I got a lot of people just patting me on the back and saying 'well done, it doesn't matter that you are gay'. In August 2017, Ryan Atkin became the first man refereeing in England's professional leagues to come out as gay. Since then, he has gone from working as an assistant referee in the English Football League to refereeing in the National League this season. From running the line to being the man in the middle, he has been nominated has been named as one of Stonewall's Sport Champions for 2019.
Their statement continued: "We are fiercely proud of our anti-racism work and our zero tolerance of any form of discrimination. This is one reason why we have attributed so much time and resource to investigating this matter. Had we identified anyone guilty of this we were intent on issuing them with a lifetime ban from our stadium as they would have no place among our proud, diverse fan base. If any new information comes to light, this will be fully investigated.
Alaves won their first league game but then went five without a win. That included a run of three straight losses and only one goal in five matches. Two of the next three were won but both were against sides currently in the bottom four. That revival didn't last for long with just one point from the next three games but the past two games have both been won.
SubstitutionPosted at 75' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Nassim Boujellab replaces Suat Serdar. Posted at 74' Attempt blocked. Alassane Pléa (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Wendt. SubstitutionPosted at 72' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach.
But he has still enhanced his reputation on the pitch, becoming the first player in Europe's top five leagues to score and assist 10 goals in all competitions this season. Meanwhile, the German side have just bought teenage striking prodigy Erling Braut Haaland from Red Bull Salzburg, so may be prepared to listen to offers. Could Sancho be tempted by a return to the Premier League, where he did not get a chance first time round at Manchester City? He won't come cheap.
Former Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti returns to Stamford Bridge as Everton manager on Sunday. The Toffees have improved significantly under the Italian, leaving them just eight points off Frank Lampard's Blues, who occupy the final Champions League qualifying spot. Both squads have similar issues. Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford's form has been criticised, while Lampard has struggled to find a first choice out of Kepa Arrizabalaga and Willy Caballero.
That is likely to mean another start for 18-year-old striker Mason Greenwood, who scored his seventh goal of the season against Everton. With two goals in the 4-0 Europa League win over AZ Alkmaar last Thursday, Greenwood is turning into one of United's most potent attacking weapons. And Solskjaer says it is becoming tricky trying to leave the Yorkshireman out of his first-choice side. It's very difficult now to put a team out there without having Mason in my mind, yes," said Solskjaer, himself a prolific forward for the club between 1996 and 2007.
Espanyol have failed to keep any clean sheets at home whilst Osasuna have scored in four of their seven away, so the visitors are more than likely to register at some stage during game. Similarly though, Osasuna have conceded in five of their seven away this term, so Espanyol should be able to find the net for the third consecutive league game at home to ensure they claim their second point at RCDE Stadium this term.
Managua and Jalapa did played a under 2.5 goals match at the first part, and they should not have a big scoring clash here, two games before the finish of the season regular. Home side did slowed down with their performances, in the meaning of the average score. There were few very low scoring matches, and they are going more often under the line of 2.5 goals in the previous five games.
The Rome side, who are on a club record 18-match unbeaten run, host Inter at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday evening in what has been billed as a decisive date for this season’s Scudetto race. But Conte insisted that both sides should be seen as underdogs in their bid to end Juve's eight-year stranglehold on the Serie A trophy.
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I cannot really remember a season recently when Fylkir finished in the top half of the league table as they are usually a relegation candidate and last season they lost big both games with their opponents today losing with 4-1 at home and also even bigger with 5-1 here, but it is the start of the new season and there is no clear dominating side in this league and Fylkir did score in both games last season with this side so a surprise could perhaps happen as both have been decent in the games played before the season started.
Remember the last time Arsenal sold a top-class striker to United? It was Robin van Persie and that didn’t work out too well for the Gunners. Video - United and City 'ready to battle as Saul contract talks collapse' - Euro Papers01:41 Cups could be scrapped Removing the FA Cup and/or the Carabao Cup from the 2020/21 season is one of the options that would be considered to ensure the current campaign is completed.
