Paper Round's view: Kepa was supposed to be a long-term investment for Chelsea when he signed from Athletic Bilbao back in 2018. The Blues paid £71 million for the Spaniard - a world-record transfer fee for a goalkeeper. Now it's looking very unlikely that Chelsea will recoup their cash if he were to be sold.
Desna has enough quality to be scoring 3 goals all by themselves here in this game as once they are going to score the opening goal they should find even more spaces to score goals as they are well capable of winning this game by a couple of goals difference having a record of 6-0-1 on the road so far this season but I cannot find the option of taking Desna to win this game by 2 goals difference here so will have to do with the odds for the over 2.5 goals bet to happen here as odds are quite decent.
Before the charity's Rainbow Laces campaign, which started on Friday and is aimed at tackling homophobia in sport, Atkin spoke to the BBC's LGBT Sport Podcast and says he hopes that others can follow in his footsteps. You're either good at refereeing or you're not, and your sexuality shouldn't come into that," he said. Ultimately, within sport, you want the best people to get to the top, and it should only be through their profession and how good they are that they do progress.
Players would accept that. One player might say, 'I can afford a 30%'; another might say, 'I can only afford 5%'. Personally, I'd have no problem with some of us paying more. I don't think that would cause any dressing room problems. Whatever way you look at it, we're easy targets. What gets lost is that half our wages get taken by the taxman. Money that goes to the government, money that is helping the NHS.
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Opava is in a better form than Marila Pribram at this time of the season. Specifically, Opava has won the last 4/5 matches, winning the last 6/9 matches at home. And coach and coach Pavel Horvath have lost the last 6/7 matches on the away field, the last 4/6 matches, have not won the last 3/5 matches and have not won the last 6/7 matches on the away field. Therefore, Roman Skuhravy's army will likely win against Marila Pribram to bring joy to the home audience. Confrontation history shows that in the last 6 away games at Mestsky Stadium, the team of coach Pavel Horvath won 2 draws 1 lost 3, 4/6 matches ended with at most 2 goals scored, in the last 2 visits Marila Pribram lost 2. Calculating 11 matches past, Opava won 3 draws 2 lost 6, 6/11 matches ended with the most 2 goals scored, only counted 4 times nearest confrontation Opava won 2 draw 1 lost 1.
MK Dons are in a bad way, there's no denying it. The Buckinghamshire club would've been hoping to avoid a repeat of what happened at the end of the 17/18 campaign, but as things stand, it looks like they'll once again be plying their trade in League 2 come the start of next season.
NAPLES, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Antoine Griezmann's second-half equaliser handed Barcelona a vital away goal and earned them a 1-1 draw at Napoli in their Champions League last-16 first leg meeting on Tuesday. A superb curling strike from Dries Mertens put the home side in front in the first half and saw the Belgian draw level with Marek Hamsik as Napoli's all-time top scorer in all competitions with 121 goals.
You just have to look at what he achieved as a player with Leeds United and England and as a manager with Ireland to realise that his legendary tag is fully deserved. He was such a huge character and such a great man. When he walked into a room, you waited to see what he was about to say. There was always a nugget in there when he spoke and always something worth listening to, no matter what the subject.
How soon can Liverpool win the Premier League?How to watch, listen to and follow every Premier League game"Following the most recent round of Premier League fixtures which have all taken place behind closed doors the SAG has signalled it has no objections to the above fixture taking place at Etihad Stadium as planned at 20:15 BST, Thursday, 2 July," explained Councillor Luthfur Rahman, executive member for skills, culture and leisure for Manchester City Council.
Millwall the host will be seeking to inflict misery on Fulham in their quest to enter the top ten list that will aid their efforts for a playoff position for the end of the season .Fulham on the other hand will also be seeking to inflict misery on Millwall as they seek a win that will guarantee them second position on the log a position that will guarantee automatic promotion into premier league if maintained at all costs. This will definitely be a must win match for both teams thus this will inevitably become a high scoring game of more than one goal .
