AS Roma Have Sacked Luciano Spalletti.. .For A Second Time

Roma have sacked their manager Luciano Spalletti despite finishing in second place and securing Champions League football. Diego Perotti's later minute winner against Genoa on the final day secured an automatic Champions League place for Roma ahead of Napoli, the Italian club made their decision right after the game.

Spalletti who was previously in charge of the capital club between 2005 and 2009 rejoined it in January 2016.

"We would like to thank Spalletti for his hardwork and his significant contribution since his return," Roma President Jim Pallotta said in a statement.

"Under his stewardship this season, the team has won more Serie A points and scored more goals than any side in Roma's history. We wish Luciano all the best in the future."

"this club is on a constant path of growth and that will continue with the appointment of a new coach who shares our values and philosophy and who will continue to take AS Roma forward"

Spalletti in his first spell as Roma Manager won the Coppa Italia twice and in the just concluded season the 58 year old managed to edge Napoli for an automatic UEFA Champions League Berth.

Luciano Spalletti's contract ran out at the end of the season but was under severe pressure for most of his second spell due to limited playing time of club legend Francesco Totti.

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Ernest Appointment : Barcelona Name New Coach

Barcelona Have Appointed Ernesto Valverde As Their New Manager.
Barcelona were in need for a replacement for the outgoing Luis Enrique and have finally named Valverde as the new man in charge on Monday evening, the former Athletic Bilbao boss will be presented as Barca boss at a media conference on Thursday.

"I have spoken personally with Ernesto Valverde and told him of our decision, he is very excited and very happy, that it's a great challenge to come in as head coach of Barca"
Barcelona club president Josep Maria Bartomeu said.

Valverde represented Barcelona as a footballer between 1988 and 1990, he started management in 2002 when he moved in to manage Athletic Bilbao's B side. Valverde has also managed Olympiacos, Villareal, Espanyol and Valencia but returned to Athletic Bilbao in 2013.

The Spaniard announced his decision to leave Bilbao last week after four years at the helm and will continue his career at the Nou Camp.

Valverde's first task would be to restore Barcelona's fear factor of the late 2000s and early 2010s.

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Huddersfield Are In The Premier League

Huddersfield Town needed a penalty shootout to overcome Reading in Monday's playoff final in Wembley. A goalless stalemate had seen the games go to extra time and then penalties. Christopher Schindler had the telling kick for Huddersfield as they celebrate their first top flight promotion since 1972, their very first in Premier League era.

In a game where chances were few and far between Huddersfield missed the clearest chance of the game early on when defender Michael Hefele headed off target from an Aaron Mooy free kick before Brown's miss in the ninth minute. Reading finished third with 85 points in the regular season, four points and two places above Huddersfield.

Huddersfield reportedly have one of the lowest finances in the Championship but have found a way to come up with the Elites of English football after a long absence, the result means Huddersfield Town have  now won four play-off finals, three of those victories coming via penalty shootouts.

The Terriers are not known for high scoring in their games and despite having 25 wins out of 46 games they still finished the Championship campaign with a negative goal difference. History is not on the side of Huddersfield as the last three Championship play-off winners have been relegated at their first attempt.

The 4-3 victory on penalties completed a turnaround for The Terriers after finishing 19th in the Championship just 12 months ago, meanwhile Reading themselves will have to reflect on a fourth play off final defeat.

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Victor Moses Dusts Himself Up After FA Cup Disappointment

Chelsea were overwhelming favourites to win the FA Cup final game against Arsenal and complete a double for the 2016/17 season, but Arsene Wenger and his troops hadn't read the scripts heading into the game as Chelsea were behind inside five minutes.

Things got worse in the second half when Victor Moses were sent to early showers after a red card, this was a breakthrough campaign for the Nigerian attacker who had finally forced his way into he Chelsea 11 after being loaned out previously to Stoke City, Liverpool and West Ham. Moses had already been booked for a dive before getting sent off in the 68th minute.

