UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said holding a World Cup every two years would kill football and warned European countries could boycott the tournament.
A Joel Piroe double, including Swansea's first penalty of the season, and a brilliant Michael Obafemi effort put the visitors in control.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount scored second-half goals as Chelsea earned a hard-fought 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Wembley to reach their third consecutive FA Cup final.
They were a little bit unlucky in midweek as it was 12-0 in terms of shots in the first half against Burnley.
But the Portuguese goalkeeper has been a revelation at Molineux and must be regarded as one of the signings of the season.
Martinez, fresh from keeping the clean sheet against Brazil that secured World Cup qualification for Argentina, made the two most notable saves, beating away an angled Leandro Trossard drive before spreading himself to deny Tariq Lamptey.
Udinese and Torino have also been placed in isolation and blocked from travelling to Fiorentina and Atalanta respectively.
Tierney suffered from cramps in his thigh during Arsenal's 2-0 defeat to Chelsea on Sunday but has already returned to full training with the Gunners and will be available for selection.
We are playing against a team that have just been to the European Cup final, have world-class players and possibly the best manager in the world.
Declan Rice has scored five goals in all competitions for West Ham this season, as many as he had scored in his previous five seasons combined for the club. (OptaJoe)
A more joined-up approach between Wembley and the Metropolitan Police Service to managing public safety on match-days is among recommendations proposed to the FA, Wembley and key partners.
During the wilderness years Feyenoord racked up debts of 40m euro and at various times during their awful run of failure they finished miles adrift of the top team - 20 points, 22, 23, 25, 35. In Van Bronckhorst's first season in charge they only cut the gap by eight to 21 points. They were way off it - and then they won the title. Nobody saw it coming.
It has made me hungry and I want to be in that environment every day for the next 15 years. Diwali delight for Derby County WomenThe Punjabi Rams supporters' group have extended their commitment to Derby County Women by becoming a shirt sleeve sponsor for the team.
Benitez has often spoken during this run of reproducing those same performances, but it was too small a sample size to say with any conviction that an identifiable style was being formed.
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If you use the dropdown menu below to select 'shots faced', you will see Chelsea have achieved this despite facing 40 shots more than Manchester City - suggesting goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has played a pivotal role.
The Indomitable Lions will certainly look to the Lyon star to fire them to glory on home turf. Amadou Haidara - Mali Manchester United fans will be paying close attention to Mali at AFCON.
Georgia Stanway then scored a second-half hat-trick, Shaw got another and Lauren Hemp added to the rout.
Man City 5-1 Watford - Match report and highlightsPremier League fixtures | Table | ResultsDownload Sky Sports app | Get Sky SportsHe told Sky Sports: Nothing changes.
It's good timing for Liverpool to be facing Arsenal because, being honest, Slavia Prague is a bigger game for Arsenal.
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After a 3-0 win over Saints, Arsenal released a statement saying Aubameyang had been stripped of the club's captaincy and would also not be considered for selection against the Hammers.
If you can't get up for these games then you shouldn't be playing football. There were a few incentives for us.
Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool - Match report and highlightsCity's star man stepped up and delivered inside five minutes when his deflected strike flew in off a post to get the defending champions going.
With a record-breaking crowd anticipated for the FA Cup final, there will likely be plenty more people intrigued about the significance of 1921, just like the young boys at Haggerston Park.
Standing at 6'3 (190cm) and with decent pace and first touch, it is Simic's unerring accuracy with both feet when in front of goal that truly stands him out from his peers.
The result means Norwich remain rock bottom on 10 points, three adrift of safety, while a fourth league win in six games under Gerrard moves Villa up to ninth in the table ahead of the remaining midweek fixtures.
The 29-year-old midfielder has spent the last eight years of his career on Real's books, having initially been snapped up from Malaga in 2013.
He was the heartbeat of the midfield, breaking up play so well, helping his side sustain attacks and he also proved useful in possession by playing some intelligent passes into the two strikers such as Matheus Cunha and Griezmann.As the end of the game approached and Atletico hoped to hang on, his defensive skills were again on show as he protected the back four well. A complete box-to-box midfield display.
He also managed the club during the unprecedented and challenging season of 2020/21 when games were played behind closed doors.
Solly March's slaloming run found fellow substitute Aaron Connolly in space down the right, and after his cross was directed towards goal by Maupay, McCarthy readjusted his feet to keep it out.
The midfielder told Everton's website: “Now I can say I am an Everton player, I am really happy and can’t wait to help the team.
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The Gunners' Man of the Match Ben White added on an encouraging display: It was not an ideal start but there is so much fight in this team. It's hard enough coming here with 11 men, absolutely superb from everyone.
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Less than six weeks after having no players and no division, League of Ireland side Treaty drew 0-0 at Bray Wanderers on the opening day of the season
However, despite being on top for the first quarter of the game, Scotland still had to rely on Gordon's reflexes to keep the scoreline goalless as the goalkeeper produced a stunning save to keep out Artur Ionita's close-range header.
As an entrepreneur I am committed to building companies and I want to apply that experience towards rebuilding this proud and storied club.
He's 21 and you're not going to hit your best football until you're 27 or 28, I wouldn't have thought.
Additionally, expected goals, which arguably measures the true value of chances created in front of goal, suggests Bielsa's side mustered opportunities worthy of a meagre 0.15 goals, compared with the hosts' 4.37.
Newcastle United have signed England defender Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid for £12m plus add-ons.
Those sentiments are echoed by another great of African football, two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner Joseph-Antoine Bell.
Asked about players heads going down after the Newcastle equaliser, Lampard said: It's a concern. That is something that won't change overnight, it changes with work, focus and results.
Asked to clarify his comments he made in the interview with Sky Italy, he said: They asked me about the January transfer window and if I was happy, and I said the club did the best that they could do.
And what of Ranieri? Despite being a Premier League winner, he finds himself in a strange position of trying to rebuild his reputation in English football after a failed three-and-a-half month spell at Fulham in 2018-19, which resulted in only three wins from 17 games.
The reaction to Moyes’ decision has been overwhelmingly negative, with Vitality, West Ham’s wellness partner, suspending their sponsorship deal with the club and releasing a statement saying that they were “hugely disappointed” with the handling of the incident. Experience Kissimmee, the tourism authority for Osceola County in Florida, announced that they had ended their sponsorship of the club on Wednesday.
Prutton predicts: 0-1 (Sky Bet odds) Fulham vs Swansea, Wednesday 7.45pm - Live on Sky Sports FootballFulham have just slipped a little in recent games in terms of results, and have at times looked a little less than the sum of their parts.
In my opinion, he hasn't played any better in this month than he has in the others that he has since he signed for us, but it is nice to see his efforts recognised externally. Smith said: I'm obviously delighted to get the award but I think it isn't just recognising my efforts, but also the team's in what has been a great run for us.
