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The Porto Fairytale
Whenever there is a conversation about the greatest teams in Europe, we often name Real Madrid, Barcelona, Liverpool, AC Milan and Bayern Munich among the elite. In fact recently, 3 of the above have won Champions League titles and have been a treat to watch for these past 5 years. However, in all of the conversations, discussions and debates, the name of FC Porto is nowhere to be found. We know Jose Mourinho the “special one” but, what exactly what made him so special? This time, we talk about the forgotten ‘Great Team’ of Europe. We talk about Mourinho, we talk about the Porto fairytale that spanned two seasons, winning some serious silverware. After his brief but impressive stints at Benfica and Uniao de Leiria, Mourinho returned to Porto in 2002 as manager. It had an immediate effect o...
Juventus vs Barcelona Predicted Line-ups, TV Channel, Live Stream
Juventus vs BarcelonaUEFA Champions League 2020/2128 Oct, 20:00 pm BSTAllianz Stadium, TurinTV Channel: BT Sport 3Live Stream: Check here for all the info Juventus take on Barcelona in the Champions League tomorrow and the Italian giants will look to pick up a win at home. The Spanish outfit are coming into this game on the back of a 3-1 defeat in El Clasico and they will be lacking in confidence. Juventus have the quality to punish Barcelona here and the Italian giants will be hoping to have Cristiano Ronaldo fit and ready for the game. The Portuguese star has been self-isolating after testing positive for Coronavirus. It has been a while since Ronaldo and Messi faced each other and this should be a highly anticipated contest. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top in the end....
Lauren comments on Mesut Ozil’s Arsenal situation
Lauren has given his take on Mesut Ozil not playing for Arsenal at the moment, as quoted on SkySports.com. Ozil has been left out of the Gunners’ Premier League and Europa League squads. Although Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has told The London Evening Standard that the attacking midfielder will continue to train with the first-team squad, the 32-year-old will not play a competitive game of football until January at least. Former Arsenal star Lauren has given his opinion on the situation, and although he is disappointed that Ozil is not part of the Gunners’ squad, he seems to back Arteta. Lauren told Sky Sports: “Ozil is a top player, it’s sad to see a top player not being involved in a team like Arsenal. All of us who follow Arsenal want to see the best players but this situation has not ...
Karlan Grant delighted with his West Bromwich Albion goal
West Bromwich Albion forward Karlan Grant has taken to Instagram to express his delight at scoring against Brighton and Hove Albion on Monday evening. Grant was in action for West Brom in their Premier League game against Brighton away from home at the American Express Community Stadium. The 23-year-old forward started the match and played for 84 minutes, as it ended in a 1-1 draw. The Seagulls took the lead in the 40th minute when Jake Livermore scored an own goal. Grant restored parity for the Baggies seven minutes from the full-time whistle when he collected a low cross from Callum Robinson and scored after creating space for himself. The 23-year-old forward joined the Baggies from Championship club Huddersfield Town earlier this month when the summer transfer window was open. The Engli...
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer promises key Man Utd role for Donny van de Beek
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has claimed that summer signing Donny van de Beek will have an important role to play at the club. He said to Sky Sports: “Donny is going to play a big, big part this year. At the moment, I realise the topic is Donny van de Beek, it’s nice for some players or commentators to have a little go. I know you’re short for time on TV and have to put your point across quickly, but you have to know you don’t have to start the first three games to be a very important member of the squad. “I would be disappointed if some of my team-mates said I wasn’t important at United. I didn’t start many games. Donny is going to be very important for us, don’t worry about that.” The 23-year-old midfielder has played just 59 minutes of Premier League footbal...
Frank Lampard believes he is judged differently from other Premier League managers
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard believes that he is judged differently from the other managers in the Premier League. Asked if he feels he is judged differently, Lampard said to Independent: “I think possibly, yes; I think when I got this job a lot of people were questioning me getting the job. “A lot of people told me ‘are you sure you want to take it’ because of maybe opinion. And I think when sometimes people can be very quick to form opinions straight away, for whatever reason, and being a young English manager with one year at Derby some of that I understood. “But at the same time I think sometimes we just have to judge people on face value, like we do judge any manager; it doesn’t matter where you’re from, I think all managers should be judged the same.” The former England internationa...
Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu resigns
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has resigned from his position along with the entire board. The 57-year-old has faced a lot of criticism in the recent months and the club’s members were actively trying to get him out with a vote of no confidence. The Spanish club crashed to a 3-1 defeat at home to Real Madrid recently. Barcelona regressed on the pitch under his leadership and his questionable managerial choices contributed to that. Furthermore, he failed to hold on to star players like Neymar. Star player Lionel Messi was frustrated with life under Bartomeu as well and the Argentine tried his best to leave the Spanish club earlier in the summer. It will be interesting to see if he decides to stay now that the 57-year-old is gone. President Josep Maria Bartomeu announces the resign...
Gary Neville thinks Harry Kane looks happier this season
Gary Neville said on the Monday Night Football show on Sky Sports Premier League (7pm broadcast start, October 26, 2020) that Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane looks happier now. The former Manchester United defender, who now works as a pundit for Sky Sports, believes that Kane is happier at the way Spurs are playing this season. Neville said on the Monday Night Football show on Sky Sports Premier League (7pm broadcast start, October 26, 2020): “I watched Kane at points last season, and I didn’t think he looked happy at the way that the team were playing. He looks happier now. “There’s more passes, more possession, more playing to feet, more runners in behind and better players around him.” Harry Kane Stats According to WhoScored, Kane has scored five goals and provided eight assists in...
Troy Deeney comments on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s Arsenal form
Watford striker Troy Deeney gave his take on the current form of Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on talkSPORT (7:40am, October 26, 2020). Aubameyang is arguably the best player on the books of Arsenal at the moment and is a proven goalscorer. According to WhoScored, last season, the 31-year-old striker scored 22 goals and provided three assists in the Premier League and scored three goals in the Europa League for the Gunners. During the 2018-19 campaign, the Gabon international scored 22 goals and provided five assists in the league and scored eight goals and gave two assists in the Europa League, according to WhoScored. However, the former Borussia Dortmund star is struggling for goals at the moment. Aubameyang has scored one goal and provided one assist in six Premier League games...
John Aldridge reacts on Twitter to Liverpool win against FC Midtjylland
John Aldridge has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Liverpool’s win against FC Midtjylland at home on Tuesday evening. Liverpool have got the better of Midtjylland 2-0 at Anfield in the Champions League. After a goalless first half, the defending Premier League champions took the lead in the 55th minute through Diogo Jota. Trent Alexander-Arnold combined well with Xherdan Shaqiri before the right-back set up former Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Jota to tap home. Mohamed Salah secured the points for the Reds in their second Group D game in the third minute of injury time from the penalty spot. The Egypt international was brought down by Paulinho inside the box, and the forward made no mistake from the resulting spot kick. This was Jurgen Klopp’s side second successive win in the Cha...
Report: Leeds United eye Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara
Leeds United are among the clubs interested in signing Glen Kamara from Rangers, according to TEAMtalk. It has been reported that Premier League clubs Leeds, Everton and Southampton have watched the former Arsenal prospect in recent weeks. Newcastle United, Burnley, Brighton and Hove Albion, Sheffield United and Brentford made checks on the 24-year-old Finland international midfielder in the summer transfer window, according to the report. It has been further reported that Rangers manager Steven Gerrard does not want to lose the 24-year-old in the January transfer window and is desperate to tie him down to a new deal, with the midfielder’s current contract running out in the summer of 2023. How has Glen Kamara fared at Rangers? Kamara has been on the books of Rangers since January 2019 whe...
Son Heung-min says Tottenham Hotspur teammate Harry Kane is ‘incredible’
Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min raved about his teammate Harry Kane on beIN SPORTS (10:10pm, October 26, 2020). Son said that he and Kane have developed a strong understanding with each other on the football pitch. The South Korea international added that the 27-year-old England international is “incredible”, and outlined how he helps him score goals. The 28-year-old made the comments following Spurs’ 1-0 win against Burnley away from home at Turf Moor in the Premier League on Monday evening. Son scored the winner for Spurs on 76 minutes when he headed home after Kane had headed Erik Lamela’s pass onto him. Son said about Kane on beIN SPORTS (10:10pm, October 26, 2020): “I think we understand quite well. We spoke already so many times. But I think he is just incredible. “I don’t ha...