The Chelsea wingback who was described as feeling down by Captain John Terry has literally picked himself up to tie the knot with his long term lover.

                A red card didn't deter Moses From Tying The Knot 24 hours later.

After repeated loan spells an FA Cup triumph would have been the perfect end to the 26 year old's season.

"He is down but it is important that the group pick him up, naturally he is down and the poor fella has got his wedding tomorrow as well. But he's been excellent all season, so no one's to blame. It is one of them things, It's just disappointing." John Terry said after the game.

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LIST : RB Leipzig, Spartak Moscow And The 16 Other Teams Who Are In Next Season's Champions League

League Football In the major leagues in Europe officially rounded up last night as the Italian league came to a close, there are leagues still going on in the Scandinavian Countries and other parts of Europe, but no team from any of those leagues qualifies directly for the  Champions league through winning the league, therefore it is safe to say that direct qualifications for the 2017/18 UEFA Champions league have been decided, below are the already qualified teams and how they qualified for the competition.

FRANCE
In France the top 2 teams qualify for the competition.

Monaco
Monaco's fantastic season saw them win the French Ligue 1 for the first time in 17 years thereby sealing qualification for next season's Champions League

PSG
PSG had to settle for second spot in Ligue 1 but it was just enough for a Champions League spot.

GERMANY
The Bundesliga is an 18-team league but the successes of their Clubs in the competition give them an advantage. The top three teams in Germany's top league go straight to the Champions league group stages.

Bayern Munich
German Giants Bayern are ever present in the UCL and have qualified as Bundesliga Champions.

RB Leipzig
Newly Promoted RasenBallsport Leipzig took German football by surprise and finished in second place, and totally deserve a UCL place.

Borussia Dortmund
A disappointing season saw Dortmund just crawl over the Champions league finish line and secured Champions league football on the final day ahead of TSG Hoffenheim.

ITALY
The top two teams in the Serie A go straight to the Champions league group stages while the third will have to settle for a playoff.

Juventus

Serie A's Serial Champions Juventus qualified for the Champions league once again by winning the Italian title and will be in the UCL next season to defend the trophy if they overcome Real Madrid on Saturday.

AS Roma

After a one year absence the Giallorossi held on Competition from Napoli to finish second and qualify for the UCL group stages.

SPAIN
The top Three teams in the Spanish La Liga automatically secure a place in Europe Elite club competition.

Real Madrid
A first La liga title since 2012 confirmed Real Madrid's place for next season's competition. They could qualify twice over by beating Juventus in Cardiff on June 3.

Barcelona
Final day heartbreak as they lost the title that has been theirs for the past two seasons, but Champions league qualification was never in doubt for the Blaugrana as they finished second.

Atletico Madrid
The Colchoneros complete the list of the Usual suspects from Spain, it was not a smooth ride to third place but Diego Simeone's side managed to wrap up the business.

PORTUGAL
The top two in Portuguese Primera League make it through to the Champions league.

Benfica
Benfica qualify as Champions.

FC Porto
Porto finish second while Sporting will have to settle for the playoffs.

ENGLAND
The top three teams in England qualify for the Champions league group stages while the fourth will have to go through a playoff.

Chelsea
Antonio Conte's charges raced to the EPL title with 30 wins out of 38 games with performances worthy of a Champions league place.

Tottenham
Spurs are becoming underachievers in the English Premier League but a second place finish and Champions league qualification was never in doubt.

Manchester City
Victory on the final day assured Pep Guardiola's side of a top three finish thereby condemning Liverpool to the playoffs.

Manchester United
A sixth place finish in the league didn't count against the Red Devils as they coasted to the Champions league group stages with Europa league triumph.

NETHERLANDS
Only the Champions of the Eredivisie are guaranteed an automatic Champions league place and Feyenoord did enough on the final day to pip Ajax to the title.

