It was one of the saddest days in my career. I thought: 'The Premiership is not going to elude Steve Bull, we're going to get there. Unfortunately, it didn't happen. Graham must have been as gutted as everyone else around the club when we didn't do it. If he'd have stayed at the club another year, I think he would have got us up. Six seasons later and still in the second tier, Wolves spent another £11m in pursuit of promotion and sat in the automatic promotion spots for much of the 2001-02 campaign.
I work for the club. I'm not thinking about myself," added Mourinho. I keep saying that my ambition is the same, my DNA is the same, but probably I am in the stage where I look less to myself and my records and I look more to the club. I am optimistic because I start working from day one. Because I believe we are going to make some changes in our squad, and for that we don't need a huge investment like the club made in the past summer.
If Simone Inzaghi's side can make it a hat-trick of wins when they meet again on 20 July, then that could have a massive say in the title race. Rome wasn't built in a day Inzaghi has a 55% win ratio with LazioSpeaking of Inzaghi, the Lazio legend has been a significant factor in this season's sustained bid to bring the title to Rome. When Lazio last won the league back in 2000, they were a team packed with stars such as Diego Simeone, Alessandro Nesta and Pavel Nedved.
Qualification for the tournament is still ongoing. Scotland are second in Group E, Wales are second in Group C, which also contains Northern Ireland in fourth place, and Republic of Ireland are top of Group I. England women's manager Phil Neville was set to lead what will be a Great British Olympics squad in Tokyo, with the team supplemented by players from the other Home Nations. However, his contract, which would have covered the Olympics and Euros had they taken place as scheduled, will now run out before next year's events take place.
With the level of players at the high end that we have been looking at, as intriguing as it is, it has proven to be very difficult because the teams you are competing with are teams in the Champions League," McDonough told the BBC. When you get into big-name players that's very, very difficult for MLS teams to compete with at this time. Inter Miami are close to finalising their squad but the number eight and nine shirts remain unassigned, waiting for the moment the right player becomes available.
Indeed, he's already matched his highest ever goal tally in a single season in English league football (also four in 2015-16 and 2016-17). Manchester City's Sergio Aguero has scored five goals in his five home Premier League games against Leicester, despite the Argentine failing to score in three of those matches.
If that is compounded by the stresses of heading a ball across a career, then it is a sensible step to allow players to be treated sufficiently and carefully should they be suspected of concussion during a game. Read the full story Everton chase Pereira Everton’s owner Farhad Mashiri is keen on a move for Portuguese manager Vitor Pereira, who currently earns £23 million a season coaching at SIPG.
My message is one of union, hope, discipline. All of football, from the modest to the elite, we should send a message of solidarity, together we will stop this virus. The death toll in Spain from coronavirus has overtaken China, rising by 738 to 3,434 on Wednesday. That puts it second only to Italy globally. Rubiales has also offered the use of the national team’s hotel and staff, including psychologists and physiotherapists, to the country’s health service.
This is a tale of footballing wit. Of leaving Marco van Basten raging. Of being described as a Brazilian in an Indian's body. And of not telling your girlfriend that you're going to Finland for a fortnight. It's a story of a team without a spine, but not lacking backbone. One laden with talent, both unfulfilled and otherwise, and led by two future national team managers. They remain the only Scottish side ever to have won a major international tournament at any age group when they claimed the 1982 European Championship at under-18 level.
European soccer's governing body UEFA will hold an emergency meeting with 55 football federations on Tuesday to discuss the effect of the crisis on domestic leagues, European competitions and Euro 2020 which is due to start in June. On Thursday Bosnia and Herzegovina asked UEFA to postpone their Euro 2020 qualifying playoff against Northern Ireland, one of several scheduled later this month.
With 10 games remaining, they are just three points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea in the race for a Champions League spot, while City themselves are in fine form, winning their past five games. It is miles more important now than it was when I came to the club," United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told Football Focus. I didn't feel that derby thing against Manchester City early on. It even took a few years before we played them because they weren't at the top level.
Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Raúl Jiménez is caught offside. Posted at 90'+2' Rui Patrício (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 90'+2' Foul by Steve Cook (Bournemouth). Posted at 90'+2' Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Rúben Neves. Posted at 90'+1' Attempt missed.
Brighton & Hove Albion are still in a precarious 15th position as former England manager Roy Hodgson celebrated his 100th Premier League match in charge of Crystal Palace with a 1-0 win at the home of their old rivals. Jordan Ayew's 70th-minute winner, conjured up against the run of play, left Brighton pondering serious difficulties as they face a daunting fixture list for the rest of the season.
