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Sport – The Standard Chilembe keen on CAPS return FORMER CAPS United captain Laughter Chilembe has expressed his desire to have another dance with his former club and reunite with his former teammate and current head coach Lloyd Chitembwe. The post Chilembe keen on CAPS return appeared first on The Standard . more info...

ESPN FC News 2018 FIFA World Cup draw: Qualifying teams, date, time and how to watch Watch the best and worst scenarios from the draw. Watch the best and worst scenarios from the draw. The draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place on Dec. 1 at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow. It will start at 10 a.m. ET/3 p.m. GMT -- 6 p.m. local time in Moscow. How can I watch? In the U.S., Fox have the rights in English, while Telemundo will have them in Spanish. The BBC and ITV will show it in the U.K. and FIFA's official website will have a live stream. ESPN FC will bring you all the latest with a live blog as the teams are drawn, and in the U.S. you can... more info...

Latest News RSS feed Shanghai Shenhua not ruling out Tevez extension Shanghai Shenhua admit Carlos Tevez has failed to live up to expectations, but the club are yet to rule out extending the forward's deal. Tevez, 33, has struggled since his lucrative move, scoring just four goals in 16 Chinese Super League (CSL) games. The Argentinian was left out of the squad for both legs of the Chinese FA Cup final against Shanghai SIPG as Shenhua claimed the trophy on away goals. Shenhua deputy general manager Zhou Jun said Tevez had failed to reach the heights the club expected. "We decided to buy Tevez because the AFC Champions League qualifying phase was about to begin and at that time the new rules [to curb mega signings] did not come to light," he told Shanghai TV. "Tevez was playing quite well in both Boca Juniors and Juventus. And since there was an arms race going on [in the CSL], our club need a player who has a reputation and universal appeal. "Of course...

The Independent - Football Celtic reinstate domestic supremacy with Scottish League Cup final victory over Motherwell Motherwell 0 Celtic 2: Brendan Rodgers added another trophy to the cabinet but was thankful to a controversial red card for Motherwell's Cedric Kipre which led to a penalty more info...

Latest News RSS feed Willian: It was a shot, no doubt Chelsea attacker Willian insisted his equaliser against Liverpool was a shot after he salvaged a point for his team at Anfield on Saturday. Mohamed Salah put Liverpool ahead in the 65th minute, but Willian ensured Antonio Conte's men left with a 1-1 draw. The Brazilian appeared to be aiming a cross to the back post, only for the ball to loop over Simon Mignolet and into the net. Asked about his goal by Chelsea TV, a laughing Willian said: "For sure, it was a shot, no doubt." Again completing his answer with a laugh, the 29-year-old added: "Some people ask, 'You want to cross or you want to shoot?' I said, 'Shoot, of course. Too much quality'." @willianborges88 #LIVCHE pic.twitter.com/5dpxO8B1x1 — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) November 25, 2017 The result kept Chelsea in third in the Premier League, but they are eight points behind leaders Manchester City – who visit Huddersfield Town on Su...

BBC Sport - Football Northern Ireland's O'Neill to take time to decide future Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill will take his time before deciding his next career move, despite a number of offers. more info...

ESPN FC News Wenger rues missed chances Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal's failure to convert their chances was the reason they lost 1-0 to FC Koln in the Europa League. more info...

The Independent - Football Yaya Toure content at Manchester City despite bit-part role The 34-year-old started his first Champions League game this season in Tuesday's 1-0 win against Feyenoord but has been a bit part player in the Premier League more info...

ESPN FC News Conte: Beating Qarabag will be tough Chelsea's Antonio Conte believes his side must be at their best to beat Qarabag after they drew twice with Atletico Madrid. more info...

Sport – The Standard Brazil: Football’s new Harlem Globetrotters Their matches might be slightly more competitive than games involving Harlem’s most famous basketball team, but Brazil are becoming Globetrotters in their own right. The post Brazil: Football’s new Harlem Globetrotters appeared first on The Standard . more info...

Latest News RSS feed Lloris wants Spurs to forget title and focus on top four Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris has told his team-mates to be realistic over title ambitions after losing further ground on Premier League leaders Manchester City. Arsenal claimed the north London derby bragging rights with a stirring 2-0 win over Spurs at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, leaving their rivals 11 points behind Pep Guardiola's men in fourth. Mauricio Pochettino's side return to action in the Champions League on Tuesday, having taken four points off Real Madrid to be in command of Group H, although France goalkeeper Lloris urged more measured targets domestically after defeat at Arsenal followed the 1-0 reverse to Manchester United at Old Trafford last month. "Before we think about City it's important to stay in the top four. This is the main target for our team," he told reporters. "We heard from outside that Tottenham play for the title, blah, blah, blah. The mo...

BBC Sport - Football Gossip: Man Utd plan £136m move for La Liga pair Manchester United line up £136m move for La Liga pair, Real Madrid plan £53m Aguero bid, Manchester City want Van Aanholt, plus more. more info...

