Sentences with phrase «league rivals as»

Nevertheless, Such a deal should annoy premier league rivals as the players in discussion are also targeted by Chelsea and Arsenal.

Interest in Salah is high, as the Viola have been joined in the race to sign the 23 - year - old by fellow league rivals AS Roma and Inter Milan.

Various reports have emerged this week that the Gunners could lose both attackers to Premier League rivals as they head towards the end of their contracts at the Emirates Stadium.

Real Madrid megastar has made a shocking claim by saying that he could join Barcelona or one of Manchester United's Premier League rivals as he is open to any possibility in the future, The Sun reports.

He better had do as well, because if we lose the potential coaching abilities of Arteta after seeing one of our other former captains Patrick Vieira working at our Premier League rivals as well then it will be a real kick in the teeth for the club.

But that is also why it seems a bit strange to hear about Mourinho telling his 32 - year old stopper that the identity of his next club would not be an issue and that Chelsea would not stand in his way of joining a Premier League rival as long as the transfer fee, thought to be around # 10 million, was met.

Not exact matches

This week Fortune caught up with Jarred Kennedy, the co-head of esports at Riot Games, to discuss the world championship (the finals will take place Nov. 4 at the Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing) as well as the overall growth of the esports industry and Riot's plans, much like rival Activision Blizzard, to remodel its own esports league after major professional sports leagues like the NFL and NBA.

PAOK fans sought to redefine pyro displays this week as their side took on Greek league rivals Olympiakos on Wednesday night.

Whether such big - money signings are necessary is up for debate given the level that Ernesto Valverde has his side playing at right now, as they lead the way in La Liga with a four - point gap to their nearest rivals and they sit top of their Champions League group.

The Red Devils currently sit in fifth place in the Premier League table with three games remaining, as they trail rivals Manchester City by four points in the race to secure a top - four finish.

Conte is under pressure himself as Chelsea have been inconsistent so far this season and have fallen behind their rivals in a bid to defend their Premier League crown.

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Arsenal fans will be hoping from a look at this weekend's fixture list in the Premier League that it could be a good few days for the Gunners in our pursuit of the title, as many of our big rivals for the EPL trophy have matches that look harder on paper than our trip to Swansea and two of them are playing each other.

The Blues look set to reclaim the Premier League title this season, as they boast a nine - point lead over their nearest rivals and look in formidable shape heading down the stretch.

The Arsenal fans» fondness for Fabregas was sorely tested last summer though, when he chose to sign for a Premier League rival in Chelsea, especially as their manager Jose Mourinho had a long running feud with the manager he supposedly had so much respect for.

And meanwhile the other potentially available strikers are being snapped up by other clubs around Europe, including our Premier League rivals, such as Liverpool completing the transfer of Benteke, which I am not happy about.

If the report is right about their targets and the Spanish club is successful then the Gunners have nothing to worry about as it will actually weaken our Premier League rivals, with Man City striker Sergio Aguero, Man United keeper David De Gea and Chelsea forward Eden Hazard on the list.

The Red Devils are going well and in are good form heading into this encounter as they continue to pile on the pressure on their rivals in the Premier League hoping to finish in the top four.

Ronald Koeman will be delighted with his team after a stellar performance, while Guardiola will undoubtedly be left furious as City capitulated and showed their vulnerabilities again as they fall behind their Premier League title rivals.

How on earth the writer is considering chelsea as our league rivals?

After Arsenal seemingly agreed to sell another contract rebel, Oxlade - Chamberlain to one of our biggest Premier League rivals, it would now not surprise Arsenal fans if they also decided to cash in on the sale of Sanchez to Man City as their next deal, which will leave very little time for Wenger to bring in replacements...

In fact, it shows that nobody can match the Gunners when it comes to scoring options this season, as we have seen more of our players hitting the back of the net than any of our Premier League rivals, as well as the really big guns around Europe.

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But as reported by The Mirror, he thinks we are getting there and that our Premier League rivals will really have a big problem once that happens.

However despite Giroud's best efforts, as well as a goal in the midweek clash against Ludogorets, Alexis still kept his place for the following Premier League match against North London rivals Spurs.

At least Ramsey, as reported by The Guardian, the midfielder was sounding upbeat about the chances of the Gunners doing just that, despite the fact that out next opponents are the league leaders Leicester City who are in fine form and are coming to north London having produced a great away display to put another title rival Man City to the sword.

