A pretty strong set of results over December and the festive period left fans of Colchester United thinking that they had it all to look forward to in 2020. United were playing well, climbing the table and beginning to look like real contenders in the battle for promotion. However, since the turn of the year things have got a lot more frustrating.
Celtic say they have "received no reports of any racial abuse but would fully investigate any should these be brought to our attention". And Police Scotland say they have received no complaints. The Ibrox side's victory moved them to within two points of Premiership leaders Celtic, with a game in hand to play in the new year. Colombia international Morelos was pictured drawing a hand across his neck in an apparent throat-cutting gesture as he left the field following his dismissal.
If I knew that in three weeks' time I was going to go into a big period of games, I could probably adjust my training to build up to it. I would get stronger and add in certain elements of fitness compartments to get ready for it. Ultimately, it is your job. You have to do what you have to do. You don't see the NHS workers saying they don't want to go in. You can't say you don't fancy kicking a ball around today.
He will be a hands-on owner, providing input on everything from player selection to shower tiles. The club has ambitions not to just be an MLS powerhouse but a global brand much like Beckham himself. When you talk about hands on there is no bigger hands on owners than you are looking at right now," said Beckham, sitting alongside Mas.
Manager Maurizio Sarri will have one new concern before this match, as Blaise Matuidi has suffered a rib fracture and joined Giorgio Chiellini and Marko Pjaca on the injury list. Even though there are many amazing players in their squad, the one who is always in the spotlight is their biggest star, Cristiano Ronaldo. He is their top scorer with 5 goals netted and 1 assist made so far this season.
Napoli have three clean sheets in 23 league matches. Six of Inter’s last seven matches have produced over 2.5 goals Five of Napoli’s last seven matches have produced over 2.5 goals Inter have two losses in the league at home this season. Napoli have failed to score in three of 17 away league matches.
Assisted by Julian Brandt. Posted at 90'+2' Jacob Bruun Larsen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 90'+2' Foul by Pavel Kaderábek (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim). Goal!Posted at 87' Goal! TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2, Borussia Dortmund 1. Andrej Kramaric (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sargis Adamyan with a cross. Posted at 86' Attempt missed.
Rusty Rangers stay two points behind Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership after struggling to victory over resolute visitors St Mirren. Jermain Defoe fired home from 12 yards after 34 minutes on one of the few occasions his side found the target. But that was enough to earn a sixth win in a row for Steven Gerrard's side and leave St Mirren third bottom. The visitors suffered a blow when captain Kyle Magennis was taken off on a stretcher after seven minutes.
Southampton's last four efforts in the Premier League have been impressive. They've improved offensively, especially in terms of productivity, scoring seven in four games, but they've also done a much better job of restricting teams. In their last four, Southampton have kept two clean sheets and have conceded only twice. Considering that they've faced the likes of Chelsea and Spurs during that time, there seems little hope for Championship Huddersfield on Saturday.
FC Union Berlin 0. Full TimePosted at 90'+1' Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 5, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Posted at 87' Attempt missed. Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna. Posted at 86' Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 86' Foul by Neven Subotic (1.
Arrizabalaga had earlier denied another Brighton substitute in Aaron Connolly, who turned and shot from close range while Chelsea also had several chances to close out the game. Earlier, Chelsea had stepped off the gas pedal following their goal and nearly paid the price before the break but Arrizabalaga produced another acrobatic save to deny Leandro Trossard.
Wolfsburg made it pretty far in the Europa League this season where this year they got to play first with Malmo and won 2-1 at home and 3-0 away from home the two legs and did get to play the first leg at home with Shakhtar from Ukraine but lost it with 2-1, while after the break they have more points won from the 2 away games played than from all their home games as they won 2-1 away at a pretty tough Augsburg side, and most impressive had the lead 4-0 away at in form Leverkusen side and won with 4-1 the game.
Everton's undoing this season has been their away form with only four wins from 18 games. They host 19th-placed Aston Villa on Thursday at 18:00 BST. They won two and drew one in their first three games after the restart, but have since lost at Tottenham, drew at home to Southampton and were beaten at 3-0 at Wolves on Sunday. That defeat ended any lingering European hopes and was described by the Italian described as "unacceptable".
Hibs recovered their winning form last weekend as Jack Ross' side comfortably beat Aberdeen 3-0 at Easter Road, following a couple of winless matches and the club now sits in the top half of the league table.
