But it has already caused much controversy. Who are the main people involved in the potential deal?Premier League warned over takeoverThe Saudi government has been accused of facilitating the theft of Premier League commercial rights, while Amnesty International has criticised the potential deal due to the country's dire human rights record. The country has also been accused of "sportswashing", a term used to describe countries that try to improve their international reputation by investing in major teams or hosting big sporting events.
With Manchester City's Raheem Sterling on 19 goals, there is a chance English forwards could fill the top three places, although Arsenal's Gabon international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (20) and Liverpool's Egypt forward Mohamed Salah (19) might have something to say about that. Media playback is not supported on this device Lineker calls out Ings for being coy on Golden Boot hopes Premier League top scorersWill Pope be crowned clean sheet king?Burnley against Brighton is perhaps one of the few games on the final day with little riding on it.
Barca, for example, had reached the semi-finals for the last nine seasons and monopolised the trophy between 2015 and 2018. There were occasional upsets, like Real's 2009 exit to Alcorcon, the season after losing to Real Union, but these proved increasingly rare. Ties are now settled in one match, leading to dramatic scenes such as third-tier Cultural Leonesa knocking out 10-times winners Atletico and Mirandes dumping out Celta Vigo, Sevilla and Villarreal.
We’re expecting another away win here, and with Norwich conceding exactly two goals in each of their last four home matches and losing the last two 2-1, we think backing a 2-1 win for Spurs is a good choice.
Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross. Posted at 84' Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Reiss Nelson. Posted at 83' Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Posted at 83' Attempt saved. Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
I've seen it on the video and the fella must be ashamed of himself. It is unacceptable and I hope he won't be watching any football any more," United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said. United forward Marcus Rashford added: "I wasn't aware of it during the game but it can happen and we've seen it happen lately. The fact it is still happening is not good enough. Match report: Man Utd win dents Man City's title hopesWith United leading 2-0, a number of objects were thrown by supporters in the home end when Fred went to take a corner in the 67th minute.
Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen. Posted at 86' Foul by Borja Valero (Inter Milan). Posted at 86' Florian Aye (Brescia) wins a free kick on the right wing. Goal!Posted at 83' Goal! Inter Milan 5, Brescia 0. Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Posted at 83' Attempt saved.
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Kamara then profited from Lumley's mistake to double his tally for the game and season, and it was nearly three for Fulham moments later as Knockaert hit the post in a rousing come-from-behind win for the Cottagers. Fulham manager Scott Parker on match-winner Kamara:"I'm really pleased for him. He has not been a problem since I stepped into the role. You have to manage him differently but he gives you everything and he topped off his performance with two really good finishes.
Posted at 69' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga. Posted at 67' Michael Obafemi (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 67' Foul by Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur). Posted at 65' Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Southampton). Posted at 65' Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Their tempo was excellent and they were right at it from the start. I liked the way they went after Spurs from the beginning of the game, how they got back on top after conceding an equaliser against the run of play, and then held on, pretty comfortably in the end. They have not managed any of those things often enough in recent weeks, If the reports that United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's future is riding on these two games against Spurs and City are correct, then he has come through his first test.
The hosts are favourites to continue that run this weekend. They have form on their side, as Boro have lost just one of their previous 12 home meetings with Derby. That streak includes a run of nine wins in 10, while the Rams could return to those Riverside woes after a tough campaign on the road under Phillip Cocu.
Manchester City are the most productive team in the league with 47 goals in 17 games and 8 of the 9 games at home of Manchester City produced 3 or more goals. City has problems keeping a clean sheet conceding at least once in 11 of the last 12 games.
Football is the most popular sport in Hungary," said Orban's chief of staff, Gergely Gulyas, on Thursday. We would prefer better football of course, but a lot of this money goes to non-professional sport and to youth football. If we ever want a very good national team, we have to support youth football.