Mainz and Werder will face each other in the upcoming match in the Bundesliga. Mainz this season have the following results: 10W, 4D and 18L. Meanwhile Werder have 7W, 7D and 18L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Santos have made two very good performances, and they scored six goals in those matches. With one victory against UCR, and unlucky defeat from the favorite Saprissa, they went into this part with well shape. There is no reason to name team of San Carlos as favorite in this one, despite this team won the Championship in the previous year.
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The hosts are in impressive form with 3 wins in a row in which they conceded just one goal and it happened last round when they played Austria Vienna II who was in top form prior to meeting Steyr at home but lost the game with no less than 4-1 in the end. And other two wins from Steyr came at Dornbirn where they won with 2-0 and also at home with Amstetten which also not that easy side to be winning points from lately.
It's a pleasure to have him in my squad. There was also a word on former Chelsea skipper and team mate John Terry, who was back in front of his beloved fans in his capacity as assistant to Villa manager Dean Smith. He had his moment on the pitch. It is difficult when you come back, I did it last year, to a club that you feel so much for and visa-versa as they did with John," he said.
Last season this fixture had no less than 7 goals scored total in it with both teams scoring 3+ goals in that game as Hertha emerged victorious but very tough with 4-3 in the end as they were down by 1-0, 2-1 and also 3-2 in the game but found the strength every time to come from behind and come on top in the end still both teams with a really poor start to this season just one and two points above the relegation zone at this moment but Hertha seems stronger once more and will take the over 3.5 goals bet here.
Barcelona president says La Liga should play three games abroad a year'Home games should be played at home stadiums'Last season, Barcelona pulled out of a proposed match with Girona in Miami due to a "lack of consensus" between stakeholders. La Liga's intention was for Atletico Madrid to face Villarreal in the USA this season but those plans were abandoned after a court in Madrid ruled the Spanish FA could not be forced to give consent to the game, as required by Fifa.
New England Revolution also qualified through a second-place finish, finishing behind Toronto FC on goal difference in Group C. They started with a win over Montreal Impact before going on to draw against DC United and Toronto. Philadelphia Union have dominated this fixture for some time now, going unbeaten in the last five meetings, four of which resulted in victory for them.
Assisted by Max Bird with a cross following a corner. Posted at 71' Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Ben Purrington. SubstitutionPosted at 70' Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Ben Dempsey replaces Adedeji Oshilaja. The France international returned from a long injury layoff as a substitute in a 2-0 defeat at Watford on Dec.
This was a meeting of a Swansea side who do not score enough goals and a Rangers team who concede too many. Relive Tuesday's EFL actionThe January loss of top scorer Nahki Wells has not aided Rangers going forward, with Warburton bemoaning his team's finishing of late. He was left frustrated again as QPR failed to take control of this contest in the first half.
Posted at 81' Attempt saved. Morata (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sime Vrsaljko with a cross. SubstitutionPosted at 80' Substitution, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Carlos Soler. BookingPosted at 79' Maxi Gómez (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 79' Foul by Maxi Gómez (Valencia). Posted at 79' Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
We've seen him do it before and we now know what Trent Alexander-Arnold is capable of, which makes it all the more maddening if you are a Palace fan knowing you can do absolutely nothing about it. Palace were blasted off the pitch at Anfield as Liverpool returned to their old form and took a step closer to the Premier League title. What a start to a career. You're 21 years old, you've won the Champions League and about to lift your first Premier League title and you've hardly broken sweat.
Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura is the ultimate evergreen player. His professional career started in 1986. And he's still going. At 52 (he turns 53 in February), Miura has just signed on the dotted line to play in the J1 League, Japan's top division, for the 2020 season. View more on twitter"I was able to renew my contract with Yokohama FC in the 2020 season," the player nicknamed "King Kazu" told the club's website.
