Sentences with phrase «continental football»

That was partly down to the similarities between the pair, as they were both looking to make the top four in a season without continental football.

West Ham haven't been involved in continental football since 2006, when they were rewarded for their agonising FA Cup Final defeat to Liverpool the previous season.

On a troubled weekend of continental football for Nigerian clubs, a weekend which reaped arguably only one result that could be considered favourable, you'd be forgiven for thinking that things couldn't get any worse.

Wenger has to crack the whip and give up on his football experiment of playing continental football in an English league.

A regular philosophiser of Aston Villa and all round continental football enthusiast.

Leaving aside such oddities as the Anglo - Italian and Anglo - Scottish cups, this will be the Foxes» fourth foray into continental football, and however their games turn out, the six group fixtures will constitute their longest European campaign.

Wikki drew 0 - 0 at home against Heartland yesterday, a result that should trouble the technical crew as they could easily have qualified for continental football last season if their home form was better going by points they picked away from home.

Hertha are eyeing continental football action next season and the victory lifts them to the fifth spot.

Like Shakhtar, they are regulars in European competition, playing continental football every season since 1999/2000, but have yet to threaten for Europe's top honor.

Chelsea's acquisition of Kante — a player linked with a number of Europe's top clubs — shows that they remain an attractive proposition for any potential signing despite their lack of continental football.

The world governing body of football could still face action from other top European leagues as the winter World Cup is set to play havoc with the continental football calendar.

No offense to Vidal — he's one of the best defensive midfielders in the continental football.

All this continental football has gone right to people's heads.

The continental football governing body revealed that the authorities in the west African country rejected a delegation from Caf to attend the funeral of the two deceased team officials in Lome.

The continental football governing body also confirmed and extended a subsisting five - year ban placed on them by the Amaju Pinnick - led Nigeria Football Federation.