In the midst of a strong backlash against his statements, Lukaku issued an apology, explaining in a social media post: To the fans, I'm sorry for the upset that I caused.
Belgium are reluctant to lose the Spaniard, 48, with the World Cup in Qatar in November and believe they will retain his services.
There were 38 friendlies against Italian sides alone. His record in those games was hugely impressive.
Among teams they have faced at least five times in the competition, only against Real Madrid (17% - 1/6) do they have a lower win percentage.Only Bayern Munich (17) have scored more goals than Manchester City (15) in the UEFA Champions League so far this season.
You only have to win three on the trot and before you know it, you're back in the top-four race and that's what they're in.
Normally when they have a meeting they send round their second or third teams and all they say is 'we have to report back'.
What people see is what they think. People don't want to have the conversation or want to consider anything deeper than what they see.
The substitute was perfect for Simeone to bring in, and he made all the difference. In the first, Atletico looked slow, tired, and uninterested. Carrasco, Matheus Cunha, and Antoine Griezmann all coming on at half-time made a world of difference. The three consistently got the better of Espanyol’s backline, and Carrasco particularly caused Aleix Vidal all kinds of problems. The Belgian was also cool and calm when he stepped up to slot home the penalty late in the match. With two goals and three shots on target, he has proved to be instrumental in Atletico’s hunt for a top four finish.
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Overlapping centre-back Lee Peltier was next to go close early in the second half when he turned on to his right foot and curled an effort against the woodwork.
The results were in fact promising. That rises from the overall average of 3.2 cards per game to 3.7 per game on Boxing Day.
Everton may now have a manager, but they still have no director of football, head of recruitment or scouting chief, with few currently trusting those at the top to make the right decisions and improve things.
And Liverpool's second goal was, in the delivery, pure unadulterated Beckham. The trajectory, the fade, the deceptive pace of the thing; the way the ball first sucked the defenders in and then made them look very silly.
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However, with a third-placed finish and a tally of four points , Vladimir Petkovic's side still have high hopes of reaching the last 16 as one of the four best third-place finishers, and should they do that, they will be a tricky test for someone in the last 16.
Real Madrid are pondering making an offer to Jesse Lingard when he can speak to foreign clubs about a pre-contract agreement in January, leaving United fearing they will lose him for nothing (Daily Express, December 4).
Charnley, who has been with the club for 22 years, completed a handover period with the new Saudia Arabia-backed owners following their takeover.
New Zealand were the last country from the region to qualify for the World Cup when they played in South Africa in 2010. They missed out on a place in Russia in 2018 after losing to Peru in a play off.
Their run-in to the season does look tricky, however, with trips to Manchester United, Leicester, Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea and Brighton to come.
“The view in Spain is that the two teams were both responsible and that Manchester City deliberately wasted a lot of time.”
Championship fixtures | table | highlightsGet Sky SportsForest, unbeaten in three matches, had lost only once in nine games since Steve Cooper took over as head coach in September.
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We will put all our strength together and hope we win this game. Man of the match: N'Golo Kante There are no thrills, no fanfare when it comes to Kante but, in challenging circumstances, he rose to the occasion once more.
Wan-Bissaka appeared from nowhere to block Werner in the box, and in the seventh minute of stoppage time Rudiger blasted into the stands unmarked 10 yards out from a Christian Pulisic cross.
Manchester United target Amadou Haidara has revealed he was a supporter of the Premier League club when growing up.
The infrastructure of personnel and facilities that have been put in place since women's football turned professional in Leicester tells you everything you need to know about where the club wants to go.
With his side trailing, the former West Ham man narrowly dodged a water bottle thrown at him from the stands and furiously lobbed it back into the crowd - sparking a stream of ultras vaulting the hoardings to take to the pitch.
“He has been fantastic for us and we’ve seen him grow with each game,” Rooney said after Mengi’s loan spell ended. The former United captain also pointed out the trust he had in the defender to be a regular starter under him, despite his young age.
Arteta has retained his equilibrium throughout the season. He is clearly keen to ensure this newfound positivity and energy does not develop into complacency.
Alexia Putellas is congratulated by her Spanish team-mates the day after winning the Ballon d'Or I remember during training she was always asking how she can improve, what she can do better.
She scored a goal in Villa's 2-1 loss to West Ham as well as providing an assist in her side's 2-0 away victory at Everton.
Ronaldo has an aura around him; just ask the fan who ran onto the pitch with 86 minutes on the clock in an attempt to get a selfie with him.
Leicester saw the better of the ball throughout the first half but struggled to create chances. Boubakary Soumare rattled the post with a stunning curled effort in the pick of the efforts.
Without being horrible, they're a relegation team without Jack Grealish in the team. I'm a big fan of his and I think he was unlucky at Manchester United.
None of this happened overnight. It's the result of 25 years of work, Senna explained. It's no exaggeration to say Villarreal were lucky to find Fernando [Roig], a great businessman who wanted to bring new ideas and create our own philosophy. We could go beyond and do some mad business in the transfer market, but that's not us.
There have been managers in the past that have left, there have been iconic figures in the past - it was only last week that we were talking about the sad passing of Walter Smith, but he left Rangers.
Four countries - Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Paraguay - initially asked FIFA to bar players whose call-ups had been refused from playing for their clubs for a five-day period after the break, but ultimately dropped that demand.
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Mitrovic escaped the attention of the Peterborough defence to head a Neeskens Kebano cross from the left past 'keeper Dai Cornell.
Matt Crooks connected with Duncan Watmore's cross after some neat interplay in the box and was denied the opener by a brilliant reaction save by Mark Travers from point-blank range.
But the issue was exacerbated against Forest as Granit Xhaka missed out due to a positive Covid-19 test just days after the decision was made to let Ainsley Maitland-Niles leave on loan to Roma.
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Spanish newspaper Marca reports that Ajax defender Nicolas Tagliafico has halted talks with all other interested sides as he chases a move to Barcelona. Napoli, Marseille, Aston Villa and Chelsea were also linked but the 29-year-old left-sided defender wants to make sure he can move to Spain, hoping that a compromise agreement can be struck with the current Dutch champions.
The second chance came after Angel Correa created some space for himself, and took a long range shot that was also just on the other side of the post.
