Gareth Bale Slys Ronaldo In Latest ‘Best Teammate’ Revelation.

Gareth Bale Slys Ronaldo In Latest ‘Best Teammate’ Revelation.

Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has said Ryan Giggs is the greatest player he has ever player with despite winning several titles with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Bale has been a wonder to watch both for club and country, helping Wales to a memorable semi final record at the Euro 2016 tournament. Having started his rise at Tottenham hotspurs, Bale sealed a world-record move to the Santiago Bernabeu and went on to form a formidable partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo, producing to two Champions league trophies for the Los Blancos.
Gareth Bale Slys Ronaldo In Latest ‘Best Teammate’ Revelation.
Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has said Ryan Giggs is the greatest player he has ever player with despite winning several titles with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Bale has been a wonder to watch both for club and country, helping Wales to a memorable semi final record at the Euro 2016 tournament. Having started his rise at Tottenham hotspurs, Bale sealed a world-record move to the Santiago Bernabeu and went on to form a formidable partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo, producing to two Champions league trophies for the Los Blancos.
However, Bale has revealed that compatriot Ryan Giggs is the best teammate he has had during a Question and Answer session with Foot Locker, he said: “For me the greatest player is Ryan Giggs. He was my hero growing up and is a legend in world football. It also helps he’s a fellow Welshman,”
This revelation might upset Ronaldo who led Portugal to beat Wales 2-0 at the semi-finals of the Euro 2016 in France.
Giggs was an Old Trafford hero spending his entire footballing career with United, becoming the most decorated player in club football history. Ronaldo has quite a number of laurels to his name and has notably won three Ballon d’or till date.

EPL: Seven Man United players to miss Arsenal weekend clash.

 EPL: Seven Man United players to miss Arsenal weekend clash.

Manchester United could be without seven key players for this weekend’s English Premier League crunch clash with Arsenal, with the entire first-choice back-line set to be absent for the Red Devils.
Manchester United’s highly-anticipated home game against Arsenal kicks off at 12. 30 p.m. on Saturday.
Eric Bailly and Chris Smalling are sure to miss the tie with injuries, while Antonio Valencia and Luke Shaw are major doubts for the fixture.
Following the injury crisis, Jose Mourinho has called for a review of the team’s medical facilities, with his team languishing in sixth spot after 11 games.
A loss against Arsenal for Mourinho’s men, his first against Arsene Wenger in the league, would be a massive blow to their chances of coming back in the title race.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be absent following a suspension after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season against Swansea City.
Marouane Fellaini is recovering from a calf injury while Wayne Rooney missed England’s games in the international break following a setback on the injury.
The striker is a doubt for the weekend clash and will be assessed on Friday before a decision is taken on his fitness.
Meanwhile, Antonio Valencia is back in training for the Red Devils, but may be short for the game against Arsenal, while Shaw has reported pain in the leg that he broke last season.
Phil Jones is set to return to the first eleven and is likely to be partnered by Daley Blind at the back, who has previously been used at left-back in the absence of Shaw.
A loss for Mourinho would open up a nine-point difference with the Gunners, who are currently two points adrift of Liverpool at the top of the table.
United have already lost 4-0 to Chelsea and 2-1 to Manchester City this season and will be desperate to avoid another defeat against a top four rival this time around.

Nigeria Beat Canada 3-1 In FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

Nigeria Beat Canada 3-1 In FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

