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Holloway has been out of work since leaving QPR in May 2018 56-year-old wants to take ‘wonderful old football club forward’ Grimsby Town have appointed Ian Holloway as manager as they look to stave off the threat of relegation from League Two. The 56-year-old former Bristol Rovers, QPR, Plymouth, Leicester, Blackpool, Crystal Palace and Millwall boss, replaces Michael Jolley, who parted company with the Mariners in November following an expletive-laden rant aimed at local journalists . A statement on the club’s official website read: “Grimsby Town Football Club are delighted to announce the appointment of Ian Holloway as first team manager. With over 600 appearances as a player and taking charge of over 950 games over a 20-plus-year managerial career, Ian will bring invaluable experience to the table for the Mariners.” Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/31/i-feel-like-a-kid-in-a-sweet-shop-ian-holloway-appointed-grimsb

Major share indexes end the year sharply higher despite a year of global financial uncertainty.

It follows pressure from LGBTQ groups and health organisations.

Problems with used cars top the list as a charity urges people to keep records of poor service or goods.

After a downward decade Manchester United’s manager believes he is beginning to see his side emerge through the mire Perhaps, in many ways, it is fitting that the 2020s should begin for Manchester United with a trip to Arsenal. The last decade began with United and Arsenal second and third respectively in the Premier League table, but having shared 11 of the first 12 Premier League titles, there were just two between them in the 2010s: the most recent of those going to United in 2013. These are two sides who find themselves in transitional periods, of that there can be no question. Whether the 2020s can provide happier times remains to be seen, but for Ole Gunnar Solskjær at least, there are grounds for cautious optimism. United finished 2019 with back-to-back victories against Newcastle and Burnley and, unlike Wednesday’s opponents, are firmly in the race for the Champions League places. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec

• ‘No one at the club wants to sell Zaha,’ says manager • Dwight McNeil and Ollie Watkins are potential replacements Roy Hodgson has reiterated Wilfried Zaha is not for sale but conceded the Crystal Palace hierarchy would have to consider serious offers for their prized asset in January. Zaha, who submitted a transfer request in the summer amid interest from Arsenal and Everton, is among Chelsea’s primary transfer targets next month. Palace are loth to lose the forward and Hodgson is determined to strengthen his squad when the transfer window reopens on Wednesday. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/31/roy-hodgson-crystal-palace-serious-bid-wilfried-zaha

The tech giant has filed a copyright infringement claim against software company Corellium.

Study the journey that these well-travelled footballers have taken in the past 10 years and see if you can name them Football quiz: 12 months of goal celebrations from 2019 Portsmouth > Burnley (loan) > Leicester City > Middlesbrough > Derby County > Preston North End. Jimmy Bullard David Nugent Dean Windass Kevin Phillips Barcelona > Roma > Milan (loan) > Barcelona > Ajax (loan) > Stoke City > Mainz 05 (loan) > Alavés (loan) > Montreal Impact. Tuncay Sanli Jordi Alba Bojan Krkic Stefano Okaka Tottenham Hotspur > Toronto FC > Tottenham (loan) > Sunderland > Bournemouth > Rangers (loan). Peter Crouch Luka Modric Rafael van der Vaart Jermain Defoe Blackburn > QPR > Doncaster Rovers > Market Drayton > Carlisle > Arles-Avignon > Washington > Ashton Town. Morten Gamst Pedersen Chris Samba Pascal Chimbonda Steven Nzonzi Liverpool > Galatasaray (loan) > Sporting CP > Atlético Madrid >

Tite has transformed the way the seleção play but 2019 was mainly about Liverpool and their very modern football This year has been all about Liverpool. It is not just that they are European and world champions, or that they are well set to win the Premier League for the first time since 1990. It is that their football feels a distillation of the modern game. It is high tempo, hard-pressing football with a fluid front three and extremely attacking full-backs. So universal do those traits seem to have become at the highest level of the game that teams who don’t play in that way appear almost old-fashioned. One of the reasons José Mourinho left Manchester United a year ago was because his refusal to press seemed symptomatic of somebody whom the game had passed by, yet the biggest doubt about his replacement, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, is that he too is fundamentally a counterattacker who struggles with what has come to seem to be the defining quality of the best modern coaches: their ability

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Swede currently on loan at Parma from Atalanta Player has agreed a contract until 2024 Juventus are set to sign the 19-year-old midfielder Dejan Kulusevski after agreeing a deal worth €35m (£29.8m) plus a potential €10m in add-ons with the player’s club, Atalanta. Related: Transfer window January 2020 – every deal from Europe's top five leagues Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/31/juventus-agree-deal-to-sign-19-year-old-midfielder-dejan-kulusevski-for-30m

United linked with Saúl Ñíguez and Moussa Dembélé Solskjær says club will not buy players ‘for the sake of it’ Ole Gunnar Solskjær has reiterated that Manchester United will only spend in the January transfer window if the right player becomes available, insisting that he has the backing from the board to add to his squad over the next month. United have been linked with a host of potential targets across Europe before the window opens on Wednesday, including Atlético Madrid’s Saúl Ñíguez and Lyon striker Moussa Dembélé. Related: Premier League fans’ January transfer window wish lists Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/31/manchester-united-transfer-window-january-spend-solskjaer

Our cartoonist plucks some memorable moments in football from his cheese-addled brain to remember the past 10 years by Take a look through David’s archive of cartoons Buy this cartoon in the Guardian print shop Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2019/dec/31/david-squires-on-cherished-football-memories-from-the-past-decade

Less than two years after his brand of pragmatic survival was deemed not what they wanted the club have had second thoughts Well, I’m sorry to say again: it’s Moysey. In many ways the West Ham to which David Moyes returns this week is largely similar to the one he left 19 months ago: riven by discord, scarred by multiple defeats, lacking not just an identity but the most basic idea of what that identity might be. If Moyes was the answer, and then Manuel Pellegrini, and then Moyes again after him, then what on earth was the question? Moyes has signed an 18-month contract. It is the gloomiest of all contract lengths: a Sherwood‑at‑Tottenham contract, an Allardyce‑at‑Everton contract: a transparently unsatisfying compromise between sporting artifice and financial pragmatism. It is a contract that says we’d all like this to work out but, come on, let’s be real. And to Moyes’s credit he perfectly captured this insoluble paradox in the first interview of his second spell. Continue reading.

