The Premier League adds Steven Gerrard to its Hall of Fame š
Gerrard scored 120 goals and provided a further 92 assists in 504 Premier League appearances for Liverpool over his 16 years at the club. In his 17 seasons at Anfield, Gerrard won two FA Cups, three League Cups, the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, FA Community Shield and UEFA Super Cup.šš
He won the Premier League Player of the Month award on six separate occasions but failed to get his hands on the title itself, finishing as runners-up in the 2013/14, 2008/09 and 2001/02 campaigns.
Well deserved š
Gerrard is the fifth of six players to be announced into the Premier League Hall of Fame. The midfielder joins Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Eric Cantona, Roy Keane, Frank Lampard and Dennis Bergkamp already inducted.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club can confirm Sam Allardyce will step down from his post as head coach at the end of the season.
The Baggies boss has released a statement detailing the reasons behind his decision, which can be read, here.
Allardyce, 66, said he felt unable to commit to Albion for the long term.
He said: “West Bromwich Albion made me a generous offer to stay at The Hawthorns that shows the commitment of an ambitious club. After serious consideration, I have decided not to accept that offer.
“If I were to stay and achieve promotion next season the expectation would be for me to continue for at least another season and, sadly, that is not a commitment I feel able to make at this stage of my career.”
Sam Allardyce will leave his role as West Brom manager at the end of the season.
Allardyceās long-time assistant Sammy Lee and first team coach Robbie Stockdale will also depart The Hawthorns and the trio leave with the clubās best wishes for the future.
Sporting and technical director, Luke Dowling, said: āSam, Sammy and Robbie came in at a really difficult time for the football club and worked tirelessly in their efforts to keep the club in the Premier League.
āUnfortunately, collectively, we were unable to achieve our goal of surviving relegation. In the second half of the season we played with passion and desire, delivering some memorable results with organised, entertaining football.
āUltimately, we were unable to accumulate the points total required to keep us here, but Sam certainly restored pride with a number of resilient displays.
āSam, Ken (Chief Executive, Xu Ke) and I have discussed at length our plans for the future and we very much hoped to have Sam in charge for next season and beyond.
āSam and his coaching staff have been excellent to work with and I would like to thank them all for their efforts.
āSam has given his reasons for leaving and we respect his decision. He has been brilliant to work with and I wish him, Sammy and Robbie all the very best in the future. They will always be welcome at The Hawthorns.ā
Albion will now begin the process of sourcing a replacement for Sam Allardyce as head coach. Allardyce’s final match in charge will be away to Leeds United on Sunday.
The #PL table heading into the final day of the season.
Champions League, Europa League & Europa Conference League places to be decided on Sun may 23.
One point separates third-placed Chelsea and fifth-placed Leicester City with one game to go. So, it all comes down to the final day of the Premier League season. Three teams competing over 90 minutes in an attempt to secure a place in next season’s Champions League.
Champions Manchester City have already sealed a spot in the 2021-22 group stage along with Manchester United, who can finish no lower than second.
PL Champions.
A maximum of five English teams can play in the Champions League. Chelsea winning the Champions League against Manchester City on 29 May but finishing fifth would see England’s five team quota fulfilled.
However, Chelsea will be guaranteed third place and a Champions League spot if they beat Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday (16:00 BST).
Liverpool and Leicester go into the final day level on 66 points and separated by goal difference – although the Reds have the edge. If Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 1-0 at Anfield, Leicester would have to beat Tottenham by a five-goal margin to finish fourth.
Who’s in the Europa League mix?
Only 32 teams are in the Europa League group stages from now on, down from 48 in previous years.
The fifth-placed Premier League team will qualify for the Europa League group stage – as will the sixth-placed team as FA Cup winners Leicester can finish no lower than fifth.
Going into the final day of the season, Leicester are fifth while West Ham, who are four points behind, are sixth.
Tottenham and Everton are also in contention for sixth spot.
Why seventh place gets into Europe
The Europa Conference League is effectively a step down from the Europa League Uefa’s new third-ranked competition?
The team that finishes seventh in the Premier League will qualify for the play-off round which takes place over two legs on 19 and 26 August.
One of West Ham, Tottenham, Everton and Arsenal, who are at home to Brighton on the final day, are in contention. Leeds can still mathematically finish in a European spot.