Did you know? Marcus Rashford has scored 17 goals in 29 league games this season, as many as he managed in the previous two campaigns combined (68 apps). Kane: The ball from Steven Bergwijn was sensational while the headed goal against Newcastle was routine for Harry Kane. The England captain positioned himself perfectly for his first goal and was courageous for his second. For Kane to reach his 200th league goal is all the more remarkable when you consider he has not won a single trophy in an otherwise glittering career.
While they’re not going to turn down a trophy, first or second place is largely irrelevant for West Brom this term. Given the finances on offer for promotion, the prize of going up massively outstrips the possibility of silverware. While West Brom lead second-placed Leeds by two points, the big thing for the Baggies is their lead over third.
Of course it’s perfectly normal for him to be involved in transfer speculation after his performances with Leicester City this season. However, we have no interest in this discussion. Both club and Caglar are looking to continue with each other. He is only focusing on the remaining of the season. Emery's guest lecture cancelled due to online abuse Unai Emery has been forced to pull out of a guest lecture slot at a London football university after its announcement was greeted with online abuse.
All of Ajax’s home games have produced over 1.5 goals which suggests that a 1-0 win for the hosts is unlikely this weekend, especially as Heracles concede an average of 1.5 goals per away game, which is why we have backed a 2-0 win for the hosts. Ajax have kept clean sheets in 83% of their home games this season, while Heracles have failed to score in 33% of their games on the road, and those percentages also represent the amount of ‘wins to nil’ Ajax have enjoyed at home and how many Heracles have lost away.
These two sides are sat in the bottom three of the form table, as both clubs come into this game on the back of some dire results. Derby have failed to win any of their last six, while their away record this season has been awful.
When and where to watch Granada v FC Barcelona Oct 6, 2023 — FC Barcelona visit the Nuevo Los Cármenes stadium on Sunday for another Liga game, this time against Granada. Three more points would be just ...
RETRO CORNER It’s the Carlos Tevez Grudge March tonight as Sheffield United take on West Ham. To mark the occasion let’s revisit the goal Tevez scored against Manchester United on the final day of the 2006-07 season to keep the Hammers up at Sheffield United’s expense. Tevez was playing despite the Premier League having fined West Ham over third-party ownership - and in a civil case brought by Sheffield United, West Ham settled for £20m two years later.
Frosinone faced poorly against Perugia when they had to lose at 6/10 encounters with the nearest opponent, including losing 3 recent matches. At home, Frosinone also lost twice to the nearest Perugia, including a defeat at -0.5 AH. Currently, in the Serie B standings, both teams stand in the upper half, and Frosinone wins 4 points more than the opponent. Frosinone is in fierce competition for the direct promotion tickets so Frosinone's determination is also very great. At that time, so I believe in the opportunity to win 3 points of the landlord right now, especially when they accept Perugia 0.5 handicap.
Barca players consider wage cuts The Daily Mail report that Barcelona's executives are considering slashing the wage bill for both players and staff, but there could be a lifeline as players may step in to protect ancillary staff. The report says: Barcelona directors held a video-link meeting on Friday where the possibility of cutting players' salaries was discussed.
Read the full story Lille make Lamptey offer French side Lille are closing in on Chelsea full-back Tariq Lamptey, reports the Daily Mail. The Ligue Un team have identified the 19-year-old defender as a target as his contract runs out at the end of the season, and have offered him a pre-contract deal.
Posted at 79' Offside, Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside. Posted at 77' Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford). Posted at 77' Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 76' Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Leipzig remain the only team to score more than two goals versus Union Berlin in the Bundesliga this season. Leipzig won the reverse fixture 4-0 away to Union. Given their impressive goalscoring form of late, we feel that they may put more than two goals past Union this weekend. We are backing a 3-0 win for Leipzig here.
LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho has reinvented himself several times during his successful managerial career at some of Europe's biggest clubs and has always demanded the spotlight but the new Tottenham Hotspur manager was a picture of humility on Thursday. Holding his first news conference at the north London club's sparkling new training ground after replacing Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, who was sacked on Tuesday, Mourinho could not stop smiling.
