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FIFA Men’s Coach of the Year Nominees Announced
The shortlist for the 2020 FIFA Men’s Coach of the Year award has been released. Five managers from Europe’s top leagues have been selected for the award, which has been running since 2010. Some of the world’s biggest names have been excluded from the shortlist, including Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho, and Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone. Here’s a closer look at the five nominees. Hans-Dieter Flick (Bayern Munich) Hansi Flick is the favourite for the award The obvious favourite for the award is Bayern Munich boss Hans-Dieter Flick. The German took over from Niko Kovac in November 2019, with his side in fourth place. After a mixed start, Flick helped turn the Bavarians’ fortunes around massively, embarking on an incredible 32-game unbeaten run f...
Marcelo Bielsa up against Madrid and Bayern – who was the best manager in 2020?
Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp have been named on the five-man shortlist for 2020 FIFA men’s coach of the year. Bielsa and Klopp have joined the elite company of Hansi Flick (Bayern Munich), Julen Lopetegui (Sevilla), Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) for this prestigious award. How did they fare last season? Flick guided Bayern to their seventh consecutive Bundesliga title but winning the Champions League will go down as his finest achievement. The German giants were a class above the rest, with their imperious 8-2 victory over Barcelona at Camp Nou demonstrating how good they had been. At Real Madrid, Zidane returned once again after brief spells from Santiago Solari and Lopetegui and won the La Liga title for the second time in his managerial c...
FIFA Men’s Player of the Year: Four Liverpool players and Man City star shortlisted
Four Liverpool players feature in 2020 FIFA Men’s Player of the year nominee list, while Reds manager Jurgen Klopp is in the shortlist for Best FIFA men’s coach. Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane – who were simply outstanding for the Reds last season as they lifted their 19th league title – have all made it to the list. Thiago Alcantara – who joined Liverpool this summer from Bayern Munich – also finds himself among the nominees, although his achievements are based on the outstanding 2019/20 season for the German club with whom he won the Bundesliga and the Champions League. 🏆 Nominees: #TheBest FIFA Men’s Player 🇪🇸 Thiago Alcântara 🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo🇧🇪 Kevin De Bruyne🇵🇱 Robert Lewandowski🇸...
Leeds, Liverpool managers shortlisted for FIFA men’s coach of the year
Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp have been named on the five-man shortlist for FIFA men’s coach of the year. World football’s governing body has released the shortlist for its seven individual awards to be presented at The Best FIFA Football Awards on December 17. Bielsa was an eye-catching inclusion on the five-strong shortlist for Best FIFA Men’s Coach, with the Championship-winning manager named alongside Hansi Flick, Julen Lopetegui, Zinedine Zidane and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. Future England manager Sarina Wiegman has been shortlisted for the women’s coach award along with Emma Hayes, who has three of her Chelsea players shortlisted for women’s player of the year. Ji So-yun, Sam Kerr and Pernille Harder are joined on the shortlist by Manchester C...
Report: Leeds interested in 23-year-old keeper loan deal from PL rival in January
Report: Leeds interested in 23-year-old keeper loan deal from PL rival in January – originally posted on Sportslens.com Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson is looking to leave the club on loan in January, with Leeds and Brighton reportedly keen for his signature. The 23-year-old has struggled for regular game time at Old Trafford. He wants to move out and join a club where he can play regularly in a bid to boost his chances for a place in the England squad for the European Championships next summer. Current situation at United Henderson – who impressed heavily last season on loan at Sheffield United – is yet to feature in the Premier League this season with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer relying heavily on the first-choice David de Gea. While the England international (he r...
Predicted Leeds XI vs Arsenal: Bielsa to make two changes, 29-year-old to start
Predicted Leeds XI vs Arsenal: Bielsa to make two changes, 29-year-old to start – originally posted on Sportslens.com Leeds United will take on Arsenal at Elland Road on Sunday afternoon, and you can watch this and other Premier League games live online. Kick-off: 16:30 GMT. Tv Info: The match will be televised on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event. It will also be available on Sky Go and NowTV. The Whites made a strong impression at the start of the season after producing eye-catching displays against Liverpool, Manchester City and Aston Villa. However, they have been hit by a reality-check following back-to-back 4-1 defeats in the Premier League against Leicester City and Crystal Palace respectively. Marcelo Bielsa’s side has picked up just one win in their ...
