Sentences with phrase «national team returned»

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Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor has decided to return to the Togo national team after a 19 - month absence.

The Nationals» star right fielder was diagnosed with a deep bone bruise on the inside of his left knee and placed on the 10 - day DL, and while the team will be careful with him, he is expected to return in 2017.

Anfield officials are confident of securing a deal with Hodgson now that he has returned from South Africa and with his prospects of being offered the chance to succeed Fabio Capello as England manager diminished by the national team's World Cup victory over Slovenia.

Without understanding WHY Gnabry hasn't played for 2 years, he just incorrectly assumes that Wenger must not appreciate his talents and convinces him he should return to Germany, which is pretty unethical behavior from a national team coach.

He is the main returning starter from a team that made it all the way to the Sweet 16 before being upended by eventual National Championship runner up, Butler.

The Huskies, who returned five of the six leading scorers from a national championship team and added a likely lottery pick in freshman center Andre Drummond, looked listless once again and never really threatened to knock off Iowa State.

They shivered as they waited to clap or honk or wave when the Nittany Lions rolled by on the last 100 - mile leg of the team's return from the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, where they had beaten Georgia 27 - 23 to win their first national title.

Ivan Toplak, the coach of the Quakes, returned to the club after the World Cup competition in Germany, where he was first assistant to the head coach of the Yugoslav national team.

Rewarded with a return to the national team set - up.

Per Mertesacker could return to the international stage next year after reports in Germany have revealed that he could play for the national team at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Fresh from playing an impressive role in his national team's run to the Olympic final in Rio last month, Gnabry sealed a return to the Bundesliga in a $ 5m deal, according to Bild.

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Michigan, which could return three starters from this year's National Championship runner - up team (Simpson, Matthews, Livers), isn't in ESPN's Way Too Early Top 10 for 2019:

After fantastic performances in the BUCS Nationals at Sheffield this weekend, #BUCSWednesday returns and our teams are ready to bring more success.

With the entire roster returning from last year's squad that went 27 - 7, and lost to eventual champion Mater Dei - Santa Ana in the CIFSS Division I semifinals, the Cougars have been riding high as an unbeaten state and national No. 1 team.

Arsenal fans will have to wait and see what Arsene Wenger does with this young Gunner when he returns from playing for the Germany national team at the Rio Olympics, because if last season was anything to go by then Serge Gnabry could find himself out in the cold and on loan to another club once again.

Valencia have suffered financial problems over the past few seasons that has led to the sales of stars David Silva, Raul Albiol and David Villa and there may well be a need to sell once again to balance the books and Soldado may well be interested in a high profile move that could help assist in his pursuit of a return to the Spanish national team after more than three years out of Vicente Del Bosque's squad.

Sven Bender has seen his career stutter in recent seasons and a high - profile move to Tottenham could help the former 1860 München man secure regular first team football and a return to Joachim Low's national team set - up.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

It is not an exaggeration to say that Sweden's World Cup chances rest on Zlatan's shoulders and whether or not he returns to the national team.

The coach of the Soviet basketball team, Aleksandr Gomelsky, is Jewish — and, in fact, there are a number of Jewish athletes on national teams and those of the various Soviet republics — but Max, and others, believe that Jews who are allowed to travel abroad are told that if they don't return, they will be denied further contact with their families.

The Arsenal transfer target Gonzalo Higuain is apparently set to return to Italy and join up with his team mates and the coaching staff of Napoli four days from now, after his involvement with the Argentina national team all the way to the final of the Copa America which they lost on penalties to the Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez and his Chile side.

Perez was keen to return to La Liga in the hope that he could get a call up for next summers World Cup with the Spanish national team, but has never actually had a game for them so far.

The true test of Michigan's mettle will come against a Villanova team that's been brutally efficient in an undramatic return to the national championship.

His recent form has led to a long awaited return to the national team set - up and having won back to back Serie A titles, whilst also playing a key role in his side's run to the Champions League semi-finals, and as such it's hard to fathom why he'd move to a Liverpool side who can not even offer him Champions League football let alone a genuine push for major honours.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

The former Magpie wrote in his column for local paper the Chronicle that he is certain that the midfielder will leave his current club and return to the Premier League in January, after failing to force his way into the French champions» starting XI on a regular enough basis to guarantee him a place in the France national team.

