Can Cardiff complete a successful festive run with another victory this week? The Bluebirds are shaping up as serious playoff contenders, sitting just two points shy of the playoffs after going unbeaten through the Christmas period. Manager Neil Harris has them on the right track, but can he lead them to another victory?
The 72-year-old's deal expires in the summer and talks over an extension have been ongoing for some time. However, Hodgson is reportedly seeking assurances funds will be in place to overhaul his squad in the summer. Signing players is not an easy thing to do," he said recently. Going out and throwing a lot of money around is an easy thing to do, and we have got lots of examples of it. But I think we know, as a football club, that we need to make more inroads into improving our squad, rejuvenating our squad, and bringing in some fresh faces.
They are also both young coaches and have plenty of time in the future to become England managers. If Stoney was brought in she the would do an excellent job. She has every capacity to become a top level manager. I think she will hesitate - not just because of her work at Manchester United, but I think she would want the best for the team, and if she didn’t feel ready for that she would forsake her opportunity at this time for the betterment of the Lionesses.
With Germany's Bundesliga restarting on 16 May, BBC Sport looks at La Liga's path to following suit in due course. TestingPlayers have to be tested two days before they can start individual sessions, along with any coaching staff and club personnel who will be part of the training camp. All players, coaching staff and those on the medical team will also have to be tested daily once training starts, while anyone else who is part of the camp has to have a minimum of three tests during the different phases.
Impressive in the second half of their match against Newcastle, Arsenal can be brilliant when they get breaks. Since Carlo Ancelotti took charge, Everton have restricted the number of breaks they give opponents. The Toffees look like a side that could fulfil their potential under the Italian with Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison looking particularly exciting. Back the former to open the scoring.
Betis is generally very good team but they are not playing too good. They are have very good players in all lines but team is not on good level with football. I was watched them in fantastic duel against Barcelona at home, in Andalusia also, when they are lead two times, but finally, they are lost that duel 2-3. I believe that this match will be similar and efficient. Real Madrid is favorite, but they are prepare for Champions League and match against Manchester City (1-2). I believe in very interesting duel tonight and I surely see goals on both sides.
MLS had been planning and hoping for a mid-May return having shut down the season on March 12 after just two weeks. Our goal remains to play as many games as possible, and while we currently have enough dates to play the entire season, we recognize at this time that it may become difficult to do so," said MLS in a statement.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says the club need more information before they decide whether forward Mohamed Salah can represent Egypt at the Olympics. The tournament is for under-23 teams but three over-age players are allowed. Salah, 27, is on Egypt's provisional 50-man list for the event, which has its final on 8 August - the first day of the 2020-21 Premier League season. Do I want to lose a player in pre-season? Of course not.
However, Lineker - who is donating two months of his BBC salary to the British Red Cross - criticised his former club Tottenham for furloughing staff. People do focus on footballers, they are an easy target," he told BBC Radio 4's World at One. There are lots of other people in society who earn huge money - billionaires, CEOs on huge money - I hope it’s not just footballers who are targeted. Football will, and should, do something.
Restart of the Primera Division in Spain. Valencia is seventh, 3 points behind Atletico and 6th, which is an EL place. Levante has 9 points less and is in 13th place with an 8 point lead over the relegation places. Valencia won clearly 4-2 in the first leg, here too they are in front for me despite the unfamiliar environment. Valencia has a record of 11 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses, while the Levante team is in thirteenth position with a record of 10 wins, 3 draws and 14 losses. My prediction is that the Valencia team should win this match.
Juventus has a completely different outlook to the teams in the 17th, 18th or 19th places. Arsenal statement hints at fans at rescheduled games Arsenal have released a statement about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the suspension of the Premier League, hinting that fans could be allowed at the season's remaining matches.
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John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Fleck with a cross. Crystal Palace secured their first win of 2020 thanks to Patrick van Aanholt's superb first-half free-kick which saw off visitors Newcastle. The victory also ended a run of three league defeats for Roy Hodgson's side who benefitted from yet another ragged display by the visitors.
