Sentences with phrase «league history when»

Mkhitaryan became the first Armenian player in Premier League history when he moved to Manchester United, where he won the Europa League, EFL Cup and FA Community Shield.

Arsenal conceded the fastest goal ever in Champions League history when Edison Cavani scored inside 42 seconds to put PSG ahead at the Parc des Princes stadium.

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Our best hope to win the League was last season, we had something going on when WENGER signed Ozil (ONLY AFTER HE WAS PRESSURED BY LOOSING TO VILLA) Ramsey was at his best, Koz and Pert where doing the job, GIROUD was scoring, but most importantly MANURE had MOYES, MAUREENS 1st season with CHELSKI»S, we were serious contenders, THEN injuries happened WENGER not to blame, BUT comes JANUARY and the man makes a fool of himself by sitting in his ar... se and signing a FREEBIE Brokeback KALSTROM, the rest is History...

The Stogies / Rebels passed into history when the Federal League folded after the 1915 season, and Exposition Park was immediately demolished as part of an early urban renewal project.

They've outlasted each and every one of the other 19 Teams in the Hoops League to add another bullet - point to All Sports Series» largest resume... Getting to 9 - 0 and being the final Undefeated Team in the League is an extraordinary accomplishment but to really make history (Regular Season history of course) they'll need to win 4 more Games when we get back in 2016..

Has there ever been a time in NFL history when three former Northern California quarterbacks all began the season with a legitimate chance to be MVP of the league?

I just don't know what's wrong with Arsenal fans.Sure I get it as humans we all have our preferences but things start to look funny when we begin to bash and criticize a player like he's useless.I just don't get why Arsenal fans do nt want Vardy.Oh is it because he's not world class, he's English, He's not a big name, he's a fairy tale, you feel all he does is run, he's not got a better history in footballing until now or you feel Giroud is better or what?I really pity Arsenal fans honestly.I would've taken Jamie Vardy in a heartbeat.Sure he's not the best option out there.But I'll say this and say it again it's not a world class striker that wins you a league but rather just increases your chances of winning the league.If you've watched Arsenal clearly from the time since Henry left you realized that it's more of not being able to find a clinical striker.Eduardo was not a already a finished product when he started his career here yet he was clinical and was on world class form until injury.What Arsenal need now is a world class finisher if they can't get a world class striker.

We are gonna be worse than West Ham lol seriously tho this is the worst time in arsenals history due to the fact that we're a laughing stock a joke even when we wasn't competing for the league years ago we were still a respected club!

This shouldn't have been a lesson learned by trial and error, but the league has a history of reacting to off - field distractions only when they demonstrably effect its bottom line.

Stern also said that the league took into account World Peace's prior history when settling on seven games, six of which are playoff games.

Belichick and Tom Brady have been the most successful coach - and - quarterback combination in the history of the NFL and they look as good today as they did when they first started dominating the rest of the league.

What do u expect when we have the most patheticc fans in d history of football, all they know is to insult every player that wears d shirt, no English winger presently has scored more goals than Walcott yet he's always an idiot, their latest target now is xhaka, soon will stop being adventurous to avoid mistakes and start playing side ways and back passes bcos of fans abuse, giroud donkey, ozil has more assists, hss created more Chances, has made completed more passes in d final 3rd, has made more successful crosses than any other player in d league since he came to arsenal, yet they will always call him lazy, its ridiculous we v decended to this sorry state, no player will flourish in a hostile environment like ours,

Switching leagues felt icky when it happened — the 50 years of NL history was priced at about $ 70 million, remember — and according to every Astros fan I've been in contact with, the passage of time isn't de-icking it nearly as quickly as they would have hoped.

Johnny Bench became the 41st player in major league history to hit 300 homers when he clouted his 13th of the season against the Mets.

«It is a special achievement that will go down in history and just the resilience of the group, the belief when you think that it wouldn't be possible to get through the group stages, here we are where we have won the AFC Champions League and this is recognition for great work that everyone has done.»

Their investment returned fruitfully when it mattered most, as Durant became the most efficient player in league history to average 30 or more points in the NBA Finals.»

When Arsene Wenger spoke recently about the growing use of video technology in football he reminded us all of a few big incidents that went against Arsenal and which he thinks would have made big differences to ours and the sports history if they had used replays back then, and clearly the biggest one of these was the sending off of our German international keeper Jens Lehmann in the 18th minute of the 2006 Champions League final.

As the end nears, the NFL has turned into the NFL — the National Arithmetic League — and the American public is holding its breath as Commissioner Pete Einstein hunkers over his calculators, trying to figure out whether Tampa Bay's first victory in history last Sunday will qualify the Buccaneers for a wildcard spot when the playoffs begin on Christmas Eve.

Commercially and fan based size we are a top club, but in recent history our success has diminished our standing on the pitch, how long has it been since we were favourites to win the league, apart from pundits saying we'll challenge before a ball is kicked, then when it is we're brought back to reality with a bump.

While arsenal, are being commended for «doing things right» In 20 years from now when people look at the history books and look back at the list of winners of the premier league..

