Almost every footballer out there has their own book these days. You know the drill - the obligatory autobiography telling of great victories and what makes them tick on and off the field. However, plenty of footballers have also ventured deeper into the literary world. On World Book Day, we take a look at a handful of those players and managers - and one wordsmith in particular - who put pen to paper on something other than a contract or the standard tell-all tale.
Following their lacklustre defeat against a much-changed Leicester team without Jamie Vardy, Pellegrini admits he does not know if he will be in charge for the east London club's crucial clash against Bournemouth on New Year's Day. The 66-year-old told reporters: " I must continue to work and find a way and to recover the trust.
Of those successful crosses - defined as when a Liverpool player got on the end of them - only three found a team-mate inside the Atletico area. The other yellow arrows shown above illustrate a key pass. I think a few of Liverpool's players will be disappointed with their performances, but I also think they will deal with any criticism in the right way. If you look at the team's rise in the past few years, they have always dealt with any setback in the right way, and I don't think things will be any different with this defeat.
I don't want to say what he said because I could be in trouble. It was in French because he is French. Whatever was said, events at the Amex Stadium clearly had a huge impact on Arteta as he has banished Guendouzi from the first team, leaving his Arsenal future in serious doubt. Arteta is already renowned around Arsenal's London Colney training base for his calm and clarity - but underneath lies a personality not to be crossed.
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HEROES AND ZEROS Hero: Mr Roger Kirkpatrick Magnificent. Zeroes: Brescia Hot on the heels of their president Massimo Cellino making a racist joke about Mario Balotelli, refusing to apologise for it and calling it banter, Brescia announced the dismissal of head coach Fabio Grosso on Monday after a whopping three games in charge, replacing him with Eugenio Corini.
His lack of a senior international trophy (he won the 2008 Olympics) is sometimes held against him in debates on the greatest player of all time. But it was a strange decision, with many observers thinking he had underwhelmed in the knockout rounds, having scored four goals in the group stages. He was disappointing too in the final defeat by Germany. Even then-Fifa president Sepp Blatter said he was "a little bit surprised" and Argentina legend Diego Maradona called the decision "unfair".
It is Moore's statue that commands a prominent position outside the new Wembley -- a permanent reminder of the day England ruled the world, and just how long the wait has been for the national team to scale such heights again. Regally composed with his arms crossed, left foot resting on the ball, quiet determination etched on his face, the statue also offers a reminder of the immaculate standards of professionalism Moore set on and off the pitch.
Away from home, Nigel Clough's men are League 1's third-highest points scorers, though they've been unable to match such efforts with pleasing home form. At Pirelli Stadium, Burton have struggled, especially in terms of consistency, this term, winning three, drawing three and losing three of their nine games. Defensively, they've acquitted themselves well, conceding just six goals, but a total of only seven scored has held them back.
Insigne, the Napoli captain, broke the deadlock with a 26th minute penalty after Hirving Lozano had been fouled and then converted another spot kick 12 minutes later after handball by Pietro Iemmello. Perugia were then awarded a penalty of their own, following a VAR review, for handball by Elseid Hysaj but Iemmello completed an unhappy afternoon when his effort was saved by David Ospina.
Game for the 26th round of the Championship with Bristol City facing Brentford on this contest here. Brentford is currently in Playoffs position but the last rounds on the road for this team have not been easy with 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 games that they played away from home. On the other side, Bristol City got a very good win in the previous game at home and definitely have good chances to avoid a defeat here. For that reason, we will take their +0.5 Asian Handicap since we expect them to get at least a draw.
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Holders Celtic continue their defence of the Scottish Cup with a semi-final against Aberdeen. Neil Lennon's men are in pursuit of a fourth consecutive domestic treble after seeing off St Johnstone on Sunday. Edinburgh rivals Hearts and Hibernian meet in the other last-four clash, having beaten Inverness and Rangers respectively in the quarter-finals. The semi-finals will be played at Hampden on 11 and 12 April.
I keep saying to everyone I talk to that we really need to savour this because I appreciate the record we have achieved so far and I don't think it is going to come along quickly [again]. When and where can Liverpool win the Premier League?Longer summer transfer window to returnFA Cup fifth round: BBC One to show Chelsea v Liverpool & Sheff Wed v Man CityLiverpool need six victories from their final 13 games to end their 30-year wait for a 19th league title.
