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Thursday, September 6, 2018

September 06, 2018

FIFA 19 ratings revealed: Ibrahimovic, Asensio & best players unveiled as top 100 rollout begins



EA Sports has begun to reveal who the best players on the new game are - will Cristiano Ronaldo be No.1 again? EA Sports has begun its long-anticipated reveal of the top 100 players on FIFA 19 as the countdown begins in earnest for the new game's release on September 28. As has become tradition, FIFA's top 100 players are drip-fed to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC and Nintendo Switch gamers who look forward to finding out who are the best on the new iteration. Last year cover star Cristiano Ronaldo had the best rating having guided Real Madrid to Champions League and La Liga glory the previous season. This year he is with a new team, Juventus, having left Real Madrid behind after nine fantastic years at the club. Lionel Messi, Neymar, Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappe, Luka Modric, Robert Lewandowski, Mohamed Salah and Eden Hazard will undoubtedly be among the top 20, but FIFA's begun by announcing the lowest 20 players of the top 100. Check out the full list below, bookmark this link and check back here every day after 2pm UK time (9am US ET) to find out the latest players revealed in the countdown.
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Sunday, March 18, 2018

Real Madrid vs Girona Highlights and Full Matc
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

March 14, 2018

Manchester United need patience and clarity to solve Alexis Sanchez dilemma



Mancheste United need patience and clarity to solve their Alexis Sanchez dilemma



made perfect sense when he recently offered a defense of Alexis Sanchez and the player’s slow start to life at Manchester United. Yet it was telling Mourinho felt the need to defend Sanchez at all.
The Chilean only swapped Arsenal for United late in the January transfer window. He’s played just eight games, but questions are already being asked about where Sanchez should play and if he can adapt to Mourinho’s philosophy.
ourinho’s attempt to deflect criticism came shortly before Sanchez’s latest drab performance, as United beat Liverpool 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. Mourinho played Sanchez as a No. 10 in another attempt to solve the dilemma of finding the mercurial forward’s best fit.
The results were far from spectacular, though, with Sanchez largely anonymous, but mistake-prone on the rare occasions he did see the ball.
ESPN FC’s Rob Dawson was sarcastic, but not wide of the mark, in his assessment of Sanchez and his performance:
Even so, Mourinho is right. Sanchez does need more time, and he’s too good a player not to eventually make the grade for the Red Devils.
Sanchez will come good, but he’ll need something more than Mourinho’s patience. He’ll also need clarity from his manager about where he belongs in United’s best XI.
Putting Sanchez in a No. 10 role may appeal to many, particularly given the South American’s astonishing vision for a through pass.
However, any central midfield role demands efficiency, something Sanchez has always lacked. He was too often swamped in the midfield mixer against Liverpool.
The problem was asking the 29-year-old free-spirit to do a defensive job.
Mourinho explained afterwards what he’d tasked his central trio to do, per Samuel Lukchurst of the Manchester Evening News:

Mourinho’s words speak to the inherent philosophical difference between himself and Sanchez’s previous manager. Arsenal chief Arsene Wenger does grant his attacking talents more freedom, while Mourinho keeps faith in pragmatism over purity.
Wenger’s improv approach to team structure was perfect for Sanchez and his riff-with-it style of play. Such freedom helped yield some spectacular numbers in three-and-a-half seasons, per BBC Sport:




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March 14, 2018

Barca vs. Chelsea predictions: One more draw, one more win for the Blues

Chelsea are back at Camp Nou where a win or a high-scoring draw puts them through to the Champions League quarterfinals. How confident are we of the Blues continuing their odd success at Barcelona?

Chelsea hope to leave Spain in a better place than Manchester United and Tottenham, that is, in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Will they be able to repeat their triumph of 2012, with a similar eye for drama? Or can they go one better and win a game at Camp Nou for the first time in club history?
Barrett Rouen: Barcelona 2 – 2 Chelsea. Chelsea score first, everything is amazing and life is good. Then Andreas Christensen looks his age again and Barca score through Lionel Messi, now that his curse is broken. Then Messi scores again due to some ham-handedness from ThibauAbhishek Pancholi: 2 – 2. It’s deja vu, as Alvaro Morata silences the Barca boo-boys by tucking in a late leveller. Embroiled in an argument with the assistant referee in Barca’s half, he notices a long ball from Christensen hurtling towards him and, for once, he latches on to it and finishes the move.
Yet again, the Blues somehow squeak through on away goals against Barcelona, prompting Andres Iniesta to announce his retirement from football. Messi is caught on camera screaming “NOT FAIR, NOT FAIR, NO MAS” at the heavens as tears roll down his cheeks. The Chelsea squad, meanwhile, is dancing in front of the away end, unaffected by the sprinklers being turned on in a hurry. Good times.
Scott Brant: 1 – 1. Similar to the last match except reverse roles. Barcelona will go ahead early, with Chelsea equalizing late. The match goes to a shootout where Chelsea lose in dramatic fashion. Sadly, it will probably be the last time Antonio Conte manages Chelsea in Champions League.
Kevin Peacock: 0 – 3. Antonio Conte’s continual bleating about having to suffer turns out to be a massive bluff. Having lulled Barcelona into a false sense of security with the performance against City, Conte attacks them from the get-go. It’s the Spanish contingent who do the damage. Cesc Fabregas with the first, Marcos Alonso the second and Alvaro Morata with the third decisive goal.
The only downside comes when Morata, with 10 minutes left, having scored, removes his shirt runs around the back of the Barcelona goal circling the shirt above his head. He puts it back on, gets a yellow card and stupidly repeats the whole process and walks.t Courtois. Willian saves the club. Chelsea win. 



