On Wednesday evening, those questions received a seismic response. For 90 brief minutes, football was the only thing on the agenda.
Smith has been a consistent top performer for Rotherham United with 18 goals to his name. Telford scored 22 goals in 19 games in a wonderful four-month stretch.
Marcus Rashford had a particularly grim night, blasting his best chance straight at Martinez from an acute angle and failing to follow up on a Mason Greenwood shot that bobbled towards him as the Villa keeper failed to hold. By the time he was replaced by Jesse Lingard four minutes from time, the England man looked a thoroughly dispirited figure.
Najila Trindade, a Brazilian model, had accused the 27-year-old striker of raping her at a hotel in the French capital in May.
I thought Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang would be about 31, 32 when he left, and if I was Arsenal I'd keep him in the summer.
It would not be a shock to see him as the main man the Dutchman builds his team around. At 24 years old, Rashford is already an experienced player for both club and country.
Fleck fell to the ground without contact during the second half of Tuesday’s win at Reading and needed urgent medical care from paramedics during a lengthy break in play. He was then given oxygen and stretchered off the pitch before being taken in an ambulance to Royal Berkshire Hospital.
He had initially been set to join up with the U21s but was brought in after Marcus Rashford, James Ward-Prowse, Mason Mount and Luke Shaw did not report for international duty.
Tuchel, because of his Champions League success is in a position of strength. You're never in a position of total strength here but he's done a brilliant job.
I arrived on time to the team, no chance to be part of the last training, so I took the meetings today.
On November 4 201, Rooney announced that he would be returning to the England team following his retirement from the side in 2017 for a one-off appearance to raise money for the Wayne Rooney Foundation.
Ex-Ibrox midfielders Andy Halliday and Greg Docherty have also given glowing endorsements of Beale, with Halliday telling
The remaining goals were shared between Georgia Stanway, Jordan Nobbs, Jill Scott, Ella Toone, Jess Carter and Bethany England,
Home and away, the league leaders have won 23 of their last 26 Scottish Premiership fixtures (D3).Of players to play at least 1,000 minutes in the Scottish Premiership this season, Celtic's Jota is averaging the best minutes-per-assist ratio (one every 229 minutes).How to follow: Watch Ross County vs Celtic live from 2.15pm on Sky Sports Football, kick-off 2.30pm, or follow in our dedicated live match blog featuring in-game highlights.
Others’ opinions - press, ex-players, people who haven’t been in the game a long time - I’ll say what my dad always said: 'Por la boca muere el pez' [it's the mouth that kills the fish].
But the 30-year-old has been a regular absentee for his country because of injury, featuring in just 19 of the 44 games Wales have played since Euro 2016 when the Dragons reached the semi-finals.
Championship fixtures | table | highlightsGet Sky SportsIn keeping with the rest of the game, the hosts had a lot more of the football early on, but they created very few chances during a pedestrian start from both sides.
We've all spent the days since picking over the gory details of United's performance: can't defend; can't attack; can't transition; can't hardly find the will to run, let alone somewhere sensible to run to. Let's assume that Ten Hag, a clever man who knows his onion bags, was just as horrified and fascinated as the rest of us. But perhaps — and we're guessing here — there comes a point where a mess becomes so big that it starts to look like a good time.
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You have Reo Hatate who is a midfielder who can also defend and played a good bit of time at left-back this season, but was registered as a forward.
United went into Tuesday's game knowing that, despite their woes domestically, a draw would be good enough to seal passage to the Champions League last 16.
Angela Addison put Spurs a goal to the good before Shannon O'Brien's 82nd-minute strike sent the game to extra-time.
Erik ten Hag stunned Manchester United into giving him the manager's job following a brutal assessment of the club.
The Celtic boss will be concerned at the nature of Ross County's equaliser, coming in their only five-minute spell during the game, but the resilience and character shown when down to 10 men will fill him with great pride.
It is very gratifying for me to know that they are watching me and witnessing my games, I thank God very much. I have to do more, it's still not good, I have to give more. I still have a way to go.
Eriksen spent three years in OB’s youth system between 2005 and 2008 before heading off to join the famed academy ranks at Ajax.
Luke started off with the odd football bet and was what would be considered a responsible gambler but that changed, and that can happen to anyone.
The one player Manchester United have to play is [Bruno] Fernandes. I thought it was strange and a bad result for Man Utd.
Speaking after Liverpool's 3-2 victory at Wembley, Klopp said the actions of a few did not represent Manchester City as a whole and accepted the apology issued.
We scored against the run of play and then conceded at a poor time, just before half-time, but to be fair a neutral would say that they deserved it.
They have dropped out of the race for the top four after being beaten 4-0 by Brighton on Saturday. Real Madrid, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain remain interested in signing him.
We've had a good turnout since since we've opened it, so we just want to emphasise that, with the men not having a game this weekend. Everton Women take on Manchester United Women at Walton Hall Park on Sunday 14 November at 12:30pm as part of Women's Football Weekend.
Football at Tokyo 2020: Fixtures, results, Team GB scheduleBrazil, without the firepower of Neymar and Gabriel Jesus from the 2016 Games, scored four against Germany but struggled to fire in a goalless draw against Ivory Coast and their inconsistency was on display again.
Thomas Partey's header gave the Gunners an early lead and Alexandre Lacazette made it two from the spot just before the hour mark after Caglar Soyuncu's handball.
Forest midfielder Garner came close with a bending shot from the edge of the box, which flew inches the wrong side of the upright.
That is a thought that will be far away in the Spanish capital but will need to return quickly. Pep Guardiola will be bereft.
