Football - Chelsea win to close in on title triumph

PFA player of the year nominee,Hazard with the only goal 

England - Premier League
FT
Crystal Palace
0 - 2
West Bromwich Albion

FT
Everton
1 - 0
Burnley

FT
Leicester City
2 - 0
Swansea City

FT
Stoke City
2 - 1
Southampton

FT
Chelsea
1 - 0
Manchester United

Italy - Serie A
FT
Sampdoria
0 - 0
Cesena

FT
Juventus
2 - 0
Lazio

Netherlands - Eredivisie
FT
AZ
3 - 1
ADO Den Haag

FT
PSV
4 - 1
Heerenveen

FT
Vitesse
3 - 0
Dordrecht

FT
Willem II
1 - 3
Groningen

Germany - Bundesliga
FT
Borussia Dortmund
3 - 0
Paderborn

FT
Bayer Leverkusen
4 - 0
Hannover 96

FT
Hoffenheim
0 - 2
Bayern München

FT
Hertha BSC
0 - 0
Köln

FT
Freiburg
2 - 3
Mainz 05

FT
Augsburg
2 - 1
Stuttgart

France - Ligue 1
FT
Nice
1 - 3
PSG

FT
Bastia
1 - 2
Reims

FT
Guingamp
1 - 1
Evian TG

FT
Lorient
0 - 1
Toulouse

FT
Metz
3 - 1
Lens

FT
Monaco
1 - 1
Rennes

Scotland - Premiership
FT
Aberdeen
1 - 0
Dundee United

Build up to the Big Game - Chelsea Vs Manchester United

English Premier League
Saturday 18th April
Chelsea V Manchester United
Venue : Stamford Bridge

Match news and previews:
Head-to-head
¤ Chelsea are unbeaten in their last four league matches against Manchester United, conceding just two goals.

¤ The Blues are the only team to have beaten United more often in the Premier League (15) than they have lost (13), with 17 matches drawn.

¤ Manchester United have won only six of their last 23 league games against Chelsea.

¤ The Red Devils have won just five times at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League, including once since 2002 (3-2 in October 2012).

¤ Five players have been sent off in the last five league meetings: three for Chelsea (Branislav Ivanovic twice and Fernando Torres) and two for United (Nemanja Vidic and Rafael).

Team News :
Spaniard Diego Costa will be unavailable for chelsea due to a injury .

Chelsea hopeful of Loic Remy return .

Diego Costa could return to play against Arsenal next week.

Manchester United will be without Marco Rojo, Daley Blind, Phil Jones and Michael Carrick all due to injury.
They will also be without centre back Jonny Evans who is serving his suspension.

Chelsea needs to win their next 3 matches to win the Premier League.

Chelsea last matches:
11/03
Chelsea
E 2 - 2
PSG

15/03
Chelsea
1 - 1
Southampton

22/03
Hull City
2 - 3
Chelsea

04/04
Chelsea
2 - 1
Stoke City

12/04
Queens P
0 - 1
Chelsea

Manchester United last matches:
09/03
Manchester United
1 - 2
Arsenal

15/03
Manchester United
3 - 0
Tottenham

22/03
Liverpool
1 - 2
Manchester United

04/04
Manchester United
3 - 1
Aston Villa

12/04
Manchester United
4 - 2
Manchester City

Referee
Mike Dean Assistants S. Long D. England
Fourth official C . Pawson

Football - Today's Results

Friday 17th March
Germany - Bundesliga
FT
Eintracht Frankfurt
0 - 0
Borussia M'gladbach

Spain - Primera División
FT
Levante
2 - 2
Espanyol
France - Ligue 1

FT
Nantes
1 - 0
Olympique Marseille

Netherlands - Eredivisie
FT
Cambuur
1 - 1
Excelsior

England - Championship
FT
Norwich City
0 - 1
Middlesbrough

South America - Copa Libertadores
FT
Zamora
0 - 3
Wanderers

FT
Boca Juniors
2 - 0
Palestino

FT
Corinthians
0 - 0
San Lorenzo

FT
Universidad Chile
0 - 4
Internacional

Football - Today's Fixtures

Saturday, 18th April
England - Premier League
Crystal Palace
16 : 00
West Bromwich Albion

Everton
16 : 00
Burnley

Leicester City
16 : 00
Swansea City

Stoke City
16 : 00
Southampton

Chelsea
18 : 30
Manchester United

Germany - Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
15 : 30
Paderborn

Bayer Leverkusen
15 : 30
Hannover 96

Hoffenheim
15 : 30
Bayern München

Hertha BSC
15 : 30
Köln

Freiburg
15 : 30
Mainz 05

Augsburg
18 : 30
Stuttgart


Spain - Primera División
Barcelona
16 : 00
Valencia

Deportivo La Coruña
18 : 00
Atlético Madrid

Real Madrid
20 : 00
Málaga

Athletic Club
22 : 00
Getafe

Italy - Serie A
Sampdoria
18 : 00
Cesena

Juventus
20 : 45
Lazio

France - Ligue 1
Nice
17 : 00
PSG

Bastia
20 : 00
Reims

Guingamp
20 : 00
Evian TG

Lorient
20 : 00
Toulouse

Metz
20 : 00
Lens

Monaco
20 : 00
Rennes

Netherlands - Eredivisie
AZ
18 : 30
ADO Den Haag

PSV
19 : 45
Heerenveen

Vitesse
19 : 45
Dordrecht

Willem II
20 : 45
Groningen

Scotland - Premiership
Aberdeen
16 : 00
Dundee United

Football - Today's Matches

Friday, 17th April
Germany - Bundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt
20 : 30
Borussia M'gladbach

Spain - Primera División
Levante
20 : 45
Espanyol

France - Ligue 1
Nantes
20 : 30
Olympique Marseille

Netherlands - Eredivisie
Cambuur
20 : 00
Excelsior

England - Championship
Norwich City
20 : 45
Middlesbrough

Uefa Europa League Quarter-final

Europe - UEFA Europa League
FT
Sevilla
2 - 1
Zenit

FT
Club Brugge
0 - 0
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

FT
Wolfsburg
1 - 4
Napoli

FT
Dynamo Kyiv
1 - 1
Fiorentina

FC Porto vs FC Bayern München - match details and review

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
FC Porto
3
V
Bayern Mun
1
FT 90' +4
HT 2-1
Date: Wednesday, 15th April
Kick off: 19:45
Venue: Estadio do Dragão
Key events:
FC Porto
Penalty
Quaresma 3' (pen)
FC Porto
Goal
Quaresma 10'
Bayern Munich
Goal
Thiago Alcántara 28'
FC Porto
Goal
J. Martínez 65'

Match details :
▪ Quaresma scored two in first nine minutes.

