Wesley Sneijder is another player who was pushed up the Ballon d’Or shortlist after an eye-catching major tournament with the playmaker a member of the Netherlands side that made the 2010 World Cup final. Like Modric and Jorginho, he also enjoyed Champions League glory in the same year, lifting the trophy with Jose Mourinho’s Inter.
But then this doping thing happened. The club has always defended him and has always stood by him, but I think internally they have been angry as well. The doctors at Ajax have been to the bathroom to do some kind of reconstruction (I know this because Edwin van der Sar confirmed this to me personally), and there found out he made a mistake by taking medication that was prescribed to his pregnant wife. A small mistake, but a very expensive one! It has been very obvious the last month that while the club has always supported Onana (you never know if you need him again), the fans were not so supportive.
Having dropped into a free agent pool, the buccaneering right-back made the decision that he wanted to return to Europe – where he has also represented Sevilla, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain.
It's a hard time now and I think the main thing is health. Follow Brentford with Sky SportsFollow every Brentford game in the Premier League this season with our live blogs on the Sky Sports website and app, and watch match highlights for free shortly after full-time.
The assistant manager had been due to handle pre-match media duties at the AXA Training Centre in place of Jürgen Klopp, who is continuing to isolate having tested positive for the virus last week.
Saturday marks the start of Ramadan for Muslims around the world, taking place for a month, ending with the celebration of Eid on 2 May.
We made the game frantic and made the game exactly as they needed it at that moment, gave them an opportunity and didn't really stamp our authority.
I think it should make them realise there is another step and the gap is smaller. There was a buzz, an anticipation as in-form Arsenal welcomed title challengers Liverpool.
The truth is only some of the current squad will carry on the journey with Howe and the club's Saudi-backed owners beyond the summer.
Neeskens Kebano tricked his way past Ben Wiles with a stepover before pulling the ball back from the left byline for Saville to crash a 10-yard strike into Johansson's top-right corner.
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These have been passionate months and I thank the president for his trust and, above all, his enthusiasm and capacity for leadership that mean FC Barcelona how has a first class executive team that is able to reposition Barca as a world leader.
I've gone to spread my wings and hopefully I can keep up the level of performances I need to stay in the team.
That is what the Manchester United players will want to see. In the last hour they just got over the line.
Only Newcastle (12) and Brighton (7) are currently on a longer winless run in the Premier League this season than Everton (6).Four of Rodri's eight goals for Manchester City in all competitions have been scored from outside the box.
Hodgson becomes first manager to lose first five home PL games - Opta statsWatford are only the third team to lose 10 consecutive top-flight home games in a row, after Birmingham City in February 1986 and Sunderland in August 2005 and only the second to do so within a single season (also Birmingham).Brentford have won five of their last six Premier League games (L1) and have won three top-flight games in a row for the first time since September 1946.Watford boss Roy Hodgson is the first manager to lose his first five home Premier League games in charge of a club since Chris Ramsey with QPR in 2015.Brentford have scored three goals in the Premier League this season via throw-in situations, one more than the rest of the division combined, with Christian Norgaard netting two of those for the Bees and assisting the other.Christian Eriksen has registered a goal involvement in three of his last four Premier League appearances for Brentford (1 goal, 2 assists), with only Ivan Toney (154 mins) posting a better mins per goal involvement rate in the division than the Dane for the Bees this season (163 mins).Hodgson: Brentford defeat a slap in the face Watford boss Roy Hodgson: I think had we continued to play throughout the second half as we played in the first half and we'd have lost the game, I would have been standing here telling you that it was fully deserved and we were nowhere near good enough.
George Elek: I was sceptical at the start of the season about a player who has played Premier League minutes and got a Premier League goal.
The result places further pressure on Rangers boss Mark Warburton following a run of just two wins in their last 12 league games.
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“It was like a dream training with the first team,” Flores told GOAL during an interview in December 2020. “I couldn't believe everything that was happening.
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He has already taken a step closer to doing that, too, after he was one of a handful of teenagers to be called up by Albiceleste boss Lionel Scaloni to his squad for November's World Cup qualifiers.
Hermoso is an exceptional goalscorer. It would be lazy to compare her return to that of her former Barca peer Lionel Messi, but there are 10 of these to get through, so let’s do so. 42 goals so far this year, another 10 assists, a treble with Barcelona, and the top goalscorer in Spain for the third consecutive season. At 31 years old her achievements could continue for many years yet.
My message to everybody out there, if you want to be part of a professional football environment, if you want your future as a professional athlete, welcoming to the refereeing team.
He doesn't have the luxury to drop a few players because of the injury situation at the club, Chalobah was playing, he's injured.
He later added: I think that I was clear. I said to you, I said to you all that my contract is 2023 - this season and one season more. I don't say anything different.
The opener came inside 10 minutes as Matt Doherty latched onto Ryan Sessegnon's fizzed cross and finished past Illan Meslier.
Former Real Madrid midfielder Rincon, 55, scored 17 goals for Colombia and played at three World Cups.
“I am telling you what we’ve done, when a team has come to us and said we cannot play and these are the reasons why we cannot play and the game has been postponed, we have never, ever publicly questioned any of that and we will not.
On the pitch, PSG recently wrapped up the Ligue 1 title - but the Champions League remains elusive and there is likely to be change in the summer with coach Mauricio Pochettino’s position under threat.
We hung in there, gave ourselves a chance to pull off a great result but ultimately they're a good team, he said.
Because on Monday night (against Denmark) if he is called on to play that position, we are going to have some of the ball and he is going to have to step in and have possession.
As for the Aston Villa assets, new signings Lucas Digne (£5m) and Philippe Coutinho (£7m) look really exciting and both are already proven Premier League performers. If you do want to wait a little bit longer to see how they both settle in, there's plenty of other good options in that squad with the likes of Matty Cash (£5.1m), form man Jacob Ramsey at the bargain price of £4.6m, and Ollie Watkins (£7.7m), who would be the best captaincy choice if you're thinking along those lines.
Locals say the venue was supposed to stand for 400 years. But did it make Ceausescu proud? According to those who built it, the dictator didn't even know it was happening.
The Cottagers were already two goals ahead through strikes from Neeskens Kebano and Aleksandar Mitrovic when Jan Paul van Hecke was sent off on the half-hour mark.
During the international break in October, Lingard said he needs regular football if he is to achieve his ambition of playing for England at the 2022 World Cup.
Now, it’s over to Rangnick. If Carrick can pass on any advice to him as he departs, it is the importance of Ronaldo.
SCORE PREDICTION: 2-0 BETTING ANGLE: Antonio Rudiger to have two or more shots at goal (9/4 with Sky Bet) Opta stats Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 26 Premier League home games against Everton (W15 D11) since a 1-0 loss in November 1994.