Otani is just 22 now, and will be 23 when Nippon posts him to MLB next year, which will make him one of the most coveted free agents in major league history.

So strong was Watson's grip on the Little League community that when the Simaneks approached incoming board president Cassandra Bassett with the news of Watson's history, Watson was able to convince Bassett and the other members that they had nothing to fear in allowing him to continue to coach.

When word got around San Bernardino that Watson might have a history as a child molester, two members of the East Base Line Little League board, Tom and Dee Simanek, went to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and called up Watson's name on the Megan's Law CD - ROM sex - offender registry.

One of the most dominant individuals in NBA history overcame one of the league's most dominant teams, when the Cleveland Cavaliers shocked the Golden State Warriors on the road in a thrilling 93 - 89 win in Game 7 to win the NBA Championship, the first in Cavaliers history.

The negative side of the Premier League's policy is evident when viewing the recent history in the Champions League.

As reported by Metro, when Aubameyang scored twice to help us to a vital win over Stoke City, he became the first Arsenal player in Premier League history to score five goals in his first six games, beating some big names including the great Thierry Henry by doing so.

Henry viara adue as managers or any with couching credentials would do because they are Arsenal they are connected with the supporters and players after all its history particularly if they won the league they would know what it takes the very way that Mr wenger is to Arsenal I know how i feel but at the very end these players are human beings you ought to give them the chance when you are attached to a player since the age of 17 it becomes difficult even when regarding to emotions i truly believe that Mr wenger is their spiritual Dad

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

All of the fossil lovers have gone quiet... Mark my word though when we qualify... and we will... they will be back with their drug induced football logic and half baked histories to remind us that we still have a shot at CL qualification 4th place and the league cup under the greatest manager who has ever lived... Sad bunch of so called fans

Lille have a history of off - loading wingers to the Premier League, and took home a cool # 32m when Eden Hazard joined Chelsea in 2012.

Taking down a league opponent is always a big deal but when your coach calls it the biggest win in school history since 1985, it's a BIG deal.

Four minor league teams in Texas are playing when nobody else is, and although history is being made, the same can't be said about money

AC Nancy's Grégory Wimbée entered the history books in November 1996 when he became the first goalkeeper to score a goal in the French League.

Added to that, Wenger has inspired perhaps the greatest ever campaign in English football history in 2003 - 04, when Arsenal went 38 games unbeaten en route to the Premier League title.

Jock Stein was just the fourth manager in Celtic's history when he took over in 1965: Willy Maley was there for an extraordinary 43 years but it's difficult to assess his successor, Jimmy McStay, as he was in charge while the Scottish league was suspended during World War II.

The left - back, who United made the most expensive teenager in the history of the game when he was purchased from Southampton in 2014 — a record broken by the club a year later with the signing of Martial — missed the majority of his second season in Manchester due to a double fracture he suffered in his first Champions League group stage game of 2015 in September.

Fulham, on the other hand, have had very little to cheer about when on their travels, which is a problem that has plagued their Premier League history.

That Newcastle came so close to winning the Premier League title is all the more remarkable when you consider that it was only our third campaign at that level, and that promotion to the Premier League was won at a canter just 12 months after being a David Kelly goal away from relegation to the third tier for the first time in the club's history.

A week later they had the chance to create more history when they faced city rivals Real Madrid in the Champions League final.

Joe Hart became the 51st goalkeeper in Premier League history to record an assist when the West Ham shot stopper set up Michail Antonio's opener in their 1 - 1 draw at Burnley on Saturday.

Liverpool fans, going on and on about «their history» as a topic change for when I mention Liverpool not winning the League.

The runaway Premier League leaders will secure their place in the last eight of the Champions League for just the second time in their history barring a remarkable last 16, second leg collapse when they host Basel on Wednesday, boasting a 4 - 0 first leg lead.

Perhaps the best of Mourinho's signings, Drogba was unheard of to the average football fan when he emerged onto the Premier League scene as the most expensive Ivorian player in history.

When asked about Juventus completing the double double, the first time in Italian history that a club has won the double with the League and Coppa triumphs in two consecutive seasons, Allegri had this to say -

The versatile footballer, and one of my favourites, burst on to the scene when he scored and became the youngest ever scorer in Premier League history at 16.

Having never gone past AC Milan in a knock - out fixture in the Champions League, the Old Trafford club will look to rewrite history when it takes on the Italian giants at the Theatre of Dreams.

The Champions League final in Milan will be the ninth in history, the last time Europe's grande finale was held in Italy was in 2009 when it was hosted in Rome.

But Aguero's place in City's history was secured when he ended the club's 44 - year Premier League title wait with his goal in the 94th minute against QPR on the final day of the 2011/12 season.

Why wouldn't he when you look at the recent history of the Europa League and its positive impact for coaches?

History would suggest that Real Madrid have a chance of defending their Champions League crown as no less than 8 clubs, including Los Blancos, have managed this feat since the tournament was established in 1955, although the last time this happened was in 1989 and 1990 when a star - studded AC Milan team dominated Europe.