Football super-agent Mino Raiola, who looks after players such as Paul Pogba, Erling Haaland and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, is 'critically ill' in a Milan hospital.
Try as he might, however, the promising elements have come solely in domestic football, with Celtic's latest European adventure stuttering from its chaotic conception.
The Hammers are a point adrift of fourth-placed Arsenal coming into this clash, which has been rearranged from before Christmas due to Covid-19.
Two years ago Bournemouth joined Norwich City and Watford in suffering relegation from the Premier League, and there were fears the Cherries may never make it back.
Backing less than three goals on Saturday looks a shrewd option and is offered at the tempting price of evens (2.00).
Defender Joel Veltman is expected to be added to the problems after pulling up with a hamstring injury deep into 11 minutes of stoppage time, with captain Lewis Dunk (knee) and Adam Webster (calf) out for the foreseeable future.
Scotland were having more success at the other end and O'Donnell drew a superb stop from Pickford with a volley, after excellent play by Tierney down the left flank.
Hopefully, Eto’o’s words to the Cameroon team—and his unfortunate turn of phrase—won’t filter down to the Lions public, who are already at fever pitch as the tournament returns to Yaounde after the hosts travelled to Douala for their quarter-final.
While Guardiola is reluctant to speculate on what the future could hold for Sterling, he continues to generate plenty of gossip heading towards the winter transfer window.
This battle for prominence should bring the best out of them, but James’ recent success has been a long time in the making. He instinctively stood out at youth level, as his former academy team-mate Cole Dasilva recalls.
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Barcelona, who are ninth in La Liga, boosted their hopes of reaching the Champions League knockouts with a 1-0 win at Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday under the guidance of caretaker coach Sergi Barjuan.
Brentford continued to probe as the half continued, and Brighton needed a last-ditch clearance from Cucurella to keep their lead intact.
Alfredo Morelos and Kemar Roofe both miss out through injury for the visit to RB Leipzig. It's not a big decision, said van Bronckhorst of his attacking set-up.
The German interim boss explained that the club wanted to keep Lingard for two reasons: one, there was no suitable offer and two, the club face a lengthy spell without Mason Greenwood following his arrest on suspicion of a number of offences.
Chelsea is one of the biggest teams in the world, said Hamilton. When I heard about the opportunity, I was like wow, this is a great opportunity to be part of something so great.
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Slowly, Jansen bred confidence into his team. They lost the first Old Firm derby of the season, drew the second and won the third. They won the League Cup for the first time in 15 years. If only we could have peeked behind the curtain at the time, though, we would have seen what was going on while the team moved towards the title.
Effectively, instead of a three-point attack, which has usually been Keagan Dolly, Billiat and Parker, Chiefs could have a four-man front-line by playing two wingers, a striker and a support striker/ advanced central midfielder.
But his exit means Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta's will finish the season with just two recognised strikers in his squad, with both Eddie Nketiah and Alex Lacazette out of contract in the summer.
And despite a run of five successive league wins coming to an end, they are nine points clear of second-placed Borussia Dortmund. Gladbach move up to 11th.
Midfielders: Steven Davis (Rangers), Niall McGinn (Aberdeen), Corry Evans (Sunderland), Stuart Dallas (Leeds United), Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough), George Saville (Millwall), Jordan Thompson (Stoke City), Jordan Jones (Wigan Athletic), Alistair McCann (Preston North End), Ethan Galbraith (Doncaster Rovers, on loan from Manchester United).
It's a penalty. The referee Darren England was sent over to the screen, but I don't think anyone is going to argue with that.
We have all been wondering how Jurgen Klopp’s side would handle January, but it is December which looks like it could cost them. After dropping five points in their last two Premier League games, their title chances are hanging by a thread.
The Dutchman is wheelchair bound after suffering a hip injury in a bike accident, so squeezed into a golf buggy to take Netherlands training on Monday.
More incomings are expected at St James' Park before the winter window closes as Eddie Howe seeks to build a team capable of avoiding relegation, and Guimaraes is next on the club's list of targets.
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However heart-breaking this is for Wales fans and for the players as well, there is a longer-term plan for a brighter future.
Rudiger is in no rush to sign a pre-contract agreement with a new club, and the German international is aware there could be interest from Premier League sides if he becomes a free agent in the summer.
How Scotland secured a good night in Vienna...Austria seemed out to make amends for their 5-2 defeat away to Israel at the weekend, racing out of the blocks and immediately asking questions of the Scotland defence.
It is the Wilfried Zaha I want to see, the one who works hard with his team-mates and with the other players to create chances.
He has played his way into being an irreplaceable presence with Juventus while being one of the USMNT's brightest performers in the games since he was dismissed.
They won six straight games and Liverpool hardly picked up a point. All of a sudden that's a big turn around in points.
We did have some good moments but we lacked that killer instinct every team needs. Then when you don't put the game to bed there's always a chance you leave yourself open and, unfortunately, one of those moments cost us the game.
Unsurprisingly given the amount of changes, Spurs were not up to much in an attacking sense in the first half, with teenage striker Dane Scarlett up against it in a lone role in attack.
Scotland captain Andy Robertson and striker Lyndon Dykes are available for Tuesday's friendly against Austria in Vienna.
The injuries to Kristoffer Ajer and David Raya have really troubled Brentford in the last two months.