Napoli have been contacted by the BBC but are yet to respond. Manager Carlo Ancelotti and his players all returned home following their 1-1 draw with Red Bull Salzburg in the Champions League on 5 November and have since drawn three further matches, including a Champions League fixture at Liverpool this week. Fifpro added: "The already congested fixture list sees many players away from home for prolonged periods.
West Ham vs Tottenham Hotspur predictions for Saturday’s Premier League fixture at the London Stadium. Can Jose Mourinho start his Tottenham Hotspur tenure with a win? Read on for all our free Premier League predictions and betting tips.
Pukki (Norwich) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 6 R. Jiménez (Wolves) 8 7 N. Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) 7 C. Wood (Burnley) 8 D. Alli (Tottenham) 6 Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) A. Barnes (Burnley) D. Calvert-Lewin (Everton) Richarlison (Everton) K. De Bruyne (Manchester City) Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) A.
The Gunners' defending is not getting any better either and, if West Ham turn up for this one, I think they will win. Until Arsenal appoint a manager, it is difficult to know what direction they are going in - but it appears to be downwards at the moment. Their chances of securing Champions League football for next season by making the top four are starting to look remote. Lawro's prediction: 2-0Andy's prediction: They are both struggling at the moment.
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Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Cook. Posted at 66' Offside, Bournemouth. Jefferson Lerma tries a through ball, but Diego Rico is caught offside. Posted at 64' Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool). Posted at 64' Aaron Ramsdale (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half. SubstitutionPosted at 64' Substitution, Bournemouth.
Ross Cunningham replaces Lewis Smith. SubstitutionPosted at 77' Substitution, Rangers. Steven Davis replaces Joe Aribo. Posted at 77' Filip Helander (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 77' Foul by George Oakley (Hamilton Academical). Posted at 76' Attempt missed. Filip Helander (Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation. Posted at 75' Ryan Kent (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
That could lead to quite a cat and mouse affair, and the stats this term point towards a possible stalemate. Aside from both being starved of wins of late, Villarreal have lost just one and drawn three from seven at la Ceramica this term, whilst Atleti have lost just one from seven La Liga games on their travels, drawing four.
And in 2013-14 Sunderland used their three games in hand (26 games played after 29 rounds) to stay up at the expense of Norwich. The 2014-15 season saw probably the most consequential survival in Premier League history. Leicester were bottom of the table, seven points adrift of safety and nine behind Hull at this stage of the season - with just one game in hand. But a remarkable run saw them stay up as Hull went down.
Williams blocks on the line from Jones after Firmino had flicked it across the face of goal. The visitors come again and Firmino crosses for Salah, but his header flashes just wide of the far post. KEY STATS Jones is the first teenager to score in consecutive appearances for Liverpool since Raheem Sterling in April 2014 (19y 133d).
But just to get that final phone call and confirmation of our promotion was fantastic. We'd love to have an open top bus but, at the minute, we know we have to hold back. Maybe it might happen some time in the future. Boddy added: "Normally you'd have an open top bus parade, but we're going to have an online party instead. It has all been a bit surreal. There were not really any raised voices in Tuesday's meeting.
Ronaldo was really robbed of the Ballon d'Or last season, when Real Madrid decided to make sure he couldn't win it and that was really weird,” Chiellini told Sky Sport Italia. This season, it was more balanced. With all due respect, Modric even in his best season of his career didn't deserve it. That was a signal from Real Madrid, as they wanted to stop Ronaldo winning it.
I think the Premier League lost control of the narrative and their own story," says Darren Ennis, Advocacy and Crisis Communications advisor with Fourtold. They should have been more proactive. They should have done more scenario planning including the impact on their reputation if they took various decisions.
The players coming in were fantastic, it's good to see, we will need everyone in this long season," Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk said. We have to use everyone and they all stepped up. Mourinho, sacked a year ago by Manchester United, returned to the north west in good heart after his first three games for Tottenham all brought victories while his United successor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was under pressure after the Reds' worst start to a season since 1988.
Last week Reuters reported a leaked internal FIFA document which showed the working group was assessing proposals that current contracts for players and coaches should be extended until the end of the delayed domestic soccer seasons. The document recommended that FIFA use its newly-created ‘Fund for Professional Players’ to help ease any difficulties that clubs are facing.
Schalke is in the worst drop in the previous season, and they are not ready in this second part of the season. They have issues with the players in the squad, and financial problems. Team did lost previous three games, conceding over 2.5 goals per duel.
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People love football. De Bruyne said he and his family were in self-isolation after his children fell ill last month, which is why he did not travel back to his native Belgium. I've been at home now for two weeks," De Bruyne added. At the beginning, my family and my kids were a little bit sick so that was a little bit worrying but they are alright now.
