Aston Villa: Gerrard now facing decisive two weeks at Villa Park
Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard can secure his managerial future with the club if he beats Leicester City and Southampton, according to journalist Dean Jones.
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Sevilla vs Man City LIVE early team news and predicted lineups for Champions League fixture
European nights are back as Manchester City prepare to kick-off their latest charge for Champions League glory against Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium tonight (8pm).
Magnus Carlsen withdraws from Sinquefield Cup, raises eyebrows
Magnus Carlsen caused a major drama late on Monday night as he withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup, a classical format tournament being held at St Louis, Missouri. The Norwegian announced his decision --- ahead of his fourth round encounter against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov --- via a cryptic tweet which had a short clip of Jose Mourinho wherein the latter says “If I speak, I am in big trouble” during one of his previous press conference about refereeing. The 31-year-old wrote, “I’ve withdrawn from the tournament. I’ve always enjoyed playing in the @STLChessClub, and hope to be back in the future.”
Former Italy star Antonio Cassano claims Erling Haaland is not the best striker at Man City
Former Real Madrid and Italy striker Antonio Cassano has claimed that Erling Haaland is not the best striker at Manchester City, despite comparing the forward to former Serie A stars Christian Vieri and Adriano.
Gary Neville makes 'unfair' Erling Haaland admission at Man City with Ballon D’Or prediction
Gary Neville has suggested that Erling Haaland's spectacular Manchester City form has been 'unfair', backing the striker to become 'the best player in the world' and win the Ballon d’Or.
Champions League: Celtic welcome the champions
Holders Real Madrid will launch their title defence in Glasgow when this season's Champions League group stage gets under way on Tuesday evening against Celtic, in a game that's live on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player.
Preview: Slovakia an awkward hurdle in play-off target
Put the group tables, fixture lists and calculators away.
Haaland, Salah, Kane: The top 30 Premier League players so far according to stats
Erling Haaland is tearing the Premier League to shreds.