The coronavirus outbreak has wiped out most of the world's sporting schedule in the past few days, but people were able to get their weekend football fix at some of England's non-league grounds on Saturday. Fixtures in the Premier League, English Football League and Women's Super League have been postponed until 3 April at the earliest. The National League decided against such action in their three divisions for now, and six games in the fifth tier went ahead as scheduled on Saturday - a decision which has been criticised by several club managers.
There has never been such a great player who was also such a great manager. In that he stands utterly unique. For almost three decades he was the presiding genius of Barcelona and thus, as their pre-eminence has burgeoned, of football itself. Winning,” Cruyff once said, “is an important thing, but to have your own style, to have people copy you, to admire you, that is the greatest gift.
It's more about John and the reception he'll quite rightly get from Chelsea fans - greatest captain, won everything," Lampard said. The fans will certainly show their appreciation and it'll be emotional for John. I'll be pleased to see his face. We spoke last week, we're regularly in conversation, but both working hard on our jobs.
However the Scotsman departed on bad terms as he felt he deserved a contract extension beyond the single campaign. According to talkSPORT - if the 56-year-old is to be tempted to return to West Ham then it is believed he will want a long-term deal. Eddie Howe (Bournemouth) - Odds 12/1 The longest-serving active manager in the Premier League has done very well to keep Bournemouth in the English top-flight since getting them promoted in 2015, but is now the time he will jump ship? Howe admitted following Bournemouth's 2-0 defeat to Brighton that the club was in "our most difficult moment we've had in the Premier League" having lost seven of their last nine matches, and the 42-year-old may fancy a new challenge and the opportunity to work with greater finances.
We have to do that together. Together we have to achieve a comeback. The former Crystal Palace midfielder started his managerial career at Reading in 1999, before taking charge at West Ham, Charlton, Southampton, Newcastle, Palace and West Brom. He led both the Hammers and Crystal Palace to the FA Cup final. We are very happy with the appointment of Alan, who has earned his spurs in English football," said Den Haag general manager Mohammed Hamdi.
The man pauses, just long enough to be seen, before whisking away along the touchline. Manchester United's new PR consultant Neil Ashton was getting to work. Only hours earlier, Phase I of Pochettino's grand plan was unfurled. A single passage in a one-hour interview on the gloriously-titled In The Pink podcast piqued everyone's interest: "To be honest, I would love to work in the Premier League.
Spurs looked the more dangerous side in the early part of the first half, with Son Heung-Min consistently finding himself with plenty of space on the left wing, and Watford looking for answers in terms of how to shut him down. See alsoWatford v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League as it happened However Watford defended deeply and try as they might, Spurs failed to thread their way around the home side.
Arteta, returning to Arsenal as manager after retiring as a player with the club in May 2016 and just two weeks after watching from the away bench as former club Manchester City destroyed the Gunners here, made a low-key entrance. There was no fanfare or formal introduction as Arteta acknowledged polite applause from the fans surrounding his technical area before taking his position on the touchline.
Arsenal are enduring their longest winless league run in a single season since 1994 and are seven points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea in eighth spot. They have not won in all competitions for eight games but Ljungberg remained upbeat. Swede said when asked if Arsenal could still mount a top-four challenge.
Match of Scottish Cup where team Stirling Albion will play at home with team Clyde. My bet will be on hosts with AH +0.25. Stirling Albion are playing in League 1 and after last 5 matches played they did 3 wins, draw and defeat. Guests are playing in league 2 and after 3 last matches played they did 3 defeats . So, as I wrote my bet on hosts. Guests shape is not well. Stirling Albion will play on own field + fans support will help them. It is a good bet on this game and I recommend to play with me here .
Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner. Posted at 105'+1' Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Christian Kabasele. Goal!Posted at 104' Goal! Tranmere Rovers 2, Watford 1. Paul Mullin (Tranmere Rovers) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Gilmour. Posted at 102' Attempt missed.
HAZARD AND MARCELO BOTH INJURED Real are second in La Liga, locked on 36 points with leaders Barcelona after Wednesday's 0-0 draw in the 'Clasico'. Zidane will still be without injured pair Eden Hazard and Marcelo for the game against seventh-placed Athletic and will also be missing midfield anchor Casemiro through suspension.
