Sentences with phrase «when international sides»

To make matters worse, Britain is not a nation but a collection of nations, and when international sides are chosen Britain fields four teams: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Not exact matches

It would be a real blow for Arsene Wenger to be without Iwobi when the international break ends, as injuries have already crippled his side's season.

The English tabloid report that that Germany international had been linked with a move to the Camp Nou for January, when the player - registration ban currently restricting Luis Enrique's side comes to an end.

It's clear how much Arsene Wenger's side miss this France international when he's injured and as good a job as Chambers does when filling in at centre - back, Koscielny is a much more reliable figure.

Steven Fletcher stole the show with a hat - trick but his side were shocked in the first half when Gibraltar scored their first ever competitive international goal, through Lee Casciaro, but the hosts proved to be too strong for their opponents and ran out easy winners.

The Spanish international has won a long list of honours for club and country, forming part of the highly dominant Barcelona side that won the Champions League in 2011, when he scored the opening goal in the final against Manchester United.

Similarly, when he was on international duty with Senegal earlier in the year, ahead of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Willy Sagnol's side failed to win in three, suffering consecutive defeats against Nice and (again) PSG.

It must have been a huge relief for Arsene Wenger as well as for the Arsenal and England international star Theo Walcott when he broke his pre-season duck against the Norwegian side Viking FK on Friday, as the manager is going to be without his main centre forward Olivier Giroud for at least the first game of the season.

For a striker that has over 100 caps and nearly 50 goals for one of the best international sides in the world, and a very good strike rate for Arsenal when he does get on the pitch, it must be hard to understand why Arsene Wenger so rarely calls upon his talents in front of goal, or brings him with no time to influence a game.

The France international has spoken about the prospects of playing alongside Diego Costa and Vitolo, both of whom are going to link up with Diego Simeone's side this winter when the club's transfer ban ends.

The Portuguese international played a starring role in the first leg meeting in which the Ligue 1 side pulled off a surprise 3 - 1 win in London, giving the Gunners a huge mountain to climb when the two sides clash in the second leg at the Stade Louis II stadium.

The England international, who made the big - money move from the St Mary's Stadium to Anfield in pre-season, will face his old side for the first time since leaving them when they clash in the Premier League this weekend.

It certainly helped everyone's mood when we destroyed our old nemesis side Chelsea, and another great win tomorrow and we can all go on smiling all the way through the international break.

The Frenchman has talked up a possible partnership with the Chilean international, while also acknowledging the vast competition for places which Arsene Wenger has to filter through when picking his side.

Wilshere, who spent last season on loan at fellow Premier League side Bournemouth, return to training this week following the leg fracture he suffered whilst on loan at the Cherries as reported the Telegraph, with the England international still believing that he as a future at the club beyond next summer, which is when his current Gunners deal expires.

Argentina have always been a good side with him in it, but they've rarely been a great side, and when they have there's always been a couple other great international teams around who are just a little better.

Even Chinaglia, whom the Cosmos next added to their international cast in 1976, sometimes couldn't keep himself from yelling at Pelé on the field, treatment that Giorgio himself had suffered in full measure from many thousands of Italian fans when he was replaced during the second half of what would be his last game for his national side during the 1974 World Cup in Stuttgart.

It was some surprise when Danish side Brondby managed to tempt former club hero Daniel Agger back to the club at the end of the transfer window from Liverpool and the Denmark international was given a stunning reception on his return to the club this afternoon.

However, Simplikevich put the game out of reach of the gallant students when he crossed for his second try, again unconverted to make the final score 29 point to 15 in favour of the International side.

And when he returns to London from international duty with the Colombian national side, he will then apparently fly out to Istanbul to undergo his medical next week.

I understand Spanish internationals tend to want to play in the BBVA so that they get more chance of getting into their national team, but when you have Azpi, Alba and Gaya fighting with you for that spot, and you are 29, with all due respect he should really retire the whole idea that he would become a Spanish team regular and focus on the club side of things.

Barkley however hasn't exactly lit up the Premier League like it was expected when he initially broke into the Everton team, but his presence to his side has been as ever important and he is recognised as a regular England international.

The France international gets a lot of flak, but it's clear to anyone who's watched United this season that they're a far better side when he's in it.

I am sure most of us would have preferred Henry to continue his development at Arsenal before he moved into managership, but you can't knock his decision when he ends up at a very promising international side instead, and will carry on getting his second income as a Sky Pundit.

