The spartan, light-coloured gravestone looks like any other in Fayid War Cemetery. Just one of hundreds arranged into formal, regimented rows on an incongruous patch of land on the western shore of Egypt's Great Bitter Lake. There, at the mid point of the Suez Canal, lie men who died after serving in World War Two. Men such as Major AS Jackson. The conflict was over by the time Jackson was killed on 15 November 1946.
After a 3-3 draw in regulation time at the Saitama Stadium, the tie was evenly balanced at 2-2 after the first four penalty kicks of the shootout, including one by Kobe skipper and Spain great Andres Iniesta, were all converted. Matters then descended into farce with the following nine efforts all missing the target -- mostly due to poor finishing -- before Hotaru Yamaguchi drilled his shot in to secure the sudden-death win for Kobe in front of more than 50,000 fans.
STOCKHOLM, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Zlatan Ibrahimovic's decision to return to AC Milan and Italy for what may prove to be the final chapter of his storied career will provide a fascinating twist in the tale of a Serie A season that has been anything but rewarding for the "Rossoneri" so far. The second-most successful club in Italy behind Juventus in terms of league titles, Milan are parked in an undignified 10th spot in the standings as the announcement of the Swedish goal-scorer's return was made on Friday evening.
Plymouth have kept clean sheets in 42% of their home games so far this season and have won-to-nil in each of those matches, while Mansfield have failed to score in 38% of their away games and have lost-to-nil in 31% their away games. A majority of Plymouth’s wins this season (7) have been obtained with a margin of 2 goals or more, while 3 of Mansfield’s defeats have been via a margin of 2-goals or more.
Except that decision hasn’t been taken by the playing staff, it has been taken by the *billionaires* who own those clubs. The PFA has clearly not handled this adeptly – allowing your union members to be open to such a blatant bit of political misdirection during the greatest health crisis in living memory isn’t great, let’s be honest – and its statement in response to Hancock taking aim at its paying members was unsatisfactory.
There wasn't anything he wasn't brilliant at. And let's talk about that volley - the connection, the technique - it was sensational!"Luis Figo A pig's head was among the objects thrown at Figo when he returned to Barcelona with Real Madrid in November 2002Ballon d'Or (2000), Champions League, Cup Winners' Cup, La Liga (4), Serie A (4)The Portuguese winger left Sporting Lisbon in 1995 to establish himself as part of Barcelona's star-studded attack and, after watching team-mates Ronaldo and Rivaldo win the Ballon d'Or, it was Figo's turn after coming to the fore during 1999-2000.
Meanwhile, Jamie Vardy looks back in business. His first goal, his 100th in the Premier League, was a gift, while his second had the audacity of a striker back in form. Did you know? Vardy scored his 100th Premier League goal, the first Leicester player to reach treble figures in the top flight since Arthur Lochhead in 1933-34. Mane: Five goals in five previous meetings for Sadio Mane against Aston Villa provided a certain sense of inevitability about this game.
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TALKING POINT Antoine Griezmann has finally found his role in this Barcelona team. There have been recent signs that Griezmann is finally starting to find his place at the Camp Nou and this was arguably his best performance for Barcelona in terms of synchronisation with his teammates, Messi in particular.
Stevenage vs Port Vale predictions for Saturday's match in League Two. Port Vale really need a win this weekend to keep in touch with the race for the playoffs as they already sit 6pts behind Forest Green and will fancy their chances of securing a victory when they travel to relegation battlers Stevenage. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
While Rams fans may wish player-coach Rooney had been eligible to pull on a Derby shirt earlier than this month, the gap to the top six - seven points - is not insurmountable on this showing. Stoke, meanwhile, failed to produce a meaningful effort to test Rams keeper Ben Hamer, with Sam Clucas and Tom Ince curling their best chances wide as the Potters remain just five points above the bottom three.
