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PSG Coach Hopes Lionel Messi Will Get Good Welcome In ‘Last Game’ For Club

File picture of Lionel Messi© AFP Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier mentioned on Thursday he hopes followers will give Lionel Messi a cordial reception in his remaining recreation at their Parc des Princes dwelling. The sport on Saturday in opposition to Clermont will mark the top of Messi’s two-year keep at Qatar-backed PSG, who’ve already been topped Ligue 1 champions for a file eleventh time. The Argentinian World Cup winner has been booed by the membership’s supporters on a couple of event following PSG’s elimination from the Champions League by Bayern Munich within the final 16. “(It) will probably be his final recreation on the Parc des Princes and I dare hope he’ll get the absolute best welcome,” Galtier mentioned at a press convention. “He has been vital, all the time out there.” Galtier mentioned he “by no means discovered” the criticism of 35-year-old Messi justified, pointing to his statistics at PSG this season of 21 targets and 20 assists. “He has all the time been on the service of the group, because the passer and finisher,” Galtier mentioned. “I’ve had the privilege to teach the most effective participant within the historical past of soccer.…

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Erling Haaland Picks Up Premier League Player And Young Player Prizes

File picture of Erling Haaland.© AFP Erling Haaland turned the primary man to win each Premier League participant and younger participant of the 12 months awards in the identical season on Saturday. The 22-year-old has taken simply 35 appearances to set a brand new Premier League report of 36 targets in a single season to assist Manchester Metropolis retain the title. “I’m honoured to have turn into the primary participant to win each awards in the identical season – thanks to everybody who voted for me,” mentioned Haaland in a Metropolis assertion. “It has been an unbelievable first season within the Premier League and lifting the trophy final weekend in entrance of our followers on the Etihad was a really particular second for me.” The Norwegian, who was additionally named the soccer writers’ participant of the 12 months this week, has scored 52 targets in all competitions as Metropolis shut in on a treble. Pep Guardiola’s males face Manchester United within the FA Cup closing and Inter Milan within the Champions League closing subsequent month. “These awards wouldn’t have been attainable with out my wonderful teammates, the supervisor and the entire employees on the membership…

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Brentford Vow To Help Banned Ivan Toney Over ‘Gambling Addiction’

Premier League membership Brentford have pledged to assist Ivan Toney after an impartial fee report revealed the banned England striker has a playing habit. Toney is serving an eight-month suspension after he admitted 232 breaches of the Soccer Affiliation’s betting guidelines. The impartial regulatory fee imposed the sanctions, which included a 50,000 kilos ($62,000) high-quality, following a private listening to. He isn’t capable of practice with Brentford till September 17, along with his return to match motion set for January subsequent 12 months. Psychiatrist Philip Hopley attended Toney’s private listening to and recognized that the ahead has a playing habit. On account of that verdict, the fee lowered an 11-month sanction by three months of their ultimate ruling. “The fee finds {that a} important discount needs to be made to replicate the recognized playing habit recognized by Dr Hopley,” the written causes doc, printed on Friday, mentioned. “The shortage of management the participant has in respect of playing is clearly a mirrored image of his recognized playing habit.” Toney’s breaches of FA guidelines happened over 5 seasons, from 2017 to 2021 when he performed for Newcastle, Peterborough and moved to Brentford in 2020. The ahead…

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‘Devastated’ Mohamed Salah Reacts As Liverpool Miss Out On Champions League

Liverpool missed out on Champions League qualification© AFP Mohamed Salah mentioned there was “no excuse” for Liverpool’s failure to qualify for the Champions League for the primary time in seven seasons after Manchester United secured the ultimate place within the Premier League prime 4 on Thursday. United’s 4-1 win over Chelsea ensured the Purple Devils will be a part of Manchester Metropolis, Arsenal and Newcastle as England’s representatives in Europe’s elite membership competitors subsequent season. Liverpool suffered a drastic dip in kind this season after coming near an unprecedented quadruple final yr. A late-season rally got here too little, too late as a 10-game unbeaten run has solely assured fifth place and Europa League soccer subsequent season. “I”m completely devastated,” Salah, who has scored 30 targets in all competitions this season, posted on his social media channels. “There’s completely no excuse for this. We had every thing we would have liked to make it to subsequent yr’s Champions League and we failed. “We’re Liverpool and qualifying to the competitors is the naked minimal. I’m sorry but it surely’s too quickly for an uplifting or optimistic submit. We allow you to and ourselves down.” I am…

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Pep Guardiola Wants Premier League Charges Dealt With ‘As Soon As Possible’

Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola says he needs greater than 100 Premier League prices levelled towards the membership for alleged monetary irregularities to be handled “as quickly as potential”. Metropolis, who’re celebrating their third consecutive English top-flight title, have been referred to an impartial fee in February over 115 alleged rule breaches between 2009 and 2018. The Premier League additionally accused the membership of not cooperating since an investigation began in December 2018. The dimensions of the fees, which the membership strongly deny, and the magnitude of the implications if discovered responsible, counsel the case may drag on. Guardiola, whose facet are chasing a trophy treble this season, doesn’t desire a cloud hanging over their achievements and desires a decision as quickly as potential. However the Catalan, who has a contract till 2025, pressured he wouldn’t stroll away from the membership whereas the fees stay unresolved. “What I would love is that if the Premier League and judges may make one thing as quickly as potential, then if we’ve got finished one thing improper all people will understand it,” he mentioned on the eve of Wednesday’s match towards Brighton. “And if we’re like we consider…