That sense of apathy dates back to 2012 when arguably the International side's deepest team lost, 19 - 15, at Royal Melbourne to extend the losing streak to four consecutive matches.

Turkey international Sinan Bolat made headlines in December 2009 when he headed home Standard Liège's equaliser against AZ Alkmaar in the 95th minute to earn his side a 1 - 1 draw in the final Champions League group game.

Despite London being his preferred choice of place to stay, Adebayor is said to be keen on a reunion with former Spurs Head Coach Tim Sherwood who plucked the Togo international from out of the shadows when he took over after Andre Villas - Boas was sacked in December 2013 and made Adebayor the focal point of the side for the rest of that season.

José Mourinho's side had conceded as many goals in the 742 minutes previous his season when the Swedish international hadn't been on the field.

The Portuguese international was a menace when AVB brought his Chelsea side to Old Trafford and gave Wigan a torrid time in Man Utd's last home match.

Although Torres was part of the Chelsea side and was on the pitch at Anfield when Jose Mourinho's men beat Liverpool to put a huge dent in their title ambitions, the Spain international claims he was upset to witness Gerrard slip and for the consequences of that unfortunate incident.

The Serbian international has previously played under Jose Mourinho and was a key member of the side when the Blues won the PL title under the leadership of the Portuguese boss in 2014 - 15.

The England international has been a regular fixture in Eddie Howe's side but just when it seemed like he would complete a season without facing any injuries, Wilshere had to be substituted in the 56th minute of their match against Spurs on Saturday after being at the receiving end of a rough tackle from Harry Kane.

The Polish international moved to Germany in 2014 when he signed for Werder Bremen but he only made 12 appearances for the club and was sent out on loan to Turkish side Caykur Rizespor.

Messi clearly has the sense to put international rivalry to one side when admitting who was the best attacking talent ever to have graced a pitch.

Rumours came in the market when the Brazilian international showed signs of leaving France like Kylian Mbappe, Bernardo Silva, Benjamin Mendy and Tiemoue Bakayoko, who left the side last term.

Looked a real threat when going forward down the right - hand side, and did his defensive work well, another great game from the England international.

The England international was one of the bright spots on a difficult night for the Gunners in Dortmund, causing the German side problems with his pace and positivity when he came off the bench.

Eunan O'Kane — 27 — The Republic of Ireland international was dropped from the side at the back end of last season at a time when many thought we needed him most.

Blackburn are riding high on a euphoric wave at current after completing their first set of back - to - back wins since early November when they beat Portsmouth & Bolton either side of an international break.

Speaking on the club's official website, the England international insisted that his side could still have a good season as they have the right players and manager to turn things around, he said: «There are always times in a season when you have a sticky patch.

Meanwhile, the Frenchman has also found much of his success when played on the left side of a midfield three and Mourinho has been willing to maintain his patience towards the midfielder by offering him regular starts since the international break.

The Armenia international shone during his spell with former club Borussia Dortmund, where he also caught the eye of Wenger when his Arsenal side faced the Bundesliga outfit in the Champions League.

The ex-Scotland international has sided with the Uruguay international, who left Anfield in 2014 to join Barcelona, when considering which player he would pick in his team.

Sadio Mane has been in outstanding form for Liverpool this season, when the Senegalese international left to play in the African Cup of Nations the Anfield side looked bereft of ideas and impetus.

But their persistence paid off when German international Can gave his side breathing space with a well - taken finish, before England striker Sturridge came off the bench to net in back - to - back games for the first time since the start of this year.

Lavery, who fired an impressive double in Wednesday's 6 - 0 thrashing of Leeds at the weekend after returning from his loan spell at Plymouth, and USA international defender Onyewu, were not registered with the club when the two sides drew 1 - 1 at Moss Rose in the original tie.

Still on the negative side, what is most frightening about this proposed bill is that, at a time when the United Nation and international communities are standing up against capital punishment, has become the ripped time for us as a nation to nose - dive into the out fashioned practice.

President Obama carefully side - stepping a potential international catastrophe when asked to wish the England football team luck.www.bbc.co.uk / news 01/04/2009

Is there any international law, or convention (including Geneva) which compels any country participating in a war to take prisoners when a person fighting on the opposing side wishes to surrender?

When Jack makes contact with a mysterious hitwoman (Thekla Reuten) for whom he will custom - build a high - velocity rifle, their side - of - the - mouth conversation at a cafe table sounds like a parody of international assassins» code.