Goal/assist rankings in Europe's top five leaguesPlayerGoals Assists CombinedCiro Immobile 17522Timo Werner16521Jamie Vardy16319Robert Lewandowski18119Lionel Messi12618Kevin de Bruyne61016Jadon Sancho8816Karim Benzema 11516Sadio Mane9514Marcus Rashford10414Tammy Abraham11314Traore the (bad) tackle magnet Traore has scored three goals and provided three assists this seasonRemember the kid at school who had all the skills and the only way to get the ball from them was to take them down?In the Premier League playground, that's Adama Traore.
The Sardinian club said on Wednesday that the 31-year-old had undergone an operation in Innsbruck, Austria, after suffering fresh anterior cruciate ligament damage to his left knee earlier this month. Pavoletti first suffered the injury in the opening game of the season at Brescia where he was taken off at halftime.
Although Manchester United were lacklustre, Arsenal were outstanding in the first half as Pepe tore through the opposition defence. But there were also good displays in midfield from Mesut Ozil - who covered the most ground of all the Arsenal players, running 11. Lucas Torreira and Granit Xhaka, who Arteta claimed would stay at the club despite being linked with Hertha Berlin. Luiz told BT Sport: "It was great.
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Espanyol appeared doomed for further failure after Mata's goal just three minutes in for Getafe at RCDE Stadium last weekend, but Periquitos found a way back into the contest thanks to Wu Lei's strike on the brink of half time. Pablo Machin's side grew in confidence during the second half and were the better team for large parts of the final 45 minutes, but they failed to break through again meaning the spoils were shared at full time.
Flying high in third place, a record run of ten wins has propelled Lazio into title contention. They are currently six points behind leaders Juventus with a game in hand. Sampdoria, meanwhile, are fighting against relegation. Coached by Claudio Ranieri, they are in a decent run of form having only lost one of their last four matches.
El Gounah will host Zamalek for this fixture of the league. I believe, the visitors have better team than their opponent. Zamalek are more ambitious team in this league. They are currently on the 3rd place with 21 points. They have two consecutive victories. In any case, they will try to make a positive result. Also, we have El Gounah who's is modest team in this league. They have less potential. Also, they are not convincing team in the last matches. Nevertheless, El Gounah have advantage at home stadium. Perhaps, they will try to provide a strong resistance. My pick - draw.
A South Korean club has been fined 100 million won (£66,500) by the K-League for filling empty seats with 'sex dolls' at their recent home match. FC Seoul put 30 "premium mannequins" in the stands, with fans unable to attend because of coronavirus restrictions. The club said they did not know the dolls were adult products and apologised on Monday. The incident has greatly insulted and hurt female and family fans," a K-League statement said.
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The key man throughout Euro 2016. Thierry Henry (France) - 11 apps, 6 goals. Tournaments played in: 2000, 2004, 2008. Best finish: Winner (2000)Never truly lit up a Euros as perhaps he could/should have at his peak but still won the thing in 2000. One of the great European forwards, for sure. But one of the greats at a Euros? You decide. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 13 apps, 6 goals. Tournaments played in: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016.
It was the worst moments of my life. The only real fear I had was when I understood there was no oxygen: endless minutes of fear, as if suddenly my throat had closed. As a result I spent the first six or eight days indoors. Reina, on loan from Napoli, is only just recovering after falling ill nearly a fortnight ago.
Lazio have jumped into the top three in the Serie A table following their recent run of form. The visitors are desperate to finally make the leap into the top four, having spent the last couple of seasons pushing for the Champions League. Their chances of making it into Europe’s top competition will be tested here, with Sassuolo hoping to build on a home win.
Cotzumalguapa are in decent form in the last weeks with a 2-1-2 record in the last 5 matches and at home they have been good with a 4-2-1 record in the last 7 matches with only league leaders Comunicaciones winning at them. In 4 of the last 6 home games they have kept a clean sheet.
