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Barclays Premier League 2014.08.24 Fixtures

Barclays Premier League 2014.08.24 Fixtures

Hull City Vs Stoke City

Tottenham Vs QPR

Sunderland Vs Manchester United

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La Liga 2014.08.24 Fixtures

La Liga 2014.08.24 Fixtures

Eibar Vs Real Sociedad

Levante Vs Villareal

Barcelona Vs Elche

Celta Vigo Vs Getafe​

 

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Alexis is not physically ready, says Wenger

Arsene Wenger insists he has no worries over Alexis Sanchez's stuttering start to life at Arsenal.

Alexis completed a €42 million move to the Emirates Stadium from Barcelona in July and has started all three of their competitive games so far this season.

However, the Chile star has failed to find the net yet and was substituted at half-time on Saturday with Arsenal 2-0 down to Everton after disappointing in a central striking role.

Alexis' replacement Olivier Giroud came on to give Arsenal more presence in attack and the France international headed home in the last minute of normal time to rescue a 2-2 draw.

Having signed Alexis after a season in which he scored 21 times in 54 games for Barcelona, Wenger insists he is not worried by the Chilean's sluggish start, putting it down to a lack of fitness after a punishing close-season schedule.

"At the moment he is not completely ready physically, but I do not worry for him," Wenger told reporters.

"He knows that he's not at his best physically but once he's at his best physically, the confidence will come back, it's all linked together.

"It's always difficult to know why the confidence is not at the best, I believe it is mainly physical."

Wenger also explained Giroud's omission from the starting XI and his decision to bring the 27-year-old on at the interval.

He added: "I have more strikers than before so sometimes I can give him a little rest. Giroud has just played one game since the World Cup so I gave him a little breather.

"But I knew we would be dominating the game in the second half and we would need some physical presence, we looked more dangerous because we were not in a counterattacking situation, we were in a dominating situation and his presence was very important."

 

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Porto sign Aboubakar

Porto have confirmed the signing of Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar from Lorient.

Aboubakar will swap Ligue 1 for the Primeira Liga after scoring 17 goals for the Stade du Moustoir side in 38 games.


Porto have spent €3 million to secure 30 per cent of his economic rights. Previous star names such as Radamel Falcao and Hulk have also been acquired with the help of third parties.The 22-year-old has penned a four-year deal at the Estadio do Dragao - his contract includes a €50m buy-out clause.Hull City boss Steve Bruce had expressed an interest in Aboubakar as he looks to use the €15m received for Shane Long.


But the lure of Porto proved too strong, and Aboubakar will challenge the likes of Jackson Martinez and Leocisio Sami for a starting spot in coach Julen Lopetegui's side.

 

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I'm not here to replace Xavi - Rakitic

Ivan Rakitic says he is not at Barcelona to replace Xavi, insisting he is there to learn from the veteran midfielder.

Xavi had been linked to a move away from Camp Nou this summer before making a u-turn and being named club captain.

Rakitic, who joined from Sevilla, had been seen as the successor to Xavi in the Barca midfield, but the Croatia star insists the two can work together in the team.

"The best news for me is knowing that Xavi is staying, so that I am able to learn from him and improve," Rakitic told El Pais. "But I'm here to play my football and improve the team.

"I have a different place in the plan of Barcelona. The most important thing is to always help out where the team is lacking.

"We all know the direction Barcelona are going in and I think they know what I can give. I can't dribble like Leo [Messi], I can't go as deep as Neymar, but Luis Enrique knows my game."

The 26-year-old also mentioned coach Luis Enrique, saying he is more demanding than he expected.

"He has clear ideas. He leaves no doubts and overlooks nothing. There are details that don't seem important, yet he sees them as key details."

 

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Player killed in Algerian league game

A player was killed during an Algerian league match after being pelted with a projectile thrown by a fan.

Albert Ebosse was struck on the head by an object thrown at the end of JS Kabylie’s 2-1 defeat to USM Alger in Tizi Ouzou.

A stone struck the Cameroonian forward, who had scored his side's goal in the game, as he walked towards the tunnel. He was taken to hospital but never recovered.

Kabylie captain Ali Rial revealed that Ebosse died in his arms as he accompanied him to the hospital in the ambulance.

"I'm depressed, it's real drama and I do not know if I'll get over it," he said. "He died in my arms, I still cannot believe we have lost him forever. He was a good man, God rest his soul."

Team-mate Djameleddine Benlamri also spoke of his devastation, stating it was a shame for the entire nation.

"I cannot find the words to express my grief, except that our stadiums are no longer safe for football.