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Friday, March 9, 2018

March 09, 2018

Mourinho will be making a huge mistake if he forgets about match-winner Rashford


After promoting his manager's hope for Manchester United's youth, the England striker has been forced to take a back seat of late

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t is barely two years since Marcus Rashford broke into the national consciousness with that now-famous double against Midtjylland on his Manchester United debut.
Still only 20, he has since gone on to record a phenomenal 110 senior appearances for the club and collected 15 England caps into the bargain. For many, that would represent a fantastic return in such a short time and would be proof enough that the forward’s star is destined to shine brightly.
But there have been great concerns regarding the youngster in recent weeks, with his current run of nine league games without a start matching his career high at a time when manager Jose Mourinho has been otherwise liberal in handing out starting shirts to his attackers.
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Sunday, March 4, 2018

March 04, 2018

Modric and Kroos return to training

There was good news for Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane as his favoured midfield pairing of Toni Kroos and Luka Modric returned to full training on Sunday.
With just 48 hours to go until they face Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their Champions League duel, Zidane must decide whether they will be fit to play.
Both have been sidelined for three weeks, Modric with a grade I strain to his thigh and Kroos with a knee sprain suffered in the first leg.
The duo could come into Zidane's thinking to start at the Parc des Princes.
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Thursday, March 1, 2018

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Arsenal vs Manchester City – Highlights & Full Match
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March 01, 2018

Neymar in race to be ready for World Cup

Paris St Germain forward Neymar is expected to be out of action for up to three months after he undergoes surgery on his broken metatarsal, according to Brazil’s team doctor.

Rodrigo Lasmar, quoted on the website of Brazilian newspaper O Globo, said the world’s most expensive footballer was resigned to the lengthy lay-off.
The 26-year-old was carried off nine minutes from the end of his side’s 3-0 win over Marseille on Sunday.
Lasmar said, according to O Globo: “Neymar suffered a fracture to the fifth metatarsal, it is an important fracture in a foot bone. The operation will be in Belo Horizonte on Saturday morning, and the recovery takes from two and a half months to three months.
“Neymar is sad, but understands that he has no alternative now. He will devote himself to being well as soon as possible. We will do our best to get him ready as soon as possible.”


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The lay-off means Neymar may miss the rest of the season with PSG, returning to fitness just weeks before Brazil’s World Cup campaign.
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March 01, 2018

Man Utd formulate £14m De Gea salary offer to deny Real Madrid star goalkeeper


The Spain No.1 came close to leaving Old Trafford in 2015 and there are fears the move could materialise this summer

When David de Gea somehow kept out Luis Muriel's header shortly before half-time in Manchester United's Champions League visit to Sevilla last week, it was a familiar collective sigh of relief which was heard on the away terraces.

Not only had he done similar moments earlier to deny Steven N'Zonzi, but the Spaniard has become recognised as the world's best goalkeeper on the back of countless such interventions over the past five years.
Having struggled during his early months at Old Trafford, De Gea has been United's most consistent player since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson brought about greater pressure on the Red Devils' goalmouth on a weekly basis. The 27-year-old won the club's Player of the Year award in 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16, prompting Jose Mourinho to announce shortly after his arrival at the club in 2016: "If season after season the goalkeeper is Player of the Season, it means that something is wrong. Hopefully he's not player of the season this season but hopefully he keeps making important saves for us."
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But De Gea continues to stand out, and his form has continued to catch the eye of Real Madrid. The European champions attempted to sign the ex-Atletico Madrid star from United in 2015, only to be foiled by a matter of minutes, and there is a real belief that they could launch another bid for him this summer.
And, with former United star Paul Scholes admitting to Goal  that he can understand if De Gea wants to leave for the Spanish capital , many of the club's fans are bracing themselves for a nerve-shredding summer as they look to hold on to the man Gary Neville claims is "United's only world-class player" .
Below, Goal looks at the situation and how it could play out...
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Milan keeping tabs on Fabregas

Milan are keeping tabs on Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas, per  Corriere dello Sport . The Serie A club tried to sign the Spain int...