Footy Talk: Football News and Rumours - 19th December 2016

Updated: 19 December 2016 17:58 IST - Published: December, 19 2016 10:00 AM IST

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OFFICIAL: Leonardo Bonucci has signed a contract extension with Juventus, keeping him at the club until 2021. pic.twitter.com/JLSrDveCXr
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) December 19, 2016

“For the second goal I didn’t see the shot and there were people running across. “I don’t know if it was David Silva or not – I didn’t see the ball because there was someone in front." - Petr Cech on the second goal conceded by Arsenal

The front page of Sport bows down to the genius of Lionel Messi.

Love this morning's front page of Sport. A privilege to watch a genius last night pic.twitter.com/Ju87Ph5Iz7
— Oliver Holt (@OllieHolt22) December 19, 2016

Real Madrid have won a total of three trophies in 2016, while they have only lost 2. Quite a statistic.

It's Everton vs Liverpool tonight, at 1:30 AM IST. Who are you rooting for?

Its Derby Day 🔴👊 #LFC pic.twitter.com/P90dbC1eRl
— Anything Liverpool (@Anything_LFC) December 19, 2016

Juventus' last 25 home league games
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Goals: 59
Conceded: 9

That is quite some form.

Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and Marseille number one Yohann Pelé dominate the goalkeeping statistics in Europe.

Most clean sheets in Europe's top 5 leagues this season:

Thibaut Courtois (10)
Yohann Pele (10)
Yoan Cardinale (8)
Danijel Subasic (8) pic.twitter.com/FhQIOxrEuv
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) December 19, 2016

Chelsea fans still aren't in good terms with Mourinho.

When someone asks give me ONE reason why Antonio Conte is better than Jose Mourinho ... pic.twitter.com/KKocTA1i6V
— Nawaz. (@BlueNawaz) December 19, 2016

A sublime pass by City loanee Samir Nasri. He's turning quite a few heads at Sevilla, especially after their 4-1 victory against Malaga. The club are 3rd in the league, four points off the top spot.

Nasri with a strong contender for first-time pass of the season. pic.twitter.com/Jvjoqs14sD
— Andy Ha (@_AndyHa) December 18, 2016

The statistics point to Mustafi being a vital player in Arsenal's setup. True or false?

Arsenal without Shkodran Mustafi:

- vs Liverpool: L
- vs Southampton: L
- vs Everton: L
- vs Man City: L

Their key man. 👊🔑 pic.twitter.com/E08W0VrGJn
— SPORF (@Sporf) December 19, 2016

Chelsea become only the third club in history to win 500 Premier League games. Manchester United have won 593 games and Arsenal have won 512 games.

It's been a tough week for Arsenal. Is the trend going to continue?

Arsenal's week:

Mon: Draw Bayern in UCL
Tue: Lose to Everton
Wed: All rivals win 3 points
Sat: All rivals win 3 points
Sun: Lose to City pic.twitter.com/R95whw84ee
— Football Memes (@FootballMemesCo) December 19, 2016

Joe Hart conceded 5 goals, including a brilliant chip from Dries Mertens, as his side Torino lost 5-3 to Napoli.

Meanwhile in Italy, Joe Hart conceded five goals today. But his hair was reportedly 100% dandruff-free, so, y'know, swings and roundabouts.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) December 18, 2016

Merten's responding to comparisons to Maradona.

Diego Armando Mertens? Mertens: "Do they compare me to Maradona? I still have a long way to go." ⚽⚽⚽⚽ #sscnapoli 🇧🇪 pic.twitter.com/mdqHttQQoY
— Kristof Terreur 📰 (@HLNinEngeland) December 19, 2016

How good was Messi's goal last night? Absolutely incredible from the Argentinian phenomenon.

Can football retire when Messi retires. It just won't get any better...pic.twitter.com/cspffbGWId
— BigSport (@BigSportGB) December 18, 2016

Man City players show their support for injured teammate Ilkay Gundogan before the match. pic.twitter.com/YSksFD5Iom
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) December 18, 2016

Imagine if we did this every time Sturridge got injured. It would would become our permanent 3rd kit. pic.twitter.com/w2QaJMmHDU
— Anfield Hub (@AnfieldHub) December 18, 2016

Ronaldo is the 1st player to win the Champions League, Euros, Ballon D’Or and Club World Cup in the same year.🏆🏆🏆🏆 #YearOfRonaldo pic.twitter.com/ZXmA6dHuSC
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 18, 2016

“[Oscar] has already said goodbye, a good friend who goes away, but we wish the best for him and his family as well,” his teammate Willian said in an interview with a Brazilian journalist

Today we wish a very Happy Birthday to a man who holds the record of fastest clean sweep in the premier league history, @GaryJCahill! 🎂 pic.twitter.com/nwQZDZZV3Y
— Chelsea India (@ChelseaIndia) December 19, 2016

Una giornata ricca di gol e vittorie importanti: ecco la nuova classifica della Serie A TIM! pic.twitter.com/MHcry4RTZl
— Serie A TIM (@SerieA_TIM) December 18, 2016

Table after today's MD15 games 👇 @FCBayernEN are 🔙🔛🔝and @Schanzer_EN out of the bottom 2! How is your #Bundesliga club doing? pic.twitter.com/UpZYFEOUWb
— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) December 18, 2016

Barcelona retake second place from Sevilla ahead of the Christmas break while Eibar and Deportivo move up the #LaLigaSantander table. 📈⬆️ pic.twitter.com/14KKCPS73F
— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) December 18, 2016

.@ManCity leapfrog Arsenal into second and close the gap at the top pic.twitter.com/SNmyyjcPVB
— Premier League (@premierleague) December 18, 2016

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