And the game looked to be heading into extra-time, until England popped up at the back post with seconds remaining to claim the silverware for the Blues. Chelsea wasted no time in exerting their dominance on the game, with Guro Reiten being denied by a smart stop from Manuela Zinsberger early on, as Sam Kerr's pass carved open the Gunners' defence.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6' Second Half ends, Gillingham 0, West Ham United 2. Posted at 90'+6' Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna. SubstitutionPosted at 90'+5' Substitution, West Ham United. Carlos Sánchez replaces Felipe Anderson. Goal!Posted at 90'+4' Goal! Gillingham 0, West Ham United 2. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Posted at 82' Luis Rioja (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 80' Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 80' Foul by José Luis Rodríguez (Alavés). Posted at 75' Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Víctor Camarasa. Posted at 75' Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
Lawro's prediction: 1-1Samuel's prediction: I started doing some research into these games and I realised the more work I do, the further away from the actual scoreline I am going to get. Sheff Utd v Everton (18:00 BST)Everton have been ordinary of late, while Sheffield United are on a roll at home - they have won their past three games at Bramall Lane. I am at this game for Radio 5 Live and I am expecting another Blades victory.
It is believed that these teams have a good record of high scoring rate especially the hosts so there is a great chance of over 2.5 goals to be recorded from this match, the game is between Slavia Mozyr and Torpedo Zhodino.
This game looking at it in a very good way we have given this game an under of 4.5 total goals as looking at the last games this two teams have played together they are not used of scoring an over of 4.5 total goals and so this makes us to be very sure with this prediction
Man Utd only showing half of what we can do' - RashfordFirst half was worst we have played this season, say SolskjaerThe England international completed the full 90 minutes at Molineux, having told his manager he was happy to continue, although he was not walking freely as he left the stadium. He missed Tuesday's Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg defeat by Manchester City at Old Trafford, after which United face a home FA Cup replay against Wolves, two Premier League matches - at Liverpool and at home to Burnley - and the second leg of their tie against Pep Guardiola's side.
Villa boss Dean Smith said he was proud of his players' efforts against "one of the top teams in the world". We knew we would have to be patient without the ball," he said. They went 2-0 up and it is a mountain to climb against a team of that quality but we nearly climbed that mountain. I thought the lads showed a lot of heart and a lot of quality as well. Wins for West Ham and Watford in the Premier League on Saturday saw Villa drop into the relegation zone, albeit with a game in hand.
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The former Watford striker missed United's mid-season training camp in Spain but has been building his match fitness with performance coach Wayne Richardson, The Times reported. United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed this week that Ighalo would be in the squad to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Real Madrid will be home in the Champions league against Paris SG. The first meeting in Paris in favor of Paris SG 0-3, goals from Di Maria 14th & 33rd Minutes and then Meunier 90+1. PSG has been beating just one time since 10 games the game the lost against Dijon which they lost 2-1 in Dijon. Beating Lille 2-0 and before that they have defeated Brest away 2-1. Real Madrid defeated Real Sociedad at home 3-1 coming to this game, undefeated in the last six games, the lost game against Mallorca 0-1 at Mallorca is the only lost game recently. Its going to be explosive here between this two attacking mongers.
A number of players who played in the success over Leeds were also at Stamford Bridge and went on the pitch at half-timeLamouchi prediction proves correctBefore the match, Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi predicted his side had "no chance" of winning away at a team fourth in the top flight. Forest only had two efforts at goal in the entire 90 minutes, including only one on target, and watched Chelsea dominate 76% of possession.
They have failed to score in just two of the last six matches, but have conceded in four. Their first home match after resumption ended in a 2-1 win over FC Porto but they could not replicate the same in the next two home games, drawing 0-0 with Braga and losing 1-0 to Portimonense. In their recent home matches, Famalicao have not done so well; they have two wins in eight and have failed to score in half of those, while keeping just one clean sheet.
Thursday's 2-1 extra-time defeat eliminated Atletico from the Cup at the last 32 stage for the first time since they were beaten by Albacete in December 2011, a loss which led to then coach Gregorio Manzano being sacked and Simeone hired in his place. The Cup defeat came hot on the heels of a 2-0 reverse at La Liga strugglers Eibar last week which left Atletico third in the standings, eight points adrift of pacesetters Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Fresh from beating Arsenal 2-1 last-time out, Brighton showed no fear against a Wolves side that had not lost in their previous 10 games and could easily have been out of sight in the first half, with Maupay's energy and Mooy's creativity proving a constant menace for the visitors' backline. But Wolves' attacking flair is a lot for many Premier League teams to handle and in the end a draw was perhaps a fair result.
Cardiff are looking a little different now, with their recent games limited on goals. Three of their last four have seen a single goal scored, while they come into this clash with back-to-back 1-0 wins behind them. Meanwhile, 56% of Barnsley’s trips have seen them lose by a single goal, while they have failed to score in the same number on their travels. The Tykes are looking a little better in defence after conceding just once in their last two, so a 1-0 home win is our correct score selection.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has no new injury concerns for the game. Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba remain the club's long-term absentees, with the pair out with back and ankle issues respectively. We had a couple of knocks in training but hopefully they'll be OK," Solskjaer said. But it's a strong, fit 25-man outfield squad and it was a good session as well. We're looking stronger. As well as the prestige of winning a trophy, success in the Europa League also offers United a pathway to next season's Champions League.
