Van Dijk praised the “unnatural” duo of Messi and Ronaldo, and spoke of his pride at featuring among the nominees. It was an amazing year, but there's a couple of players like that who are a bit unnatural," Van Dijk said of Messi and Ronaldo. So you need to respect greatness as well. I was close, but there was just someone a little bit better.
Ronaldo recovered from a serious knee injury to be top scorer as Brazil won the 2002 World Cup and became one of Real Madrid's Galactico signings in 2002 before playing for AC MIlan. Shearer: "Look at the clubs he's played for, and his goalscoring record at PSV Eindhoven and Barcelona. When Bobby Robson came to Newcastle he said he enquired about me going to Barcelona but Blackburn said I wasn't for sale so they signed Ronaldo instead.
Posted at 83' Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United). Posted at 80' Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 80' Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United). Posted at 79' Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Oliver McBurnie. Posted at 79' Attempt blocked.
They were arguably unfortunate to find themselves behind after a relatively even first half against Leeds, but were comprehensively outplayed by their visitors during the second period. Before Roberts' late double the Whites struck the woodwork for a second time when Jack Harrison's brilliant curling effort bounced back off the upright, while Helder Costa twice forced Long into smart saves. Substitute Norbert Balogh went closest to scoring for Hull, clipping the outside of the post from just inside the box, but the Tigers were well short as they slipped to a third straight defeat.
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has extended his contract with the Bundelisga club until June 2023. Neuer has won seven German titles, five DFB Cups and the Champions League since joining the club from Schalke in 2011. The Bayern captain, 34, says he "feels at home in Bavaria" and is looking to the "future with great optimism". In the weeks of the lockdown, I didn't want to make a decision because nobody knew whether Bundesliga football would continue at all," he said.
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Los Bermellones have conceded twice in all but one of their eight away matches but have scored in each of their last three, so we're tipping up a 2-1 success for Granada as they aim to get themselves back into the top half of the table.
FSV Mainz 05 will be hosting Werder Bremen in an explosive Bundesliga week 33 league game that will decide who stays in relegation zone and who is about to be saved. Opel Arena Stadion Mainz will host the game.
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Norwich took the lead in the 17th minute when Wolves failed to clear McLean's cross and Todd Cantwell smashed the ball home. Teemu Pukki was twice denied by the over-worked Patricio as Wolves staggered to halftime only a goal in arrears. Predictably, Wolves were a different proposition after the break and equalised after 62 minutes when the increasingly-influential Joao Moutinho whipped in a cross that Saiss met with a powerful header.
Barcelona are unbeaten in 10 league matches. Real Betis are unbeaten in their last five league matches. Real Betis have one clean sheet in their last five matches. Barcelona have five straight wins ahead of this game. Barcelona have scored two or more goals in eight of their last 10 league games. Barcelona travels away to Real Betis in the next round of La Liga action with both sides targeting to extend unbeaten runs in the league.
After more than two months away from their clubs, footballers in the Championship last week returned to training. But not as they've ever known it before. As teams in the second tier continue to build towards their provisional restart date of 20 June, players are having to adapt to a new way of operating within the parameters set amid the coronavirus pandemic. At 19:00 BST on Tuesday, Kelly Cates will be hosting a BBC Radio 5 Live special looking at what football will look like when it resumes.
It's because I don't agree with the circus. We don't have to apologise' - Guardiola Media playback is not supported on this device Guardiola 'incredibly happy' after Man City overturn Europe ban City, second in the Premier League, will be able to continue playing in European competition next season, having qualified for the Champions League. Cas cleared City of "disguising equity funds as sponsorship contributions" and cut the club's fine from 30m euros (£26.
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Adam Webster tries a through ball, but Glenn Murray is caught offside. BookingPosted at 90'+1' Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 90'+1' Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion). Posted at 90'+1' Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 90' Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) with an attempt from the centre of the box is too high.
Legia Warszawa is still on the road to recover the title of Polish champion, after a losing season to Piast Gliwice. Not having to play in the Europa League also makes this team more determined in the domestic league.
Adelaide United lost their opening two games of the season and looked a little lost until their FFA Cup Final victory over Melbourne City gave them a spark which changed their fortunes. They won their next four games and climbed to third in the league but their loss last weekend means they are six points behind leaders, Sydney FC.
It's genuinely just really exciting," he says, relaxing on the lush grass back at the club's new multi-million pound training centre. It's actually difficult to hear him as a procession of private jets fly off from the airport next door - the bling slaps you in the face then shouts in your ear just to make sure you get it. I had to push myself out of a comfort zone," Morgan says. I could have signed for clubs in the English Championship and tried it that way, but I feel like, to come and test myself with a coaching staff that primarily speaks Spanish, it's just testing myself both on and off the field.