▪ Bayern's unbeaten run on Portuguese soil ends.

▪ Three defensive mistakes cost Bayern.

▪ FC Porto are the only unbeaten side left in the competition.

▪ Porto have not reached semi-finals since 2004, where they won it.

One of defensive blunders by Bayern on the night led to a penalty caused by Manuel Neuer -Ricardo Quaresma scored from the spot and added a second minutes later, after capitalising on Dante's mistake.
Thiago Alcántara scored a consolation on the 28th minute before Jackson Martínez added the 3rd on the night for Porto.

"We always want to build up from the back and this style can be dangerous," he conceded. "We can't make any accusations though. Mistakes happen.

"We were looking good when pulled a goal back, but when Porto made it 3-1, that really hurt us. Nevertheless, there is everything to play for in the
second leg," said Bayern captain Phillip Lahm.

Lahm has warned Porto that the tie is not over yet.

March stats :
Possession
FC Porto
31%
Bayern Mun
69%
Shots
FC Porto
6
Bayern Mun
5
Shots on target
FC Porto
4
Bayern Mun
3
Corners
FC Porto
3
Bayern Mun
6
Fouls
FC Porto
16
Bayern Mun
22

PSG Vs Barcelona - match details and review

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.
Paris St G
1
V
Barcelona
3
FT 90' +4
HT 0-1
Date: Wednesday, 15th April
Kick off: 19:45
Venue: Parc des Princes

Barcelona
Goal
Neymar 18'
Barcelona
Goal
Suárez 67'
Barcelona
Goal
Suárez 79'
Paris Saint Germain
Goal
Mathieu 82' (og)

Match details :
▪Paris St Germain loss for the first time at home in UEFA champions league since 2006.

▪ Barca on course for seventh semi in eight seasons.

▪ Luis Suarez has 13 goals in last 15 matches.

▪ PSG lose unbeaten home record this season.

▪ Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed the tie but will be back for second leg.

▪ Paris St Germain skipper, Tiago Silva limped off after Neymar opened the scoring.

▪ Lionel Messi couldn't break uefa champions league scoring record after hitting the post in the first 45 minutes.

▪ Paris St Germain played without a number of key players - Ibrahimovic (suspended ), Thiago Motta ( thigh ), Verratti ( suspended ),

Match Stats :
Possession
Paris St G
34%
Barcelona
66%
Shots
Paris St G
8
Barcelona
11
Shots on target
Paris St G
4
Barcelona
6
Corners
Paris St G
4
Barcelona
4
Fouls
Paris St G
10
Barcelona
12

Klopp to leave Dortmund this summer

Klopp terminates his contract - will leave Dortmund in the summer

Jurgen Klopp has asked for his termination of contract which was to run until 2018.

The 47-year-old German asked to be released from his contract, which had been due to run until 2018.

Klopp told a news conference: "I always said in that moment where I believe I am not the perfect coach anymore for this extraordinary club I will
say so.

"I really think the decision is the right one. This club deserves to be coached from the 100% right manager."

Jurgen Klopp, 47, won 2 Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012 and loss to Bayern München in a Champions league final 2-1 at Wembley in 2012/13 season.

Reuters news agency reports that the 47-year-old German has asked to be released from his contract, which is due to run until 2018.

Klopp has been the coach of Dortmund since 2008.

Dortmund have been in their difficult season since Klopp took over in 2008 with the club at one stage this season in the relegation zone of the Bundesliga standings.

However they have been able to turn things around in the latter stages of the season - now 10th on the table with 37 points behind leaders Bayern München.

Porto Vs Bayern - match news and previews

Uefa champions league
FC Porto
V
Bayern Mun
Date: Wednesday, 15th April
Kick off: 19:45 BST
Venue: Estadio do Dragão

Match news :
• Winger Franck Ribery has an ankle problem, while midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has been ruled out with flu.

• FC Porto come into this game as underdogs though they have caused an upset to the beverians once in an European Champions Club's Cup final in 1987.

• Both FC Porto and Bayern face each other after an impressive last 16 wins, 5-1 and 7-0 on aggregate respectively.

• FC Porto last reached the quarter-final stage six years ago.

• Bayern are unbeaten on Portuguese soil - 11 games without a loss against FC Porto.

Possible lineups:
Porto :
Fabiano; Danilo, Maicon, Martins Indi, Alex Sandro; Casemiro,
Herrera, Óliver Torres; Quaresma, Brahimi, Aboubakar.
• Out: Tello (hamstring), Marcano (suspended)
• Doubtful: Jackson Martínez (hamstring)

Bayern :
Neuer; Rafinha, Boateng, Dante, Bernat; Xabi Alonso, Lahm;
Müller, Thiago, Götze; Lewandowski.
• Out: Starke (ankle), Javi Martínez (knee), Benatia (thigh), Alaba (knee),
Robben (stomach), Schweinsteiger (illness), Ribéry (ankle)

Paris St Germain V Barca - Match news and previews

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Paris St Germain
V
Barcelona
Date: Wednesday, 15th April
Kick off: 19:45 BST
Venue: Parc des Princes

Match news:
• Lionel Messi has scored 45 goals in 44 games for Barcelona this season.

• Paris St Germain are chasing a quadruple this season after winning the coupe de France last weekend.

• Paris will miss star defender David Luiz to injury.

• Laurent Blanc says September's 3-2 win against Barcelona is the benchmark for Paris.

• Luis Enrique acknowledges Barcelona have had "many difficulties against Paris recently".

• Including the final fixture of last season, Paris are unbeaten in 24 home matches.

• Zlatan Ibrahimović among three suspended for Paris, who also have injuries.

• Barcelona are in the quarter-finals for a record eighth successive season.

Possible lineups
Paris :
Sirigu; Van der Wiel, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Maxwell; Rabiot,
Cabaye, Matuidi; Lavezzi, Cavani, Pastore.
• Out: Ibrahimović (suspended), Verratti (suspended), Aurier (suspended),
Thiago Motta (thigh) Doubtful: Luiz (thigh)

Barcelona:
Ter Stegen; Adriano/Bartra, Piqué, Mathieu/Busquets, Alba;
Rakitić, Mascherano, Iniesta; Suárez, Messi, Neymar.
• Out: Alves (suspended), Vermaelen (hamstring)

Juventus Vs Monaco - match details and preview

Uefa champions league
Juventus
1
V
Monaco
0
FT 90' +4
Date: Tuesday, 14th April
Kick off: 19:45
Venue: Juventus Stadium
Goal-Vidal 57' (pen)

Match details :
Arturo Vidal scored from the spot after Morata was tripped by Ricardo Carvalho.

