The RSPCA has denied West Ham manager David Moyes' suggestion it may give disgraced footballer Kurt Zouma animal welfare lessons.
So, bringing in an ageing forward to replace one of the game's most devastating No.9s felt horribly underwhelming as far as Inter supporters were concerned.
Boro almost found a late way back, when Riley McGree plucked the ball from within a crowd and struck with power, but his shot came off the crossbar, as for the fourth game in succession, Chris Wilder's men failed to score.
The hosts thought they had restored their two-goal lead four minutes later from yet another corner, only for Afobe to be ruled offside in the build-up.
There were plenty of strong candidates for Scotland, but Cuthbert was relentless in the middle of the pitch
Porto will progress with a win at home to Atletico. A draw will also be enough if AC Milan fail to beat Liverpool.
The hosts halved the deficit in the 24th minute as Paddy Madden slotted home a penalty after Lloyd Isgrove had tripped Ryan Rydel.
This is, of course, a well-trodden path: expensive move doesn't go too well; player drifts around for a couple of seasons; smaller club makes opportunistic pitch; everybody is delighted. There's a nice Disney-like arc to it, along with a fundamental truth about the game: it turns out it's much easier to play football when you're (a) happy and (b) playing football. (And Leeds don't keep popping up to ruin your evening.)
Kalvin Phillips - 6Won the ball back swiftly for his side on the rare occasions they didn't have it and showed his passing precision to find Smith Rowe for a Kane goal.
The Egyptian Football Association has confirmed that Ahmed Hegazi will play no further part in the remainder of their Africa Cup of Nations 2021 campaign due to injury.
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After all, both of Norwich's goals were of Everton's own making, with Michael Keane's own goal coming 92 seconds before Ben Godfrey's poor pass contributed to Adam Idah making it two.
We are not happy to have lost but nor am I too narrow minded not to see that there were good things in the game. Huddersfield's Carlos Corberan: We had to suffer in order to get three points.
He talks about the whole affair in episode four in terms that make it sound slightly like marital infidelity.
I truly believe that tackling antisemitism in and outside of the game requires a greater level of attention and should very much form part of the game’s anti-racism stance.
Pep Guardiola has welcomed Manchester City's really good deal for Julian Alvarez but says he was happy to delay his new signing's arrival until the summer.
But Xavi also accepted Barca's new reality and said that the club must start again from zero amid their most difficult campaign in recent history.
Paper TalkAll January done dealsLive football on Sky SportsIt will be his creative stats exciting Aston Villa supporters, though.
And yet, in spite of the fact that he didn't play a minute of Champions League football under Tuchel, Abraham still finished the season as Chelsea's joint-top scorer, with 12 goals. And that after netting a club-high 18 goals in 2019-20.
We have more time to prepare and we have to try to do our best and we'll see at the end of the season. Everton boss Frank Lampard: Well beaten obviously, started alright first 15 minutes.
The 24-year-old has started just once in the Premier League so far, but he said: I see it as an opportunity.
Joao Pedro saw an effort loop into Martin Dubravka's hands. However, Dubravka - 33 - was out to smother the eventual shot.
Once the defence was organised and City could control the counter-attacks, their dominance soon became total.
Derek McInnes Another former Rangers midfielder ranks high with the bookmakers, but, after turning down the top job at Ibrox in 2017, he might not be as popular with supporters.
Aubameyang missed Arsenal's opening Premier League game of the season after testing positive for Covid-19. Last May, he contracted malaria while on international duty with Gabon.
City will be huge favourites to overcome Norwich when the two teams battle it out at Carrow Road on Saturday night.
The hosts levelled the score five minutes before half-time. The ball was picked up by Douglas Santos out wide after Chelsea twice failed to clear their lines, and delivered an inviting ball towards the near post where Claudinho was able to head past Kepa.
The club are waiting on PCR results to determine who will be available, having seen the previous game at West Ham called off because of depleted numbers.
Let people work, let the player adapt and start to feel at home. Pep: I don't know how to stop them, they're so goodMessi started in attack alongside Kylian Mbappe and Neymar in their opening Champions League group game but the trio failed to impress as PSG drew 1-1 at Club Brugge.
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AFC Wimbledon have told the English Football League they want clubs who postpone matches for Covid-19-related reasons to be held to account, after having back-to-back games called off.
Rangers cruised into the last eight with a heavy win over League 2 Annan Athletic, but have been usurped at the Premiership summit, trailing Celtic by a point.
The win lifts West Ham within a point of fourth-place Arsenal. Crystal Palace remain in 11th spot. TALKING POINT - The strangest game of football
Both teams are the two most successful sides in England, and each boast glittering trophy cabinets. Manchester United overtook the Liverpool as England's reigning club in the '90s and 2000s, winning 23 league titles and 23 domestic cups – but Liverpool still boast six European Cup/Champions League trophies to United's three. Moreover, Liverpool won their first ever Premier League title (and 19th league) in 2019, while Man Utd have not won the top-flight since 2013.
It was an important member of the family, somebody he was very close to all his life, therefore I have to wait and see, speak to him before training and after training and then take the decision if he will be available for tomorrow. Follow Manchester United with Sky SportsFollow every Man Utd game in the Premier League this season with our live blogs on the Sky Sports website and app, and watch match highlights for free shortly after full-time.
The 20-year-old joined last summer from Sevilla, in a swap-plus-cash deal which saw Erik Lamela join the Spanish side with Spurs paying the Andalusian side £21.6m for Gil, according to Sky in Italy.
GOAL can reveal that Madrid did not take kindly to the decision, having seen the technical problems emerge after their tie with Benfica was confirmed.
“But there is an acceptance that the former France international will be leaving north London to make way for new additions, with the likes of Alexander Isak, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Jonathan David all on the Gunners’ radar.”
Burnley also looked bright, but struggled to carve out as many dangerous opportunities in the opening 45 minutes.
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The away side had the better of the play in the first half but it was the hosts who should have taken the lead when Marcus Forss slotted the ball wide after getting in on goal following a mix-up in the Whites defence.
Having forced his way into the first team - it is clear for Dalot that next season will be vital for club and country alike.
There had been a glimmer of hope he may have featured at Leicester after Brentford boss Thomas Frank revealed pre-match that the midfielder tested negative on the morning of the game, but it was too early to include him.
The 23-year-old, regarded as one of the key reasons why Arsenal are on a 10-match unbeaten run, has been called up to the Selecao squad for World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina as a replacement for the injured Lucas Verissimo.
Manager rails at universe after surprisingly poor result: this is not news. But Covid has given managers extra ammunition, and Tuchel wasn't about to waste it.
In Germany, there were financial incentives to giving blood so fans were encouraged to do so with the resulting funds going to the club.
Hasenhuttl took over from Mark Hughes in December 2018 and guided Southampton to safety that season. They are currently 12th in the table, 10 points above the relegation zone.
