MADRID — Real Madrid couldn’t overcome the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and other regular starters on Tuesday, losing 1-0 to Espanyol in the Spanish league to see its five-game winning streak come to an end. Gerard Moreno scored three minutes into injury time to give Espanyol the victory against the defending champions. The result left […]
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The first wave of FIFA 18 players to have their ratings upgraded have been released by EA Sports.
Among the Premier League stars to receive boosts in the FIFA 18 Ratings Refresh include Liverpool hero Mo Salah and Spurs’ striker Harry Kane.
Kane jumps a massive two points from 86 to 88 – with his shooting rising from 87 to 89.
Salah and Kane lead the charge in the first wave of upgraded players
Salah, meanwhile, who was unlucky to not get a spot in the Team of the Year, jumps from 83 to 85 – with shooting boosted from 73 to 77.
Other notable upgrades include City keeper Ederson who climbs from 83 to 84 – and Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata and Eden Hazard – who both jump one point.
CLAIM YOUR FREE £20 BET Sun Bets have this brilliant offer when you sign up and bet a fiverEarlier in the week, EA Sports confirmed hundreds of players will have their FIFA 18 ratings permanently changed to reflect their real-life form.
The Vancouver-based developer employs a team of data collectors who have been keeping a close eye on some of the world’s biggest stars.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been some way off his best this season – with a poll revealing that a majority of Madrid fans want him to leave the clubAP:Associated Press
Of course, any change in rating will affect the player price – ultimately causing instability in the market.
Players who see their ratings slashed will likely fall in price, while those with increased scores will see their values soar.
MANCHESTER, England — Sergio Aguero was involved in a confrontation with a Wigan fan as ugly scenes marred the end of the third-division side’s shock FA Cup win over Manchester City on Monday. Fans spilled on to the pitch at DW Stadium as the host celebrated its 1-0 fifth-round win against the runaway English Premier […]
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BARCELONA, Spain — Four West Bromwich Albion players were being investigated by Spanish police on Friday for the alleged theft of a taxi while the English Premier League team was training in Barcelona. The players — Jonny Evans, Gareth Barry, Jake Livermore, Boaz Myhill — faced a judge after being accused by a taxi driver […]
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As Zimbabwe warm-up for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers at home with a bilateral series against Afghanistan in the UAE, former national team captain Tatenda Taibu, who retired in 2012 […]
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It’s not gone well for Alexis Sanchez since his move to Manchester United, has it?
The forward joined Jose Mourinho’s side from Arsenal in a straight swap for Henrikh Mkhitaryan in January, but has failed to really justify his £350,000-a-week wages so far.
CLAIM YOUR FREE £20 BET Sun Bets have this brilliant offer when you sign up and bet a fiverAnd in today’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle, the Chilean reached a whole new level of bad by losing possession a record-equalling (for him, anyway) 36 times in the match.
He also gave the ball away 36 times in the win over Huddersfield, and he’s dangerously close to breaking Nani’s long-standing record of giving the ball away 38 times in the 3-2 defeat to Blackburn Rovers back in 2011.
Sanchez grabbed his first United goal from a rebounded penaltyReuters
Prior to his move to Old Trafford, he had a bit of a reputation for losing possession.
In fact, no Premier League player has lost possession on more occasions than Sanchez since he arrived on these shores in 2014.
That sorry fact has seemingly continued at United, with Sanchez losing possession a staggering 125 times in just four appearances, which is an average of every 2.7 minutes.
That’s not good.
We all need a hug, sometimesGetty Images
While Mourinho has never been a particularly possession-obsessed coach, he’ll be more than a little dismayed to learn that his marquee January signing has lost possession over twice as much as the next worst offender at the club, which is Antonio Valencia.
Oh, if that wasn’t bad enough, Sanchez also did this in today’s game.
£500k-a-week to miss from here.. 
#Sanchez pic.twitter.com/66NMbMGiZl
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 11, 2018
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GENEVA — Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter claims to have “new facts” and wants to re-open the financial misconduct case that led to his six-year ban. “As new facts have appeared it’s time to question the decision of the Fifa Ethics-Committee — my suspension of 6 years!” Blatter said Friday on his reactivated Twitter account. […]
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There is nothing to get excited about when the Zimbabwe football family goes to the polls this year to renew its entire leadership from the Area Zones up to the […]
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