But could things have turned out differently?"I sat down with Kevin Keegan and Sir Alex Ferguson on the same day in a house in Cheshire," Shearer told Gary Lineker. I saw Keegan in the morning and talks went really, really well. Then Kevin left and the Manchester United contingent came in, which was Sir Alex. His first question was 'am I seeing you first or second?' I told him 'second' and his words were 'well I have no chance then'.
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Given the performances of both teams, especially in their respective home and away games, a bet on the home win is hard to resist, particularly at the current prices. Reims have been very solid at home, which bodes well ahead of a match against a Montpellier side that has struggled offensively on the road. If we look at the shot data, Reims become the only team to side with, as they've conceded an average of just 2.22 shots on target at home, while their average shot supremacy is +3.78. On the road Montpellier's is -3.85. The visitors also concede an average of 4.00 shots on target on their travels.
Alianza Lima from Peru will open their Copa Libertadores campaign at home, against Uruguayan side Nacional in Group F of the competition this Friday. Group F seems a fairly balanced pool and these two, just like Venezuelan side Estudiantes de Merida and Argentines, Racing Club, will target getting to the second round.
Juventus have a tougher game than expected this weekend but it's one that they can win. They are yet to lose at home in the league this season, failing to score twice on just one occasion. Inter's form in Serie A has slipped a bit of late and another loss here would seriously damage their title hopes. Juventus can get the home win here to return to the top of Serie A.
Full TimePosted at 90'+2' Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 5, Montpellier 0. Posted at 90'+1' VAR Decision: No Goal Paris Saint Germain 5-0 Montpellier. Posted at 90' GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review. Posted at 90' Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Di María tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside. DismissalPosted at 88' Second yellow card to Joris Chotard (Montpellier) for a bad foul.
The prize was a meeting with top-flight Middlesbrough and their array of foreign stars, with the match taking place on a neutral ground at Manchester United's Old Trafford. Mercer: "Before the game, we went away for a couple of days to a hotel in Manchester and it was very relaxed. One of my memories on the day of the game was looking at the newspapers and all the pundits were predicting 3-0, 4-0 or 5-0 for Middlesbrough.
Posted at 50' Charlie Trafford (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 49' Attempt missed. Tom Walsh (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Bale, Real's joint-record signing, last featured in the league in a 3-0 win over Getafe on Jan.
The accounting records of CAF are unreliable and not trustworthy," said the PWC report. Based upon the procedures performed and documents reviewed, several red flags, potential elements of mismanagement and possible abuse of power were found in key areas of finance and operations of CAF. Given the serious nature of certain findings and red flags identified from the preliminary due-diligence, we cannot rule out the possibility of potential irregularities.
Liverpool have won 18 points in 2020 -- as many as Norwich have picked up all season. Sunday, Feb. Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur (1400) *Spurs have lost only one of their last 16 league matches against Aston Villa (W12 D3). No Premier League team has faced more shots on goal than Villa (441) and they have not kept a clean sheet since Boxing Day (six matches).
Middlesbrough’s season has turned on a great run at the Riverside, which saw them win four on the spin at their own ground. That has inspired confidence for Boro, which has brought big away wins at Preston and West Brom in the aftermath. With a draw against Spurs further showing their progress, there’s a lot for the hosts to be excited about.
Here are some of the key storylines to look out for on Sunday. Can Benzema carry the load for shot-shy Real?A notable aspect of Real's season has been their struggle in front of goal, which came to light once again during last weekend's shock 1-0 loss at mid-table Levante - the eighth time this season they have failed to score. During the early phases of the campaign, Karim Benzema carried the load almost single-handedly.
Neman Grodno lost their first league game of the season but have earned four points from the two that have followed. They have a good home record and can keep that up with a victory over Belshina. Their opponents prop up the league table and are still looking for their first point of the new season. Go for a home win here.
Speaking after United's 5-1 victory over Club Bruges in the Europa League on Thursday, Scholes said he liked "everything" about the Portugal international, and said he had transformed the team into a "watchable" side. The Warm-Up: The Europa League is so much better than the Champions League Ighalo scores as Man Utd thrash Club Brugge in Europa League Football news updates - Arsenal inconsolable after 'cruel' Europa exit Talking to BT Sport after a match which saw Fernandes convert a penalty, goals for fellow new recruit Odion Ighalo and Scott McTominay as well as a brace for Fred, Scholes said: "It was a perfect night and there were a lot of very good performances.
S. It's pretty cool, it's really special," Rapinoe said in a statement. I feel like in so many ways I'm representing what the whole team is standing for, every team in the World Cup it felt like we were all on the same team fighting for something bigger. Ertz's influential displays in a holding midfield role in France saw her voted U.