RUSSIA
Champions of the Russian Premier League go directly to the UCL group stages, therefore we would all be watching Spartak Moscow in the competition next season after they outdid CSKA Moscow and Zenit St.Petersburg in the league.

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Pep Guardiola Shows Another City Player The Door

Man City have confirmed that Spanish winger Jesus Navas will leave this summer after the expiration of his contract with the Manchester club. Navas Will Be The Third player to depart Man City in a Space of two weeks after Pablo Zabaleta And Gael Clichy left the club.

All is now set for Navas to return to boyhood club Sevilla, a club he left for the Manchester City for £15million four years ago.


Jesus Navas helped moved to Man City From Sevilla in 2013 and has since helped City win the English Premier League and the League Cup.
In the weeks preceding the league's finale Navas appeared to have found favour in Guardiola's eyes but the Spanish tactician is opting for a total overhaul of a squad that ended the season without a trophy. Manchester City's football director Txiki Begiristain confirmed the reports when he told the club's website "Working With Jesus has been a pleasure."

"His Hardwork, Dedication , Professionalism and desire to win have been apparent every single day, he showed his versatility numerous times this season (2016/17 season), operating at full back and doing so with distinction."

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Barcelona Are Desperate For This Man Utd Player.. No One Saw This Coming

Manchester United recently lifted the Europa League trophy and by doing so they sealed a spot in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions league. The man of the match winner and prospective heir to the Manchester United's captaincy Ander Herrera has surprisingly emerged as a target for Spanish giants Barcelona.

The Europa League winners are willing to hold on to Herrera in the coming season(s) and have since laughed off suggestions of a possible sale. The 27 year old who has had his career rejuvenated under Jose Mourinho was instrumental for Manchester United as they managed two major trophies (The Capital One Cup and the Europa League) this season.



Herrera's man-marking job on Eden Hazard in United's 2-0 victory over Chelsea in March was hailed as the one of the best individual performances of the campaign.

Barcelona plan to name Ernesto Valverde as Barcelona's new manager after the Copa Del Rey finals against Alaves. Valverde worked with Herrera for one year at Athletic Bilbao before his move to Old Trafford in 2014, Valverde has already asked Robert Fernandez for the midfielder as he looks to refresh the squad being left over by Luis Enrique.

It is widely believed Barcelona have a lot to do if they entertain any hope to catch up with Real Madrid in terms of squad depth, Barcelonas back up players (Arda Turan, Paco Alacer, Andre Gomes etc) didn't find the rhythm of their Madrid counterparts (Alvaro Morata, Isco and Marcos Asensio).

Ander Herrera would provide fist team competition for Ivan Rakitic and Andres Iniesta in the heart of Barcelona's midfield but any deal involving a move to Barcelona for Herrera appears highly unlikely at the moment. Jose Mourinho trusts in the Spaniard and would have Manchester United discuss a new contract rather than sell the 27 year old.

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Check These End Of The Season Football Memes

An Indian tabloid had an interesting representation of Ronaldo and Messi in La Liga's final day

 The Evolution Of Antoine

 Poor Bale 😓😓

 Welp!!

 Zidane for president

 LOL!! What's the meaning of this

 Thomas Muller was born a troll

 Inspirational!

 I hate it when this happens.

Can You Imagine

aRSENAL!!

#Respect

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All You Need To Know As The Nigerian League Returns Today After Break

A month ago the Nigerian Professional League went on a mid season break, the League returns today and we all hope the second half of the season is as interesting as the first. Plateau United are still top of the log with 35 points, 2 points above MFM. Plateau United have been solid so far and it is yet to be seen if they can continue their impressive form in this business end of the season.

MFM themselves have the competition's top scorer Stephen Odey on their side Sikiru Olatunbosun and Chukwuka Onuwa have a telepathic understanding with Odey and the host Akwa United on Sunday.