South African mobile company MTN responds to allegations it paid bribes to al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

All they want is to do is play professionally, but for many young hopefuls from Africa their expensive journey to Turkey ends in exploitation • Photographs by Italo Rondinella For months, Yves Kibendo woke up every morning at 6am. He would leave his house in an ancient area of Istanbul, returning late in the evening, after working for 12 hours in a textile factory. He was paid under the table, or sometimes not at all. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/dec/31/field-of-broken-dreams-footballs-slave-trade-photo-essay

The decade’s final Rumour Mill stars Diego, Danny and Dominic Not content with having Joel Matip, Dejan Lovren and Joe Gomez to choose for the role of AN Other central defender to play alongside Virgil van Dijk, Jürgen Klopp is pondering a move for £65m-rated Sevilla stopper Diego Carlos . A £13.5m signing from Ligue 1 side Nantes last summer, the 26-year-old has also turned heads at Real Madrid. With just three appearances to his name in the past two seasons, it’s safe to say the career of Danny Drinkwater career has stalled. On loan at Burnley from Chelsea, the midfielder may move to Aston Villa in January, according to Sky Sports. Currently on loan at Leeds, Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah is going to be recalled by his parent club before being farmed out to a club that will give him more game time. The Yorkshire Evening Post say Arsenal are concerned with the lack of minutes the 20-year-old has got from Marcelo Bielsa and may send him to Bristol City instead. Continue reading...

How two friends created an online storytelling platform with more than 80 million global users.

The firm admits life will be "difficult" after the Trump administration banned the firm in the US.

Social media scandals dominate the list of the most-read news stories by the Tech desk this year.

The government says it will boost pay by more than four times the rate of inflation.

It was a year of unrest and upheaval, with protests in Hong Kong, and US-China trade tensions.

The Link network should raise the fee it pays cash machine operators, say convenience store owners.

We select our best XI from the players who have shone since 2010, and a manager to lead them Spent four years in the Championship towards the start of the decade, notably helping Leicester City to promotion to the Premier League in 2014. Began era with Sven-Göran Eriksson at Notts County, for whom he kept 24 clean sheets en route to the League Two title, before reuniting with Eriksson at Leicester after impressing at Leeds. Did not miss a minute of league action across three seasons in the second tier with Leicester and remains a key pillar in the Premier League, which he won in 2016. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/30/football-league-team-of-the-decade-schmeichel-sharp

A masterplan to put Scotland "at the forefront of driverless vehicle technology" has been revealed.

VAR should not be used for ‘something marginal’, says Ifab Premier League fixtures marred by controversy again VAR technology should only be called on to reverse “clear and obvious” mistakes regarding offside, according to the general secretary of the law-making International Football Association Board. The weekend’s Premier League fixtures featured a number of marginal offside decisions which were checked by VAR, with goals ruled out for Wolves , Crystal Palace , Norwich , Brighton and Sheffield United . Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/30/var-should-only-be-used-for-clear-and-obvious-offside-errors-say-law-makers

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Championship club hopeful of landing 19-year-old Steve Cooper worked with Brewster at England U17 level Swansea are in talks to sign Liverpool’s Rhian Brewster on loan for the remainder of the season. Related: Sadio Mané sees Liverpool home over Wolves with a little help from VAR Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/30/swansea-in-talks-to-sign-liverpools-rhian-brewster-on-loan

Fisher FC say they had ‘no option but to leave field of play’ Croydon player ‘firmly denies’ making alleged remark A game in the ninth tier of English football was abandoned on Saturday following an allegation of racist abuse. Fisher FC say a remark was made by an AFC Croydon Athletic player towards their team in the 58th minute of the sides’ Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division match and that after alerting the match officials, their players and coaching staff left the field. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/30/fisher-fc-game-against-croydon-athletic-abandoned-after-alleged-racist-abuse

The bikes are designed to be locked and unlocked by members of the public via an app.

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A dozen images of celebrating footballers from January through to December - with tenuous questions attached January: Sergio Agüero celebrates after scoring for Manchester City against Liverpool in the top-of-the-table clash three days into 2019. What was the final score? Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool Manchester City 3-1 Liverpool Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool February: Which player is celebrating? Jailson (Fenerbahce) Adrian Mariappa (Watford) Alfredo Morelos (Colombia) Troy Deeney (Watford) March: Brazilian striker Anderson Lopes leapt over the advertising board while celebrating his goal for the J-League side Consadole to discover what? A group of angry away fans A moat full of water A steep drop beneath him The ball had actually hit the side-netting April: Raul Jiménez whipped out a wrestling mask to celebrate putting Wolves 2-0 up in the semi-final of the FA Cup. Which team came back to beat them 3-2 after extra-time? Manchester City

Today’s tell-all is milking the festive spirit With the January transfer window due to slam open at precisely the same time as folk around the UK join hands and bawl out raucous renditions of Auld Lang Syne, the Rumour Mill, as you might have expect, has donned its game face. Feverish speculation regarding the future of goalscoring whelp Erling Braut Haaland , who has inked a deal with Borussia Dortmund for a fee reported to be in the region of £18m, may have been nipped in the bud but there is no shortage of other tittle-tattle to keep us going in the meantime. For a kick-off, Lyon striker Moussa Dembélé is wanted by Manchester United, who have set their sights on the former Fulham and Celtic striker after missing out on Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s aforementioned compatriot and former Molde charge Haaland. Related: Premier League fans’ January transfer window wish lists Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/30/football-transf

