Manchester City defender Kyle Walker has written to some of the club's supporters to apologise for breaking coronavirus lockdown guidelines twice. Walker put a message on social media on Friday detailing how he had travelled to South Yorkshire to visit his sister and parents at different addresses, and said he felt "harassed" by the media. He received at least one message personally, as well as others via the club, from fans expressing displeasure and got in touch with supporters after accepting his actions were wrong.
Augsburg takes home Hertha Berlin in the 12th round of the German Bundesliga. Augsburg has averaged 3.4 goals per game while Hertha Berlin has an average of 3.5. Both teams have seen at least 4 goals scored in 5 of their 11 matches this season. Of Augsburg's 7 games, 5 of these have had at least 4 goals in them. Hertha Berlin have seen at least 4 goals in 3 of their last 4 matches. In between, the two teams have played 3 times since 2018 and all matches have had at least 4 goals. By late this year in May, the match ended 4-3 to Hertha away.
His physique is still bafflingly large for a professional athlete, but against Wolves he did an exceptional job of keeping Adama Traore quiet for much of the match. More displays of similar initiative might keep him in the first team as Brandon Williams challenges. Matchcast: Full match stats and commentary PLAYER RATINGS Manchester United: De Gea 7, Wan-Bissaka 6, Lindelof 6, Maguire 7, Shaw 7, Fred 6, Pereira 5, Mata 6, Fernandes 7, James 6, Martial 5.
Follow live text coverage from the EFLDerby were outshone for long periods and struggled to get back in the game after Benrahma's brilliance, and will find themselves five points outside the play-offs if Swansea beat Leeds on Sunday. Bees to end long wait?Brentford have not been in the top flight of English football since 1947, but victory in their final three matches of the season could be enough to take them up.
FAC Team fur Wien against FC Juniors here, meeting of the Austrian Football Erste Liga which is played today afternoon at 19:10. Slightly favored hosts for the victory of the match come from an away 2-2 draw against today's opponents and face them here in reversed fields. There is no technical gap between these two teams and in my opinion it is very likely that another draw will occur as the hosts are not in a good ranking position and they will be happy to have at least one point. I expect a draw here in this match. Both teams to share their spoils.
Instead, the best-ranked teams earned home advantage in the semi-finals, while a draw determined who plays at home in the final. Semi-final: March 26, 2020 Path A: Iceland v Romania, Bulgaria v Hungary Path B: Bosnia and Herzegovina v Northern Ireland, Slovakia v Republic of Ireland Path C: Scotland v Israel, Norway v Serbia Path D: Georgia v Belarus, North Macedonia v Kosovo Final: March 31, 2020 Path A: Bulgaria/Hungary v Iceland/Romania Path B: Bosnia and Herzegovina/Northern Ireland v Slovakia/Republic of Ireland Path C: Norway/Serbia v Scotland/Israel Path D: Georgia/Belarus v North Macedonia/Kosovo Extra permutations If Romania win Path A, they will go into Group C as hosts and the winner of Path D would complete Group F If anyone else wins Path A (Iceland, Bulgaria or Hungary) they would go into Group F, sending the winner of Path D into Group C WHEN IS EURO 2020? The country-hopping extravaganza begins on June 12, 2020 and runs until July 12, 2020.
On Thursday, the government issued a further three-week lockdown to ensure social distancing and manage the spread of the virus. When and how football resumes has been widely debated across the sport as clubs face up to financial difficulties and the logistical issues caused by a late finish to the season. The contracts of numerous players expire on 30 June, including those of Chelsea midfielder Willian and Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen.
I still fancy Leicester here, though, despite their poor recent form and the fact they seem to struggle without Wilfred Ndidi in midfield - he is back in training after his knee injury but missed Friday's defeat by Norwich. A lot will depend on the team they put out - I've talked about some of the other teams involved in the FA Cup maybe having different priorities, but why would you not try to get to the final if you were Brendan Rodgers? Media playback is not supported on this device Highlights: Brentford 0-1 Leicester City A cup run and a day at Wembley is the chance to crown what has already been a very good season for the Foxes, so I think Rodgers will go with a strong line-up.
