Hodgson had performed the unlikely feat of taking Fulham to the Europa League final, where they lost to Atletico Madrid in Hamburg, and had experience of taking charge of a European superpower at Inter Milan. He had also just been voted the League Managers' Association Manager Of The Year. What could possibly go wrong - apart from just about everything?My suggestion Hodgson was "perfect" for Liverpool was, in retrospect, a description that may only have suited those praying for the club's demise.
Media playback is not supported on this device 'Absolute howler' from De Gea gifts Chelsea second goal The 29-year-old is either a keeper in permanent decline or going through the sort of extended slump that requires action rather than continued, and potentially costly, support from his manager. De Gea, not to put too fine a point on it, was a total liability at Wembley. No-one would expect Solskjaer to come out and give De Gea both barrels in public but to suggest he is the best keeper in the world is patently ludicrous and this latest performance exposed the real truth.
England had not been good but they had been lucky. That, though, was about to change, when in each half of extra time first John Stones and then Ross Barkley were caught in possession and Holland through a Kyle Walker own goal and a Quincy Promes strike sealed their spot in the final against Portugal in Porto on Sunday.
Pep's 'secret release clause revealed' Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has a break clause in his current contract which could allow him to leave the Premier League club at the end of this season. According to the Mail, the contract extension that the 48-year-old signed last year included the agreement.
the Tenerife fc team and the Sporting Gijon fc team, go head to head in Spain La Liga II. The Tenerife fc team is in 18th position with 29 points Collected. While guest team the Sporting Gijon fc team came in 14th place by collecting 31 point collected. In the last 5 times the Tenerife fc team played at home, 2 of them ended in a the Tenerife fc team had draw, while the guest team played at away last 5 previous matches, 2 of them ended in a the Sporting Gijon fc team had draw.
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The Belgian defender gave Wolves the lead when he poked in from Joao Moutinho's corner in the 23rd minute, before Cutrone found the corner with a low drive, two minutes after replacing Raul Jimenez. West Ham's best chances fell the way of Pablo Fornals and Robert Snodgrass. Fornals forced a good save from Rui Patricio with a curling shot, before Snodgrass' heavy touch allowed the Portuguese keeper to snuff out the danger.
Otherwise, Tranmere would be top of the Premier League, wouldn't they?"Refs don't need to touch their earpiece on a VAR decision Mike Dean consults Stockley Park VAR teamDean explains how he's come around to VAR. Twelve months ago, I wasn't for it," he says. When you've been refereeing for twenty years and then you have someone in your ear telling you that you've made a mistake, it's tough. Over the last six months I've grown into it a bit more," he continues, adding that it's a "good thing" if a decision gets overturned correctly.
United have struggled for consistency in Solskjaer's first full season as manager and have won just two Premier League games since beating City last month. The defeat to Arsenal on New Year's Day left United five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, but Guardiola has seen signs of United players finally translating Solskjaer's gameplans onto the pitch.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6' Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Posted at 90'+3' Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Posted at 90'+3' Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers). Posted at 90'+3' Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half. BookingPosted at 90'+2' Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Heiko Herrlich has been head coach for two months but hasn't managed a game yet - and he won't be in charge this weekend either after violating quarantine by leaving the team's hotelMainz The only non-home kit we are highlighting here. The design of Mainz's special carnival kit looks more like a rugby league shirtJurgen Klopp's other team, Mainz like to play carnival music after their goals because it is a carnival city.
Celtic said they were "aware of the gestures made by the player towards Celtic supporters". But Rangers had said in an earlier statement on their website it was "a gesture used commonly throughout South America to indicate quite simply that something - in this case, the match - is finished". Midfielder Rachel Furness says she is "up for the challenge" of helping new club Liverpool climb up the table after a disappointing start to the Women's Super League campaign.
And yet, at the time of writing, that is still the position of the Government, and the Premier League. Not even the precaution of instructing teams to play behind closed doors. It is an utterly bemusing stance in a world where we all have to accept that we are experiencing a new normal. A world where you cast suspicious glances at anyone coughing.
Le Havre is in a bad series. They only have one win from their last 5 games, so teams that are struggling to enter League 1 have 6 or more points than them. Le Havre do not lose matches at home, they were defeated only once, but they only have 4 wins in 12 matches here. I don't know who they will win if they don't win against Orleans today. Orleans is the last on the table and it is almost certain that they will play in the national league next season. Orleans have 5 last defeats in their away games and I don't see them as a team that has the quality to surprise today.
Amnesty's Felix Jakens told BBC Sport: "The reputation of the club, the reputation of the city, can be brought into serious question if they embrace the Saudi Arabian regime and the authorities there, who recently imprisoned and tortured women human rights activists who were merely calling for the right to drive. And for any deal to go through, Newcastle's new suitors must pass the Premier League's owners' and directors' test, which is supposed to uphold the "reputation and image of the game".
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West Ham's lack of cutting edge on their travels has developed into a problem priority for Pellegrini, and ahead of their trip to Stamford Bridge, the Irons failed to register in three of their last four away assignments overall.