We are facing an obscene situation where top players who aren’t working are continuing to see hundreds of thousands of pounds roll in each week while the staff who keep the clubs going are losing wages," he said. If the Premier League isn’t going to act to resolve this crisis then the Government must step in by imposing a significant financial penalty on clubs to reimburse those hit hardest in the pocket.
Is Vardy the best striker in Europe?Vardy, 32, has been key to Leicester's surge since Rodgers took charge of Leicester in February. He has 28 Premier League goals in 2019 - five more than any other player - while Leicester are also in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup as well as being the nearest challengers to Liverpool for the title. Three days after the Newcastle game, Leicester host Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup on 4 January.
Palace winger Zaha's strike came from a distance of just over 30 yards; none of his previous 35 Premier League goals were from more than 19 yards out. Benteke scored his first Premier League goal for Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park since April 2018 against Leicester, while this was his first such goal there excluding penalties since May 2017 against Hull. The average age of Crystal Palace's starting XI was 30 years and 351 days, the oldest of any starting XI in the competition this season.
The coronavirus pandemic has brought a halt to the majority of football leagues across the world. Coronavirus in sport: Latest updates Liverpool are currently 25 points clear at the top of the Premier League with nine games remaining, leaving them on the cusp of a first league title in 30 years. Video - Could isolation camps help finish Premier League season?05:41 UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin expects Liverpool to win the title “one way or another”, but Mane said he would accept whatever decision is made.
Twente vs Ajax predictions for Sunday's match in the Eredivisie. Twente have made a decent start to life back in the top flight and look capable of staying up but this weekend they play host to table-toppers Ajax who have scored four goals in each of their last five matches in all competitions. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
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For most 17-year-old footballers, signing for a big club in a new country could prove a daunting prospect. But for Jude Bellingham, the England youth midfielder who has joined Borussia Dortmund from Birmingham City, there is evidence the Stourbridge teenager will embrace the challenges thrown up by his move to Germany. Dortmund turned Jadon Sancho into a senior England international after his arrival from Manchester City in 2017, while winger Ademola Lookman secured a permanent move to RB Leipzig from Everton after scoring five times on loan at the Bundesliga club in 2018 as a 20-year-old.
Reading head coach Mark Bowen said:"Leeds have lost games by errors here and there, but I didn't see them as a team out of form. They are a well-oiled machine and I am sure they will stay in the top two. We came here with a gameplan, it was difficult and we will take it on the chin. I'm disappointed, though.
Back-to-back defeats by Southampton and Burnley had cast some doubt over their top-four credentials but goals by Harvey Barnes and Ricardo Pereira before halftime put them in control. The only surprise was it took Brendan Rodgers's side 24 minutes to go ahead, with Barnes applying the finishing touch after combining well with Ricardo.
Ancelotti was left infuriated after a decision by the Video Assistant Referee to disallow a late Everton winner and received his marching orders from referee Chris Kavanagh for protesting after the final whistle. Having calmed down later, the 60-year-old told reporters it was a "difficult" decision for the referee, before joking that it was not the first time he had been sent off and would not be the last.
Posted at 65' Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Ryan Manning tries a through ball, but Ilias Chair is caught offside. Posted at 63' Geoff Cameron (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 63' Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford). Goal!Posted at 62' Goal! Brentford 3, Queens Park Rangers 1.
In January last year, Solskjaer took his squad to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and sent some of his players there again in November during an international break. United have also previously used the Aspire Academy in Qatar's capital Doha for a winter training camp. There has been a rise in tensions in the region after senior Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US air strike in Baghdad and a Ukrainian International Airlines plane was accidentally shot down in Tehran, killing all 176 passengers.
