We take a ball on tour and I was always either doing one or the other in the dressing room. One day I tried both at the same time and I was like 'I can do this!' I now combine both my loves as a grown man. Biffy Clyro's new album 'A Celebration of Endings' is out next month but Neil has already been busy this summer, taking up F1 eSports and finishing 18th in the virtual Canadian GP. He traded advice from Alpha Tauri driver Daniil Kvyat for some guitar lessons and told BBC Sport: "I did a three-week intensive course where I was sitting in front of my TV for about five hours each day, just racing.
He had to face the pace and power of that team - and after three months off, at his age, his legs probably weren't where they needed to be and he isn't as quick any more. He had a torrid time but being a centre-back is one of the hardest positions because if you drop a yard or two in pace, you get punished. It's very tricky. In possession, Luiz has been pretty good for Arsenal. He's picked up a few goals, got an assist and has created some big chances.
This option still poses a number of issues though and it remains impossible to predict when games could resume, even without fans in the stadiums. Cantona to return to Old Trafford? Eric Cantona could be heading back to Manchester United in an ambassadorial role. The Frenchman is a United legend, having won the Premier League title in four of his five seasons at the club.
Monchengladbach have no clean sheet in four straight away league matches. Monchengladbach have lost twice in the last 10 matches Eintracht Frankfurt have nine losses in the last 15 league matches. Eintracht Frankfurt have conceded 10 goals in the last three league matches. Eintracht Frankfurt had a bad night in the Europa league and will be hoping for a lift in Bundesliga when they get to take on Borussia Monchengladbach this weekend.
I can't talk too much about other teams' players, if they're Man United calibre or targets. But fantastic goal, I think he hit one of them corners I hit a couple of times. It was a great finish but we should defend better, show him down the left. But what a goal and he played a good game. Whether or not Grealish does become a transfer target for United, he should certainly be getting greater consideration from England manager Gareth Southgate, who has yet to cap him.
Confidence is running low in Antalyaspor ranks prior to this trip and the team's poor recent run of away results hardly brings about any inspiration. Indeed, the visitors have now taken just 1 point from their last 4 Super Lig games on the road and having scored just once over said fixtures, it's not hard to see why they are struggling.
We have to publicly recognise that we have a serious problem with racism," it added. It’s a problem that we have not done enough to combat over the years. In the most high-profile incidents this season, Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku and Brescia striker Mario Balotelli were both subject to racist abuse from spectators during matches at Cagliari and Verona respectively.
Forrest rampaged up the right flank on the break and was scythed down by McCart. It was a horrid tackle and a costly one. Christie whipped the free-kick into the channel between outfield men and goalkeeper, and into the far corner, with Jullien galloping away touting himself as the scorer. St Johnstone, who command a teeny sliver of Celtic's vast purse, pushed the holders hard, no question. This was an ugly, mud-spattered win, but a precious one.
We expect Crystal Palace to score again this weekend, though the Eagles' underwhelming defensive record in away games suggests that a Newcastle team that scored at least once in six of their last seven at home, should also find joy in the final third.
Napoli won their last game against Sassuolo away 2-1 and they are here to face another caliber in the league than their last opponent. Things didn't change much in Napoli after their Coach was mustered out. They are 8th in the league with 24 points from 17 matches, they way they score is how the collect that made it goals difference of 27:22. This game will be a tough one for them against highly ambitious Inter Milan that want to give Juventus the fight of their lives.
It was a first defeat of 2020 for Hibs and Jack Ross's side will be exhausted after their defensive endeavours. A far cry from the 6-1 mauling they experienced at the same ground in August. The first of Marciano's saves came on three minutes when he pushed away a fierce shot from Morelos but Rangers struggled to create any other openings in the first half hour. Hibs' Joe Newell had a glimpse of goal but could not covert from a tight angle before Hanlon struck.
