Vissel Kobe's Iniesta explained: "It's been three or so months since everything started and the feeling here is of control. People are going out on the streets. What they did very well was closing the schools and events with lots of people from the first minute. All that minimised the consequences. Paper Round’s views: As Iniesta says, Japan approached the outbreak with more speed than other countries who are now suffering more severely.
Chelsea need to quickly sort out their form -- they have lost five of their last seven league games -- and on Sunday they make the short trip across London to face Arsenal in Mikel Arteta's first home game in charge. Chelsea have been better away from Stamford Bridge this season, with six wins in nine, but the Gunners, down in 11th place, sorely need to kick-start their season if they are to have any chance of European football next term.
Sergio Aguero's last-gasp title-deciding goal, the miracle of Leicester City, Kevin Keegan's rant and Steven Gerrard's ill-timed slip. They are some of the Premier League's most iconic and enthralling moments, but ones we would have been denied had the seasons in which they occurred been halted with nine games to go. The Premier League still intends to complete this campaign, but with leagues cancelled around Europe because of coronavirus, an aborted season in England's top flight remains a possibility.
He has won 11 major honours during the most successful period in City's history. When you are young, you don't dream about all of this," Silva said. You [just] dream about becoming a professional and playing in the top flight. Last August, Guardiola described Silva as "one of the best players I've ever seen" - yet even though he earned 125 caps for Spain and helped them to two European Championship titles and the 2010 World Cup, he only won the Premier League's player of the month award once in a decade.
I've been basically begging to come on but hopefully I’ve topped it off with a good goal," said the academy product. I can't sum up my emotions. For me it’s huge just being around this team every day and learning from this group of players. There are world-class players all over this team but I think I went out and showed what I could do on the pitch," he added.
Lazio have jumped into the top three in the Serie A table following their recent run of form. The visitors are desperate to finally make the leap into the top four, having spent the last couple of seasons pushing for the Champions League. Their chances of making it into Europe’s top competition will be tested here, with Sassuolo hoping to build on a home win.
The playoffs are over and the Copa Libertadores enters group stages this week with one of the highlighted matches seeing Caracas host Boca Juniors in Venezuela. The Group H clash pits sides placed second in their domestic leagues; Caracas on 11 points after five matches in the Primera Division and Boca Juniors second with 45 points in the Super Liga.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4' Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 0, Barcelona 1. Posted at 90'+3' Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona). Posted at 90'+3' Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing. Posted at 90'+2' Attempt blocked. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Posted at 90'+2' Attempt blocked. Koke (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Rodolfo Pizarro (Monterrey) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo. Posted at 69' Foul by Nam Tae-hee (Al Sadd). Posted at 69' Jonathan González (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 69' Attempt blocked. Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dorlan Pabón.
The Cas verdict added: "In addition, the violations of other RSTP (Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players) rules were found to be less serious than those attributed to Chelsea by Fifa. Details of the case which was recently published on a Fifa legal website showed Chelsea claimed many academy players were only triallists and did not play in organised matches. Chelsea lodged an appeal to Cas against the Fifa punishment, which was also prompted by an investigation into the Premier League club's signing of foreign under-18 players.
BGU Minsk are going to host pershiy Region. This is the second round match. Pershiy region had a draw in the 1st round. They had a good display their and their defense have been rock solid. They will come into this match with a similar kind of approach and they should play for all 3 points here. But playing Against BGU is not going to be that easy. BGU Minsk may have lost their first match, but they are a strong team and still can hurt the Pershiy Region defense. Both teams have similar type of squad and it is going to be an even match. It seems to me that picking draw is the best bet here.
We've all got our set routines and all of a sudden that stopped because of something horrible that was happening in the world. I've got three boys and my wife, Amie, and I tried to get into a routine with the kids. We tried to do home schooling with my eldest, Henri, as well as the Joe Wicks online PE classes every morning to keep him active. Wolves have scored 51 Premier League goals this season - nine of which have come from assists by Adama TraoreLosing at Crawley to Europa League final?For much of the past 12 months, Wolves have been relentless with their 3-4-3 formation.
For Manchester United, it looked like it would be the home fans leaving disappointed after Matty Longstaff’s early opener at Old Trafford. However, the erratic Manchester United turned on the style to thrash Newcastle 4-1, leaving the Old Trafford faithful asking why they can’t perform like that every week.
Requests for Bury to be placed back in League Two next season were rejected at a meeting of EFL clubs, and the future of the two-time FA Cup winners remains unclear. Bury fans stepped up protests outside the club's Gigg Lane home as the deadline to save the club got closerAlthough Bury were the only club to be removed, several others have found themselves in difficult situations off the field:Bury's neighbours Bolton Wanderers were in danger of liquidation at the start of this season before a takeover of the former Premier League club was completed.
well this seems to be like a great bet cause Exeter is fantastic team to bet when they are playing at home and also they are undefeated on last 8 games both home and away and on the other side Cambridge losted 4 from last 5 and there is not a lot of hope for them to win any points from this game and also I don't think they could score a goal at all, but it is very possible they will conceded at least 2 or maybe even 3, so with this bet I want to secure myself from 1-0 or 2-1 win for Exeter
Because the footballing genius who somehow managed to finish second with PSG reckons that things were actually going fine – improving, even – at Arsenal before his tenure was cruelly cut short in November. He told France Football: "Arsenal was a club on a downward slope for two years before I arrived.
