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EPL: He’s an all-round footballer – Glenn Hoddle names England star better than Haaland

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1 year ago

January 6, 2023

Former Chelsea player and manager, Glenn Hoddle has named an all-round England player who is better than Manchester City’s Erling Haaland.

According to Hoddle, Tottenham Hotspur’s striker Harry Kane is an all-around footballer who is capable of doing more than just scoring goals as Haaland does Manchester City.

Harry Kane has netted 15 goals in 18 Premier League appearances for Tottenham this season but this fantastic output has been eclipsed by Haaland’s record-breaking 21 goals in 17 games.

And Hoddle noted that the England captain is a more complete footballer than the 22-year-old Norwegian goal machine.

“He [Kane] doesn’t even need to lift his head to know where the goalkeeper is going to be when the ball comes,” Hoddle said on Premier League Productions while analysing Kane’s effort against Crystal Palace on Wednesday

“If Tottenham has to get close to the top four they have to keep him fit. He’s got 15 goals in 18 games but nobody is talking about that because of Haaland.

“He’s a fantastic player. Haaland is a good finisher if you give him the chance and he’ll put it in the back of the net. Harry Kane can do that if he wants to or if he’s playing for City.

“But he has a lot more to do for Tottenham as well. He’s an around player apart from the goals he’s scoring he’s an incredible player. A wonderful footballer.”

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Chelsea thrash West Ham to move above United

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13 hours ago

May 5, 2024

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Chelsea thrashed West Ham 5-0 to move above Manchester United into seventh place and keep their hopes of European qualification on Sunday.

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is fighting to convince the club’s co-owner Todd Boehly to give him a second season in charge after his troubled debut campaign.

Pochettino admits it is “not his decision” if he stays, but securing a place in Europe could be enough to avoid the sack.

Cole Palmer put Chelsea ahead in the 15th minute with his 21st league goal of the season, the forward firing home after West Ham failed to clear.

Conor Gallagher doubled Chelsea’s advantage after 30 minutes with a blistering volley after West Ham’s Kurt Zouma deflected the ball towards the midfielder.

Noni Madueke bagged Chelsea’s third six minutes later as the winger turned in Thiago Silva’s header from close range.

Nicolas Jackson piled on the misery for woeful West Ham in the 48th minute with a tap-in from Madueke’s cross.

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Dominican Republic 2024: Burkinabe Under 17 girls to host Flamingos on neutral ground

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2 days ago

May 4, 2024

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The Nigeria’s Under 17 female football team,the Flamingos will play their away match against their Burkinabe counterparts in the 2024 FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture on a neutral ground in Bamako, Mali.

Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) stated this in a statement on Friday.

The world body insisted that the Burkinabes cannot play in Ouagadougou due to the poor state of their home venue.

The decision has seen the Burkinabes opt for the Malian capital, where they will host the Flamingos on May 11 from 4 pm Mali time, 5pm Nigeria time.

The return leg will come up at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on May 18 from 4.30 pm Nigeria time.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Suavis Iratunga from Burundi as referee for the match that will take place at the March 26 Stadium.

Her compatriots Fides Bangurambona, Alida Iradukunda and Joselyne Nsabimana as assistant 1, assistant 2 and fourth official respectively.

Oumou Souleyman Kanefrom Mauritania will be commissioner while Aya Irene Ahoua from Cote d’Ivoire will be the referee assessor.

The return leg in Abuja, will have Aline Umutoni from Rwanda as the referee, with her compatriots Alice Umutesi and Sandrine Usenga as assistant 1 and assistant 2 respectively.

Ethiopian Raya Sisay will be the fourth official, with Naa Odofoley Nortey as commissioner and Senegalese Fatou Gaye as referee assessor.

The Flamingos’ delegation to Bamako will leave Abuja on Wednesday for Bamako for the encounter.

The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024 will take place in the Dominican Republic from Oct. 16 to Nov.3.

This will be the first time that the Dominican Republic will host a FIFA tournament.

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UEFA 2024 Rankings: Man City, Bayern, Real Madrid lead as Chelsea drops

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4 days ago

May 2, 2024

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Premier League champions, Manchester City, currently tops UEFA’s coefficient rankings.

In the latest ranking released by UEFA through their website, Man City is ahead of Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, who are in the top three positions.

Chelsea dropped one place when compared to the previous ranking, but still made the top 10 alongside Premier League rivals Liverpool.

Manchester United are outside of the top 10.

Below are the top 20 teams revealed by UEFA:

1.Man City
2.Bayern Munich
3.Real Madrid
4.Paris Saint-Germain
5.Liverpool
6.Inter Milan
7. AS Roma
8.Leipzig
9.Chelsea
10.Dortmund
11.Man United
12.Barcelona
13.Atletico Madrid
14.Bayer Leverkusen
15.Sevilla
16.Villarreal
17.Napoli
18.uventus
19.Benfica
20.Porto