If it is too big, the better one will be bored, the lesser one will be intimidated. The importance of external competition too.
“We never like to lose, especially not twice against the same opposition in the same tournament. We'll be very hungry to win and we want to obviously lift that trophy at the end.”
“All day long. Hazard I wouldn’t touch. He’s playing for the best team in Spain and I think he’s been dreadful for the money they paid for him. He plays for one of the best national teams on paper in Belgium, and he hasn’t been great for them either. He was fantastic at Chelsea but seems to be one of those players that has gone to Real Madrid, got a massive contract and looks like football isn’t a priority. I might be wrong. He looks like he isn’t bothered. I wouldn’t pay him big money to come to Newcastle.”
Ideally, he wants to remain at Fiorentina for the season - partly so he can challenge for the golden boot - but his value is highest in January due to the fact he did not agree to a new contract, and as such the club could cash in soon if a huge offer lands.
Preston have lost just one of their last nine league games on home soil, while Barnsley have gone 11 away fixtures without a victory - losing six of their most recent eight.
Antonio Conte has confirmed eight players of Tottenham's first-team squad and five staff members have tested positive for coronavirus.
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“My personal feeling is that there is no chance for Zidane, who is waiting for the French national team,” says Dupuis.
The boos that accompanied the half-time whistle were predictable and when Pogba emerged late after the break and missed the start of his warm-up, it appeared United's shambolic evening would continue.
My focus is 100% on winning all the titles we are playing for and I will only talk about my future at the end of the season. Let's keep pushing!
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Germany has today (Wednesday) recorded a record number of new infections - 66,884 - with 335 further deaths. The situation has led to a call from Erzgebirge president Helge Leonhardt to stop play until December, adding football should set an example and put people’s health first.
Christian will also bring experience of top level football to the club. I expect him to have an impact in the dressing room and at the training ground.”
He's just had surgery yesterday so it's very early to understand how everything is going to develop.
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With 178 top-flight goals, the England captain's personal aim between now and May is to eclipse Sergio Aguero (184) and Andy Cole (187) in the all-time Premier League goalscorers list - with a view to targeting Wayne Rooney's (208) total and possibly Alan Shearer's (260) too before he retires.
Southgate has always been clear that he won't offer up international caps to try to win a player's allegiance to England.
He hopes to be part of the Super Eagles’ squad for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations, and discussed the importance of top-level African role models such as Salah and his Reds team-mate Sadio Mane.
As things stand, players could go after the games on 26 December, and those who reach the final may not be available again until Saturday, 12 February.
Gabon started the brightest, but it was Ghana who broke the deadlock after 18 minutes. Andre Ayew received the ball 25 yards out with his back to goal, swivelled brilliantly and fired his shot into the bottom left corner.
Four of the six goals they have scored in those 10 games were scored against the Lithuanians, winning 4-1.
The 26-year-old came on as a second half substitute in the 1-0 win against West Ham on Saturday and those eight minutes were the first he had played under the German.
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If I get the chances, then I will try to score. We want to finish in the Champions League and I want to play in the Champions League.
But with eight minutes remaining in the first half they should've levelled when Charlie Austin rose unchallenged to meet Chair's pinpoint free-kick from the right but planted his header high over the bar.
We have really felt an impact in all of our business areas: from sponsorship and merchandising to hospitality and ticketing.
When I ask Commisso, 72, if he’s enjoying owning the club he acquired in 2019 for €170m, all he has are gripes. Like the time in May when he held a press conference which descended into a slanging match with journalists. In a fit of pique, he offered to sell the club to any local who could stump up €335m within 10 days. There were no takers. [If you] don’t have the money, he snorts, you should shut up.
I will of course be available and present if I am selected for future games and wish the team every success in the next two matches and qualification for the World Cup. Zaha, who switched allegiance from England to the Ivory Coast - the country of his birth - in 2017, is one of a number of Premier League players expected to feature in the Africa Cup of Nations in January and February.
The 20th edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup will feature 12 teams from the continent, when it is held in India in 2022. It has been expanded to 12 teams from eight to make the tournament more competitive.
Despite the fact that the New Zealand international has only three goals in 21 appearances in all competitions this season, he has become the second signing made under the auspices of Newcastle’s Saudi-led consortium. The group, headed by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF),
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We feel as if we didn't do ourselves justice but we created history by getting here and we want this to be the start.
“In terms of animal cruelty, if this had occurred in any other field of work, the employee concerned would have been suspended if not summarily dismissed. If he is actually prosecuted and it is a fine, I would guess it would not really hit him hard in the pocket.
He still had so much to do, but found the far corner with an excellent curling finish from 20 yards.
United did finish on the front foot and, for the second time this season they've taken a point off a highly-fancied Chelsea side.
A late Hart double save from Scott Arfield and Ryan Kent, then a Sakala shot against the inside of a post, denied Rangers the victory they needed to really revive the title race.
However, it is understood Liverpool were not pursuing a move for the 29-year-old during the January transfer window.
He missed the target with the first when left free before striking the crossbar with a more difficult chance towards the end of the opening 45 minutes.
The 22-year-old, who joined from German side RB Leipzig, has praised Robertson for helping him to settle in at the club, a process the Scotland captain believes was a crucial factor in his mature showing at Old Trafford.
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He wants to demolish. Of course, it helps that Xavi has the best players. His former international teammate Santi Cazorla is still controlling things in midfield.
Perhaps Chelsea legs were tired - a legitimate grievance given they played away at Manchester United three days ago - but the performance was reserved, almost standoffish.
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Stoke held the majority of possession in the opening 45 minutes but looked toothless going forward. Moments before half-time, Rovers should have gone into the break a goal ahead.
After Harry Maguire's own goal saw Spurs equalise for the second time, Ronaldo had the final word as he completed a stunning hat-trick with a late towering header.
The former Arsenal man also suggested that Robert Lewandowski would have won the 2020 award had it not been called off due to the coronavirus.
Veljko Paunovic will be desperate to finish the season with a flourish to give his side the best chance of sneaking back in at the 11th hour.
The strike had come just moments after Brentford came close to scoring themselves but Ederson reacted well to keep out a cross that bounced towards the City goal off Ruben Dias, before Yoane Wissa's deflected strike was cleared off the line.
He said: That goal was another important goal because before that game, the team wasn't in the best of moments and going into that game, we knew how much it could turn around our season and it would be for the fans as well.
Celtic captain Callum McGregor is out with a serious facial injury sustained against Alloa The Scottish FA have cited Mouhamed Niang for his tackle on Ideguchi.
