matchday, image by nic jience

matchday, image by nic jience

Saturday, 19 September 2015

Cristaino Ronaldo walks with a Refugee boy into the Bernabeu on Saturday




His name is Zaid, a Syrian refugee who has made it to Spain. And on Saturday, he got to enter the Bernabeu pitch with Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo

Zaid's father, Osama Abdul Mohsen, became an unwanted viral star when a camerawoman tripped him in Hungary earlier this month.

Sport documented the amazing week Zaid has been having in Madrid:

Zaid was one of the children who each football player walks on to the pitch with, before posing for a photo. At all moments, Ronaldo stayed by the young Syrian's side. Zaid also spent Friday, with his father (Osama Abdul Mohsen) and his brother (Mohammad), at Madrid's training ground meeting the squad. 
There he posed for photos with Ronaldo, but also with Pepe, Kiko Casilla, Denis Cheryshev, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Lucas Vazquez. 

David Beckham "Heartbroken" to hear than his son will not commit to football



David Beckham father of 3 sons with two of them playing at the Arsenal academy (Romeo and Brooklyn) came out to say he was heartbroken after hearing one of his sons was reluctant to commit to football because of the pressure associated with being the son of the former Manchester United legend and England captain, as he told ABC News, via Eurosport:

One of my boys turned around to me the other day, he said,

"Daddy, you know, I'm not sure I want to play football all the time."

It broke my heart a little bit. He said, "Every time that I step onto the field, I know people are saying, you know, 'This is David Beckham's son,' and if I'm not as good as you, then it's not good enough."

I said, "Okay, stop right there. ... You play because you want to play."

David Beckham did not make clear which of his three sons made the comments.

Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Manchester United's Luke Shaw Suffers a leg Fracture in Champions League Clash against PSV

Manchester United have confirmed that Luke Shaw suffered a double leg fracture in the Champions League clash against PSV Eindhoven.

The incident occurred 15 minutes into the 2-1 defeat when left-back Shaw made a surging run into the PSV box and Mexican defender Hector Moreno caught his standing leg as he attempted to poke the ball past him.

The game was stopped for almost 10 minutes as United's medical staff attended to the stricken 20-year-old and they gave him oxygen before very carefully putting him onto a stretcher.

United confirmed after the match that Shaw had suffered a double fracture to his right leg and would return to Manchester on Wednesday to undergo an operation.

Former United striker Dwight Yorke was in the Sky Sports News HQ studio and he feels the injury is a massive setback for both the United and England.

"It is such a saddening thing for Luke Shaw because he has been absolutely outstanding from Manchester United's point of view," Yorke said.

"There were question marks about his fitness, about his commitment to being one of the top players but he has come back and proven himself to a lot of people this season.

"This [is] a massive blow not only for Manchester United but for England as well. This is a terrible thing to happen to the young lad."

The England international had been one of United's standout players this season after spending the summer getting himself into peak physical condition.

Marcos Rojo, who replaced Shaw at the Philips Stadion, is likely to be a long-term replacement for Shaw at United this season.

Shortly after suffering the injury, Shaw thanked the well-wishers who sent him notes of support via his Twitter account.

He wrote: "Thank you everyone for your messages, words can't describe how gutted I am, my road to recovery starts now, I will come back stronger."

The match was stopped for almost 10 minutes as Shaw was attended to
His former club Southampton told Shaw to "come back stronger", to which he replied: "thank you, you don't know how much you as a club mean to me, thank you so much I really appreciate it."

Shaw's team-mate Adnan Januzaj, currently on loan at Borussia Dortmund, wrote on Twitter: "Horrible to see what happened ... I wish u all the best my brother and stay strong you will comeback even stronger ... @LukeShaw23"

Manchester United Lost to PSV 2-1 as Luke Shaw get severe injury



Luke Shaw suffered a horrific suspected broken leg as Manchester United's return to the Champions League ended in a disappointing 2-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven.

Luciano Narsingh and Hector Moreno found the net as the Dutch champions recorded a narrow triumph over United on their first Champions League match in 17 months.

But Moreno maybe should have not been on the pitch to head PSV level after Memphis Depay's opener. With 15 minutes gone, the Mexican slid in with a late two-footed challenge on Shaw in the box.

The England defender was carried off on a stretcher while receiving oxygen eight minutes later. Disturbing replays showed Shaw's right foot bent at a 45-degree angle, which meant he had surely broken it.

Incredibly, referee Nicola Rizzoli did not award a penalty and Moreno was allowed to equalise Depay's stunning solo opener with a header.

Then, just before the hour, Narsingh took advantage of some slack marking from Shaw's replacement Marcos Rojo to finish off a counter and give the hosts an historic win that gives them an early advantage in Group B.

PSV celebrate after Luciano Narsingh scored what proved to be the winner.

Even though Anthony Martial impressed on his full debut, manager Louis van Gaal will be disappointed that United's return to Europe's biggest club competition ended in a loss.

As a former Ajax coach and player, Van Gaal would have expected a hostile reception at the Philips Stadion.

Before the first whistle, it was clear the United manager and his team would not be made welcome by the supporters of Ajax's great rivals.

Van Gaal's name and that of former Ajax player Daley Blind were booed loudly when they were read out on the public address system.

The atmosphere turned flat in the 15th minute, however, when Shaw was sent flying into the air and dumped on to the turf by Moreno's challenge.

The left-back ran into the box at full pace only to be chopped down by Moreno from behind. He lay in agony on the floor with his right foot at an angle, which indicated a break.

After lengthy treatment, Shaw was carried off on a stretcher and driven to hospital.
With such a subdued atmosphere, the game struggled to spark into life.

Martial headed a free-kick wide, but, despite lots of possession, United lacked a killer touch.
Thankfully for Van Gaal, Depay was in the mood to show his former employers what they were missing. The 

Dutchman received a pass from Blind, skipped past Santiago Arias and Jeffrey Bruma before slotting the ball through the legs of PSV goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet.

As he had promised, Depay celebrated, but not wildly.

Any celebrations were short-lived, however, as PSV equalised five minutes later.

Moreno shrugged off Matteo Darmian to head in Maxime Lestienne's corner. Blind tried to clear but instead ended up helping the ball in with his head.

The game turned full circle as PSV took the lead after half-time. Lestienne was the provider again. He latched on to a crisp volleyed pass from Andres Guardado and floated a ball over Rojo's head for Narsingh, who nodded in.