"Worse, they have become cemeteries with the death of Ebosse. It is unthinkable that a player has died because of a defeat. This is a disaster and it is a shame for our country!"

JSK released a statement after the player's death, revealing the incident will be investigated."The Ministry of Interior and Local Government, through minister Tayeb Belaiz, has given the instruction to open an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Albert Ebosse," the statement read. "The JSK player succumbed to a head injury after being hit in the head at the end of the meeting with USM Alger."

As a result of the death of Ebosse, a Facebook page has been set up, demanding that the championship be brought to an end in his honour.

 

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R.I.P Albert Ebosse!​

 

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Giroud in doubt for Champions League play-off

Arsene Wenger is worried Olivier Giroud could miss Arsenal's Champions League play-off second leg with Besiktas after picking up an ankle injury in the 2-2 draw with Everton.

The former Montpellier striker replaced Alexis Sanchez at half-time at Goodison Park and rescued a point with an equaliser one minute from time after Everton had initially raced into a two-goal lead.

But the 27-year-old limped off before the whistle blew and Wenger is now concerned that the forward could be an injury doubt for the Gunners's Champions League play-off meeting with Besiktas on Wednesday.

"It is a big game on Wednesday, we hope we can recover," he told Sky Sports. "I hope we have not lost Giroud in the final minute. It's a stretched ankle. It doesn’t look good."

On the impact the Frenchman made after replacing Alexis, Wenger added: "I thought we would dominate the game and that we needed some physical presence and I think he had a very good second half.

"It's great for our belief to know that away from home 2-0 down that with players like that we can come back.

"We always had a good mentality, the competition in England is tough for everybody and the group is still young and improving I think we are really ambitious and we showed that again."

Arsenal face the Turkish side knowing a win will be enough to take them through to the group stages of the Champions League, following a 0-0 draw in the first leg in Istanbul.

 

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Giroud ta ankle injury 1kak nedaGet well soon Giroud!
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Angel Di Maria bids farewell to Real Madrid team-mates

Angel Di Maria has already bid goodbye to his Real Madrid team-mates ahead of his expected transfer to Manchester United, Carlo Ancelotti has revealed.The Argentina international is expected to hold talks with United next week over a transfer that is thought to be worth a British record £56m.

Ancelotti confirmed the winger had come to the club’s training base to bid farewell to his team-mates and the club’s staff before he heads to Manchester to complete the move next week."Di Maria has not trained with us today (Sunday) and he came in to say goodbye to the players and people at the club," Ancelotti told a news conference in Madrid.

"We are thankful for what he has done at this club. There is nothing official yet but it is being sorted out.”Despite winning man of the match in Real’s Champions League final triumph over city rivals Atletico last season, Di Maria was deemed expendable by club president Florentino Perez following the arrival of World Cup top-scorer James Rodriguez from Monaco.

That put Di Maria’s place in Ancelotti’s starting 11 in jeopardy and, when contract talks between the player and club stalled, with Di Maria feeling club officials were failing to recognise his value and contribution to the team, the decision was made to sell.The Real manager maintains the decision to leave was made by the player and hinted the Spanish giants will be looking for a replacement before the window closes.

"The decision is his and the club has done what it could to keep him here but he thought differently and so good luck to him,” Ancelotti said.“I am very happy with the work that he has done for Madrid but we have the chance to replace him well.”

 

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Ancelotti: Di Maria is leaving but Khedira will stay

Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Angel Di Maria will leave Real Madrid in the coming days.

The Argentine winger has been linked to a move away from the Santiago Bernabeu this summer and is understood to be close to securing a move to Manchester United after telling the European champions he wanted to leave.

Ancelotti confirmed the 26-year-old's wish has been granted but would not say where the former Benfica player was going.

"Di Maria has not come here to train, just to say goodbye," he told reporters. "It's not official yet, but everything is being sorted. We thanked him for what he has given the club and we wished him good luck.

"I have had a very good relationship with Di Maria. He has done a fantastic job at Real Madrid. We are able to replace him very well.

"It was his decision, because the club did everything possible to keep him, offering everything we could to have him here. He decided otherwise, so good luck to him."

The coach also shed light on the future of Sami Khedira, who has also been the subject of much speculation, saying he will stay in Madrid this season, before insisting the Spanish side will not look to make any more signings this summer.

"With Khedira, it is also solved. Khedira is staying, he is happy to stay and we are happy the issue is clarified."

"We are well covered. We have many players in midfield."

 

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Ada Sunderland match 1kata Herrera naha kiyala kiyanne injury 1kak nisaGet well soon Herrera!Anyway kohomahari match 1ka win karamu & RVP is back

Good Luck Manchester United!

