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From Ligue 1 to superstardom: Marcel Desailly

Legendary centre-back Marcel Desailly captained France to a World Cup but he made his name at Marseille on the way to the first Champions League title
At, 6ft 1in (1.86m) and 12.5 stone (80kg), Marcel ‘The Rock’ Desailly is more of a mighty oak or a towering redwood. But his strength, toughness and unyielding nature at the heart of some of Europe’s finest defences led to his rather stonier nickname.
“’The Rock’ was amazing,” said former teammate, Gustavo Poyet. “He was a winner, which we appreciated at Chelsea.”
“He was a beast to play against,” said ex-Liverpool and England striker Michael Owen. “As quick as anyone, as strong as anyone, virtually impossible to play against.”
The man who played behind him at Marseille and for the World Cup-winning France team agreed: “Marcel was less of a leader and more of a warrior,” said goalkeeper Fabien Barthez. “Desailly was a rock.”

Born in Accra, the capital of Ghana, as Odenke Abbey, he took the name Desailly when his mother married a French diplomat and relocated to France in 1972, when he was four.
His father hoped he’d go into academia, but the youngster fell in love with football at school and followed his half-brother Seth Adonkor to Nantes’ renowned youth team. There he slotted into central defence alongside a young Didier Deschamps. He broke into the Nantes reserves at 17 and made his professional debut at 18.

Dempsey continues to fight winning battle against father time

At 34, Clint Dempsey probably shouldn't still be a key starter for the U.S. national team, but he showed Friday he's still too good to cast aside.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The 2018 World Cup isn't really that far away time wise. Less than 15 months in fact, which isn't all that long unless you're a player edging toward the end of his career, knowing he can't take months, let alone years for granted.
This is why Clint Dempsey, fresh off a highlight-filled hat trick, wasn't about to take for granted his place at the 2018 World Cup (assuming the U.S. qualifies). Asked if he thinks he could see himself playing in the next World Cup—when he would be 35— Dempsey acknowledged it's far from a sure bet, but made it clear it remains a motivating factor.

Manchester City Abu Dhabi Cup sees thousands of children participate

Over 40 teams too part in the competition.
Thousands of young footballers and spectators took advantage of some classic English football conditions in Abu Dhabi to take part in the first ever Manchester City FC Abu Dhabi Cup.
Boys and girls representing a total of 40 teams from across the Middle East played across the weekend with the winning prizes being special professional coaching sessions from Manchester City FC.

'I'm a bit disappointed' - Success fumes at Watford snub

 The 21-year-old feels his his capability is doubted at the Vicarage Road despite his improved fitness situation
 Nigeria international Isaac Success has expressed disappointment at his lack of playing time at Watford since returning from injury.
The forward joined the Vicarage Road outfit from Granada in the summer but has had his early days in England hampered with hamstring, thigh and facial injuries.
Having started just one of his 14 English Premier League appearances, the youngster, now fit, says he only awaits Walter Mazzarri's call.
 "I’m a bit disappointed, everyone at Watford says Isaac is not fit and not ready to play - but for me, I’m ok," Success was quoted by Watford Observer.

Livermore feared career was over after failed drugs test

Personal tragedy put the midfielder's career in doubt, but this week he completed a remarkable turnaround by running out for his country.
England's Jake Livermore feared that he would never play again after failing a drugs test in the aftermath of his son's death in 2014.
Livermore was with Hull City when the tragedy struck and he took cocaine to help deal with the grief, which led to a suspension.
However, when the Football Association learned of the circumstances, no further action was taken.
Still the whole episode left Livermore a long way from contemplating a return to playing and the thought of adding to the solitary international cap he had won in 2012 never crossed his mind.
But on Wednesday the West Brom midfielder started in the friendly defeat against Germany to complete a remarkable turnaround.

Santos: Portugal have five finals left

Fernando Santos has warned Portugal not to relax in their World Cup qualifying campaign after they comfortably beat Hungary
Portugal boss Fernando Santos has told his players to prepare for five more finals as they aim to seal top spot in World Cup qualifying Group B.
The European champions dispatched Hungary 3-0 in convincing style on Saturday to close back to within three points of group leaders Switzerland, who had earlier edged past Latvia 1-0.
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The win was Portugal's fourth in a row since they were beaten 2-0 by the Swiss in Basel last September and means topping the group is still within their own hands with five games left to play.