I wanted Romelu very strongly when I was at Chelsea, even back at Juventus," said Conte earlier this week. I always said Romelu was a rough diamond that needed work to smooth him out. Now I can get to work on polishing the diamond. Conte's management style, meanwhile, first caught Lukaku's eye three years ago when he came up against a team managed by the 50-year-old while playing for Belgium against Italy.
Read the full story 09:30 - City's Walker faces disciplinary action Manchester City defender Kyle Walker faces disciplinary action from the Premier League champions after tabloid the Sun said he breached Britain's lockdown rules by hosting a party during the coronavirus pandemic. City's statement read: "Manchester City FC are aware of a story in a tabloid newspaper regarding the private life of Kyle Walker in relation to a breach of the UK lockdown and social distancing rules.
Jong AZ and Eindhoven FC will face each other in the upcoming match in the Eerste Divisie. Jong AZ this season have the following results: 6W, 8D and 12L. Meanwhile Eindhoven FC have 7W, 6D and 13L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
The west London club will reportedly face competition from Manchester City in their pursuit for Chilwell. Chelsea are also monitoring Valencia's Jose Gaya and Nice's Youcef Atal as alternative options. Paper Round's view: Ben Chilwell's rise to the top has been remarkable. The Foxes' full-back is widely regarded as one of the best and most consistent defenders in the Premier League, which has led to so much interest in the possiblity of a transfer away from the King Power stadium.
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You think bad, but I've never had something like this in my career, so I always take it in a good way. It makes me more hungry to come back and do well. The France international suffered a foot injury in August that he aggravated by continuing to play. I had a cast on it, a plaster-cast, so it went very well but too well.
MAN OF THE MATCH Dwight McNeil (Burnley): Dictated the tempo in midfield, creating five chances for his team mates in another impressive, energetic display. PLAYER RATINGS Burnley: Pope 7, Lowton 7, Tarkowski 8, Mee 7, Taylor 7, Hendrick 6, Westwood 7, Cork 6, McNeil 8, Wood 6, Rodriguez 6. Arsenal: Leno 7, Bellerin 6, Mustafi 7, Luiz 6, Saka 6, Guendouzi 6, Xhaka 7, Ozil 5, Martinelli 6, Aubameyang 6, Lacazette 5.
Man of the match - Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) Fernandes is the first Manchester United player whose maiden Premier League goal for the club was a penaltyWhat's next? Manchester United's next game is on Thursday, when they entertain Club Brugge in the second leg of their Europa League last-32 tie, currently level at 1-1. They then visit Everton next Sunday, 1 March, in the Premier League (14:00 GMT).
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min has travelled back to London after completing compulsory national service in South Korea. Son spent three weeks with the South Korean Military Corps, where he finished among the top five performers. The 27-year-old is not required to self-isolate unless he tests positive for coronavirus and will be free to join training when it resumes. Son could take part in solo training sessions as early as Monday.
Today was another example of that after Liverpool. Two really good games. I want to keep his feet on the ground. I don't think I have to worry too much at the minute because of the type of boy he is. He will realise that now the hard work begins and he'll be judged on a different level. He's not a newcomer any more, he needs to keep that up and of course he needs to get better because he's young.
Aston Villa scored with almost the last kick of the game to seal a 2-1 comeback win over Watford at Villa Park on Tuesday that lifted Dean Smith's men out of the Premier League relegation zone - and dumped Nigel Pearson's men back in it. Watford opened the scoring in the 38th minute when Gerard Deulofeu dashed towards the goal line, spun to his left and chipped the ball over towards Troy Deeney who headed powerfully past Villa goalkeeper Pepe Reina from close range.
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GrlFK is going to face HJS Akatemia. The hosts of this match lost the previous match 1:6 and they played so bad. The hosts are so weak in the defensive and we saw that in that match. Today they are favorites to win but with defensive like that I don't think that they will be able to stop HJS Akatemia and beat them. I think that the visitors got a higher chance to pick up victory against the team which go so huge problems in the defensive. I pick HJS Akatemia to win this match but I bet on Draw no bet
The gap is huge. Liverpool have an inspirational manager in Klopp while Solskjaer looks like he is learning on one of the toughest jobs of all. Liverpool's recruitment under Klopp has been almost faultless, signing proven quality in all areas with each individual then being moved on to a different level. United's recruitment, and for all the questions about whether Solskjaer is up to the job this cannot be laid at his door, has been desperately poor in recent years.
