Sentences with phrase «with fierce rivals»

Having spent most of his career with AC Milan it's perhaps easy to forget that Andrea Pirlo spent three seasons with their fierce rivals, Inter, prior to joining them.

To secure a tally of six wins in a row in any competition represents a remarkable streak, given their bleak autumn mis - fortunes and with their fierce rivals Liverpool dropping points in a 2 - 2 draw at Sunderland, the prospect of Jose Mourinho's side putting some serious pressure on their rivals in contention for the Champions League spots looks now way more realistic.

As per Don Balon, the Spain international is against a move for Coutinho due to the Reds» hefty valuation while he wants the club to avoid signing Ozil at all costs due to his former association with fierce rivals Real Madrid.

The midfielder stole the show in his team's 4 - 0 Capital One Cup win over Louis Van Gaal's Manchester United, and according to claims in Spain, he has dealt the Red Devils another blow by agreeing a long - term deal with fierce rivals Liverpool.

In 1960, Guttman took over as Benfica manager, immediately following his Portuguese League title with fierce rivals Porto.His effect was immediate.

The Red Devils will have to win by a margin of 4 goals to go level with their fierce rivals on goal difference, which will be quite tough.

Manchester United heroes Robin van Persie, Darren Fletcher, and Phil Neville have all sent their kids to train with fierce rivals Manchester CIty, according to the Daily Mail.

Liverpool vice-captain Jordan Henderson says confidence is flowing in the squad as they prepare for a clash with fierce rivals Manchester United at the weekend.

The earnings report comes months after news surfaced that Samsung teamed up with its fierce rival, Apple, to supply the semiconductors and OLED screens for the iPhone X. And, in November of last year, rumors swirled that Samsung is moving forward with manufacturing a bendable smartphone stem.

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As Bloomberg notes, rival apparel companies like Under Armour (UA) and Adidas (ADS) are likely to enter the bidding for the lucrative Texas contract — which could be worth more than $ 15 million per year — once it comes up for grabs, which means Nike will face some fierce competition if it wants to keep doing business with the school.

Privately held Cloudera — one of its fiercest rivals in Hadoop software and backed with more than $ 1.2 billion from the likes of Intel — isn't subject to the same scrutiny.

For now, Home isn't compatible with the Nexus phone designed by Google, a fierce Facebook rival whose pliable Android software is being modified to accommodate the new service.

Best Buy (bby) is making nice with one of its fiercest rivals, Amazon.com (amzn), to bolster its ongoing bid to be the leading retailer in the booming smart - home tech area.

With no obvious successor to Lauer in tow, and considering the up - and - down year for Today, NBC undoubtedly want to lock its longtime co-host in for another two - year stretch, especially considering the show's fierce ratings battle with rival ABC's Good Morning AmerWith no obvious successor to Lauer in tow, and considering the up - and - down year for Today, NBC undoubtedly want to lock its longtime co-host in for another two - year stretch, especially considering the show's fierce ratings battle with rival ABC's Good Morning Amerwith rival ABC's Good Morning America.

Both companies have cooperated with Korean giant Samsung, which is waging a fierce IP legal battle with Apple and is its main rival for global hegemony in smartphones and tablets.

While it is our fierce Premier League rivals Chelsea that have signed the Spanish international, it is Man United, Louis van Gaal and Ed Woodward with a hefty helping of transfer egg on their faces, not us.

Brazil faced their fierce rivals Argentina in a friendly in Beijing this afternoon, with the Selecao prevailing 2 - 0 thanks to two goals from Diego Tardelli, meaning that they are still yet to concede a goal under new coach Dunga.

Ronaldo beat fierce rival Lionel Messi, of Barcelona, to the award, as well as Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, but England manager Hodgson was not one of those who felt that Ronaldo was deserving of the accolade, with the Portuguese international not even making Hodgson's final list of three.

The 27 - year - old had been linked with a move to Manchester United, but it seems that their fierce rivals have won the battle for his signature.

Fierce rivals Liverpool have even been linked with a move, by the Daily Mirror.

Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp has emerged as a strong favourite to take over from Brendan Rodgers as manager of Liverpool, report the Mail, if the Reds do decide to dispense with the Northern Irishman after a dismal run of form that continued with a 3 - 0 defeat to fierce rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford today.

And I remember perfectly well when moving to the Emirates, Wenger said the move is to unable us to compete in the highest level with the best teams like Barca and Madrid, but since then Spurs has been out fierce rival and 4th became our only EPL cup

With only six matches to play, United will both need to improve their form and hope that City slip up in order to wrest the final UCL qualifying position away from their fierce rivals.