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Brentford Come From Behind To Beat Troubled Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham’s season to neglect hit a brand new low with a 3-1 dwelling defeat in opposition to Brentford on Saturday, whereas Arsenal look to delay the Premier League title social gathering for champions-elect Manchester Metropolis. An Arsenal defeat at Nottingham Forest in Saturday’s late match would hand Metropolis their fifth title in six seasons. Even when the second positioned Gunners win in Nottingham, Metropolis will nonetheless clinch a 3rd successive title in the event that they beat Chelsea on Sunday or defeat Brighton or Brentford of their ultimate two video games subsequent week. Elsewhere on Saturday, the race to qualify for the Champions League through a high 4 end heats up with Manchester United and Liverpool in motion. Fourth positioned United are one level forward of fifth positioned Liverpool, whose dwelling recreation in opposition to Aston Villa kicks off similtaneously their rivals’ journey to Bournemouth. Whereas United have two video games left after this weekend, Liverpool may have just one to play. On the different finish of the desk, fourth backside Everton, only one level above the relegation zone, face an important journey to Wolves. For Tottenham, the tip of the season cannot come quickly…

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Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim Makes Improved Bid For Man Utd: AFP

Manchester United supervisor Erik Ten Hag© AFP Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani has made an improved bid to safe Manchester United from the Glazer household, a supply near the bid advised AFP on Tuesday. Sheikh Jassim is in a bidding warfare with British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe after the pair emerged as the principle contenders to purchase the Premier League giants. Ratcliffe seemed to be the entrance runner when a 3rd spherical of bidding closed final month. INEOS chemical firm founder Ratcliffe, a boyhood United fan, had reportedly positioned a better valuation on the membership as he seeks a majority stake. Nevertheless, his bid may enable for govt co-chairmen Avram and Joel Glazer to stay invested within the Pink Devils – a transfer that might be deeply unpopular with supporters. Against this, Sheikh Jassim’s bid is for one hundred pc management of the membership and guarantees to wipe United’s £970 million ($1.2 billion) debt. The Glazers, who’ve did not win over the followers since they saddled the membership with debt in a £790 million leveraged takeover in 2005, appeared able to money out at an infinite revenue once they first invited exterior funding…

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Manchester City On Brink Of Title After Arsenal Rocked By Brighton

Manchester Metropolis are getting ready to profitable the Premier League title after Arsenal crashed to a shock 3-0 defeat in opposition to Brighton on Sunday. Mikel Arteta‘s facet had been rocked by second half targets from Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan on the Emirates Stadium. Second positioned Arsenal path Metropolis by 4 factors and a defeat for the Gunners at Nottingham Forest on Saturday would hand Pep Guardiola’s males their fifth title in six years. Fired by Ilkay Gundogan‘s brace and Erling Haaland’s newest purpose, Metropolis’s 3-0 win at Everton earlier on Sunday had moved them inside touching distance of the title and Arsenal’s loss makes the silverware nearly sure to stay in Manchester. Even when Arsenal beat Forest, Metropolis can be champions for a 3rd successive season in the event that they defeat Chelsea on the Etihad Stadium of their subsequent recreation on Might 21. Metropolis have three video games to play, with the Chelsea conflict adopted by journeys to Brighton and Brentford, whereas Arsenal have only a dwelling match in opposition to Wolves after their journey to Forest. Whereas battle-tested Metropolis are powering in the direction of the end line, Arsenal’s…

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Pep Guardiola Unsure Of Erling Haaland Fitness Ahead Of Leicester Clash

Man Metropolis’s Erling Haaland reacts after Champions League recreation vs Borussia Dortmund on October 25.© AFP Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola stated he’s uncertain if star striker Erling Haaland will miss this weekend’s match at Leicester, after the Norwegian was substituted with damage towards Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. Haaland picked up a knock in Metropolis’s 0-0 Champions League draw away towards Dortmund and was withdrawn at half-time. Guardiola stated “we’ll see” when requested about Haaland’s health. “As we speak we have been fairly exhausted,” Guardiola stated. “Erling Haaland took a knock, however he was working usually once more simply now. “We’ll see how that seems.” In Haaland’s absence, Riyad Mahrez stepped as much as take a second-half penalty, however his shot was saved by goalkeeper Gregor Kobel to assist Dortmund into the knockout rounds. Metropolis, who’re by way of to the Champions League final 16 as Group G winners, journey to Leicester for Saturday’s early Premier League fixture. Promoted Haaland has scored 17 targets in 11 league appearances for Metropolis this season since becoming a member of from Dortmund in the summertime. (This story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is auto-generated from…

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Cristiano Ronaldo Back In Manchester United Training

File picture of Cristiano Ronaldo© AFP Cristiano Ronaldo returned to first-team coaching with Manchester United for the primary time on Tuesday since his refusal to come back on as an alternative towards Tottenham final week. The Portuguese was ignored of United’s squad for Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea and did particular person coaching with health coaches on Friday. However Ronaldo‘s return to the group hints he may very well be concerned for Thursday’s go to of Sheriff Tiraspol within the Europa League. Erik ten Hag and Ronaldo have reportedly been in dialogue for the reason that former Ajax boss took the choice to omit the five-time Ballon d’Or winner. Ronaldo had additionally earned a rebuke from Ten Hag in pre-season for leaving Outdated Trafford after being substituted at half-time of a pleasant towards Rayo Vallecano. “There needs to be penalties for behaviour or when it is dangerous behaviour and it is the second time, then you may’t let it go as a result of in any other case it will be depressing for the longer term,” mentioned Ten Hag final week. “Then it’s important to take this measure which I do not prefer it as…

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