El Kanemi warriors who are in action away to ABS FC are third on the log and tied on the same points with MFM, the people's Elephant Enyimba are in seventh place and will need a quantum leap if they are to match their achievements of the 2000s, Enyimba are currently playing home games at the U J Esuene stadium in Calabar and the teams body language reeks of discomfort in their makeshift home. At the bottom of the table there is Wikki Tourist who have not lived up to their fine performance of last season when they finished third, they are currently 19th on the table and will be hoping the second part of the season comes with some good fortune. Newly promoted Remo Stars are rock bottom in the league and will have to put in extra effort to secure safety in their maiden top flight campaign.

As is always the case different teams have different objectives and the second part of the NPFL promises to be an exciting one.

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Sunday Football Predictions

FIXTURE	COMPETITION	PREDICTION
Manchester United - Crystal Palace	English Premier League	X2
Liverpool - Middlesbrough	English Premier League	1
Hull City - Tottenham	English Premier League	X2
Burnley - West Ham	English Premier League	12
Watford - Manchester City	English Premier League	2
Arsenal - Everton	English Premier League	1
Leicester - Bournemouth	English Premier League	1X
Swansea City - West Brom	English Premier League	1X
Malaga - Real Madrid	Spanish Primera League	2
Barcelona - Eibar	Spanish Primera League	1
Valencia - Villareal	Spanish Primera League	1X
Atletico Madrid - Athletic Bilbao	Spanish Primera League	1X
CSKA Moscow - Anzhi	Russia Premier League	1
Lokomotiv Moscow - Zenit	Russia Premier League	X2
Arsenal Tula - Spartak Moscow	Russia Premier League	X2
FC Orenburg - FC Rostov	Russia Premier League	X2
Juventus - Crotone	Italian Serie A	1
Lazio - Inter Milan	Italian Serie A	1
Rapid Wien - Sturm Graz	Austria Bundesliga	GG

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List : The Golden Boot And 6 Things Yet To Be Decided In European Football

Majority of The Leagues in Europe to a conclusion this weekend, some titles have been decided and the winners already celebrating, but what else is left to be picked up as the 2016/17 European football season draws to a conclusion.

English Premier League Golden Boot
Harry Kane's four goal feat against recently deposed Champions Leicester City saw him breeze past Romelu Lukaku on the scoring charts, the England striker now has 26 goals, two more than his closest rival Romelu Lukaku. Diego Costa heads into the final fixture against Sunderland with 20 goals, Sergio Aguero has 18 goals and will travel to the Vicarage Road to play Watford in their top 4 pursuit. The race really is a two horse race between Kane and Lukaku but Everton have a much more tougher game on their hands as they travel to the Emirates meanwhile Tottenham play already relegated Hull City at the KC Stadium. The odds are certainly in Harry Kane's favour.

The Top Four Finish


While Manchester City are in the driving seat going into the final day of the season, by the end of Sunday, events could see them end up in 5th place, but if Liverpool and Arsenal fail to win then a draw will be enough for City, this isn't an option Guardiola should be thinking about because there exists a room or two for playoffs, for example If Arsenal draw 1-1 with  Everton and Liverpool lose 2-0 against Middlesbrough, then Arsenal and Liverpool will have a similar GF (75) an identical GD (31) and the same points tally (73pts) in such a case a play off will be required. If Arsenal also win 1-0 and City lose by 4-0 then again a play off will be required for the two teams will have the same GF (75), GD (32) and points tally (75 pts). So there is everything to play for.

Number Of Goals Per Season

The highest number of goals in a Premier League season since it became a 20 team competition is 1,066 goals and that was in the 2011/12 season. The 7 goal thriller at The King Power Stadium between Leicester City and Tottenham brought this season's tally to 1,027 and now the EPL needs 40 goals in the final day in order to beat that record.


The Spanish League

Spain's biggest teams go head-to-head in the final day in La liga, Barcelona trail Real Madrid by 3 points but have a superior head-to-head this season therefore Madrid have it all to lose if they ever succumb to  defeat at Malaga tomorrow. Maybe this could be Real Madrid's turn to end their five year league drought.