Juventus hoping for first semifinal since 2003.

Juventus recovered from a league upset against relegation battling side Parma over the weekend.

Monaco's record of never having won in Italy extends to a seventh game.

Monaco hoping to win the 2nd leg.

Juventus have lost away to Club Atlético Madrid and Olympiacos FC this term.

The second leg will take place at Stade Louis II next Wednesday.

Match Stats:
Possession
Juventus
64%
Monaco
36%
Shots
Juventus
13
Monaco
16
Shots on target
Juventus
5
Monaco
4
Corners
Juventus
6
Monaco
7
Fouls
Juventus
7
Monaco
15

Atletico Vs Madrid - Match details and review

Uefa Championship League
Atlético Madrid
0
V
Real Madrid
0
FT 90' +4
Date: Tuesday, 14th April
Kick off: 19:45 BST
Venue: Vicente Calderó

Match news:
Ronaldo fails to break scoring record with Messi yet to play.

Goalkeeper Iker Casillas surpassed Barcelona's Xavi to become the competition's highest appearance maker with 147 games.

Atletico are unbeaten against Real in seven games.

Madrid couldnt find way passed Atletico Goalkeeper Jan Oblak.

The decider of the tie will be in the second leg which will take place at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu next Wednesday.

Match details:
Possession
Atl Madrid
38%
Real Madrid
62%
Shots
Atl Madrid
8
Real Madrid
17
Shots on target
Atl Madrid
2
Real Madrid
8
Corners
Atl Madrid
7
Real Madrid
5
Fouls
Atl Madrid
19
Real Madrid
11

Uefa champions league

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Atl Madrid
V
Real Madrid
Date: Tuesday, 14th April
Kick off: 19:45
Venue: Vicente Calderón

MATCH NEWS :
Real Madrid beat Atlético Madrid in last season's UEFA Champions league final, 4-1 after extra time.

Atlético Madrid are unbeaten against Real Madrid this season.

Gareth Bale is "100 %" fit for Tuesday's European Cup quarter-final first leg at Atletico Madrid.

"We have a 50% chance," he said. "That doesn't change the attitude, mentality and idea that we have, which is to play to make the most of the quality of the players that we have.

"Diego Simeone is a great coach. He has shown that in every aspect - he's one of the best in the world.


"I really like him. Facing him is an honour, and a problem too".

"It is his character as a player and his character as a coach that drives the team," Torres told UEFA.com.

"We don't have the options that Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern or Chelsea have, we cannot drop points and make up for them later. We are a team that plays at our limit."

Possible lineups
Atlético : Oblak; Juanfran, Miranda, Godín, Gámez; Arda Turan, Tiago,Suárez, Koke; Griezmann, Mandžukić.
• Doubtful: Raúl García (arm)

Madrid : Casillas; Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Kroos, Modrić, James; Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo.
• Doubtful: Khedira (back), Coentrão (knee)

OTHER MATCHES:
Juventus v Monaco
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Uefa champions league

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Juventus
V
Monaco
Date: Tuesday, 14th April
Kick off: 19:45 BST
Venue: Juventus Stadium

MATCH NEWS :
The competition's best defensive sides face each other in a quarterfinal.

Both Juventus and AS Monaco have conceded a mere of 5 and 4 goals respectively.
Juventus have conceded an impressive 15 goals in the Italian Serie A.

Monaco have scored only seven goals in eight games in reaching the quarter-finals. However they put 3 passed Arsenal in the first leg of the last 16 stage.

Monaco after selling their two best players last summer- James Rodriguez and Radamel Falcao, have been able to put all critics wrong by qualifying through the champions league group stages and an impressive form in the French Ligue 1.

Possible lineups
Juventus : Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Pereyra, Marchisio, Vidal, Evra; Morata, Tévez.
• Out: Pogba (thigh)
• Doubtful: Barzagli (muscle fatigue)

Monaco : Subašić; Fabinho, Carvalho, Abdennour, Kurzawa; Toulalan, Kondogbia; Dirar, Moutinho, Martial; Berbatov.
• Doubtful: Traoré (tibia), Toulalan (leg), Carvalho (leg)

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Football - Today's Results

Sterling with his 11th goal of the season

England - Premier League
FT
Liverpool
2 - 0
Newcastle United
Spain - Primera División
FT
Valencia
3 - 0
Levante
Scotland - Premiership
FT
St. Mirren
0 - 3

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Football - Today's Fixtures

Today's Matches
England - Premier League
Liverpool
21 : 00
Newcastle United

Spain - Primera División
Valencia
20 : 30
Levante

Scotland - Premiership
St. Mirren
20 : 45
Ross County

Football - Sunday's Matches Results

England - Premier League

FT

Queens Park Rangers

0 - 1

Chelsea

FT

Manchester United

4 - 2

Manchester City

Germany - Bundesliga

FT

Köln

3 - 2

Hoffenheim

FT

Stuttgart

3 - 2

Werder Bremen

Spain - Primera División

FT

Getafe

1 - 1

Villarreal

FT

Espanyol

1 - 0

Athletic Club

FT

Real Sociedad

2 - 2

Deportivo La Coruña

FT

Córdoba

0 - 2

Elche

Italy - Serie A

FT

Cesena

0 - 1

Chievo

FT

Lazio

4 - 0

Empoli

FT

Napoli

3 - 0

Fiorentina

FT

Udinese

1 - 3

Palermo

FT

Torino

1 - 1

Roma

FT

Atalanta

2 - 1

Sassuolo

FT

Milan

1 - 1

Sampdoria

France - Ligue 1

FT

Saint-Étienne

1 - 0

Nantes

FT

Evian TG

0 - 1

Lille

FT

Lens

0 - 0

Lorient

FT

Reims

0 - 1

Nice

FT

Rennes

1 - 0

Guingamp

FT

Toulouse

1 - 0

Montpellier

FT

Bordeaux

1 - 0

Olympique Marseille

Netherlands - Eredivisie

FT

Willem II

2 - 2

Feyenoord

FT

Go Ahead Eagles

1 - 3

Twente

FT

Groningen

3 - 2

Cambuur

FT

ADO Den Haag

2 - 0

Utrecht

Football - Saturday Matches Results

England - Premier League
FT
Swansea City
1 - 1
Everton
FT
Southampton
2 - 0
Hull City
FT
Sunderland
1 - 4
Crystal Palace
FT
Tottenham Hotspur
0 - 1
Aston Villa
FT
West Bromwich Albion
2 - 3
Leicester City
FT
West Ham United
1 - 1
Stoke City
FT
Burnley
0 - 1
Arsenal