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Lamptey may not last long at Chelsea, Leicester can be regular title contenders and have Pereira and Ndombele finally arrived? Welcome to the Premier League, then, Tariq Lamptey. And – quite possibly – farewell. For the 19-year-old right-back, the Emirates Stadium was some place to make a professional debut. He rose to the challenge, keeping Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang quiet and making one thrilling foray into Arsenal territory before playing in Tammy Abraham. It says plenty about Chelsea’s short-term youth policy that Lampard felt able to throw an untried teenager into a game of this magnitude. It says plenty about Chelsea’s long-term youth policy that they may not be able to keep him. Lamptey’s contract is up at the end of the season, and Paris Saint-Germain are ready to pounce. “Hopefully he feels a bit of love,” Lampard said afterwards. The question, with three right-backs ahead of him and time running out, is whether it will be enough. Jonathan Liew Continue reading... from Footb

Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith calls the breach "concerning" for police officers affected.

The pope cited Jesus, Mary and Joseph as an example of a family with good communication skills.

On the trail of almost half a billion dollars lost when the Wex exchange collapsed in 2018.

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The government says a new online service will offer graduates more up-to-date balance information.

Hydrogen-powered drones have several advantages to lithium ion-powered ones, says Dr Enass Abo-Hamed.

The government says a new online service will offer graduates more up-to-date balance information.

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The move comes as the US-China trade war US companies to shift production out of China.

The world will face irreversible heating unless firms shift priorities, Mark Carney tells the BBC.

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Manchester City can thank Chris Kavanagh for the referee’s unwitting help in Sergio Agüero’s opener on a day when the champions struggled yet again. It was a moment of farce that turned the contest, seriously upset Sheffield United and which, in these VAR-troubled times, could not be reviewed as the rules do not allow for an official inadvertently blocking a pass in an action that leads to a goal. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/29/manchester-city-sheffield-united-premier-league-match-report

Our picture editors select their favourite images from the weekend’s action Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2019/dec/29/the-dozen-the-weekends-best-premier-league-photos

• Two decisions go against Wolves in 1-0 defeat by Liverpool • Jürgen Klopp says Liverpool ‘had to fight to seal result’ Nuno Espírito Santo was so exasperated by the game’s second VAR controversy, when his Wolves side had a goal ruled out, that he was shown a yellow card and he said later it was wrong for the game to be remembered for a “non-goal”. Related: Sadio Mané sees Liverpool home over Wolves with a little help from VAR Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/29/wolves-nuno-espirito-santo-attacks-var-over-decisions-taken-miles-away

The title is surely now Liverpool’s to lose, whatever their manager has to say on the subject. This narrow victory extended the home side’s lead at the top of the table to 13 points with a game in hand. Liverpool have reached their half way stage of the season with 18 wins and a draw from 19 games played. That is 55 points from a possible 57, and if anything is to go awry in the second half of the season, bearing in mind that Leicester City and Manchester City are not exactly breathing down the leaders’ necks, the collapse is going to have to be something quite spectacular. Now the bad news. This was another significant game disfigured by VAR. Liverpool had a goal approved when it could have been disallowed, Wolves saw an equaliser chalked off for an offside undetectable to the naked eye. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/29/liverpool-wolves-premier-league-match-report

Assumption that calamity is only just around the corner is perhaps new manager’s most toxic inheritance at Emirates You can sense trouble brewing for Arsenal the moment they go on the attack. This sounds paradoxical, but once you’ve watched a club like this for long enough reading the early signs of calamity becomes a sort of sixth sense, an almost shamanic instinct, like being able to see tomorrow’s weather in the pattern of a leaf. Perhaps it’s the way Nicolas Pépé retreats indeterminately towards the touchline, killing the momentum stone dead. Or the way Bukayo Saka advances just a few more yards than is probably wise. Perhaps it’s simply the breath of the wind on your cheek. Either way, you just know. Related: Misery for Arteta after Chelsea’s Abraham grabs late winner at Arsenal Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/dec/29/arsenal-frailties-chelsea-defeat-mikel-arteta

Mikel Arteta can welcome Mesut Özil’s revival but will look to improve his side’s game management while Frank Lampard deserves praise for an astute substitution in the first half When the dust settles, Mikel Arteta will feel a measure of satisfaction that so much of his message is getting through. Arsenal ran, harried, moved the ball on quickly, posed a genuine threat and did not really look like buckling under pressure until Bernd Leno’s howler changed the complexion. That felt harsh but what happened next was a reminder that simple game management is one of the first things Arteta’s Arsenal need to master. Sometimes you have to know when to take a point but, from their own attack, Matteo Guendouzi lost a crucial challenge to N’Golo Kanté and set in motion a movie everyone has seen before. Arsenal were shockingly open as Willian and Tammy Abraham sliced through them , a situation not helped by their centre-halves backing off criminally, and resembled a team that had rushed headlong to

West Brom suffer first home defeat, O’Brien sinks Brentford Leaders Wycombe lose again, Port Vale shock Swindon Leeds end 2019 as the division’s leaders after a day of supreme drama, stealing past West Brom , who lost 2-0 at home to Middlesbrough , after a chaotic 5-4 win at Birmingham where Wes Harding’s injury-time own-goal proved decisive. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/29/football-league-leeds-birmingham-west-brom-middlesbrough