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I would have these thoughts of 'well, literally everybody in the world is experiencing the same thing', which I also thought was a heavy emotion. It brought me back to my humanity in that we're not super-human beings. We can be affected by things out of our control. Beckie said not knowing what was going to happen was difficult ahead of the postponement of the Olympic Games and the conclusion of the WSL.
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I regret taking the video, I regret sending that video and whilst it was a dark humoured joke it was just that. A joke. It was not intended to shame anyone, it was not intended to be seen by anyone other than the person I sent it privately to in a text message on my own personal phone (not a work phone). Madley was one of 18 full-time professional referees and took charge of 91 top-flight matches since 2013.
Desportivo Aves vs Santa Clara predictions for Saturday's Portuguese Primeira Liga clash. Bottom of the table Desportivo Aves hope to strengthen their chances in the Portuguese Primeira Liga when they face the struggling Santa Clara. Read on for all our free Portuguese Primeira Liga predictions and betting tips.
Jullien had already hit the crossbar by getting on the end of a Ryan Christie corner by the time he put them in front. The second time he volleyed the ball into the ground and past the despairing dive of Joe Lewis, though he may have been aided by a deflection off Ash Taylor. The champions were playing with a fluency that did not augur well for Aberdeen, who had been steamrollered in the previous meeting between the sides at Pittodrie.
FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE Kulusevski's coaches realised how far the youngster had come when BP demolished a Hammarby youth team in a tournament in the spring of 2015. We won 6-2, Dejan scored three goals and had two assists. He was fantastic, and we said to ourselves, 'something is happening here'. That spring until the summer, he was dominant," Engelmark recalled.
Aston Villa lost 4-1 at home to Leicester earlier in the season. Leicester City have won three of their last four away games. Aston Villa have conceded in four of their last six home matches. A team from the Midlands will be in the final of the EFL Cup but will it be Aston Villa or Leicester City? The teams fought out a 1-1 draw in the first leg played at the King Power stadium.
Dinamo Minsk played weak in two matches of the new season in the Belarus Premier League. They conceded four goals and scored only two overall. Dinamo is struggling hard against teams which they should easily beat and today they are going to play against a much better opponent than the previous two. Torpedo won two matches in a row with the result of 1:0 but they look solid and I don't think that it is impossible for them to beat Dinamo on away. I think that the draw for Torpedo is a minimum result of this clash. I pick Torpedo to win draw no bet.
Fortuna Sittard have only kept clean sheets in 38% of their home games and RKC have only kept clean sheets in 12% of their away games so far, all of which suggests that both teams are in with a great chance of scoring this weekend.
You have sports knocking on the door which are being considered as cool sports and our sport is not so cool," he said. So you have to be on top of your sport and not taking things for granted. One idea he would like to implement is to place a light inside the ball which makes it glow and extinguishes when time is up.
Juventus and Inter Milan are also interested in signing the Turkey youth international but the Istanbul club are determined not to lose another top talent after letting Merih Demiral slip. Paper Round’s view: For every success story in Turkish football at the moment - from Demiral to Cagla Soyuncu to Cengiz Under - there are numerous promising players who have fallen by the wayside.
Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick. BookingPosted at 90'+1' Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 90'+1' N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 90'+1' Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City). Posted at 90' Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The Foxes notched exactly two goals in six of their aforementioned eight victories, and against a Norwich team that conceded more than twice on only two of their last 13 Premier League outings, we're tipping Leicester to net two goals again in our 2-0 correct score forecast.
Bristol City have won their last five home league games played on New Year's Day and they’re out to continue that good form with another strong result this week. They should have confidence when it comes to taking on the Bees, as manager Lee Johnson has edged this battle of late. Brentford manager Thomas Frank is winless in three previous Championship games against Bristol City (D2 L1).
The backline has conceded a whopping 21 goals in its last seven games and this could worsen as they face a Rennes side well in form. The back four also won't be helped with this game being played in the north-west of France. Amiens have won just one of their ten away games this season with the three points coming against current 17th placed side Metz. They've lost each of their last four on the road and will need to be on top of their game if they want to get a victory here.
Frank Lampard faces one of his toughest tests as his Chelsea side host Bayern Munich. His team is inconsistent and tends to let in too many goals including six at home in the group stages. They take on a high-scoring Bayern side who walked away with their group and are top of the Bundesliga. Go for an away victory in this game.