I absolutely believe in goals in this match from Norway elite league and I will try that here. So, Viking is team who is fight for fourth place on the table. Team is won in last five matches in a row, 3-1, 3-1, 2-1, 4-0 and 2-0, so they are still have good chances here, even rival is favorite, what is pretty clear. So, Rosenborg is team who is have better chances and they are really better team, because in last official duel, they are beat this rival even 5-1, but at home. Over is ok for me here, really is.
Tottenham announce furlough U-Turn Tottenham have announced that they have reversed their heavily-criticised decision to furlough their non-playing staff for the duration of the coronavirus crisis. Furthermore, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will be used by NHS staff to ramp up Covid-19 testing and to house North Middlesex Hospital's Women's Outpatient Services.
The Norwegian 19-year-old, who has already netted eight times in five Bundesliga matches, stabbed in from close range after a quickfire passing move in the 69th minute and then thundered in an unstoppable shot for his second in the 77th, two minutes after Neymar had levelled for the French champions.
Stuttgart set to meet the worst team of this season so far in this league. Though Dresden is capable of surprising any team. Also have two game winning momentum. But Stuttgart is awesome. It's a hurdle of top spot and they will sure take every game seriously. So we expect a huge scoring match where both teams will score. Possible we have to see at least a goal from home team. There avg. Of one goal a match really value this fact. On other Hand we are set to watch Stuttgart's attacking and aggressive style of football. Therefore we select over 3.5 goals in this event. Good luck.
The more urgent matters are coming in the next two weeks. But there are plans for everything,"Ceferin said they had not set a deadline to make a decision about Euro 2020. You don't know how many concerns we have - security, political instability, virus - we are dealing with it and we are confident we can deal with it," he added. A number of other sporting events have already been cancelled as authorities attempt to control the outbreak, including the Six Nations match between Ireland and Italy this weekend and next month's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.
Tammy Abraham's chance to score a point-blank tap-in was brilliantly saved by Hugo Lloris in the 78th minute before Alonso's free-kick crashed off the bar moments later. And the game took a tense turn for Chelsea in the final moments as a low ball from Erik Lamela looking for fellow substitute Dele Alli was deflected in by Rudiger.
Kroos scores from a corner as Real beat Valencia It was an incident-packed second half that also saw Messi have a goal ruled out by video assistant referee for handball while Gerard Pique should have taken the game to extra time but sent his header over the bar. Messi scored his first goal in 2020 but it was not enough to secure Barcelona's place in the Spanish Super Cup finalVictory means Atletico Madrid will face city rivals Real, who beat Valencia 3-1 on Wednesday, in the final on Sunday (18:00 GMT).
DWIGHT MCNEIL (20, midfielder, Burnley)Value: £24. Linked with: Tottenham, Newcastle, Crystal PalaceEngland Under-21 international McNeil, released as a trainee by Manchester United, has built his career at Burnley, for whom he has played nearly every match this season. The cultured left-footer has impressed on the wing for Sean Dyche's side, providing four goals so far. DWIGHT GAYLE (29, striker, Newcastle)Linked with: West Brom, Nottingham Forest, StokeThe English striker looks to have no future at Newcastle, failing to score in eight appearances this campaign.
Rukh Brest reserves and Smolevichi reserves will face each other in the upcoming match in the Reserves league. Rukh Brest reserves this season have the following results: 5W, 0D and 3L. Meanwhile Smolevichi reserves have 5W, 0D and 3L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
The hosts have secured three wins in their last four matches, which they will hope can boost them going into this trip. However, those three wins have all come at home. That has been a familiar story for Rovers, who are lacking on the road.
From an attacking point of view, QPR have looked good for much of the campaign, especially at home. Mark Warburton's men have scored a very pleasing 28 goals at Loftus Road this season, scoring two or more in eight out of 14, while they're also ranked as the fourth-best team in the division when it comes to shots on target for at home.
A second win of the season came when beating newly promoted Smolevichi 1-0, this time getting the winner after just nine minutes. Both of those games were played at home and another one comes this weekend. They have gone five games without conceding a goal and will look to continue their unbeaten run this weekend.
Posted at 69' Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Lowe. Posted at 68' Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
Posted at 84' Foul by Pablo Fornals (West Ham United). Posted at 82' Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Moussa Djenepo. Posted at 81' Attempt missed. Jack Stephens (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg. SubstitutionPosted at 79' Substitution, West Ham United.
New Kick It Out chair Sanjay Bhandari clearly remembers when he encountered "tourist racism". In 2015, he was in the away end at Arsenal with his beloved Manchester United 3-0 down at half-time. Cue a frustrated fellow United supporter pointing towards him and his nephew. How have they got tickets?" the man shouted, using a racist term to describe Bhandari. The same man then turned on other black and south-east Asian fans sat nearby.