Arsenal is priced at 11/1 to actually lift the trophy; with even their bitterGI «8 - 9 - / + rivals Tottenham (9/1) deemed as more likely to have any success in the league.

Zouma only managed to make nine league appearances for Antonio Conte's Chelsea last season as the Blues won their fifth Premier League title ahead of rivals Tottleague appearances for Antonio Conte's Chelsea last season as the Blues won their fifth Premier League title ahead of rivals TottLeague title ahead of rivals Tottenham.

Maintaining current conference ties (and giving WVU an auto - bid as Big East champion, since that league was officially considered a power at the time), we end up with future SEC East rivals Georgia and Missouri in New Orleans.

Aside from crashing out of the Champions League against Liverpool, City saw their title celebrations postponed last weekend as rivals Man Utd picked up a 3 - 2 win.

As per the Telegraph, Chelsea were already wary of strengthening Premier League rivals United with the sale of Matic, with boss Jose Mourinho now knowing that any chance of a deal for the Serbian international has gone.

They have a chance to put the entire League on notice and potentially move into the Top 5 next week as they take on rivals Team Zimmerman.

So there has been hardly any pressure on our first team except for in five Cup games all season, whereas ALL of our main rivals have had to contend with much harder opponents in the Champions League on a regular basis, as well as the FA and League Cups.

Nevertheless, Mourinho was ultimately vindicated in his choice to make the swap, as his side secured all three points to remain within five points of rivals Man City at the top of the Premier League table.

On Wednesday, our men's rugby league 1st team proved that the city was ours as they stormed ahead to their first win of the season in the Northern 1A — a 24 — 6 victory over our local rivals, UoM.

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Arsenal would hate to see a key player strengthen a rival without even receiving a transfer fee, and it seems that possibility has now increased as another Premier League club reportedly join the running.

The race, a 50 - yard dash for «The Lead - Foot Trophy,» was between the rival catchers, Del Rice of the Cardinals and Rube Walker of the Dodgers, who enjoy a joint reputation as the slowest men in the National League.

The Gunners made the switch to the 3 -4-2-1 formation which helped Chelsea to steal a march on all rivals as they comfortably secured the Premier League title last season, and we opted to play our own system including the same system toward the end of the campaign also.

As well as Swansea, Sky Sports report that a bid had already been rejected for the midfielder from rivals Leicester City, which was reportedly more valuable than the # 40M that the Toffees had bid for the Icelandic international, who managed nine goals and 13 assists in 38 league games last season as Swansea managed to avoid relegatioAs well as Swansea, Sky Sports report that a bid had already been rejected for the midfielder from rivals Leicester City, which was reportedly more valuable than the # 40M that the Toffees had bid for the Icelandic international, who managed nine goals and 13 assists in 38 league games last season as Swansea managed to avoid relegatioas Swansea, Sky Sports report that a bid had already been rejected for the midfielder from rivals Leicester City, which was reportedly more valuable than the # 40M that the Toffees had bid for the Icelandic international, who managed nine goals and 13 assists in 38 league games last season as Swansea managed to avoid relegatioas Swansea managed to avoid relegation.

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But I think we forget too easily just what a great job Le Prof has done to keep the club in the top echelon of the Premier League and managed to qualify for and progress from the group stages of the Champions League while having no money to spend, at the same time as our rivals were bankrolled by billionaires.

United's interest in Moura may have cooled anyway as they go after Sanchez instead, but it would be a blow to see a talented attacker join a Premier League rival instead.

However, City may have stolen a march on their rivals, as Manuel Pellegrini's side would be in a position to offer former Champions League winner Toure as part compensation for the powerhouse midfielder.

Real have failed to retain their Champions League title this term — being eliminated in the semi-finals by Juventus — and have also fallen short in La Liga, as rivals Barcelona have claimed the Spanish championship.

Wenger does not usually act in the January transfer window, despite other rival Premier League managers taking full advantage of it, as shown last season when Mourinho brought in defensive midfielder Nemanja Matic from Benfica.

Man United beat Watford 4 - 2 at Vicarage Road tonight, as the Red Devils closed the gap on their rivals Man City at the top of the Premier League to five points.

The Potters have yet to win in the league this season, while it's been 40 years since they defeated United on the road as their rivals have won 15 of their last 16 home league meetings in all competitions.