Spain - Primera División
FT
Real Madrid
3 - 0
Eibar
FT
Málaga
2 - 2
Atlético Madrid
FT
Sevilla
2 - 2
Barcelona
FT
Almería
3 - 0
Granada
FT
Celta de Vigo
6 - 1
Rayo Vallecano

Germany - Bundesliga
FT
Bayern München
3 - 0
Eintracht Frankfurt
FT
Schalke 04
0 - 0
Freiburg
FT
Borussia M'gladbach
3 - 1
Borussia Dortmund
FT
Mainz 05
2 - 3
Bayer Leverkusen
FT
Paderborn
2 - 1
Augsburg
FT
Hamburger SV
0 - 2
Wolfsburg

Italy - Serie A
FT
Genoa
2 - 0
Cagliari
FT
Parma
1 - 0
Juventus
FT
Hellas Verona
0 - 3
Internazionale

Netherlands - Eredivisie
FT
Excelsior
1 - 3
Vitesse
FT
Heerenveen
5 - 2
AZ
FT
NAC Breda
2 - 2
Dordrecht
FT
Heracles
0 - 2
Ajax

Football - Today's Fixtures

England - Premier League

Queens Park Rangers
14 : 30
Chelsea

Manchester United
17 : 00
Manchester City

Germany - Bundesliga
Köln
15 : 30
Hoffenheim

Stuttgart
17 : 30
Werder Bremen

Spain - Primera División

Getafe
12 : 00
Villarreal

Espanyol
17 : 00
Athletic Club

Real Sociedad
19 : 00
Deportivo La Coruña

Córdoba
21 : 00
Elche

Italy - Serie A

Cesena
12 : 30
Chievo

Lazio
15 : 00
Empoli

Napoli
15 : 00
Fiorentina

Udinese
15 : 00
Palermo

Torino
15 : 00
Roma

Atalanta
15 : 00
Sassuolo

Milan
20 : 45
Sampdoria

France - Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne
14 : 00
Nantes

Evian TG
17 : 00
Lille

Lens
17 : 00
Lorient

Reims
17 : 00
Nice

Rennes
17 : 00
Guingamp

Toulouse
17 : 00
Montpellier

Bordeaux
21 : 00
Olympique Marseille

Netherlands - Eredivisie

Willem II
12 : 30
Feyenoord

Go Ahead Eagles
14 : 30
Twente

Groningen
14 : 30
Cambuur

ADO Den Haag
16 : 45
Utrecht

Football - fixtures around Europe

England - Premier League

Swansea City
13 : 45
Everton

Southampton
16 : 00
Hull City

Sunderland
16 : 00
Crystal Palace

Tottenham Hotspur
16 : 00
Aston Villa

West Bromwich Albion
16 : 00
Leicester City

West Ham United
16 : 00
Stoke City

Burnley
18 : 30
Arsenal

Germany - Bundesliga

Bayern München
15 : 30
Eintracht Frankfurt

Schalke 04
15 : 30
Freiburg

Borussia M'gladbach
15 : 30
Borussia Dortmund

Mainz 05
15 : 30
Bayer Leverkusen

Paderborn
15 : 30
Augsburg

Hamburger SV
18 : 30
Wolfsburg

Spain - Primera División
Real Madrid
16 : 00
Eibar

Málaga
18 : 00
Atlético Madrid

Sevilla
20 : 00
Barcelona

Almería
22 : 00
Granada

Celta de Vigo
22 : 00
Rayo Vallecano

Italy - Serie A

Genoa
18 : 00
Cagliari

Parma
18 : 00
Juventus

Hellas Verona
20 : 45
Internazionale

Netherlands - Eredivisie

Excelsior
18 : 30
Vitesse

Heerenveen
19 : 45
AZ

NAC Breda
19 : 45
Dordrecht

Heracles
20 : 45
Ajax

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Latest Fifa Ranking - April

Wales climb up after impressive results

Pos.
1
Germany
1687(1687.49)
1770
0

2
Argentina
1490(1490.04)
1577
0

3
Belgium
1457(1457.23)
1471
1

4
Colombia
1412(1411.52)
1499
-1

5
Brazil
1354(1354.38)
1348
1

6
Netherlands
1301(1300.82)
1415
-1

7
Portugal
1221(1221.32)
1191
0

8
Uruguay
1176(1176.43)
1164
1

9
Switzerland
1135(1135.15)
1126
3

10
Spain
1132(1131.95)
1130
1

11
France
1127(1127.21)
1180
-3

12
Romania
1086(1086.10)
1081
2

13
Italy
1085(1085.01)
1146
-3

14
England
1030(1029.53)
1031
3

15
Costa Rica
1014(1013.98)
1095
-2

16
Chile
991(990.96)
1057
-1

17
Croatia
977(977.23)
963
2

18
Mexico
937(937.49)
935
3

19
Czech Republic
923(923.39)
1045
-3

20
Slovakia
920(920.38)
932
2

21
Algeria
917(916.76)
986
-3

22
Wales
916(915.76)
763
15

23
Côte d'Ivoire
907(907.23)
944
-3

24
Greece
900(899.91)
872
3

25
Austria
890(890.50)
916
-2

26
Ghana
833(832.90)
887
-2

27
USA
815(815.26)
828
5

28
Denmark
808(808.06)
863
0

29
Scotland
796(796.40)
727
10

30
Tunisia
793(792.77)
881
-5

31
Bosnia and Herzegovina
783(782.60)
841
-1

32
Russia
781(781.16)
788
1

33
Ukraine
772(772.19)
838
-2

34
Ecuador
759(758.95)
852
-5

35
Poland
753(753.45)
778
-1

36
Senegal
752(752.39)
772
0

37
Cape Verde Islands
737(737.01)
761
1
38
Iceland
728(728.12)
776
-3
39
Sweden
704(704.11)
663
6
40
Iran
689(689.43)
692
2
41
Guinea
678(678.10)
669
3
42
Northern Ireland
672(671.71)
679
1
43
Hungary
665(665.24)
659
3
44
Serbia
664(664.44)
709
-4
45
Nigeria
652(652.34)
701
-4
46
Israel
649(649.05)
880
-20
47
Slovenia
648(647.98)
649
1
48
Cameroon
628(627.50)
646
1
49
Congo
624(623.76)
625
3
50
Japan
614(613.94)
617
3

