The Ballon d’Or had to go to an individual who excelled for both club and country – Van Dijk did that, Messi only partly. The award had to go an individual who showcased fair play – Van Dijk did that, Messi cracked. Even after considering the third criteria, an overall career judgement, Van Dijk should have seen off the Barcelona forward.
Fleetwood is not in good shape at all and after they failed to win for 5 straight games at home they are now closer to the Shrewsbury on the middle of the table then to the playoffs and today it is pretty much must win game for them cause teams are getting away from them and it is not going to be was at all cause visitors are very tough team to beat but I will risk with Fleetwood and I think one goals could be enough for them to get win and 3 points, but I don't recommend this
Having worked under Pep Guardiola closely at City, the Spaniard would bring with him three years of rich experience to the Emirates, but this winning mentality he will have grown accustomed to is not so easily transferred. Arsenal are ninth in the Premier League and well-short of being capable to reach the top four, never mind competing for the title, and it would be a bold project for Arteta to take on should he choose to leave the comforts of City behind.
Ter Stegen pulled off another impressive stop to deny Alvaro Morata’s header from breaking the deadlock before Gerard Pique powered a header from a corner kick down into the turf and on to the crossbar. The match looked set to end in stalemate until Messi picked up the ball, played a one-two with Luis Suarez and guided a trademark left-footed finish into the far corner of the net, once again sending Barcelona ahead of rivals Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on goal difference.
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This might sound reasonable enough, but these were the club's U13 and U14 sides, being backed from the sidelines by ultras with banners, flags, drums and all. We wanted to be able to provide our fans something unique," says managing owner Jorge Mas. Inter Miami is not just Miami's team; it is South Florida's team. Their passion and commitment since day one has been a driving force in helping this dream become a reality.
They have scored in each of their matches at the tournament though the last two matches have seen them score just a goal each, a dip from the earlier two matches where they scored a combined five goals. Defensively, the win over Montreal Impact was an improvement, presenting their first clean sheet in the tournament and they will be hoping to extend that against the highest scoring team at the tournament.
Furthermore, each of Schalke's last three Bundesliga games have resulted in a 2-1 scoreline. Schalke have been on the winning end of two of those recent 2-1 games. We feel that Schalke have a good chance of winning this Sunday's game 2-1 again. A 2-1 win for Schalke is a likely result of this game.
If more than 75% of the 42 clubs backed the plan, the league would have the right to call the Premiership. The proposal passed, but only after Dundee voted, withdrew their ballot, then voted the other way several days after the requested deadline. That meant Dundee United, Raith Rovers and Cove Rangers were declared champions of their respective divisions, with Partick Thistle and Stranraer relegated.
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Insigne, the Napoli captain, broke the deadlock with a 26th minute penalty after Hirving Lozano had been fouled and then converted another spot kick 12 minutes later after handball by Pietro Iemmello. Perugia were then awarded a penalty of their own, following a VAR review, for handball by Elseid Hysaj but Iemmello completed an unhappy afternoon when his effort was saved by David Ospina.
Penalties overPosted at 98' Penalty Shootout ends, Monterrey 2(4), Al-Hilal 2(3). Goal!Posted at 98' Goal! Monterrey 2(4), Al-Hilal 2(3). Luis Cárdenas (Monterrey) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. Posted at 97' Penalty saved! Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Certain countries seem to produce a lot of football records. That there are a huge number from Italy is partly down to a football song festival in 1964 where famous singers took part. The same thing in the Netherlands in the 1970s, where Ajax’s Total Football inspired 40 or so singles alone. COMING UP Rounding out the New Year’s Premier League calendar, Liverpool continue their march to the title/finally come unstuck against lovely surprise package Sheffield United.
Coming into this game, Hannover 96 has picked 6 points from the last 5 games, both home and away. That 1.2 points per game on average. BTTS has landed in just 2 of those games. Hannover 96 has scored 6 Times in the last 5 fixture.
The season began slowly for Bayern Munich and at one point they weren't even in the Champions League places. They have made up for lost time though winning match after match in all competitions. Their lead at the top is four points and a win in Dortmund would take them a massive step towards winning the Bundesliga. Away form is strong and the goals keep on coming. Dortmund are chasing hard and will be difficult to beat but the bet here is on an away victory.
Assisted by John Bostock. Posted at 78' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski. Posted at 78' Attempt saved. John Bostock (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Walker. Posted at 74' Corner, Nottingham Forest.
Real Madrid appear on the verge of yet another coup signing from Brazil's youth ranks while one referee made up for lost time as he dished the cards out. Here are the talking points from the weekend's action in Spain: Defendants Barcelona rescued by plaintiff Vidal It is not often a player sues their current club and lives to tell the tale.
the Lorient fc team and the Nancy fc team, meet in France Liga II. The Lorient fc team is in 1st position with 42 points Collected. While guest team the Nancy fc team came in 7th place by collecting 30 points Collected.
