Sentences with phrase «league outfit as»

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The Scotland international has just enjoyed a brilliant campaign between the sticks for the south Wales outfit, despite his side's eventual relegation from the Premier League that is, with Marshall being voted as the club's Player of the Year.

The Liverpool starting XI to face Ligue 1 outfit Bordeaux in this evening's Europa League opener has been revealed as there is a host of changes for the Premier League giants.

Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil faced colossal criticism for his uninspired performance in the embarrassing Champions League defeat to Ligue 1 outfit AS Monaco last Wednesday, but after grabbing two assists against Everton on Sunday — are the German's critics unjust?

With the Stamford Bridge outfit five points and a game in hand clear at the top of the Premier League and still in the Champions League there is a chance this could be the Portuguese's best season yet as a manager.

So Arsene Wenger's name is being cheered again, Arsenal look good for a UCL quarter - final place and we seem to be on the up in the Premier League as well, heading for an away game with a Liverpool side about as far removed from the confident, dangerous and in form outfit that took us apart at Anfield last season.

Premier League champions Manchester City and title - leaders Chelsea have been beaten to the status as the most dangerous team in English football by, wait for it... League One outfit Brentford!

The Premier League outfit have had their relegation to the Championship confirmed for next season, as current owner Randy Lerner continues to try and find a buyer to take the club off his hands.

The 30 - year - old has featured 24 times for the La Liga outfit in league competition so far this term — of which 23 appearances have come from the start — but he has managed only four goals, although eight assists mark him out as a much more productive operator than he ever was in North London, where he scored only seven goals and contributed six assists over two miserable league campaigns.

Things haven't started that well for the new boss at Old Trafford, as following a home defeat and away draw to Swansea City and Sunderland in the Premier League, United lost 4 - 0 to League One outfit MK Dons in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday.

Also known as the White Sox of Comiskey Park in Chicago, they're a ragtag outfit that's living the high life in the American League West

In turn, Spurs fans can rest easy moving forward and it looks as though it was a mere innocent crossing of paths rather than anything concerning which could lead to the Premier League outfit losing their most influential figure.

Dier came through the ranks at Portuguese giants Sporting, and actually endured an unsuccessful loan spell at Premier League outfit Everton before he was able to establish himself as an important member of Sporting's squad.

Having made over 700 appearances for the Premier League outfit during the course of his career, Terry's experience will be seen as an important factor for incoming boss Antonio Conte this summer.

Cahill captained the side in the absence of John Terry during the Champions League opener against Macabbi Tel - Aviv on Wednesday night as the west London outfit returned to form with a convincing 4 - 0 victory over the Israeli side thanks to goals from Willian, Oscar, Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas.

Xherdan Shaqiri has emerged as an surprise transfer target for Barclays Premier League outfit Everton, according to reports in Express Sport.

The way I see it Chelsea will make the top 4 and probably win the league with City coming in second, they just haven't been at their best in recent times and are powering through matches off player quality as opposed to a well drilled and coherent outfit e.g. Dortmund's performance against us.

Ronald Koeman's men suffered a heavy defeat on Thursday in the Europa League as they fell to a 3 - 0 defeat to Serie A outfit Atlanta.

The talented young keeper has fallen foul of the big spending mentality of the Eastlands outfit as the former Shrewsbury goalie found himself replaced by arguably the best keeper in the Premier League when Mark Hughes brought in Shay Given.

The Red Devils have suffered defeats to Swansea City in the league and a 4 - 0 humiliation to League One outfit MK Dons in the Capital One Cup, as well as an away draw with Sundeleague and a 4 - 0 humiliation to League One outfit MK Dons in the Capital One Cup, as well as an away draw with SundeLeague One outfit MK Dons in the Capital One Cup, as well as an away draw with Sunderland.

It has been a tough start to life as manager of Manchester United for Louis van Gaal in 2014/15, with Premier League defeats to Swansea City and Leicester City and a shock exit from the Capital One Cup at the hands of League One outfit MK Dons.

With the Manchester derby taking centre stage on Sunday afternoon, it was important that the North London outfit came away with all three points as the race for Champions League qualification heats up with the end of the season fast approaching.

Jones had an impressive season with United last campaign as he played 26 times for the Manchester outfit as they went on to win the League Cup and the Europa League and thus securing Champions League qualification.