S. Soccer's Female Athlete of the Year for 2019. Defender Bronze, who won the BBC award in 2018, helped England to the World Cup semi-finals and won the Champions League with Olympique Lyonnais. New Chelsea recruit Kerr became the first Australian to score a hat-trick in a senior World Cup, while Miedema finished top scorer to help Arsenal claim the FA Women's Super League title last season.
Simeone has blamed his side's recent struggles on the huge overhaul his squad underwent in the post season, asking for patience in a "season of transition". He can point to key departures such as Antoine Griezmann, their top scorer for the last five seasons, stalwart defenders Juanfran, Filipe Luis, Diego Godin and Lucas Hernandez, plus Spain midfielder Rodrigo.
The visitors have failed to score in four of their last six away games but we expect they'll convert here as they scored four times at the weekend. We're also backing both teams to score here as they market has won in each of the last five clashes between these sides, three of Montpellier's last five games and in both Dijon's last two home matches.
Olympiakos Piraeus are the only team without a defeat in the league together with PAOK. At home they have a 6-1-0 record so far conceding only 2 goals while scoring 15. The only team that they dropped points against was second placed PAOK.
With Al Masry’s form considered, we don’t see this being a thrilling tie. The visitors have seen under 2.5 goals in 88% of their matches in the league this term. They head into this week’s clash as the underdogs, with El Geish expected to set the tempo. However, the hosts have scored just once across the last three meetings between these two, so don’t expect the hosts to pour forward here.
And, as he begins his first coaching role with Derby, Rooney believes his experiences will set him up well for a future managerial career. It was a great experience for me in the States. It's so different to the football over here and it will benefit me in the long run," he said. I don't know too much myself about me as a coach. The manager has been great with me, I'm training with players and then having an input with the manager and other coaches off the training pitch.
Lazio have lost seven of their last eight in this competition. The hosts have seen both teams score in each of their group games so far. Lazio have scored in each of their last 14 Europa League games. The pressure is on Simone Inzaghi to deliver a victory in the Europa League this week, or else the Lazio boss could see his side crash out.
Netherlands top league. Team SC Heerenveen will play at home with team AZ Alkmaar. In new year team SC Heerenveen won 3 games at last 4 matches played. Their shape is not bad. Team AZ Alkmaar did 2 wins in new year period. I predict a balanced match here. My bet will be on hosts how 1X. I think is is a good opportunity to try Heerenveen for good odds. Last h2h match AZ Alkmaar lost 2 -3. SC Heerenveen could to repeat this way again in the evening . I recommend to try this bet with me in this match .
David Martin stepped into the breach for the Hammers and performed brilliantly. His double save in the first half was crucial but it was his decision making and bravery in the second half that impressed me most. Football can be a cruel and ruthless sport and Martin would do well to not blow this opportunity by listening to the hype. Did you know? Aged 33 years and 312 days, Martin was the second oldest goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet on his Premier League debut, behind only Bernard Lama (34y 329d), who also did so for West Ham in March 1998.
Subs: Dasilva 6, Henry n/a, Mbeumo n/a. LEICESTER: Ward 8, Justin 5, Morgan 7, Soyuncu 7, Fuchs 8, Choudhury 5, Praet 6, Gray 5, Albrighton 7, Perez 5, Iheanacho 7. Subs: Dewsbury-Hall n/a, Maddison n/a. KEY MOMENTS 4'- GOAL FOR LEICESTER! Simple as you like. Praet with a sumptious ball to the right for Justin whose low cross is tucked away by an unmarked Iheanacho at the far post.
Along side our over 2.5 goals and both teams to score prediction, we're forecasting a 2-2 draw in our correct score tip. Valencia have shown potency in front of goal at home, hitting two or more goals in four of their last six games on their own patch, while Chelsea have scored at least twice in six of their last eight away from Stamford Bridge.
They have scored two goals or more in four of their last 10 matches and they are unbeaten in the last four matches at home, winning three. They have done well at home, winning 10 and losing just one of the last 15. In the Eredivisie, PSV have three straight wins at home and have scored two goals or more in five of their last six league matches at home.
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Players will not move in the first minute of every match in the country's Eredivisie and second-tier First Division, while the message "Racism? Then we won't play" will be shown on all screens and boarding in the stadiums, the Eredivisie said. We want to raise attention to the abuse in the stands and discrimination on the field in the Netherlands," the Eredivisie said.