Bournemouth have lost all five matches they have trailed at half time in the last eight. Sheffield United have five wins in the last nine matches at home. Bournemouth have never beaten Sheffield United. Sheffield United have four wins in the last five meetings with Bournemouth. Bournemouth have three straight away losses.
In the betting, 'Over 2.5 Goals' stands out as a viable option. When the pair met in the initial tie, although only two goals went in, there was no shortage of attacking play or chances. The teams shared 29 shots, eight of which hit the target. What's more, Bristol Rovers have made a habit of being involved in high-scoring games of late, as three or more goals have been scored in each of their last five matches, as well as in four of their last five on the road.
Herediano has won the first leg of this clash by 2-0, so Alajuelense will have to make a very offensive game in order to try to recover and win the title: the last matches between these teams here have been very spectacular, considering that at least 4 goals have been scored in all of those games and Alajuelense has even been able to score 6 goals one year ago.
I don't think about it (winning the title). I just think about winning the next matches . Liverpool's 22nd victory in 23 league games this season. Firmino strikes late as Liverpool go 40 league games unbeaten Transfer window latest "It's over when it's over, not before," added Klopp, saying he had forgotten during the week how many points Liverpool were on and was now purely focused in their next games at Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup and West Ham United in the Premier League.
It's an embarrassment. People at the top need to look and see this and make changes, put a plan in place that people can sit there and see where we are going now. I don't see it. Ex-Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand said fans leaving so early was unheard of at Old TraffordFormer Tottenham and Liverpool forward Peter Crouch described United's squad as "the worst in the last 30 years". Speaking on BT Sport, the ex-England player added: "Look at the options off the bench.
I am going to rule them out, for him being so mopey. Sheffield United - 40 points*Scheduled opponents Aston Villa are in the Carabao Cup finalLast five league games: DLWWDThis weekend: No game*Highest/lowest position: 5th/15thDays in top four: 0/203 Other than against the top two - Liverpool and Manchester City - Sheffield United have only lost one of their past 18 Premier League matchesSutton: "If the teams around are under-achieving, then the Blades are doing better than anyone could have expected.
Christmas in CopenhagenIt's 6 December, 2015 and Leicester are two points clear at the top of the Premier League after winning 3-0 at Swansea. The team have stayed in Wales overnight and are heading to Copenhagen for their Christmas party. Danish native and event organiser Schmeichel is excitedly waiting at the airport for his teammates to arrive in their fancy dress costumes. Leicester City players in fancy dress at the Christmas party in 2015Schmeichel: "I was one of the first to arrive at the airport so I saw everyone coming down the stairs in their fancy dress costumes.
West Ham: Roberto, Fredericks, Ogbonna, Diop, Cresswell, Rice, Noble, Snodgrass, Yarmolenko, Anderson, Haller… Subs: Martin, Balbuena, Zabaleta, Sanchez, Fornals, Ajeti, Antonio. Tottenham: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies, Dier, Winks, Dele, Lucas, Son, Kane… Subs: Austin, Foyth, Rose, Walker-Peters, Sissoko, Eriksen, Lo Celso.
Assisted by Robert Glatzel. Posted at 60' Attempt missed. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Gavin Whyte. Posted at 56' Foul by Wayne Routledge (Swansea City). Victory at Old Trafford was United's third in five matches in an inconsistent campaign, lifting them to fifth in the standings with 34 points from 22 games.
Getty Images This has left a little bit of a void at some clubs. Head coaches like Guardiola, Klopp and Mourinho have personalities big enough and skill sets broad enough to also man manage the players. However, take for example Steve McClaren - an exceptional coach but a fairly weak, average man manager.
Today at Europe will be played many club friendly games as part of the preparation of the teams for restarting of the season after long pause because of Corona virus. Here will play 2 Norwegian teams - Lillestrom and Kristiansund.
Aston Villa are looking to reach the semi-finals of the EFL Cup for the first time since the 2012-13 campaign; the last Englishman to lead the Villans to the semi-final stage was John Gregory in the 1999-2000 season. Liverpool have progressed from each of their past four EFL Cup quarter-finals (2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17) since losing 2-0 to Chelsea at this stage in 2007-08. Aston Villa's Henri Lansbury has more assists than any other player in this season's EFL Cup (five), despite playing only two matches in the competition.