Mikel Arteta put his hands up to his face and keep them there for a while, before dragging his fingers down. The Arsenal manager could not bear to look; he was a case study in anguish. Arsenal had been 1-0 up, thanks to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s 13th-minute header and, although the balance of the game had swung, there was not long left for them to hang on. Then it happened – one of those individual aberrations that have long blighted Arsenal, driving managers, players and supporters to distraction. Mason Mount’s deep free-kick from the left looked like easy pickings for the goalkeeper, Bernd Leno, only for him to misjudge its flight and miss his punch in darkly comic fashion. Jorginho, the Chelsea substitute, could tap into the empty net at the far post, barely able to believe his luck. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/29/arsenal-chelsea-premier-league-match-report

Manager’s second stint has the same goal as his first – to prevent relegation for West Ham – and loftier ambitions must wait For West Ham supporters it must feel like Groundhog Day. But the news David Moyes is expected to return to the club where he was so unceremoniously dumped after being parachuted in to help stave off relegation in 2017 is a scenario few could have predicted after the 2-0 victory over Manchester United on 22 September. Related: West Ham to appoint David Moyes on 18-month deal after sacking Pellegrini Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/29/david-moyes-west-ham-struggle-relegation

Premier League updates from the 4.30pm GMT kick-off Revamped Henderson holds up well in Liverpool midfield Email John here or tweet @John_Ashdown 3.51pm GMT Some pre-match reading: Related: Will anything now derail Liverpool’s bid for a first league title in 30 years? | Jonathan Wilson Related: Nuno Espírito Santo says hectic Christmas fixture schedule is ‘absurd’ Related: The alternative 2019 sports awards: quotes, gaffes and animal cameos 3.37pm GMT Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Salah, Firmino, Mane. Subs: Adrian, Milner, Keita, Origi, Jones, Elliott, Williams. Wolves: Patricio; Bennett, Coady, Kilman; Jonny, Neves, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Vinagre; Jota, Neto. Subs: Ruddy, Doherty, Jimenez, Cutrone, Saiss, Traore, Otasowie. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/dec/29/liverpool-v-wolves-premier-league-live

Highly-rated 19-year-old signs four-and-a-half year deal Transfer from RB Salzburg ends widespread speculation Borussia Dortmund have signed the highly-rated striker Erling Braut Haaland from RB Salzburg for an undisclosed fee. The much-hyped 19-year-old, who has recently been linked with a host of top clubs in the Premier League and around Europe, has signed a contract until 30 June 2024. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/29/borussia-dortmund-manchester-united-signing-erling-braut-haaland

A first Rangers win at Celtic Park since 2010 was notable only because it was so fully deserved. Ryan Kent and Nikola Katic were the matchwinners for Steven Gerrard’s team, who will now be firm in their belief that Celtic’s title winning run can be halted at eight. Related: Celtic 1-2 Rangers: Scottish Premiership – as it happened Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/29/rangers-celtic-scottish-premiership-old-firm-derby-report

Premier League updates from the 2pm GMT kick-off Arteta aims to repair fracture between team and fans And feel free to email Ben or tweet @benfisherj 1.24pm GMT The last time Arteta duelled with Lampard? September 2014. Sort of, with Arteta a stoppage-time substitute at the Emirates. It was Lampard’s City debut – but it only lasted 45 minutes with the midfielder, then on loan from New York City, booked and then hooked in favour of Samir Nasri at the interval. The game finished 2-2, with Jack Wilshere and Alexis Sánchez on scoresheet for Arsenal and Sergio Agüero and Martín Demichelis coming up with the goods for City. In total the pair played against each other 10 times during their playing careers, with Arteta winning three, Lampard two and the other five matches being drawn. 1.10pm GMT Team news news: Granit Xhaka misses out through a mysterious illness, 48 hours on from his agent saying that the midfielder was dead keen on a move to Hertha Berlin. A €25m deal has been moo

Scottish Premiership updates from the 12.30pm GMT kick-off Derby last chance for Rangers to engage Celtic in title race Email John here or tweet @John_Ashdown 12.20pm GMT Here’s Neil Lennon : “It’s the end of a tumultuous month, we’ve been brilliant, and I want us to go into the break on a high.” 11.56am GMT To while away the stressful minutes before kick-off, why not read Ewan Murray’s preview of today’s game: A fixture bogged down by over‑the-top tribalism has a wider, useful value. Both halves of Glasgow’s big two have players capable of operating at a higher level. Édouard and Alfredo Morelos are widely heralded as blue-chip players but others – Ryan Christie, Callum McGregor, Ryan Jack and Glen Kamara – should relish the chance to demonstrate their abilities to a broader audience than is customary. Related: Old Firm derby looks like Rangers’ last chance to engage Celtic in title race Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/footba

Club say it will be ‘greenest football stadium in the world’ League Two side are world’s first 100% vegan club The world’s first football stadium made almost entirely out of wood, which will be home to League Two side Forest Green Rovers, has been granted planning permission. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects , the 5,000-capacity ‘Eco Park’ is set to be “the greenest football stadium in the world,” according to the club’s website . Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/29/forest-green-rovers-granted-planning-permission-for-all-wooden-stadium

• West Ham hope to have Moyes in charge for Bournemouth game • Sporting director Mario Husillos also leaves club David Moyes is set to make an unlikely return to West Ham United, who have asked the Scot to save them from relegation for the second time in three seasons after firing Manuel Pellegrini. Related: West Ham sack Manuel Pellegrini as manager following slump in form Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/29/west-ham-david-moyes-manuel-pellegrini

In between gigs for The Coral the drummer is taking his Uefa coaching badge in Wales and says it is ‘not for fun and games’ I still need you but I don’t want you now . As usual Jack Prince is first off stage, followed by James Skelly in his stetson and shades. Inside the 11,000-seat arena they are cheering, Dreaming Of You closes the set and the band heads into the dark backstage, past piles of cables and flashing consoles, to the dressing room. A sheet of A4 is stuck on the door, “The Coral” printed on it. Inside, it is grey, basic, bottles loaded on a table, bags strewn about and after the initial diagnosis – “boss gig, that” – conversation soon returns to where it had been a couple of hours earlier: football. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/29/the-coral-drummer-jack-prince-coaching-badges-everton-wrexham

