Former Republic of Ireland boss Brian Kerr believes the Football Association of Ireland decided to change their senior team manager now because the Euro 2020 play-offs may not be held until next March. Stephen Kenny officially became Republic manager on Saturday, taking over from Mick McCarthy four months ahead of schedule, following the postponement of the play-offs. McCarthy could have stayed on to complete the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign but with no certainty over when the play-offs will take place, Kerr says the FAI made the right call.
FA Cup: 1966 (all with Everton)Why is Catterick a great?Catterick, outside of Merseyside, is the great forgotten manager of the 1960s and early 70s. This, in part, is down to his secretive, enigmatic personality that often bordered on paranoia. He was the anti-Shankly, media unfriendly to the point of announcing his team in alphabetical order, then taking issue with journalists who tried to interpret his selection.
It’s an important game because we represent Tottenham. Tottenham is Tottenham. It always gives us a sense of responsibility. We cannot finish first, we cannot have that privilege. The result is not going to change anything. One thing I’m not having is time, time to know all my players well, and this is also a great opportunity for some of them to play, to show what they are capable of.
Millwall have won their last three home league games. West Brom have only won one of their last five away league matches. The two teams have drawn 23 league games between them this season. The Championship is gearing itself for an exciting conclusion to the season, no 22 point leaders in this division.
The postponed 2021 Women's European Championship will take place from 6-31 July 2022, Uefa has confirmed. The tournament, to be held in England, has been pushed back after the men's European Championship and the Tokyo Olympics were both postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The intention is to use the same venues as the original tournament. Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin says the move ensures the competition will get the "spotlight it deserves".
What next in Hearts & Thistle legal case?Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove request for financial help may be 'divisive'"We are incredulous to have received a Notice of Complaint from the SFA in the circumstances," their joint statement said. It is oppressive of them to require submissions from both clubs by 20 July when we are, in terms of their own articles of association, actively engaged in arbitration. As our focus must be squarely on that, we have already requested the SFA to review the timing to allow us to be properly prepared and represented.
Read the full story Video - Next Cristiano Ronaldo chooses Barcelona to play alongside Messi – Euro Papers01:35 United target Rondon The focus has now shifted from United’s midfield to getting in a striker in order to cover for Marcus Rashford’s injury, a situation which has been exacerbated after Mason Greenwood was injured against Manchester City on Tuesday night.
Whilst Nantes will be disappointed to have lost to Strasbourg in the French League Cup in midweek, they'll also be keen to return to Ligue 1 action. Indeed, the side are enjoying a strong league campaign and come into Saturday's game in 5th place with an impressive 29 points from 18 matches.
I tried to avoid my phone the first three or four days," he said. I tried to take time to really understand what happened and what was going to happen next. But I had a lot of people texting me. For example, I remember Danny Welbeck, Aaron Ramsey, Alan Shearer, who all had really bad injuries as well. It was unbelievable. I spoke with a few players. Seamus was one of them. He had a horrific injury.
Western United and Central Coast Mariners will face each other in the upcoming match in the A League. Western United this season have the following results: 5W, 2D and 6L. Meanwhile Central Coast Mariners have 4W, 1D and 7L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
The Tykes have conceded in their last 12 home games – every match since their opening day win over Fulham. The Tykes have seen both teams score in 85% of their games at Oakwell this term, while Huddersfield have scored in 92% of their trips. With the visitors in scoring form, we are backing a high scoring match here. With the visitors losing by two or more goals in seven of 12 defeats, we’re backing a 3-1 home win.
Paderborn vs Bayer Leverkusen predictions for this Sunday's evening German Bundesliga kick-off. Can Paderborn cause an upset here as they look to continue their battle against relegation? Read on for all of our free German Bundesliga betting tips and predictions.
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ADR Jicaral will host Grecia in the Primera Division Clausura of Costa Rica on Saturday. Jicaral Defeated San Carlos by 1-0 in the last game in road and Defeated Santos DG by 6-2 in the last game at home. Jicaral Scored 1 or less goals in the last eight matches. While Grecia Defeated Zeledon in the last game by 1-0 at home. That was the first win for Grecia at home this season. They just scored in one of the three away matches.
Saint-Etienne have condemned the violence which marred Wednesday's Ligue 1 match at home to Marseille. Clashes took place outside the Geoffrey Guichard Stadium between rival sets of supporters following the arrival of buses carrying 400 visiting fans. Kick-off was delayed 15 minutes and police took the decision not to allow Marseille fans into the ground. Saint-Etienne said they "deplored the incidents that occurred on the margins of the match".
We have to see that maybe during the winter period we can regulate a few things. So far Bayern have made no move on the transfer market. They finished 2019 strongly, with 11 goals in their last three league games to climb back up to third but they will need to pick up where they left off with Klinsmann eager to give his former club a run for their money.
As a Manchester United player and with the rivalry between us, we don't want them to win the title. We don't want anyone else to win apart from us, but as a football lover and a respectful player to opposition teams, I have to say that they deserve to be where they are today," said the France international, who has not played this year due to injury.
