Manchester United ace a fine for arriving late to White Hart Lane in the build-up to their Premier League defeat by Tottenham because their coach was too big to fit in a low tunnel after attempting to avoid traffic with an alternative route.
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Leicester’s opening goal at the Stadium of Light was down to the telepathy Vardy has struck with Danny Drinkwater, who delivered a raking 60-yard pass for his team-mate to latch onto.
Marc Albrighton has urged Leicester to enjoy every minute of their fairytale season as they close in on a shock Barclays Premier League title triumph.
“So normally when there is a bit of shooting, the gaffer tells me to go in!”
It was Leicester’s fifth successive victory and left them knowing three more will hand them the title whatever anyone else does.
“I’m not focused on what other clubs are doing”.
“We’re the same bunch of lads as we were at the start of the season, to be honest”, Vardy said. That’s all we have done all season, one game at a time.
If both clubs lift the European trophies, and both finish outside the top four, then fourth in the Premier League drops into the Europa.
Alderweireld believes when the lucrative new television deal kicks in next season, more clubs will find themselves able to compete. “We’re in the Champions League, or rather we’re in the playoff round for the Champions, but our final five games are going to be disgusting”.
Tickets for Premier League leaders Leicester’s final home game of the season sold out within minutes and are now on sale online at exorbitant prices.
Jamie Vardy’s double at Sunderland sealed a 2-0 victory that guaranteed a coveted top-four finish.
Ahead of his visit to the country for a series of black-tie ceremonies to raise money for the Football for Peace project, Pele said: “It’s always a pleasure for me to come to England”. The buzz you get from a game from winning sees you through that week, and then your confidence is high for the following week.
Emilia Woch: “The shameful fact of the matter is half these people who got tickets will go on to sell them off for thousands of pounds, whilst us TRUE fans (who find it hard enough to afford £50 a ticket, let alone thousands of pounds) miss out”.
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Arsenal lost ground after a 3-3 London derby draw at West Ham United, Andy Carroll scoring a hat-trick for the home team.