A new crest for Leeds United’s return to the Premier League
A new crest for Leeds United’s return to the Premier League – originally posted on Sportslens.com Younger or recent football fans might be extremely surprised to know that there was a time when Leeds United was one of the best clubs in England, under the management of Don Revie in the 60s and 70s. Leeds United FC was formed in 1919. They had a predecessor club, called “Leeds City” formed in 1904. This club was forcibly disbanded by The Football league in 1919. That’s when Leeds United FC was born to replace them. Since then Leeds United has won the league three times. Leeds United FC has had a lot of crest overhauls over the decades, each one more different than the last. The first crest appeared in 1934 and was an adoption of the coat of arms of Leeds. This was followed by a p...
Report: Leeds consider Rangers boss as top contender to replace Bielsa
Report: Leeds consider Rangers boss as top contender to replace Bielsa – originally posted on Sportslens.com Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has emerged as a prime contender to replace Marcelo Bielsa at Leeds United, according to reports from Football Insider. If you’ve seen the Leeds United documentary ‘Take Us Home’ on Amazon Prime, you will have a fair idea of what Bielsa’s appointment has meant for the club, the fans and the city. Leeds fans feared the worst about whether Bielsa would commit his future at the club after losing in the play-offs (against Derby County) and failing to secure promotion in 2019. In the end, Bielsa decided to stay and next year guided the club to the Premier League for the first time in 16 years. Bielsa has signed a one-year contrac...
Kalvin Phillips and Declan Rice respond to Tottenham Hotspur star’s Instagram post
Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips and West Ham United star Declan Rice have responded to Tottenham Hotspur Hotspur ace Eric Dier’s post on Instagram. Dier, who can play as an defensive midfielder or as a central defender, has expressed his delight on Instagram at making his 250th appearance for Tottenham at the weekend. The 26-year-old England international was in action for Spurs in their 1-0 win against West Bromwich Albion away from home at The Hawthorns in the Premier League on Sunday. Dier, who has been on the books of Spurs since 2014 when he joined from Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon, is delighted to have made his 250th appearance for the North London club. The defender’s England international teammates – Leeds midfielder Phillips and West Ham’s Rice, who can play as a defe...
Simon Jordan sends message to Leeds United fans after Crystal Palace result
Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan has reminded Leeds United fans on Twitter what he recently said about their team and head coach Marcelo Bielsa. Earlier this month, Jordan said on talkSPORT that he does not rate Leeds head coach Bielsa as highly as some others do. The former Palace owner added that he was not surprised to see the Whites suffer a heavy defeat to Leicester City in the Premier League. Last Monday, Leeds went down 4-1 to Leicester at Elland Road in the league. Jordan has now taken to Twitter to remind Leeds fans what he said about the team following the West Yorkshire club’s defeat at the hands of Palace on Saturday afternoon. Leeds, who won automatic promotion from the Championship at the end of last season, lost 4-1 to Palace away from home at Selhurst Park in London...
Predicted Leeds starting line-up vs Crystal Palace I TV info I Live stream
Leeds United will travel to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday, and you can watch this game and other Premier League games live online. The Whites have picked up just one win in their last four games, and are heading into this match on the back of a 4-1 defeat against Leicester City. Kick-off: 15:00 pm Tv info: The match is on BT Sport Box Office. The pay-per-view channel can be found on set-top boxes (BT channel 494, Sky 490 and Virgin TV). Leeds are missing several key players for this game, but Marcelo Bielsa’s side have shown they can score away from home. Goalkeeper: Despite the fact that Illan Meslier conceded 13 goals in seven matches already, he has hardly put any foot wrong, and therefore he is an obvious starter. D...
Predicted Leeds starting line-up vs Leicester I TV info I Live stream
Leeds United are back in action on Monday night as they play host to Leicester City at Elland Road, and you can watch this game and other Premier League games live online. Kick-off: 8 pm on Monday. Tv info: The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. Sky Sports subscribers can watch the game on the Sky Go website. The newly-promoted Premier League side are heading into this game with loads of confidence after picking up a thrilling victory against Aston Villa in their last game. However, the Monday-night fixture could be a tricky one for Marcelo Bielsa’s side as Leicester are in superb form, having won their last three games in all competitions. Goalkeeper: Illan Meslier has been an epitome of consistency for the Whites, an...
