Smaller squads, lower wages and shorter deals, plus more free agents on the market than ever before - has there been a worse time to be an out-of-contract footballer?While the Premier League and Championship resume behind closed doors this week as coronavirus restrictions ease, hundreds of professional players from outside the top two tiers will be released at the end of June, not knowing when they will kick a ball again, or for whom.
Club Brugge dropped to the Europa League after a poor run in the Champions League, where they managed just three points and no win in the six matches in a group that had Real Madrid and PSG. They conceded a massive 12 goals, and scored four, which was not unexpected in such a group. The Belgian giants are not known to be a big force in Europe; in their last 12 Europa League matches, they have just two wins, and three clean sheets in 14 matches in the competition.
Gary Lineker, Ian Wright and Alan Shearer will be recording the series from Lineker's kitchenFirst up, the trio ranked the top 10 Premier League captains from a shortlist drawn up by the BBC Match of the Day commentary team. To hear their final selections, make sure you listen to the podcast on BBC Sounds. And you can make your own ranked list at the bottom of the page. Listen to the first episode of Match of the Day: Top 10Tony Adams Tony Adams spent his entire career at Arsenal, winning 13 major trophies between 1983 and 2002Premier League appearances: 255Goals: 12Clubs: ArsenalPremier League titles: Two Wright: "No matter what he was going through personally, he came in every day and was always the leader, the captain, ready to go.
Werner was heavily linked with a move to Liverpool before signing for Chelsea, and the forward says it is "like a little dream" moving to the west London club. When you have a decision to go from your old club and you come to a big club like this, it was for me a dream which came true because Chelsea is a very big club," he added. How Werner's Chelsea move happened, how he will fit in and what happened to Liverpool deal?"I know of the players before when they won the Champions League with (Didier) Drogba, with my new manager Frank Lampard, Petr Cech as the technical advisor, it is like a little dream for me.
Sevilla have a stranglehold on 3rd place after a run of five wins and three draws from their last eight top flight matches, and they head into their penultimate La Liga fixture before Christmas just three points behind joint leaders Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Jack Grealish of Aston Villa and Deandre Yedlin of Newcastle United in action during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Newcastle UnitedGetty Images Key events 32' GOALLLLL! What a hit from Conor Hourihane! The set from Grealish, and the delicious curl around the wall inside the near post! 1-0 Villa, and richly deserved! 36' GOAL! And there it is! Another Hourihane free kick, plays it into the corridor between the 'keeper and the defensive line, and Anwar El Ghazi doubles the lead.
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Here, for example, is what 'The Special One' said about contract revel Christian Eriksen just last month. He said: "I don't like to keep players that don't want to stay at the club. I think it is always really difficult. I am not thinking about the economical perspective, I mean from a motivational point of view.
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Posted at 78' Attempt missed. Robert Snodgrass (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini with a cross. Posted at 77' Attempt saved. Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a through ball. Posted at 76' Attempt missed. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
English soccer has been suspended until at least April 30 due to the coronavirus crisis, although the Football Association, Premier League and EFL have agreed to extend the season indefinitely. As the coronavirus pandemic leads to increasing restrictions across the country, Barnes said players were now looking at "realistic" options to finish the 2019-20 campaign.
The Crown Prince has been using sporting events and personalities as a means of improving the Kingdom's reputation following the grisly murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi - widely believed to have taken place with his approval," the Amnesty letter continued. Such positive associations with sporting events also distract attention from Saudi's appalling human rights record, including the imprisonment and torture of women human rights defenders.
Gil Vicente vs Belenenses predictions for Sunday's match in the Primeira Liga. Newly-promoted Gil Vicente will be looking to stick the boot in on Sunday when they play host to a Belenenses side that suffered a humiliating 7-1 home defeat at the hands of Braga last weekend. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
The word from West Ham following their hammering at Burnley a fortnight ago was that Pellegrini would be given more time. After this, there will be fresh doubt about that. Events of the last week prove no manager is safe after a run of bad results. Man of the match: Son Hueng-min Son scored the opener, set up the second, had three shots and made three key passesMatch stats - Mourinho's debut streak Mourinho's first game in charge of each club he has managed - all were in the league bar Inter Milan (an Italian Super Cup penalty shootout win over Roma) and Manchester United (a Community Shield win over Leicester)Having lost his first ever competitive game as manager, with Benfica in September 2000, Jose Mourinho has gone unbeaten in his first game in charge at each of his eight clubs since, including two different spells with Chelsea (W5 D3).