I'm not just a tall N'Golo Kante, says Leicester City's Wilfred Ndidi

The Foxes midfielder has been brought in to replace the outgoing Frenchman but insists that he cannot be compared to the tireless Chelsea star
Wilfred Ndidi has played down comparisons to N'Golo Kante as he helps to repair the damage caused by the loss of the box-to-box midfielder at Leicester.
Leicester City are the current Premier League champions, but the £17 million midfielder arrived at a club in turmoil, with manager Claudio Ranieri sacked shortly after he arrived as they languished near the relegation zone.
Craig Shakespeare has steadied the ship while Ndidi has become a key cog in Leicester's first team, with some commentators suggesting he plays a similar role at the France international, who moved to Chelsea from the King Power in the summer.
"No, I have never put myself in Kante’s shoes," Ndidi told Goal. "I didn’t look to play like him when I arrived. I just came here to play my own game. I just feel like a different player to him.

Seamus Coleman set for surgery after suffering broken leg - Sky sources

Republic of Ireland captain Seamus Coleman will have surgery in Dublin today after suffering a broken leg last night, according to Sky sources.

The 28-year-old Everton full-back was felled by a poor challenge from Wales full-back Neil Taylor during Friday's 0-0 draw with Wales at the Aviva Stadium.
Taylor was given a straight red card for the challenge, which left Coleman in clear distress and cast a pall over the remainder of the World Cup Qualifier.

Coleman was visited in hospital on Friday night by Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill and his assistant Roy Keane.

Southgate: We lost to a fairytale goal but England should've won

The Three Lions boss was pleased with what he saw from his team in Dortmund on Wednesday, despite the result
Manager Gareth Southgate believes England should have beaten Germany as he heaped praise on his team following their 1-0 loss to the world champions.
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It took a second-half stunner from Lukas Podolski in his final international appearance for Germany to settle Wednesday's friendly fixture in Dortmund.
England, however, performed better and were unfortunate not to spoil the party at Signal Iduna Park as they were made to pay for their missed chances with Adam Lallana hitting the post and Dele Alli wasting a one-on-one situation.
"I'm very pleased with what we learned, the manner of the performance. The one bit we missed was the finish. We should have had the game won, really," Southgate said.

'Maybe more of us should be like him' - Klopp remembers Liverpool great Moran

The Reds boss has been wowed by the story of the club legend and felt it was important for his players to pay their respects

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has paid tribute to club stalwart Ronnie Moran as "the perfect role model".
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Moran, who enjoyed an incredible 49-year association with Liverpool as a player, coach, physio and caretaker manager, died on Wednesday, aged 83.
He played as a left-back during Liverpool's First Division title wins under the great Bill Shankly in 1963-64 and 1965-66 before taking on coaching duties.
In 1998, he retired as Liverpool's longest-serving employee and an iconic figure of the fabled Anfield Boot Room.

'It was an honour to play with Podolski' - Footballers pay tribute to Germany attacker

Current and former team-mates hailed the forward, who scored the winner in his last ever international game with Die Mannschaft

 Lukas Podolski retired from international football in the only way he knew how - with a blistering left-footed strike to seal victory.

The former Bayern Munich, Koln, and Arsenal attacker rifled in the winner as Germany defeated England 1-0 in Dortmund, captaining the side for his last of 130 international appearances.

Spain boss Lopetegui delighted with Costa form for Chelsea

The Chelsea forward is finding his feet with La Roja and his improved demeanour has not escaped the attention of the national team coach

Spain head coach Julen Lopetegui says that he is delighted with the club form of Diego Costa and noted that the Chelsea striker looks like he is at last enjoying life with the national team.
The Chelsea striker admitted this week that he is beginning to feel increasingly relaxed with the rest of the squad following a difficult first three years as a Spain international.
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Costa failed to find form in their poor 2014 World Cup campaign and was omitted from the squad for Euro 2016 after poor performances in the 2015-16 season.

Liverpool Edge Burnley In Nervy Affair, Claim FOURTH Spot

Jurgen Klopp's side needed to overcome a side further down the table to prove they have overcome a disastrous start to 2017.

Ashley Barnes returned from his one-match ban and grabbed Burnley's goal in the eighth minute when he met a perfect cross from Matthew Lowton deep inside the box and controlled it with a nice first touch. He then produced an accurate strike into the bottom left corner.

Liverpool equalised through Georginio Wijnaldum in the dying minutes of the first half when he fired a rebound inside the left post after the ball broke to him in the box.

Tianjin TEDA Coach Praises Emergency Defender Mikel, Ideye

Tianjin TEDA coach Jaime Pacheo has praised Nigeria midfielder Mikel Obi who featured as a centre-back in Friday's Chinese Super League draw against Jiangsu Suning, 

Mikel made his second appearance in the Chinese Super League, partnering Pan Xi Ming in central defence as Tianjin TEDA recorded their first point of the season.

"Mikel is not a central defender, but he was willing to help the team," Pacheo, a former Portuguese international, told sports.enorth.com.cn.