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Nights like this, in the depths of December at a sub-zero Turf Moor, are not the ones that will stick in the memory for Manchester United supporters come May, but they could turn out to be decisive in their attempt to return to the Champions League. In the end, it was one moment of ill-judgment from Charlie Taylor, coupled with a clinical finish from Anthony Martial and a late breakaway strike from Marcus Rashford, that decided this encounter, which had all the festive fizz of a bottle of champagne left open since Christmas Day. But that will matter little to United, who are now only a point shy of fourth-placed Chelsea after back-to-back victories. This was far from perfect from United, but a first away clean sheet in the league since February secured with a makeshift midfield of Fred, Nemanja Matic and Andreas Pereira, who impressed throughout, represents a solid night’s work for Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s side as they prepare for Arsenal on New Year’s Day. Continue reading... from Fo

• Pellegrini has been in the job since May 2018 • Moyes, Hughton and Howe could be approached Manuel Pellegrini has been sacked as manager of West Ham after their 2-1 defeat by Leicester. The club’s announcement comes as little surprise given the pressure that has been building on the Chilean amid a run of two wins in all competitions since late September. A club statement said: “West Ham United can confirm that Manuel Pellegrini has left the Club with immediate effect. Joint-Chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold, along with the Board and everyone at West Ham United, would like to place on record their thanks to Manuel for his service over the past 18 months. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/28/west-ham-sack-manuel-pellegrini-as-manager-following-slump-in-form-football

Klopp’s team are outperforming their own statistics and something remarkable will have to happen to stop a procession Leicester were second in the table and unbeaten at home, where they had conceded only five goals in nine previous games this season. On Boxing Day Liverpool destroyed them, beating them 4-0 with a performance of awesome authority . Their opening 18 games have brought 17 wins and a draw, a start matched in the entire history of the league only by Manchester City the season before last. Their lead over the champions is 14 points with a game in hand before they meet Wolves on Sunday. At the moment Liverpool are not merely Club World Cup winners, they are actually the best side in the world. Is there, then, anything that could stop them winning the title for the first time since 1990? Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/28/will-anything-now-derail-liverpool-premier-league-title-bid

This match was all over the place. There were moments of quality, some absolute howlers and the sort of VAR controversy that everyone would happily consign to the bin. In the end a draw was frustrating for both teams, but just about the right result. Norwich took a first-half lead through Mario Vrancic and thought they had a second only for Teemu Pukki to be adjudged offside by a distance undetectable to the naked eye. Spurs equalised quickly after half-time through Christian Eriksen, went behind again through a comical own goal and earned a draw late on with Harry Kane’s cute penalty. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/28/norwich-tottenham-premier-league-report

Manuel Pellegrini’s job is hanging by the finest of threads after a below-strength Leicester side inflicted West Ham’s fourth successive home defeat thanks to a brilliant winning goal from Demarai Gray Not since Blackpool’s Ian Holloway in November 2010 had a Premier League manager made as many changes to his starting lineup this early in the season as Brendan Rodgers opted for here but even his second-string proved far too strong for a dispirited home team. Even after the returning Lukasz Fabianski saved a penalty and Pablo Fornals had cancelled out Kelechi Iheanacho’s opener, West Ham never looked threatening enough to go on to claim victory and left the pitch to a chorus of boos from the few supporters who stayed until the bitter end. Bournemouth’s visit to the London Stadium on New Year’s Day has now taken on even more significance for their manager. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/28/west-ham-leicester-city-premier

Premier League updates from the 7.45pm GMT kick-off Solskjær backs youthful United to recover quickly And you can email Will here or tweet @Will_Unwin 5.25pm GMT Good evening! Sean Dyche’s Burnley sit happily in mid-table and are not even looking over their shoulder, so will be very content with life. The squad and style are pretty much set and they will certainly make life difficult for a Manchester United team on a high after thrashing Newcastle. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/dec/28/burnley-v-manchester-united-premier-league-live

Marco Verratti to Manchester United? Adama Traoré to Spurs? Supporters set out their hopes for next month Forgive the cynicism, but it’s hard not to think Arsenal’s suits went for Mikel Arteta because, unlike some of the more experienced options, he was happy to take the job without demanding a massive war chest up front. So, while the squad is gossamer thin and injury-struck, it won’t be a surprise if not much is spent next month. Especially since Emery seemingly wasted £72m on Pépé – that experience suggests the board are unlikely to risk £80m on another show pony in Palace’s Wilfried Zaha. Mikel might well be forced to rely on kids instead, hoping Saka, Maitland-Niles, Smith-Rowe, Nelson and Willock will flourish. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/28/premier-league-fans-january-transfer-window-wish-lists

Carlo Ancelotti is paid an awful lot of money to retain his mental poise under pressure and that clarity of thought once again paid dividends as his decision to introduce Fabian Delph from the bench helped precipitate his second win in two games as Everton manager. As the scorer of all three goals under Ancelotti, Dominic Calvert-Lewin will dominate the headlines but with Andy Carroll at times terrorising the Everton defence by winning almost everything in the air for the home side, this was precisely the sort of game the visitors would have lost under Marco Silva. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/28/newcastle-everton-premier-league-report

Troy Deeney struck a brace to hand Watford a vital 3-0 win over relegation rivals Aston Villa at Vicarage Road. The Hornets skipper grabbed his first three minutes before half-time and added a second from the penalty spot in the 67th minute, 10 minutes after his teammate Adrian Mariappa had been sent off. Ismaïla Sarr scored a third not long after to make it back-to-back victories for Nigel Pearson at Vicarage Road and take his side to withing three points of Premier League safety. Dean Smith endured a terrible afternoon in Hertfordshire and his side now looks in trouble, with this their fifth defeat in six league games. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/28/watford-aston-villa-premier-league-report