Newcastle United could be set to sign their second player from fierce local rivals Sunderland this summer, with the Daily Mail reporting that Alan Pardew could be about to make a shock move for young striker Connor Wickham.

He adds that he does have some sympathy for Wenger, but the club should move forward with the «winning formula» deployed by their fierce rivals.

Brendan Rodgers» side have been catching up with their fierce Old Trafford rivals in recent weeks...

And now the north London are hoping to be able to beat the likes of Liverpool and fierce city rivals Arsenal to the 19 - year - old's signature by making an early move for Vadillo, with the flyer understood to be valued at around the # 8m mark by his club.

Going into Sunday, therefore, Norwich City in particular will be looking at their game with their mouths watering as the game which they are undoubtedly favourites for gives them the opportunity, not only to take 3 points against their most fierce rivals, but also to close the gap to just 4 points on promotion placed Sheffield Wednesday.

This despite having played for fierce rivals Roma in the past, with what is believed to be an affordable price tag a major draw in the interest.

With rivals Man City moving away at the top of the Premier League and with competition fierce in the Champions League, the FA Cup is arguably now United's best shot at silverware this seaWith rivals Man City moving away at the top of the Premier League and with competition fierce in the Champions League, the FA Cup is arguably now United's best shot at silverware this seawith competition fierce in the Champions League, the FA Cup is arguably now United's best shot at silverware this season.

Man United are reportedly set to go head - to - head with fierce local rivals Manchester City in the race to secure the transfer of # 50M - rated Bayern Munich and Germany star Jerome Boateng.

Tottenham Hotspur had been mooted as another potential destination, but the Czech keeper was reportedly unimpressed with ambition displayed by Arsenal's fierce rivals [Express].

The Tunisia international was formerly a target Spurs» fierce rivals Arsenal, but with the Gunners dropping their interest it leaves the way clear for Mauricio Pochettino to pounce.

Dybala had already stated that he would be staying with the Italian club should an offer from Barcelona not be made this summer, with the player uninterested in a move to Barca's fierce rivals Real Madrid, who have been constantly linked with the player these past few years, report Mundo Deportivo.

Tottenham's fierce London rivals Chelsea reportedly failed with a move for the player in the summer as reported by HITC, with the player turning down a move to Stamford Bridge over concerns about his playing time.

He has scored five goals and contributed one assist in eight league matches to date with the Dutch giants, who are currently in the Eredivisie, two points behind fierce rivals Ajax.

Llorente, who is also attracting interest from Barca's fierce rivals Real Madrid, was linked with a switch to Liverpool earlier in the summer [via Mail Sport] but speculation over that move cooled once the Reds triggered Christian Benteke's # 32.5 million release clause [via Independent Sport].

They've thrown away their lead in the Uruguayan Primera with two straight losses, but they're still just four points behind their fierce rivals and league leaders Peñarol.

The North London club play against fierce rivals Tottenham on Saturday with the game taking extra significance as both sides are chasing a position in the Champions League qualification places.

With Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowksi having recently made the move to the Allianz Arena, BVB are not against selling to their fierce Bundesliga rivals.

With Real Madrid already lying six points behind fierce La Liga rivals Barcelona and five behind city rivals Atletico, it goes without saying that Carlo Ancelotti and his players are walking a fine line.

February 14 — Tottenham Hotspur broke the Premier League attendance record for the third time this season with 83,222 at Wembley Stadium watching their 1 - 0 win over fierce local rivals Arsenal.

That places them well clear of fierce rivals Barcelona who can be backed at 6/1 and Atletico Madrid, their opponents in last year's final, who are available with odds as long as 25/1.

-- These two fierce rivals have clashed seven times in the FA Cup, with Manchester United edging this particular head - to - head with four wins to City's three, although the latter were victorious at the semi-final stage of last season's competition, winning 1 - 0 at Wembley.

Positives: In the opening round, after trailing fierce rivals Spartak by two goals, Dinamo rallied with two late goals to snatch a draw.

They got a brilliant midfielder (Henrikh Mkhitaryan) for a winger who didn't want to remain at the club (Alexis Sanchez) and had his contract expiring at the end of the season in a swap deal with fierce Premier League rivals.

Man City are 23/20 with VictorChandler to inflict a third consecutive defeat on their fierce local rivals; truly stunning odds, in my opinion.

After an impressive win over fierce rivals Liverpool on Saturday, Manchester United -LRB--180) figure to be a confident bunch heading into their Champions League match with Spanish side Sevilla (+570) on Tuesday afternoon (3:45 p.m. ET).

Real currently lead the points table in Spain with 14 point from 6 matches and lead their fierce domestic rivals Barcelona by one.

Back in October before our 0 - 0 draw with Birmingham City, I wrote an article on my top five games against our fierce rivals.