Champions League Race in Russia

Zenit St. Petersburg battle CSKA Moscow in for the final Champions league place in Russia's Premier League. CSKA Moscow are in second, one place above Zenit going into the final day.

Hoffenheim Chase Automatic Qualification 

Hoffenheim have already sealed a top four spot but if they manage a win in Bundesliga final round of fixtures against Augsburg and then Dortmund don't win Werder Bremen at home Hoffenheim will go straight to the Champions league group stages without the burden of the playoffs. Dortmund also have their eye on automatic qualification after underachieving in Europe in recent years.

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Chelsea's Refusal To Sell Hazard To Madrid Is Frustrating Mourinho's Plan And Here's Why

Real Manager Zinedine Zidane had identified Eden Hazard as a replacement for James Rodriguez but Chelsea's reluctance to let their star player leave has now caused the Capital club to turn it's attention to one of Manchester United's targets and the situation is annoying Jose Mourinho.

Real Madrid has now entered the race to sign United's target Bernardo Silva from Monaco. The Real Madrid Hierarchy has identified the Portuguese midfielder as the man to replace James Rodriguez who is to be sold this summer, coincidentally Silva is Mourinho's top midfield target in the approaching transfer window even ahead of Rodriguez.


              Bernado Silva Has Helped Monaco Win Their First Title Since 2000

Although reports in Colombia claim United have already agreed a pre-contract with Rodriguez but the Old Trafford club has distanced themselves from such reports.

The Monaco playmaker admitted he is keen to leave Monaco in order to join a bigger club conceding that every player has dreams of playing for the best teams and in the best divisions.

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Griezmann Reveals The Only Team He'll Leave Atletico For And It Ain't An English Team

French and Atleti striker Antoine Griezman has joked that he'd only leave Atletico Madrid to quit football and become a Basketballer instead. Griezmann who has been a long term target for English club Manchester United made the revelation while speaking to Spanish radio station Cander Ser.

The striker appeared to be making a mockery of the constant questions and speculations linking him with the Old Trafford club, the striker said he'd only move to the NBA to join New York Knicks if he leaves Atletico.

"I'll only leave Atleti to play with Derrick Rose" Antoine Griezmann said. The 26 year old will favour a move to join Derrick Rose in the NBA's New York Knicks instead of having a team at Old Trafford built around him. In the course of the 2016/17 season Griezmann has been constantly harassed with questions regarding his future at the Vincente Calderon and those speculations came to a head when Memphis Depay left Manchester United for Lyon thereby vacating the 'no.7' shirt.

The Frenchman added "I am happy. If I am happy in my personal life I will be happy in the profession. I love Simeone and I love my mates. I'm still happy as the first day I introduced myself . I wish I could continue to enjoy my private and sports life. I want titles, It's what I want and what I lack. I give everything in Atletico for."

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Chelsea Legend Frank Lampard Names His Combined 2004/05 And 2016/17 XI, And He Snubs A Fellow Legend

Well It's no longer news that Chelsea are now Champions of England, there's been analyses and combined XIs fyling up and down, Chelsea's record goalscorer has joined the party and has named his combined 11 for Jose Mourinho's first EPL triumph with Chelsea of 2005 and Antonio Conte's team of 2017 and everything about his choice is suprising, from his choice of formation to the big name he omitted.

First off Frankie chooses a 4-2-3-1 formation that was neither used by Jose Mourinho nor Antonio Conte, in this formation Lampard also inserts himself in an awkward role as he is flanked by Arjen Robben and Eden Hazard behind the 'main striker'.

Claude Makelele and N'golo Kante are the defensive midfielders, William Gallas (LB), Ricardo Carvalho (CB), John Terry (CB) and Cesar Azpilicueta (RB) make up the eleven, but the news here is that Lampard opted for Diego Costa ahead of Didier Drogba as the main striker. What could be his reasons?

