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Europa League : Arsenal set for Sporting Lisbon clash

Arsenal will move to Estadio Jose Alvalade to face Sporting Lisbon to continue their Europa League campaign on Thursday, when Manchester city rivals Chelsea will host BATE Borisov of Belarus.Arsenal and Sporting sit on six points apiece after two games, with Azerbaijan's Qarabag and fellow strugglers Vorskla of Ukraine still pointless.Sporting are fifth in Portugal's top flight, four points off the top with former Manchester United star Nani having scored three goals from seven league outings.If Arsenal needed more reason to believe in their chances of going all the way, they need not look far. As coach of Sevilla in 2013-2016, Emery led the Spaniards to three consecutive Europa League titles.Emery stated after a 3-1 win over Leicester City on Monday in which Mesut Ozil scored and provided...
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Slovenia dismiss Head coach Tomaz Kavcic

Football Association of Slovenia have sacked head coach Tomaz Kavcic after winning just one of their seven games in 2018. Kavcic was only appointed in December last year but has product results in Slovania national team, with Slovenia languishing at the foot of League C Group 3 in the Nations League standings. He steadied the ship with a 1-1 draw at home against Cyprus on Tuesday, but it was not enough to save his job.There have been rumours that Kavcic difficult relationship with goalkeeper Jan Oblak, who missed the recent games with Norway and Cyprus was to blame for his exits, but the Football Association of Slovenia's president Radenko Mijatovic denied that was the case.Radenko told media: "It will never be because of a player that we change coach." Slovenia will hop...
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England outclass Spain with 3-2 win in Nations league group game

England has displayed a outstanding 3-2 win over Spain, with two goals from Raheem Sterling helping Gareth Southgate's side to a dominant lead in the NationsLeague group game. Sterling ended his three year run without an international goal with a brilliant goal in the 16th minute.While Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, who has been criticised for his composure in front of goal in recent weeks, made it 2-0 on the half hour mark. Sterling also converted from six yards to complete one of the most impressive halves we have seen for England  in years.Luis Enrique side tried to turn things around  in their UEFA Nations League encounter, he got the response that he wanted just before the hour mark as Alcacer headed home from a corner, That is now 10 goals in...
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Italy claim their first 1-0 win of the Uefa Nations League over Poland

Italy has earn their first victory of the UEFA Nations League on Sunday after defeating  Poland 1-0 a late goal from full-back Cristiano Biraghi. Italy dominated the most part of the game, they had many opportunity to open the scoring, but poor finishing and a great outing from Wojciech Szczesny kept them from scoring until Biraghi struck.Russia also beat Turkey 2-0 in a UEFA Nations League group match on Sunday. Playing at home in Sochi, Russia dominated the first half and scored the first goal with Roman Neustadter as he gavee Russia lead in 20th minute.In the second half, just seven minutes after entering the game, substitute player Denis Cheryshev scored the second goal for Russia in the 78th minute.
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Gareth Bale will miss out Wales Nations League match against Ireland

Real madrid forward player Gareth Bale will go back to  Bernabeu on Sunday and will miss out Wales Nations League game with the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday, the Football Association of Wales has announced.A groin injury has downed Bale playing time for Real in recent weeks and he missed Wales 4-1 loss to Spain in Cardiff on Thursday.FA Wales said on Twitter: “Gareth Bale has returned to his club this afternoon and will not travel to Dublin with the rest of the squad.”Wales manager Ryan Giggs explained Bale’s absence was due to muscle fatigue. And Giggs suggested after the loss to Spain at the Principality Stadium that Bale would be absent for the trip across the Irish Sea.
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Uefa Nations League : Netherland earn a comfortable 3-0 win over Germany

The Dutch stars Virgil van Dijk, Memphis Depay and Georginio Wijnaldum all scored to grab a comfortable 3-0 victory for Netherlands over Germany and left Joachim Low's men still without a goal in the Nations League. Liverpool defender Van Dijk pounced to nod home the loose ball on the half-hour mark after Ryan Babel had struck the crossbar with a header following a corner from Depay. Germany had chances to claim a leveller after the break, with substitute Leroy Sane steering a glorious opportunity wide. They were also denied what looks to be a clear-cut penalty in the final 10 minutes when Arnaut Groeneveld tripped Matthias Ginter.However, Depay added an 86th-minute second on the counter-attack and Liverpool midfielder Wijnaldum rifled in a third in stoppage time, securing Oranje...
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England are set to grab their first win in the UEFA Nations League next Monday against Spain

