Sam Allardyce admits taking the Crystal Palace job "saved" him after his sacking by England.
Allardyce was back in football within two months of his exit from England, taking charge of Crystal Palace.
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Real Madrid said Wednesday they have re-signed striker Mariano Diaz from French side Lyon for 33 millions euros ($39 million) on a five-year deal having only last summer allowed him to move to France for eight million. Diaz, a Spain-born Dominican Republic international, is a product of the Real academy, but had looked initially set […]
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CRYSTAL PALACE will travel to former Premier League side Swansea with their eyes set on avoiding a Carabao Cup second round upset.
Roy Hodgson’s side beat Fulham in their first game of the season, but has since lost to league leaders Liverpool and the unbeaten Watford.
Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace side won their opening league game against FulhamEPA
Is Swansea vs Crystal Palace on TV and can I live steam it?
Unfortunately, Swansea vs Crystal Palace will not be shown on TV in the UK and will not be available for streaming.
You can catch all the goals on Quest TV’s highlights package which will be broadcasted at 10.30pm on Wednesday, August 29.
When is Swansea vs Crystal Palace?The game will be held on Tuesday, August 28.
It will be played at the Liberty Stadium with kick-off at 7.30pm.
Team newsCrystal Palace’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka can return to the squad after serving his one-match suspension for a red card picked up in the side’s defeat to Liverpool.
Palace is yet to give debuts to Vicente Guaita, Jordan Ayew and Chekhou Kayate and could feature against Championship opposition on Tuesday.
Swansea’s new signing, Cameron Carter-Vickers will not be fit enough to make his club debut after undergoing treatment for a leg injury.
Jay Fulton is a doubt for the Welsh side, as is captain Leroy Fer, goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt and striker Oli McBurnie.
They’ve descended upon Cleveland, Louisville, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Baltimore: Dozens of American cities are seeing motorized scooters go where only bikes have dared to roam.
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Simon Mignolet says he remains determined to leave Liverpool.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Austin doesn’t have a Major League Soccer team just yet, but the club-to-come-later already has a name, a logo and team colours.
Anthony Precourt, who owns the Columbus Crew and wants to move his team to Austin by next season, and his Precourt Sports Ventures ownership group unveiled the Austin FC name and its green, black and white logo Wednesday night in Austin. The team name had already been registered by MLS in 2017.
The city council voted last week to move ahead with a stadium plan for a $200 million, 20,000-seat facility that will be privately financed and built on city land.
Precourt still faces a lawsuit in Ohio that seeks to keep the team in Columbus. The Crew is one of MLS’s founding franchises.
NEW YORK — David Villa scored his 10th goal of the season in the 52nd minute and nine-man New York City FC tied the New York Red Bulls 1-1 on Wednesday night in the Hudson River Derby.
NYCFC (14-6-6) is the only MLS team undefeated at home this season, going 10-0-3. New York (15-6-4) has just one win in the last six series meetings — with three losses.
Shortly after the Red Bulls took the lead in the 37th minute on Bradley Wright-Phillips’ 16th goal, Eloi Amagat was given a straight red card for a studs-up challenge of Marc Rzatkowski. Amagat, a veteran Spanish midfielder, was making his first MLS appearance.
NYCFC rallied in the second half when Villa settled Jo Inge Berget’s glancing header and powered it under the arm of Luis Robles. NYC is now one of two teams with two double-digit scorers, joining the Red Bulls.
NYCFC midfielder Ebenezer Ofori was sent off in the 73rd for a studs-up tackle of Wright-Phillips.
Wright-Phillips has 12 goals in 12 games against NYCFC.
The FC crew answer your tweets on Man United, Sadio Mane's rank among the Prem's top players and Usain Bolt's chances of becoming a professional footballer.
Mark Ogden says that frustraring transfer periods for Jose Mourinho have forced Manchester United to consider a different strategy.
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Mark Ogden says the current situation at Manchester United is untenable, with a clear disconnect between the players, Jose Mourinho and Ed Woodward.
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Manchester United's Fred has praised the role former Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva played in securing his summer move to Old Trafford.
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Olympique Lyon are in advanced talks to sign Manchester City defender Jason Denayer.
L'Equipe says Lyon intend to sign the Belgian later today.
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Arsenal fullback Hector Bellerin admits major changes have swept through the senior squad with Unai Emery now in charge.
It's the first pre-season the whole first-team squad have experienced not under Arsne Wenger.
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Former Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla says nearly two years of suffering has been worth it after being presented as a Villarreal player for the third time on Thursday.
