Sentences with phrase «first division side»

SAINT - ETIENNE: Oscar Garcia has quit as coach of French first division side Saint - Etienne after five months at the helm, the club said Wednesday.

His chosen destination was Cypriot First Division side, APOEL.

Last weekend, they drew 0 - 0 away against Dinamo Moscow, and before that, they suffered an embarrassing cup defeat to first division side Avangard... [Read more...]

Last weekend, they drew 0 - 0 away against Dinamo Moscow, and before that, they suffered an embarrassing cup defeat to first division side Avangard Kursk.

Henry joined the Cypriot First Division side in October but returned to Toronto FC on loan and was recommended to Sam Allardyce by the MLS side's coach Ryan Nelsen.

Metz lost 2 - 0 at Lens, who are chasing promotion from the second division, but all other first division sides advanced.

The club became renowned giant - killers, defeating First Division sides Oldham Athletic, Sheffield United, Everton and Chelsea in front of large crowds at the Goldstone Ground; and winning away at Grimsby Town, Portsmouth and Leicester City.

Not exact matches

First came the Obama administration's staged quarrel with Israel over a routine zoning decision for homes in northeast Jerusalem, which is a neighborhood where Arabs had never lived and an area which every proposal for the division of Jerusalem has assigned to the Israeli side.

While I wouldn't advocate trying to deliberately play to end up as the first wild card (after all, something could screw that up and then the Wild are either WC # 2 or out), it's probably preferable to end up in the Pacific Division's side of the bracket.

The Chargers, at 7 - 6, are currently tied with the Chiefs for first place in the AFC West but on the wrong side of the tiebreaker for a division crown.

First of all we have to topple a high - flying Middlesbrough side who have won their last six games and are full of confidence, but the Gunners have also won five of their last seven in a higher division of football, and have a star - studded squad on paper.

Petr Cech has now insisted that his side remain in a strong position to win the English top division, and the form they are in will see them stay in the fight for first as the season wears on.

If the Arsenal and England star Jack Wilshere had not played 90 minutes for the under 21s on Monday, scoring a great goal which was not enough to help the young Gunners get the win they needed to win automatic promotion to the top division, I reckon that he would be in line for a first start of the season for the senior side on Thursday night.

The Italian manager showed his true ability when leading his Blues side to win the Premier League at the first time of asking, and moved to change the dynamic of the division using a 3 -4-2-1 formation which has since been adopted by a number of top sides.

A league championship in 1973/74 was the pinnacle and ironically, Leeds were the last side to win the old first division title before the Premiership era heralded United's dominance.

It was a signature moment for the sport here, the first time any Irish side had earned promotion to an A division.

He probably didn't know what to expect when he boarded the plane from Nigeria to Slovakia for his first test of professional football at Slovakian top division side AS Trencin last year.

Man City's dreams of a quadruple were ended at the DW Stadium by third tier Wigan Athletic, who added Pep Guardiola's side to their list of top flight conquests - they've already sent Wigan and West Ham out of the tournament, and have become the second team outside the top two divisions to beat three PL sides in the same FA Cup season (Millwall were the first one!)

With 19 points from their first seven games they sit level with league leaders Barcelona in La Primera Division and their win against fellow high flyers Malaga at the weekend proved to everyone that Diego Simeone's side will be a force to be reckoned with this season.

The straight - talking former Dundee United FC defender has led Portadown to four league titles, including the club's first in 1990 — unprecedented achievements for a provincial side in a division traditionally dominated by Belfast duo Linfield FC and Glentoran FC.

During the season, Peter Morris, who had been a regular in the side since 1961 and had been one of Stags all time great players, left the club for First Division Ipswich, for the measly sum of just # 15,000.

In the days of the leveller playing field they actually managed to win the First Division title on two occasions; initially in 1921 and then again, under manager Harry Potts, when they become the first of 8 different sides to be crowned champions during the 19First Division title on two occasions; initially in 1921 and then again, under manager Harry Potts, when they become the first of 8 different sides to be crowned champions during the 19first of 8 different sides to be crowned champions during the 1960's.

