Competition: Euro 2016
Market: Germany to win against Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland meet World champions Germany at the Parc des Princes in Paris for this evening’s final Euro 2016 Group C clash.
Both sides still need a result for their last group outing, which should make for an entertaining spectacle, but Northern Ireland might come unstuck as a result of the gulf in class.
Michael O’Neill’s side are currently third in Group C with three points from their two games. They lost their opener to Poland, but pulled off an impressive win over the Ukraine to give themselves a chance of progressing tonight.
Just one point off Germany and Poland in the table, a win could see Northern Ireland make the last-16 as group winners, but the…
Although might have made even more Bundesliga history last season as they claimed an eighth straight domestic crown, the German giants have a real battle on their hands this time around.
With Bayer Leverkusen in the midst of what has become a record-breaking flurry under Xabi Alonso, the one-time Liverpool midfielder has his sights firmly set on claiming a first domestic trophy since 2011.
Watching all three of Bayern, and RB Leipzig all punch their own respective Champions League knockout stage tickets this month, German football finds its stock at a red-hot high.
As the Bundesliga enters its festive break following Wednesday’s fixtures, we have taken a look at some of Germany’s striking superstars that have set Europe alight this season.
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Ederson says he has yet to make a decision about his future at Manchester City amid interest from Saudi Pro League clubs.
The Brazilian goalkeeper has been heavily linked with a move away from the Etihad this transfer window, with Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr interested in his signature, though the latter reportedly pulled out of the race.
Pep Guardiola is keen to keep his goalkeeper at the club, saying I wish from the bottom of my heart Eddie will continue with us when asked about the prospect of him leaving.
Ederson has proved an integral figure for City since arriving from Benfica in 2017, making 332 appearances in all competitions and keeping 155 clean sheets.
The 30-year-old is currently on City s pre-season tour of the United States having missed the Cop…
Arne Slot believes it is too early to speak of his Liverpool side as title contenders after they ran out 2-1 winners at Wolves to go top of the Premier League.
Ibrahim Konate had given Slot’s men the lead on the stroke of half-time but the home side levelled soon after the restart through Rayan Ait-Nouri.
Moments later, Nathan Semedo bundled over Diogo Jota in the penalty area and Mohamed Salah made no mistake from the spot to continue his and Liverpool’s fine start to the season.
The Egyptian has now scored 10 winning goals in the competition from the spot, only bettered by Alan Shearer with 12 and Frank Lampard with 18.
Despite going top, Slot insisted it was too early to speak of his side as title contenders, with just six league games played.
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Turkey head coach Senol Gunes says his side lost control of the game after conceding the first goal in Friday s 3-0 loss to Italy in the opening game of Euro 2020.
The Crescent Stars defended well in the first half, playing a counter-attacking style, with the game goalless at the break.
Turkey added a bit more adventure in the second half, opening themselves up when Domenico Berardi s 53rd minute cutback deflected in off Merih Demiral.
Italy took complete control of the game from there, with further strikes from Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne.
We started to lose the ball and couldn t get forward. Italy were better – we lost to the better team, Gunes said.
They were more dominant than us, we lost the ball so many times and this just gave the…
Emile Heskey will be stunned if Mauricio Pochettino isn t given time to rebuild Chelsea, who are beginning to show signs of life under the former Tottenham boss.
Chelsea have spent over £1billion in the transfer market in 18 months since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital took over, and they have been inconsistent since embarking on another spending spree ahead of Pochettino s first campaign in charge.
After a below-par start under the Argentine, Chelsea have shown encouraging signs in recent weeks, thrashing nine-man Tottenham 4-1 in a remarkable London derby before playing out a thrilling 4-4 draw with Manchester City on Sunday.
That latter game – the first in the Premier League to feature four equalising goals since Liverpool and Arsenal s iconic 4-4 draw in…
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien scored as Ghana defeated Sudan 2-0 in Accra Sunday to become the first African qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Inter Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari gave the Black Stars an early lead and Essien added a second soon after half-time, unleashing a drive that flew into the net at the near post.
The result coupled with closest challengers Benin and Mali drawing 1-1 in Cotonou a few hours before left a Ghanaian side boasting a 100 percent record with an unassailable seven-point Group D advantage.
It will be the second successive World Cup appearance for Ghana, who did best of the five African teams in Germany three years ago by reaching the knockout second round before losing 3-0 to defending champions Brazil.
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West Ham captain Mark Noble has had his contract extended until 2021.
Noble and the club have activated an option in his deal to further his stay with the Hammers, with whom he has spent his entire career.
The 31-year-old joined West Ham s academy in 2000 and has made 446 competitive appearances for the club since turning pro in 2004.
Speaking to West Ham s official website, Noble said: It was an option in my contract that I signed a few years ago now, and it s an extra year, which is fantastic for me and my family.
The Club are delighted to announce that we have taken up the option to extend Mark Noble’s contract to 2021.
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While Liverpool might have been looking to open the 2022/23 Premier League campaign with a statement on the road, Jurgen Klopp s side eventually had to settle for a 2-2 draw against Fulham.
Missing out on defending their domestic crown by a single point last season, the Reds had to come from behind twice against the top-flight returners on Saturday lunchtime.
Although the attacking duo of Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah might have both got themselves on the scoresheet at Craven Cottage, Liverpool will feel like they missed out on a golden chance here.
With Aleksandar Mitrović finding the net on either side of the half-time break, few would have expected such a rugged display from the Cottagers.
In a showdown between two sides who are expected to be battl…
Julian Nagelsmann has long seemed destined to be Bayern Munich coach, and the 34-year-old now has his chance after succeeding Hansi Flick.
He has a lot to live up to. Flick, in his 18-month tenure, Flick led Bayern to two Bundesliga titles, one DFB-Pokal, a Champions League triumph, Club World Cup glory, the DFL-Supercup and the UEFA Super Cup – a remarkable seven trophies.
While Nagelsmann settles into life in the hottest of coaching seats in Germany, his former team RB Leipzig will look to finally make a title challenge last, this time under new coach Jesse Marsch.
Borussia Dortmund scraped into the Champions League places thanks to a super run late in the season, and now Marco Rose will look to build on their DFB-Pokal success in his first season in charge.<…