The FA Cup third round draw came up with one of the most interesting cup draws in FA Cup history, A team from eighth tier, Marine FC, will host current Premier League leaders Tottenham Hotspur.
Liverpool based Marine are only the second team in history from the eighth tier of English soccer to reach the third round, They’ve played seven games just to reach this stage.
In another good draws, sixth-tier Chorley Town host Derby County and fifth-tier Stockport County host West Ham United.
Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea are among the clubs monitoring the development of Brighton’s Ben White.
UEFA TEAM OF THE YEAR NOMIMEES.
*Messi, Ronaldo and Lewy leads UEFA Team of the Year nominees as 9 Bayern stars in.
FORWARDS.
Haaland,Di Maria,Joao Felix,Gnabry,Immobile,Harry Kane,Lewandowski,Lukaku,Mane,Mbappe,Messi,Neymar,Ronaldo,Salah,Sterling.
MIDFIELDERS.
Thiago Alcantara,Aouar,Banega,Barella,Coman,De Bruyne,Bruno Fernandes,Alejandro Gomes,Goretzka,Havertz,Henderson,Iliçiç,Marquinhos,Muller,Sabitzer.
DEFENDERS.
David Alaba,TAA,Angelino,Bernat,Alphonso Davies,De Ligt,De Vrij,Hateboer,Kimmich,Kimpembe,Ramos,Robertson,Thiago Silva,Upamecano,Van Djik.
GOALKEEPERS.
Allison,Anthony Lopes,Navas,Neuer,Oblak.
#Key Starts.
*Christiano Ronaldo is nominated for the 17th year running; he has featured in 14 teams including each of the last 13. All are Records.
*Messi is nominated for the 15th time and is looking to make the team for the 11th occasion.
*Sergio Ramos and Lewy(Lewandowski) are on the shortlist for the 9th time.
*21 players to make the 50-man shortlist for the 1st time;22 also featured 12 months ago(including ten of the final XI) while the remaining seven are returning to the reckoning.
*Romelu Lukaku is nominated for the 1st time since 2010 when he got the nod as an 18 yr old at Anderlecht.
*Alphonso Davies is the 1st Canadian to be nominated in the team’s 20 yr history.
*Atalanta and Leipzig figure among the nominee teams for the 1st time.
*Ciro Immobile is Lazio’s 1st nominee since Jap Stam in 2004.
*Anthony Lopes and Hounssem Aouar are Lyon’s 1st nominees since 2010.
*Erling Braut Haaland is Norway’s 1st nominee in a decade and the 3rd after Brede Hangeland(2010) and John Arne Riise(2002).
*It’s the first year that Slovenia has had two players shortlisted,Josip Iliçiç joining 5 time nominee Jan Oblak.
*The 50 nominated players have an average age of 27.28. At 20,Alphonso Davies and Haaland are the youngest. Thiago Silva,at 36,is the oldest.
TEAM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES BY CLUB.
10-Bayern
9-Liverpool,PSG
3-Atalanta,Inter,Leipzig
2-Atletico Madrid,Chelsea,Juventus,Lyon,Man City
1-Barcelona,Dortmund,Lazio,Leverkusen,Man United,Real Madrid,Sevilla,Sporting CP,Tottenham.
*Kai Havertz,Thiago Alcantara,Thiago Silva,Bruno Fernandes and Ever Banega all represented two clubs in 2020,both are counted here.
TEAM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES BY NATIONAL TEAMS.
6-Germany
5-France
4- Brazil,England,Netherlands,Portugal,Spain
3- Argentina,Italy
2- Austria,Belgium,Slovenia
1- Canada,Costa Rica,Egypt,Norway,Poland,Scotland,Senegal
TEAM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES BY DOMESTIC LEAGUE.
15- Bundesliga, Germany (4 clubs)
14- Premier League,England (5 clubs)
12- Ligue 1,France (2clubs)
9- Serie A,Italy (4 clubs)
5- La Liga,Spain (4 clubs)
1- Liga,Portugal(1 club)
1- Pro League,Saudi Arabia (1 Club ).
- Man City have been involved in their first goalless draw in 92 games in all competitions since the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea in February 2019
City had 18 attempts, the most in a match by an away team without scoring in the Champions League this season.
Liverpool will submit a planning application for further Anfield expansion within the next few weeks having been forced to delay the project by a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new plans will extend Anfield by 7,000 taking overall capacity to 61,000 seats. Liverpool estimate the 18-month schedule will need two summers for work to be completed. The project will cost around £60m.
“I’ve never seen myself knocked out of the Champion’s League or playing the Europa League. It never went through my head and it won’t… I did not come here to play the Europa League.”
(Eleven Sports)
Maurizio Sarri could replace Mikel Arteta at Arsenal if they decide to part ways, according to StadioSport.
Neymar is 28 years old with still many prime years ahead of him. CL nights shouldn’t be the only nights people see a player like him. Sad reality is that not many tune in for PSG in the French league.
Just get him back in La Liga or Premier League, no matter the club. 
You are right. Who watches Ligue 1 anyway where most of the fans know even PSG because of Neymar and his record high transfer!!
Get him back to La Liga! Or to Premier League or even Bundesliga!
Leicester City have only won two out of their five home Premier League games this season.
Following a home defeat to Fulham, do they lack the mental strength to qualify for a #UCL place?
History maker. Last night, Stéphanie Frappart became the first woman to referee a men’s Champions League match.
Tottenham Hotspur has won five consecutive matches in all competitions for the first time since November 2018 under Mauricio pochetino(a run of six) whilst the lily-white have kept three consecutives clean sheets for the first time since April 2019
Jose
Nice coach Patrick viera has been releave of his duties
Genarro Gattuso has agreed a new contract with SeriaA side Napoli…
Well deserve coach so far
BREAKING: Paris Saint-Germain are exploring the possibility of signing Lionel Messi in the summer, according to LaurensJulien.
Rangers under Steven Gerrard:
138 games
88 wins
31 draws
19 defeats
2.2 goals scored per game
One of the most talented young managers in Europe and hasn’t lost a game this season.
One Year Ago Today:
Jurgen Klopp won his 100th PremierLeague game in charge of Liverpool.
His PremierLeague record today:
192 Games
124 Wins
44 Draws
24 Losses
2.17 Points Per Game
… and 1 PremierLeague trophy.
Amazing record.
I see Steven Gerrard coming in as Liverpool coach some day.
