By the age of 18 - after a short stint working in a powder paint company - Smith was embarking on a 16-year playing career as a centre-back which would take him from Walsall, where he was captain at 19, to Port Vale via Hereford United, Leyton Orient and Sheffield Wednesday. During his playing days, he frequently nipped back to watch Villa when time allowed. Before he became a manager, you'd see him down the match occasionally," said Dave Woodhall, editor of the Aston Villa fanzine Heroes & Villains, who would give a lift home to Smith from reserve games when he was growing up.
How has Carlo Ancelotti transformed Everton?Pickford's temperament was called into question last season because of his performance in a 3-2 defeat at Newcastle in March. The former Sunderland keeper saved a penalty but his antics with the Newcastle fans led his behaviour being called "ridiculous and bizarre" by BBC Sport pundit Alan Shearer.
56% of NEC’s home games and 67% of Den Bosch’s away games have produced over 2.5 goals, and 56% of the hosts’ home games and 78% of the visitors’ away games have seen both teams score, adding further weight to our prediction for a final scoreline of 2-2. NEC have only failed to score in 11% of their home games this season and Den Bosch have only failed to score in 11% of their away games which is why we are expecting both teams to score this weekend.
Hamburg played 3 games after the restart and are yet to win a game coming closer perhaps last round against direct promotion rivals from Stuttgart as they totally dominated the first half of that tough away game and had the lead even 2-0 by half-time just that in the second half they conceded 3 goals in a row and were left empty handed, and since not many rounds are remaining to be played and points are very important I see big motivation for them to get the win here especially since they are facing a team from the relegation zone, When.
At Aston Villa, old arguments resurfaced within 45 minutes as a gross failure of goalline technology served huge injustice on visitors Sheffield United. Referee Michael Oliver's watch failed to activate as Aston Villa goalkeeper Orjan Nyland tumbled well behind his line clutching Oliver Norwood's free-kick. It gave a layer of controversy to a game that held a strange fascination as "Project Restart" finally came to fruition.
Posted at 80' Cristiano Biraghi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 80' Foul by Thiago Cionek (SPAL). SubstitutionPosted at 79' Substitution, Inter Milan. Borja Valero replaces Roberto Gagliardini because of an injury. SubstitutionPosted at 79' Substitution, Inter Milan. Diego Godín replaces Antonio Candreva.
AD Alcorcon vs Andorra CF Live AD Alcorcon vs Andorra CF live starts on 11/02/2024 at 15:15 UTC time in Segunda Division. Currently, AD Alcorcon rank -, while Andorra CF hold - position.
Lloris was largely untested and perhaps should have done better for Pukki's penalty having guessed the right way, but it will have been pleasing for Tottenham fans and Mourinho to see him come through the 90 minutes unscathed. Defeat increases Norwich worriesNorwich came into this game on the back of a morale-boosting win against relegation rivals Bournemouth and, while usually a trip to Tottenham would be a daunting prospect, Spurs' poor recent form - particularly at home - should have given the Canaries some belief they could get a positive result.
Joaquín Correa (Lazio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciro Immobile. SubstitutionPosted at 54' Substitution, Lazio. Danilo Cataldi replaces Lucas Leiva. SubstitutionPosted at 54' Substitution, Lazio. Joaquín Correa replaces Felipe Caicedo. Rangers dropped points for the fourth time in seven Scottish Premiership matches as they were held to a draw by St Johnstone.
Posted at 59' Foul by Kirsty Linnett (Liverpool Women). BookingPosted at 58' Jennifer Beattie (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 58' Foul by Jennifer Beattie (Arsenal Women). Posted at 58' Niamh Charles (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 56' Foul by Leonie Maier (Arsenal Women).
Augsburg Will host Paderborn in the Bundesliga of Germany on Wednesday. Augsburg are currently 12th on the table while Paderborn are currently on bottom of the table. Augsburg Defeated Schalke by 3-0 in the last game on road and ended losing run of four matches. While Paderborn are Unbeaten from last three Matches in Bundesliga but they are Winless from last 8 matches. Paderborn Defeated Augsburg last time in 2015 and that is only win for Paderborn against Augsburg in the last 12 years. Augsburg Defeated Paderborn by 1-0 in the last head to head match. So Augsburg likely to win this .