Metro

Didier Drogba took a while to get off the mark in England and had to adapt to life in the EPL, but once he did he never looked back, and he is widely regarded as the best striker Chelsea has ever had, 104 Premier league goals is proof of that, but Costa has scored more goals in 2016/17 than Drogba did in 2004/05 maybe that's Frank's line of thought.

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Manchester United Would Miss Out On £50m If They Lose To Ajax

Manchester United who are currently 6th in the English Premier League have only the Europa League Final as a route to Champions League this season  as things stand, but if qualification for Europe's elite club competition is not enough motivation for the red devils the prospect of missing out on  £50m if the lose against Ajax should be.

Failure to qualify for the champions league for a second consecutive season would trigger a  £21m penalty in their 10 year,  £750m sponsorship deal with Adidas. The Old Trafford club also expect to earn up to  £30m more by being in the Champions league.

The potential  £21m loss of income from Adidas represent 30% of this season  £70m annual payment. It would be spread across the 10-year length of the contract, with £4.2 deducted immediately to cover the first two years of the deal and  £2.1m knocked of the payments for each remaining year of the deal.

Manchester United's financial officer  Cliff Baty said the winners of the cup final on May 24th would pocket  £6.5m and the losers  £3.5m. Baty went on to say that in a normal year  £40m and  £50m in the Champions league compared to between  £15m and  £20m in the Europa league.

Although Additional income from the Europa League market pool of between 7m and 8m has helped soften the financial impact of being in the Europa League this season. The extra revenue is one of the reasons they raised overall projections for the year to between 560m and 570m when they announced third quarter results, with profits between  £185m and  £195m now anticipated. United's record profit is  £191.1m.

Manchester United play Ajax on the 24th of May and will miss out on Champions league football if the sustain a defeat, meanwhile Ajax who are in the play offs after finishing second in the Dutch Eredivisie will do straight to the Champions League if they triumph.

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Even 4th Place Won't Save Liverpool If Dortmund Don't Win On Saturday.. Here's Why

Victory against West Ham on Saturday means Liverpool now need one more win against Middlesbrough on the final day to seal a top four finish, but The Reds have also now found

 themselves needing a little bit of help from Jurgen Klopp's former club.

Liverpool however might have to settle for fourth place at best if Manchester City who have a game in hand pick up at least four points from their last two fixtures against West Brom (H) and Watford (A), Manchester City have a slightly better goal difference and this would surely count. While the fans of Liverpool might bask in the Euphoria of making the top four on Saturday if they manage to overcome Middlesbrough, the bitter taste of a Champions league playoff remains, but who will it be against?

Should Liverpool finish fourth there will be a playoff round involving 10 teams, at the end of the two legged tie the successful teams will move on to the Champions league while the remaining five will have to settle for the Europa League.

The clubs that make up the play off include
- Fourth placed teams in England,Spain and Germany
- Third in Italy and Portugal
- Five teams that come through the third qualifying round.

Five of the teams will be seeded to play against the 'lesser' teams and this is to prevent the 'big teams' playing each other. The seedings are based on the UEFA coefficients of these clubs and with Liverpool not doing so well in Europe recently there is every possibility they wouldn't be seeded, and will have to play a tough team in the play offs.

Here are the Coefficents

1. Borrussia Dortmund 124.899
2. Sevilla 112.771
3. Arsenal 105.021
4. Man City 100.021
5. Napoli 88.499
6. Zenit 87.106
7. Dynamo Kyiv 67.526
8. Ajax 64.092
9. Liverpool 56.021
10. Roma 53.566
11. PSV 46.172
12. Besiktas 45.840
13. Viktoria Plzen 40.635
14. CSKA Moskva 39.606
15. Club Brugge 39.480
16. Sporting 36.866
17. Gent 35.480
18. PAOK  35.080
19. Young Boys 28.915
20. Nice 16.766
21. Istanbul Basaksehir 10.340
22. Slavia Prague 8.135
=23 Hoffenheim 0
=23 Steaua Bucharest 0

The Dortmund Situation
Dortmund are currently joint third with Hoffenheim on the German Bundesliga, Liverpool fans should therefore hope Dortmund beat Werder Bremen in the season's finale so as to qualify directly for the Champions league without needing a play off, Liverpool fans should also hope Napoli overtake Roma in the Serie A, Roma are currently 1 point and 1 place above Napoli who are third, the reason being that Liverpool have a higher coefficient than Hoffenheim and Roma but have an inferior coefficient compared to Dortmund and Napoli.

