Manchester City have commissioned a statue in honour of departing star David Silva to be located at the club s Etihad Stadium.
The Spain playmaker is leaving City after 10 years, during which time he won four Premier League titles, the EFL Cup five times and the FA Cup twice.
As well as the statue, City have dedicated a bespoke mosaic of Silva at their City Football Academy reflecting his contribution to the 6-1 defeat of Manchester United in 2011.
Silva follows former skipper Vincent Kompany in being immortalised in statue form, with both pieces to be unveiled in 2021.
David Silva is a transformational player; a quiet leader who has acted quietly and deliberately and inspired everyone around him, from the youngest academy player to his senior team-ma…
Moise Kean became the youngest player to score in four consecutive Serie A games in the era of three points for a win, the teenager surpassing Mario Balotelli s record on Saturday.
Juventus star Kean is often compared to Balotelli, who netted in three straight games in 2009, and he extended his fine run of form with the opening goal away to SPAL.
A shot from Joao Cancelo looked to be on target but Kean was alert and clever enough to divert the ball away from the dive of goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano.
Should Juve avoid defeat at SPAL, they will become Serie A champions for the eighth year in a row, breaking the league s record for the fastest title triumph.
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With the FA Cup making its return on Tuesday night, we certainly have a stacked English schedule on the cards in midweek.
Ahead of a full fixture list from both League One and League Two respectively, we have found a pair of Tuesday betting markets that are worth keeping an eye out for.
19:45 Derby vs Charlton
Eventually falling to what was a costly 2-1 loss at the hands of Barnsley over the weekend, Derby will know the importance of claiming a crucial response here. Nevertheless, still battling it out at the top of the League One table and with their sights firmly set on clinching a Championship return in 2024, Tuesday’s hosts will be smelling a golden opportunity at Pride Park.
Opening Tuesday’s showdown still scrapping it out in the automatic pr…
Harry Maguire is pleased with the defensive improvements made by Manchester United on the back of their 6-1 home defeat to Tottenham this month.
United suffered their joint-heaviest defeat in the Premier League as they lost by a five-goal margin for the fourth time, and the first since October 2011 against Manchester City.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s men are unbeaten in four matches since then, though, keeping back-to-back clean sheets against Chelsea and RB Leipzig after winning away at Newcastle United and Paris Saint-Germain.
Maguire, who has played every minute in the Premier League this season, admits his side were at crisis point after conceding 12 goals in their first three matches.
After Tottenham, we were all devastated, he told the club s official w…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic warned Milan still have not won anything as the Rossoneri star urged the Serie A leaders to remain focused.
Milan – without a Scudetto since 2011 – are four points clear atop the table ahead of Sunday s clash against Parma at San Siro.
Stefano Pioli s Milan have earned 26 points in the league this season, setting a record after their first 10 Serie A games played in the three points for a win era – they only gained more points in 2003-04 (27) and in 2005-06 (28).
Milan are also unbeaten in Serie A after 10 rounds – in the last three seasons when the Italian giants have not lost any of their first 11 league matches (1991-92, 1992-93 and 2003-04) they won the Scudetto.
As expectations grow, Ibrahimovic – sidelined for the Parma …
Chelsea and Liverpool never take each other lightly and on Sunday both sides will attempt to put Champions League defeats behind them.
Liverpool s winning start to the season came to an abrupt half in a 2-0 defeat at Napoli, while Chelsea suffered their first home reverse of the season when Valencia won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.
It is little over a month since Tammy Abraham s penalty miss handed Liverpool a 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory after a 2-2 draw in the UEFA Super Cup in Istanbul, and Frank Lampard will be desperate for revenge now he has settled into his role as head coach.
Lampard is a central figure in the rivalry between Liverpool and Chelsea, having faced the Reds in three Champions League semi-finals and helped the Blues to 15 victories and four draws…
Manchester United were fortunate to leave Stamford Bridge with a 1-1 draw on Sunday as a dominant Chelsea squandered a host of chances against Michael Carrick s men.
The Blues are now winless in their past eight Premier League games against the Red Devils (D5 L3), only once enduring a longer such run (10 games between 1938 and 1950).
Elsewhere, Manchester City edged past West Ham 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium to keep the pressure on Thomas Tuchel s table-topping side, and Leicester City beat Watford 4-2.
Everton s dismal run continued with a 1-0 defeat at Brentford, while Tottenham s trip to Burnley was postponed amid heavy snow in Lancashire.
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Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel revelled in the club s Champions League semi-final berth after surviving a tense last-eight tie with Porto.
Porto claimed a last-gasp 1-0 win on Tuesday thanks to Mehdi Taremi s stunning acrobatic stoppage-time strike, but the Premier League side still advanced to the final four 2-1 on aggregate.
It was a tough battle at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan – the same venue as last week s opening leg due to coronavirus protocols – with only three shots on target (one for Chelsea) throughout the return fixture.
But Chelsea saw off the Portuguese visitors over two legs to reach the semi-finals for the eighth time, more than any other English side in Champions League history.
We accepted what was needed was a tough, tough fig…
Zinedine Zidane does not think 2020-21 will automatically be considered a bad season if Real Madrid fail to successfully defend their LaLiga title.
A 2-2 draw at home to Sevilla at the weekend left Madrid two points adrift of leaders Atletico Madrid with three games to go, the stalemate meaning title success was no longer in their hands.
They go to Granada on Thursday having beaten the Nazaries in 17 of their 18 LaLiga meetings, that sole defeat coming in 2013 as a result of the only own goal Cristiano Ronaldo has ever scored in Europe s top five leagues.
Their run of 11 successive league wins over Granada is their best current winning streak over a single opponent in LaLiga.
If Atletico beat Real Sociedad on Wednesday, a shock defeat for Madrid will effe…
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Nottingham Forest s impressive victory over Sheffield United has put them in a strong position to secure Premier League survival, with potentially just one point needed from their game against Chelsea, scheduled for Saturday at the City Ground. On the other hand, Chelsea s dominant 5-0 win over West Ham United has kept them in control of their fate in the top-seven race.
Nottingham Forest
Once hailed as the shining star of Chelsea s academy, Callum Hudson-Odoi s journey in West London took an unexpected turn in the wrong direction. However, the English forward has found new life wearing the Forest jersey, delivering a standout performance at Bramall Lane last weekend.
Although Ben Brereton Diaz s penalty gave the relegated Bl…