I was lucky in terms of the players I played with early in my career and standards they set – like Gary Speed – while I have always taken the best from the managers I have worked with. The first year I had the same manager all season was with Martin O’Neill at Aston Villa, five or six years into my career. It's not ideal for a young lad to change managers so many times but it has definitely helped me in my career.
Crystal Palace host a Manchester United side chasing Champions League qualification when they meet for Premier League action at Selhurst Park on Thursday night. The Eagles are 14th in the table and have successfully avoided relegation from the top flight of English football with three rounds to play.
Slavia is near the bottom in the season, and they are having a lot of issues to make a win in the match. Team is going after low scoring draw in this one, and should try to defend, against one of the league leaders. They could avoid big loss here, because squad is not having high scores, even when they lose their games.
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The hosts have positive results in their last 3 league games as they first drew 1-1 at home against a pretty strong Ulsan side which is scoring goals and winning games big this season in the league, while their next two games brought them the first two wins of the season as they first won with 1-0 away from home at Suwon which is quite a decent side, and second game they played against Busan at home scoring 3 goals and winning the game by 2 goal difference as they recorded a 3-1 win.
Making the trip to Kingsmeadow is a Doncaster side who have been treading water of late as they have far from been at the top of their game. The visitors have claimed just nine points from their last eight league matches and have slipped down the table and away from the play-off picture.
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Spurs have changed manager since then, with Mauricio Pochettino succeeded by Jose Mourinho, who has two previous Champions League wins to his name - Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010. Their opponents RB Leipzig currently lead the German Bundesliga and have in Timo Werner one of Europe's most coveted strikers and in Julian Nagelsmann one of the continent's most promising young coaches. Chelsea face a tough tie against five-time Champions League winners Bayern Munich, who are reigning Bundesliga champions but sit fifth in the league and sacked manager Niko Kovac last month.
We’re confident that Sporting will win and both teams will score on Sunday and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-1. Sporting head into the game as the clear form favourites and boast an excellent head to head record against their guests. Moreirense have struggled for wins of late but have been scoring goals and we expect that trend to continue this weekend.
Either way, he manages to find space when there should not be any there. Then there is his finishing. If the ball drops to him in front of goal, then I would back him to score every single time. That is partly down to him being so calm when he gets a chance, but also because of the way he strikes the ball so cleanly - put all that together, and you have a deadly finisher, and it all comes so naturally to him.
Football can't survive going a year without supporters - this is a problem and a challenge for the game, not just for Luton Town. If you go back to those two periods - at the end of the day if we weren't there back then somebody would've bought the club. Right now there's not really a queue of people willing to buy football clubs. Graeme Jones (right) left Luton six points from safety in the ChampionshipFinance expert Dr Wilson says the pandemic "is the single biggest ever challenge to professional football in this country".
Real Madrid have the superior run here and we don’t expect Valladolid to stop them, especially when we look at their head to head records. Real Madrid have not lost to Valladolid in the last 10 matches and in eight of those, they have scored two goals or more. Valladolid head to this game winless in their last five and without a win in eight La Liga matches. Valladolid have conceded two or more goals in five of their last 10 matches and they are among the least scorers in the league. They face a side with the second-best attack in the league and the best defence. We will go with a 2-0 win for Real Madrid here.
Torres has impressed with Valencia this season but is likely to find it tough to immediately break into the Liverpool first team if none of the top players leave. He could be a good addition for the future though. Video - It's now or never for Paul Pogba and Real Madrid - Euro Papers01:17 Ighalo faced with decision on future Odion Ighalo may have to decide whether to stay at Manchester United or head back to Shanghai Shenhua this summer.
Have Sheff Utd secured the signing of the January window? This is a player who, for a brief hour earlier this week, was said to have been seen at Carrington, ready to sign for Manchester United. He has developed a big reputation thanks to his performances in Belgium, the Champions League and internationally for Norway.
In the Europa League, Arsenal have won both of their home games with a 4-0 win over Standard Liege and 3-2 defeat of Vitoria de Guimaraes. The reverse fixture with Frankfurt saw them win 3-0. Only one of their last 10 Europa League games have been lost, even though they regularly leave out their top players.
Guests have a record of 2-3-1 in their last 6 games played only losing with solid Hansa Rostock away from home, they even defeated Wurzburger Kickers with 1-0 on the road and that side is fighting for promotion at this stage being 2nd in the league standings, while last round they hosted another top side in the league Bayern II and had the lead 2-0 in the game against the odds but drew just 2-2 in the end.
When Sheringham flicked the ball on, Stam at the far post thought he was about to score the winner. Instead Solskjaer instinctively stabbed the ball into the net from a few yards. It was a tap-in in name, but not in nature; this was an unusual and deceptively brilliant finish, because the only place he could score was the roof of the net.