But most of the time it was just one of them challenging us," Solskjaer said. Finishing third wasn't normal. Now there are at least four, maybe five teams that can win the league and the cups. For me, every time you see anyone else lift the trophy, it hurts. I reckon that's the feeling for everyone associated with Manchester United. Lawro's FA Cup & Premier League predictionsUnited have improved significantly since the signing of Bruno Fernandes in January and are currently on a 13-match unbeaten run.
Stéphane Moulin's men have also won their last two games, both tricky fixtures away from home, as they beat fourth-tier Dieppe in the cup (3-1) and high-flying Nantes (2-1) in the derby. This has got the wind back in their sails following a soggy end to 2019 and Moulin will be hoping this can spur them to victory here.
Celtic said in a statement that they had not received any reports that the 23-year-old was racially abused. We are aware of the gestures made by the player towards Celtic supporters," Celtic said. We have received no reports of any racial abuse but would fully investigate any should these be brought to our attention.
Manchester United vs Wolves predictions for Wednesday’s FA Cup Third Round replay at Old Trafford. United and Wolves go head to head in Manchester for a place in the fourth round of the competition. Read on for all our free FA Cup predictions and betting tips.
Assisted by Douglas Luiz. Goal!Posted at 70' Goal! Bournemouth 2, Aston Villa 1. Mbwana Samatta (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Posted at 70' Attempt blocked. Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
Walter Ferreti will against Managua in match Nicaragua Playoff. My prediction this match could be the end score is under 2 goals due to on last 2 match in head to head that score always under 2 goals. Even though Walter Ferreti have fantastic score on last 3 match in the home due to Walter Ferreti can make total score is 11 goals. Meanwhile Managua on last 3 away match that Managua only can make total score is 2 goals. Nevertheless, this match will tight from both team due to this match is playoff and surely both team will playing carefully.
Sydney leads the league with 28 points while Adelaide is 5`th with 15 points. The visitors are ranked 5th in the league and even though they have only 5-0-5 so far, they are in the play-off position. Sydney is again dominant and they have 6-0-0 at home this season. They were tested greatly at home vs City but even with a man down, they were able to win the game. Sydney is the team with the best attack but they also have the best defense in the league. Sydney has won the past 5 at home vs Adelaide and this should come as well. Adelaide is in a poor form lately, losing 3 of the last 4 matches and they already dropped some points against weak teams lately. Sydney is surely a better team here.
One morning, I was walking past Marcelo, saying 'good morning' on my way to training, sharing the same facilities. But it turned out one of their players couldn't go out on loan, so that meant they couldn't free up a space for me. Silly little things like that - it was like everything was pushing me away, because there were factors I couldn't control, in the way of me getting those contracts. Paige Williams helped Birmingham reach the 2017 Women's FA Cup final, which Blues lost to Manchester City at Wembley"When that move didn't materialise, I had to start thinking.
He scored eight goals in 27 games since joining them permanently and has six of Leganes' 18 league goals so far this season. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) rejected Leganes' request on the grounds that there is no Fifa, RFEF or La Liga ruling that allows a club to sign a player outside the transfer window to replace one who has left to cover for a long-term injury absence. But the federation is going to begin the process of proposing a change to the rule.
What happens next? Needless to say, Messi’s comments have caused shockwaves. Sport - the paper that got the interview with Abidal - described the situation as a “tsunami”. While others called it “chaos”, Mundo Deportivo’s headline of “Abidal against Messi”, and a graphic which shows the pair going head to head, surely doesn’t bode well for Abidal.