Bottom side Platinum Stars moved closer to the National First Division when they were held to a 0 - 0 draw by Baroka FC at home, while Polokwane City kept SuperSport United in the relegation mix with a precious 1 - 0 victory that was secured via Rodney Ramagalela's 11th league goal of the campaign.

Forsberg has bagged five goals and created nine others in his 15 appearances for Ralph Hasenhuttl's side so far, and for many has been the division's standout player in the first half of the season - despite his recent sending off in the 3 - 0 loss at Bayern.

Brighton had beaten Folkestone of the Southern League 3 - 1 at home in the First Round, and fellow Third Division (South) side QPR 2 - 1 away in the Second.

He was on the books of Real Madrid for 5 of those years, but spent most of his time on loan to segunda division sides and never made the Madrid first team.

Match Predictions: United have been unbeaten at home for 38 games in all competitions and they are highly likely to continue that with another win on Saturday against a Brighton side who are a decent team and doing very well in their first season in the english top division but not many people expect them to get much away from home against the traditional top 6.

George Danaher, Olly Dyson and Sam Gibson are three of Town's youngsters gaining first - team experience on loan at Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division side Liversedge FC.

It's the first time we've ever won the Premier League 2 since it was rebranded in 2012 - and we did so in style too, scoring more goals than any other side in the division.

Huddersfield Town's Under - 23 side met defeat for the first time in eight games at the hands of southern division leaders Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Friday afternoon.

The hot prospect scored 18 goals in 33 games for Barcelona «B» team in the Segunda Division last season, and he also went on to make his debut for the first - team side in the 5 - 0 victory over Real Mallorca.

Brighton, relegated from the old First Division at the end of that season, are currently just two points above the bottom three and Chris Hughton's side suffered a 1 - 0 defeat in the Premier League at Old Trafford in November.

The Catalan side are sitting pretty atop Spain's first division and could be champions by the time they open the Cam Nou doors to Los Blancos on

These people have almost asset stripped the club on the playing side selling players and replacing with First Division replacements for next to nothing, Lambert has taken money to help with this process, knowing full well how wrong it is, I understand why so many managers turned the job down, they had pride and ambition.

The left footed defensive midfielder who has the ability to roam from box to box has progressed rapidly at the second division Israeli side after scoring two goals and picking up three assists from his first three games for the U19s.

Last season he was on loan to second division Norwegian side Jerv and he scored 8 goals from 14 appearances improving on his goal tally of none in 11 games in his first spell with the team the previous season.

Suddenly recognised as one of the finest young footballers in Europe, Ryan Giggs cemented his place in the Manchester United first team and helped the side to their first top - division title win for 26 years.

Anderlecht: René Weiler's side are top of the Belgian First Division A table, six points clear if KAA Gent, looking to take the league title this season, although they have only played three of ten matches so far.

Owens, who won with a plurality of the vote, was the first Democrat to capture New York's northern-most congressional district since the Civil War, but his victories in 2009 and 2010 were due in large part to divisions on the Republican side.

Mercy Tagoe takes up her first female Club job having worked as an assistant Coach for Division one side Amidaus Professionals.

Elia sided with de Blasio — so now they both have egg on their faces after the Appellate Division ruled in Success» favor... In other words, Elia without question should have slapped de Blasio down back when Success first asked her to.»

The New York Post weighed in with this: «Elia sided with de Blasio — so now they both have egg on their faces after the Appellate Division ruled in Success» favor... In other words, Elia without question should have slapped de Blasio down back when Success first asked her to.»

On the very first day of hearings in the case In Re: Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation, Judge Rogers of the Northern District Court of California, Oakland division, sua sponte and without any precipitating incident, announced from the bench that she wouldn't tolerate less than a high level of civility in her courtroom, and asked attorneys from both sides to meet together and draft a professional code of conduct that they would abide by during the proceedings.