After picking up just two points from their fixtures against Granada (1-1), Barcelona (0-1) and Villarreal (0-0), it was vital that Atletico Madrid finished 2019 strongly to at least stay in contention for a top four finish.
Rotherham United vs Hull City live score, H2H and lineups Rotherham United played against Hull City in 1 matches this season. Currently, Rotherham United rank 24th, while Hull City hold 8th position.
League One Tranmere shocked Premier League Watford in an FA Cup third-round replay to set up a tie against 12-time winners Manchester United. In a game rescheduled from earlier in the month because of a waterlogged pitch, Rovers capitalised on a hugely under-strength Hornets and best navigated a dire, sand-covered Prenton Park surface to finally settle the tie in extra time. Substitute striker Paul Mullin, who came off the bench to score a late penalty at Vicarage Road and complete a remarkable Rovers comeback from 3-0 down to set up this replay, went one better with a headed winner 14 minutes into the extra 30.
It was always going to be an uphill battle for Olympiacos, who at times have performed credibly. The Greek outfit will be disappointed not to have done slightly better, but by winning this home match they can still secure a place in the Europa League knockout rounds, so they've still got something to play for.
The leagues will not recommence until April 30 at the earliest. They will only do so when it is safe and conditions allow," the statement added, noting that meetings with various involved parties would continue next week. Britain has recorded more than 14,500 cases of the illness and the death toll jumped to 759 on Thursday, up by nearly a third in 24 hours.
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Kilmarnock have been enduring a poor run of form in recent weeks. They have failed to win eight of their last nine Scottish Premiership fixtures. Kilmarnock have also failed to win each of their last five Scottish Premiership games, losing their last three.
This is going to be a tough one to call, looking at the two sides’ recent forms and the fact that only two points separate them. Both sides are in great scoring and defensive form. One factor though is that they have played to high scoring matches in their previous meetings and here we will go with a bet of over 2.5 goals.
But we have to be careful. It will depend on many factors such as a potential rise in infections, factors which don’t depend on football but on Spanish society. The risk during games will be zero, or practically zero, because the players will be tested – with only a 5% possible failure rate – 24 hours before. La Liga's plan to restart footballHow the virus has impacted sporting events around the worldTebas added that Spain’s second division would restart at the same time and that national competitions would need to be completed by 31 July, with European competitions finished in August.
Having trawled through the lower leagues, Henderson, who is settled in Blagoevgrad with his partner and baby daughter, has no desire to return to Britain. I have sort of given up on saying 'I want to play at this level or that level'," he says. I don't see myself coming back to England at the moment because I am happy here, especially with the way the club wants to progress. I want to stay and be part of it.
At the time, City said they were "disappointed but not surprised" by the "prejudicial" decision and would appeal. In response to the allegations of overstating its sponsorship revenues, Soriano - speaking in a video released by the club - said: "The owner has not put money in this club that has not been properly declared. We are a sustainable football club, we are profitable, we don't have debt, our accounts have been scrutinised many times, by auditors, by regulators, by investors and this is perfectly clear.
The Champions League has stalled with the round of 16 yet to be completed. UEFA is currently analysing all options to complete domestic and European seasons with the European Club Association and the European Leagues in the working group set up on 17 March," the UEFA statement said. The primary priority of all the members of the working group is to preserve public health.
As 2019 comes to a close, BBC Sport has gone through the archive from the last 10 years to find a moment of the decade in English football. Four clubs have won the Premier League, England men's and women's teams have enjoyed what was considered as World Cup success and there have been plenty of memorable moments along the way. But what's made the list? BBC Sport journalists - including chief football writer Phil McNulty, Radio 5 live's football reporter Ian Dennis and Match of the Day commentator Guy Mowbray - have created a shortlist of 10 moments.
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Moussa Sissoko has been ruled out until April after having knee surgery. Sissoko, 30, injured the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee during Spurs' 1-0 defeat at Southampton on New Year's Day. The France international has featured in 20 of Spurs' 21 Premier League games this season, scoring twice. The club said his recovery will be monitored with "a view to returning to training in early April".
We acquired a real aristocrat,” Ferguson wrote in his autobiography. He looked a natural Man United player with his movement and courage. On arrival, he seemed a bit of a cult figure with our players. They would say his name in awed tones. Cult status can vanish in two minutes if a player isn’t doing his job, yet Henrik retained that aura in his time with us.
There's a school of thought that those sort of games take care of themselves, but from our point of view the mentality has been consistent right the way through," Wilder told reporters ahead of Thursday's home fixture against Newcastle. The next game is the most important and these ones are just as difficult as Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham (Hotspur) or Wolverhampton Wanderers.