Brescia striker Mario Balotelli said Lazio fans should be ashamed of themselves after alleged racist abuse during the sides' Serie A match. A stadium announcement was made during the game urging fans not to sing discriminatory songs. Balotelli, 29, posted a message on his Instagram account following the match - a 2-1 win for Lazio. Lazio fans present at the stadium today, shame on you," Balotelli wrote, with the hashtag #saynotoracism.
His celebration later landed him with a charge of improper conduct. Savage. Mohamed Salah Mohamed Salah (right) joined Liverpool from Roma for £34m in June 2017Remember Liverpool's ridiculous 2018 Champions League semi-final against Roma which produced 13 (THIRTEEN) goals over the two legs?A Mohamed Salah masterclass saw him score two of those and assist two other goals to send Liverpool well on their way to a first Champions League final in 11 years.
Jong AZ and Almere will face each other in the upcoming match in the Eerste Divisie. Jong AZ this season have the following results: 6W, 5D and 11L. Meanwhile Almere have 9W, 5D and 8L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Alassane Pléa replaces Breel Embolo. BookingPosted at 84' Robin Koch (Sport-Club Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 84' Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 84' Foul by Robin Koch (Sport-Club Freiburg). Posted at 82' Attempt saved.
The last 2 matches between these teams have seen 1 goal and 2 goals scored. They were both not really attacking matches overall and really did not see a lot of quality balls going into the box to create the chances to score. These 2 matches are more recently played ones but in their last 4 matches between each other only 1 match has seen more than 2 goals in it. Sunderland are also looking more a slower team at the moment and have not really pushed as hard as they should to be scoring goals in their matches.
Granada vs Levante predictions for Saturday lunchtime’s La Liga clash at Los Carmenes. Can Granada further enhance their strong home form this season when they entertain Levante on Matchday 17? Read on for all our free La Liga predictions and betting tips. 
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Several clubs invited fans to send in photos of themselves or loved ones to put on the empty seats. The image of the al-Qaeda leader, who was killed in 2011, has been removed. Bin Laden is believed to have ordered the attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September 2001 and a number of other terrorist attacks.
In fact Pochettino thought Dier, who was raised in Portugal, was disrespectful when he had a friendly conversation in Portuguese with Mourinho after a game in 2016. Dier has only played three Premier League games for Spurs this season, including Pochettino's last game against Sheffield United - when he was played out of position at centre-back. Another central midfielder, Victor Wanyama, who has managed just 113 minutes this season, may have similar hopes of finding favour again.
He touches the ball towards Pukki for a tap-in, but the onrushing Alisson reads it and flings out a big hand to slap it to safety. LIVERPOOL CHANCE! Wow! What a double save! Krul gets down to parry Salah's low drive before somehow reacting to deny Keita on the rebound from close range. NORWICH CITY CHANCE! Tettey sees a shot from the far edge of the area cannon back off Alisson's near post! 78' - GOAL! Norwich 0-1 Liverpool.
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Aston Villa and Wolves are at completely different extremes. The prospect of having to play in the Championship gradually appears in front of the Villa Park team, although the difference in scores with the safety group is not high, the poor performance makes them unable to break up. On the other side of the team, Wolves are showing their certainty and focus on the tournament, which is reflected in their 6th place position in the rankings. Winning this early series, Santo's team will overtake M.U, the team right above them.
The worrying thing is they don't score goals," former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson told Final Score. The way they set up is probably the way to go with the players they've got. Roy's team try to protect what they've got and then nick goals. He does well with what he's got there, but if you're not scoring you're not going to win games. It's obvious but it's true. Media playback is not supported on this device Palace defeat at Everton 'cruel' - Hodgson Hope from within in the shape of Benteke?It is not all doom and gloom and there were reasons for Palace optimism after the Everton game, despite the scoreline.
When Caldwell was at Chesterfield in 2017 he could sense the end was nigh, and he was right. Kind of. A 5-1 defeat by Stoke City resulted in a pitchside conversation with the club's chief executive, who told him the owner had "had enough", which Caldwell accepted. After that, the analyst came out the dressing room and said the players wanted to speak to the chief exec," the former Scotland captain says.
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The great fear of the Big Four era was that Chelsea would dominate English football for decades, but that didn't happen. The nagging anxiety of the Big Six era was that Manchester City would do likewise. Again, it didn't happen. No team has won more than three league titles in a row in England, which makes it unusual among major championships. The Bundesliga is often cited as a shining example of equality, yet Bayern Munich have won the last seven league titles and have just moved ominously into first place in the table.
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