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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:
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) December 19, 2016
Thibaut Courtois (10)
Yohann Pele (10)
Yoan Cardinale (8)
Danijel Subasic (8) pic.twitter.com/FhQIOxrEuv
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:
— SPORF (@Sporf) December 19, 2016
- vs Liverpool: L
- vs Southampton: L
- vs Everton: L
- vs Man City: L
Their key man. 👊🔑 pic.twitter.com/E08W0VrGJn
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:
— Football Memes (@FootballMemesCo) December 19, 2016
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
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](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/card_images/footy-talk-football-news-and-rumours-19th-december-2016/ft_1482127121-800.jpg)
“[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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