I don't understand this odds at all. How on earth can Hallerscher be favorites here I don't know. They are having very bad season so far. They are at the 16th place with only 33 points and give the performances they are going to have a tough time to avoid relegation for sure. Braunschweig on the other hand after a very bad season this season are one of the best teams and main candidates for promotion. They brought some very good and talented players and that talent come out on surface. They are at the 7th place with 44pts but 1st place Duisburg have only 3 more than them.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5' Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Barcelona 2. Posted at 90'+4' Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Posted at 90'+3' Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 90'+3' Foul by Diego Godín (Inter Milan). Posted at 90'+3' Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he is "really happy to be back" to watch his "wonderful football team again" as they continue preparations for the Premier League's return on 17 June. Klopp's side are 25 points clear at the top of the table and chasing the club's first league title for 30 years. Players returned to contact training on 28 May but they will continue to be tested twice a week for coronavirus.
Posted at 60' Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City). Posted at 60' Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half. SubstitutionPosted at 59' Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Chris Wood. SubstitutionPosted at 59' Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Daniel Drinkwater. Posted at 58' Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
League leaders Sivasspor are four points clear at the top of the table in what could play out as a fascinating title race. They have four teams in the European places breathing down their necks behind them, all within seven points of top spot. They travel to face the team in fifth place, Besiktas, in round 18 of the Super Lig in the hopes of furthering their lead over the chasing pack.
But he says no goal, no win, no amount of joy the game brought him compares to what he is now trying to achieve. This is much bigger than anything to do with football," he added. This is something to really be proud of, helping a nation in need. It is something that makes my family proud. This is a huge problem and I can't solve it, but if I can help a little bit and everyone chips in an little bit, then we will come out the other side okay as a county.
Released by Sheffield Wednesday at 16, Vardy was forced to wear an electronic tag after being convicted of assault and was substituted early while playing for non-league side Stocksbridge Park Steels to avoid breaking his curfew. If the away games were too far, I could only play an hour and they’d have to take me off,” Vardy said. It was a case of hope we were winning, jump over the fence and straight in my parents’ car to make sure I was home in time.
In addition, Napoli haven't given a great deal away at home, conceding only six goals in nine games at Stadio San Paolo. They've also conceded less home shots on target than all other Serie A teams, shipping an average of 3.86. At the other end of proceedings, they average 7.86.
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Germany striker Werner's two goals in six second-half minutes levelled the scores - the first tucked into an empty net after a poor clearance by keeper Roman Burki, the second finished coolly following a bad Brandt back pass. Sancho then drilled in a right-footed shot from a Marco Reus cut back to restore Dortmund's lead, but then went off to be replaced by Lukasz Piszczek. Leipzig forward Schick, on loan from Roma, equalised with 13 minutes left to save a point for the leaders.
KEY STATS Raúl Jiménez’s goal was his thirteenth Premier League goal of the season (28 apps), equalling the number he managed last season in 10 fewer appearances (38). Diogo Jota has scored six goals in his last three games in all competitions, in the space of 10 days. His previous six goals were spread across 25 matches between August and February.
The 21-year-old was taken off in the 20th minute of Juve's match at AS Roma on Sunday, having earlier scored their opening goal in a 2-1 win which took them top of Serie A. During the game last night, Merih Demiral sustained a sprain to his left knee," said Juventus in a statement. It said that tests had revealed "injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) along with associated injury to the meniscus".
World-class appointment expected'- analysisTom Garry, BBC SportThat so many qualified candidates have applied will be a big boost for Baroness Campbell and the FA, whose appointment of Neville received criticism, given he had neither applied nor had any previous managerial experience. There had reportedly been 147 applicants from 30 different countries that time in 2018, but at least four of the FA's preferred candidates pulled out of the process prior to them approaching Neville.
Seoul had a really good season last term and they are the only club from South Korea who in the Champions League in Asia won both games played by them so far, they were games in February this year. Very attacking minded side but really not that solid in defense, they got to play in the cup here at Gangwon last season and lost the game with 3-2. They played in the league late in the season here as well and once more lost the game with 3-2, so not only did they lose those two games but they also conceded 6 goals total but not that bad scoring 4 goals scored as well.