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Sandro Tonali (Brescia) WHY COULD HE MOVE His first season in Serie A only confirmed the extent of his potential. Tonali is only 19 years old but is already high class. At the foot of Serie A and almost already condemned to Serie B, Brescia probably have no chance of keeping their jewel, especially with just one year left on his contract.
In August, we are going to meet teams in the these competitions who have been able to prepare better than us. Aulas hoping to assemble 'best' women's teamLyon were awarded the French women's title, winning the competition for the 14th consecutive season, and are reigning European champions. England internationals Lucy Bronze, Nikita Parris and Alex Greenwood were all part of this season's title-winning squad.
It added: "They [Lukaku and Smalling] have learned how to respect each other. They have taken strong stances against racism. Rogers said: "Unfortunately, as we've seen on social media, more people will see that ill-judged headline on the front page than read the actual article and it creates new issues at a time when we are all trying to tackle the issue of racism in Italian football. Corriere dello Sport has been asked by BBC Sport for a comment.
Posted at 64' Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United). Callum Hudson-Odoi scored his first Premier League goal as Chelsea returned to winning ways at Stamford Bridge with a comfortable victory over struggling Burnley. The England winger showed a nice bit of opportunism, stealing in to the box to finish off Cesar Azpilicueta's chipped ball, to net his side's third and seal the win shortly after half-time.
League TwoThe season was suspended with teams having played 36 or 37 of their 46 games, and ended on 9 June with places decided on a points-per-game basis. Champions Swindon Town will be promoted to League One, alongside Crewe Alexandra and Plymouth Argyle. In the play-offs for the final promotion place, Cheltenham face Northampton and Exeter take on Colchester. The semi-final first legs will be on 18 June, the second legs on 22 June, and the final on 29 June.
Ferencvaros Will host Debrecen in the OTP Bank Liga of Hungry on Saturday. Ferencvaros are currently on Top of the table and are unbeaten from last three matches . Defeated Kaposvar by 5-0 in the last game at home. Ferencvaros has excellent record at home, won all the last three home matches. Ferencvaros also kept clean sheet in all the last five home matches in the League. While Debrecen lost four of the last five Games in OTP Bank Liga and lost last two away matches including 2-0 defeat against Ferencvaros. Ferencvaros Defeated Debrecen in the last two head to head matches by two or more goals .
Carlsen - who has been world champion since 2013 - moved into the top 100 at the end of October and has been in the top 10 for the past three weeks before captaining Mohamed Salah for his two-goal display against Watford to go top. One of the Norwegian's main rivals for top spot also has sporting pedigree - former Liverpool defender Nick Tanner has not been out of the top three since 5 October. Carlsen is obviously enjoying his success, updating his Twitter bio to read: "World Chess Champion.
Sheffield won their previous league duel at the home ground, with the goal in the finish, and another one, that was canceled by the var decision. They should keep on their race to the top of the table, because team have quality more that their current spot shows. They are one level above Derby and will try to resolve the winner, much before than in the recent match.
I think I had a heart-attack twice!" he told Sky Sports. But from what I heard it was quite obvious, that’s what the results are for. The most important thing was for Aubameyang to have the mental strength to score the second penalty after missing the first one. Though he was disappointed with the eventual result, Ljungberg was keen to stress that he was encouraged by some elements of his team's performance.
Four of the last five times that Southend have played host to Oxford both teams have scored and both teams have also scored in four of Southend’s and four of OPxford’s last six matches, so you can see why we’re backing both teams to score this weekend as well.
This was not the first nor the second top flight side that Miranes felled; it was the third, after Celta Vigo and Sevilla and now the second-tier side has announced its ambition. Will they repeat their feat in this two-legged affair? Real Sociedad, who have been impressive in the season will be keen to ensure they don’t.
However, Antonio Conte's Inter Milan are also interested in bringing in the 32-year-old, but only on a loan deal. Paper Round's view: United's midfield is clearly lacking something at the moment. It's not creative enough and there's not enough drive or passion in the middle of the park for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.
