Marine prepare for FA Cup clash with Spurs
Northern Premier League side Marine, who play in the eighth tier of English football, prepare to welcome Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham to the Marine Travel Arena for the biggest mismatch in FA Cup history.
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Tuchel is the new man in charge at Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal, Everton, Leicester, Liverpool, Southampton, Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester United have also led the way.
Thomas Tuchel is bringing his trusted backroom staff with him to Chelsea, with assistant Arno Michels and coach Zsolt Low set to join him at Stamford Bridge. It is a show of faith from club owner Roman Abramovich to invest in an overhaul of the coaching set-up, as well as the new manager. Chelsea are set to confirm the new line-up, but Tuchel has worked closely with a trusted inner circle in previous roles at Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund.
Jose Mourinho says he expects Dele Alli to still be a Tottenham player after the transfer window closes next week. Paris Saint-Germain and former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino are said to be confident of signing Alli, who has been cast aside by Mourinho this season, on loan until the end of the campaign. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is understood to be concerned about the possiblity of replacing a player of Alli's ability in what has been a difficult market this month, while there are also fears over a lack of depth should there be a coronavirus outbreak at the club.
The Reds face Tottenham on Thursday night.
Martin Odegaard has revealed he had a trial at Arsenal as a teenager before he signed for Real Madrid - and said it feels like destiny that he has joined the Gunners. Odegaard has signed on a loan deal from Real Madrid until the end of the season and is available to make his debut against Manchester United on Saturday. The Norwegian midfielder has revealed he spent time training at Arsenal when he was 15 when Arsene Wenger was the manager at Emirates Stadium.
The Irish were forced to settle for third place in the 2020 tournament.
England arrived in Chennai today for the first two of four brutal Tests in India without three players who helped them to a 2-0 victory in Sri Lanka: Jonny Bairstow, Mark Wood and Sam Curran. Another, Jos Buttler, will fly home after six days’ quarantine, three days’ prep and five days’ cricket, missing the last three Tests. Already in Chennai, halfway through their quarantine, were Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer, rested for Sri Lanka.
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Mesut Ozil, Robin van Perside and Marc Overmars all wore the same shirt number at Arsenal
The Norway international midfielder has had few first team opportunities at the Bernabeu.
The attacking midfielder is a Norwegian international.
The 22-year-old has signed until the end of the season
Scott Parker has told his Fulham squad to ensure their impressive performances against bigger sides don't count for nothing when they face relegation rivals this week. This week they face two relegation rivals, starting with Brighton tonight before visiting West Brom on Saturday. Parker's side sit five points from Brighton and safety with a game in hand.
There will be no time for Thomas Tuchel to settle into his new job. Roman Abramovich has made it clear he expects an immediate turnaround. The decision to sack Frank Lampard with Chelsea still in the Champions League and 12 points off the top of the table is evidence the Russian believes the season is still salvageable.
The Norwegian midfielder links up with the Gunners on loan from Real Madrid
'A varied talent': can Martin Ødegaard make up for lost time at Arsenal?. Midfielder arrives having had little chance at Real Madrid since they ended his hugely successful loan at Real Sociedad early
Arsenal’s new loan signing Martin Odegaard will wear the No11 shirt for the remainder of the season after signing from Real Madrid. The Norwegian international completed his move to the Emirates on Wednesday morning, becoming Mikel Arteta’s second signing of the month after Brighton goalkeeper Mat Ryan also joined on a temporary basis. Odegaard’s arrival will see the 22-year-old provide competition to Emile Smith Rowe in the No10 position but it is the No11 shirt which he will inherit.