So, at the final reckoning, Raith Rovers' acquisition of David Goodwillie has cost the club: whatever money was involved; the captain of their women's team; the rest of their women's team; the people behind Raith Rovers TV; at least one board member; the support and sponsorship of Val McDermid; a telling off from Gordon Brown; a huge amount of passing affection or vague interest from neutrals; almost certainly loads more that we've completely missed; and, last and very much least, Goodwillie himself. Here's the club chairman:
City faced plenty of pre-match questions about their character and the potential response to losing a place in the Champions League final that they held in their hands until Real Madrid's astonishing late comeback at the Bernabeu.
If there was one person who deserves the best of his life for him and his family and friends, it's Gabriel, Guardiola said of his striker.
When Manchester United lost by the same margin to Real Madrid in the 2002/3 season, it convinced Alex Ferguson to start to break up his last team. Gone was the attacking verve and in came a more structured approach to the game. Cristiano Ronaldo replaced David Beckham, and the team started to adopt 4-5-1 more regularly than 4-4-2. In a couple of years, Roy Keane would be gone, two deep-lying midfielders would sit in front of Edwin van der Sar, Nemanja Matic and Rio Ferdinand. They went from imperial to impregnable.
Samuel Chukwueze set the ball rolling for the Super Eagles in the third minute from a Moses Simon pull-back.
Juventus have rejected a bid worth around £20.5m from Aston Villa for defensive midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur, according to Sky in Italy.
What the managers said...Arsenal head coach Jonas Eidevall: 5-0 is maybe a little too big a result for the game.
Hopefully we can sustain this as long as possible.” Poch on speculation: 'The players know the situation' It was a frustrating night in Manchester for PSG boss Pochettino in a week in which he has been heavily linked with the managerial vacancy across the city at Manchester United.
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The more we read about Alejandro Hernandez, the more there was to worry about. The referee from the Canary Islands had a track record for trigger happiness on the cards front. His stats, quite frankly, were chilling.
And with the Christmas period seeing teams play and travel more often than ever, the authorities clearly felt the need to act.
By many accounts, Manchester United's original post-Jose Mourinho plan was to have Solskjaer as interim manager until the end of the 2018/19 season when Mauricio Pochettino would be approached to take over.
The same player finishing outright top of both lists in a single season has happened only twice before.
Gerrard: Coutinho is a serial winnerJean-Philippe Gbamin has been told by ruthless Rafa Benitez to find a new club.
A more joined-up approach between Wembley and the Metropolitan Police Service to managing public safety on match-days is among recommendations proposed to the FA, Wembley and key partners.
Last year, they won the Champions League and if you compare the two teams I think there's not a comparison.
Will it be in January or will it be in the summer? He can sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club this month.
In an interview with Sky Sports News last year, Bailly said: I want to do more for this club, you know, because in my bad times the club has helped me about everything and I'm proud about this. Bailly was largely used as a back-up option to regular centre-back pairing Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof under United's previous manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
If you look at our back line, with Aoife, this is the first season she's played consistently for a long time.
But Rangnick refused to be drawn on the impact such rumours had had on preparations for the derby and their challenge for a top-four spot.
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He played a big part in our second half of last season. But you'd have to give credit to the players here, they've moved on without Jesse.
Rain and swirling wind made for tough conditions after the break with both sides restricted to long-range strikes in the opening stages.
Reading will, however, be back in the Championship next season - but a big summer of change will be needed to prevent another campaign of struggle on this evidence.
England boss Gareth Southgate has described the matches as ideal preparation for the World Cup and, like most international managers involved in those tournaments, he would be loathe to be without his key players.
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In a feisty match between two sides that are trying to stay in contention with league leaders Real Madrid, Sevilla came out on top.
The performance metrics back up their struggles away from home, too. With that in mind, I can't back them here at 23/20 with Sky Bet.
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With so many unknows surrounding how both teams will shape up in what feels like a first game of the season scenario, I'm swerving the traditional match markets and heading to the cards market for a potential angle in.
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Salah has hit explosive form this season and equalled Jamie Vardy’s record of providing a goal or assist in 15 consecutive Premier League games in December.
The powerful Greek is a workhorse and a relentless nuisance. He gets himself in tantalising positions over and over. His desire to get on the end of things never wanes no matter how wayward his finishing can be.
What was meant to protect them is actually now a disadvantage. They also have restrictions on working visas and Covid-19 is making it worse, so it is not easy.
How the teams lined up | Match statsPremier League table | Fixtures | ResultsDownload the Sky Sports AppBut while the Liverpool goalkeeper kept that attempt out, Aaron Ramsdale should have done better than allow Jota's low shot to squeeze beyond him at his near post.
Tuchel believes the condition of the pitch at Stamford Bridge has not helped his side of late - and referenced Andreas Christensen's back-pass, which allowed Arsenal to score the opening goal in midweek, as an example.
Kane has made a slow start to the season, with just one of his seven goals coming in the Premier League as Spurs struggled in front of goal.
Ten Hag is a popular choice to take charge at Old Trafford and represents what is seen as a fresh, exciting future, although there is an acceptance risk is involved as it is a sizeable leap for him.
I believed in my ability to get into the team but I thought it would take a while transitioning to the way they play, new team-mates, getting into the team helping them out.
The problem for Maguire adds to United’s centre-back concerns, with Victor Lindelof still recovering from Covid-19, while Eric Bailly is also a doubt after suffering what appeared to be a hamstring injury against Burnley on December 30.
