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Even after an impeccable record against sides from England, some believe that the Barcelona man would struggle in the league. Earlier, former Arsenal midfield Emmanuel Petit claimed that Messi is not ‘suited to the intensity in England’ and former Leicester City forward Gary Lineker has come to the Argentine’s defence.
‘He (Phil) was a year older than me and he was a cricketing genius,’ Andrew Flintoff said during an interview with talkSPORT. ‘This is a big call, but if he had carried on playing cricket he could have been England’s Ricky Ponting or Sachin Tendulkar. He was that good. He used to turn up, open the batting and score a hundred every time he batted,'
After a disappointing first season under Pep Guardiola, Manchester City invested heavily in the summer transfer window, bringing in Bernardo Silva, Ederson, Kyle Walker, Danilo and Benjamin Mendy. In January of the season, Blues broke the bank to secure record transfer of Aymeric Laporte. After a successful transfer window, Pep Guardiola’s machine was ready to go.
During an Instagram live event with CSK, Sam Curran said that he is eager to be a part of the team’s dressing room and has heard a lot about the side from fellow England team-mate Sam Billings. 'I am very excited to be playing alongside the captain, MS Dhoni. That's going to be really like an incredible experience for me. They have a great coach in Stephen Fleming.'
UFC President Dana White recently told ESPN that the promotion were looking to rebook several fights from the previous event that had to be rescheduled due to the postponement. Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje, Henry Cejudo vs Dominic Cruz and Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer are expected to be the three title fights to take at the mega star-studded event.
When asked if East Bengal's recent spending has anything to do with their step towards ISL, senior official Debabrata Sarkar said ‘We have already started building a strong team, we are keeping many options open. We are battle ready for any possibility. At the same time, we believe if Mohun Bagan can play in ISL we can do so too’
According to a report from English news outlet The Mirror, Independiente are now ramping up their efforts to bring Sergio Aguero back to the club in the summer. Club coach Lucas Pusineri has spoken out about the move happening and believes that even though the striker's contract expires in 2021, he will walk away if the right offer is presented.
Rewind four years ago, to the same day (April 14, 2016), Jurgen Klopp’s men staged one of the most dramatic comebacks ever seen to overcome Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. This was the German managers first year in charge of the Merseyside club and this game was the indication of the things to come.
In an interview with The Telegraph, when asked about who he thinks is the best batsmen right now, Abbas said ‘Steve Smith is more consistent than Kohli in Test cricket. He scores in almost every series he plays.’‘But as I said, a batsman needs to perform in all formats and in that sense, Kohli is more consistent in the other versions as well,’ he added.
The video was posted by Arat Hoseini on his official Instagram page which was later shared by the official social media account of FC Barcelona with the caption ‘Kid is a young goat’. Young Arat performs a series of keepie-uppies before unleashing a brilliant overhead kick straight into the goal which was kept behind him.
Bernardo Silva was one of the 30 players shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or after winning the domestic treble with Manchester City and Nations League with Portugal. However, the midfielder believes that his City team-mates such as Sergio Aguero, Kevin de Bruyne have been unlucky to have never won the Premier League ‘Player of the Year’ award.
According to a report from Spanish news outlet Caden SER, the European competitions are scheduled to take place in August as the quarter0finals, semi-finals and finals of both the competitions could be played in two-week time. It is also understood that the game will be a single-legged affair played at a neutral venue, rather than the traditional two-legged ties.
According to a report from Mirror, the English FA have offered Wembley Stadium and St George’s Park to the Premier League in bid to help them finish the current season. It is understood that as much as four matches could be played at the national stadium in order to keep the travelling at a minimum for players match officials and media.
In an interview with The Official Manchester United Podcast, Paul Pogba revealed that his decision to leave Manchester United in 2012 was somewhat inspired by his family members. ‘My brother, the United fan, told me he was really angry – even more than me – when I didn’t play. He told me: ‘No, go. You can play in this team. If they don’t want you here, go somewhere else.'
Lionel Messi took to Instagram to show his support as he wrote ‘Yesterday the World Health Worker Week came to an end and, together with @unicef, I want to express my deepest gratitude for the work they do. Anonymous heroes who endure long days and nights away from their families, so that ours can be safe from #COVID19.’
According to a report from Sky Sports, Tottenham Hotspur have put an end to ‘Harry Kane to Manchester United’ transfer rumours as they have informed the news outlet that the 26-year-old will not leave the club for Old Trafford or any other Premier League side. In 25 appearances this season, Kane has been involved in 19 goals, scoring 17 and assisting two.
Ramiz Raja said ‘He has the potential to even beat Virat Kohli but he needs to free up and not think about losing. As soon as he does that and thinks about scoring runs and winning, he will remain a great player for a very long time, the sky is the limit. Until and unless he gets the environment which is encouraging and engaging, he won’t be able to live up to his potential,'
'Jelena Djokovic and I decided to challenge you guys and our @novakfoundation community to try this acro yoga position this week with a partner- spouse, kids, roommate, sibling, parents, coach, whoever you’re staying at home with that‘s up for it. Keep your cores strong and your backs safe. Show us what you’ve got!’ the Serbian captioned his post.
Among the departing board members, one was Vice-president Emili Rousaud, who accused the club of shady dealings. But the Blaugrana have since dismissed those claims and have also threatened legal action over Rousand. However, after this fiasco, the Barcelona fans do not seem happy and have asked for the resignation of Bartomeu.
Players from the first division football league in Belarus are forced to play inside stadiums with little to no fans. So to keep their spirits high, defending champions FC Dynamo Brest have put mannequins wearing football jerseys of various teams with faces of fans who have bought online tickets in the stands.