Lokomotiv Gomel will host Naftan for this fixture of the league. Both teams are very average team in this league. However, Lokomotiv have better results at the start of the new season. They have two consecutive victories. On the other hand Naftan have fallen into a very poor show. I think, they have a very difficult task in this season. Also, they are currently bottom of the table. In any case, I think, the visitors will try to provide a strong resistance. They will try to remain unbeaten. I think, they will try to pick up at least one point.
Neither of these two teams have been strangers to high scoring games this season. There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 11 of Eintracht's last 13 Bundesliga fixtures. Meanwhile, Schalke have also seen over 2.5 goals in each of their last five Bundesliga games.
Stevenage have only won two of their eight home games this season and Crawley have only won once on the road, and the hosts average 1.00 goals per home game and concede an average of 1.25 goals while the visitors score an average of 1.44 goals per away game and concede an average of 1.89 goals, which adds weight to our prediction for both teams to score.
The record shows that Lionel Messi is in excellent form. Indeed, the Argentine has scored nine times for Barcelona since the turn of the year, contributing six assists for good measure. Those who have watched Barca over the last few weeks tell a very different story, though. Messi might still be charting ‘Messi numbers,’ but he hasn’t been his usual self.
But a dogged 1-0 victory, taking their on-the-road tally to 13 points from a possible 60, left Jones delighted to have made the return to his homeland. Jones, who hails from the Rhondda Valley, now has two wins at Swansea this season, having been in charge of Stoke when they won 2-1 there in October.
James McClean had already seen his volley well saved by Dejan Stojanovic, and passed up two other big chances for Stoke when he fired straight at the keeper and then headed against the post. The home side were made to pay for those misses, as Teessiders substitute Marcus Tavernier, with practically his first touches, received the ball on the right, spun and cut inside before bending his shot beyond Jack Butland for the crucial second.
Hello everyone tipsters from this great game. I will give you prediction about this game from Romania between Botoshani and Hermanstad. This two team's are and bottom of the league and they will try to take a win here but I think the home team is a very good condition to take this game. They must to take a win and maybe they will going to on the top of the league. If they take three points from here they will be on the fifth position. Botoshani have not lost from this team and I think again they will take the win.
You can send in your questions for future podcasts to peter. Listen to the latest That Peter Crouch PodcastThe red mist in MadridDuring a Champions League quarter-final at the Bernabeu in 2011, Tottenham's Peter Crouch found himself back in the changing rooms just 15 minutes after kick-off. The striker was booked for a foul on Sergio Ramos before being shown a straight red for a challenge on Marcelo.
Last week, PSG sports director Leonardo fumed at the "negativity" surrounding the club ahead of the tie. With Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, "two of the four best players in the world", in their ranks, PSG should not fear anyone, he argued. But while the pair combined for PSG's goal on Tuesday they were off the pace for most of the game and ended up being outshone by Norwegian teen Erling Haaland, who netted a double to give Dortmund the advantage heading into the second leg in Paris on March 11.
the only reason that can guarantee an asian handicap and still warrant a Juventus win is the reason that Juventus haven't been too prolific to ensure a good gap from its closest rivals Lazio and inter. With inter aiming at a win at Milan this will mean Juventus need to secure a win at Verona in order to secure the top spot as long as possible. With the recent performance of the likes of CR7 there is a slight probability that Verona will be inflicted numerous goals even with the asian handicap card being played against Juventus,Juventus to win with at least a one goal margin
To prove that last season's third-place finish was no one-off, Kilmarnock have been tussling in the top six once again this term. Wednesday's hosts come into this match in 5th, six points behind Aberdeen, who're currently 3rd.
Arsenal interim manager Freddie Ljungberg says he "will deal with" Mesut Ozil after the midfielder reacted angrily to being substituted. The German threw down his gloves and kicked them away when he was taken off in the 3-0 loss to Manchester City. The incident came hours after the club distanced themselves from Ozil's views following a social media post about the treatment of Uighur Muslims in China.
Back then things seemed simple. It was their ninth win in 11 games and days later they thumped Hearts to reach the League Cup final. They were a team motoring, on song and battling for every trophy going. This time they arrived without a win in three, defeat in their last two without a goal scored, languishing 16 points behind Celtic and with silverware looking unlikely. Shorn of Jermain Defoe, James Tavernier and Ryan Jack through injury, manager Gerrard did not have his troubles to seek.
Man of the match - Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) Fernandes is the first Manchester United player whose maiden Premier League goal for the club was a penaltyWhat's next? Manchester United's next game is on Thursday, when they entertain Club Brugge in the second leg of their Europa League last-32 tie, currently level at 1-1. They then visit Everton next Sunday, 1 March, in the Premier League (14:00 GMT).
It's sad to see Bournemouth playing the way they are. It's been a struggle all season and if they do go down (which looks very likely), a player exodus is likely during the summer. They are in terrible form and have been letting in far too many goals. Tottenham have won two of their last three league games and need to continue to keep winning if they want European football next season. Go for an away win in this match.
