The Premier League has blocked its clubs wearing their away kits at home on Boxing Day to raise awareness around homelessness.
There can be no more conspicuous example of the desire for physicality than the acquisition of Traore, a player Jordi Cruyff is known to have pushed for.
The sides are due to meet at the Groupama Stadium on Thursday night in their final group game, with both having already qualified for the knockout stage.
Kieran Trippier, who we haven't selected this time to give a bit of an opportunity to Reece (James) and to Trent.
Olivier Kapo, a former Birmingham and Wigan midfielder, played for Levadiakos in Greece in 2013-14. He described Greek football as a total mafia in an interview with French football magazine So Foot.
His attitude is that he has employed this person for a reason so let them get on with it. He has earned that trust now.
That ended last week when Robinho lost his final appeal against a conviction for taking part in the gang rape of a then 23-year-old Albanian woman in a Milan nightclub in 2013 and had his jail sentence upheld by Italy's top court.
Salah’s Egypt take on hosts Cameroon in the second Afcon semi-final on Thursday evening, with the winners set to take on
The hosts pulled a goal back seven minutes from time when Edouard poked home Michael Olise's cross and the substitute then also curled a late free-kick in for Palace's second - but they could not find a dramatic equaliser.
In the Italian’s preferred 3-5-2 or 3-4-3 quick counter-attacking formation, Kane will be expected to be a focal point at centre-forward, with those around him carrying the creative load.
How the teams lined up | Match statsPremier League table | Fixtures | Results Watch PL highlights and clips for free on Sky SportsPalace opened the scoring through Jean-Philippe Mateta (15), who was handed a stroke of good fortune when his left-footed shot on the turn struck the back of Kiko Femenia and flew past the wrong-footed Ben Foster.
Manager of the Month Skinner oversaw two wins out of two in December, beating Brighton 2-0 and thrashing Aston Villa 5-0.
It's going to be firming everything up together as a team to get the players they believe in giving their best performances. Rangnick: Man Utd players 'at least trying' to adapt to my styleRangnick says the squad are at least trying to take his ideas on board amid doubts about his approach among some of the players.
Only 19, Bazunu joined Manchester City from Shamrock Rovers in 2019 and is currently on loan at Portsmouth. You are going to be hearing a lot more about him.
And it was not long before it made an impact. Lukaku was slipped through and pulled back by Dawson. Referee Michael Oliver awarded a penalty and a yellow card, but after a VAR review upgraded it to a red.
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Sometimes you need a little bit of a foundation to build on, and hopefully that one comes from today because we've got a point from the game and we could have had more.Declan Olley Man Utd return to top-four hunt in name only What a weekend of results for Manchester United.
Dominic Solanke opened the scoring for the Cherries, who looked to be heading for victory before Benik Afobe's second-half equaliser.
“When you’re playing against a team with the quality of Real Madrid, they can punish you. But I cannot ask anything more of my players in terms of what they did with and without the ball.
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I was dreaming of that because he deserves it, he said. I think it was a phenomenal game for fans, for us it was a bit of a rollercoaster.
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A talented cricketer, Jess' father stopped playing when he emigrated to London because English teams wouldn't let him play, and he was racially abused. When Jess' coach Joe tries to persuade her parents things have changed, her dad says: None of our boys are in any of the football leagues. You think they will let our girls?
Eddie Howe has already gone on the record to say the upcoming window will be difficult due to clubs not wanting to part with players in January.
Southgate signed a four-year contract when he was appointed in November 2016, and after the 2018 World Cup he signed an improved four-year deal.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he hopes Kyle Walker learns from a red card in the Champions League defeat by RB Leipzig that hurts his side.
However, as Jamie Carragher - the unlikely public face of the growing '#OleOut' online movement - wrote on Twitter over the weekend: What a load of nonsense it is that because Jose/LVG failed at Man United they shouldn’t look for a better manager.
Back-to-back defeats for the first time this season, that is not a matter of focus. Tonight we needed to be more aggressive. We had to stop attacks with tactical fouls.
After a slow start to the half with Juventus controlling the majority of the possession, Genoa gradually grew into the game towards the end of the opening 45 minutes.
He, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min were the jewels in the Tottenham crown, the rocks around which Pochettino built a side capable of reaching a Champions League final.
Just as important to the reconfiguration of their attack is the number of runners Spurs look to get in behind and the urgency with which they are looking for a through ball.
Former United, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Stoke City forward Owen agreed with his fellow pundit. While he believes Villarreal have little chance of a comeback, he would not rule it out entirely.
Gareth Bale is hoping to reach his first World Cup finals with Wales But which other global stars have never graced a men's World Cup?
Egypt face Sudan in their final group game on Wednesday (19:00 GMT) knowing a draw will be enough to secure second place in the group, while Guinea-Bissau must beat Nigeria to have a chance of advancing to the last 16.
They had not won since beating Watford in the FA Cup in early January. The hope is that this competition will allow them to play themselves back into form.
It was Villa who had the vast majority of the second-half opportunities, with Watkins looking particularly bright in the opening minutes of the half.
Barcelona have been alerted by Aubameyang's exile at Arsenal and would be interested in signing him on loan next month (Daily Mail, December 21).
That is what we want to see from Ralf Rangnick at Manchester United. That is what the Manchester United players will want to see.
Holloway said he would be proud if a player under his management came out. 'They just don't feel comfortable yet to be themselves'
Jorginho scored two penalties – the second in injury-time – to rescue Chelsea an important and dramatic 3-2 win over a spirited Leeds.
It was Sancho who made the breakthrough on 25 minutes, as he latched onto a glorious pass from Bruno Fernandes and beat Joe Lumley with the aid of a slight deflection.
Bailly should have played alongside Lindelof. Leicester 4-2 Man Utd - Match report and highlightsPaul Pogba: Man Utd 'need to change something'Man Utd's gruelling run of fixturesBut it was United's performance in general, and most notably their second-half 'disconnect' which alarmed Neville the most ahead of United's gruelling run of fixtures, starting with the visit of Liverpool on Sunday, live on Sky Sports.
His view is shared by goalkeeper Andre Onana, who has nonetheless backed his teammates to overcome any lingering fatigue and secure the bronze medal against Burkina Faso on Saturday.
Ronaldo, who was starting for the first time since the announcement of the death of his newborn son, scored his landmark goal in the 34th minute as he pulled a goal back for Man Utd after they fell behind following Nuno Tavares' early goal (3) and Bukayo Saka's penalty.
Substitute Josh Bowler exchanged passes with Owen Dale down the right and his left-footed effort was diverted behind off the foot of Sarkic.
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Emerson is an Italy international who understands the demands of playing in Tuchel's team. He is also fully able to play as a left wing-back, while his attitude was seen as first class behind the scenes last season despite his fringe role in the squad.
He wants to show the fans of Manchester United, the board, the whole world what kind of player he can be, and even if it's for only showing up for a new contract elsewhere, I mean, he will be highly motivated to do that. Why should I then not play him?