"Before the game I had a personal conversation with him (Mikel) and he said he can play in the position, which was very good for us.

"He had a very good performance, his partnership with Pan Xi Ming in the center-back gave no chance to Jiangsu Suning.

Hat-trick hero Icardi gunning for Champions League with Inter

A nine-minute hat-trick from the striker set Inter on course for a 7-1 demolition of Atalanta and the captain is eyeing a top-three spot

Mauro Icardi declared Inter's push for Champions League qualification to be back on after he and Ever Banega hit hat-tricks in a stunning 7-1 thrashing of Atalanta.
Icardi's treble came in a nine-minute first-half spell before a quickfire brace from fellow Argentinian Banega ensured 1-0 in the 17th minute became 5-0 after just 34 minutres.
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Remo Freuler pulled one back for Atalanta before the break but Roberto Gagliardini lashed into the top corner to compound his former club's misery and Banega clipped home a 67th-minute free-kick to complete the rout and his treble.
Inter lie five points behind third-placed Roma and six shy of Napoli in second, with the capital club visiting Palermo in Sunday's late kick-off.

MESSI WAS THE WORST AND IS NEARING THE END, SAYS DOMENECH

The former France manager criticised the Argentine for a poor performance against PSG, with Neymar and Luis Suarez now offering more to the cause
Lionel Messi was Barcelona's worst player in their incredible Champions League win over Paris Saint-Germain, according to ex-France coach Raymond Domenech, who believes the attacker is now in danger of slipping behind Neymar and Luis Suarez in the club's hierarchy.

‘I RISKED GOING BACKWARDS’ - PAYET REVEALS WHY HE LEFT WEST HAM

The France international attacker had to go to war with the English club in January, but seems to believe that it was all worth it

Dimitri Payet has explained why he was so quick to depart West Ham in January, revealing that it was a combination of family and footballing pressures that made him seek a move back to Marseille.

A club-record nine straight Premier League wins at home have left the Spurs manager feeling proud of his players

Tottenham record is only the start, vows Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino has told Tottenham supporters the club record of nine straight Premier League home wins is only the start.
Spurs set the mark by beating Everton 3-2 at White Hart Lane on Sunday, Harry Kane netting twice with Dele Alli also on target.
After finishing third last season, Tottenham sit second with 11 games left to play in 2016-17 and a proud Pochettino feels there is much more to come from his side.
"It was a great, great goal," the Spurs boss added to Sky Sports. "To shoot from that position is because you feel that you can score, are confident and have the belief to achieve that target.
"He showed big quality in that situation. He is one of the best. I repeat that not only if he scores, but even if he does not score.

Conte: Victor Moses' talent was easy to spot

The Blues boss credited his winger turned wing back as the Nigeria international enjoys a fine breakthrough season at Stamford Bridge


Antonio Conte has praised Victor Moses' efforts in learning the defensive side of the game after Chelsea switched to a 3-4-3 to kick-start their title charge earlier this season.
Moses made his first league start for Chelsea since May 11, 2013 against Hull earlier this season and quickly became a cornerstone of Conte's Premier League leaders in a more withdrawn position.
He endured spells on loan at Liverpool, Stoke City and West Ham after signing for Chelsea, but Conte admits that he immediately noticed his talent after seeing him play during his side's pre-season tour of Austria and the United States.
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“I realised it quickly, that Victor could stay with us," he said at a press conference at Cobham Training Centre. "I remember during pre-season, when we stayed in America, I spoke with him and told him: 'Victor, you will stay with us.'"
"I'm happy to have this type of player. But I saw his potential quickly. I knew of him, but to see him live is very important to judge a player. I repeat: he deserved to stay with us this season, and also now he's deserving to play in the lineup.”

Aguero still king of the one thing Pep can't teach him - goals

The Argentine striker set Manchester City on their way against Sunderland but probably wouldn't have been in the team had Gabriel Jesus remained.

Sergio Aguero might not ever be able to do all that Pep Guardiola asks him to do - consistently, anyway - but he remains king of his own realm.
He is not adaptable enough out wide to give Raheem Sterling or Leroy Sane a sustained spell up top, although it was momentarily Sterling, not Aguero, haring through the middle when Sane scored from the left wing just after half time.
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He might still give the ball away too often for Pep’s liking when he intends to trap it or lay it off.
But there is no doubting his pedigree at doing the one thing Guardiola can’t teach him - putting the ball in the net.

Aguero scored the first goal here against Sunderland just before half time. It was Manchester City’s first shot on target.
Sunderland to that point had competed well - as they have done against Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham here this season - but that goal was a pin prick to their ambitions.

