Doucoure has failed to hit the same standards set at the start of the season even since fracturing his foot, but once the Frenchman is back from his groin issue, Lampard could then explore moving Van De Beek in the No 10 role to cater for Doucoure alongside Allan - and this could mean pushing Alli to a position tucked in on the right.
But allegations of historical abuse have become something of a dark cloud over the team and their image, and it remains to be seen if the Matildas can fulfil the promise of a golden generation against the backdrop of public and private conversations about team culture.
To play against Tottenham is the thing of dreams. I never thought my Slovenian team, from a town of 10,000 people, would be in London playing Tottenham.
Goals from Mads Pedersen and Andre Hahn put the hosts ahead, before Robert Lewandowski halved the deficit before half-time.
Instead, they are focused on bringing Kylian Mbappe to Santiago Bernabeu on a free transfer from Paris-Saint Germain in the summer, much to the annoyance of the forward's current employers.
Lewandowski’s weight of goals have catapulted the Poland star into the conversation - and historically it is attacking players who often win the prize.
Manchester United enjoyed their second win in a week and sit fourth, four points behind Chelsea and four ahead of fifth-placed West Ham, but know they need to keep winning with Arsenal four points behind in sixth with three games in hand.
Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo has been speaking in public for the first time about a “horrific” robbery that left his family “terrorised” and him sporting nasty cuts to his face.
In recent weeks the club has taken a particularly strong stance supporting the anti-racism movement in football.
De Bruyne was absolutely magnificent in City's 7-0 win over Leeds last week, but he still hasn't managed a Premier League assist this season, which is obviously very unlike him. For various reasons, we haven't seen the best of Jack Grealish either since his £100m move from Aston Villa.
Josip Juranovic galloped on to Jamie McCart's loose pass and squared for Abada, who bunded home at the second attempt - despite the close attentions of two defenders - after Elliot Parish made a marvellous initial save.
An excerpt was published on the channel's Twitter feed on Sunday. I think it (2022) will be my last World Cup, Neymar said.
Gabriel bundled home Alexandre Lacazette's flick-on to score for Arsenal, who claimed a first win in six games to close to within a point of West Ham having played two fewer games.
It was a journey that began in east London as League Two strugglers Dagenham & Redbridge took the 17-year-old attacking midfielder on loan for the latter stages of the 2016-17 season.
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The game mode, as addictive as anything one will find in the sports gaming genre, is now a staple of other EA sports franchises as well as NBA 2K and San Diego Studios’ MLB The Show.
We have to analyse it now and prepare the game against Birmingham on Boxing Day. To beat the team at the top of the league away is a big thing.
GMP added as an investigation continues: “Detectives have been granted additional time to speak to a man in his 20s who is being held on suspicion of rape and assault of a woman.
Rooney was reportedly paid a basic wage of £250,000 a week at Manchester United that rose to £300,000 when the value of his commercial rights was accounted for.
Those successes saw the 29-year-old crowned the UEFA Men's Player of the Year in September, and there is now a real possibility that his unmatched haul of silverware from 2021 will see him recognised by the Ballon d'Or voting panel too, even if he does come up short in terms of the overall winner.
Zagreb have lost all five of their away games against London clubs (Arsenal x2, Spurs x2, Fulham x1).West Ham have won 19 of their 27 home matches in European competition (D3 L5), boasting a 70% win rate.
Real Madrid only attempted three shots against PSG, their lowest tally in a Champions League match since 2003/04, and faced 21, their biggest negative difference between attempts and conceded since then in a game in the competition (-18).
The Scotland manager hardly ever singles out individual players. He's all about the collective. They're a team. He made an exception this time. He had many outstanding performers to talk about - Adams, McGinn, the splendid Stephen O'Donnell and the rest - but in describing John Souttar's story as the greatest of all, Clarke showed his fantastic ability to hit a nail on its head.
38’ GOAL - MANCHESTER CITY 2-0 NEWCASTLE (Laporte). De Bruyne sends a corner deep to Gundogan on the edge of the area and Dubravka fumbles the shot. Dias’ follow up deflects back off the goalkeeper to Laporte who bundles into an empty net.
My feeling is that when there is a situation to play, we have to play, Conte said at a news conference to preview the game with Leicester City.
Liverpool are kicking on again. They're making subs very well. This is a Champions League semi-final and they're making subs like they're resting players.
It's now been made clear that the Belgium international now only has one option available to him: get his head down and train hard.
If you have a square, two centre-halves and the two midfielders, that can release the players in the wide areas while, at the same time, keeping the balance of the team. He is open to the possibility of further tweaks.
And pity the rest of the Premier League? A mid-season AFCON is generally assumed to be a problem for clubs, but in the absence of Salah and Sadio Mane — who is taking a little longer to return, having some celebrating to do — Liverpool have won both their league games, both FA Cup games, and made it through the Carabao Cup semi-finals. Here, perhaps, is the flip-side to the AFCON as problem: AFCON as motivator. A mid-season injection of profound disappointment, to be sublimated into rage and then translated into goals.
I hope we'll have him on board by Thursday. I will also have another assistant coach with Chris Armas.
The statement read: Real Madrid CF reports that our players Asensio, Bale, Lunin and Rodrygo, and our technical assistant Davide Ancelotti have tested positive for Covid-19.
The national team need to win two rounds of play-offs to qualify for Qatar after finishing second to Switzerland in qualifying, just months after winning Euro 2020.
“He chose this [Panenka] and he did really well, showing strong personality and character. It's not easy in the semi-final of the Champions League to shoot a penalty like this.
Almost two decades on and the 38-year-old coach can count himself as one of the more influential figures in English football, with responsibility for guiding this next generation.
Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe said everything is starting to come together for PSG while refusing to confirm a summer move to Real Madrid.
After watching Niasse blunder his way through a second-half showing in his first pre-season friendly in charge, including hitting the post with a simple chance, Koeman stripped the Senegalese of a shirt number, denied him a locker at the training ground, and publicly stated that the forward should find a new club.
Despite the challenges he faced, the 30-year-old told BBC Sport he never considered the possibility his career may be over.
He's obsessive, a bit of a control freak, although he says he's learnt to delegate a bit more as he's got older.
Raphinha has recovered from illness and Rodrigo is back in contention after a foot injury, while Jamie Shackleton is also available after missing the last two matches.
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It did not take long for Liverpool to assert their dominance, forcing their opponents to defend deep and creating the game's first chance after four minutes as Jota turned and shot powerfully in the box, only for Dillon Phillips to react with a superb save.
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