Maybe the thought of someone else coming to replace him and gaining the benefits of all his hard work was too much for him to bear.
Palace have got a better expected goals against record than Chelsea this season but have conceded 14 more actual goals than them - a large reason for that has been the performances of Mendy, but Chelsea will have to call upon Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Christmas has arrived for another year and millions across the world are celebrating the festive season, including some of the biggest names in football.
What even is their identity under Solskjaer? Only Watford, Newcastle, Leeds and Norwich have conceded more goals in the Premier League so far.
Those gathered on the Bridge's grassy knoll in what was hardly a cauldron of sound had their money on Ralf Rangnick, currently waiting on a work permit before completing his move from Lokomotiv Moscow to Old Trafford to take charge until the end of the season before assuming a consultancy role.
What a performance from the 29-year-old Argentinan goalkeeper, who is currently on loan at Cadiz from Rosario Central. Ledesma made a string of outstanding saves to keep a clean sheet. And, despite showing an apparent injury, he soldiered on for his team.
Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals is priced at 10/11 (1.91) and comfortably paid out the last time the sides met.
Arsenal defender Leah Williamson will captain England in their opening match against Canada on Thursday
City beat Leicester City 6-3 on Boxing Day to go six points clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.
They've gone out, knew they had to win it, and they've attacked it. But what will Sarina Wiegman take from the games against Canada, Spain and Germany?
Thomas Tuchel says he is not happy with Romelu Lukaku after the striker expressed his displeasure with his situation at Chelsea, adding the quotes are just not helpful.
As the price of unknown academy players can be over-inflated, it is difficult to judge their true value.
In extra time, the Egyptians created the better opportunities with Trezeguet again wasteful and Ahmed Sayed having a shot saved.
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His performance deserved three points. The second half was a lot better, not enough to win the game, but better.
He gave up his first managerial role because, like a lot of colleagues he sees, he enjoyed the training - but the match days were just too stressful.
Antonio Conte explained the importance of Harry Kane and Hugo Lloris to his side, recalling a story he was told that you can “make a mistake about your wife but not your goalkeeper or striker”.
Antonee Robinson scored the UMSNT's lone goal on Thursday, leading the way in a 1-0 win over El Salvador in chilly Columbus. The win keeps the U.S. in pole position to qualify for the World Cup, moving it one step closer to solidifying their spot in Qatar without too big of a sweat.
The visitors should have gone ahead soon after, when Callum O'Hare released Viktor Gyokeres on a quick break.
She (Ms Watt) was on holiday, she lost her phone. Vardy's lawyers have opposed the application to add the claim against Ms Watt to the libel case.
We never played football in that first half and didn't pick up any second balls. They played the game they wanted to and we allowed them to do that. In the second half we controlled the game better.
That was how Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas described playing in front of a record-breaking crowd of 91,553 fans at the Nou Camp.
Defender Zouma was warned about his sloppiness when he gave the ball away cheaply on two occasions ahead of Spurs' opener, before his team-mate Cresswell gifted the home side the early advantage.
Speaking ahead of the rearranged tie with Arsenal on Thursday, Klopp was asked about the circumstances around the postponement.
But will they be fully focussed as they look to turn the Real Madrid tie around? I'm not sure they can do it and that could help their bid for the top four.
The players are finding it within ourselves to give 110 per cent and we're going to have to keep doing that.
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Germany are through as group winners but it is a three-way battle for second. Technically even Iceland can make second but that would require Liechtenstein to beat Romania, that seems unlikely.
We've just spoken in the dressing room and it's okay us putting game plans into place but they have to execute it, and they did that to perfection.
Yet while those qualities mentioned above have allowed him to largely take control of the immediate aftermath of the disaster—even when he personally came under criticism for not visiting patients in hospital—he must now add action and consequence to his words.
But Milan got the job done and winning the game in such dramatic fashion will have some believing it is their year. Inter will be looking to make it consecutive titles and are in impressive form. They also probably have the easier run in to the end of the season but anything can happen. The Serie A title will surely be heading to Milan but for the Rossoneri or Simone Inzaghi's men.
They've also conceded 76 Premier League goals in total against the Reds, more than they have vs any other opponent.
Manchester United have approached Zinedine Zidane about becoming their manager but, according to sources close to the former Real Madrid boss, he is not interested in going to Old Trafford at this point.
Bowen has contributed to 10 goals (3 goals, 7 assists) in 14 games, with two man-of-the-match awards to accompany that.
If Liverpool would've won today it would've been a rough road to the end of the season but it was a great game of football between two of the best teams I've ever seen.
Livramento's debut ended in a 3-1 defeat but he nevertheless impressed, earning one of the highest ratings for Southampton players
I thought we weren't going to get through (as the game went into injury time). We hadn't tried well with many things but what we had done hadn't come off.
You could see that from his strike. It was full home league debut and it was a great way to make it with a fantastic finish.
As an entrepreneur I am committed to building companies and I want to apply that experience towards rebuilding this proud and storied club.
Speaking after the match, Redknapp and fellow Sky Sports pundit Ince offered a withering assessment of Rangnick’s favoured 4-2-2-2 formation and the team’s all-round performance. “[Wolves] were playing against a side who were so devoid of confidence, of ideas, of how to play,” said Redknapp.
England: Leicester City, West HamSpain: Real Sociedad, Real BetisItaly: Napoli, LazioGermany: Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer LeverkusenFrance: Lyon, Marseille, Monaco**Portugal: BragaNetherlands: PSV Eindhoven**Russia: Lokomotiv Moscow, Spartak Moscow**Belgium: Genk**, Antwerp*Denmark: Midtjylland**, Brondby**Czech Republic: Sparta Prague**Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb**Bulgaria: Ludogorets**Hungary: Ferencvaros**Scotland: Rangers*, Celtic*Turkey: Fenerbache*, Galatasaray*Austria: Rapid Vienna*Serbia: Crvena Zvezda*Greece: Olympiakos*Poland: Legia Warsaw*Switzerland: Sturm Graz**UEFA Europa League play-off winners**Transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs and third qualifying round (four from Champions Path, six from League Path) How does the Europa League draw work?Teams will be divided into four pots, based on their UEFA club coefficients.
The South American told Sport in October when asked about a possible return to Barca: It would sound very opportunistic to say that Barca need me now. I always said that I left because I saw things were not the way I thought they should be.