There was an air of inevitability that Danny Ings would strike against Roy Hodgson given that the Crystal Palace manager spent much of the buildup to this encounter highlighting the forward’s killer instincts. It was Hodgson who gave Ings his sole England cap in Lithuania four years ago and the in-form striker, who netted his 12th goal of the season here, turned his nose up at a move to Palace in favour of a return to his boyhood club last year. Ings cancelled out James Tomkins’s header as Southampton rallied to take a point just as things seemed to be getting away from them against Palace, who had a first-half goal disallowed by VAR. Pantomime season is in full swing and Wilfried Zaha relished the role of the villain but the opening stages were more slapstick than anything. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was patrolling the Southampton midfield with his back bare for a minute or two after tussles with Zaha and Luka Milivojevic left his shirt in tatters, flapping like a cape before a replacemen

Premier League updates from the 5.30pm GMT kick-off Brighton’s Mooy produces cracker to finish off Bournemouth And feel free to email Barry or tweet @bglendenning 4.40pm GMT Both managers make four changes: Jamal Lewis, Mario Vrancic, Onel Hernandez and Marco Stiepermann come in for Norwich, while Juan Foyth, Tanguy Ndombele, Giovani Lo Celso and Christian Eriksen start for Tottenham. 4.33pm GMT Norwich: Krul, Aarons, Zimmermann, Hanley, Lewis, Tettey, Vrancic, Emi, Stiepermann, Hernandez, Pukki. Subs: Byram, Cantwell, Trybull, Fahrmann, McLean, Amadou, Srbeny. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/dec/28/norwich-city-v-tottenham-premier-league-live

Brighton recorded their first home win since 2 November with a convincing victory over a lacklustre Bournemouth side at the Amex Stadium. They had suffered their biggest home defeat in the Premier League in this fixture last season but got off to a dream start this time around, when Alireza Jahanbakhsh scored his first goal for the club. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/28/brighton-bournemouth-premier-league-report

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Premier League updates from the 3pm GMT kick-offs Live scores: all the goals from the top-flight matches And you can email Will here or tweet @Will_Unwin 1.45pm GMT Dan Burn with a cracking finish to make it 2-0 to Brighton against Bournemouth, in case you were wondering. He controls it superbly after a touch of pinball in the box and then turned to whack it home. 1.43pm GMT Look away now, Chesterfield fans. Related: Are sorry Chesterfield heading for a third relegation in four seasons? Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/dec/28/newcastle-v-everton-watford-v-aston-villa-and-more-clockwatch-live

Sheffield United have not lost an away game since last January, but that extraordinary run will be severely tested this week. Chris Wilder’s side head to Anfield on Thursday, after taking on a City side still licking their wounds after the dramatic 3-2 defeat to Wolves. Ederson is suspended after his red card, meaning substitute Claudio Bravo will continue in goal. These two teams have not met since 2008, when a rogue balloon helped the Blades to an FA Cup fourth-round win. Niall McVeigh Sunday 6pm Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/28/manchester-city-sheffield-united-match-preview

Premier League updates from the 12.30pm GMT kick-off Brighton v Bournemouth match preview And feel free to email Barry or tweet @bglendenning 11.38am GMT Brighton: Ryan, Montoya, Dunk, Duffy, Burn, Propper, Bissouma, Mooy, Jahanbakhsh, Maupay, Trossard. Subs: Stephens, Gross, Webster, Murray, Button, Bernardo, Alzate. 11.35am GMT Solly March and Jose Izquierdo are both sidelined with injury for Brighton, while Lewis Dunk missed their match against Tottenham with illness. Bournemouth’s current list of the lame and halt is considerably longer, and Eddie Howe has had to plan for this game without Nathan Ake, Adam Smith, Arnaut Danjuma, Charlie Daniels, Lloyd Kelly and David Brooks. Simon Francis could return today after sitting out his side’s game against Arsenal with bad bruising. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/dec/28/brighton-v-bournemouth-premier-league-live

Liverpool’s thumping win at Leicester extinguished any fears that their mid-season trip to Qatar might disrupt their march towards the title, while Wolves’ comeback win over 10-man Manchester City leaves Jürgen Klopp’s side 14 points clear of the defending champions. The gap to the chasing pack might be growing, but Klopp will ensure his team keep their focus; after an FA Cup third-round derby next week, Liverpool face Spurs, United and Wolves again in the league. Niall McVeigh Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/28/liverpool-wolves-match-preview-premier-league

Celtic will go eight points clear if they win on Sunday, a gap that would be close to insurmountable for Steven Gerrard’s side We will never know if, after defeating Celtic on 29 December last year, Steven Gerrard genuinely believed Rangers could win the Scottish title. The Old Firm were tied at the summit – albeit Celtic had a game in hand – triggering widespread excitement that here was a long-awaited duel for the flag. Celtic, as it transpired, were in no mood to fuel the narrative: they eased to an eighth league title in succession after Scotland’s top flight returned from its winter break. Rangers’ early-2019 form, good as opposed to excellent, was not sufficient to keep pace. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/28/old-firm-rangers-celtic-title-race-steven-gerrard-neil-lennon

National League club are in danger of falling into the sixth tier, with fans losing patience and the owner unable to a buyer Chesterfield’s stadium is clean and handsome with a capacity of 10,504 and in recent memory delirious crowds were roaring the Spireites into the League One play-offs; but no amount of solid architecture can distract from the gloom within. In mid-December Chesterfield hosted Notts County in the FA Trophy at the Proact Stadium but only 595 home fans turned up. The attendance of 931 marked the club’s lowest since 1936. Chesterfield’s 1-0 defeat damned them to five straight home losses, a sequence the club has recorded only once before. Three years after competing in League One, Chesterfield are 22nd in the National League and in danger of a third relegation in four years. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/28/chesterfield-relegation-national-league