Cazorla, 33, feared his career was over when an infection he suffered after surgery almost led to his foot being amputated in 2017.
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FC's Craig Burley takes a look at a few big names who could still move in the summer transfer window, including Eden Hazard, Yerry Mina and many more.
The decision taken by Premier League clubs last September to close the transfer window before the start of the 2018-19 season has left them scrambling to complete their squads this summer.
With time running out to get deals done, here are the players that each club should look to add to their ranks before the window shuts at 5 p.m. BST on Thursday.
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ATLANTA — Josef Martinez posed defiantly alongside the goal while pyrotechnics went off in front of the giddy Atlanta fans.
It was a familiar stance for the MLS scoring machine.
In the end, the celebration belonged to Juventus.
The Italian powerhouse prevailed on penalty kicks in the MLS All-Star game after the match ended in a 1-1 draw Wednesday night, a bit of a letdown for a crowd of 72,317.
At least the A-T-L got to see its hometown favourite do what he does best.
On pace for a record-shattering season, Martinez fittingly scored the lone goal for the MLS stars.
"I feel very happy," Martinez said through a translator. "It was a very important game, a very important moment."
Juventus scored on all five of its penalties, winning when Mattia De Sciglio drilled one into the upper left corner past Columbus goalkeeper Zack Steffen. The MLS scored on its first three penalties, but Bradley Wright-Phillips of New York Red Bulls left the door open in the fourth round when he yanked his attempt off the left post.
It was the second straight year that the All-Star Game ended in a 1-1 draw and was decided by penalties. In 2017, Real Madrid prevailed over the MLS squad 4-2 at Chicago’s Soldier Field
"It was really a wonderful game," Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri said. "It was good preparation."
Indeed, this was nothing more than a warmup for the Italian powerhouse, which begins its pursuit of an eighth straight Serie A title in less than three weeks.
In the midst of a four-game American tour, Juventus brought along a number of younger players who have yet to claim a spot with the senior team — including 17-year-old Nicolo Fagioli, who scored on the first penalty kick.
Notably left behind was Juventus’ prized acquisition of the off-season — five-time FIFA Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo. The 33-year-old remained in Europe to rest and train after Portugal’s elimination from the World Cup and his pricey transfer from Real Madrid.
The MLS team faced its own challenges. There were only a couple of days to blend together an all-star squad from the 23-team league — a group that didn’t include LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The 36-year-old Swede, who played with Juventus from 2004-06 and ranks second in MLS with 15 goals. skipped the exhibition match, saying he needed the rest after playing three league matches in a nine-day span that included his first MLS hat trick.
"Taking into account that we only had two days together, I think everyone did an excellent job," said Atlanta United coach Tata Martino, who guided the MLS team.
This game was a showcase for Atlanta United and $1.5 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium , where record crowds have flocked since the club joined MLS in 2017. The team is averaging nearly 52,000 per game this season and already has drawn five largest single-game league crowds in MLS history — each more than 70,000.
Add another attendance mark to the ever-growing list. It was the largest turnout in the history of the MLS All-Star Game, surpassing the crowd of 70,728 for the 2010 match in Houston.
Juventus jumped ahead in the 21st minute. Giving the Italians far too much room to develop the play, the MLS back line allowed Matheus Pereira to go unchallenged as he curled a left-footed pass in front of the goal. Andrea Favilli flicked it past Atlanta keeper Brad Guzan with a nifty header.
The lead didn’t last long. Five minutes later, Martinez sent the Atlanta fans into a frenzy with a goal of pure persistence.
Minnesota’s Francisco Calvo got off a blistering shot in front of the net, which was brilliantly swatted away by keeper Wojciech Szczesny with a leaping save. The rebound ricocheted to the side of the net, where Montreal’s Ignacio Piatti attempted to head it in from a tough angle. The ball bounced along the line, all the way to the other side of the net, where Martinez got a head on it — just enough to slide it into the net while Juventus defender Alex Sandro flailed at it helplessly with his feet while sprawled on his back.
With 24 goals in just 23 league games, Martinez is on pace to easily eclipse the MLS scoring record of 27 goals and has essentially been conceded the Golden Boot with a third of the season remaining.
"I don’t ever think about it. That just adds pressure," Martinez said of his chance to become the league’s most prolific scorer. "I leave that in God’s hands.
It was a thrill to score against Juventus, even though it was just an exhibition.
Before coming to Atlanta, the Venezuelan played in Serie A with Torino, Juventus’ city rival.
"I scored against them with Torino," Martinez said with a smile, "but I was offside."
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