Lallana: Win over Arsenal shows Liverpool are going in right direction

The midfielder remains disappointed by his side's inconsistency but was glad to see them recover from the surprise defeat to Leicester City days prior


Adam Lallana hailed Liverpool's 3-1 Premier League win against Arsenal at Anfield on Saturday as a huge three points that shows the team is moving in the right direction.
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Roberto Firmino opened the scoring for Liverpool in the first 10 minutes, with Sadio Mane doubling the hosts' lead before half-time.
An improved Arsenal reduced the deficit when Danny Welbeck slotted home from Alexis Sanchez's pass, but Georginio Wijnaldum struck in stoppage time to wrap up the points and Lallana felt Liverpool's second league win in eight games was vital
"It's a huge three points," Lallana told BT Sport. "It was similar to the Spurs game and we knew we had to perform.
"We let people down on Monday [losing 3-1 at Leicester City] and it went a little way to put it right. We still have a massive 11 games to achieve something.

The Arsenal manager downplayed the significance of his decision to drop the Chilean attacker following their 3-1 defeat at Anfield on Saturday

Wenger defends decision to drop Sanchez for Liverpool loss

Dropping Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal's starting XI was not the main reason for the damaging 3-1 defeat at Liverpool, manager Arsene Wenger has insisted.

Kante wins London Player of the Year award

The Chelsea midfielder has seen off competition from the likes of Alexis Sanchez and team-mate Diego Costa to claim the capital's best player gong
 
Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante has been named the London Payer of the Year.
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The summer signing from champions Leicester City has claimed the award ahead of the likes of Dele Alli, Alexis Sanchez, Danny Rose and Blues team-mate Diego Costa.
Kante proved to be one of the stand-out performers in Leicester's remarkable title triumph in 2015-16 and has been similarly effective since moving to Stamford Bridge.

Pogba attacked in restaurant by furious Man Utd fan denied an autograph

The French midfielder was accused of being disrespectful, according the The Sun, which claims he had a plate thrown at him

Police were called to a restaurant in Manchester when angry fans are alleged to have attacked Paul Pogba for refusing to sign an autograph.
According to The Sun, the Manchester United midfielder had a plate thrown at him in Indian curry house Akbar's last week and was backed into a corner by a small group of furious customers.
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The British newspaper claims Pogba was "enjoying a quiet meal with friends" last Monday and "politely" declined to sign an autograph for a group of Red Devils fans also dining there.
This refusal did not go down well with the pocket of unnamed fans, who are alleged to have angrily confronted him and accused him of being disrespectful.

Wilson: Arsenal should keep Sanchez ahead of Ozil

The Chilean should be kept ahead of the German if the Gunners must choose according to one of the London club's legends.

The Chilean should be kept ahead of the German if the Gunners must choose according to one of the London club's legends

Arsenal great Bob Wilson accepts the Premier League club may lose Alexis Sanchez or Mesut Ozil, but he would keep the Chilean if he had to choose between the pair.
Sanchez and Ozil are both out of contract at the end of next season and have been linked with moves away.
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Manager Arsene Wenger's future is also uncertain, and Arsenal are fighting to finish in the top four.
Wilson, a former goalkeeper who made more than 200 appearances for the club and won the double in 1970-71, said he had realised it was unlikely both would stay.

Tianjin TEDA reveal shirt numbers for Mikel and Ideye

The Nigeria international midfielder will wear No. 10 after joining from Chelsea, while his compatriot has been handed the No. 39 jersey
Brown Ideye has been handed the No. 39 shirt after joining Tianjin TEDA from Olympiacos on Tuesday.
The forward, who started his career at Bayelsa United, secured a move to the Chinese Super League side after agreeing terms with Jaime Pacheco’s men.

Torres vows to return soon and reassures fans head injury was 'just a scare'

The Atletico Madrid striker was taken to hospital after a terrible clash of heads and awkward landing during his side's 1-1 draw with Deportivo


Fernando Torres has reassured supporters that his nasty head injury sustained during Atletico Madrid's 1-1 draw with Deportivo was "just a scare" and vowed that he'll be back soon.
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The Spanish forward had to be rushed to hospital after a sickening clash of heads and fall that saw him smash into the ground with considerable force.

Iheanacho scores in Manchester City FA Cup rout

The Nigerian came from the bench, registered his name on the scorers’ sheet as the Citizens crushed the Terriers to book a quarter final berth

Kelechi Iheanacho was on target as Manchester City silenced Huddersfield Town 5-1 in Wednesday night’s FA Cup replay.
The 20-year-old who has struggled to command a regular appearance in Pep Guardiola’s squad this season, replaced two-goal hero Sergio Aguero in the 79th minute and powered in the fifth goal before the final whistle.