After opting to play for the U.S. men's national team earlier this year, Ricardo Pepi admits that Friday night's World Cup qualifier against Mexico will be a special night for both him and his family.
United, meanwhile, are already guaranteed top spot, but with their fringe players looking to impress new interim manager Ralf Rangnick, there should be interest in backing goals at both ends.
That was with a team that went onto win the Champions League in the same season after he was sacked.
He's got to get back to basics and, all of a sudden, his confidence will come back because the kid is a good player, you don't become a bad player overnight. 'Man Utd a million miles away'As for Rashford's club Manchester United, Merson was less than optimistic for their future on and off the pitch after Sunday's drubbing at the hands of Manchester City.
Wiegman on Euros, WSL and maternity pay changesKelly on comeback from ACL injury: I have my eyes on the EurosLive football on Sky Sports | Khan vs Brook: How to bookEngland won all six of those World Cup qualifiers by an aggregate score of 53-0, and Wiegman said: We need these games because we want to be exploited in everything - in defence, in possession, in transition moments.
I'm the manger and I will take the flak and take the responsibility - the players are working as hard as they can.
The runaway league leaders have won 26 of their 42 games, with a Championship title now looking inevitable with four fixtures remaining and only Bournemouth able to catch them.
Professional athletes are believed to be disproportionately reluctant to take the coronavirus vaccine, and there have been 14 games in the Premier League delayed this December with many of them caused by Covid-19 cases amongst players.
When asked if Leeds had returned to something approaching their best, Bielsa said: It was exactly the same comment I gave to the players after the game.
For his first game in charge against Manchester City last month, the attendance at St Andrew's was swelled by the number of family and friends in the crowd.
“We spoke very quickly. And I told him: 'if his dream is to go to Real, he has to go to Real, otherwise he will regret it all his life.'
Lewandowski's latest success comes after he made Bundesliga history by reaching 40 goals in record-breaking time. He struck 41 times in 29 matches to break Gerd Muller’s previous record for goals in a calendar year.
Strength in numbers at the backManchester United's 3-0 win over Spurs on Saturday was just the latest reminder of how a switch to a back three can shore up a side in need of some defensive stability.
Ramirez came close with a diving header early in the second half but his side were lucky to avoid giving away a penalty with Scott Brown taking out Alan Power.
Both sides have an impeccable recent pedigree in the competition, and are looking for their third win in the competition this year.
With bad weather also putting pay to November's game at Burnley, Spurs have three league fixtures to shoehorn into their schedule in the new year alongside a double-header Carabao Cup semi-final.
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Despite widespread belief that Coutinho has underperformed since moving to Spain, Gerrard has defended his former team-mate's record at the Nou Camp and thinks he still has a lot to offer.
Showing good performances every week, and when you get the chance to play, help the team win games, he said.
The midfielder's 33rd-minute strike maintained Belgium's unbeaten run in Group E as they advanced to 16 points, nine points ahead of the Czech Republic, who have played one game fewer, and Wales, who have two games in hand.
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Ramsay signed a contract extension a year ago to take his deal at Pittodrie up to 2024, so Aberdeen are in a strong position in terms of securing a good fee.
Liverpool, meanwhile, are the only unbeaten side in the division and continued their fine form by winning 3-2 at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Through all those changes, Rashford has been playing catch-up. He put his foot down in the summer and demanded to be allowed to have shoulder surgery to cure an issue that was causing him discomfort when Solskjaer had doubts.
All my energy, my mind, is on Sunday. I didn't have to ask too many questions, it happened very quickly.
For me, management is about getting the best out of those players and understanding what makes them tick.
Across both spells at Tottenham, Defoe racked up 363 appearances, scoring 143 goals, before moving abroad to join Toronto FC early in 2014.
West Ham United are keen to add another striker to their squad and have put Diego Simeone's son Giovanni at the top of their wishlist. The Express report that the Hammers have failed twice previously in their attempts to sign 'El Cholito' from Cagliari, firstly in the January transfer window and once again in the summer on a loan with a £14 million option-to-buy clause. Simeone ended up joining Verona on a £1.3 million loan with a £10.2 million option for a permanent deal. This could complicate any potential bid from West Ham, but the Premier League club will attempt to hijack the in-form striker's transfer to Verona.
The goal we conceded was actually relatively easy to defend. The finish was good, but it was avoidable.
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Rangers are away to Ross County in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday (12:30 GMT), while Livingston are at Hibernian later that day (15:00).
A few people thought he should have been called up to the initial England squad, but I think Gareth Southgate's thinking was to put him in the U21s, who had a very important game against the Czech Republic.
When the standards are so high, those small slip-ups can be costly. Against Arsenal on Saturday, it looked like City may be going the same way.
Oxford United will be without John Mousinho, Sam Long and Michael Elechi. However, Nathan Holland will be back, although will not play more than 30 minutes.
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I think that we have a big problem to solve that is Covid but only about this situation can you decide to postpone.
“May God have mercy on the late Ahmet Calık, who also served in our national team. My condolences to his family, Konyaspor and the entire football community.”
He hit the ground running, scoring four goals and creating three more before Christmas, and even if he faded a little in the second half of the campaign, he had shown enough to persuade Milan to make an approach.
Five points separate second-placed Celtic with Motherwell in fifth, but there's a further five before St Mirren in sixth and only seven between the Paisley side and Ross County at the bottom.
And the last word went to Sterling, latching onto Grealish's pass to make it five in stoppage time. I know we are going to play like who we are.
What is the FIFA Club World Cup?The annual tournament features the champions of the different continents along with the host nation's national champions, with Chelsea qualifying as Champions League winners.
While Perisic had his hand on Pasalic’s back there was little to suggest that he had unfairly grappled with his opponent, let alone shoved him over, while Koopmeiners went shoulder-to-shoulder with Alessandro Bastoni and seemed to be carried over by his own momentum. Ultimately, other than the missed foul on Muriel which almost allowed Sanchez to score, Massa can be satisfied with his performance.
Both goals involved moments where Spurs were not able to get the ball away from danger, and Antonio Conte will surely be furious at the manner of which they were conceded.
The car helped. Being recognisable was part of my life insurance. His role as an outsider also ensured that Griesbeck was listened to by all sides.
I think he's starting to get the reputation of someone like Virgil van Dijk. When you watch him now, I think players are fearful of him.
The common denominator in that could be Eric Dier, who has been missing since the middle of January.
Arteta initially dropped the striker for Arsenal's match against Southampton at the weekend after he was absent from training on Friday.
