Elche have been demoted from La Liga for failing to settle tax debts, with Eibar now set to remain in the Spanish top flight.
The Liga de Futbol Profesional (LFP) on Friday revealed that a judge has ruled Elche must drop down to the Segunda Division next season and pay a fine of €180,303.63.
Elche s players were not paid for long periods of the season and, despite finishing 13th, they now face up to life in the second tier once again.
A La Liga statement said: The La Liga social discipline judge has issued a ruling on Case 28/2014-15, brought against Elche CF SAD, as a result of the aforementioned institution s debts with the State Tax Administration Agency (AEAT).
Following the ruling issued by the judge appointed to look into the case, the…
Leicester City have handed Wilfred Ndidi a two-year extension to his contract with the Premier League club.
Ndidi has been one of the Foxes most consistent performances since his arrival from Genk in January 2017, and has penned a new deal keeping him at the King Power Stadium until 2024.
The Nigeria international was the Premier League s most successful tackler last season and played every minute of the Super Eagles World Cup campaign in Russia.
And Ndidi, who has already made over 60 appearances for Leicester and been named the club s Young Player of the Year for 2016-17 and 2017-18, is delighted to have pledged his future to the club.
A new deal for Wilf?
Yes Ndidi!
— Leicester City (@LCFC)
I m very happy to si…
Brandi Chastain – See #5 on Our List
As any striker will undoubtedly tell you, there is simply nothing that beats scoring a goal on the pitch. Over the history of the beautiful game, we have seen plenty of cheeky, weird, emotional, acrobatic and cocky (too many adjectives!!!) goal celebrations. Here is a list detailing ten of the best soccer goal celebrations.
10.) Obafemi Martins
The former Newcastle and Inter Milan striker would certainly not be out of place in a gymnastics competition. Nigerian international Martins does a series of astonishing somersaults to celebrate a goal. Here is one from his Inter days after scoring a goal against Reggina.
9.) Ruud van Nistelrooy
Ruud van Nistelrooy doesn t …
Alan Pardew has said that Luke de Jong’s form will have to improve if he is to secure a permanent move to Newcastle United in the summer, .
The Dutch international moved to St James’ Park on loan from Borussia Monchengladbach in January, and has failed to score in his eight Premier League matches so far.
Pardew, who will be able to attend his side’s match at Southampton on Saturday after being banned from the stadium for the last three games, is a big admirer of the 23 year old but has suggested that unless he starts scoring, he will not be at the club beyond his loan spell.
De Jong barely featured for Monchengladbach during the first half of this season, after managing just six goals in his first season in the Bundesliga though in his native Netherland…
As for the visitors, only managing to play out a lackluster 0-0 draw against Bournemouth over the weekend, Watford have continued on what has been a very worrying start to the 2019/2020 Premier League campaign. Now the only side in England s top-tier yet to record a single victory since opening the new campaign, returning boss Quique Sánchez Flores finds his side sat rock-bottom of the table and four points adrift of safety. A huge part of the Hornets continued issues entering November has come down to some toothless displays in the final third. Once again drawing a blank on Saturday afternoon, Watford have scored just one goal in their last five Premier League appearances. It should also be noted that Tuesday s guests hold the worst attacking record in the division. There is no doubt …
While it might not have been at the top of their priority list earlier in the season, Juventus did manage to lift their 15th Coppa Italia crown after what was a rollercoaster night on Wednesday.
Although more scrutiny might lie ahead for the now-former Italian champions, Federico Chiesa s late strike was enough to clinch a hard-fought 2-1 win against Atalanta after a real second-half flurry.
With The Old Lady once again breaking Italian Cup history, we have taken a look at three major talking points after a jubilant night at the Mapei Stadium.
A First And Last Title For Pirlo?
If you had simply offered Juventus fans just a Coppa Italia title at the start of the season, there is no doubt that the Italian giants would have considered that to be a hugely disappoin…
Arsenal youngster Nacer Barazite has joined Vitesse Arnhem on loan till the end of the 10/11 season. The 20 year old had undergone a trial at Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers earlier this summer with a view to a loan move, but the transfer did not materialise and the Gunners have now opted to loan him out to Vitesse.
This is Barazite s second loan stint- he had an earlier spell with Derby County in the 2008/09 season.
Barazite is a regular for the Netherlands at youth levels- he has represented them at U-17, U-19, U-20 and U-21 levels.
Vitesse finished 14th in the Eredivisie last season.
[Source:- Arsenal FC, Vitesse Arnhem]
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Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini insisted he is not a dirty player as he responded to criticism following two elbowing incidents against Liverpool.
Fellaini was singled out during United s 3-1 aggregate defeat to Liverpool in the Europa League last 16, after appearing to elbow Emre Can in the first leg at Anfield.
The towering Belgium international then caught Dejan Lovren in the return leg on Thursday, leading to a yellow card and former referee Howard Webb labelling him a thug .
However, Fellaini said he never wants to injure a player .
I am not like that, Fellaini told BBC Sport. If you want to win the game, you have to be aggressive.
I don t want to elbow someone, I just defend myself. I am physical.
I like to win my c…
Tottenham s Moussa Sissoko has claimed he never considered leaving the club, despite struggling to make an impact during his first two seasons.
Sissoko joined Tottenham on deadline day in August 2016, having been on the verge of a move to Everton before Spurs secured his signing from Newcastle United for a reported £30million.
The midfielder initially failed to cement a place in Mauricio Pochettino s side and was often criticised by Tottenham s fans following the big-money move, but he has become a first-team regular this term.
Sissoko has revealed that, despite his struggles, he never considered pushing for a move away from Tottenham.
The best thing I have done is to be strong mentally. he told the Guardian.
I never give up. In life, yo…
With another stacked international schedule on the cards this weekend, it will be the Nations League final that steals all of the headlines.
In what looks set to be a history-making showdown between Croatia and Spain on Sunday night, there remain plenty of interesting affairs from across the globe.
So, for those of you that are looking to stick on an international flutter this weekend, we have created your ultimate Sunday double.
19:45 Uganda vs Algeria
While Algeria might have been left heartbroken back in February as they eventually had to settle for a silver medal finish in the African Nations Championship, Sunday’s guests are still enjoying what has been an extended purple patch. Signing off March’s international break with back-to-back victori…