The working group will also examine the issue of clubs' responsibilities to pay their staff when leagues are suspended. The document states that clubs, players and coaches should be encouraged to work together to agree on salary reductions and deferrals. Yet they should consider the alternative, where possible, that agreements between clubs and employees are suspended when teams are not playing or training.
This is the first chance of his career – hell, anyone’s career – to have a proper rest. Take it, Harry. Season is over (for ninth tier of English football) We promise we’re not scraping the barrel… but we bring news from a level of football that is only a few rungs above a standard the Warm-Up once played (still clinging to that 14th tier dream).
Oh, and then there’s the folly of the draw happening before the play-offs, meaning that the identity of four teams will remain unknown until March 31. WHAT ARE THE CURRENT GROUPS? Group A (hosts: Rome, Baku) Italy TBC TBC Finland/Wales Group B (hosts: Saint Petersburg, Copenhagen) Belgium Russia Denmark Finland/Wales Group C (hosts: Amsterdam, Bucharest) Ukraine Netherlands TBC Winner play-off path A or D Group D (hosts: London, Glasgow) England TBC TBC Winner play-off path C Group E (hosts: Bilbao, Dublin) Spain TBC TBC Winner play-off path B Group F (hosts: Munich, Budapest) Germany TBC TBC Winner play-off path A or D OK, WHO CAN ENGLAND GET? Lots of teams! A disastrous scenario could see them paired with France AND Portugal – with one-in-four odds of landing the World Cup winners and a one-in-five shot of getting Cristiano Ronaldo and co.
Williams, who is now at Millwall, played for Sporting in 2009 and 2010. My time at Sporting Fingal was incredible,” he said. It was an exciting, young hungry bunch of players wanting to do well. I believe if the club had survived we would have won a lot more trophies in the coming years and progressed in Europe. Ger O’Brien added: “The season was great. We were only five points behind Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians - two of the biggest clubs in the country.
Both were involved in Aberdeen's best chance of the half when Wilson scampered clear down the right, cut inside and forced Ofir Marciano into a save. The rebound fell to Cosgrove but his shot from close range lacked conviction and was blocked. Hibs midfielder Stevie Mallan had an early close-range shot tipped wide by Joe Lewis, but after that the home sides' chances mainly came from the glut of set-piece opportunities, but they could not make them count.
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How many will be still standing to take part in season 2020-21?Hearts owner Ann Budge is preparing a fresh reconstruction proposal, which will include an expanded top flight to save her club from relegation. But it will have to take into account the chaos below. Might the proposed reconfiguration have to focus on clubs who are willing to play matches in empty stadiums? Maxwell has conceded Scottish football will undoubtedly be "different" and may not be "in the format that we are used to seeing it".
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he is happy for fans to start believing the Reds will win the Premier League this season but insists his focus remains on taking each game as it comes. Klopp's side beat Manchester United 2-0 on Sunday to go 16 points clear at the top of the table with a game in hand. After the final whistle Liverpool fans sang "we're going to win the league" as the Reds close in on a first league title in 30 years.
Premier League leaders Liverpool, who last won the trophy in 2006, host neighbours Everton at Anfield. Arsenal, who have lifted the FA Cup 13 times, were drawn against Championship (second-tier) side Leeds, whose only FA Cup win came against the Gunners in the 1972 final. Holders Manchester City host League Two (fourth-tier) side Port Vale, while Manchester United visit Wolverhampton Wanderers.
This game we have given the away team BATE to win this game as looking at how they have being performing in the last games t y ha e being doing so well and so in this game we can be very sure they will continue with the same trend
We’re confident that Club Brugge will win to nil on Thursday and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-0. The hosts head into the game as the form favourites but have been playing at their very best of late. However, Oostende head into this match in terrible form and have struggled to score goals this month, which is why we have backed the home side to win and keep a clean sheet on Thursday.
George Elokobi celebrated scoring for Wolves against Manchester United in 2011 by kicking the corner flag at MolineuxStones captain Elokobi has played in all four cup wins against Cheshunt, Hitchin Town, Kings Langley and Torquay United to help the Kent club pocket £72,750 in prize money so far. Away from Maidstone's 3G pitch, the 33-year-old runs his own business as a life coach and motivational speaker, inspiring clients to change their lives around and achieve their potential.
It has not been a very good run for Leicester City since football returned and now they are facing a real challenge to stay in the Champions League slots. Lead scorer Jamie Vardy has not scored in the last three matches and the team seems to be suffering, with the striker having taken the goal scoring burden. However, Leicester have had decent defensive displays in recent matches, and they remain the side with the second best defence in the league. Everton have not been scoring a lot either and have back to back clean sheets. They haven’t lost at home in recent matches but three of the last four have ended in draws. Looking at the two sides’ defences and the fact that they are both struggling in attack, we do not expect a plenty of goals here but their home and away records will also be key here. A low scoring draw seems likely in this game.
Liverpool put recruitment on hold Liverpool have put all their recruitment plans on hold, including contract talks. Jurgen Klopp’s side have been strongly linked with a move for RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner, who reportedly has a £51million release clause that has to be activated by a certain date in April.
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