The Falconets of Nigeria bounced back from their opening day defeat at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in the hands of the Young Nadeshiko of Japan by earning a 3-1 victory over the Canucks of Canada.
Nigeria came from a goal down to beat Canada in Bava Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Canada was tested early on when Chinwendu Ihezuo shot narrowly over the bar on 10 minutes.
The Canadians took the lead 5 minutes later when Deanne Rose received a long ball inside the box and played a neat pass to Gabrielle Carle, and the No. 10 made no mistake from close range.
Nigeria came close to capitalising on a mistake on 37 minutes when Hannah Taylor lost control of the ball in her box, allowing Rasheedat Ajibade time to pounce, but her effort was blocked by Rylee Foster.
The Falconets eventually equalised just before half-time when Canada’s key player Bianca St Georges was penalised for handling the ball inside the area, with Chinaza Uchendu stepping up and converting the spot-kick.
Nigeria made an instant impact in the second half with Joy Bokiri putting the African side into the lead immediately after the restart.
Peter Dedevbo‘s side then doubled their advantage on 73 minutes when Chinwendu Ihezuo capitalised on a mistake by goalkeeper Foster and was left with an easy finish in front of an empty goal.
This victory gives the Falconets their first win of the tournament and face group leaders Spain next on 20 November. Canada meanwhile meet Japan on the same day.

World Cup Qualifier: Egypt Take Revenge On Ghana.

World Cup Qualifier: Egypt Take Revenge On Ghana.

Egypt avenged a humiliating World Cup defeat by Ghana three years ago with a 2-0 victory Sunday in a 2018 African Group E qualifier before an 85,000 crowd in Alexandria.
Ghana triumphed 6-1 in the first leg of a 2014 World Cup play-off to set up an aggregate victory that prolonged the agony of Egypt, who have not competed at the finals since 1990.
Mohamed Salah converted a 43rd-minute penalty amid an electric atmosphere at the Borg El Arab Stadium and Abdallah Saied doubled the lead four minutes from time with a close-range shot.
Ghana, seeking to qualify for a fourth consecutive World Cup, dominated second-half possession without finding a way past 43-year-old goalkeeper Essam El Hadary.
El Hadary is the lone survivor of the national team of the previous decade that won three straight Africa Cup of Nations titles, but repeatedly failed to secure World Cup qualification.
Egypt have six points after two rounds, Uganda four, Ghana one and Congo Brazzaville are pointless.
The remaining four rounds are scheduled between August and November 2017 with the group winners qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Salah put Egypt ahead with a spot-kick that just avoided the legs of goalkeeper Razak Brimah after Harrison Afful fouled Mahmoud Hassan.
A late counterattack caught out Ghana and a couple of square passes set up Saied to turn and score with a low shot into the corner.
A Farouk Miya goal on 18 minutes gave bottom seeds Uganda a 1-0 win over Congo in Kampala Saturday.
Guinea host the Democratic Republic of Congo in Conakry later Sunday in the last of 10 African matchday 2 World Cup fixtures.

South Africa Suspend Coach Mashaba After Win Over Senegal.

South Africa Suspend Coach Mashaba After Win Over Senegal.


South Africa suspended coach Ephraim Mashaba on Sunday after “a regrettable incident”, a day after he guided the team to a 2-1 World Cup qualifying home victory over Senegal.
The South African Football Association (SAFA) gave no reason for the suspension, but media speculation said that the 66-year-old argued with officials from the national body after the match in Polokwane.
Mashaba arrived at the post-match media conference an hour late and appeared unhappy despite the significant victory.
Strong-willed Mashaba has clashed with SAFA bosses before, particularly for preferring local-based footballers to those playing in Europe.
Strong-willed Mashaba has clashed with SAFA bosses before, particularly for preferring local-based footballers to those playing in Europe.
His assistant Owen Da Gama will take charge for the friendly against Mozambique in Maputo on Tuesday.
SAFA said “Mashaba will not join the team in Mozambique as the association has deemed it necessary to employ disciplinary measures after a regrettable incident on Saturday.
“The association will not be making any further comments on this matter out of respect for the dignity of Mashaba and SAFA and the legally privileged nature of such proceedings.”
Defeating Senegal allowed South Africa to share first place in Group D with Burkina Faso on four points after two rounds.
Senegal have three points and Cape Verde have none.
The group winners qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Brazil Piles Hurt On Leo Messi's Argentina In Crucial Qualifier.

