We don't have the exact numbers to hand, but we're willing to bet that something like 80, maybe 90 percent of all football's truly great errors — the own goals and the oh no goals, the headshakers and the headclutchers — could have been avoided if the mistake-maker had simply kicked the ball as hard and as far as possible.
Beale will share assisting duties alongside McAllister, Culshaw takes up a technical coaching role, Mason will lead the analysis department and Milsom will become head of fitness and conditioning.
We have to protect our players and that's why we brought in the academy and we think about playing with them.
Southgate's latest 25-man squad didn't include the injured Jarrod Bowen, who many expected to receive his first international call-up off the back of his eight goals and eight assists for West Ham this season.
Ramsey and James were on target in a 2-2 Prague draw in October as Wales took second spot behind group winners Belgium.
There's no way to make a squad bigger if the five centre-forwards are injured at the same time. So there's not an error in the planning, you can't plan for something so unusual.
Hammers right-back Vladimir Coufal said: I wasn't scared. I've experienced it many times at Slavia Prague. If they attack me, it's their problem, not mine.
A Lille squad led by youngsters like Weah and Jonathan David as well as veterans like Jose Fonte and Burak Yilmaz did what once was seemingly impossible, becoming only the second club not named PSG to win the title in a decade.
Former striker Fernando Morientes fully expects Kylian Mbappe to play for Real Madrid next season after talking to club president Florentino Perez.
It was a game without any obvious man of the match but Jorginho performed as well as anyone and his ability from 12 yards got his team over the line. It appeared his powers had left him last month when he missed a crucial kick for the Azzuri against Switzerland leaving them in the play-offs for a place in Qatar, but was back to his stuttering best today. Thomas Tuchel spoke before the game about how his side copes in the absence of N'Golo Kante, but Jorginho's presence ensures they still have a player capable of controlling the game in the centre of the park, even if defensively they are far less secure.
He has got a terrific attitude and there is no coincidence it transfers into performances on a matchday.
Having looked at it back, I think it was just a clumsy challenge from their player but not a foul. The goal got them out of jail a little bit because I thought we were playing well at the time.
Speaking about his move to the Parc des Princes last month, having made an emotional departure from Barcelona in the summer, Messi said: “Moving to Paris was a big change because we lived in the same place for many years and it was not easy to change, but the truth is that we are very well, in a spectacular city, in one of the best teams in the world, so we are very happy.”
Jamie Vardy scored twice as Leicester City beat Watford 4-2 in a snow blizzard at the King Power Stadium.
“His plan for the team worked well though, it made United defensively stronger, which has been one of their biggest problems this season. After the game, I understood Carrick’s decision.
Raphael Veiga fired home Dudu's flick-on to give the Brazilian side the lead six minutes before half-time.
But in the end the board told me that they could not find an agreement with any of the clubs interested in him.
The Ricketts family has made a list of promises to Chelsea fans should their takeover bid be successful, including a vow never to sign the Blues up to a European Super League.
Mane struck again on the stroke of half time with a sizzling near post volley to round off a neat move on the edge of the penalty area and cap a fairytale first 45 for the Merseysiders.
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The line-up for this season's Champions League quarter-finals contains teams from Madrid (two), Munich, Lisbon, London, Manchester and Liverpool - some of Europe's largest and most influential cities.
Rooney made his Premier League debut at 16 for Everton, played and scored for England at 17 and hit a Champions League hat-trick on his debut for Manchester United at 18 after a £27m move.
He might end up being able to play deeper as well but at the moment he wants to go and press and that takes him out of the defensive positions a little bit too early.
It either goes with the flow for them or against them. What's been behind the upturn in form for Southampton, their opponents on Saturday?
I always play very hard, with star players on the other side too. When we are together in the club, we all swim in the same direction.
It's a combination of a top performance and a good win, that's the big thing. We lacked intensity and hardly made any chances.
But his wonderful pass to Raheem Sterling for the opener against Everton topped the lot. Speaking to Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola, the message is clear.
He is going through some examinations because we haven't had any clarity from the Gabon national team about why he came back, Arteta said.
Liam Turrall is in my opinion the best left-back in Shropshire but he's probably going to have to take one game out for us - he's a cracking player but Roberto Carlos is another level.
We weigh up how Man Utd's injury concerns in defence could affect their approach, while we ask whether Jack Grealish is living up to his big price tag and the reasons behind some inconsistent form from the defending champions.
Arteta may be reluctant to alter what has proven to be a successful formula in the Premier League, with Arsenal having lost just once in their last 10 games to climb to fifth in the table ahead of Thursday's trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United.
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St Mirren will ultimately be pleased with the result given their pre-match request, remaining in ninth place.
The work from all of the staff, the players and everyone associated with the club has made an impact and has helped us perform the way we have been.
Southampton have shown this season - and for the majority of the Ralph Hasenhuttl reign - that a league position of 16th significantly underrates their true level in the Premier League.
We've got to get them organised to go to different parts of the UK to get their fingerprints done and get tested.
The Nations League is due to start on 4 June - with four games for each European nation that month - and next season is meant to start a week earlier (6 August) to fit in the winter World Cup in Qatar.
Sam Simmonds could be a doubt for England's summer tour to Australia as Exeter Chiefs await further assessments on the hip injury that ruled the No 8 out of the defeat to Munster last weekend.
Spittal’s cross went through a crowd of bodies before ending up in the net in the 72nd minute in Dingwall.
Robinho became the most expensive player in British football when he joined City from Real for £32.5m in 2008.
How the teams lined up | Match statsPremier League table | FixturesGet Sky Sports | Live football on Sky SportsSon helps Spurs up to sixth Spurs were keen to start on the front foot and could have opened the scoring in the opening 10 minutes as Harry Kane played in Lucas Moura, but Alvaro Fernandez was equal to a fizzing shot at the near post.
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Mikel Arteta’s side kicked off January full of hope after a thrilling end to December saw them win five games in a row in all competitions, scoring 19 goals in the process.
Some of Southgate's most trusted and stellar names have had their struggles. Will they improve and what will he do should they remain in a dip?
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Elsewhere, bottom two Genoa and Salernitana played out a 1-1 draw that did little to help either side hopes of survival, leaving them six and nine points adrift of the safety zone respectively.
Pep Guardiola has laughed off suggestions that he should take credit for Raheem Sterling’s resurgent form at Manchester City.