51
Egypt
612(612.16)
582
7
52
Turkey
603(603.42)
594
4
53
Panama
587(586.77)
557
8
54
Congo DR
584(583.59)
651
-7
55
Gabon
583(582.59)
610
-1
56
Mali
578(578.06)
626
-5
57
Albania
575(575.48)
557
4
57
Korea Republic
575(575.44)
594
-1
59
Zambia
556(556.20)
560
1
60
South Africa
553(552.83)
608
-5
61
Equatorial Guinea
549(549.11)
630
-11
62
Republic of Ireland
546(545.89)
537
4
63
Australia
531(531.08)
549
2
64
Peru
526(526.46)
565
-5
65
Trinidad and Tobago
519(519.37)
553
-2
66
Burkina Faso
517(517.25)
529
2
67
Bulgaria
505(504.57)
501
4
68
United Arab Emirates
501(500.59)
523
1
69
Venezuela
495(494.58)
483
3
70
Norway
491(490.82)
522
0
70
Montenegro
491(490.57)
531
-3
72
Uganda
485(485.15)
478
2
73
Uzbekistan
476(476.22)
483
-1
74
Rwanda
474(474.13)
550
-10
75
Jamaica
466(466.28)
463
1
76
Honduras
451(450.98)
433
5
77
Armenia
449(449.14)
437
2
78
Finland
446(446.35)
450
0
79
Haiti
442(441.61)
454
-2
80
Togo
435(434.55)
466
-5
81
Paraguay
418(417.63)
434
-1
82
China PR
408(408.01)
423
1
83
Belarus
397(396.92)
346
15
84
El Salvador
388(388.39)
378
5
85
Latvia
387(386.97)
361
10
86
Mozambique
385(384.86)
385
0
86
Iraq
385(384.76)
353
11
88
Sierra Leone
382(382.24)
379
-1
89
Angola
381(380.94)
403
-5
90
Guatemala
372(371.94)
425
-8
91
Morocco
371(371.27)
378
-2
92
Bolivia
360(360.09)
372
0
93
Estonia
358(357.80)
379
-6
94
Benin
357(357.46)
372
-2
95
Saudi Arabia
349(349.39)
339
4
96
Cyprus
342(342.27)
398
-11
97
Oman
341(341.11)
356
-1
97
Malawi
341(340.59)
376
-6
99
Qatar
337(336.65)
300
10
100
Lithuania
333(332.87)
364
-6
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Football - Today's Fixtures

Spain - Primera División
Deportivo La Coruña
20 : 00
Córdoba

Barcelona
20 : 00
Almería

Granada
22 : 00
Celta de Vigo

Rayo Vallecano
22 : 00
Real Madrid

Italy - Serie A
Parma
18 : 30
Udinese

Scotland - Premiership
Dundee
20 : 45
Dundee United

Aberdeen
20 : 45
Inverness CT

Celtic
20 : 45
Partick Thistle

France - Coupe de France
PSG
21 : 00
Saint-Étienne

Germany - DFB Pokal
Arminia Bielefeld
19 : 00
Borussia M'gladbach

Bayer Leverkusen
20 : 30
Bayern München

Italy - Coppa Italia
Napoli
20 : 45
Lazio

Netherlands - KNVB Beker
Groningen
20 : 00
Excelsior

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Football Results Today

England - Premier League
FT
Aston Villa
3 - 3
Queens Park Rangers

Spain - Primera División
FT
Atlético Madrid
2 - 0
Real Sociedad
FT
Levante
1 - 2
Sevilla
FT
Eibar
1 - 0
Málaga

France - Ligue 1
FT
Monaco
0 - 0
Montpellier

Scotland - Premiership
FT
Ross County
1 - 0
St. Johnstone
FT
Motherwell
5 - 0
St. Mirren


France - Coupe de France
FT
Auxerre
1 - 0
Guingamp

Germany - DFB Pokal
FT
Wolfsburg
1 - 0
Freiburg
FT
Borussia Dortmund
E 3 - 2
Hoffenheim

Italy - Coppa Italia
FT
Fiorentina
0 - 3
Juventus

Netherlands - KNVB Beker
FT
Twente
1 - 1 P
PEC Zwolle

England - Championship
FT
Blackpool
1 - 1
Reading
FT
Charlton Athletic
1 - 1
Fulham

Perfect time to face Man United - Kompany

Our dreadful form might somehow work in our favour in next weekend's meeting against Manchester United, Vincent Kompany said.

Manchester City suffered their fourth consecutive away loss in all competitions when they were beaten by Crystal Palace 2-1 on Monday.

The Premier league defending champions are now fourth on the table with a point behind rivals Manchester United - who the face next weekend.

The Belgium and City skipper is prepared to end the season with no silverware but urges his team to finish the remaining games in thrive regardless.

"We have United on Sunday and a derby is a derby. It doesn't matter what place you are in the league, it's a derby.

"If anything, it’s a good moment to go into a derby. I guess the momentum is a little bit with our neighbours at the moment but it's the perfect place for us to go and try to rectify what we've had on Monday," Kompany added.

Manchester City for the past seasons have come from behind to win the ultimate.
Kompany is hopeful his team repeat their end of season form to propel them to an automatic champions league qualification.

Football Fixtures Today

England - Premier League

Aston Villa

20 : 45
Queens Park Rangers

Spain - Primera División
Atlético Madrid
20 : 00
Real Sociedad

Levante
22 : 00
Sevilla

Eibar
22 : 00
Málaga

France - Ligue 1
Monaco
19 : 00
Montpellier

Scotland - Premiership
Ross County
20 : 45
St. Johnstone

Motherwell
20 : 45
St. Mirren

France - Coupe de France
Auxerre
21 : 00
Guingamp

Germany - DFB Pokal
Wolfsburg
19 : 00
Freiburg

Borussia Dortmund
20 : 30
Hoffenheim

Italy - Coppa Italia  

Fiorentina
20 : 45
Juventus

Netherlands - KNVB Beker
Twente
20 : 00
PEC Zwolle

England - Championship
Blackpool
20 : 45
Reading

Charlton Athletic
20 : 45
Fulham

Sunday's Results Around Europe

English Premier League
FT
Burnley
0 - 0
Tottenham Hotspur

FT
Sunderland
1 - 0
Newcastle United

German Bundesliga
FT
Augsburg
0 - 0
Schalke 04

FT
Hertha BSC
2 - 0
Paderborn

Spanish Primera División
FT
Real Madrid
9 - 1
Granada

FT
Valencia
0 - 0
Villarreal

FT
Getafe
2 - 1
Deportivo La Coruña

FT
Celta de Vigo
0 - 1
Barcelona

French Ligue 1
FT
Bordeaux
2 - 1
Lens

FT
Nantes
1 - 2
Caen

FT
Olympique Marseille
2 - 3
PSG

Netherlands - Eredivisie
FT
Utrecht
1 - 1
Ajax

FT
AZ
1 - 4
Feyenoord

FT
Excelsior
2 - 3
ADO Den Haag

FT
Cambuur
1 - 0
Go Ahead Eagles

A look at the Reptile Stadium

The Turkish side, Bursaspor are on the verge of giving the world the best stadium it has ever seen.