Brazil Piles Hurt On Leo Messi's Argentina In Crucial Qualifier.

Brazil cruised to victory with both Coutinho and Neymar both on target.
Brazil continued its impressive campaign for the 2018 World Cup finals with a thumping win over bitter rivals Argentina in a crucial qualifying match.
Despite a promising opening 20 or so minutes, Argentina was left flat-footed by a stunning Philippe Coutinho opener, which was followed up by talisman Neymar scoring a second and Paulinho adding a third to seal a memorable "superclasico" for the hosts.
The victory was another confidence-booster for Brazil, which suffered a humiliating semifinal loss to Germany two years ago at the same stadium, the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, and marked another crucial step toward qualifying for the 2018 finals in Russia.
The defeat leaves Argentina in a perilous position, adrift in sixth place in the qualifying table and a point off the automatic qualification places.

Southgate Still Has Two Big Questions To Answer If He Wants England Job

Gareth Southgate has a defining week ahead of him which could end with him being named England manager on a permanent basis, writes Richard Jolly.

Under other circumstances, Gareth Southgate may have been found this week alongside Tim Sherwood at 14/1 in the betting to become the next QPR manager. He would be somewhere in the bracket of ex-England internationals who were essentially unproven in the dugout. He would probably lose out to a manager who is tried and tested in the Championship, such as Ian Holloway, but would probably rank above Alan Curbishley, who has been 25/1 for so many jobs he is probably 25/1 to become the 46th president of the United States.

Instead, Southgate seems a shoo-in to be appointed England manager. Such is the scale of the FA’s predicament after Sam Allardyce was hastily hired and fired, with a top flight that contains a mere four homegrown managers, few other plausible candidates and little seeming appetite to go foreign again.

It is tempting to say that, propelled into the position as favourite by default as much as anything else, Southgate has nevertheless ticked so many boxes he only requires two things against Scotland and Spain in the next few days: results and performances.

Even the former may not be necessary. England have a capacity to land in such undistinguished qualifying pools that minor setbacks, such as October’s draw in Slovenia, have the potential to prove irrelevant. Another draw against Scotland would represent two more points dropped but, as they probably only need 22 points from a possible 30 to win the group, is not necessarily a terminal blow to his hopes, or theirs.

Beating Spain would be timely, if not necessarily auspicious. It is less than eight months since Roy Hodgson’s side defeated Germany, under a year since they beat France. Fabio Capello’s team overcame Spain when they were reigning world champions. Friendlies can produce such outcomes. The acid test for England managers, which they invariably fail, is whether they can beat the major footballing nations at tournaments. The FA will have to select Allardyce’s successor before then.


England’s performance level against both Malta and Slovenia was unimpressive. They are not a team that has recovered cohesion, conviction and confidence after the trauma of Euro 2016. Their attacking efforts since then – three goals in three games – point to a lack of fluency. Rediscovering it would help suggest Southgate has the coaching prowess to make a team the sum of their disparate parts, if not greater.

Southgate is yet to pass the hard tests. He has excelled in the easier examinations. He has spoken with intelligence and eloquence, offering hints of humour – witness his anecdotes about Paul Gascoigne this week – while presenting himself as the thoughtful antidote to Allardyce’s egotistical braggadocio. He has spoken to the correct people, rather than undercover reporters posing as agents.

He has been a safe pair of hands, without being a stooge. While Wayne Rooney will be restored to the side against Scotland, dropping the skipper, as Southgate did in Slovenia, was a bigger, bolder step than any the seemingly fearless Allardyce was prepared to take. It was not merely a footballing measure: it indicated an overdue shift in attitude after years when England indulged the famous. If it proved his reign will be a meritocracy, Southgate may be worth anointing already.