ESPN FC News Will Arsenal, Spurs opt for caution? After spending years in Arsenal's shadow, Tottenham now rule North London. But has this shift in power affected their tactical battle? We break down five crucial elements of Saturday's North London derby. Michael Cox &#187 more info...

ESPN FC News North London derby quiz: Who has won Arsenal vs. Tottenham more times? Higher or lower? Take our quiz on which Arsenal and Tottenham players have won more north London derbies in the Premier League. Follow @ESPNFC on Twitter to keep up with the latest football updates. more info...

Sport – The Standard Zimbabwean flavour in Ashes series THE sight of any professional athlete, who could have represented Zimbabwe plying his trade for another nation at the expense of his country of birth, has always stirred mixed emotions […] The post Zimbabwean flavour in Ashes series appeared first on The Standard . more info...

BBC Sport - Football Wednesday's gossip column - Ronaldo wants to leave Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Real Madrid, Arsenal to try again for Raheem Sterling, Manchester United want Valencia winger, plus more. more info...

Soccerway.com Bernardeschi appeals to Italy´s ´senators´ as Chiellini hints at quitting Giorgio Chiellini could join three Italy team-mates in retiring amid World Cup heartbreak, as Federico Bernardeschi hopes to make amends. more info...

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Latest News RSS feed Isco one of world's best – Lopetegui Spain head coach Julen Lopetegui believes Isco is already among the world's best players as he lauded the Real Madrid midfielder. The 25-year-old produced a fine display in a 5-0 friendly win over Costa Rica on Saturday before coming off with an injury in the second half. Lopetegui was delighted with what he saw from the Madrid star, and believes there is even better to come. "Isco is a player that is already settled in football's elite," he told a news conference. "I say he's settled because he's really constant at a maximum level and that's really hard to achieve. "He made it thanks to his enormous quality but, not only that, also thanks to his great state of mind that made him a great player. That's why he's settled at that level. "As he said yesterday at the press conference, the best of Isco is yet to come, I have no doubt about it. He has the ambition, the ...

The Independent - Football Gareth Southgate singles out Ruben Loftus-Cheek for special praise after new look England impress Wembley witnessed England's most entertaining performance in months as Southgate handed five players their senior bow against world champions Germany more info...

Soccerway.com Dembele steps up recovery as El Clasico nears Forward Ousmane Dembele may be targeting a December 23 return for Barcelona. more info...

The Independent - Football Chelsea Ladies put one foot in Champions League semi-finals after dominant first-leg win over Rosengard Fran Kirby, Ramona Bachmann and Gilly Flaherty were all on target as the Londoners proved too strong for their Swedish visitors more info...

Latest News RSS feed VAR to be used in England v Germany England's friendly clash with Germany at Wembley on Friday will see a video assistant referee (VAR) used in an official match in the United Kingdom. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) agreed to a two-year test of VAR in 2016, making goals, penalties, straight red cards and mistaken identity cases reviewable by match officials. VARs and other officials do not have the power to insist that the referee consults video evidence of an incident, but they are able to recommend that a decision is looked at. Wembley has seen VAR used once before, with a charity match in October playing the role of testing ground for the system. Fittingly, England and Germany matches have a history of controversial incidents which would have been avoided with VAR. England won the 1966 World Cup final against West Germany partly down to Geoff Hurst's second goal being given despite not crossing the line. And, at the 2010 Wo...

Sport – The Standard How Neymar risks PSG player rebellion PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain may be soaring at the top of Ligue 1 and cruising through to the knockout stages of the Champions League, having easily dispatched Bayern Munich, Anderlecht […] The post How Neymar risks PSG player rebellion appeared first on The Standard . more info...

BBC Sport - Football FA Cup: Tottenham's Dele Alli mauls Real Madrid five years on from debut Tottenham's Dele Alli scores twice against Real Madrid in the Champions League at Wembley, almost five years to the day from his professional debut as an MK Dons substitute in their FA Cup first round game against Cambridge City. more info...

Soccerway.com Gremio 0 Barcelona 1 (3-1 agg): Two-time Libertadores champs reach final Barcelona won 1-0 on Wednesday but Gremio still progressed to the Copa Libertadores final 3-1 on aggregate. more info...

Soccerway.com McKinlay and Stockdale in caretaker charge at Sunderland Ahead of the Tees-Wear derby at Middlesbrough, managerless Sunderland have handed caretaker roles to Billy McKinlay and Robbie Stockdale. more info...

The Independent - Football Napoli vs Manchester City preview: What time does it start, what TV channel is it on, where can I watch it and team news Everything you need to know about the Champions League clash at the Stadio San Paolo more info...

BBC Sport - Football No drama over choice of penalty taker - Mourinho Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho says he cannot understand the "drama" over his decision to stop Romelu Lukaku from taking a penalty. more info...

Tottenham Hotspur vs Real Madrid: Prediction The first place in the group is of a huge importance for the reigning champions and we can hardly see them losing this one. Additionally, Spurs are a completely different team without Kane, and they have been struggling a lot with the form at Wembley so far in the season. The main pick is Real Madrid DNB at the odds of 1.61. The alternative bet is Cristiano Ronaldo to score anytime at 1.72.