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In truth, it is unlikely we will witness any last-gasp title drama in any of Europe's top five leagues. Current leaders Bayern Munich have an 84. Bundesliga, Italy's top-placed side Juventus (83. Serie A title, Paris St-Germain (99. France's Ligue 1 all but wrapped up, while Barcelona (74. Real Madrid to La Liga's crown. In Scotland, Celtic's 13-point advantage over Rangers means they have a 98. Premiership, although the latter will cling to that 1.
Roma have said the 'Black Friday' headline used by Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport is "terrible". The headline accompanied pictures of Roma defender Chris Smalling and Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku prior to Friday's match between their two sides. The intention of the newspaper article was actually positive," said Roma chief strategy officer Paul Rogers. But this headline has totally overshadowed the anti-racist message contained within the story.
Norwich are now winless in their last 21 Premier League visits to London (D6 L15), losing each of the last seven. Spurs have now won each of their last 10 home Premier League games on a Wednesday since defeat against Leicester in January 2016. Spurs' Son Heung-min has been directly involved in 11 goals (six goals and five assists) in his last 10 Premier League matches against newly-promoted sides.
He's not a full-back. He has a lot of courage to make decisions in the final third. I'm very pleased with his performance. Last season's finalists now take a seemingly healthy advantage back to the Emirates for the second leg with a lead and an away goal as they look to make amends for last season's disappointment.
Felipe Anderson replaces Mark Noble. Goal!Goal! West Ham United 1, Aston Villa 1. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice. Goal!Goal! West Ham United 0, Aston Villa 1. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn. Post updateAttempt missed.
Duckenfield cleared of manslaughter The police commander in charge of operations at the 1989 Hillsborough stadium crush that killed 96 Liverpool supporters has been found not guilty of manslaughter. Former Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield was in charge of the stadium at an FA Cup semi-final match against Nottingham Forest 30 years ago.
Hearts' league reconstruction proposal is "self-seeking" and a "non-starter", says Cowdenbeath chair Donald Findlay. The Tynecastle club want a 14-14-14 SPFL set-up for the next two seasons - a move that would spare them relegation from the Scottish Premiership. But Cowdenbeath are one of four sides in the bottom two tiers who have told BBC Scotland they will vote against it. Should two more join them - and Forfar Athletic, Peterhead, and Elgin City - the new plan would fail in any ballot.
Liverpool tracking Torres Liverpool are keeping tabs on Valencia youngster Ferran Torres. The 20-year-old has enjoyed a breakthrough season and is regarding as one of the brightest prospects in Spain. The Daily Mirror say Real Madrid and Barcelona are also monitoring Torres, a winger who can play on both flanks.
Seoul may have lost their opening game on the road at Gangwon with 3-1 in the end but had the lead 1-0 at half-time of the game while in their second game they were priced quite high at 2.30 to win at home against newly promoted Gwangju and took the lead 1-0 and that was the way the game ended with them winning all 3 points while last round they played away at tough Pohang side who beat them in their last two games against them last season but Seoul despite making a silly mistake conceding an early goal went on and thanks to two good headers after corner-kicks won 2-1.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4' Second Half ends, West Ham United 3, Southampton 1. Posted at 90'+3' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Issa Diop. Posted at 90'+3' Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 90'+3' Foul by Felipe Anderson (West Ham United). SubstitutionPosted at 90'+2' Substitution, West Ham United. Felipe Anderson replaces Pablo Fornals. Posted at 88' Corner, Southampton.
Defender Nathan Ake and striker Callum Wilson were both injured on Saturday, taking Bournemouth's total number of injured players to nine but Howe said the club would find it hard to bring in reinforcements. I think the difficulty with January - there's a combination of things," he said. The money that players would cost, the quality of players you can attract is very difficult.
Kaiserslautern took down Nurnberg on penalties in the previous round of the DFB Pokal after the final scores read 2-2, even after extra time. The hosts have since admitted defeat just twice in their past nine games in the third division, where they are currently sitting tenth in a cluster of twenty.
