Spain head coach Luis Enrique hailed Gavi s performance after his record-breaking debut in Spain s 2-1 Nations League semi-final victory over Italy on Wednesday.
Gavi became Spain s youngest ever player, aged 17 years and 62 days, in the clash at San Siro.
The Barcelona midfielder completed 94.3 per cent of his passes in the opposition s half – a total only bettered by one other Spanish starter – while he contested a game-high 19 duels and made more tackles (four) than any team-mate.
He looked at home on the big stage, and Luis Enrique compared his display to the kind he might serve up in his garden at home.
He plays like he does at school or in the garden of his house, and it is a pleasure to have a player of this quality and personality, he t…
Prediction: England win
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Domestic football has been put on pause for a fortnight in favour of the return of the international break the second one of the new campaign. In the wake of the Euros and Copa America, as well as the Olympics, many would expect this to be a fairly inconsequential few weeks. Alas, the pandemic has ensured we have to speed up the process on the road to Qatar with England and Hungary being two of the many European nations attempting to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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We may be three months removed from Euro 2020 final but some England fans are still reeling from their penalty shootout defeat in the final. Meanwhile, others are choosing to look ahead to the future and more specifically next ye…
Die Verbindlichkeiten des FC Liverpool haben weiter zugenommen. Der Hauptgrund dafür ist die Tatsache, dass die Reds zuletzt vor drei Jahren in der Champions League vertreten waren. Diese Einnahmen fehlen dem Klub momentan.
Liverpool. Die Schulden des FC Liverpool sind erheblich angestiegen. Insgesamt liegen die Verbindlichkeiten des englischen Renommierklubs bei über 100 Millionen Euro.
Zwischen dem 1. August 2011 und dem 31. Mai 2012 verbuchte Liverpool einen Verlust von circa 47 Millionen Euro.
Einnahmen aus der Königsklasse fehlen
Diese finanzielle Schieflage ist laut Geschäftsführer Ian Ayre durch die fehlenden Einnahmen aus der Champions League verursacht worden. Zuletzt spielten die Reds in der Saison 2009/10 in der Königsklasse.
2011/12, dem g…
I m happy to be here and to be a part of the club, Figueroa told Hull s official website.
It is a big challenge for me, but it s certainly one I m looking forward to.
When the team were playing the final few games in the Championship, I paid close attention to the results because I wanted Steve Bruce to achieve promotion. I was happy for him to earn the success. He is a great manager, and I m looking forward to working with him again.
I watched the Cardiff game (when Hull won promotion), and after the final whistle, I turned to my wife and said, Hull could be an option for me next year .
Figueroa made 41 appearances for Wigan last season, scoring three goals.
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Southampton manager Claude Puel is under pressure, but could restore some confidence is he continues the club s trend against Liverpool.
Southampton travel to Anfield to face Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon, in a game that sees them underdogs but may result in a positive result given their form in away games and against the Merseysiders.
It’s a long-running joke about Liverpool poaching the best Southampton players each season, but the Saints have had the last laugh when looking at their one-sided head-to-head record in the Premier League.
Recent form gives Southampton the edge
Home side Liverpool are currently third in the Premier League table with 69 points from 35 games, coming off the back of three wins from their last four outi…
Former Aston Villa boss Martin O Neill insists under-pressure manager Remi Garde still needs more time at Villa Park.
The ex-Lyon head coach has failed to turn around the Premier League bottom club s fortunes since taking over in November, with Saturday s FA Cup third-round draw at Wycombe Wanderers extending their run to 16 matches without a win.
Frustrations came to a head during the 1-1 draw against the League Two team, with Micah Richards clashing with supporters, who also chanted against Garde.
But Republic of Ireland manager O Neill, who spent four years at Villa between 2006 and 2010, called on fans to reserve judgement on the Frenchman for a while longer.
You are asking about Remi Garde he will not have had a chance yet to get to know the player…
Prediction: Anytime goalscorer Antoine Griezmann
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France continue their preparations for the 2018 World Cup on Friday as they take on Italy at the Allianz Riviera.
Having not made the tournament, the Italians will look to earn a positive result in Roberto Mancini second game in charge of the Azzurri.
France
Didier Deschamps men got their warm up for the upcoming World Cup off to the best possible start on Monday evening as they defeated the Republic of Ireland 2-0. Goals from Olivier Giroud and Nabil Fekir secured the victory for Les Blues. As a matter of fact, France are in excellent form heading to Russia. Since their infamous defeat to Portugal in the final of Euro 2016, they have only lost three out of their last 21 games. …
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has reassured fans that no amount of money would convince the club to agree to the sale of Philippe Coutinho, amid reports of a rejected £90million bid from Barcelona.
Barca are thought to be keen on Coutinho as a replacement for Neymar, who joined Paris Saint-Germain for a record-shattering fee of £198m last week.
However, with Coutinho such a key component of Klopp s side, the German says it would be foolhardy to offload the Brazil international two days out from their opening Premier League clash with Watford, whatever the potential returns.
Liverpool is not a club that has to sell players, Klopp told Sky Germany. That is set in stone, so what they pay in the end doesn t matter.
From a financial standpoint, the…
Ligue 1 side Nice has been purchased by INEOS, a petrochemicals company owned by British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe.
INEOS already owns Swiss Challenge League side Lausanne, which it acquired in November 2017, while in March it bought the UCI World Tour cycling outfit formerly known as Team Sky.
The company was named as Nice s main sponsor for the 2019-20 season and has now bought the club, with Ratcliffe pledging to make measured investment .
In a statement on Nice s official website, INEOS president Ratcliffe said: With some sensible, measured investment, we want to establish Nice as a team that competes in European club competition on a regular basis. And importantly, sustain it.
We are absolutely delighted to have acquired OGC Nice
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Paris Saint-Germain set out to crush Borussia Dortmund s Champions League hopes after raging at the German team s social media response to winning the first leg, Presnel Kimpembe revealed.
A 2-1 success in Germany gave Dortmund a slender advantage before Wednesday s second 90 minutes in Paris, where goals from Neymar and Juan Bernat gave PSG a 2-0 win and 3-2 aggregate triumph.
French defender Kimpembe said PSG sensed a lack of good grace in how Dortmund celebrated their February 18 victory, in which Erling Haaland scored twice.
They are great players, but I m going to say it – they lost their humility, Kimpembe told reporters.
Because, after they won at home, they did a lot of tweets, a lot of Instagram [posts], a lot of words, a lot of this and that…