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Half Time

Tottenham 3 Vs 0 QPR
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Tottenham la meh season 1keth hoda fight 1kak dei!
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Ajax 1-3 PSV: Depay and Narsingh stun champions

PSV stated their title credentials by beating reigning Eredivisie champions Ajax 3-1 on Sunday, topping the table after their first victory at the Amsterdam ArenA since January 2008.

Both teams kicked off with identical records - two wins from as many starts - and in the knowledge that whoever won this encounter would replace PEC Zwolle at the head of the table on goal difference.

PSV enjoyed most of the early possession without endangering the Ajax goal, so it was something of a surprise when the the hosts who took a surprise lead after 15 minutes.

Davy Klaassen on the left picked out the run of Anwar El Ghazi through the middle and he marked his first ever Eredivisie start by glancing a header over the advancing PSV keeper Jeroen Zoet to give Ajax the opening goal and El Ghazi his second in as many games.

A goal to the good, Ajax took control of the game and pressed to double their advantage. Approaching the half-hour, Boilesen broke forward, his low, left-footed shot palmed out by Zoet as far as Klaassen, who managed to turn and shoot only for Rekik to make a crucial block.

PSV did manage to create a few chances but found Cillessen equal to the near-post attempts from first Georginio Wijnaldum, then Adam Maher.

After the interval, Ajax - chasing a fifth successive domestic title - looked to press home their advantage but were left stunned after being struck not once, but twice, by some deadly counterattacking from PSV.

Firstly, Luciano Narsingh used his blistering pace to outstrip the Ajax cover, sliding the ball square across goal for Memphis Depay to convert with a simple tap in.

Then after 63 minutes, Lasse Schone's wayward pass in midfield was collected by Luuk de Jong, who drove forward from halfway before playing in former Ajax academy player Narsingh to this time turn goalscorer.

Ajax pressed for an equaliser and it took a truly brilliant save from Zoet to deny Henrik Moisander who connected with a great pass from Daley Blind, in what many expect to be his final game in an Ajax shirt.

If that proves to be the case, then it will have been a disappointing end to Blind's time at the club - five minutes from time, PSV took the points when Florian Jozefzoon capitalised on some chaotic Ajax defending to fire home a match-clinching third.

 

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Tottenham 4-0 QPR: Adebayor strikes in nightmare return for Redknapp

Tottenham romped to a comprehensive 4-0 victory against former Spurs boss Harry Redknapp's QPR on Sunday afternoon.

Nacer Chadli opened the scoring after combining with Emmanuel Adebayor before Eric Dier scored his second goal in as many games on the half-hour mark.

Chadli bagged his second of the game before half time and Adebayor converted a Danny Rose cross to wrap up the win after the break.

The result sees Tottenham maintain their winning start to the 2014-15 campaign, while QPR are left searching for their first points since returning to the top flight.

Redknapp handed debuts to Mauricio Isla - on loan from Juventus - and Leroy Fer, who arrived from Norwich City earlier this week, while Erik Lamela made his first Premier League start at White Hart Lane, six days short of a year since he became Tottenham's record signing.

It was the home side who applied all of the pressure early on - Adebayor nodding narrowly over from a Nabil Bentaleb cross - and it was not long before they were in front.

Adebayor turned provider as he dinked a cross in from the left, and Chadli took the ball down wonderfully on his chest before poking it beyond Robert Green in the QPR net.

QPR were giving Tottenham far too much space, and Pochettino's men could have been further in front two minutes later had Adebayor capped off a swift counter-attacking move with a better finish.

It was becoming clear that QPR would need to make the best of any opportunities that fell their way.

However, when Matt Phillips cut inside Younes Kaboul in the penalty area after meeting a long-range pass, he fluffed the finish by clearing the crossbar.

The visitors were very nearly punished moments later when Christian Eriksen rattled the crossbar from a 25-yard free-kick, but Dier then powered home a header, leaving a glum-looking Redknapp scratching his head on the QPR bench.

Chadli doubled his tally seven minutes later, placing a header into the bottom-left corner from a chipped Lamela cross after a rampant Tottenham had strung together an incredible 48 passes in the build-up.

Tottenham old boy Steven Caulker got a rare glimpse at goal for QPR shortly after the break, but placed his header a yard wide of the right-hand post from a corner, before Adebayor slid the ball past Green for a fourth after being teed up by Danny Rose.

Rose almost gave QPR a hand nine minutes from time when he diverted the ball into his own net, but the referee disallowed the goal for an infringement on the full-back, leaving the visitors to mull over a dismal performance in which they rarely looked like troubling Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

 

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Bielsa overjoyed with first Marseille win

Marcelo Bielsa has declard his joy at picking up a first win as Olympique de Marseille head coach.