If Dortmund make third then the reds will have a not so big team in Hoffenheim to contend with in terms of the Coefficient and if Napoli make third place in Italy The Reds will be considered ahead of Roma in the seedings.

Liverpool also have cause to support Ajax in the Europa league final because if Ajax win they will go straight to the Champions league and the PSV (with an inferior coefficient) will enter the qualifying rounds, CSKA Moscow finishing second above Zenit in Russia it will also be in favour of Liverpool as Zenit would not be in contention for Europe's elite competition.

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Gary Neville Believes Antonio Conte Has Profited From Mourinho's Squad

 Chelsea celebrate after sealing their 5th EPL title on Friday

Chelsea needed a late goal at the Hawthorns to edge West Brom on Friday and secure their 6th English top flight title. After a miserable title defence in 2015/16 Antonio Conte has breathed life into the blues and they've coasted to the title, but former Manchester United defender G.Neville suggests Conte has actually benefited from Jose's squad.

 Neville believes Antonio Conte owes a great deal of his success to Mourinho who won the title two years ago. Mourinho first won the EPL In 2005 and then 2006, he was back to the club in the summer of 2013 before clinching the title once again in 2015, 3 out of 5 of Chelsea's EPL triumph has been masterminded by the Portuguese and Gary Neville feels the two Italians who have won the title at Chelsea used teams that were a 'back end of a Jose Mourinho side'

"Ancelotti and Conte have profited off the back of two great championship winning teams" Neville told Sky Sports. The Englishman also believes this Chelsea side are nowhere near the quality of the side that won the Championship in 2005.

HOW DOES CONTE'S TEAM RANK ?

This Chelsea's title winning season stats was only correct just after Chelsea beat West Brom on Friday.

"Hands down this team here [Jose Mourinho's 2005 winners], is by far the best Chelsea team," he said.

"Probably the best there's ever been.

"Incredible difficult team to play against, 15 goals conceded - incredible, that's an incredible statistic."

"if you think of that team, [Petr] Cech, one of the best in the world, [William] Gallas, one of the best defenders in the world, [John] Terry and [Ricardo] Carvalho, two of the best defenders in Europe at the time."

"[Paulo] Ferreira, fantastic right back, [Claude] Makelele was the best holding midfielder in the world"

"[Frank] Lampard, probably the best Premier League goalscorer from midfield. [Michael] Essien one of the best box-to-box midfielders you could see."

"And the world class upfront, [Arjen] Robben and [Didier] Drogba in particular and the ably supported by Damien Duff, who was a fantastic player, on either wing."

"To me that team will take some beating fullstop, that is the best Chelsea team, Jose Mourinho's first team."

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John Terry Joins An Elite Club Of Players With His Goal Against Watford

John Terry's 21st minute opener for Chelsea against Watford helped him join a certain premier list Premier League goalscorers. The Chelsea captain has now scored in 17 consecutive seasons. John Terry who scored his first league goal in 2001 against Arsenal has gone on to score 41 goals in total for his boyhood club.

The former England captain has gone on to be a source of goals from defence over the years. The 36 year old who was making his first start since September decided to make his presence felt midway through the first half when he was the first to react to Willian's cross into the box. John Terry was visibly emotional after the goal in what might be his last start for Chelsea. The veteran midfielder went from hero to villain in just a matter of minutes when his weak header back to Asmir Begovic fell kindly to Etienne Capoue who finished to make the scoreline 1-1.

