Belgian forward Dries Mertens came close to joining Chelsea but will renew his contract with Napoli instead, journalist Kristof Terreur has told BBC Radio 5 Live. In January when Chelsea knocked on the door, he was quite convinced," Belgian reporter Terreur said. But once you are in the south of Italy, with good money and you are a god, why would you change that? "He would come to the Premier League as a nobody and in Italy he is a star.
What can I say about PSG at the moment? They had a really good start of the season, as they are first in the Ligue with 30 points from 13 games. PSG won 10 and lost 3 games. After a surprising defeat against Dijon, they will try to bounce back in this game. They have an amazing 28:8 goal ratio. Their attack is producing goals, while their defense is staying tight. Neymar is picking up his form lately and if Dijon wants to get some points he will be the man to stop.
FRIDAY’S BIG HEADLINES Tottenham hit by Kaneocalypse Of all the things which could go wrong for Tottenham and Jose Mourinho - aside from, say, forcing a team doctor out of the club for simply doing her job - losing Harry Kane for a prolonged period of time would be up near the top of the list. And, lo, the Kaneocalypse has arrived with the news that Tottenham’s captain requires surgery on the hamstring injury he sustained in the recent defeat at Southampton and will be ruled out until April.
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However, not everything has been going to plan for the hosts. They have won just one of their last five league games and have allowed performances to drop considerably after their excellent start to the campaign. Now they face one of the biggest tests of the season as Benfica come to town.
While he did not declare his club's position, Stenhousemuir chairman Iain McMenemy said on Wednesday the proposal was doomed to failure. The move would also deny Cove Rangers promotion from the bottom tier. Hearts reject Gillett takeover bid'Timing all wrong with Budge plans'Hearts' league revamp plan explainedHearts must gain the support of 15 of the 20 clubs in the bottom two divisions, as well as 11 of the 12 Premiership sides and seven of their nine Championship rivals.
I definitely think I'll play again. At what level, I don't know. Paige Williams (left) won the Women's Serie A and Coppa Italia with Brescia in 2015-16Starting her career with Liverpool Feds, Williams represented England at every age group from under-15 through to under-23, but says her best memories come from her successful spell in Italy, working under Milena Bertolini, who is now Italy's women's national team coach.
Inevitably Hearts began to have more of the ball. Luke Southwood saved superbly to keep out an Uche Ikpeazu header, a Steven Naismith header went just wide and an Ikpeazu shot was deflected over the bar by Scott McMann. The opening 16 minutes were painful viewing for Hearts manager Daniel Stendel but his team battled hard to earn a pointHearts stormed the Hamilton defences three minutes after the restart.
Goal!Posted at 60' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner. Posted at 59' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Sebastian Andersson. Football Association chairman Greg Clarke says there are ongoing "internal conversations" about England team doctor Rob Chakraverty following revelations about his role in a controversial procedure involving Mo Farah.
Istanbul Basaksehir are very close to winning the Turkish Super Lig title; they will achieve the feat if they win their home match against Kayserispor this Sunday. Going to this game, Istanbul Basaksehir have 66 points at the top of the standings while Kayserispor have 32 points and are in 17th place.
Both of these victories came at St Mary’s Stadium, and while their away record doesn’t look as good there are still some positives. They have only lost three of their seven Premier League away days this season, and that includes recent clashes with Spurs, Wolves, Manchester City and Arsenal.
one more match in which I think there is not going to be that many goals as it is expected to be and I think some team is going to win with 0-1 or it will be draw 0-0 or 1-1 because Borussia m'gladbach is in both title and champions league race and it is very important for them not to lose tonight and since their defense is pretty good I think they could stop Frankfurt from scoring and if they do that this bet is almost for sure going to be great cause Borussia offense can't score more than one goal, maybe two
SubstitutionPosted at 75' Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Steve Davies replaces Marios Ogkmpoe. Posted at 74' Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 74' Foul by Marios Ogkmpoe (Hamilton Academical). BookingPosted at 73' Will Collar (Hamilton Academical) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 73' Aaron Hickey (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
With most of the squad away on international duty when Pochettino was sacked, the Argentine manager did not get to say farewell to the players and a number of them visited him at his house the day after. When I found out I was upset and I wanted to speak to him. I went to see him," Alli added. I've seen him more than my family over the past five years.
The visitors dispensed of Monk in the summer, causing outrage from many. The manager had achieved plenty with his former side, but the Blues made claims about some behind the scenes issues which distorted the picture. Both sides have quickly moved on, with Birmingham in 15th under Pep Clotet. Meanwhile, Monk has guided his side to within four points of the playoffs.
In Spain, Deportivo La Coruna and Rayo Vallecano are expected to meet each other in a La Liga 2 match which will be held at Riazor stadium, La Coruna city. In the table, Deportivo takes position 20 with 37 points after playing 33 matches while Vallecano takes position 8 with 47 points after playing 33 matches. The teams have resumed their matches after the long break and we expect a stiff competition here where Deportivo will be the hosts.
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Reading fought back from 2-0 down in 90 minutes - and then hauled themselves level again in extra time - to overcome Cardiff City on penalties in an exhausting FA Cup fourth-round replay. This was the teams' third meeting in 10 days - following 1-1 draws in the cup and Championship - and Josh Murphy put Cardiff in front with a fine low strike. Robert Glatzel finished a flowing team move to double the hosts' advantage, but Omar Richards headed in for Reading to suggest this match was far from done.