The angle appeared to be too tight for the Argentine, who has recently become a key figure for Maurizio Sarri, but he lashed a finish past Jan Oblak, although the Atletico stopper will be disappointed he was unable to keep it out. Atleti struggled to create much over the 90 minutes, but were presented with a golden chance in stoppage time, with Alvaro Morata failing to connect with a pass made right across the six-yard box.
Sam Gallagher wasted a brilliant chance to quickly level after Elliot Rothwell played him in with a well-measured pass through the defence and, moments later, Holtby saw his effort come back off the post following Gallagher's clever ball. In an open first 45 minutes Bamford's low effort came back off the post and Luke Ayling drew a good reaction save from Walton after a Barry Douglas corner.
Bangkok United vs Yokohama F. Marinos Bangkok United v Yokohama F. Marinos (12/02) on AFC Champions League. Get match preview including live scores, lineups, stats, H2H and much more.
London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea will contest the 2020 Women's Continental League Cup final after both winning tense semi-finals on Wednesday. Record five-times winners Arsenal beat holders Manchester City 2-1, reaching the final for the eighth time since 2011. Chelsea reached their first final as Maren Mjelde's cool second-half finish saw them win 1-0 at Manchester United.
Did you know? Wolves pair Traore and Raul Jimenez have combined for 10 Premier League goals in 2019-20, the most of any duo this season, and just the seventh different partnership to manage at least 10 combinations in a single campaign in the competition. Fabinho: What a screamer. He scored a similar one against Manchester City and the strike against Crystal Palace was hit just as sweetly. Fabinho is one of Liverpool's great unsung heroes in one of their greatest seasons and follows in the footsteps of legends like Ian Callaghan and Jimmy Case.
This match from second Belarusian league is very good for betting on goals and of course that I will try that here, because I think that is more than real option. So, let's start from Krumkachy and that is team who is playing all the time very efficient and I hope that they can be on that level and this time, what is pretty real to expect. 4-0, 1-1 and 0-4, they are played in last three matches and as I said before, I believe that this match can be similar. Of course, I will try that, because odds are solid.
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Middlesbrough have struggled for results all season, losing seven times already this term. Four of those defeats have come in their eight away trips so far. Given their away form, it’s no shock that we’re backing Leeds for the victory. The hosts haven’t been a side for big victories this term, with under 2.5 goals landing in 88% of their home matches. No match here has seen over 3.5 goals, while each of Middlesbrough’s away losses have seen fewer than four goals scored.
Respected by team-mates and opponents alike for his demanding nature and range of skills, Keane is widely regarded as one of the best midfielders to have graced the Premier League. Wright: "For me he was the best captain in the Premier League. When you look at what he did with the 'Class of 92', the great players around him, the consistency of his performances, without compromising what he was about, and his morals, I have so much admiration for Roy Keane.
West Ham are trying to conclude a £20m-plus deal to sign forward Jarrod Bowen from Championship club Hull City. Crystal Palace had appeared favourites to sign Bowen, one of the most highly-rated players outside the top-flight. But West Ham, desperate to reinforce David Moyes' squad for a battle to avoid the drop, have edged in front. It has been suggested West Ham have arranged a medical for Friday lunchtime but club sources have said the deal is still not done.
The 24-year-old was the key figure in Villa's return to the Premier League last season, will be their biggest hope of staying there in this campaign, and in the Carabao Cup semi-final was their driving force as they reached Wembley at Leicester City's expense. This fixture was inevitably billed as the battle between two great talents in Grealish and Leicester City's James Maddison, who was compared in colourful, unfavourable terms throughout by the Villa loyalists on the Holte End.
We tried to organise the team with the players available. They controlled us well. Dele changed the game after we switched to a back four. We had a link with Dele Alli, it was like trying to build a puzzle with a few pieces short. Video - Tottenham lead Liverpool in hunt for Turkish goalkeeper - Euro Papers01:16 Spurs have been touted as potential FA Cup winners but Mourinho is refusing to look too far ahead and is focusing on survival, with his side suffering many injuries.
