It's awards season again in world football but Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy is likely to find himself overlooked.
He has shown he isn't willing to stay quiet at times of injustice or avoid complex and emotionally charged issues. To those who know him, it is no surprise.
Vlatko Andonovski's squad features an influx of relatively new faces, with all but one, Macario, playing in the NWSL.
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And the form of star player Harry Kane, following his failed attempt to force a transfer in the summer, is alarming, with the forward scoring just one goal in the Premier League this season.
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Such is tournament life, this strange world where a player whose very inclusion in the line-up had caused consternation prior to kick-off now finds himself taking the post-match media duties as the man of the match.
Tomkins is unavailable for a couple of weeks due to an unspecified injury according to boss Patrick Vieira, who was already missing James McArthur with a hamstring issue and the trio of Cheikhou Kouyate, Jordan Ayew and Wilfried Zaha due to their Africa Cup of Nations commitments.
However, the Dark Blues comfortably saw out the game to secure a vital three points. You could feel the atmosphere in the stands before the game.
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Man City's dominant display in the 3-1 win was a show of their strength and a statement to their rivals following Chelsea's defeat earlier in the day.
Saints handed extra attacking responsibilities to wingers Eetu Vertainen and Michael O'Halloran, while Hibs striker Jamie Gullan came in for his second start of the season.
For me, it’s a false narrative. The hard questions should be asked of Manchester United’s pathetic defending, or the lack of it.
They are then essentially going to be able to recover quicker because they might have a game again in three days' time.”
“It's a lot easier to play with players who are very intelligent. Leo and Kylian are extraordinary, they are two geniuses.
Two minor mistakes gave them their two goals, and that was the difference today. Chelsea's Thomas Tuchel: It was clear it was going to be a tough draw with four strong teams.
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De Gea was just as impressive again at Leicester and yet he still conceded four goals. Mason Greenwood scored a stunner, a goal from nothing.
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Former Manchester United wonderkid Adnan Januzaj is the centre of a transfer tussle between West Ham United and Barcelona. The pair are both keen on signing the 26-year-old when his contract expires at Real Sociedad next summer. West Ham have taken an early lead in the race as it is reported that Januzaj has unfinished business in the Premier League after his failure to make it at Manchester United. However, Barcelona boss Xavi believes the Real Sociedad star would integrate well into his squad and playing style.
Alvaro Morata could join Barcelona this winter, despite Ferran Torres already being signed. Spanish newspaper Marca reports that the 29-year-old could be brought in if Barca can raise money with other sales, by letting Samuel Umtiti and Philippe Coutinho go. Juventus may still turn the deal into a permanent one, but may look at Arkadiusz Milik and Mauro Icardi as alternatives.
When we started this project, we all knew that it would take time, and Mourinho even said as much during the opening press conference,” sporting director Tiago Silva told Sky Sport Italia.
I hear my comments were picked up and I apologise for them 100%, said Pardew. In the heat of the moment we had words as we managers always have.
He was really able to explain all my games to me, all my ways. You can see with these details he is ready 100% and knows what he needs for his team.
Williamson suffered a hamstring injury before Christmas that kept her out for a couple of months, but she too has returned for Arsenal since England's last camp in November.
I looked at their team against Arsenal and they had a weak bench, but the XI that was out on the pitch, it was a decent team and they should have done better.
“The problem is the next match on Saturday because we will lose time to sleep, arrive back very early on Thursday, and then we face an intense team in Leeds who have prepared to face this match.”
Roberto Baggio (not pictured) missed the crucial penalty as Brazil beat Italy to the 1994 World Cup Demichelis would go on to work at Chelsea under Carlo Ancelotti
Zwayer has not taken charge of a competitive game since being accused of match-fixing by Borussia Dortmund's Jude Bellingham in Bayern Munich's 3-2 Der Klassiker victory on December 4.
Both sides missed glorious opportunities early on, with Chris Wood’s tame header easily saved for the visitors, while Laporte and Joao Cancelo blazed off-target at the other end. City were starting to turn the screw though and took the lead on 19 minutes as Sterling nodded home after Cancelo had headed Ilkay Gundogan’s brilliant ball back across goal.
Messi was a man on a mission in a memorable campaign, with a stunning haul of 58 goals recorded across 57 appearances in all competitions – while also chipping in with a further 25 assists.
While United are likely out of the running to win this year’s Premier League they are still in contention for the current Champion League.
I feel like fans, sometimes, blame the manager. The manager can't play for us. He can set us up in the best way that he thinks possible and our job is to do those instructions and do what we're good at as well, and try and win games.
The U.S. women's national team faces an interesting year ahead, looking to put a difficult 2021 behind it before heading to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next summer to defend its title.
Talk of a cancellation has been dismissed by CAF's director of communications Alex Siewe, who told the BBC: We can't keep spending time dealing with rumours.
I thought he would become a strong player. The Serb tiptoed his way into Florence upon his 18th birthday and immediately did what was best to endear himself to the locals: learning Italian by day and scoring goals at night.
Brazil were missing a host of players through COVID-19 and injury, including Neymar, but they were too strong for Uruguay, who have not won in this fixture since 2001.
The centre-back, who has struggled with injuries, was making his first senior appearance in almost two years
He twisted inside Moussa Sissoko before firing agonisingly wide via a heavy deflection off William Troost-Ekong that wrong-footed Foster.
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They need to defend when it's time to defend and they need to attack when we arrive in the opponent's box.
The Warm-Up doesn’t have a say, which is most likely – pardon the pun – for The Best, and those names mentioned are just four of many up for the two main awards announced January 17.
His central midfield partner Sean Longstaff said afterwards: We know how good Joelinton is and the disrespect he gets is a disgrace. Every day in training he's the best player and if you get him on your team in training you're buzzing because you'll always win.
His agent, Mino Raiola, hinted last month that Pogba could leave Old Trafford with the likes of Real Madrid and Juventus linked to moves for the French international.
Bundesliga matches can only have an attendance of up to 50% and a maximum of 15,000 after Germany reintroduced Covid-19 restrictions on Thursday.
Following his retirement, he joined Jose Mourinho’s United coaching team before being kept on by Solskjaer.
Gareth Southgate's side were paired with the former Brighton midfielder's nation, the United States and one of Scotland, Ukraine or Wales in Group B, with England and Iran due to play each other in the second game of the tournament.
That leaves the Champions League and World Cup as the two crowns the Argentine must really work for, freed of the gruelling need to dig Barcelona out of a hole every week.