Forwards: Largie Ramazani (19), D'Mani Bughail-Mellor (19), Mason Greenwood (18). The 38-year-old former centre back, who served as the U-21's coach, will still have the chance to take the side to the finals of the June 12 to July 12 tournament through the playoffs. Romania, who finished fourth in Group F, will visit Iceland in the playoff semi-finals in March, with the winner then taking on Bulgaria or Hungary to secure progress to the main Euro 2020 draw.
A fine performance from Brighton saw them win at Arsenal for the first time in their history, moving from 15th to 13th in the table. Arsenal, who stay 10th, are now nine games without a win - their longest such run since the late 70s. See alsoArsenal v Brighton - LIVE Premier League updates Brighton were by far the better side in the first half, gradually taking control as Arsenal's initial flurry - more of a flurrylet really - wore off.
McLaren are now in a factory shutdown until April 14. Ticket holders in U. S will be honoured Tokyo Olympics ticket holders in the United States will not immediately get refunds in light of the event's postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, but will be able to use existing tickets when the competition happens next year, the official ticket seller said on Wednesday.
Barcelona are likely to line up in their usual 4-3-3 formation, with Busquets flanked by De Jong on the left and Rakitic on the right. But manager Valverde has occasionally dabbled with a 4-2-3-1, with De Jong alongside Rakitic, Arthur or Busquets, and three from Messi, Antoine Griezmann, Arturo Vidal and Ansu Fati behind centre-forward Suarez. Valverde could also opt for a 4-4-2 and seek to control the game in the centre of the pitch by omitting Griezmann and bringing in an extra midfielder - probably Vidal for his disruptive energy.
Sunderland will play in front of domestic fans against Doncaster Rovers, by my opinion, host shouldn't have problems to win in this duel. Less than a month they played at away against same opponent, and Sunderland has won 2-1. Host is in good form, with three victories in a row, also their defense is boosted with Bailey Wright, and it should mean that their defense will be stronger in second part of season. Sunderland is at 6th place, and their goal for this season in at least place in Playoff. Sunderland will play with three attackers, Wyke, Gooch and Maguire, the club has a strong support and good results at home ground, I expect a victory with more than 1.5 goals AH
I thought the two or three minutes after we scored, we were slow to react and it looked like we were trying to play out to halftime and that left us very open. While West Ham continue to flirt with danger, Everton's resurgence, begun by Duncan Ferguson as caretaker manager after Marco Silva's sacking, continues under Carlo Ancelotti.
Two teams with two different ambitions and two teams in need of points.Kaiserslautern disappointed this season and they are at the bottom part of the table and are facing a battle to avoid relegation but without any doubt they should not have any problem as they have really good squad but are having terrible year. Munchen on the other hand are at 5th position and in need of points if they want promotions. However this is a derby and both teams are in need of points so from that reason I believe that they will settle in and for a draw. Maybe some goal from counter attack to decide the winner but I think a draw is a great value at this one.
The operator of the Premier League's goalline technology system has apologised after an error denied Sheffield United a goal in their 0-0 draw at Aston Villa. Villa goalkeeper Orjan Nyland carried Oliver Norwood's 42nd-minute free-kick over the line. But referee Michael Oliver did not receive a signal to indicate a goal. Hawkeye said it "unreservedly apologises", and acknowledged that the ball had gone over the line.
Seattle Seahawks have been involved in some close games of late and this could be another. They have won their last four games but of those, only one was played at home. Two home games have already been lost by the Seahawks and the visit of the Vikings isn't going to be an easy one at all. The Vikings have won six of their last seven games and they can get a narrow win in this game.
The England men's team have made a "significant donation" to the NHS, using match fees dating back to September 2018. The move comes in conjunction with the #PlayersTogether movement involving Premier League players. Last month the England women's football squad announced they would donate to the fund. We stand united as England players behind the nation during this crisis," the players said in a statement.