Megan Rapinoe’s celebration is among the images from 2019 that point towards a parity in how male and female athletes are covered From the viral delight of UCLA Bruins gymnast Katelyn Ohashi during her perfect 10 floor routine, to the tears of Katarina Johnson-Thompson as she stared at her record breaking scoreboard, or Megan Rapinoe, arms outstretched in perhaps the pose of the year, it has been a good year for powerful imagery of sportswomen. “We’re seeing the parity between men’s sport and women’s sports being less obvious,” says Getty Images’ head of creative insights Dr Rebecca Swift. “If you take the Women’s World Cup as an example, we’re seeing moments captured that we typically had seen in the men’s game, the very dynamic and a sense of movement and skill which you just expect from great sports photography. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/28/powerful-photographs-perfectly-illustrate-rise-of-womens-sport

Mikel Arteta takes charge of Arsenal at home for the first time and will be keen to start rejuvenating the Emirates atmosphere. That may depend on which version of Chelsea turn up – the swashbuckling side who outclassed Tottenham, or the team who have lost at home to Southampton, Bournemouth and West Ham in recent weeks. Arsenal, who could start the game as low as 13th in the table, will hope it is the latter. Niall McVeigh Sunday 2pm Sky Sports Premier League Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/28/arsenal-chelsea-match-preview-premier-league

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Adama Traoré stole the show with his bustling runs and goal that gave Wolves confidence to go on and beat Manchester City “It’s not football any more,” the Wolves fans sang at one point during this bizarre festive vaudeville. On this point, at least, they were wrong. This was, in many ways, modern Premier League football in its purest distillation: from the stark verticality to the puce-tinged rage, from the video-inspired plot twists to the freezing Molineux mist, from the humming madness of its start to the electrifying anarchy of its finish. At the end of which: an instant classic, and probably a fair result, albeit by wildly circuitous means. For all the outrageous swings in fortune, for all the operatic fury of those opening 25 minutes, the narrative thread of this game was one in which Manchester City were mastered as they have rarely been in the Pep Guardiola era: 62-38 in possession, 20-7 in shots, beaten in the press and beaten in the tackle. Continue reading... from Foot

Manchester United have won two of nine away league games this season – and one of those came at Manchester City. The short trip to Burnley offers a chance for United to get over their travel sickness; they have lost only once at Turf Moor in 13 visits, a run that dates back to 1968. Paul Pogba looks set to start for the first time since September owing to Scott McTominay injuring his knee against Newcastle. Niall McVeigh Saturday 7.45pm BT Sport 1 Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/27/burnley-manchester-united-match-preview-premier-league

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Both teams are mired in the relegation battle and will see this match as must-win if they are to escape. Watford have won one and drawn two of their four games since Nigel Pearson took charge but are still five points adrift of Villa, who grabbed a vital home win against Norwich on Boxing Day. Pearson must decide whether to stick with Troy Deeney up front; the Watford captain’s fitness must be managed but he scored late winners against Villa twice in 2015-16 – the last season these teams were in the same division. Niall McVeigh Saturday 3pm Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/27/watford-aston-villa-match-preview-premier-league

Max Rushden , Barry Glendenning , Jonathan Wilson and Simon Burnton discuss the Boxing Day action in the Premier League and Football League, Alan Pardew’s new gig, transfer rumours and Barry’s life lessons from India Join the conversation on Facebook , Twitter and email . We look back at all nine Boxing Day fixtures in the Premier League, beginning at Leicester where Trent Alexander-Arnold produced a masterclass to help send Liverpool 13 points clear at the top. We then evaluate Newcastle’s capitulation at Old Trafford , before touching on another home loss for Chelsea and a strong comeback by Tottenham . In part two, we take a look at Ancelotti and Arteta’s first games in charge of Everton and Arsenal respectively, before covering the rest of the big stories in the Premier League and Football League. Finally, we preview the weekend’s fixtures, touch on Alan Pardew becoming the new boss of ADO Den Haag and look at some of the early January transfer rumours. Continue rea

José Mourinho’s hand has been forced regarding squad rotation with Moussa Sissoko and Harry Winks joining Son Heung-min on the naught list. All three are suspended meaning Giovani Lo Celso is likely to make his first start under Mourinho. The manager will be happy with Tottenham’s comeback against Brighton but will want his side to take control from the off against Norwich. Daniel Farke’s side are winless in their last six games and have sunk to last place in the league. A likely set of three points for Spurs will send them into fourth if Chelsea lose to Arsenal. Tottenham should leapfrog them sooner rather than later if it doesn’t happen this weekend. Graham Searles Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/27/norwich-tottenham-match-preview-premier-league

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West Ham are a point above the bottom three after their last-minute defeat against Crystal Palace on Boxing Day and calls for Manuel Pellegrini to be sacked may intensify if Leicester triumph at the London Stadium. West Ham could be boosted by the return of Lukasz Fabianski in goal and it could be a good time to face Leicester, who are winless in three matches. Jacob Steinberg Saturday 5.30pm Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/27/west-ham-leicester-match-preview-premier-league

• Manager reminds player of his work as team’s ‘connector’ • ‘When I think about Bobby I don’t think about scoring’ Jürgen Klopp has revealed Roberto Firmino’s recent burst of goals came after the player had to be reassured of his value to Liverpool following a long stretch without scoring. The manager described the Brazilian as Liverpool’s “connector”, who gives invaluable service even when not getting on the scoresheet. Firmino’s finishing has been impeccable over the festive period, as he scored the winning goals against Monterrey and Flamengo in the Club World Cup before two goals in the demolition of Leicester on Thursday. But he had scored only once in the previous 16 Premier League and Champions League and began to worry about his form until Klopp reminded him of his precious contribution beyond goals. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/27/roberto-firmino-liverpool-goals-jurgen-klopp