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He has shown independence of mind without appearing revolutionary. Jesse Lingard did not figure in Allardyce’s only squad, but was parachuted into Southgate’s first starting XI. The Manchester United man is also a sign there is now an FA-pleasing pathway for younger players into the senior side; it is unsurprising given Southgate’s time as Under-21 manager, but the promotions of Jordan Pickford and Michael Keane cement the impression there is a natural progression. Southgate seems to be promoting the men who are prefect material and, if his choice of the responsible Jordan Henderson as captain in Rooney’s absence did not meet with universal approval, it showed the sort of characters he likes. It also illustrated that, by passing over the more experienced Joe Hart and Gary Cahill, he is unafraid to take the team in a different direction.

By ignoring Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Ross Barkley, he has moved away from two of Hodgson’s automatic choices, even if there was a case for including either in a squad deprived of the injured Dele Alli. The fact that he has spent his time watching Middlesbrough and Bournemouth, rather than simply heading for the most glamorous game of the day showed a willingness to consider the overlooked and pick the unfashionable.

But it also reflected the lack of English players at top clubs and that, in turn, shows why, despite the sizeable salary, the England manager’s job should attract few of the elite candidates who might have made Southgate an also-ran in the running. Instead he is the favourite. There is much to like in the things he has said and done off the field. Yet, besides a track record that encompasses relegation at Middlesbrough, there are two major areas where he has to win over doubters: results and performances.

Umtiti Out For Three weeks!

Umtiti Out For Three Weeks.!

Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti will be out for three weeks with a left thigh injury sustained when training with France, the Spanish club said on Thursday.
The 22-year old has been replaced by Eliaquim Mangala in the French team for the 2018 World Cup Qualifier against Sweden in Paris on Friday. He will also likely miss next week's friendly against Ivory Coast in Lens and is unlikely to play in the "Clasico" against Real Madrid at Camp Nou on December 3.

Mkhitaryan Set On Realizing United Dream.

Mkhitaryan Set On Realizing United's Dream.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan will stop at nothing to nail down a place in Man-U's starting line-up following a lack lustre start to the Armenian international midfielder's career at Old Trafford.
Mkhitaryan was expected to play a major role in the club's bid to recapture its glory days after joining in the close season following a successful three-year stint with German side Borussia Dortmund.
"It's true I get little time on the field but I'm not going to give in." Mkhitaryan told reporters after being appointed as good will ambassador for the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) in Armenia.
The 27-year old, however, has yet to continue convince manager Jose Mourinho and has been restricted to a bit-part role for the team, making five of his six appearances this season from the bench. 'I went a long way to play in Man-U, so nothing will prevent me from achieving my dream. I will not retreat, I will find the strength to reach my goal" Mkhitaryan added.
United who are sixth in the Premier League, eight points behind leaders Liverpool after eleven games, host fourth-placed Arsenal on November 19.

Rooney Returns Against Scotland.

Rooney Returns Against Scotland.
   England captain Wayne Rooney will return to the starting line up for his country's 2018 World Cup Qualifier against Scotland on Friday, interim manager Gareth Southgate announced on Thursday.
Rooney, 31, started from the bench in England's last game, a 0-0 draw away to Slovenia, after loosing his place in Man-U's starting XI, but he has started United's last two games scoring from range in their 2-1 Europa League defeat at Fenerbahce last week and will win his 119th cap from the start against Scotland at Wembley.
"He is in a better place than he was in the last get-together in terms of his sharpness," Southgate told reporters at the St. George's park football centre in Burton-on-Trent, central England. "I think he's an experienced player for a game like this. There was no hesitation from me in selecting him. He's playing well for Man-U, I think he's a player who it helps when he gets into a rhythm."
Rooney takes the captain's armband back from Liverpool midfielder, Jordan Henderson, who Southgate confirmed will start.
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane is also in contention to start after proving his fitness in training following his comeback from a seven-week lay-off with an ankle ligament injury.
Southgate said he had a fully fit squad to choose from. England are top of Uefa qualifying Group F after three games, two points above Lithuania and Slovenia and three points clear of old rivals Scotland.