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30Nov By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Europa League: Chelsea and Arsenal win to top their group with ease

Chelsea and Arsenal both enjoyed high-scoring Europa League wins on Thursday as Glasgow giants Celtic and Rangers were left with work to do on the final matchday to qualify for the next stage.Unai Emery selected a youthful Arsenal to play in the Ukraine and they romped past Vorskla Poltava 3-0, guaranteeing top spot in Group E in a match switched to freezing Kiev after security concerns in the east of the country.Teenagers Emile Smith Rowe and Joe Willock scored either side of an Aaron Ramsey penalty as the Gunners went in 3-0 at half-time.Arsenal will now avoid any of the Champions League drop outs in the draw for the next round as they have a better head-to-head record with second-placed Sporting Lisbon.Maurizio Sarri had demanded a reaction from his Chelsea side after they lost at Totte...

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21Nov By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Mauro Icardi praises Argentina 'Union'

Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi said there is an atmosphere in the Argentina camp like never before after scoring his first international goal.Icardi scored for Argentina during Tuesday’s 2-0 win against Mexico, and the Inter captain  praise the sense of union established by caretaker Lionel Scaloni and his assistants.Icardi stated after after the game:“I’d lacked a goal, I was waiting for it and now I’m happy.“It’s not easy to go without scoring. It creates a lot of chatter, but now I hope to keep going like this.“We’re a really great group, we can grow a lot and we are happy with the work of Leo Scaloni, Walter Samuel and Pablo Aimar.“Of course it will be the federation which decides their future but I can say that right now, there’s an atmosphere in the national team like ne...

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21Nov By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Sanches assisted Portugal to end the Nations League group stage with a 1-1 draw against Poland

Renato Sanches set up the opening goal for Andre Silva with a corner in the 33 minute to assist the Portuguese national team to end the Nations League group stage with a 1-1 draw against Poland. Poland equalised midway through the second half when Arkadiusz Milik converted a penalty conceded by Portugal defender Danilo, who saw red for the foul. Poland missed their captain Robert Lewandowski, who travelled back to Bayern Munich because of slight knee problems. While Portugal have qualified for the finals tournament as winners of Group A3.

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18Nov By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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England beat Croatia 2-1 to reach UEFA Nations League semi-final

England beat Croatia 2-1 to qualify for UEFA Nations League semi-final on Sunday. England were almost relegated to the second tier of the competition after Andrej Kramaric gave Croatia the lead in the second half at Wembley.But Southgate's side bounced back in the closing stages to grab victory, Jesse Lingard came off the bench to help England's equalise and captain Kane doubled their tally in five minutes left.England's comeback took them to the top of Group A4, above Spain and relegated Croatia, and they can look forward to playing in the last four in June next year.

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18Nov By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Portugal hold off Italy with 0-0 draw to qualify for UEFA Nations League Semi-final

European Champions Portugal drew with Italy 0-0 on Saturday to grab the point it needed to qualify for the UEFA Nations League semi-finals. Despite the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo,Porturgal progressed with one match to play, and are confident to finish top of Group A3, with Italy hope in tournament over. Portugal coach Fernando Santos said:"There's a lot of satisfaction at having reached the final phase. "It was a difficult match, much more than we thought it would be. When we had the ball it was difficult to build and that was merit to Italy and demerit to us. Italy had a great game."

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17Nov By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Denmark beat Wales 2-1 to top their Nations league group

Denmark reduced Wales with 2-1 win in Cardiff to top their Nations League groupB4 and in the process condemned Ireland to bottom place in the group. Nicolai Jorgensen gave Denmark a half-time lead and Martin Braithwaite's superb volley two minutes  added to their tally to end Welsh hopes. Gareth Bale quickly response, sliding home his 31st international goal.ADVERTISEMENTLearn more          But in what was proving a lively opening Wales settled and went close to scoring twice inside a minutWales had an even better chance moments later when Ramsey's back-heel allowed David Brooks to cross and James Chester headed wide from six yards out. Bale almost equalised when his free-kick was brilliantly clawed away by Kasper Schmeichel and tempers th...

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15Nov By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Wales head coach Giggs has confirmed Bale is fit for Denmark clash in their Nations league group game

Real madrid winger Gareth Bale joined Wales squad on Thursday morning and Ryan Giggs expects him to be available for Friday's match at the Cardiff City Stadium.Giggs said:"Bale is fine, obviously he arrived a little bit later than the rest of the group."He's looked good this week and he's ready."He had a little bit of a different programme earlier in the week but the last couple of days he's been good."Wales will finish top of Group B4 and achieve promotion to the top flight of the Nations League if they beat Denmark on Friday.