Join Terry now joins Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Frank Lampard who have also scored in 17 consecutive seasons.

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Jose Mourinho Walks Out On A Reporter.. Frustration?

Jose Mourinho walked on a Sky Sports reporter following Manchester United's 2-1 loss to Tottenham in the final game at White Hart Lane. Victor Wanyama opened the scoring for the hosts after just six minutes and in the second half Harry Kane broke his jinx of not scoring against United to make it 2-0.

Wayne Rooney's 71st minute consolation did little to change the fact that Manchester United were second best for large parts of the encounter as United slipped to their second Premier League defeat in one week.

Jose Mourinho talked about the injuries to his team and the number of games United have had to play in his post match interview, the United boss stressed on the tight schedule the Red devils have had to face in the past couple of months.

but when asked what United needs to do to turn themselves into title challengers next season the Portuguese decided it was time to walk out on the interview.

"I don't think about it" he said. "I want to think about the final I have to play". The implication of a loss to Tottenham was that it is now Mathematically an impossibility for United to reach the UEFA Champions League through the English Premier League. They could yet get there if they bet Ajax in the Europa League next Wednesday.

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Is Tottenham's Final Game At White Heart Lane A Dead Rubber?

Tottenham hotspurs host Manchester United today in their final ever game at White Hart Lane. This used to be somewhat of a big game in season's past but has never been a title decider, events from Thursday have taken the life out this fixture with Tottenham and Manchester United having almost nothing to play for. A 1-1 draw at Old Trafford against Celta Vigo ensured United stand a chance of making the Champions league next season if they beat Ajax in the Europa League final on May 24, whereas elsewhere in England 24 hours after United's draw with Celta Michy Batchuayi's late goal gave Chelsea an unassailable lead at the top of the table therefore crowning them Champions.

On Monday Bulldozers will move to start demolishing White Hart Lane

The two games from Thursday and Friday have changed the whole complexion of this tie but as professionals Spurs would be looking to play for pride and sign off with a win, Manchester United on the other hand should show respect to the fans who have supported them through a disappointing league campaign by their standards. White Hart Lane is not a happy hunting ground for Jose Mourinho, he last won a game there in 2005.

Paul Pogba has been given compassionate leave due to the death of his father Fassou Pogba, 79 who passed away on Friday, there are no fresh injury concerns for both sides.

Match Numbers 

77 - Spurs have lost 77 Matches to Manchester United, 8 more than to any other side.

20 - Spurs have hit the woodwork 20 times this term, a season record.

3/4 - Three of Manchester United's Four defeats this season have come on a Sunday after a Europa league game, the other came on a Saturday before a Europa league game.

0 - Jose Mourinho has not won any game at White Hart Lane since 2005 (D2 L2) in both spells at Chelsea

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Sunday Football Prediction

FIXTURE	COMPETITION	PREDICTION
Tottenham - Manchester United	English Premier League	1
West Ham - Liverpool	English Premier League	2
Crystal Palace - Hull City	English Premier League	1X
Monaco -Lille	French Ligue 1	1
St Etienne - PSG	French Ligue 1	2
Montpellier - Lyon	French Ligue 1	2
Metz - Toulouse	French Ligue 1	1X
Real Betis - At. Madrid	Spanish Primera League	2
Real Madrid - Sevilla	Spanish Primera League	1
Willem II - Ajax	Eredivisie	12
Feyenoord -Heracles	Eredivisie	1
GA Eagles - Sparta Rotterdam	Eredivisie	2
ADO Den Haag - Exelsior	Eredivisie	X2
Roma - Juventus	Italian Serie A	X2
Torino - Napoli	Italian Serie A	2
Crotone - Udinese	Italian Serie A	12
Huddersfield Town - Sheffield Wednesday	English Championship Playoff	12
FC Porto - Pacos de Ferreira	Portuguese Primeira League	1
Altach - Sturm Graz	Austria Bundesliga	GG

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