it also felt like a diversionary tactic after another game Spurs had failed to win. It is now five matches since they last tasted victory, their worst run since the autumn of 2016. Unless they go to Germany and overturn RB Leipzig's one-goal advantage in their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday, it will be another campaign without a trophy. It will also be only the third time since 2003 that Tottenham will have ended the season without reaching the quarter-final of a cup competition.
But it's something where you need to manage your time because it's very addictive. You see some players taking a break from it because it can get a lot. You will get good and bad messages however well you are doing. Former commentator and now sports psychotherapist Gary Bloom said social media was something players "crave and hate". Bloom is employed by Oxford United and also works with a number of professional players in the game.
A ban on children heading the ball has been in place in the US since 2015. The inquest into the death of former West Brom striker Jeff Astle found heading heavy leather footballs repeatedly had contributed to trauma to his brainThe study began after claims that former West Brom striker Jeff Astle died because of repeated head trauma. Former England international Astle developed dementia and died in 2002 at the age of 59.
NS Mura have lost just 1 of their last 5 games against NK Celje (in all competitions). When NK Celje is down 0-1 home, they win 25% of their matches. NK Celje scores 0.8 goals in a match against NS Mura and NS Mura scores 1.2 goals against NK Celje (on average). Mra have drawn 6 of their 9 away matches in this season. I expect a very close battle here in this match and a draw seems the most probable result to me. Though celje are coming from a home defeat against Olimpija Ljubljana. Draw is expected in this match.
It's 12 years since Spurs lifted a trophy and you have to go way back to 1991 for the last time the eight-time winners won the FA Cup. It'll be a tall order without the injured Harry Kane, but the transfer window may yet provide a solution, while youngsters like Japhet Tanganga offer room for optimism in other departments within the team.
Wales will visit the Netherlands for a friendly match ahead of their opening Euro 2020 fixture in Azerbaijan. Ryan Giggs' side will face the Netherlands - who have also qualified for Euro 2020 - on Saturday, 6 June, in Rotterdam in their final warm-up game. Giggs expects to arrange another warm-up friendly ahead of their opening game of the tournament against Switzerland in Baku on 13 June. We're going to get two friendlies before," Giggs said.
Italy's top-flight Serie A soccer league has been suspended since March 9 and the Euro 2020 Championship was postponed for a year on March 17. Spadafora said that the suspension should be extended to all training, which has so far not been banned, amid uncertainty over when the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be held.
They have to. The question is how?Could Leicester replicate Man Utd approach? Leicester won 4-1 at Aston Villa on 8 DecemberRodgers switched to a 4-4-2 diamond for his side's win over Aston Villa at the start of December, and that is one option for him again here. Using a diamond against Liverpool would be a challenge, however. As I mentioned in this piece after the Villa game, that system leaves the opposition full-backs free to overload you down the flanks.
It’s good the uncertainty is cleared up. But as an athlete I find it sad, because since 2016 all my focus has been on Tokyo 2020. As an athlete you dream of these sort of competitions. But it is a good decision and I have to accept it. Brighton to donate tickets to NHS workers Brighton and Hove Albion are donating a minimum of 1,000 tickets for NHS workers to thank them for their role fighting the coronavirus.
Austria Lustenau are expected to host Horn for a Liga 2 match which is going to be held in Planet Pure stadion, Lustenau city. Lustenau are currently taking position 10 with 28 points got from 8 wins and 4 draws while Horn takes position 13 with 26 points got from last 6 wins and 8 draws.
If the decision is made that we will not play the season out then I think it's quite clear that the season should be voided, rather than deciding on what is a mid-season change of rules and a fairly arbitrary decision as regards how we deal with promotion and relegation," he told the club website. In order to find an acceptable compromise, it has to be just: a compromise that is fair. Our suggested solution follows on from what League Two voted in favour of last week and while that's not a binding vote, it's indicative of where their intentions were and that is promotions, without relegation.
Yet Pellegrini struggled to get the most from his players. Anderson was a fitful performer, with many feeling being stuck out wide denied him the freedom to express himself. Haller scored three times in his first three games but has done so only twice since. Fornals scored the final goal of Pellegrini's reign but it was the only time he found the net in the Premier League under the former Real Madrid coach.
Assisted by Aaron Mooy with a headed pass. Posted at 83' Attempt blocked. Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß. Goal!Posted at 79' Goal! Liverpool 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. SubstitutionPosted at 78' Substitution, Liverpool.
Post updateNeeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing. Post updateFoul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City). Post updateBobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing. Post updateFoul by Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City). Former Watford manager Javi Gracia has been appointed the new manager of La Liga side Valencia. Gracia, 55, led the Hornets to 11th in the Premier League as well as the FA Cup final last season, but was sacked after a poor start to the new campaign.
Alexander-Arnold added that Klopp "develops the people around him" and "makes their dreams come true". Last year, Liverpool became European champions for a sixth time following victory over Tottenham in the Champions League final. It was their second successive final after defeat by Real Madrid in 2018. They also finished runners-up to Manchester City in the Premier League last season, having lost just one game and recording the third-highest points total in the history of the English top flight.
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According to the assessment, rookie Belshina Bobruisk has the opening match of the Belarus Belarusian league 2020 difficult to meet FC Minsk. Back in the past, Belshina Bobruisk has just lost 5 and only won 1 of the last 7 confrontations. However, for many fans, Belshina Bobruisk is still a name to trust. Remember, this is a Belshina Bobruisk match played at home. Importantly, they are in a stable form when they were unbeaten to 10/13 matches in all competitions. FC Minsk does not have the best preparation for the new season. FC Minsk has just gone through 3 consecutive friendly matches without winning before the season.
They have managed just three wins in their last 14 matches and have no clean sheet in the process. In their last match, which ended in a 2-0 loss to Galatasaray, they dominated proceedings but two second half goals dimmed their hopes for a higher finish. In their last 17 matches in the league, Fenerbahce have led just once at half time, and only came to life in the second half and have conceded two or more goals in four of their last six matches.
Rodriguez’s team-mate Gareth Bale will also stay put. The Welshman’s agent said Bale will see out the remaining two-and-a-half years of his Real Madrid contract. That will not stop rumours resurfacing in the summer, but the chances of him moving in the mid-season window are slim to nil. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)Getty Images Talk of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leaving Arsenal for Real Madrid feels speculative at best, and it is very hard to see Mikel Arteta parting with his captain even if a big offer comes in.
Six of the last eight Middlesbrough home games have had under 2.5 goals scored in them. Tottenham will rest several players and have Harry Kane injured. Each of the last three Middlesbrough games have had under 2.5 goals scored in them. A lot can happen in a few weeks and that has certainly been the case for both these clubs.
The 1/64 final of the English FA Cup brings a match between Solihull and Rotterdam. And I am going for more than 2.5 goals to be scored in this match. Solihull is team that I rarely fails to score goals. This team play extremely offensive football no matter who is the opponent and what competition is involved. There have been over 3 goals in 4 of their last 5 matches. I believe that tonight they will show an interesting and effective performance against Rotterdam and I expect there will be goals in both the first and second half in this match.
Manchester United's year-on-year revenues rose from £589. Champions League. Deloitte said those figures "would likely see the Red Devils fall to their lowest ever Money League position in next year's edition. This could also put the club at risk of losing its position as the Premier League's highest revenue generating club for the first time in Money League history," Deloitte added.