Top-flight European clubs stand to lose more than £3. Covid-19 even if the major domestic leagues and competitions reach their conclusion. The figure, across this season and next, was outlined in a meeting of stakeholders within the game last week. It is estimated if the competitions failed to reach their conclusions, the figure would rise to more than £6. The German Bundesliga resumed on 16 May while the Premier League is aiming to restart on 12 June.
It was not like after one week I had to leave. No, it was mine. I left everything there; my television, my books, my computer. It was a flat with 'bring me a coffee latte, please', or 'I don't want to go down for dinner, bring my dinner up'. If I was watching football or doing work with one of my assistants I would ask; 'bring us food'.
They are in the March play-offs, away to Bosnia-Herzegovina in the semi-finals and at home to the Republic of Ireland or Slovakia in the final - if they beat the Bosnians first. The winners of those play-offs will be in Group E with Spain. Two of their group games will be in Dublin, with the game against Spain in Bilbao. The most difficult group for Northern Ireland (or the Republic) would see them in with Spain, France and Portugal.
German 2nd Bundesliga 15th day, Dynamo Dresden are in the worst season that never befall them, 12 points from 14 matches in the league so far, just 3 wins in all league, 3 draws and 8 lost games, they don't know more how to fight to get out of relegation zone because they have given all they can in every game, but at the end it's always not enough, winning against SV Wehen Wiesbaden at home 1-0 was all the can since many weeks.
The Clarets made sure Leicester paid full price for this miss when Ashley Westwood slotted home his first goal at Turf Moor after Jonny Evans could only partially clear Charlie Taylor's low cross. The win puts Burnley five points clear of third-bottom Aston Villa. Could Pope snare the England number one shirt? A fine game from Pope was key to Burnley getting the three points today and on a more personal level reminds Gareth Southgate of his qualities ahead of Euro 2020.
The idea is the same from day one to today, it doesn’t matter who you play, the difference is the quality, but the idea is completely the same," said Guardiola. We try to put the players where they feel comfortable, but it doesn’t matter if we play one striker, two strikers or without a striker. Last game we scored three without strikers and created a lot of chances.
Jose Mourinho made two changes at half-time, bringing on Giovani Lo Celso and Lucas Moura for Tanguy Ndombele and Oliver Skipp, and they eventually helped Spurs dominate the second half but not before a needless foul from Ben Mee brought down Erik Lamela for a penalty. With the two usual takers, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min injured, Alli notched his first spot kick for three years, sending Nick Pope the wrong way.
U. S. SPORTS The National Basketball Association (NBA) suspended the season until further notice on Wednesday after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the coronavirus. The NBA will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic," a statement said.
Before the match, hundreds of Hammers fans protested about the running of the club in the week of the 10-year anniversary since David Sullivan and David Gold bought West Ham. However, the hosts took the lead when Issa Diop headed in from Robert Snodgrass' free-kick from the right touchline. But their advantage only lasted four minutes as Calvert-Lewin scored with a diving header after Mason Holgate had flicked on Lucas Digne's corner.
SubstitutionPosted at 34' Substitution, SPAL. Felipe replaces Arkadiusz Reca. Posted at 31' Foul by Mattia Valoti (SPAL). Posted at 31' Matteo Darmian (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 30' Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (SPAL). Posted at 30' Simone Iacoponi (Parma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
With better finishing they could have had more but Greenwood and Martial had low shots kept out by Pepe Reina, while Fernandes and Aaron Wan-Bissaka both wasted headed opportunity. Free-scoring United's victory means they become the first team in Premier League history to win four consecutive games by at least a three-goal margin. Leaky Villa heading towards dropIf United are on the up, Villa are going in the opposite direction and are running out of time to avoid an immediate return to the Championship.
Jeonbuk Motors - who have been champions for the past three seasons - face Suwon Bluewings in the opening game. As well as the exclusion of supporters, special safety measures will be in place, including the banning of handshakes, restrictions on players talking to team-mates, opponents and officials, and coaches having to wear face masks. Excessive spitting or blowing of the nose is prohibited and players should refrain from close conversations," said K-League communication officer Woo Cheoung-sik.
Although it was encouraged by co-operation at international level, FIFPRO expressed concern that "a significant number of clubs . We call on clubs with short-term financial difficulties to meet with national player unions to negotiate fair and proportionate arrangements which respect their legal obligations," FIFPRO added.
It came as a complete shock. I got a call from the doctor when I came back from training," said Stockley. I felt brilliant in training, put a good session in and his number came up. We were aware we would get a call if our test was positive and I was thinking 'no, surely not', but he told me and it was a surreal moment. You feel like you are untouchable and you are going to ride through it. The four League Two clubs involved in the latest round of testing were Exeter, Cheltenham, Colchester and Northampton, who occupy the four play-off berths.