Bursaspor have been building the Timsah Arena (Crocodile Arena) since 2011 but the end is finally in sight for the fans, the club expect the work to
be complete by the end of this year.

The idea comes from the club's nickname 'Yeşil Timsahlar' , which translates to 'Green Crocodiles', so naturally they decided a new stadium needed a giant open mouthed reptile with eyes and teeth that light up on matchdays.

The Green Crocodiles currently sits on the fourth place of the Turkish league table.

The stadium is a 45,000 capacity seater.

Results from around Europe

English Premier League
FT
Arsenal
4 - 1
Liverpool
FT
Everton
1 - 0
Southampton
FT
Leicester City
2 - 1
West Ham United
FT
Manchester United
3 - 1
Aston Villa
FT
Swansea City
3 - 1
Hull City
FT
West Bromwich Albion
1 - 4
Queens Park Rangers
FT
Chelsea
2 - 1
Stoke City

Spain - Primera División
FT
Sevilla
2 - 0
Athletic Club
FT
Córdoba
0 - 2
Atlético Madrid
FT
Almería
1 - 4
Levante
FT
Málaga
1 - 1
Real Sociedad

Germany - Bundesliga
FT
Bayer Leverkusen
4 - 0
Hamburger SV
FT
Wolfsburg
3 - 1
Stuttgart
FT
Hoffenheim
1 - 4
Borussia M'gladbach
FT
Werder Bremen
0 - 0
Mainz 05
FT
Eintracht Frankfurt
2 - 2
Hannover 96
FT
Freiburg
1 - 0
Köln
FT
Borussia Dortmund
0 - 1
Bayern München

Italy - Serie A
FT
Roma
1 - 0
Napoli
FT
Hellas Verona
3 - 3
Cesena
FT
Sassuolo
1 - 0
Chievo
FT
Cagliari
1 - 3
Lazio
FT
Palermo
1 - 2
Milan
FT
Internazionale
1 - 1
Parma
FT
Atalanta
1 - 2
Torino
FT
Genoa
1 - 1
Udinese
FT
Fiorentina
2 - 0
Sampdoria
FT
Juventus
2 - 0
Empoli

France - Ligue 1
FT
Guingamp
1 - 3
Olympique Lyonnais
FT
Lille
3 - 1
Reims
FT
Lorient
0 - 3
Rennes
FT
Metz
3 - 2
Toulouse
FT
Montpellier
3 - 1
Bastia
FT
Nice
2 - 2
Evian TG

Netherlands - Eredivisie
FT
PEC Zwolle
1 - 0
Willem II
FT
Vitesse
1 - 1
Groningen
FT
Heerenveen
0 - 0
NAC Breda
FT
Dordrecht
2 - 3
Heracles
FT
Twente
0 - 5
PSV

Sunday's football fixtures

England - Premier League

Burnley 14 : 30 Tottenham Hotspur
Sunderland 17 : 00 Newcastle United

Germany - Bundesliga

Augsburg 15 : 30 Schalke 04
Hertha BSC 17 : 30 Paderborn

Spain - Primera División

Real Madrid 12 : 00 Granada
Valencia 17 : 00 Villarreal
Getafe 19 : 00 Deportivo La Coruña
Celta de Vigo 21 : 00 Barcelona

France - Ligue 1

Bordeaux 14 : 00 Lens
Nantes 17 : 00 Caen
Olympique Marseille 21 : 00 PSG

Netherlands - Eredivisie

Utrecht 12 : 30 Ajax
AZ 12 : 30 Feyenoord
Excelsior 14 : 30 ADO Den Haag
Cambuur 16 : 45 Go Ahead Eagles

Arsenal V Liverpool - match details

Premier League
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
Arsenal V Liverpool
Date: Saturday, 4th April
Kick off: 12:45
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Bellerin 37'
Özil 40'
Sánchez 45'
Henderson 76' (pen)
Can 84' ■
Giroud 90' +1

Key moments:
Arsenal score three goals in eight minutes.

Mesut Ozil scored from a free kick in first half - first goal since February.

Arsenal 2nd with 4 points behind leaders Chelsea (2 games in hand).

Liverpool nine points behind Arsenal.

Can shown first red card of Liverpool career.

Arsenal 10 wins from 11 league matches.

Arsenal have earned 30 points since new year's day.

Match details :
Possession
Arsenal
49%
Liverpool
51%
Shots
Arsenal
16
Liverpool
13
Shots on target
Arsenal
10
Liverpool
2
Corners
Arsenal
6
Liverpool
5
Fouls
Arsenal
7
Liverpool
9

Arsenal Vs Liverpool Match Build-Up

Premier League
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
Arsenal V Liverpool
Date: Saturday, 4th April
Kick off: 12:45 GMT
Venue: Emirates Stadium

Match details :
▪ Arsenal
The Gunners have only won one of their last 11 home league games against sides in the current top five (Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool), drawing seven of those matches and losing three.

The North Londoners have won 14 of 16 games in 2015, including nine wins from 10 league matches.

They are enjoying their longest winning streak since moving to the Emirates and their best overall since a 13-match run in 2005 - with 8 consecutive wins in the Premier League.

Liverpool
Liverpool are on the verge of setting a club record by keeping a clean sheet in a seventh consecutive top-flight away match. Their current six-match streak equals sequences recorded in 1966 and 1972.

Defeat to Manchester United before the international break marked their first loss in 14 league games (W10, D3).

The Merseyside club have claimed 26 Premier League points in 2015 - their opponent today, Arsenal is the only club with 27, have a better record.

Match news:
Liverpool duo Steven Gerrard and defender Daniel Skrtel will miss today's game with both players being suspended.