From a rehab point of view and personal point of view, I’m doing really well,” Kane told Tottenham’s website. I’m at a good stage now and just working hard, doing a lot of recovery, a lot of rehab and just waiting to see what happens to the season. Video - United and Arsenal 'battle for £46m Barcelona star' - Euro Papers01:40 "It’s such a strange situation; no one has been in this situation before.
I gave up my job to go to Spain in 1982. I was a primary school teacher at the time, but I was told if I went to the World Cup there might not be a job for me to come back to, so I told them "I'll tell you what you can do with your job. My most memorable moment was when I suffered a triple hip fracture on my way to Stockholm. I missed the game and it took me a year and a half to recover. I went to all the games during that time in my wheelchair, though.
Game for the 26th round of the Championship with Sheffield Wednesday facing Hull City in a contest between two teams that still have hopes to get promoted to the Premier League next season. The Over 2.5 goals is currently available at 1.80 and is a very interesting line if we look at the current trends of both teams. This line was covered in in three of the last four games of these two teams played and we believe that the trend will continue here. Having said that, we will take the Over 2.5 goals as the best line to take here.
Leicester v Liverpool (20:00)It is a big positive for Liverpool that they have had a week away in the sun together and, while it was not cracking the flags in Qatar, it was warmer and it was a nice change of scenery to train in. Of course they brought home the Club World Cup too, and if you put all of that together it was perfect preparation for this game. Leicester, who lost at Manchester City, will not roll over and they have got a decent record against Liverpool in recent years.
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson says he "cannot express" what Jurgen Klopp has done for the Premier League champions and hopes the manager will stay "for a long time yet". Liverpool won their first league title for 30 years on Thursday after Chelsea beat closest rivals Manchester City. The Reds are 23 points clear with seven games remaining. We want to perform for the manager, for the football club, for the city," midfielder Henderson said.
The pure theatre of Ferguson's presence in the technical area lifted the gloom of Silva's final days and allowed Ancelotti to benefit from optimism after potential tough run of fixtures yielded a win against Chelsea and a draw at Manchester United, before the Carabao Cup quarter-final loss to Leicester City on penalties after a stirring fightback from two goals down. Everton caretaker boss Ferguson said: "Nobody knows the players better than me.
German Bundesliga 2. Team Hamburger SV will lay at home with team Nurnberg. It will be a first match after winter break. We have odds on this game after last year. But we didn't know about teams shape .
Assisted by Julian Brandt. Posted at 62' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Tomás Koubek. Posted at 62' Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho. Goal!Posted at 61' Goal! FC Augsburg 3, Borussia Dortmund 3.
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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.
These teams have both played in some low scoring matches recently and either team have scored more than one goal in their past 2 matches and have not had more than one goal scored against them either. Will good defending this match could be one of those games which will have no goals, it has been heading that way recently with these teams not looking as attacking they were. The amount of dangerous shots have been lower, the amount of shots in the box too. This could be very much a defending effort from both teams this weekend for this game
They have no win in the last six home matches and from the nine they have played at home this season, they have managed just two wins. West Ham have conceded two or more goals in six of the nine home matches they have played. In the Premier League, West Ham have managed just seven out of a possible 27 at home this season.
Ruth was able to handle their rivals, when face them as underdog in the season. However, when it comes to the match, that they should be considered as favorite, there could be some issues. It could be seen in the late equalizer for 1:1 draw against Gorodeja at this ground in the recent game. This could be the same problem with Smolevichi, since they know each other from the low league, where visitors were better in the season.
Werder Bremen have won only 4 of the 18 matches so far this season and are the worst home team in the league with a 1-2-5 record in 8 games. With only 8 goals scored at home, they also have the worst offence at home together with Dusseldorf.
When we have such an athlete it is normal for a lot of teams to want him, but tomorrow he will be there unless disaster strikes. Sporting, who are currently fourth in the Primeira Liga, host leaders Benfica at the Jose Alvalade Stadium at 21:15 GMT on Friday. United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his assistant, Mike Phelan, watched Fernandes play against FC Porto on 5 January. Silas said there is "no player in Portugal who does" what Fernandes can do.
Lawro's prediction: 2-1Serge's prediction: 1-1 Newcastle v Crystal PalaceNewcastle lost at Burnley last week but their home form remains a real strength - they have only lost one league game at St James' Park all season. Palace have been a fixture in the top half of the table for pretty much the whole season - in order to stay there, I think it is important that Wilfried Zaha does not leave in January, but that might turn into one of the sagas of the transfer window.
Posted at 87' Attempt blocked. William Smallbone (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams. Posted at 84' Attempt blocked. Onel Hernández (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Posted at 83' Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Danny Ings.
