Sentences with phrase «premier league competition»

UK About Blog The British Water Polo League is the UK's premier league competition involving all the leading clubs from England, Scotland and Wales - and featuring nine divisions and 65 men's and women's teams.

«The central message from AAFC will be that the second tier clubs that form the national premier league competition but we are not structurally represented in football,» said AAFC Chairman, Rabieh Krayem.

Further to his statistics at Watford, Gana is behind only Leicester's Wilfried Ndidi with 94 tackles in Premier League competition to date, and 14th on the list of interceptions with 47 - a figure that betters Manchester City's Fernandinho, Spurs» Eric Dier and Ndidi.

Inglewood United's history of adaptation ensures it is one of the most progressive clubs in the Western Australian national premier league competition today.

Slaven Bilic triumphantly started his coaching episode in the English Premier league competition with a 2 - 0 win of his West Ham 2:0 against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

He has yet to score for the Blues in Premier League competition though and knows he needs to step it up.

Chennai Super Kings has come to the Indian Premier league competition once again.

And the current Premier League competition is much tougher than the Invincibles era's Premier League.

we knew at the end of the season gone that the only chance we have of success is the europa — it pains me to say it but we are still with a chance — a remote chance in premier league competition but far as domestic and europa cup competition we are very much an active threat.

«It will be a typical English Premier League competition in Asia and we know that English football is very popular in Asia, and that's a good opportunity to show how much we respect Asia as well.

Not exact matches

If such an agreement was to go ahead it would be hugely damaging to the Champions League, Europe's premier club competition.

KKR and Rhone, who has a co - founder in Robert Agostinelli, who once tried to buy out the Liverpool Football Club in England's Premier League soccer competition in 2010, want to overhaul the Treasury business and argue it will be best done without having to deliver half - year and full - year profit expectations without a slip - up.

Ospina has been used in cup competitions and in Europe to this point, but he could now find himself playing the Premier League instead.

On Arsenal's chances of winning the Premier League, Giroud said: «I do not know if the league is even stronger but there is growing competition forLeague, Giroud said: «I do not know if the league is even stronger but there is growing competition forleague is even stronger but there is growing competition for sure.

He has faced Premier League teams too including two games against Chelsea in the Europa League semi-finals the year the Blues won the competition, and holding Liverpool to a 1 - 1 draw at Anfield, but it another European game that he remembers the most.

What we do have though, according to the paper, is competition from La Liga club Atletico Madrid and Premier League rivals West Ham.

The Red Devils were dumped out of the UCL in the group stage, and have failed to secure a return to next year's competition, ending their Premier League campaign in fifth place.

Last year Giroud was injured for three months and yet managed to score 17 goals in all competitions, 14 of those in Premier League!

Last campaign, Kompany was only capable of making 13 appearances in all competitions as Man City finished fourth in the Premier League in Guardiola's first season in England.

The midfielder's showings during the competition in Chile has led to interest from a series of Premier League giants, with MTN Football reporting that Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal were all keen on the starlet.

The 22 - year - old would be a quality addition for the Premier League leaders, but it's noted that Barcelona are also monitoring him and so Chelsea may have some stiff competition to fend off in order to take him to Stamford Bridge.

They are the only English Premier League club left in the competition to fly the banner of the Barclays Premier League.

The Premier League is arguably the most unpredictable competition in the world — a statement backed up by the fact Leicester City won the whole bloody thing last season.

And don't forget Ajax has the advantage of not having the pressure to compete for the Premier League of all competitions, meaning you can get talents that are a lot more raw still than we can because they don't have to immediately have to perform at such a high level.

Arsenal are the Premier League's form team, having won their last seven games in all competitions, and everybody fancies them to be victorious again — by a significant margin — when they host Middlesbrough on Saturday.

«The Gunners are going strong in three competitions — the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League — and have a big opportunity to land at least one trophy.

Real Madrid take on Schalke 04 in the first Champions League knockout stage in a bid to become the first side to reclaim Europe's premier club competition.

Premier League is popular, but Champions League is where the real competition is.

With 19 goals in 42 appearances in all competitions, 16 of which have come in the Premier League, the England international is starting to enjoy high praise and comparisons to top midfielders before him.

The visitors arrive full of confidence as they look to stretch their unbeaten run to 17 games in all competitions, but Arsene Wenger comes up against old foe Jose Mourinho against whom he has struggled in the Premier League.

Despite limited playing time under Conte this season, the Spaniard has still managed to grab six assists in all competitions, and he made it his 100th Premier League assist with a stunning pass to set Willian through.

With a long and arduous season ahead of Arsenal in four competitions, perhaps the fact that some players like Olivier Giroud, Lucas Perez and Carl Jenkinson got a rare chance to play and gain some match sharpness for when they are called upon by Arsene Wenger for a Premier League or Champions League match will turn out to be crucial.

It was lazy of Wenger to emphasize a family atmosphere especially in recent seasons, it almost, if not created a culture where everyone patted each other on the back fostering mediocrity, in the real world of the premier league and elsewhere, it is important to be fired up by competition even among the players, and with a manager of Wenger's stature, I'm sure he has enough in his locker to make sure said competition don't get nasty and counterproductive to overall team performance.

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But the Premier League is a different kettle of fish and Wenger is looking forward to the increased competition, now that Conte and Pep have now arrived (and with Klopp at Liverpool of course).

The 21 - year - old West Brom forward has matured into a capable Premier League marksman with great potential, the England hopeful bagging 20 goals in all competitions in 2014/15.

With Arsenal finishing third in the Premier League this season, it would appear they have the upper hand when it comes down to any potential negotiations with the Saints star, as he has made it clear that he wants to test himself in Europe's elite club competition.

There are few, if any, Premier League clubs that have had more injury problems than Arsenal to cope with in recent years and the fact that we have always had the Champions League to worry about as well as the three domestic competitions has made it even harder for Arsene Wenger to cope.

He's since made 174 appearances in all competitions, winning the Premier League once in 2013.

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They've fallen short in both those competitions, and so now the Premier League title will be of paramount importance to add to their League Cup triumph.

The draw ends United's run of three consecutive wins in all competitions, as they now wait until after the international break to face Liverpool at Anfield on October 17 with the point on Sunday moving them up to sixth place in the Premier League table with 13 points from their opening seven games.

Xhaka has collected six red cards in all competitions, highlighting his ambition to win the ball in the middle of the park, although he will need to manage his aggression in the Premier League.

Arsene Wenger has insisted that he is not ready to prioritise the European competition over the Premier League, but should he reconsider?

I just think that although it would give the Gunners something to cheer about and a new competition to experience, the mid week Thursday fixtures may become quite challenging for the club, especially during the busier schedules that Premier League football experiences.

Sky Sports in fact claim that all six of the top Premier League sides are or have been interested in Mendy at some point, although the uncertainty at Arsenal and the competition between Danny Rose and Ben Davies at Tottenham rules the two north London outfits out of the equation.

Four of their players also star for the Cambridge city club which competes in the Super 8 League, the premier national competition for handball clubs in the UK.

Arsenal need a striker that is capable of firing twenty goals in the Premier League alone, rather than in all competitions.

With 15 goals and 10 assists in 29 appearances in all competitions, he's certainly made his mark in France and so it remains to be seen if it's enough to earn himself a move to the Premier League.

He has 24 goals in 27 outings in the league, as well as seven goals in other competitions, and he should be able to settle in the Premier League without much league, as well as seven goals in other competitions, and he should be able to settle in the Premier League without much League without much issue.