November 2019 – Page 3 – Football Flame

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Bayern Munich sack struggling manager Niko Kovac after dropping to fourth place on the log

German champions Bayern Munich have parted company with coach Niko Kovac, a day after a 5-1 thrashing away to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga, the club said.A statement from Bayern said Kovac had gone after “mutual agreement” between him and the club, which dropped to fourth in the league after their heavy defeat. Bayern president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: “The performance of our team in recent weeks and the results have shown us that there was the need for action.“I had an open and serious conversation with Niko on this basis on Sunday with the consensual result that Niko is no longer coach of Bayern.”Defeat by Eintracht was Bayern’s second of the season but they have also drawn three matches. “We all regret this development. I would like to thank Niko Kovac on behalf of FC B...

Official: Everton Give Injury Update on Andre Gomes

Everton confirm that Andre Gomes has undergone surgery to repair his broken ankle. The 26-year-old picked up the serious injury in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur following a challenge by Heung-min Son & Serge Aurier, and the club have revealed Gomes will spend time recovering in hospital before he embarks upon rehabilitation at USM Finch Farm.The Portuguese international will be out of action for the remainder of 2019 and may not return until February or March 2020. Gomes will be a real loss to Marco Silva. Everton have lost all three Premier League games with him this season – 3-1 defeat to Bournemouth(September 15), 2-0 defeat to Sheffield United(September 21), 3-1 defeat to Manchester City(September 28).When Gomes has started, Everton have only lost twice in seve...

Leicester City win at Crystal palace to move to third in the table

Leicester City moved back to third in the Premier League table with a hard-fought 2-0 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday.The Foxes entered the fixture having scored 12 times in their last two away matches in all competitions but two goals – from defender Caglar Soyuncu and the Premier League’s top scorer Jamie Vardy – were enough for all three points at Selhurst Park.After a cagey first half, Soyuncu gave Leicester the lead in the 57th minute, making the most of some slack marking to nod in James Maddison’s corner unopposed.Vardy wrapped up the win two minutes from time, finishing a brilliant team move that involved Youri Tielemans and Demarai Gray with a clever left-foot finish that gave him his 10th league goal of the season.