Ian Holyman – Page 3 – Football Scout

Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku get Belgium call-ups despite fitness concerns

Dries Mertens opened the scoring for Belgium, but it was Arnaut Groeneveld who delivered the equaliser in his first senior appearance for the Netherlands.

Romelu Lukaku scored his 44th and 45th goals for his country as Belgium earned all three points against Switzerland.
Chelsea forward Eden Hazard and Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku have been called up for Belgium’s UEFA Nations League double-header despite injury concerns over the duo.
Lukaku missed last weekend’s Premier League win over Bournemouth and also did not travel to Turin for Wednesday’s Champions League defeat of Juventus due to a thigh muscle injury sustained in training a week ago, but has been named in Roberto Martinez’s 25-man squad to face Iceland and Switzerland.
The Belgium boss did,…

Monaco owner confirms investigation in police probe

After a 2 – 1 loss to Strasbourg, the Monaco players say it will take time for Henry’s style to work fully.

Julien Laurens joins the FC panel to discuss the massive challenge Thierry Henry has ahead of himself as manager of AS Monaco.
Monaco owner Dmitri Rybolovlev has confirmed he is under investigation by police in the principality.
French media reported the billionaire’s luxury Monaco apartment had been searched and he had been placed in custody on Tuesday before being freed later the same day.
In a press release published on behalf of Rybolovlev on Wednesday, it was confirmed the Russian businessman, ranked 242nd among the world’s richest people, is “subject to judicial control” after being released, but “still…

Monaco owner Dmitri Rybolovlev confirms investigation in police probe

After a 2 – 1 loss to Strasbourg, the Monaco players say it will take time for Henry’s style to work fully.

Monaco owner confirms arrest as part of police investigation

After a 2 – 1 loss to Strasbourg, the Monaco players say it will take time for Henry’s style to work fully.

Julien Laurens joins the FC panel to discuss the massive challenge Thierry Henry has ahead of himself as manager of AS Monaco.
Monaco owner Dmitri Rybolovlev has confirmed he has been arrested and is under investigation by police in the principality.
French media reported the billionaire’s luxury Monaco apartment had been searched and he had been placed in custody on Tuesday before being freed later the same day.
In a press release published on behalf of Rybolovlev on Wednesday, it was confirmed the Russian businessman, ranked 242nd among the world’s richest people, is “under judicial supervision” after being…

France’s World Cup winners won’t fall out over Ballon d’Or – Raphael Varane

Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann reflects on how he handled his decision to stay at Atleti and reveals his personal aspirations for club and country.
Raphael Varane has said there will be no friction in the France squad if one of the six members nominated for the Ballon d’Or wins the award.
Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann, N’Golo Kante, Hugo Lloris and Kylian Mbappe join Varane on a 30-strong list of nominees after France’s World Cup win in the summer.
PSG forward Mbappe and Atletico Madrid striker Griezmann are among the front runners for football’s most prestigious individual honour, the winner of which will be announced in Paris on Dec. 3.
“I…

Ex-UEFA president Michel Platini: I’ll return to football, but not as a daily job

Former UEFA president Michel Platini has told RMC he will return to football but does not want to be involved in the game on a daily basis.
Platini had appeared set to succeed Sepp Blatter as the head of FIFA when revelations of a “disloyal payment” from Blatter emerged in 2015.
Gianni Infantino, Platini’s former general secretary at UEFA, instead replaced Blatter and Platini fought to reduce an eight-year ban from football activities imposed by FIFA.
The former France midfielder eventually saw…

France’s Blaise Matuidi puts international retirement on hold for Euro 2020 glory

ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti and Craig Burley have a heated debate on Joachim Low’s future following Germany’s defeat against France.

Germany won’t be appearing in the Nations League finals this summer as they fall 2-1 to France and face the prospect of relegation from League A.

France captain Hugo Lloris believes Paul Pogba gets judged unfairly because of the record transfer fee Manchester United paid for the midfielder in 2016.
Blaise Matuidi has said he considered quitting international football after France’s World Cup win, but wants to bow out on a Euro 2020 victory.
Matuidi, 31, was a central figure as Les Bleus’ became world champions in Russia last summer, and with coach Didier Deschamps having a wide range of other options in midfield, it seemed an opportune moment for the Juventus man to bow out.
Matuidi admitted the thought had crossed his mind, but that the prospect of bringing the curtain down on his international…

Cristiano Ronaldo challenges Ballon d’Or contenders to surpass his, Lionel Messi’s success

There were plenty of goals from distance in Serie A on Matchday 10, but could any of them rival Cristiano Ronaldo’s winner against Empoli?

Shaka Hislop believes Cristiano Ronaldo is finally beginning to make his mark after his stunning second goal steered Juventus to victory.
Cristiano Ronaldo has challenged this year’s Ballon d’Or contenders Mo Salah, Kylian Mbappe and others to emulate himself and Lionel Messi and dominate the game for the next decade.
Messi and Ronaldo have won the Ballon d’Or — awarded to the planet’s best player — five times each over the last ten years, trading the individual honour while their clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona, have ridden roughshod over Spanish and European football for much of the period.
Ronaldo found the net 44 times in as…

Lyon’s Memphis Depay: I still don’t feel like a respected player

Memphis Depay’s skillful one-on-one move leads to a scoring chance for Manchester United.
Lyon’s Memphis Depay has said he still doesn’t “feel like a respected player” at the club after making a game-changing cameo in their win over Angers at the weekend.
With Lyon struggling to break down ten-man Angers on Saturday, Depay replaced midfielder Jordan Ferri 10 minutes into the second half with the score 0-0. Eight minutes later, the Netherlands international set up Hossem Aouar for the opening goal and then — three minutes from time — scored the decisive goal himself in a 2-1 win.
Depay,…

Mario Balotelli still short of fitness after preseason no-show – Nice’s Patrick Vieira

Patrick Vieira has told Mario Balotelli he must lose more weight before he can get back to his best form for Nice and begin to play regularly.
Balotelli arrived two weeks late for the start of preseason training as a result of a failed move to M…

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