Greece 8/11 to beat Honduras in Sunday’s friendly showdown

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Looking to build off of their eye-catching display in midweek, Greece will welcome Honduras to the Stadio Toumbas in Thessaloníki on Sunday afternoon for a friendly showdown.

Starting with the hosts, while Greece might have faced an overwhelming test when opening their World Cup qualifying campaign in midweek, the one-time European champions did put in a rugged display. Despite opening their trip to Spain as a landslide underdog, John van t Schip s side came from behind to pick up an impressive point on foreign soil. Leaving Getafe with a 1-1 draw to show for their troubles, Ethniki have made a string of improvements since bringing in their Dutch boss. While Greece might have failed to book their spot at this summer s delayed Eur…

European Super League: Players and fans still hold the key in football´s moment of reckoning

As claim, counter-claim and another news bombshell thudded into one another regarding the purported launch of a European Super League on Sunday, many football supporters and those involved with the game expressed wishes for a simpler time.

One of those was Mark Pougatch, esteemed anchor of ITV s UK coverage of England matches, who was probably wondering what side Gareth Southgate might be able to put out given UEFA s threats to ban players from the 12 Super League clubs from representing their national teams.

Pougatch asked whether the chairmen of Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham in the 1980s and 1990 – local figures rooted in their communities – would have let such tawdry antics occur on their watch.

A glance at h…

Goals galore! – Manic matchday 15 sees every Premier League team score

It was a great couple of days for goalscorers in the Premier League, as matchday 15 saw its 20 teams record a feat that had not been achieved for eight years.

Every side was in action across Tuesday and Wednesday, and they all found the net at least once in an entertaining set of fixtures.

It marked the first time since November 27-28, 2010 that every team in the division had the found the net on the same matchday.

However, it would not have been the case had Charlie Austin not scored in the third minute of stoppage time for Southampton against Tottenham, with his consolation in a 3-1 defeat made a little bit more meaningful.

20 This is the first Premier League matchday in which all 20 teams have scored a goal since November 27-28th 2010 (MD15). Party.…

Manchester City want Evans & Soyuncu

According to a recent report from Sky Sports News, Manchester City are interested in potentially signing Leicester City defenders Jonny Evans and Caglar Soyuncu. The pair are sat amongst a series of top targets for City, although manager Pep Guardiola has made it known that they are not going to try and bring anyone in during the January transfer window. 

Whether or not that actually comes to fruition remains to be seen, especially given the defensive performance that City put in during their loss to Liverpool last weekend. With the Reds currently sitting nine points clear at the top of the Premier League table, Manchester City cannot afford to drop any more points – and the way in which they’re going to drop those points is by conceding sill goals courtesy of their poor …

Prediction: Sevilla vs Barcelona

Verdict: Over 3.5 goals scored yes

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Two of the best sides in La Liga this season will go head-to-head this Saturday at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. On one hand, Sevilla are looking to keep themselves in the Top 4 of the standings, and are in dire need of a win based on their recent performances. But they will host a Barcelona side that keeps inching closer and closer to the league title after each week. This star-studded contest will kick of at 15:15 GMT.

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Sevilla are in a tough spot since they re also further than what they would like in a potential title race. Los Nervionenses managed to hang on in the title race during the first 15 matches of the season, but have crumbled afterwards. They have maintained themselves a…

Prediction: Sevilla vs Inter Milan

Best odds: 23/20

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With the 2019/20 season long concluded in all of the continent s top five leagues, it s now all about European success for the clubs remaining in the fold. While the Champions League final is set to be played on Sunday in Portugal, between Paris Saint-Germain and the team that comes off better when Bayern Munich take on Olympique Lyon tonight (Wednesday), the teams that will be doing battle for the Europa League trophy on Friday evening in Germany are Sevilla and Inter Milan.

Sevilla

Sevilla had a very good La Liga season. Their score of 19 wins, 13 draws and six defeats earned them a tally of 70 points, which in the end proved enough the secure the fourth place and Champions League football for 2020/21. Therefore, they won t be too …

Moses leaves Chelsea again, joins Spartak Moscow on loan

Victor Moses has left Chelsea for another loan spell, joining Russian side Spartak Moscow for the 2020-21 season.

Moses, 29, last played for Premier League club Chelsea two years ago, and has since spent time on loan at Fenerbahce and Inter.

The former Nigeria international joined Chelsea from Wigan Athletic in 2012, but has been sent on loan repeatedly.

Moses move to Spartak marks the sixth different club he has been loaned to by Chelsea, after Liverpool, Stoke City, West Ham, Fenerbahce and Inter.

Spartak, who are second to Zenit through 10 games of the Russian Premier League season, confirmed they had an option to buy Moses at the end of his loan spell.

Spartak Moscow and Chelsea have agreed the transfer of Nigerian star Victor Moses to our cl…

France midfielder Pogba ruled out of World Cup, agent confirms

Paul Pogba will miss France s World Cup campaign, the Juventus midfielder s agent has confirmed.

The 29-year-old, who was a member of Didier Deschamps triumphant squad at Russia 2018, had been expected to figure once more for Les Bleus if fit.

But having returned to Turin from Manchester United during the close season, Pogba has struggled with a knee injury, with delayed surgery keeping him stuck on the sidelines.

Now, the player s agent Rafaela Pimenta says he will not return to either domestic duty with Juventus, nor make the plane to Qatar with France, in what is one of the biggest injury blows ahead of the tournament.

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Following yesterday and today s medical review in Torino and Pi…

Columbus Crew 1-0 New England Revolution: Artur sends Porter´s men into MLS Cup

Columbus Crew reached the MLS Cup for the third time after a 1-0 win over New England Revolution on Sunday.

Artur s 59th-minute goal was enough for Columbus to win the Eastern Conference final at MAPFRE Stadium, moving into the MLS Cup for the first time since 2015.

It marked the first time Columbus have won an MLS Cup playoffs match over New England, and it came on their eighth attempt.

Crew had the better of the chances throughout and struck just before the hour mark, with Gyasi Zardes having been denied by New England goalkeeper Matt Turner just moments earlier.

Lucas Zelarayan s cross from the left found Jonathan Mensah at the back post and the defender touched a pass into the path of Artur, who found the bottom corner with a first-time finish.

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Aston Villa-bound Emery was his ´best version´ at Villarreal

New Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery thanked Villarreal for allowing him to show his best version during two years with the Yellow Submarine.

Villa confirmed Emery as Steven Gerrard s successor on Monday, with the Basque coach set to formally take the reins on November 1.

Gerrard was sacked straight after last Thursday s chastening 3-0 Premier League defeat at Fulham, which left them with just nine points from 11 matches.

Emery s appointment sees him return to the Premier League after previously succeeding Arsene Wenger at Arsenal and spending 18 months with the Gunners before being dismissed in November 2019.

He joined Villarreal eight months later and enjoyed just over two years at Estadio de la Ceramica, leading them to Europa League success in 2021 �…