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14Nov By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho set for full England debut against United States at Wembley

Sancho is set to make his full international debut as England manager Gareth Southgate will include Sancho in his starting lineup for Thursday friendly match against USA, According to Skysports. This will be Sancho’s second cap after earning his first against Croatia in October. The winger has been in good form at the club level this season, scoring four goals and assisting five while earning a starting role with his form. Sancho will get chance to prove his worth with a critical match against Croatia is on the horizon, as England has the chance to secure a spot in the Nations League semi-finals with a win. This will come alongside Wayne Rooney, who will be included in the squad and get the opportunity to play in a farewell match.

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12Nov By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Monaco boss Thierry Henry urge his side to stay positive despite being thrashed by PSG

Thierry Henry poor start as Monaco coach shows no sign of ending but the Frenchman has urged his injury-hit Monaco side to remain positive despite being thrashed by Paris Saint-Germain.Edinson Cavani scored a  hat-trick while Neymar's penalty completed the defeat to put PSG 13 points clear at the top of Ligue 1, with Monaco being kept off the foot of the standings on goal difference alone.Henry, who has lost four and drawn two of his first six matches in charge of Monaco, said: “There was a difference in quality.“At the beginning of the match they were not serene but in the end it's a pretty easy win for PSG.“There was a reaction, no player lost focus. “Even with all our injuries, we have created opportunities against PSG. We must stay positive.”

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9Nov By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Olivier Ntcham extends his contract with Celtic until 2022

Celtic Midfielder Olivier Ntcham has penned a new four-year contract. The French midfielder is in his second season with Brendan Rodgers' side and helped the club win the domestic treble last term. The former Genoa player has netted 14 goals since joining Celtic from Manchester City.Olivier told Celtic website:"I want to improve on everything in respect of the game. "Scoring more goals is, of course, part of the game and is important for me as well."

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8Nov By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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UEFA Europa League: Fenerbahce 2-0 Anderlecht

Fenerbahce thrashed Anderlecht 2-0 in the UEFA Europa League Group D match on Thursday.  Fenerbahce scored two goals in 3 minutes in the second half. Valbuena scored in the 71st minute and Frey in 74th minute to double their lead at Fenerbahce's Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul. Fenerbahce dominated the first half. Anderlecht almost scored when Andrien Trebel struck the bar with a free-kick in the last minute of the half. The first half ended goalless.Anderlecht's Bakkali received a second yellow card and was sent off in the 79th minute. The match ended 2-0.While, Olivier Giroud scored his first Chelsea goal in 794 minutes as the Blues progressed to the Europa League knockout stages with a 1-0 win at BATE Borisov.

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5Nov By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Gareth Bale in Wales squad for Nations League game against Denmark

Wales have included Gareth Bale in team squad for their Nations League group game against Denmark after the Real Madrid forward missed  last month international action. Bale missed the high-profile friendly defeat to Spain and the Nations League victory against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin through muscle fatigue.But Bale has featured in Real Madrid four games since the last international break and he is part of Ryan Giggs 26-man squad for the Denmark tie on November 16 and the away friendly with Albania four days later.Ireland are hoping for a Wales win against Demark. This means that if Ireland beat Denmark in Arhus on 19 November they will avoid Nations League relegation.The bottom side in the three-team group will be relegated from B to C, but a win would se...

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25Oct By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Arsenal thrashed Sporting CP 1-0 to top their Europa League group

Danny Welbeck strike gave Arsenal a 1-0 victory over Sporting CP in 77th-minute to make it Arsenal 11 wins in a row and move three points clear at the top of their Europa League group.The first half featured little in the way of attacking action, Nani coming close with a long range effort while Sokratis Papastathopoulos was lucky to stay on the pitch after dragging down Fredy Montero as he moved through on goal.Arsenal appeared to be strong after the break as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missing good chance before Welbeck eventually broke the deadlock.

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25Oct By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Former Arsenal Player Robin Van Persie disclose plans to retire at the end of the season

Robin Van Persie has returned to Feyenoord, the club which he started his youth career before moving to Arsenal in 2004.Van Persie won the FA Cup with Arsenal before exiting to join Manchester United. He then assisted  Sir Alex Ferguson team to the 2012-13 Premier League title.Van Persie moved from Manchester United to Fenerbahce in Turkey in July 2015 before returning to his homeland in January and helping Feyenoord win the KNVB Cup.In an interview with Dutch media outlet AD, Van Persie confirmed his plans to make the current campaign his last as a player.Van Persie said:“When do I have to stop? That is normally at the end of this season, I will be 36 years old, i have been a professional for 18 years and from the age of five, I have only been involved in football.”Van ...

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24Oct By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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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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17Oct By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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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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15Oct By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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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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14Oct By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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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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14Oct By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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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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13Oct By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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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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