This is what Ibrox deserves," he said. Rangers stun Braga in dramatic comebackReaction & as it happened"It's what this club deserves with the amount of history and big nights there have been before. It is our responsibility to try to get as many of these nights back as we can. We saw some people leaving at 2-0. I'm not sure if that was the scoreline or the weather but there was a bit of negativity behind the bench, but in European football magical nights happen.
the Rodez fc team and the Nancy fc team, go head to head in France Liga II. The Rodez fc team is in 15th position with 26 points Collected. While guest team the Nancy fc team came in 9th place by collecting 32 points Collected. In the last 5 times the Rodez fc team played at home, 1 of them ended in a draw, while the visitor team played at away last 5 previous matches, 3 of them ended in a the Nancy fc team had draw.
Posted at 73' Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 73' Foul by Sean Goss (Shrewsbury Town). Posted at 72' Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool). Posted at 72' Josh Laurent (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. SubstitutionPosted at 71' Substitution, Liverpool.
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MILAN, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Luxury eyewear group Italia Independent is hoping to borrow some of Cristiano Ronaldo's star appeal. On Wednesday it announced a five-year licensing agreement with the Portuguese forward as it strives to boost revenues after heavy losses last year. Under the deal, Ronaldo is to design a sunglass collection under his CR7 brand, known for luxury underwear.
Spurs have now failed to win in their past six games and are seven points adrift of the top four in the Premier League. From the outside, Mourinho has never really seemed like an arm-around-the-shoulder kind of manager, and there's usually at least one player who gets on his wrong side at some point - for Sergio Ramos, Luke Shaw and Paul Pogba, now read Tanguy Ndombele. After Spurs' 1-1 draw with Burnley last week, Mourinho made a wafer-thinly veiled dig at Spurs' £54m record signing.
Pochettino, so we understand, wanted rid of them all over the summer, the better to reshape a new squad: young, hungry, and keen. All of which adds up to something very strange: José Mourinho the continuity option. Here to keep the squad together. Here to not spend a fortune and smash everything to pieces.
Hopefully. Leganes denied same privilege Barcelona were afforded Well, this seems fair. Big club has an absolute stinker of a transfer window - literally dumps in its own figurative hand and slaps itself in the face - and the authorities allow them to make an emergency signing. Not only that, but it allows said big club to execute the relatively modest release clause in player's contract, thus probably fatally undermining smaller club's hopes of evading the drop.
It feels like fourth place is theirs to lose, but Lampard got it right when he said after last week's defeat by Manchester United that their season starts now, and they responded with an important win over one of their main rivals, Tottenham. What Lampard does with France striker Olivier Giroud now is going to be interesting, because he did well against Tottenham in his first Premier League start since November.
As a director you are guaranteed to get into the players' heads. As a leader you find a way into their hearts. The fact is that at Barcelona now, the leader is Messi and the coach's job at the club is to direct proceedings so they can get the best out of him. Real Madrid v Barcelona: The key questions in Sunday's pivotal El ClasicoThere is a perception that Messi is merely a guy who does marvellous things with the ball.
NEC have scored an average of 1.89 goals per home game and have conceded 1.22 goals while Den Bosch have netted an average of 1.44 goals per away game and have conceded an average of 2.11 goals, and we have backed the pair to play out a 2-2 draw this weekend. Both NEC at home and Den Bosch away average over 3 total goals per game, which suggests that over 2.5 goals will be scored in Sunday’s clash.
Barring a stunning late development, Giroud will remain a Chelsea player until the end of the season after the Blues failed to bring in Dries Mertens from Napoli - or any other suitable alternative. Giroud, who missed the opening section of the season due to injury, has barely featured under Lampard who has Tammy Abraham as his clear first-choice striker and Michy Batshuayi as his understudy.
After last placed and relegated Paderborn Hoffenheim have conceded the most goals at home in the league conceding 37 goals in 16 games. They haven't kept a clean sheet at home since November last year and in the last 5 home games they conceded 15 goals.