Granada struggle playing away against La Liga sides, losing eight out of 12 this season. Athletic Bilbao beat Granada 2-0 at home in December. Athletic Bilbao have only lost two of their last 22 home games. The 2019/20 Copa del Rey has been one full of surprises. Athletic Bilbao knocked out Barcelona last week and host Granada in the first leg of the semi-final.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6' Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Posted at 90'+5' Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Posted at 90'+5' Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Saïss. Posted at 90'+4' Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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A mini-tournament to decide the Champions League and Europa League will be one option put forward to ease fixture congestion caused by the coronavirus outbreak. European football's governing body, Uefa, is hosting a video conference with major stakeholders on Tuesday. Euro 2020 is set to be postponed to allow league seasons to be completed. A source close to the situation says all parties must be ready to sacrifice something to reach a solution.
I am just trying to impact the next generation in a positive way," he said. I have done a lot of work with children and when I heard about the schools shutting down, I knew some kids would not be getting free meals at school. When I was at school, I was on free meals and my mum wouldn't get home until around six o'clock so my next meal would have been about eight o'clock. I was fortunate, and there are kids in much more difficult situations that don't get their meals at home.
There was a lot of pressure to deliver. I scored our second goal from the spot just before half-time. I was confident the keeper would dive. There was no way, given what was at stake in that game that she would stand still. So I put it straight down the middle and thankfully it worked. It felt like a turning point because we went into the changing rooms as high as a kite while Bristol were probably deflated.
Jesse Lingard has failed to score in the Premier League this season, while Anthony Martial has not netted in seven out of nine games in 2020On his own, it is hard to see Ighalo changing the narrative of a season. The same is true of Fernandes, who had three of United's five shots on target against Wolves, and made a definite improvement without being a game changer. I told him to 'be yourself, don't change your character, try to get on the ball, make things happen'," said Solskjaer.
Both of these sides have high hopes for 2020, but who will get the year off to the perfect start on Monday? This week sees Fiorentina trying to put a terrible 2019 behind them, while Bologna are aiming to continue their climb.
Lionel Messi scored a sublime late winner as champions Barcelona defeated Atletico Madrid to return to the top of La Liga. Messi curled sweetly into the corner of Jan Oblak's goal from the edge of the penalty box with four minutes remaining for his 11th goal in 10 games. Marc-Andre ter Stegen had earlier made two magnificent saves to deny Mario Hermoso and Alvaro Morata for Atletico. Barcelona climb from third to move above Real Madrid on goal difference.
On Sunday, they beat second-bottom Shenhua 3-0 to secure the title. Goalscorer Park Ji-soo celebrated his goal by running over to embrace Cannavaro. Beijing Guoan were two points back in second place while Rafael Benitez's side Dalian Yifang finished ninth. Cannavaro, Italy's World Cup-winning captain in 2006, had been criticised for his "weak ability to rectify mistakes and insufficiently strict handling of players" by his club.
Lukaku has scored 14 Serie A goals this season after his £74m move from Manchester United in August. Only Lazio's Ciro Immobile, with 19, has scored more league goals in Italy in 2019-20 than the 26-year-old Belgian. Cristiano Ronaldo is third in the goalscoring charts on 13 after he grabbed his first Serie A hat-trick for Juventus in their simple home victory. Both Inter and Juventus are on 45 points from 18 matches, six clear of third-placed Lazio while Napoli, who have lost two of their three matches since they sacked Carlo Ancelotti in December, are eighth.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I'm sure that we will adjust accordingly. I think for the integrity of the competition and competitions, especially the top end of English football and European football, they'll want to finish the season. I believe that there will be an ability next year to adjust, with international breaks, with moving a few games into midweek. We have that ability through organisation and planning to finish this season off.
SEOUL, April 7 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min will be exposed to tear gas, undertake live-fire drills and go on a 30km loaded march during three weeks of intense military training in South Korea this month, a Marine Corps official told Reuters on Tuesday. All able-bodied men are required to serve in the military for around two years in South Korea, which is technically still at war with the North, but Son received an exemption for leading the country to gold at the 2018 Asian Games.
Brann and Viking will face each other in the upcoming match in the Eliteserien in Norway. Brann this season have the following results: 10W, 10D and 9L. Meanwhile Viking have 12W, 8D and 9L. This season teams, especially Viking, are playing attacking football and had some high scoring games.
Knockaert saw a chance to extend Fulham's lead go begging in the dying stages of the match, Jay Stansfield's cross passing just millimetres from his toe in front of goal. The goals came following a cagey first half in which neither side had truly threatened with the exception of El Ghazi's last-ditch attempt.