What Gallardo has done is incredible, the level of results and consistency, year after year," Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said earlier this year. It’s inexplicable to me that he is not nominated for the best coach in the world. His opposite number on Saturday may not be ranked among the best in the world, but Jesus has a lofty reputation in his native Portugal having led Benfica and Sporting Lisbon to an array of trophies.
Hapoel Umm al Fahm is not a favorite of this match against Hapoel Petah Tikva. The hosts won only five matches at home in this season and in the last five games, they draw 4 times and lost once against Ashkelon. Umm is not the best team and I don't think that they will be able to beat Petah Tikva. The visitors won three of the last five matches played overall and look much better than Fahm. I think that they got a bigger chance to win here than the hosts and that's why I pick Asian handicap 0 for Hapoel Petah
Liverpool continue their march towards a first Premier League title. They have an eight-point lead (just six less than Everton have earned this season) and look to get another three points from this Merseyside derby. Everton come into this game just one place and two points above the relegation zone. Their manager is in danger of losing his job and might not even make it until this match. The Blues have a poor away record and are still waiting for their first away win at Anfield this century. Liverpool started like a train against Brighton at the weekend and are likely to do so again here. Go for them to win leading at both half and full time.
Racism allegations mar matchLampard becomes the master over MourinhoLive reaction as Chelsea win at Tottenham Neville played in the England team with fellow Sky Sports pundit Ashley Cole who, along with Shaun Wright-Phillips, was subjected to racist abuse during a 2004 friendly against Spain in Madrid. He told Sky Sports: "Ashley was abused at the Bernebeu in a game I played in and probably did not give it a moment's thought really.
Assisted by Djibril Sidibé with a cross. Posted at 75' Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 75' Foul by Tom Davies (Everton). Posted at 74' Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City). Posted at 74' Lucas Digne (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 73' Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Against this backdrop of inaction, will a new Arsenal manager actually change anything unless the board alters its approach?How was Ozil awarded such an eye-watering contract given his known inconsistency? Why - and this was a hugely damaging decision - was Aaron Ramsey allowed to leave on a free transfer to join Juventus, despite his insistence he thought he had agreed a new deal?Between Emery and Arsenal's hierarchy, the club has been allowed to become dysfunctional and the manager's number was up - if it was not already - once there were thousands upon thousands of empty seats at Emirates Stadium for Thursday's Europa League game.
Real boss ZInedine Zidane is a huge admirer of his fellow French World Cup winner. Mino RaiolaGetty Images “My relations with Real Madrid are very good,” Raiola told Marca. I want to take a great footballer there and I will try this summer. It would be a pride for me and my footballers because Real Madrid is a great club.
FIFA is analysing the current situation and the potential impact it may have on all areas of football. More information will follow in due course," a FIFA spokesperson told Reuters. Teams such as Chelsea, who are chasing Champions League qualification, could be affected with front line players Olivier Giroud, Pedro and Willian all on contracts expiring on June 30.
A non-league cup match has equalled the record for the longest penalty shootout in English football. Taunton Town and Truro City needed 34 spot-kicks to separate them after drawing 2-2 in the Southern League Challenge Cup second round. They equalled the record set in an EFL Trophy match between Chelsea's under-23 side and Oxford United in 2016. Taunton finally won the shootout 12-11 when Jack Rice netted their 17th penalty to send his side through.
Hello everyone tipsters from this great game. Again after two months and more the big football coming from Germany Bundesliga 1. Today I can't give predictions but for tomorrow my choice is this game between Koln and Mainz. This is a very interesting game because they must to take win to save the place in this league next season. For Mainz is very important to take here three points because they are in the bottom of the league. This is a first game that's why I will take surprise for everyone and I will take bet for guest team. Enjoy for everyone.
ADO Den Haag vs RKC predictions for Sunday's match in the Eredivisie. Relegation rivals Den Haag and RKC go head to head over three precious points in the Eredivisie this weekend and we're expecting a tight and tense ninety minutes between the two clubs. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