Whenever a former MLS player or a member of the U.S. National team opts to return to the league, clubs with the highest allocation ranking are given the first opportunity to claim that player.

He quickly put that chatter to bed and returned as the captain and heart and soul of a national championship team otherwise dominated by newcomers.

This isn't the Blue Jays returning to play at the old Expos stadium against another MLB team for some warm international fuzzies — this is an American - based baseball team run by an American company playing against the national team of a country the United States has been at uncomfortable odds with for likely your entire life.

After averaging 12.2 points per game on a UNC team that was beaten at the buzzer in the national title game, Jackson opted to return to Chapel Hill for his junior season.

Arsene Wenger has not always seen eye to eye with other managers of various national teams, such as the furore and frustration caused when Didier Deschamps over-played Abou Diaby when the injury prone midfielder had only just returned to club football after a long lay off.

If the various Arsenal players out there on international duty for their respective national teams get through the next few days without picking up any injury problems and return to north London fit and ready to resume the Premier League title chase, then we will all be able to breathe a huge sigh of relief, but we are not there yet Gooners, and the next few days will be nervous ones for us and for Arsene Wenger.

Not sure if AW actually wants to return to Japan, but he's still well thought of here and they have just fired the national team manager.....

His form has prompted speculation about a return to the Spain national team for this summer's Euro 2016 finals.

not really making the news, the atmosphere on last wednesday was really strange, silent, step by step to normal football, but you can't throw away your thoughts immediately, I just got a glimpse of Enkes personality during a film of him shown before the match, I can't realize how hard it must be for his wife to lose him, tomorrow the players of Germans first Bundesliga will wear a black ribbon again, but I think it won't affect the atmosphere like it has with the national team despite of Hannover of course, people will be enthousiastic again, but there is the idea of an «Enke donation» which I like, will keep his name alive, will take some positive emotions on this tragedy and a kind of appeal for everyone to reflect the important things of life and control your own behaviour, I hope so at least, and I hope his wife will cope with that situation, and again: it was really hard for the German nationl team to play under these circumstances, to lose someone close in this way is hard to deal with, on the other hand it causes a close solidarity feeling I think, but of course the world will not change, things are returning to the old soon, but nonetheless for me this tragedy is a kind of human wake - up call, at least a call and then you continue

At the National Football Foundation Michigan Chapter's Detroit Free Press Dream Team banquet in December in Dearborn, Mich., Newsome said he wants to return to playing football «right now, but it's up to the doctors when I'm ready to go.»

Despite the fine performances of Ikeme, new coach of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr confirmed he is still in talks with Vincent Enyeama over a return to the senior national team of Nigeria.

Can is still being assessed by Liverpool but did not take part in the first training session of the full squad at Melwood following the return of players from national team duty.

Siasia during the week tipped Sadiq to play for the Nigeria senior national team in a not too distant future going by what he has seen of the 19 year old before he returned back to the Nigeria for his late father's burial.

The Italian has been linked with a move to PSG, who are likely to part ways with Unai Emery at the end of the season, and a return to the Italian national team.

After a bit of a break for the European Team Championships and various national champs, the Diamond League returned with a bang on Thursday evening.

Ronald Koeman has given his backing to Wayne Rooney to make a return to the international side, after recently losing his place in the England national team.

James had travelled to South America to join up with the Colombia national team during the recent international break, however, a calf muscle injury means he returned to Madrid without featuring in any games.

When Van Gaal returned to AZ — the club where he had started his coaching career as assistant manager between 1986 - 88 — it appeared his time as a top coach had come to an end following spells in charge of Ajax, the Dutch national team and Barcelona.

In 2000 he helped van Gaal with the the Netherlands national football team but returned to Barcelona two years later.

Spanish goalkeeper Reina suffered a hamstring problem whilst with his national team last month and aggravated the injury on his return to training last week — resulting in Brad Jones enjoying a rare spell between the sticks.

Nigeria U-20 men's national football team coach, Emmanuel Amuneke has posited that he is yet to come to terms with the reality that Flying Eagles will not be participating in next year's CAF U-20 Nations Cup in Zambia following Saturday's 3 - 4 defeat in the final qualification match return leg tie in Lagos.

Since returning to Ligue 1, the former Arsenal and Chelsea man has impressed to the extent he is now back in the France national team.

He returned to football in 2000 as the assistant manager for the Danish national team.