England are set to play Spain head-to- head on Monday (7:45 p.m), as England keep their Nations League alive in Seville. The Three Lions played out a disappointing draw in Croatia and have to  defeat Spain in order to have any realistic chance of advancing from the group. While, Spain have been going from strength to strength, as Luis Enrique continues to ease in the next generation of Spanish talent.Spain manager Luis Enrique and England coach Gareth Southgate are ready to prove they can be contenders for top honours, Monday night match is the perfect opportunity to make a statement before the international break ends.
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UEFA Nations League: Portugal downed Poland 3-2 without Cristiano Ronaldo

European champions Portugal defeat Poland 3-2 in the Polish city of Chorzow through Andre Silva, a Kamil Glik own-goal and a brilliant strike from Bernardo Silva .Portugal now have two wins in two game in the Nations League after also beating Italy 1-0 in September. Genoa striker Krzysztof Piatek had given Poland a 19th-minute lead with Jakub Blaszczykowski cutting the deficit for the home side in the 77th minute.In Podgorica, Serbia reduced Montenegro 2-0 in the first meeting between the two former members of the old Yugoslavia. Aleksandar Mitrovic scored both goals with an 18th-minute penalty followed by an 81st-minute effort.Israel recovered from a goal down in Haifa to defeat Scotland 2-1. Charlie Mulgrew put  Scotland ahead with a 25th- minute penalty but midfielder Dor Peretz le...
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Thierry Henry set to replace Leonardo Jardim as Monaco manager

The former Arsenal striker and current assistant manager of the Belgium national team Thierry Henry is set to replace Leonardo Jardim as Monaco manager. According to report, The Frenchman Henry was formerly linked with Aston Villa after the sacking of Steve Bruce.Henry began his career with the French club in 1995. He made over 100 appearances for Monaco and scored 20 times for the club. Monaco won the Ligue 1 title in 2016-17, but have started off the season poor this time around and are currently in 18th place in the league.
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Ryan Giggs : Bale has 50-50 chance to face Ireland in Nation League game

Wales manager Ryan Giggs has revealed that Gareth Bale has 50-50 chance to play Ireland at Aviva Stadium in their Nations League match next Tuesday. Gareth Bale will miss the opportunity to play Spain and his Real Madrid teammates including Sergio Ramos and Nacho in an international friendly at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff this evening (7.45pm) but could return to play Ireland in Dublin."Bale will be out of play against Spain," said Giggs, whose side are second in Nations League B group four, level on three points with leaders Denmark and above bottom side Ireland on none but having played a game more.Giggs said:“He had a scan last week, a couple of weeks ago with Real Madrid. We rescanned it and have done everything we can to get as much information, There was a l...
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Leicester defender Ben Chilwell has been called up to replace Luke shaw in England squad

England manager Gareth Southgate has added Ben Chilwell to his squad as a replacement for injured Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw. Chilwell, who made his England debut in a 1-0 friendly win over Switzerland on home soil at Leicester's King Power Stadium last month, had originally been included in England's under-21 squad. But the 21-year-old will now take the place of Shaw, whose bad luck with injuries continues to rule him out of a Nations League double-header away to Croatia and Spain. Luke Shaw suffered concussion in a 2-1 defeat to Spain last month on his first international start since breaking his leg in 2015. He completed the 90 minutes in United's thrilling comeback from 2-0 down to beat Newcastle 3-2 on Satur...
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Chelsea stars Kante and Hazard are nominated for 2018 Ballon D'or

2018 Ballon d’Or nominees has been released and this time the award will take place in Paris on 3rd December 2018. The Ballon d'or has been  dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo over the past decade (5 times winners, each), but as we saw with FIFA’s  the best award going to Luka Modric, 2018 could bring a changing of the guard.Two Chelsea players who will be hoping that is indeed the case are Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante, both of whom are nominated for the second consecutive year. Kante finished 8th and Hazard 19th in last year’s field of 30 nominees. These are the 30 nominees for the 2018 Ballon d’Or :1.     Sergio Aguero (Argentina / Manchester City)2.     Alisson (Brazil / Roma & Liverpool)3.     G...
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Brendan Rodgers admitted he loves Celtics amid link to Aston Villa

Brendan Rodgers has admitted that he is loving every second of his time at Celtic amid Aston Villa speculation. According to Report, Aston Villa are searching for a replacement for Steve Bruce, who was sacked following a troublesome start to the new Championship campaign.Bruce, who has a good record of getting teams out of the Championship and into the Premier League, has left Villa in 15th place, having won just three of their opening 11 games. Aston villa lost away from home at the weekend following Bruce's dismissal, falling to a 2-1 defeat away at Millwall. The latest loss leaves them on just 15 points from 12 games, winning three, drawing six, and losing three.Brendan Rodgers was asked about the Aston Villa rumours and said: “I have been linked with a number of ...
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out in Portugal squad for UEFA nations League as he battle rape allegations in USA

Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out in Portugal's national team squad for a pair of upcoming matches, this was revealed on thursday as Ronaldo battle rape allegations in the United States. The portugal star Ronaldo has been accused of rape by Kathryn Mayorga, who says the player assaulted her in Las Vegas in 2009. He has denied the accusation.Cristiano Ronaldo was left out in squad for Portugal's second game in the UEFA Nations League at Poland on 11 October and a friendly match in Glasgow against Scotland three days later. Portugal coach Fernando Santos said Ronaldo also will not be called up for the next round of international games in November.Portugal manager Fernado santos said the decision was taken after a three way conversation between him, Ronaldo and the head of the Portugue...
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2018/2019 UEFA Europa League Matchday 2 group stage fixtures

Rangers are back to  action  in UEFA Europa League group stage tonight as they play  Rapid Wien , there will be a packed 84-page souvenir programme on sale outside the stadium before kick-off. Rangers fans can read programme notes from Rangers manager Steven Gerrard and captain James Tavernier.Chelsea will also be in Europa League action tonight as they face Hungarian champions Videoton in Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have started strong this season under new boss Maurizio Sarri , are unbeaten in all competitions with eight wins from nine games.The last time Vidi met an English side was in 1985, beating Manchester United on penalties in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals after a 1-1 aggregate draw.Matchday 2 Fixtures■ Astana vs RennesTime: 15:50■ AC Milan vs OlympiakosTime: 17:55■...
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African Nations Backed Gianni Infantino for re-election as FIFA president

African nations backed Gianni Infantino for re-election as FIFA president, the head of the continental football federation Ahmad Ahmad declared his support for Infantino on sunday.He said:I feel it is my duty to announce this support from Africa, Ahmad stated at a special meeting of the Confederation of African Football Executive Committee, which Infantino attended, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.Infantino, a former deputy head of UEFA, was first elected in 2016 to replace Sepp Blatter, when the scandal that surround the governing body of world football was at its height.The next presidential election will be held in Paris in June 2019 and Infantino expressed his gratitude for the African support.Infantino said:It means a lot to me, Since long before my election, I had said, and since I have do...
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UEFA announced Germany as the host of Euro 2024

UEFA has announced Germany as the of host Euro 2024 after winning the challenge of Turkey. This decision represents good news for England’s 2030 World Cup bid, Uefa’s executive committee supported UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin’s choice.  Ceferin was ready to ensure the safest bid won as he prepares for what UEFA insiders accept could be a chaotic 2020 championships which will be split over 12 nations. But the decision has implications for the plans for an English led British Isles World Cup in 12 years time.Ceferin has publicly declared his support for the FA’s plans to lead the 2030 campaign as Europe’s sole candidate. Former Manchester United chief executive David Gill and outgoing Arsenal boss Ivan Gazidis, both members of the executive committee, backed Ceferin in his push for...
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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers snub move to China

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers disclosed that he rejected ajob offer from a Chinese team during the summer. The celtic coach who has lead his club to successive domestic trebles, has comfirmed that there was an offer from china.He said :My concentration was with Celtic, At the end of the season, what was important was to get away, recover from a really tough season and prepare for the next season,he added. Nothing in the offer made me think otherwise.
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Ligue 1: Monaco failed to build their momentum this season as they suffer 1-0 defeat against Anger

Monaco has failed to build their momentum in Ligue 1 has they suffer a 1-0 defeat  against Angers at Stade Louis II. Anger striker Stephane Bahoken’s first-half goal gave the visitor the lead.Monaco have now won just once in their first eight matches of the new season after failing to produce the required response following Friday’s 1-1 home draw with Nimes and a Champions League defeat by Atletico Madrid.Angers, who ground out a goalless draw with Toulouse on Saturday, started brightly as Bahoken headed wide. The visitors continued to press as Flavien Tait and Cheikh N’Doye both put good chances off target before goalkeeper Diego Benaglio saved Baptiste Santamaria’s long range shot. Cameroon frontman Bahoken finally broke the deadlock on 27 minutes.Angers...
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Brazil striker Willian gave Chelsea a perfect 1-0 victory against PAOK in the Europa League

Chelsea begin their Europa league campaign with 1-0 victory against PAOK when Brazil forward Willian scored a goal to give chelsea a win at PAOK Thessaloniki on Thursday.Chelsea is currently leading in the Premier League table with five wins from five games, the blues left out Eden Hazard for its opening game in Europe this season after the Belgium playmaker claimed a hat trick in a 4-1 win against Cardiff on Saturday.Sevilla, the most successful team in Europa League history, beat Standard Liege 5-1 while Eintracht Frankfurt upset Marseille 2-1. Arsenal was hosting Ukraine's Vorskla and Dudelange of Luxembourg was entertaining AC Milan in late games.
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