United dominated Burnley at Turf Moor but did not go ahead until Anthony Martial scored in the 44th minute after an error from full back Charlie Taylor. Sean Dyche's side put United under late pressure and David De Gea did well to keep out a low drive from Phil Bardsley before Marcus Rashford made sure of the points with a goal in stoppage time.
Both teams now with years are having a great battle to avoid relegation but things have changed now and Jelgava are much much better team for sure.Mettalurg LU are still between the worst players at the league and they will fight to avoid relegation for sure. They lost the first two matches from Spartacus with 1-2 and by Liepaja with 3-0 and today they are going to have another difficult match. Jelgava on the other hand at the last 1-2 season are a great team. They are the most pleasant surprise and it looks like this season they will again aim for the top. They won the last 2 matches against Tukums and Daugavpils.
Atletico Madrid are in La Liga action this weekend when they travel to play Espanyol at the Estadio Cornellà-El Prat on Sunday. Third in the table after a string of positive results, Atletico will be confident that they can continue their good form against one of the weakest clubs in the division, a team five points from safety in 19th place.
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West Ham's goal difference currently stands at -13, considerably better than Bournemouth's -25 and Aston Villa's -27 so even if they are caught on points there will need to be a colossal goal swing for them to be dragged down into the Championship. Prior to the match, Moyes had asked his players to "promise less and deliver more" and they did just that in a terrific first-half showing that eased any nerves.
However, one of Duchatelet's companies still owns The Valley and the club's training ground. Shortly after the takeover by ESI, Syrian businessman Nimer subsequently fell out with newly-appointed executive chairman Matt Southall and director Jonathan Heller, removing both men from the board of directors on 20 March. Nimer had indicated he would not to put in any further funds into Charlton until Southall was no longer part of East Street Investments.
Reading have struggled at home this season winning only 3 of the 8 games so far but with 20 goals they have been the third most productive home team in this league. However, they also have a poor defense conceding 9 goals in the last 3 games at home.
LASK and Sturm Graz will face each other in the upcoming match in the Austrian Bundesliga. LASK this season have the following results: 17W, 4D and 5L. Meanwhile Sturm Graz have 10W, 5D and 11L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
FC Toulouse v AS Monaco predictions for this Ligue 1 match. Monaco had their match called off at the weekend due to torrential rain but will they be rusty or fresh here as they travel to the Pink City? Read on for our free Ligue 1 predictions and betting tips.
the predicted score for this match is under 3 goals at the last minute this match is running.. from previous matches both teams played at full strength in the first half and the second half was running during this match... there is rarely a goal in this match... and the final score for this match is a draw. The market price of the bet given is pretty decent for the price of under 3 goals .. I'm trying to bet for market prices under 3 goals in this match .....I hope this prediction can be useful for all of us and can win this match ...
On paper, River have far greater quality than Central Cordoba in all areas and you have to fancy them to assert dominance over them and get the job done. Having won 10 of their last 16 matches, confidence can certainly be high in River ranks coming into the game and with vast experience of competing in these types of game, you can't picture those taking to the pitch slipping up.
Cyrus Christie replaces Josh Onomah. Posted at 76' Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Kevin McDonald. SubstitutionPosted at 74' Substitution, Swansea City. Tom Carroll replaces Jay Fulton. SubstitutionPosted at 74' Substitution, Fulham. Kevin McDonald replaces Aboubakar Kamara. Posted at 73' Offside, Fulham.
Manchester City's players will give new Premier League champions Liverpool a guard of honour at Etihad Stadium on Thursday, says Pep Guardiola. It will be Liverpool's first game since their 30-year wait for a league title was ended after City lost at Chelsea. We are going to do the guard of honour of course," said City boss Guardiola. We will greet Liverpool, when they come to our house, in an incredible way.
Assisted by Thorgan Hazard. Posted at 78' Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 78' Foul by Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach). SubstitutionPosted at 77' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Breel Embolo replaces Christoph Kramer. BookingPosted at 76' Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card.