They are fourth in the table and could do with a home win over 11th placed Everton to boost their Champions League qualification hopes. It's a tough time being a Chelsea fan at present. One minute you are losing to Bayern Munich, the next getting a draw at Bournemouth and then beating Liverpool. That's the unpredictable nature of Frank Lampard's team, especially at Stamford Bridge.
United confident of Sancho transfer Manchester United are confident of signing Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho, according to the Mirror. Chelsea want the 19-year-old England international because they anticipate the departure of wide players Pedro and Willian, but Ed Woodward is determined to beat Frank Lampard’s side to the former Manchester City player, with a £120 million fee mentioned.
Mixed emotions for me. Great to see one of the world's best back but it was a decision which hurt to leave Paulo out," Mourinho told reporters after the 2-1 victory that lifted his side up to sixth in the table. The good thing is that (Paulo's) such a good member of the family and a special friend of Hugo that he shared our happiness to have Hugo back.
Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has condemned the "very harsh" criticism of Manchester United counterpart David de Gea since the Premier League's resumption. De Gea has come under scrutiny after errors contributed to United dropping league points and losing in the FA Cup. But Schmeichel, whose side play United on Sunday with both chasing a top-four spot, has defended the Spaniard. Goalkeepers are going to get scrutinised," Schmeichel said.
Tondela sit 2pts and three positions ahead of Moreirense in the Primeira Liga table heading into Saturday’s clash after both suffered defeats in the league against top 6 clubs last time out. Three of the last five encounters between these two clubs have seen under 2.5 goals scored and both teams have scored in just one of the duos’ last four meetings, which is why we are expecting a tight and tense ninety minutes on Saturday.
Lawro's prediction: 2-0Tom's prediction: 2-2Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan. How did Lawro do last time?Lawro and his guest, Hot Property host Yung Filly, have both predicted five correct results and no exact scores from the seven FA Cup fifth-round ties to be played so far this week. Lawro and Fillly have both gone for Manchester United to beat Derby 2-0 in the final tie on Thursday, so they will finish level, whatever the outcome at Pride Park.
These odds are really interesting to bet on this outcome: Lecce has just stopped Inter on a 1-1 draw but they had lost the previous 4 games in a row, because of a very poor attack above all, considering that they have scored no goal in 3 of those matches. Verona is instead playing very well and they can certainly count on a very good defense at home, considering that they have conceded just 11 goals in their 10 home matches. In the first game between these teams, no more than a goal has been scored, so this match could be quite tight too: it could stay Under.
We feel that Union are likely to earn all three points from a tight, low scoring game versus Cologne. Union have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three Bundesliga home games. We feel that they are likely to provide a tough challenge for struggling Cologne to break down.
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Julien Stéphan's men also have to be wary due to this match coming away from home where they have been considerably worse. They've won just two of their last eleven games on the road and have recently slipped up against Amiens (2-3) and Dijon (1-2). However, they have been rather consistent at the top end of the pitch when away from home with six goals in their last five on the road; it's just the eight conceded in that time that they really need to rectify.
Ancelotti had been in charge since the beginning of last season and had managed a win percentage of better than 50. But Napoli currently lie seventh in Serie A, a position that were they to remain there until the end of the season would represent their worst league finish in a decade. Gattuso said: "The aim is to recoup points and get back into the Champions League positions.
FC Gomel showed their limits so far in both games played this new season in the second league level after relegating last season from the first league level as in their first game they failed to score at home against a very defensive minded Naftan side and only drew 0-0 the game, while their second game was against city rivals from Lokomotiv Gomel and they ended up losing the game with 3-2 in the end but their defense was really weak in both those games but not that bad at scoring.
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Last year, the honour of being named the world's best player fell to Luka Modric. But Messi is currently odds on to beat Virgil van Dijk to the 2019 prize. If he does so, Messi will edge clear of Ronaldo on six Ballon d'Or wins - an unprecedented feat and a possible fatal blow in their battle for supremacy.