After suffering a 2-0 home defeat in their Ligue 1 opener against Montpellier last weekend, Marseille recorded a 1-0 win at Guingamp on Saturday, with Andre-Pierre Gignac netting the winner.

And Bielsa was relieved to get his first points on the board since taking the reins at Stade Velodrome.

"Winning always brings joy and tranquillity," he said. "We had several good opportunities and we managed to score.

"After going in front, we controlled the game pretty well. Defensively, the team played well and individually, the players did the job.

"We could have scored more goals because we had a number of good chances.

"The team defended very well and also constructed good attacks, but, on the other hand, we didn't finish well.

"Guingamp had two chances to score, once from a constructed attack, once from a set piece, but they have good attackers."

 

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Alexis is not physically ready, says Wenger

Arsene Wenger insists he has no worries over Alexis Sanchez's stuttering start to life at Arsenal.

Alexis completed a €42 million move to the Emirates Stadium from Barcelona in July and has started all three of their competitive games so far this season.

However, the Chile star has failed to find the net yet and was substituted at half-time on Saturday with Arsenal 2-0 down to Everton after disappointing in a central striking role.

Alexis' replacement Olivier Giroud came on to give Arsenal more presence in attack and the France international headed home in the last minute of normal time to rescue a 2-2 draw.

Having signed Alexis after a season in which he scored 21 times in 54 games for Barcelona, Wenger insists he is not worried by the Chilean's sluggish start, putting it down to a lack of fitness after a punishing close-season schedule.

"At the moment he is not completely ready physically, but I do not worry for him," Wenger told reporters.

"He knows that he's not at his best physically but once he's at his best physically, the confidence will come back, it's all linked together.

"It's always difficult to know why the confidence is not at the best, I believe it is mainly physical."

Wenger also explained Giroud's omission from the starting XI and his decision to bring the 27-year-old on at the interval.

He added: "I have more strikers than before so sometimes I can give him a little rest. Giroud has just played one game since the World Cup so I gave him a little breather.

"But I knew we would be dominating the game in the second half and we would need some physical presence, we looked more dangerous because we were not in a counterattacking situation, we were in a dominating situation and his presence was very important."

 

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Hull City 1-1 Stoke City: Shawcross denies 10-man Tigers

Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross rescued a point for the Potters as they were held by ten-man Hull City at the KC Stadium.

James Chester was sent off after just 14 minutes after he was deemed the last man when bringing down Glenn Whelan, but the Tigers were able to keep the visitors at bay before Nikica Jelavic turned home from close range after Tom Huddlestone's shot was parried.

Mark Hughes' side searched for an equaliser as they dominated the second period, and they were eventually rewarded for their endeavour as Shawcross bundled home from two yards after Phil Bardsley's effort wasn't held by Allan McGregor.

Steve Bruce will have been delighted with the resolve shown by his gutsy outfit, with Thursday's Europa League play-off second leg to come on Thursday, and a share of the spoils against former colleague Hughes will have ultimately satisfied the home boss.

Hull predictably brought back a raft of players who had not featured in midweek, and the changes looked to have an impact in the early stages with the hosts looking jittery in defence.

The pace and power of Mame Biram Diouf troubled the hosts and they were made to pay for complacent defending on 14 minutes when Whelan intercepted a poor pass and was brought down by Chester as he ran at goal, Jon Moss brandishing a red card at the defender.

Stoke were unable to make their extra man count, and Hughes opted to replace Whelan with striker Bojan Krkic - who had dropped to the bench.

Before the Spaniard could make any impact on the game, though, Hull went ahead when Begovic could only fumble a long-range Huddlestone strike and Jelavic pounced on the rebound to poke home his shot from an acute angle.

The hosts ended the half looking likely to add to their lead, Stephen Quinn seeing a glimpse of Begovic's goal charged down.Hull goalkeeper McGregor had to get down well to keep out a Shawcross effort at the start of the second period, but the home team were more than holding their own in terms of possession and field position.

Peter Crouch was sent on to give Stoke more of a physical presence up front and fired one thunderous shot just over, but Diouf wasted a series of chances as Stoke's hopes appeared to be fading.However, Hughes' men eventually hit back in controversial circumstances as Liam Rosenior's clearance clearly clipped Erik Pieters, though Moss awarded Stoke a throw-in.

They eventually flung the ball into the box, with Shawcross prodding home in the scramble, the goal-decision system confirming the ball had crossed the line to spare the visitors' blushes.