Mikel Arteta, Debuchy, Chamberlain and Abou Diaby will miss the game despite returning to training recently.

Lineups:
Arsenal
Coach: Arsène Wenger
13 D. Ospina G
4 P. Mertesacker
6 L. Koscielny
11 M. Özil
12 O. Giroud
16 A. Ramsey
17 A. Sánchez
18 Nacho Monreal
19 Cazorla
34 F. Coquelin
39 Bellerín

Liverpool
Coach: Brendan Rodgers
22 S. Mignolet G
4 K. Touré
10 Philippe Coutinho
14 J. Henderson
17 M. Sakho
18 Alberto Moreno
21 Lucas Leiva
23 E. Can
24 J. Allen
31 R. Sterling
50 L. Marković

Results from around the world

Spanish Primera División 

FT
Eibar
1 - 2
Rayo Vallecano

French Ligue 1
FT
Monaco
1 - 1
Saint-Étienne

Scottish Premiership

FT
St. Mirren
0 - 2
Celtic

England - Championship

FT
Birmingham City
2 - 1
Rotherham United
FT
Brighton & Hove Albion
0 - 1
Norwich City
FT
Fulham
1 - 4
Brentford
FT
Middlesbrough
1 - 0
Wigan Athletic
FT
Millwall
2 - 1
Charlton Athletic
FT
Nottingham Forest
1 - 2
Wolverhampton Wand…
FT
Ipswich Town
1 - 1
AFC Bournemouth
FT
Derby County
2 - 2
Watford

Fellaini is undroppable says Louis Van Gaal

Belgian star Marouane Fellaini signed for Manchester United for a fee of £27.5m from Everton in 2013.

Marouane Fellaini's first goal for Manchester United came in October last year after 13 months of joining the Manchester club.

After a disappointing first season under former Everton and Manchester United boss, David Moyes, Fellaini once said he felt like a scapegoat under the club's struggles.

However, since former Barcelona, Ajax and Bayern Munich coach Louis Van Gaal took charge in the summer of 2014, Fellaini has scored 5 goals in 23 matches in all competitions - recent one in a 3-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.

Fellaini has started in the last four games for Belgium and scored three goals in two matches during the recent international break.

Van Gaal said, "When he is playing like he is now, I cannot change him."

"He's had an unlucky season because he was injured and ill a lot of times, but when he's been fit he's always played for me, more or less.

"I was looking for balance in the team and he can bring that."

Louis Van Gaal has not ruled out winning the title despite United lying fourth on the Premier League table.
"Mathematically, we can still do it," he said.

Neymar can reach the level of Ronaldo and Messi - Sir Alex

"The boy Neymar gets a lot of publicity about the potential he's got, but I think that's still to be seen, still to be fulfilled.
Certainly, most people I speak to speak highly of the boy," said Sir Alex Ferguson.

Neymar netted 15 goals in his first season in la liga and is behind Messi for the list of goalscorers for Barcelona with 26 goals so far this season.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi have together been awarded the world's best player in the last seven (7) years.

Both players have also battled it out for the ballon d'Or for the past eight (8) years with Ronaldo finishing second to Kaka and ahead of Leo Messi in 2007.

The retired Manchester United manager believes Neymar is well placed to reach the standard set by Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and fellow club mate Leo Messi.

"You'll always look at clubs like Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United to produce that kind of player you're talking about, but to be honest, I'm not sure there's one sticking out at the momen," - Sir Alex Ferguson added.

Saturday's football fixtures

4th April, 2015

English Premier League

Arsenal 13 : 45 Liverpool    

Everton 16 : 00 Southampton
Leicester City 16 : 00 West Ham United
Manchester United 16 : 00 Aston Villa
Swansea City 16 : 00 Hull City
West Bromwich Albion 16 : 00 Queens Park Rangers
Chelsea 18 : 30 Stoke City

Italian Serie A

Roma 12 : 30 Napoli
Hellas Verona 15 : 00 Cesena
Sassuolo 15 : 00 Chievo
Cagliari 15 : 00 Lazio
Palermo 15 : 00 Milan
Internazionale 15 : 00 Parma

Atalanta 15 : 00 Torino
Genoa 15 : 00 Udinese
Fiorentina 18 : 30 Sampdoria
Juventus 21 : 00 Empoli

German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen 15 : 30 Hamburger SV
Wolfsburg 15 : 30 Stuttgart
Hoffenheim 15 : 30 Borussia M'gladbach
Werder Bremen 15 : 30 Mainz 05
Eintracht Frankfurt 15 : 30 Hannover 96
Freiburg 15 : 30 Köln
Borussia Dortmund 18 : 30 Bayern München

Spainish Primera División

Sevilla 16 : 00 Athletic Club
Córdoba 18 : 00 Atlético Madrid
Almería 20 : 00 Levante
Málaga 22 : 00 Real Sociedad

French Ligue 1

Guingamp 17 : 00 Olympique Lyonnais
Lille 20 : 00 Reims
Lorient 20 : 00 Rennes
Metz 20 : 00 Toulouse
Montpellier 20 : 00 Bastia
Nice 20 : 00 Evian TG

Dutch Eredivisie

PEC Zwolle 18 : 30 Willem II
Vitesse 18 : 30 Groningen
Heerenveen 19 : 45 NAC Breda
Dordrecht 20 : 45 Heracles
Twente 20 : 45 PSV

Italian Serie A table

Pos. Team P GD Pts.
1 Juventus 28 41 67
2 Roma 28 18 53
3 Lazio 28 24 52
4 Sampdoria 28 9 48
5 Napoli 28 11 47
6 Fiorentina 28 10 46
7 Torino 28 2 39
8 Milan 28 6 38
9 Genoa 27 4 37
10 Inter Milan 28 6 37
11 Palermo 28 -3 35
12 Udinese 27 -5 33
13 Empoli 28 0 33
14 Sassuolo 28 -9 32
15 Chievo 28 -9 32
16 Verona 28 -15 32
17 Atalanta 28 -15 26
18 Cagliari 28 -19 21
19 Cesena 28 -24 21
20 Parma 26 -32 9

Last updated: 2nd April, 2015.