Athens will be meeting with Ari's and this game we have given the home team will win this game as looking at the way they have being doing their home games we can be very sure that even on this game they will do the same as the home team have won 3 of their last 5 home games and draw 2 and so this makes us to see that they are very strong when it comes to their home games and so this makes us to be very sure with this prediction and so that said I wish everyone good luck on this game
This is the semi-finals of the Italian Cup and Inter will play at home against Napoli. It is also the first meeting, so everything is not decided in this match, but I still think Inter is looking for a positive result. Inter made an incredible turn in the derby against Milan last Sunday, winning 4-2. They were down 0-2 at halftime.
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Osipovichy is going to pick Energosbyt BSATU for the first leg of the second league and they are a huge favorite here to pick a victory. Osipovichy lost against FK Smolichev in the cup game but only 0:1. Their opponent is an amateur team from Belarus and they had not played any official games. I don't think that Energosbyt is able to pick a win here. Maybe they will be able to score a goal or maybe two but Osipovichy is a stronger team. My bet for this clash is Osipovichy to pick a victory with at least two goals advantage. I think about 4:0
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Costa tribute to Torrecilla in Atletico drawThey are two points behind third-placed Sevilla after their biggest win of the season, while their remaining nine games include a trip to leaders Barcelona on 1 July. Diego Simeone's side have taken four points from two games since La Liga resumed behind closed doors last week after being suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. Osasuna are 11th in the table.
Newcastle is team who will resolve everything with this win. They are now 11 points far from relegation zone and with this win they will be safe 100 percent. Aston Villa don't look good at all. I saw them against Chelsea and have nothing to see. Without some good play upfront, with many mistakes back in defense with goalkeeper out of form I don't see any chances for this team. Newcastle look to be much better at moment with excellent odds and I will go with full stake.
Assisted by Greg Taylor. SubstitutionPosted at 70' Substitution, Celtic. Leigh Griffiths replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi. Posted at 69' Attempt saved. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Forrest. Posted at 68' Tomas Rogic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 68' Foul by Rasmus Falk Jensen (FC København).
The Sun state that City could even offer John Stones back to his former club as part of a potential deal. Paper Round's view: City are crying out for a couple of new centre-backs, but is Holgate really the answer? The club need to adhere to the league's home-grown quota, but - no offence - spending £30 million on Holgate seems like an odd decision.
Wolves and Portugal forward Diogo Jota believes the Premier League will be completed despite the cancellation of some other European leagues because of coronavirus. The Dutch Eredivisie season was abandoned on Friday and Belgium’s top flight is set to follow suit. But the UK government is setting up meetings in a bid to help elite sport resume as quickly as possible. I believe the Premier League can finish,” Jota told BBC Sport.
Rakow Czestochowa Will play against LKS Lodz in the Ekstraklasa of Poland on Sunday. Rakow are currently 11th in the Ekstraklasa table. Drawn last two matches in the Ekstraklasa and are unbeaten from last four games in the League. Also kept clean sheet in three of the last four games.
Mahrez has a French admirer - Euro Papers Garay one of five Valencia personnel to test positive for coronavirus The players, led by manager Renato Portaluppi, walked out of the tunnel to play Sao Luiz and lined up before the game wearing white masks over their faces. This protest by the players to take the field wearing masks makes implicit our support for the championship to be halted," Paulo Luz, Gremio's director of football, said in quotes reported by Brazilian website UOL.
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Oriente Petrolero and Blooming will face each other in the upcoming match in the Clausura in Bolivia. Oriente Petrolero this season have the following results: 7W, 3D and 7L. Meanwhile Blooming have 8W, 2D and 7L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
People queueing for welfare payments across the country have been likened to scenes from the Great Depression. Please don’t go to sleep with an empty stomach,” Kyrgios, the world number 40, posted on Instagram Monday. British horse racing makes plans for meetings to return behind closed doors Racing should discover by the end of the week whether a resumption of meetings behind closed doors from 1 May is still considered feasible by the sport’s administrators, with the British Horseracing Authority expected to complete a review of the state of its plans within the next few days.
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.