It was of huge relief to Arteta, whose side appeared to be carrying a hangover from their shock exit from the Europa League to Olympiacos as they lacked their usual pace and tempo, particularly in the first half. West Ham conjured up a host of opportunities throughout a spirited performance, with Jarrod Bowen whacking the post with a shot from distance after only two minutes and Michail Antonio inexplicably fluffing his line from just three yards out.
Posted at 51' Foul by Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd). Posted at 50' Attempt missed. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hassan Al Haydos. Goal!Posted at 49' Goal! Al Sadd 2, ES Tunis 4. Hassan Al Haydos (Al Sadd) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is "one of the top strikers in the world", according to manager Brendan Rodgers. Vardy, 33, is the Premier League's top scorer on 23 goals going into the season's final round of matches on Sunday. Leicester will play Manchester United in their final game knowing a win will secure a Champions League place. At present, you have to see Jamie Vardy as one of the leading strikers in world football," said Rodgers.
For any squad, especially a squad that's new to a full-time environment, you need to have that balance between youth and experience in the team. You need the young players, their energy and their tenacity, but you also need to have the experience – people who have been there, done that, won titles. You need to have a good mixture of them all and quite scarily I do see myself as a slightly older player now but I think that was good for me.
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SPAL pulled one back in the second half through a moment of individual brilliance from Mattia Valoti, but Inter hung on to take advantage of Juventus dropping points by drawing 2-2 against Sassuolo earlier in the day. Inter are now one point ahead of Juve on 37 points, while SPAL remain second from bottom and without a win in their past seven matches.
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.
The Bees have won five of their last six games, including a three-game winning streak on the road. Each of those three victories has seen the visitors score three times, while Brentford have scored three in four of their last six overall. They should be confident of scoring another couple against a Blackburn side who conceded twice to bottom side Barnsley at home on Saturday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants the player to arrive in January but may have to compromise to complete the deal. Video - 'Liverpool and Chelsea target opens door to big January move' - Euro Papers01:48 Arsenal close in on Arteta and Fagbemi At this point it is hardly a surprise, but the Daily Mail reports that Arsenal are closing in on the appointment of Mikel Arteta as their new manager.
Perth Glory are in good form in the league this season, unbeaten in the last 8 games so far, with 2 draw. The have scored 27 times in 15 games, an average of 1.8 goals per game. In the last 9 games they have scored 20 goals, a great work in front of goals that pays them scoring goals for fun. Average of 2.22 goals per game.
Everton, who had signed a five-year deal with the gaming brand in 2017, said the decision was made after a review of the club's commercial strategy in line with its future growth plans. This has been a difficult decision but one that allows us to best deliver on our commercial plan and to grasp the new opportunities now open to us," a club spokesperson said.
Udinese have only lost one of their last four league games. Udinese's last home league game saw them defeat Juventus. Lecce have only earned one point in their last six away league fixtures. Lecce are 18th in Serie A and close to relegation. Defeat in this game away at 13th placed Udinese will send them back to Serie B.
Joelinton, 23, arrived at Newcastle for a club record fee in the region of 40 million pounds ($51. Bruce said the Brazilian is a doubt for Saturday's league trip to Crystal Palace with a thigh problem, adding to the injury list with fellow striker Andy Carroll also sidelined with a hip problem. He (Joelinton) will hopefully train today.
The Clarets were unable to stop Palace scoring against them in each of their last three skirmishes with the Eagles, we think Roy Hodgson's men can prolong that record by notching a consolation at Turf Moor on Saturday.
However, as the EFL made clear, this sanction is "subject to appeal", which is due to take place on 31 July, and Wigan have appointed leading barrister, David Phillips QC. The Latics were placed in administration on 1 July, just weeks after the club changed Hong Kong-based owners. The argument is no-one - neither at Wigan nor the EFL - could have known what Au Yeung Wai Kay was going to do and therefore the punishment should be withdrawn.
Chelsea v SouthamptonSouthampton were very impressive in their win at relegation rivals Aston Villa, but so was Chelsea's performance to beat Tottenham. It was a huge win for Blues boss Frank Lampard for all sorts of reasons, not least because they had lost four of their previous five league games. Chelsea's problem this season has been consistency and Southampton will make things difficult for them but, after beating Spurs, I don't think they will follow that up by dropping points here.
The away side have been great on the road across the campaign, but they head into this match looking to add to back to back away victories on their travels. Leeds have also managed to claim back to back wins to nil, cementing their position as the best defence in the division. At the minute, Marcelo Bielsa’s side are looking unstoppable, especially after moving top of the form table.
Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper Peter Bonetti has died aged 78 after a long illness. Bonetti was described by Chelsea as a "goalkeeping superstar of the 1960s and 1970s" and "one of our indisputably all-time great players". He was part of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad but was unused throughout the tournament. Bonetti made seven England appearances and featured in the 1970 World Cup quarter-final defeat by West Germany.
They realised they needed a striker but, for different reasons, they couldn't get one. With that in mind, and against the background of the sacking of the manager, there was a need for an explanation for what was going on - so the club forced Abidal to do an interview with two Catalan newspapers and he was extremely open. It was the Sport one in particular that got Messi upset because Abidal suggested that the players were not happy under Valverde and did not work hard enough.
Sky Sports reported West Ham have agreed a deal in principle to sign Benfica midfielder Gedson Fernandes on an 18-month loan without an option to buy. When asked about the 21-year-old ahead of West Ham's league trip to Sheffield United on Friday, Moyes said: "We won't be bringing in a bundle of players, but obviously we'd like to add to the squad if we can.
