Brendan Rodgers has won seven straight trophies with Celtic, but a return to the Premier League may be too much to ignore.
ALMIRON MAKES IMMEDIATE IMPACT FOR NEWCASTLE UNITED
After he won the MLS title with Atlanta, Miguel Almiron became Newcastle United’s record signing (PS21 million) at the end of the January transfer window.
Saturday, the attacking midfielder was deployed on the left for the Magpies, and Almiron showed why Rafa Benitez was so happy to have a new weapon in the quest for Premier League survival.
Recently, former Brad Friedel spoke exclusively to us-bookies.com about Almiron, and many other subjects surrounding the game.
“Almiron may be a loss to Atlanta, but is a definite gain for Newcastle” Friedel said. “He was exceptional and the Atlanta scouting network did a fantastic job in bringing him. I know they paid a lot of money by MLS standards, and he did a fantastic job there. Historically the MLS has not been a selling league so it’s good to see that clubs are taking note of the MLS and paying those sorts of transfer fees. He the pace and technical ability to succeed in English football, and I wish him the very best of luck!
“The Premier League is different; it’s very fast and physical but he has the tools to deal with it, and to be very good in England. Any league in the world, it will take any player a little bit of adapting, but he has the potential to do very well over there. I think any team that signed him would have had someone to link up with him very well, and you’ll see his pace. I know that a lot of teams have players with pace around, and he’ll have to get used to that, but he’s definitely one to keep an eye on.”
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CELTIC BR-EXIT, AS RODGERS SET FOR RETURN TO PREMIER LEAGUE
Brendan Rodgers has won seven straight trophies with Celtic, but a return to the Premier League may be too much to ignore.
The former Liverpool manager, who had the Reds on the verge of the 2013-14 Premier League title before an epic collapse handed the title to Manchester City, has spoke to Leicester City about its managerial position. The Foxes sacked Claude Puel Sunday after a 4-1 loss to Crystal Palace.
Celtic is eight points clear in the Scottish Premiership, which would be its eighth straight title. Rodgers also won every cup tournament in his two-plus years: three Scottish League Cups and two Scottish Cups.
FUBO.TV MATCHES OF THE WEEK
There will be two, with one each from the Premier League and the Copa Del Rey.
Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet Wednesday (3 p.m. beIN Sports and Fubo.tv) in the second leg of the Copa Del Rey semifinal. The two teams drew 1-1 in the first leg two weeks ago, so the tie is delicately poised. Currently, Barcelona is the favorite (-154 to +122 for real Madrid) to advance to the final on May 25 against either Real Betis or Valencia.
In the Premier League, Chelsea and Tottenham (3 p.m. NBC Sports and Fubo.tv) will battle after each had awful weekends. With the top four battle as tight as ever, which London team can turn it around the quickest?
PREMIER LEAGUE MIDWEEK SCHEDULE
Tuesday
Cardiff City vs. Everton, 2:45 p.m. (NBC Sports Gold)
Huddersfield Town vs. Wolverhampton, 2:45 p.m. (NBC Sports Gold)
Leicester City vs. Brighton, 2:45 p.m. (NBC Sports Gold)
Newcastle United vs. Burnley, 3 p.m. (NBC Sports and Fubo.tv)
Wednesday
Arsenal vs. Bournemouth, 2:45 p.m. (NBC Sports Gold)
Southampton vs. Fulham, 2:45 p.m. (NBC Sports Gold)
Chelsea vs. Tottenham, 3 p.m. (NBC Sports and Fubo.tv)
Crystal Palace vs. Manchester United, 3 p.m. (NBC Sports Gold)
Liverpool vs. Watford, 3 p.m. (NBC Sports Gold)
Manchester City vs. West Ham United, 3 p.m. (NBC Sports Gold)
COPA DEL REY SEMIFINAL CLASICO
Real Madrid vs. Barcelona, 3 p.m. (beIN Sports and Fubo.tv)
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