The government says it is "opening the door" for the return of professional football in England in June. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said Thursday's meeting with the Football Association, Premier League and English Football League had "progressed plans". He added that plans for the sport to resume should "include widening access for fans to view live coverage". Meanwhile, England's deputy chief medical officer said any return would be "slow" and "measured".
This fixture features No. 5 vs No. 8 in the league, Sparta Praha vs Ceske Budejovice. The hosts coming from a 2 - 2 away draw with Jablonec (no. 4 in the league) and their last home game a 4 - 0 win over Bohemians 1905. The visitors coming from a 2 - 0 home win over Slovacko (No. 7 in the league) and their last away game 1 - 3 win over Teplice. The hosts should win this one as they played a higher table team than the visitors scoring multiple goals but also conceding multiple goals to draw the match then won their last home game to a team below the visitors scoring multiple goals facing a team coming from playing a team above themselves and scoring multiple goals and not conceding one goal to win the match then winning their last away game but to a team below themselves so an over 3 is best to tip here.
Posted at 67' Attempt missed. Dennis Appiah (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdoul Kader Bamba. Posted at 65' Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain). Posted at 65' Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 65' Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Blades made to sweatChris Wilder's side won what is the first FA Cup fifth-round tie to go straight to extra time, to book their place in the last eight for the first time since 2014. But the Blades, flying high in eighth in the Premier League, were made to work hard for the victory, even after Sharp had headed in from close range. Reading midfielder Pele twice came within inches of taking the game to penalties, forcing a save from Dean Henderson and then firing narrowly wide of the post in the final minute.
That's the schedule," said Solskjaer. We just have to accept it and carry on. Media playback is not supported on this device FA Cup third round: Panenka fails, epic comebacks & Terry's tekkers United play again on Tuesday when they entertain local rivals City. At least Wolves have a blank week in front of them, in which they hope to do some transfer business, although Nuno is still irritated at his side being asked to play Manchester City and Liverpool within the space of 45 hours over Christmas.
England's World Cup top scorer Ellen White, Lyon winger Nikita Parris and captain Steph Houghton are some of the big names included. Grace Fisk earns first England call-upElsewhere, the USA will be without star striker Alex Morgan, who is due to give birth in April, but field a squad containing most of their World Cup-winning stars including Ballon d'Or recipient Megan Rapinoe, US Player of the Year Julie Ertz, former World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd and talented midfielder Rose Lavelle.
RETURNING INJURIES Every England fan has the same nightmare: Harry Kane rushing back from injury for Euro 2020, saying he’s fine and hobbling around not doing anything (except banging home penalties). Kane, a definite starter if available, needs to be able to rehabilitate without the pressure from his country and an increasingly irate Jose Mourinho.
Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala. Goal!Posted at 74' Goal! Atalanta 1, Juventus 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic. Posted at 73' Attempt missed.
The win came on the back of a vastly improved display from Southampton, and keeps Ralph Hasenhuettl's side in 12th place in the table on 28 points. The in-form Ings, who had missed a slew of chances earlier in the match, struck the winner - his 14th league goal of the campaign - in the 81st minute after collecting a through pass from substitute Che Adams.
A Villa victory over Arsenal later on Tuesday will mean the Hornets start Sunday in the bottom three, with their fate no longer in their own hands. Watford down and possibly outPearson's sacking came out of the blue, as the former Leicester boss was still within sight of securing Premier League survival - the remit given to him on his appointment in December. Having taken over with the club seven points adrift at the bottom of the table, he won seven of 20 matches - results that not only lifted them out of the bottom three but also gave him the best win percentage of any Watford boss since they were promoted in 2015.