He suggested that the busy festive period has cost his side fitness and sharpness. We were on the ground towards the end and they were coming forward," he continued. The spell we’ve had, it costs you rhythm. In the second half a couple of our players were slightly exhausted, but we fought through that.
Newcastle Jets looked to have turned a corner a few weeks ago when they picked up consecutive wins over Western United and Western Sydney Wanderers but they’ve since lost two in a row and fallen to second bottom as Ernie Merrick looks to turn things around.
In the relegation pool in Greece, Asteras Tripoli will play against Atromitos. Both teams are co-leaders of this group and have been good after the break. For the recovery, they both tied and we cannot say that the level between the two is different. Especially since in a match without stake, the players should not force. The host has been positive lately and the guest has also been doing well recently - I think in the end you will see some goals against each other - so today here at the end the draw against each other - the host is strong at home and the guest is strong away - in the end it draws after 90 intensive minutes of play.
Bundesliga 1. Team Werder from Bremen will host team Bayern Munchen. Guests are without big motivation in this game. They are champions in this season. But hosts have a big motivation to get points here. Werder Bremen are in the bottom zone. And they have real chance to leave this league for the next season. Last h2h game Bayern won with score 6-1. It is the second reason for hosts to get revenge in this match. My bet on hosts how +0.5 AH. Odds are high on this way . I recommend to try this bet with me in this meeting !
Wenger, who was manager of Premier League club Arsenal for 22 years, wants a player to be deemed onside if any part of their body which can legitimately score a goal is level or behind the last defender. It will flip the current rule which states the player is in an offside position if any part of their body they can score with is beyond the line of the last defender.
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Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon have held face-to-face talks over the transfer of £60m-rated Bruno Fernandes. Midfielder Fernandes, 25, scored twice as Sporting beat Vitoria Setubal 3-1 in the Portuguese top flight on Saturday. The Portugal international is keen on a move but there has been no agreement between the clubs over a fee. United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his assistant, Mike Phelan, watched Fernandes play against FC Porto on 5 January.
Going to the game, Ajax are top of the standings, with 35 points, while Heracles are seventh with 21 points. Ajax are unbeaten in the league and have three wins in their last five matches across all competitions. They have scored four goals in each of their last four matches but have just two clean sheets in their last five matches.
The first thing he thinks about is Wales, then golf and after that, Real Madrid. Gareth Bale has been criticised in Spain for prioritising playing for Wales - and finding time for a quick 18 holes - over turning out for his club Real Madrid, and the forward certainly enjoyed himself after helping his country to the finals of Euro 2020. Bale set up Aaron Ramsey's opener against Hungary and excelled throughout as Wales reached their third major tournament.
Well, perhaps he's not in that class but he did show the same composure as the former Republic of Ireland legend to convert Arsenal's penalty against Sheffield United and send the Gunners on their way to yet another FA Cup semi-final. Nevertheless I have had to replace Pepe with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after he destroyed a beleaguered Norwich City will some great finishing at Emirates Stadium. I've made my position clear about the importance of Mesut Ozil and his relevance but if Arsenal were to lose Aubameyang as well they can consign themselves to mid-table mediocrity.
However, gambling related-harm has made the lives of two million people miserable. It leads to hundreds of people each year taking their own lives, leaving families and friends devastated. James Grimes, a former gambler who runs charity The Big Step which is tackling football's relationship with gambling, said: "We welcome the recommendation to remove gambling sponsorship and advertising in the Premier League immediately.
Liverpool played several of the youngsters who'll be playing on Tuesday in the last round when beating Arsenal on penalties, but if their defensive efforts on that occasion are anything to go by, then they're in trouble. On that occasion, Liverpool were all over the place at the back as they shipped no less than five goals.
Gunners chief executive Vinai Venkatesham was pictured outside the Spaniard's home after both flew north following City's 3-0 win at Emirates Stadium on Sunday. City boss Pep Guardiola says he would not stop Arteta if he decided to leave. The saga continues. Ancelotti 'set for Everton job' A very good morning and welcome to our live updates of all the biggest stories in football! And a massive one to start with as Carlo Ancelotti is set to be confirmed as Everton's new permanent manager at the end of the week.
Assisted by Jonny following a set piece situation. SubstitutionPosted at 82' Substitution, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot replaces Tahith Chong. Posted at 81' Foul by Ashley Young (Manchester United). Posted at 81' Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 81' Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.