He told BBC Radio 5 Live: "That was special, that touched my heart. I didn't expect that. You could see it was planned. It was magnificent. Credit to both sets of players and staff. Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright said Premier League players wearing 'Black Lives Matter' on their shirts shows the league wants to be on the right side of history. What the Premier League have done, is to give them the power," said Wright, who was sent racist abuse on social media last month.
Dartford and Chelmsford will face each other in the upcoming match in the National League South. Dartford this season have the following results: 15W, 8D and 10L. Meanwhile Chelmsford have 11W, 11D and 11L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Burton and Bolton will face each other in the upcoming match in the League One. Burton this season have the following results: 12W, 11D and 11L. Meanwhile Bolton have 5W, 10D and 18L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Wolverhampton 13 4 7 2 18 16 19 . Sheff Utd 13 4 6 3 16 12 18 7 Burnley 13 5 3 5 20 18 18 . Arsenal 13 4 6 3 18 19 18 9 Man Utd 13 4 5 4 19 15 17 10 Tottenham 13 4 5 4 21 19 17 11 Bournemouth 13 4 4 5 16 17 16 12 Brighton 13 4 3 6 15 19 15 13 Crystal Palace 13 4 3 6 11 18 15 14 Newcastle 12 4 3 5 11 18 15 15 Everton 13 4 2 7 13 20 14 16 West Ham 13 3 4 6 16 23 13 17 Aston Villa 12 3 2 7 17 20 11 .
We believe he's the type of dynamic player who is going to enhance our attack and TFC fans are really going to enjoy watching him play. Piatti made 95 appearances for Espanyol, scoring 14 goals and adding 19 assists. He joins Spain's Alejandro Pozuelo and U. S. Jozy Altidore as Toronto's Designated Players.
GOAL! Newcastle 1-0 Crystal Palace (Almiron): MIGUEL ALMIRON SCORES! Finally, after 26 games, the South American finds the net! He is in the right place at the right time to volley home! The roof comes off St James' Park as he runs to the supporters having removed his shirt! KEY STAT Miguel Almiron scored his first Premier League goal since joining Newcastle.
I feel bad for Ernesto Valverde. He doesn't deserve this. I hope the situation can be resolved soon, I wish that as a club member. That's all. Valverde’s predecessor Luis Enrique also leapt to the coach’s defence. He hasn't done anything, apart from what it means to have lost a match at a club like Barcelona," Luis Enrique told Movistar.
Serie A chief executive Luigi de Siervo said the league's commitment against all forms of prejudice was "strong and concrete". He added: "We know that racism is an endemic and very complex problem, which we will tackle on three different levels: the cultural one, through works like that of Simone; the sporting one, with a series of initiatives together with clubs and players; and the repressive one, thanks to collaboration with the police.
Not only are they up against one of the best teams in League 1, but the visitors come into this match in relatively poor shape having lost three of their last five. They've also lost each of their last two on the road, conceding six goals in the process. Such defensive form isn't what's required ahead of a match against a side that is so tough to face on their own patch. Not only have Hartlepool conceded six in their last two on the road, but they've also conceded two or more in four of their last five.
Jong Utrecht and Jong Ajax will face each other in the upcoming match in the Eerste Divisie. Jong Utrecht this season have the following results: 8W, 8D and 8L. Meanwhile Jong Ajax have 15W, 5D and 4L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Much will be expected of Fernandes as he saunters into a team struggling for form and shape and with a dysfunctional midfield. It’s a lot to fix by yourself. Fernandes cited an illustrious compatriot who had a famous spell at United as he put pen to paper on a five-and-a-half year contract on Thursday.
Shortly after taking over, Arteta and his assistants, Steve Round and Albert Stuivenberg, visited the head offices at the Emirates to meet and shake hands with every member of staff. The manager then gave a speech in each department outlining how important unity and teamwork would be, on and off the pitch, in his pursuit of success. Arteta is also comfortable working within Arsenal's structure alongside technical director Edu and head of football Raul Sanllehi.
