Manchester United’s Edinson Cavani has been given a three-match ban and a £100,000 fine for a social media post containing a Spanish phrase that is offensive in some contexts.
Archive | December 2020
Atletico Madrid terminates Diego Costa’s deal….
Spain striker Diego Costa is a free agent after Atletico Madrid agreed to end his contract early, paving the way for a possible Premier League return.
Man City’s Jesus and Walker test positive for Covid-19….
Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus and defender Kyle Walker have tested positive for Covid-19.
English Premier League Results….
Saturday 26 December, 2020:
Leicester 2:2 Manchester United
Aston Villa 3:0 Crystal Palace
Fulham 0:0 Southampton
Arsenal 3:1 Chelsea
Manchester City 2:0 Newcastle
Sheffield United 0:1 Everton
PSG sack coach Thomas Tuchel….
Carabao (EFL) Cup Semi Final Fixtures….
Tuesday 5 January, 2021:
Manchester United vs Manchester City
Tottenham vs Brentford
Both games to be played at 8:45pm WAT
Maradona autopsy shows no drink or illegal drugs….
Diego Maradona’s autopsy has revealed that the Argentina legend had no signs of alcohol or narcotics consumption at the time of his death.
McTominay creates EPL record as Man Utd thrash Leeds….
Scott McTominay became the first player to score twice inside the first three minutes of a Premier League game as Manchester United climbed to third in the table with a remarkable 6-2 victory over old rivals Leeds at Old Trafford.
English Premier League Results….
Saturday 19 December, 2020:
Crystal Palace 0:7 Liverpool
Southampton 0:1 Manchester City
Everton 2:1 Arsenal
Newcastle 1:1 Fulham
German club feature goalkeeper as outfield player….
German second division side FC Wurzburger Kickers brought on keeper Eric Verstappen as an outfield player during the 2-0 loss at SV Darmstadt 98.
Youssoufa Moukoko becomes the youngest player to score in German Bundesliga….
Borussia Dortmund’s Youssoufa Moukoko became the youngest player to score in the Bundesliga as his side lost 2-1 to Union Berlin.
Messi equals Pele’s 46 year old record….
Lionel Messi equalled Brazil legend Pele’s record of 643 goals for a single club by scoring for Barcelona in Saturday’s draw against Valencia.
Schalke sack coach Manuel Baum….
Bundesliga strugglers Schalke have sacked Manuel Baum as head coach after just 79 days in the job.
Lewandowski wins FIFA best men’s player of the year….
Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski won the best men’s player at the Best FIFA Football Awards in Zurich, beating last year’s winner Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the top prize.
Giannis Antetokounmpo signs biggest deal in NBA history….
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has signed a contract extension worth a reported $228.2m – the richest in NBA history.
English Premier League Results….
Tuesday 15 December, 2020:
Wolves 2:1 Chelsea
Manchester City 1:1 West Brom
Neymar sends Messi message after Barcelona vs PSG UCL draw….
All fans of football, not to mention the managers and players that would be more directly effected, were glued to a television, monitor, mobile or radio on Monday to find out which of Europe’s elite teams would be paired together.
Europa League 2020/21 Round of 32 draw….
UEFA Champions League 2020/21 Round of 16 draw….
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