I don’t think we should stop talking about the top four,” he said. For us it’s about concentrating on what we’re doing here and now and not look up, down, sideways. We just need to work on our own game and our own confidence. The Warm-Up: Are Manchester United really back? After back-to-back wins against Spurs and Manchester City, are Manchester United back in business? 09:20 - 'Arsenal can't afford to give Ljungberg a chance' Former Arsenal forward John Hartson has warned his old club not to be sentimental in giving Freddie Ljungberg a chance to prove himself as manager.
Wednesday saw them draw 3-3 at Sassuolo, despite leading 2-0 after just 12 minutes. They found themselves 3-2 down after 54 minutes before grabbing an equalizer. Juventus are unbeaten at home in Serie A this season with 14 wins and two draws. Only Lazio and Atalanta have scored more home league goals but Juventus have the best home defensive record.
Following his retirement from playing at Leeds, Charlton was appointed manager of Middlesbrough in May 1973, his character proving more suited to the job than his quieter and more reserved brother, who had an undistinguished spell in charge of Preston North End. Legend has it he declined to be interviewed, simply handing the Middlesbrough board a list of what his responsibilities would be and warning any interference on the playing side would not be tolerated.
Rashford had been been "struggling for a little while". Speaking after the Liverpool game on Sunday, Solskjaer denied Rashford was already suffering from a back fracture before the Wolves match. It happened in that [Wolves] game," he said. Wright added: "Rashford has started every game and for him to play that much football, with the problems he is having with his back, you can't mess around with that and Solskjaer has to take some blame in still playing him.
Ouch. The Gaffer speaks. Arsenal's new boss (for now) has posted on Twitter, vowing to "put smiles on faces again". Mourinho "sad" for Emery Jose Mourinho draws on his own extensive experience of being sacked when quizzed about Emery's departure in his press conference at Spurs, today. Klopp "surprised" by Emery sacking Meanwhile Jurgen Klopp has also been talking about Emery's sacking.
Montreal conceded a massive 60 goals as they went on to finish ninth in the 12 team Eastern Conference with 41 points. They scored 47 and thus finished with a -13 goal difference. There has been a lot of changes at the team in preseason, among the new arrivals being France legend Thierry Henry who will be looking to inspire the club to greater heights.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the game will go ahead. But he did not state where and Masters said the Premier League must be "cautious and careful" in light of the UK's first local lockdown. Masters said: "If what is happening in Leicester, we are waiting to hear, does affect the club's ability to host home games, either this Saturday against Crystal Palace or subsequent matches, then we have contingency to put those matches elsewhere or postpone them until a date when it is safe to do so.
Jed Wallace proved instrumental in creating chances and it was his outswinging corner that Williams nodded down inside the six-yard box for his second goal in as many games. Forest failed to register a shot on target until early in the second half, but manager Sabri Lamouchi's decision to stick Grabban on after an hour had an immediate effect. He scored with his first touch at the end of a Tiago Silva free-kick after Joe Worrall nodded back across goal and then combined with Ameobi for what appeared to be the winner.
Real Madrid against Paris Saint Germain in match UEFA Champions League. My prediction this match could be won for Real Madrid with margin score is 1 goal. Real Madrid have good result on last 4 match in Champions League due to Real Madrid have won in 2 match, 1 match is draw and 1 match is lose. Meanwhile, Paris Saint Germain have also better result on last 4 match in Champions League due to Paris Saint Germain have win for the all match. Nevertheless, my prediction that Real Madrid can defeat Paris Saint Germain due to Real Madrid have great result on last 6 games in every competition.
Posted at 82' Foul by Donny van de Beek (Ajax). Posted at 82' Jorge Molina (Getafe) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 81' Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 81' Foul by Mauro Arambarri (Getafe). Posted at 81' Offside, Getafe. Mathías Olivera tries a through ball, but Marc Cucurella is caught offside.