However, 10th-placed Leeds, home to relegated West Brom on the final day, would require a set of highly improbable results – including a huge swing in terms of goal difference – to make it.
Gianluigi Buffon, 43, will leave the club this summer after lifting the Coppa Italia for a fifth time
Federico Chiesa’s winner reclaimed the Coppa Italia for Juventus, who won it four straight years from 2015-18. Federico Chiesa’s cool finish earned Andrea Pirlo his first major trophy as a manager as Juventus beat Atalanta in the Coppa Italia final.
Chiesa, who had earlier hit the post from Cristiano Ronaldo’s neat backheel, exchanged passes with Dejan Kulusevski to win a 14th Italian Cup for Juve.
Juventus, fifth in Serie A with one game remaining after winning the title for nine successive seasons, were facing the prospect of a first season without a major trophy in a decade as new boss Pirlo, who took over last summer, struggled to find his feet.
But they created the better chances throughout against an Atalanta side who were unable to add to their solitary 1963 cup triumph, losing a second final in three seasons after their 2019 defeat by Lazio.
34 Career Trophies for Ronaldo.
Atalanta never threatened a second leveller and their frustrations boiled over late on as Rafael Toloi, who had been substituted several minutes earlier, was sent off for dissent shown from the sidelines.
The final was played in front of 4,300 fans at Sassuolo’s Mapei Stadium.
It was the first high-profile football game in Italy to have been played in front of supporters for more than a year, after the country was hit heavily by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
Hertha Berlin: A legend of the game is retiring. Even though you weren’t with us long, thank you for everything. The 34 yrs old who plays for Hertha Berlin as a central midfielder alongside the German national team, would retire at the end of the footballing season.
A Real madrid, Bayern and German legend has played for 4 clubs through out 15 seasons. He started his professional career at Stuttgart Germany from 2006 to 2010 (4 seasons) before moving to Real Madrid for another 5 season of play. He then moved to Seriel A giants Juventus and played for 5 season and finally moved to Hertha Berlin and played for a single season where his set to end his 15 years of greatness as a footballer.
midfield marvel.š„
He played 307 games scoring 41 goals and 28 assist as a Defensive and central midfielder. He has won 7x Domestic titles at Juventus and real madrid, 1 champions league playing for madrid and one Fifa world cup with Germany.
He Played just 8 games for Hertha Berlin this season with an assist to his name. ”After the match on Saturday itās time to say goodbye. So proud that I had the chance to experience all these special moments with you! Thanks to all the fans, teammates, coaches and of course my family and friends”. šš¼ Sami tweeted
Arsenal ‘Invincible’ Dennis Bergkamp inducted into Premier League Hall of Fame via public and panel vote; Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Eric Cantona, Roy Keane and Frank Lampard already inducted.
Dutchman Bergkamp joined Arsenal in 1995 from Inter Milan and was part of three title-winning squads, including the unbeaten 2003-04 campaign, which saw the Gunners team dubbed ‘The Invincibles’. He won the PL 3x and was four times player of the month.
What a player.š„
He scored 87 goals and assisted 94 times in his 315 appearances Premier League appearances, before his retirement in 2006. Dennis Bergkamp was the first player in Premier League history to provide four assists in a single Premier League game. It took seven years for it to happen again and only five other players have done so.
The honour recognises players who have demonstrated an exceptional record of on-pitch success and have made important contributions in the division since its creation in 1992.
In order to be eligible for induction, players must have been retired by August 1, 2020.
He is truly a Legend of not only Chelsea football club but also a Premier league legend loved by fans of Chelsea, west ham, where he made his breakthrough to the premier league and Manchester City where he played his last seasons in the premier league.
The club he is remembered most is Chelsea football club. He played 648 games and scored 211 goals in all competitions. He remains Chelsea’s all time goalscorer and the premier league midfielder with the highest number of goals 177.
Super Frank Lampard, Premier League hall of fame. š
He made 609 Premier League appearances scoring 177 PL goals and assisting 102 times, winning 3x PL trophies ššš1x Player of the season, 379 PL wins and 4x PL POTM. Frank Lampard is the latest player to be named in the Premier League’s Hall of Fame š
Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli has said there was “never anything concrete” between the Serie A club and Manchester United and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37. (DAZN, via Manchester Evening News) Bayern Munich’s sporting directorā¦ Read more: Friday Transfer Roundups
Chelsea have been offered the chance to sign Neymar, 30, as Paris St-Germain bid to offload the Brazil forward to avoid falling foul of Uefa’s Financial Fair Play guidelines. (Mail) But while Chelsea areā¦ Read more: Thursday Transfer Rumours
He played for Four Clubs and had the number of combined appearance and goals. *Chelsea FC 648Apps 211Goals *West Ham United 172Apps 32Goals *Manchester City 38 Apps 8Goals *New York City FC 31Apps. 15Goals.