Ferdinand is also said to have offers from a number of MLS outfits as well as from some Chinese Super League clubs but could well prefer to remain in Europe.

Saturday continued in much the same vein as League One outfit Bradford City came from two goals down to stun Premier League leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Championship high flyers Middlesbrough won at Manchester City and Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur both also lost at home.

Two minor league clubs will henceforth masquerade as major league outfits in Washington and Los Angeles.

The National league outfit is keen to add more fire power up front as they missed the play offs by one place last term.

The Stamford Bridge outfit's youth players also celebrated recently as the Under 19's side were crowned champions of the UEFA Youth League.

The Villa Park outfit look in a far healthier position since the appointment of Sherwood as a replacement for Paul Lambert, with the Midlands side racking four wins in their last eight Premier League fixtures helping to steer the club clear of the relegation zone.

Rafael Benitez» final game as Napoli manager ended in the worst possible way as he failed to lead the Serie A outfit into the Champions League for the second time this season.

Could the Anfield outfit once again challenge for the Premier League title as they did in 2013/14?

Berbatov is a free agent after his contract with AS Monaco came to an end, and is a proven Premier League talent after impressing with the North London outfit, United, and Fulham in the past.

The 23 - year - old has caught the eye in the Premier League this season, scoring nine goals in his first season in the top flight and also sparking interest from La Liga outfit Real Sociedad as well as Bundesliga pair Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Monchengladbach.

According to the Daily Mail, the Premier League outfits are set for a three - way battle, as they are keen to develop the youngster's talent in their respective youth setups.

The Merseyside outfit will be hoping the new addition to the back - room staff alongside new recruits such as James Milner and Roberto Firmino can pay dividends as they look to once again challenge for at least a Champions League spot next season.

The Mail state that the West London outfit are also keeping tabs on Stones» teammate Coleman as Mourinho looks to add quality to his squad in a bid to retain their Premier League title next season.

The Spain international, who signed for the Stamford Bridge outfit last summer, enjoyed a stunning debut season in English football as he struck 20 goals in the Premier League and helped the Blues lift the title for the first time in five seasons.

Luis made 26 appearances for the Blues under then manager Jose Mourinho in the 2014/15 season, scoring once and grabbing three assists as the London outfit went on to clinch the Premier League title and win the League Cup along the way.

Sergio Aguero netted a hat - trick in the win over Watford with Gabriel Jesus, Nicolas Otamendi and Raheem Sterling all getting on the scoresheet as the Manchester outfit climb to the top of the Premier League going into Sunday.

A return to Italy and a move to MLS were both touted as possible options, but the expected arrival of Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford has reportedly tipped the scales in the favour of the Premier League outfit.

Bell describes himself as «an idiot who thinks weird things,» but he is already comparing the Padres to two legendary small - market outfits: the Rays of 2008 and the Indians from the 1989 movie Major League.

For a perfectionist such as Guardiola, it will be a real irritant for him knowing that he didn't win a Champions League trophy with the Bavarian outfit as he now looks ahead to his next role with Manchester City.

Ighalo scored 17 goals in 42 appearances in all competitions last season, and despite speculation linking him with a move away from Vicarage Road, the Premier League outfit have made their intentions clear by rejecting the offer, as reported by The Guardian.

The 18 - year - old has become the most in - demand player in Europe given his form for the Ligue 1 outfit this season, as he's helped them to top spot in France and the semi-finals of the Champions League.

The Hornets secured a return to the English top flight and have already started their summer spending as news boss Quique Flores looks to improve his chances of keeping the Hertfordshire outfit in the Premier League.

The 20 year old England man's demand to be the Anfield side's top earner isn't one the Merseyside outfit will entertain and as such the Premier League side will look to cash - in on the player.

However, the North London outfit are likely to face competition from United as they too are in the market for a midfielder in preparation for a long hard season following a return to the Champions League.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has reportedly emerged as a priority target for Premier League outfit Everton if he does end up leaving the Emirates Stadium in the summer.

Krychowiak is an Polish international and played a starring role in Sevilla's Europa League triumph last month as he scored the equaliser against Dnipro en route to a 3 - 2 victory for the Spanish outfit.

The tactic proved to be useful, as Wolves ran out 2 - 0 winners on the night, and now we are calling on the Premier League to follow on the precedent set by the Midlands outfit by employing their own squads.