Indeed, his approach at Slavia has earned comparisons at home with that of Liverpool's Champions League-winning coach Juergen Klopp, as local media now hail him "the Czech Klopp". The 43-year-old has come far since those days early in his coaching career when he would work as a waiter during the day before training a team in the afternoon.
Watch the full interview on Football Focus on BBC One from 12:00 GMT on Saturday. Letting goThree years after retiring from a 21-year playing career, Lampard is in his first season as a Premier League manager. Having implemented a fast and fluent brand of football since becoming Chelsea manager in July, Lampard has shown he is a quick learner after spending last term cutting his teeth in the Championship with Derby.
View more on twitterBut Haaland, who is now the competition's top scorer this season along with Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski, is not getting carried away. I am glad about the man-of-the-match award, but feel like I still can do a lot better," he said. I have to play better at this level, have to work hard to improve. The result is quite a dangerous one, as PSG has a very strong team and can still go through in the return leg.
Wolfsburg average 1.50 points per home game which is below the league average of 1.57 and Schalke average 1.86 points per away game which is above the league average of 1.21. Wolfsburg score an average of 1.13 goals per home game and concede an average of 1.13 goals while Schalke score an average of 2.00 goals per away game and concede an average of 1.29 goals, which ties in well with our prediction for a 1-1 draw and suggests that if Schalke were to go on and win the game then the most likely final score in that outcome would be 2-1.
The last four Alanyaspor away league games have all had under 2.5 goals scored in them and it looks like becoming five. Galatasaray aren't in good form at present and this is a game they need to win. Not many goals are being scored in their games with only two of 13 league games having over 2.5 goals scored in them. A bet on under 2.5 goals in this match is the suggested bet.
Istanbul Basaksehir has been excellent in the last weeks with a 6-1-1 record in the last 8 games. And last week they qualified for the next stage of the Europa League as group winners after winning at Borussia Monchengladbach. At home Istanbul Basaksehir has a 4-1-0 record in the last 5 league games scoring at least 2 goals in each game.
Sadly, a failure of technology meant a serious injustice was done on the Premier League's big comeback night. Henderson shows his class Villa Park was decorated with banners in the absence of supportersHenderson's reputation has soared during his loan spell at Sheffield United from Manchester United - and it is easy to see why Wilder was delighted the 23-year-old is staying with the Blades until the end of the season.
He will be out for a considerable period. The problem, though, is the same - do you say we need to play what we think is near to our best team, and we put players on the field and risk that they are going to pick up an injury, or do we say we can't afford to risk it with all the games we have coming up. It is a dilemma and I am still waiting for some bolt from the blue which will tell me what I need to do to solve the dilemma - but it hasn't happened yet.
Magdeburg and Uerdingen played 0-0 draw in first leg. Magdeburg sit 15th and have returned to league with a home defeat and an away victory scoring only one goal and not getting many chances. Uerdingen are 10th, Only 4 points behind from the promotion ambitions. After break they won away at Wild hog but draw at home to Meppen. They must take advantage of their opponent to bring something back. Magdeburg celebrated a 1-0 victory at Würzburg on the last day but there situation in point table has not changed as Köln and Chemnitz also win. However, the Krefelds are in good shape and should avoid defeat.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner, who held his neck after the incident, had hugged another fan who came on to the pitch during the match. Juventus had already qualified for the last 16 as group winners. It was Ronaldo's third goal in as many games and his ninth of the season. I feel good - the annoyance I felt has passed and the team is in good shape," he said after the game. Today we played a good second half.
Five the last six Norwich City home league games have had under 2.5 goals scored in them. Norwich City have only scored once in their last eight league fixtures. It's going to take a miracle for Norwich City to avoid relegation to the Championship. They are bottom of the Premier League and host Brighton and Hove Albion who are 15th but not quite safe from relegation.
