Sentences with phrase «domestic league action»

The former international striker watched the youngster in action for the international side over the break from domestic league action and was clearly blown away by the Hammers teenager.

Chelsea are ready to make their offer now and will look to complete a deal before the 2014 World Cup finals though the La Liga side may hope to spark a bidding war for the in - form marksman, who has scored 27 goals in domestic league action alone this term.

Not exact matches

Drogba has not played in the Champions League football but a domestic ban means he will feature tomorrow to avoid going a month without action.

With all of the first round of international games now done and dusted, Arsenal can get back to business and our season really starts to hot up, with our first domestic cup action coming up along with the Champions League group stages and the Premier League to consider.

Arsene Wenger has often used the domestic cup competitions to give some up and coming young players their first taste of Arsenal first team action, but the Frenchman has generally done this in the early rounds so an FA cup quarter final against a Premier League team like Watford would not normally see a young Gunner make their debut.

Pre-season training and the increasingly commercial and lucrative tours that clubs like Arsenal go on may be just a pale shadow of the competitive action of the Premier League and the domestic and European cup competitions, but it is still very important for a number of reasons.

When Arsenal next run out onto the pitch it will be at the Emirates on Tuesday night, when the Premier League has a rare midweek slot with no domestic cup action and no Europa League and Champions League games to be played.

While we still have the rest of the domestic action, the Champions League and of course the World Cup in the summer to think about betting on, City have been priced up as favourites for next season's Premier League title.

Chelsea return to domestic action after being held 3 - 3 by AS Roma in the Champions League midweek and are coming off the back of their 2 - 1 loss at Crystal Palace last weekend.

With domestic action completed for the season and just the Champions League final to play, all eyes are turning to Euro 2016 in what promises to be an exciting tournament in France.

And finally, Manchester City (2.15 WilliamHill) are in action on Sunday — The only fixture on Sunday not to be shown live on any broadcast — as Roberto Mancini takes his side to The Hawthorns in a game they simple must win following back - to - back defeats in the league, three in all competitions, with the latter the most humiliating as City lost to a team from Poland who are 14 points off the pace in their domestic league and starring relegation slap - bang in the face.

After advancing in the Champions League, Juventus are back to domestic action when one of Serie A's biggest surprises, Catania, come to Turin.

Manchester City v Liverpool is the big kick off in the Premier League this weekend as the domestic action in the top flight returns.