Ralph Hasenhuttl's side were slow to get going after the break, but thy did improve and Shane Long scuffed two great chances, allowing Ben Foster and Craig Cathcart to make heroic saves. But Danny Ings pulled a goal back and Moussa Djenepo put a great chance on a plate for him - scoring for the third game running - and James Ward-Prowse then produced a superb free-kick to seal the win.
With Swansea unbeaten on the road, we see them picking up a result here. However, the Terriers are on the back of a good run too, so we’re backing the pair to split the points. The Welsh side have drawn half of their trips while Huddersfield have drawn more than they’ve won at home this term. Given that record, a 1-1 draw is our correct score prediction here.
The Ayr have not drawn a single match in this season. They have been so much inconsistent. They have 24 points collected after 13 matches played so far. They sit on 3rd spot in the standings and have won 3 of their last 5 matches. The visitors are 5 points behind of today's opponent. They have won 2 of their last 3 matches and seem to be in good shape. They have won their last match against Partick thistle hy 5-1 goals. I expect them to play good here.
Dries Mertens has been directly involved in 50% of Napoli's goals in the Champions League since 2016/17, scoring 15 and assisting a further six (21 out of 42). BarcelonaBarcelona's last away win against Italian opposition in the Champions League knockout stages came in April 2006, when they beat AC Milan 1-0. Gennaro Gattuso was in the Milan team. Barcelona have progressed past the Champions League round of 16 in each of the last 12 seasons, the longest run in the history of the tournament.
On top of this, both of these teams have been relatively low scoring when playing against other members of the Bundesliga's current top five this season. Both teams have scored just three goals in their four games versus the top five this season.
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Posted at 67' Foul by Ross Barkley (Chelsea). Posted at 67' Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 66' Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Reece James with a cross. SubstitutionPosted at 64' Substitution, Chelsea.
BATE are the in-form side topping the Belarus Premier League and winning the national cup at the weekend. They just keep on winning and can be confidently backed to beat Isloch Minsk. The away side are appalling on their travels and have suffered three league defeats scoring just once. A bet on the home side winning and leading at both half and full time is the suggested wager to make.
This is the first all time meeting between Portland Timbers and Nashville SC. Both team score one goal in the opener round, but these goals are not enough to collect at least one point. Portland lose 1-3, while Tennessee club lost vs Atlanta United. I expect a high score game because the defense are terrible on the both side, and this factor give an extra chance for Valeri's and Zimmerman's band. The home team is really strong on their stadium, while the new franchise look for their place in the Major League Soccer. The difference is big yet, Portland must to win this game, I think 3-4 goals need to collect max points.
The government has been urged to "take a role" in the potential £300m Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle United. Clive Betts, the chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Football, said Saudi Arabia's alleged role in pirate network beoutQ "should be an immediate priority for regulatory scrutiny surrounding the takeover". The broadcaster has been illegally showing Premier League matches in the Middle East.
Marcos Alonso netted a late equaliser - his second of the game - to rescue Chelsea from back-to-back embarrassing defeats with a 2-2 draw at Bournemouth. See alsoMatchcast: Bournemouth v Chelsea The Blues still look dazed in the early stages after their crushing home defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday night, but after providing a couple of gilt-edged opportunities to the hosts - Philip Billing spurning both - Chelsea took control of the first half.
Victory lifted City seven points above Leicester in the battle for runners-up spot behind runaway leaders Liverpool who remain 19 points clear before their clash with lowly West Ham United at Anfield on Monday. The only surprise was that it took so long for the deadlock to be broken in an absorbing clash at the King Power stadium.
Guardiola spent four years in charge at Barcelona, winning La Liga three times and the Champions League twice. He left the Catalan giants in the summer of 2012 and after a short sabbatical began a three-year spell at Bayern Munich in 2013, winning the Bundesliga in each of his three seasons in Germany. Having won the Premier League for the past two seasons, plus the FA Cup and two League Cups, Guardiola said of staying on: "I'm open [to it], yes.
Move it elsewhere, and the message is that the vandals won. What lawmakers will not be able to do is bury their heads in the sand. A petition demanding the sculpture be moved already has eight times the necessary number of signatures to ensure it is debated by the local government by the end of February. Kaveh Houseeinpour, vice chairperson of Malmo's official fan organisation MFF Support, is in no doubt regarding what should happen.
For the first time in their history, Lazio have scored at least two goals in nine Serie A games in a row. From 2000 onwards, only two teams recorded a longer run in a single top-flight season: Inter (10 in 2006/07) Atalanta (10 in 2019/20). They have a great chance to equal the record, with Ciro Immobile in great form. Immobile is the third player in Serie A history to score at least 17 goals in his team’s first 14 seasonal league games, after Antonio Angelillo (21 in 1958/59) and Felice Placido Borel (17 in 1933/34).
Slutsk is competition leader, with some outstanding performances recently, and quite a lot of goals scored to their rivals. They are in good shape, where squad have lost only one match in the league, against reigning champion.
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