Sevilla vs Spartak Moscow: Prediction We still believe in Sevilla’s quality here and we’ll back them to clinch three points at the odds of 1.50. You can alternatively go for Wissam Ben Yedder who has six goals to his name so far in Champions League (including the playoffs tie with Istanbul Basaksehir) and who was on target in the weekend’s La Liga win over Leganes. The main pick will be Sevilla to win the match at the odds of 1.50. The alternative option would be Wissam Ben Yedder to score anytime at the odds of 1.61.

Liverpool vs Maribor: Prediction Liv’pool have a tough away clash at West Ham United on Saturday which is why we don’t expect them to push hard in order to fill Maribor’s net to the max here., The home win should not come in question, but we see the value in backing the Slovenians not to lose by four or more goals at the odds of 1.98. The first pick is Maribor +3.5 handicap at the odds of 1.98. You can also back Liverpool Under 3.5 Team Goals at 2.20.

Besiktas vs Monaco: Prediction Besiktas are enjoying a fine form, but they have not been quite meticulous at the back having allowed at least a goal in each of their last five matches in all competitions. Monaco will enter the game in high spirits after Ligue 1 successes and they will have Radamel Falcao back in the squad which is why we do see the value in backing the visitors not to lose at 1.66 here. The first pick is Monaco or Draw Double Chance at the odds of 1.66. Radamel Falcao to score anytime is paid at the odds of 1.83 .

At the weekend River Plate and Lanus fielded reserve sides in their Argentine league games. Both lost 4-0, but they were happy to keep their stars fresh for this crunch meeting in the Copa Libertadores, South America's version of the Champions League. And what a night it turned out to be. In last Tuesday's first semifinal leg, River Plate won by the only goal. Their victory was twofold. First, the obvious -- they were ahead at the halfway stage. Second, they had denied Lanus an away goal. Coach Marcelo Gallardo had thought long and hard about dealing with his opponent's flowing 4-3-3 formation. He concentrated on forcing Lanus wingers Alejandro Silva and Lautaro Acosta back into their own half, isolating veteran centre-forward Jose Sand. The second leg, in Lanus' stadium, would be different. In front of their own fans and behind on the scoreboard, Lanus came out to play, pushing high up the field. They soon hit their rhythm, and could have leveled the aggregate score ...

When these two teams played out a thrilling 3-3 draw at Stamford Bridge a fortnight ago, Antonio Conte admitted that Chelsea had never controlled proceedings despite taking -- and then surrendering -- a 2-0 lead. Fortunes were reversed at Stadio Olimpico, but Roma were not so generous. A breathless opening minute was the match in microcosm: Moments after Pedro fired tamely at Alisson after being played clean through by Tiemoue Bakayoko, Aleksandar Kolarov and Edin Dzeko, the former Manchester City men who tormented Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, combined again to undo Conte's men inside 40 seconds.

The Scottish champions certainly need the competitive challenge -- Saturday's 1-1 draw at home to Kilmarnock was a record-equaling 62nd unbeaten game in domestic football -- and Celtic Park truly comes alive when European football's superpowers come to town. But playing against the best also provides a showcase for Celtic's top players to prove they can cut it outside the less-demanding arena of the Scottish Premiership, and that, ultimately, leaves the club vulnerable to raids for Brendan Rodgers' leading lights from wealthier outfits south of the border in England. It has been a well-worn path over the years. Historically, the likes of Kenny Dalglish, Charlie Nicholas and Brian McClair have left Celtic Park for the biggest clubs in England, even when Scottish football could compete with the best around, and the direction of travel has rarely been in a northerly direction

Arsenal maintains an interest in Thomas Lemar but the Mirror reports that Barcelona and Liverpool will now rival them for the Monaco star. The Gunners identified the France international as a potential replacement for Alexis Sanchez in the summer following Manchester City's late push for the Chilean. Paulo Dybala's new contract with Juventus looks close to being finalised, but Barcelona are monitoring the details of the Argentinian's extension, according to Calciomercato. The No. 10's release clause could be set at a huge €230m, which was a previously unthinkable sum before Paris Saint-Germain grabbed Neymar from the Blaugrana this summer for around £200m.

Manchester United are just a point away from progressing to the last 16 of the Champions League, and in keeping with recent performances, they earned this 2-0 win over Benfica in the most functional way. It will not live long in the memory, and they had a slice of luck when, just before half-time, Benfica goalkeeper Mile Svilar unwittingly scored an own goal that broke the deadlock. By that stage, Anthony Martial had already missed a penalty. Daley Blind went on to score one in the second half to confirm United's win, as well as all but confirm the Portuguese side's exit from the competition. Lukaku has now gone six competitive games without a goal, but surely any concern has to be tempered. He missed two first-half opportunities on Tuesday, but neither fell into the "sitter" category, and this run of form has to be put in the context of what he's working with. For long periods, he worked hard alone up front, supported at times by the lively runs of Martial down...