With time on his side now as a manger, he would be looking for a possibility of not only been remembered as a legend on the pitch but also as a legendary manager of the league.
Aug 2019: Frank brings Mount to the Chelsea team from Derby County and labels him “A Managers Dream”
Ederson is the first goalkeeper to win back-to-back Premier League Golden Glove awards since Joe Hart in 2010-13 when he won three in a row.
He kept 18 cleansheet to win this award. After his poor start to the season, he picked up when the rest of the squad did and went on a run of so many cleansheet during city’s unbeaten run.
It’s has been Brazilians winning the award for three seasons now after Allison won last two seasons with 21 cleansheets. Petr Cech still holds the record for the highest number of cleansheets 24, in a single season.
Facts about the award.
It’s is called the Ā Coca-Cola Zero SugarĀ Golden Glove. Awarded for The most clean sheets in a given Premier League season. Sponsored by Coca-Cola and Presented byPremier League. It was First awarded in 2005 To Petr Cech who alongside Joe Hart has won it a record 4 times.
England striker Harry Kane has once again told Tottenham he wants to leave the Premier League club at the end of the season. Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United have expressed a desire to sign the 27-year-old. (Sky Sports)
Spanish giants Barcelona have also enquired about Kane, though the Three Lions captain would prefer to stay in England. (Times – subscription required)
Manchester United are up against Manchester City as they plan a Ā£52m move for Sporting Lisbon’s 18-year-old Portugal full-back Nuno Mendes. (Mail)
Leeds United and Scottish champions Rangers are keeping tabs on America de Cali’s 21-year-old Colombian forward Santiago Moreno. (Football Insider)
England international Kieran Trippier is being linked with a return to the Premier League, with Manchester United and Everton both set to battle it out for the 30-year-old Atletico Madrid right-back’s signature. (Athletic – subscription required)
Brighton & Hove Albion have told Liverpool and Arsenal it will take at least Ā£40m to sign 24-year-old Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma. (Sun)
Liverpool are unlikely to turn Ozan Kabak’s loan from Schalke into a permanent deal this summer with RB Leipzig considering a move for the 21-year-old Turkey defender. (Mail)
Manchester UnitedĀ are up againstĀ Manchester CityĀ as they plan a Ā£52m move forĀ Sporting Lisbon’sĀ 18-year-old Portugal full-back Nuno Mendes.Ā (Mail)
Leeds United and Scottish champions Rangers are keeping tabs on America de Cali’s 21-year-old Colombian forward Santiago Moreno. (Football Insider)
England international Kieran Trippier is being linked with a return to the Premier League, with Manchester United and Everton both set to battle it out for the 30-year-old Atletico Madrid right-back’s signature. (Athletic – subscription required)
Brighton & Hove Albion have told Liverpool and Arsenal it will take at least Ā£40m to sign 24-year-old Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma. (Sun)
LiverpoolĀ are unlikely to turn Ozan Kabak’s loan fromĀ SchalkeĀ into a permanent deal this summer withĀ RB LeipzigĀ considering a move for the 21-year-old Turkey defender.Ā (Mail)
Marseille are close to completing a permanent deal for Arsenal’s 22-year-old French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, who is currently on loan at Hertha Berlin. (Le10 Sport – in French)
Crystal Palace remain in talks with former Chelsea boss Frank Lampard over the possibility of replacing Roy Hodgson at the end of the season. (Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano on Twitter)
West Ham have held talks with Slavia Prague over a deal to sign 19-year-old Senegal forward Abdallah Sima, who is also of interest to Crystal Palace. (Mail)
Dutch defender Patrick van Aanholt, 30, is poised to leave Crystal Palace when his contract expires in the summer. (Athletic – subscription required)
Lyon’s Dutch forward Memphis Depay, 27, is expected to complete his long-anticipated move to Barcelona as a free agent before this summer’s European Championship. (L’Equipe – in French)
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