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They nicked a goal from a set piece, then they sat deep and invited their opponents to break them down. Should have worked, mind. Norwich aren’t great. But then backup-to-the-backup keeper Michel Vorm spilled a straight one, the Canaries pounced, and a late Spurs rally couldn’t prevent extra time and then penalties.
What is funny about this time here is that a couple of years ago they also met in a double leg I think it was also the Europa League as I rarely remember Gent in the Champions League, and the first leg back than was also in Italy which AS Roma won with 3-1 in the end while here in Belgium it was a pure disaster for the hosts who ended up losing the game with 7-1 in the end, and no doubt about it Gent is very good for the Belgian league level, but nowhere near the quality of AS Roma overall.
Because of how fast the game moves, standing still and using game intelligence can sometimes be mistaken for laziness. He is a special player that is needed in certain games and certain situations. Nobody else can open up a defence, nobody else can pass the way he does, nobody else has the patience and the composure he brings when he plays. Most importantly, he has got end product. A lot of players get into good positions but they lack end product.
While British media have reported that Italian Carlo Ancelotti was set to take over at Goodison Park, Everton confirmed in a statement https://www. Thursday Ferguson would be at the helm for at least another game. The 60-year-old Ancelotti has had a stellar coaching career including trophy-laden spells at AC Milan, Chelsea, Paris St Germain, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
Championship leaders Leeds United have reported an annual pre-tax loss of £21. June 2019. The accounts cover the 2018-19 season, during which Leeds narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League. The club made an operating loss of more than £36m, although player sales brought in more than £15m. Turnover rose from £40. Leeds' previous set of accounts for 2017-18 showed an annual loss of £4. It is also revealed in documents filed at Companies House that Leeds may have to pay bonuses of almost £20m to players and management staff if they are promoted to the Premier League this season.
Wolves vs Sheffield United predictions for Sunday's Premier League clash at Molineux. Sheffield United look to leapfrog Wolves into 5th place in the Premier League as the top flight enters December. Read on for all our free Premier League predictions and betting tips.
Moshiri will want to avoid a repeat at all costs, so Silva stays in his job amid a swirl of speculation, left hanging out to dry as the public symbol of a rudderless club deep in trouble. The current mess Everton find themselves in has to be placed mainly at Moshiri's door as he effectively made Silva a pet project after Koeman's sacking, even to the extent of provoking acrimony with Watford following an unwanted approach when he was in charge at Vicarage Road.
Webb acknowledged that the foul to which Ibrahimovic referred had occurred outside the box but said no camera angle had conclusively proved that the referee had made a mistake, hence the original decision stood, much to the Swede's chagrin. Webb, the former top-level English referee who took charge of the 2010 World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands, declined to comment on the implementation of VAR in England or elsewhere, saying it was up to each league to use the technology as it saw fit.
Tonbridge and Maidstone will face each other in the upcoming match in the National League South. Tonbridge this season have the following results: 7W, 7D and 12L. Meanwhile Maidstone have 10W, 9D and 7L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Since joining Dortmund in January, his 11 goals have come in only 450 minutes of football - averaging a goal every 41 minutes. Only 11 players have scored more Bundesliga goals than Haaland this season, even though he has made only five appearances. He won the Bundesliga player of the month award for January - despite playing less than an hour of football in the month. At 17 years and 97 days, Giovanni Reyna (left) is the youngest player to assist a goal in the Champions League since November 2007His second goal against the French champions was assisted by fellow youngster Giovanni Reyna (son of former Rangers, Sunderland and Manchester City midfielder Claudio).
Posted at 90'+3' Hand ball by Kamil Grosicki (West Bromwich Albion). Posted at 90'+2' Attempt saved. Jamal Lowe (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieffer Moore. BookingPosted at 90'+1' Joe Williams (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Arsenal picked up just their seventh Premier League victory of the season with a confidence-boosting thrashing of Newcastle at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners have been the division's draw specialists this campaign having been held 13 times and it looked to be going the same way after a goalless first half. But the hosts sprung into action immediately after the restart with Eddie Nketiah's no-look strike from Nicolas Pepe's cutback clipping the top of the crossbar.
Eibar signed off for Christmas with a much needed 3-0 success over Granada at Ipurua to ease their relegation concerns, although Los Armeros are far from safe with just four points separating them from the bottom three ahead of this Saturday's visit to Mestalla.