RICARDO CHANCE - Ricardo slaloms into the box, slapping the ball around Jonny, ducking to the byline and skying a rising shot at the near post. RED CARD! Choudhury is off! The Leicester player receives the ball in midfield, slips, and Dendoncker races away towards goal. Instinctively Choudhury sticks out a leg to bring him down, and gets a second yellow.
They have back to back wins in the last two home matches and three wins in the last five at home. Four of their last five matches have produced over 2. In Europa League, they have not won in the last three and have two straight losses going to this clash. They have conceded eight goals in the last two Europa League matches.
Spain La Liga. Team Getafe will play at home with team Real Betis. Hosts did 3 defeats and win at last their matches played. Last match Getafe won and scored 3 goals. Real Betis did 2 wins and defeat at last their matches. There they scored about 8 goals. Their shape is not bad. I predict open match between our teams today. Hosts have a real chance to reach eurocups zone. They must to win for that way. Real Betis lost last 2 h2h matches. And they want to get a revenge. My bet over 3.5 goals . It is a good bet on this match.
Gallingly, Eddie Howe's men were beaten to nil in each of their last three top-flight matches by teams they would consider their peers. Brighton (0-2) and West Ham (0-4) both had little trouble in easing past the Cherries, while Watford's 3-0 win at the Vitality Stadium last weekend confirmed Bournemouth’s status as one of the prime candidates to be relegated in May.
Both managers, Jose Mourinho from Tottenham and Jurgen Klopp from Liverpool, should be satisfied with one point from this match. The Special One is facing lot of problems - the actual form isn't at desired level, while the key player Harry Kane is out due to an injury. Mourinho is well aware of the fact that draw will be a good result for the Spurs. Klopp, meanwhile, will also be satisfied with one point as Liverpool have 13 points advantage to the second placed Leicester City and 14 points more than the actual champions Manchester City. Plus, Klopp has some injury worries as Fabinho, Naby Keita, Lovren, Matip and Milner are struggling with various injuries.
Aymeric with his left foot, plays the left side and he is quick," Guardiola added. He settled quickly in this league since he arrived. Of course (his return) is important for us but we have to respect the process. Another City player recovering from a long-term knee injury is winger Leroy Sane. German media have recently reported that Bayern Munich's long-standing interest in him has been put on hold until the end of the season.
Sheffield United’s most impressive record is that they’re still unbeaten away from home in the league after seven games. However, the fact that they have drawn six of these games speaks volumes about their approach to away days, and Norwich’s last home game was a 2-2 draw against Arsenal. This could be a close one.
Chelsea need no reminders that when the pressure is on, City have a habit of responding in devastating fashion. In the corresponding fixture last season, City's Argentine striker Sergio Aguero grabbed a hat-trick as the Londoners, then under Italian Maurizio Sarri, were hammered 6-0 after conceding four goals in the opening 25 minutes.
No histrionics, no controversy Jose Mourinho shakes Dele Alli's hand following the England midfielder's substitutionAs was the case at United, the early impressions of Mourinho at Tottenham have been favourable. He said it was important to hear music pumping in the dressing room after the West Ham game because it meant the players were happy. The choice was down to the players, he said - although it is understood he was stunned to hear them playing 1980s tunes on Friday.
They need to get some wins and host Southampton who are only two places above the Hornets but with nine points more. Watford may be the only side in the league to have beaten newly crowned champions Liverpool, but they are still in relegation trouble. Only one point has been earned in the three games that have followed that surprise win.
This, along with Fabian Delph rowing on social media and reports of unhappiness within the squad at the teams’ tactics, rather suggests that Carlo Ancelotti has had the shortest managerial honeymoon in recent years. An appointment that looked bold a couple of weeks ago is already under scrutiny. There are talks of a dressing room purge.
Solskjaer confirmed Alexis Sanchez will return to the club at the end of the season and has backed the Chilean forward to regain his best form. Sanchez was loaned out to Inter Milan in the close season but niggling injuries and fitness problems has restricted him to just seven appearances across all competitions.