Brighton and Bournemouth sit in 15th and 16th spot respectively and have identical records at the halfway stage of the season. But with only two wins between them from their last 16 matches combined, Graham Potter and Eddie Howe know nothing is guaranteed yet in terms of survival. Brighton were thumped 5-0 by the Cherries at home last season – their heaviest home league defeat since December 1973 – while Bournemouth are hoping to record successive away league victories for the first time since October 2018. Ed Aarons Saturday 12.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/27/brighton-bournemouth-match-preview-premier-league

• Manager leads side into two fixtures at London Stadium • Chilean acknowledges club’s home form must improve Manuel Pellegrini has acknowledged West Ham’s home form must improve if they are to pull away from the threat of relegation, with two fixtures at the London Stadium in the space of five days that could define the 66-year-old’s future. The defeat against Crystal Palace on Saturday was West Ham’s ninth of the season in the Premier League and has left the east London club perilously close to the bottom three in the leadup to Leicester’s visit on Saturday. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/27/manuel-pellegrini-faces-five-days-that-could-define-his-west-ham-future

• France midfielder ruled himself out of Brighton match • ‘I hope he can say: I’m ready to help the team’ José Mourinho hopes that Tanguy Ndombele feels ready to ease Tottenham’s midfield crisis after missing the Boxing Day victory over Brighton & Hove Albion , with Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko suspended for Saturday afternoon’s trip to Norwich City. Ndombele asked to be left out of the squad against Brighton after telling Mourinho he was not in the right condition to play. While the £55m midfielder shook off a groin injury in time to face Chelsea last Sunday, he is worried about suffering further setbacks as he works towards regaining full match fitness. However Spurs are short of midfielders after Winks and Sissoko picked up their fifth bookings of the season against Brighton and Mourinho, who has Eric Dier and Oliver Skipp also competing for selection, wants Ndombele to make himself available. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/f

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Harvard’s Anita Elberse has attracted interest from the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson, Gerard Piqué and Kaká. Here’s why Anita Elberse of Harvard Business School is discussing how it all started; how the world of football opened up to her teaching – which would see her become a mentor to some of the game’s A-list names, including Gerard Piqué, Kaká and Dani Alves. Elberse, one of the youngest women to have been promoted to full professor with tenure in HBS’s history, had begun to cross over into sport from entertainment and media, making a case study for her students on the tennis player Maria Sharapova. This led to a research project into whether it paid to have an athlete endorsing a brand. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/27/harvard-alex-ferguson-professor-course-anita-elberse

Football royalty is in Toon in the shape of Everton’s Carlo Ancelotti as Newcastle aim to atone for the heavy Boxing Day defeat at Manchester United. The impending league fixture list imbues the need for a swift improvement with added urgency; after Everton Steve Bruce’s side face Leicester, Wolves, Chelsea and Everton again. Newcastle may have enjoyed a better first half of the campaign than widely expected but there could yet be a few anxious moments in store on Tyneside between now and May. Louise Taylor Saturday 3pm Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/27/newcastle-everton-match-preview-premier-league

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Southampton’s survival prospects looked bleak after they were beaten at home by West Ham, but two impressive away wins on the bounce have changed all that – and victory over Crystal Palace could move Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side toward the middle of the pack. Top scorer Danny Ings is likely to be recalled, with teenager Michael Obafemi staking his claim to retain his place after a fantastic finish against Chelsea. That win means Southampton have twice as many away points (14) as they have earned at St Mary’s (7). That statistic will need to change if Southampton are to stay clear of the relegation battle. Niall McVeigh Saturday 3pm Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/27/southampton-crystal-palace-match-preview-premier-league

Wolves’ unsung defensive hero on facing City and Liverpool back to back, trying to stop Adama Traoré in training and why he was always confident their manager would not leave for Arsenal Wolves’ players got a special present at Christmas – a day off. That was a rarity in a season in which they have already played 32 matches, successfully combining a Europa League campaign with domestic duties. Romain Saïss, who has been playing for the club since their Championship days, has enjoyed doing things differently as Wolves break new ground. “You play a lot of games in the Championship as well but coming back from Bristol and Fulham is not the same as coming back from Istanbul,” he says with a guffaw. “Sometimes you spend more time recovering than training. You have to sleep more and do more treatments like massages, ice baths, cold chambers and so on. The details have been really important this season. Especially for me, now that I’m 29. And recovery is going to be particularly important t

• United travel to Turf Moor 48 hours after beating Newcastle • Solskjær says cluttered festive calendar should be changed Ole Gunnar Solskjær believes Manchester United’s youthfulness gives them a better chance of recovery than Burnley when the teams meet just 48 hours after playing on Boxing Day. United beat Newcastle 4-1 at Old Trafford while the Clarets lost 1-0 to Everton before Saturday’s match at Turf Moor. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/27/solskjr-backs-youthful-manchester-united-to-recover-quickly-for-burnley

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• ‘They have enough quality and experience to get the job done’ • Jürgen Klopp claims 13 point lead is ‘absolutely not relevant’ Brendan Rodgers believes Liverpool are going to be “very, very hard to stop” after watching them demolish his Leicester team 4-0 and extend their lead at the top to 13 points. Roberto Firmino scored in the first half before Liverpool struck in nine second-half minutes, James Milner scoring a penalty before Firmino struck again and Trent Alexander-Arnold completed an emphatic win. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/26/liverpool-leicester-premier-league-brendan-rodgers-jurgen-klopp