German Bundesliga table

Pos. Team      P GD Pts.
1 Bayern Mun 26 57 64
2 VfL Wolfsburg 26 28 54
3 Borussia Mönchengladbach 26 17 47
4 Bayer Levkn 26 16 45
5 Schalke 26 6 39
6 FC Augsburg 26 -1 38
7 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 26 2 37
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 26 -3 34
9 SV Werder Bremen 26 -13 34
10 Bor Dortmd 26 1 33
11 1. FSV Mainz 05 26 -1 30
12 1. FC Köln 26 -6 30
13 Hertha BSC 26 -13 29
14 Hannover 96 26 -13 27
15 Sport-Club Freiburg 26 -10 25
16 Hamburger SV 26 -21 25
17 SC Paderborn 07 26 -27 24
18 VfB Stuttgart 26 -19 23

Last updated: 2nd April, 2015.

Spanish La liga table

Pos. Team P GD Pts.
1 Barcelona 28 63 68
2 Real Madrid 28 52 64
3 Valencia 28 30 60
4 Atl Madrid 28 30 59
5 Sevilla 28 18 55
6 Villarreal 28 17 49
7 Málaga 28 0 44
8 Ath Bilbao 28 -6 39
9 Real Sociedad 28 -4 36
10 Celta de Vigo 28 -2 35
11 Rayo Vallecano 28 -17 35
12 Espanyol 28 -5 34
13 Getafe 28 -15 29
14 Eibar 28 -12 28
15 Elche 28 -29 27
16 Deportivo de La Coruña 28 -21 26
17 Almería 28 -19 25
18 Levante 28 -29 25
19 Granada CF 28 -25 23
20 Córdoba 28 -26 18

Last updated: 2nd April, 2015

English Premier League Table

# Team PL G PTS
1 Chelsea 29 36 67
2 Man City 30 34 61
3 Arsenal 30 27 60
4 Man Utd 30 25 59
5 Liverpool 30 12 54
6 Southampton 30 21 53
7 Tottenham 30 5 53
8 Swansea 30 -4 43
9 West Ham 30 3 42
10 Stoke 30 -3 42
11 Crystal Palace 30 -5 36
12 Newcastle 30 -15 35
13 Everton 30 -4 34
14 West Brom 30 -12 33
15 Hull 30 -12 28
16 Aston Villa 30 -20 28
17 Sunderland 30 -21 26
18 Burnley 30 -23 25
19 QPR 30 -23 22
20 Leicester 29 -21 19

Last updated: 2nd April, 2015 at 15:35

Mancini, a magnet for top players

The former Galatasaray and Manchester City manager, Roberto Mancini has had a tough time in his second coming to the San Siro club Inter Milan, the club is out of Europe - an europa league demolition from Wolfsburg and the Coppa Italia and they currently lie on the mid table in the Italian Serie A.

He re-signed for the 2010 UEFA Champions League winners last November after spells at England and Turkey respectively.

Club director Marco Fassone is optimistic Mancini's presence will appeal big names to the club and will restore Inter Milan's place on the top of the table next season.

Despite the Italians winless run of four, Fassone is
convinced he will attract the big names Inter need to re-establish themselves as title contenders.

"Already in January, some very important players have been considering our project due to the presence of Mancini, without talking about money," Fassone added.

"Roberto is a magnet for top players. He likes to participate in our meetings and has an encyclopaedic knowledge on players, Mancini is the centre of our engine.

Fassone believes the arrival of Mancini will help the club reconstruct and will be able to compete with the top teams next season.

Juventus have been dominant over the previous years - winning 3 straight Scudettos.

I'm not a money grabber - Raheem Sterling cries

Raheem Sterling, 20, after signing for Liverpool in 2010 from Queens Park Rangers has been in a phenomenal form.

Sterling was not a regular at the Merseyside club until the following season - he made his debut for the club in 2012.

Raheem Sterling is yet to extend his contract with Liverpool FC although the club has already offered him a reported £100,000 a week.

He says he will not discuss a contract talk with the club until summer - his current contract worth £35,000 runs out in the end of 2017.

Sterling told BBC Sport he is not a money grabbing 20-year-old and doesn't want to be perceived as one.

"I don't talk about how many cars I'm going to drive, how many houses I've got. I just purely want to be the best I can be."

There have been rumours linking the English winger to Arsenal and Real Madrid for the past months.

Aubameyang eyes Europa league

Borussia Dortmund have had a ragged form from the beginning of the season but are looking very impressive with eight (8) more games to go.

Dortmund place 10th on the Bundesliga standings.

They sat in the relegation zone at the halfway stage of the Bundesliga seaon, but europa league finish is now a distinct possibility.

Borussia Dortmund face league leaders Bayern München this weekend.
The two sides earlier met on November with Bayern winning 2-1 - late strikes from Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski secured their win over Borussia Dortmund.

Bayern however loss at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach by 2-0 before the international break.

Dortmund foward Pierre Emerick Aubameyang believes their weekend's game against Bayern München will be very difficult for the league leaders.

"We have to perform like against Schalke.

"We need to win if we want to look ahead towards the Europa League. We have to win although it won't be easy," he added.

"It will be a great game to watch. I always felt a certain pleasure to play this kind of games. Even if we are much behind this will be a very good game, I am sure.

"We are too behind but I am sure we can keep up with them.

"Every time we challenge Bayern, they struggle to beat us."

Real Madrid sign Danilo from Porto

Real Madrid sign Danilo from Porto for a reported fee of £23M at the end of the season.

The 23-year-old Danilo signed for the European Champions for a contract which ends in 2021.

The FC Porto right full back has been a regular for the Brazil team since the end of last summer's World Cup in Brazil.

Real Madrid's current right full-backs are Dani Carvajal and Alvaro Arbeloa - who looks set to leave the Spanish club at the end of the season.

Brazil have had more spectacular players at full-backs, from the Roberto Carlos, Cafu, Marcelo (Real Madrid), Dani Alves (Barcelona), Maicon (Roma) and currently Danilo (FC Porto)

Guus Hiddink fumes at Iniesta boos

The Netherlands host Spain in an international friendly last night at Amsterdam with the host winning yet again over the European champions for the second time in some months.

Netherlands beat the former world champions by 2 goals to nill - goals from Stefan de Vrij and Davy Klaassen look to have eased off the pressure on Netherlands manager Guus Hiddink.

However, the Netherlands boss has hit at fans who booed the former European best player, Andres Iniesta - Iniesta scored the winning goal in the 2010 world cup final when both sides met.

Guus Hiddink didn't like the reception given to the Barcelona midfielder.

He described the incident as a disgrace and shameless.

"It's a disgrace. If such a world-class player is booed you should be ashamed deeply as the public," - Guus Hiddink.

"I asked the bench why they did that, I did not understand. Iniesta is firstly a fantastic footballer and also a great person.

"I found this reaction very inappropriate and shameless." He added.