| Kosovo manager claims the only way his team can stop England star Raheem Sterling is to 'break his legs'
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 BERNARD CHALLANDES joked that the only way Kosovo can stop Raheem Sterling is by breaking his legs. Sterling, who scored in the 5-3 win over the Kosovans in September, is back tonight after a one-match ban for his bust-up with Joe Gomez. Kosovo boss Bernard Challandes has joked the only way to stop Raheem Sterling is to break his legs Coach Challandes, 68, said: "For us it is not good news that he is back — it is double bad news. "Sterling is one of the best in his position in the world and we saw in the first game the trouble he can cause. "As a team we can only stop him by breaking his leg but we are too nice. "But there are other players — Rashford is not bad, Sancho is not bad, Abraham is not bad. "With or without Sterling, England is still England and the problem is not one player." Kosovo, who were only accepted by Uefa and Fifa in 2016, must qualify for Euro 2020 via the play-offs now. Swiss Challandes added: "We can laugh a little but it is the 1,001st game for England — it is our 29th, so they ...
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| Luxembourg vs Portugal: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time and team news as Ronaldo chases 100th goal
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 CRISTIANO RONALDO is just two goals away from reaching his hundred for Portugal – and will fancy his chances as they travel to Luxembourg. But the Portuguese top priority will be securing the win they need to qualify. Ronaldo could become a centurion for Portugal today. Should they suffer an unlikely slip up, Serbia are waiting in the wings and know a home victory over Ukraine will see them through and Portugal moving to the play-offs. What time does Luxembourg vs Portugal kick off? Luxembourg vs Portugal kicks off at 2pm today – 3pm in Luxembourg and 2pm in Portugal. It is being played at the Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City. MOST READ IN FOOTBALL REAL ESCAPE Man Utd want Bale transfer in JANUARY and could send Pogba to Madrid in return PAU OVER Arsenal line up January transfer swoop for £43m Pau Torres to fix defensive woes NO JAN PLAN Atleti unable to sign anyone in January after splashing out almost £430m spurs news Tottenham news LIVE - Latest updates from North London AL BE OFF Benzema asks to ...
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| Unai Emery given a month to save his job with Arsenal chiefs fearing he's 'drained the DNA' from the club
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 UNAI EMERY has been given just a month to save his job with Arsenal chiefs fearing he's "drained the DNA" from the club. SunSport revealed the under-fire Spaniard has until the New Year to turn things around at the Gunners ahead of a favourable run of Premier League fixtures against Southampton, Norwich, and Brighton. Unai Emery is under mounting pressure to turn things around at ArsenalGetty - Contributor The official line from the Emirates is that Emery still has the "100 percent support" of head of football Raul Sanllehi and technical director Edu. But Arsenal are without a domestic victory since the first week in October and have slipped down to sixth in the table, meaning their hopes of Champions League qualification are decreasing by the week. According to the Mirror, some staff fear that Emery faces an impossible task to revive a club that has destroyed Arsene Wenger's legacy through a series of disastrous high-level appointments. One source told the outlet: "The DNA that made Arsenal the club ...
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