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United States international Chris Richards may be about to change position for club and country, with the natural defender being moved up the field.

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American forged reputation at centre-halfSlotted into midfield against West HamHappy to play wherever he is requiredWHAT HAPPENED?

The 23-year-old has forged his reputation as a centre-half, allowing him to spend time with FC Dallas, Bayern Munich and Crystal Palace. He has earned 14 caps for the USMNT in a defensive berth, but is being nudged into midfield by Eagles boss Roy Hodgson and put in a Man of the Match performance during a 1-1 Premier League draw with West Ham.

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Richards has told Palace’s of filling an expected role – in what was just his sixth start in the English top-flight: “I wasn’t expecting it, but I just want to be on the pitch – so whatever it takes! It was something! It was a bit more defensive than anything, so I enjoyed that aspect, but I just liked being on the pitch and getting a point. There’s a bit of similarity [to centre-back]. I’m just not used to the ball going over my head like that, so that was something that took a bit of getting used to, but I enjoyed it. I was kind of surprised to play it, but I feel like I did pretty well.”

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Richards was deployed in midfield after seeing Jeffrey Schlupp withdrawn from the Palace squad due to personal reasons. He completed the second-most tackles (five), interceptions (two) and clearances (four) of any player on the pitch and said on social media of being recognised as the Eagles’ star performer: “Proud to be voted yalls man of the match yesterday. Let’s get the 3 points on Wednesday.”

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Hodgson said of seeing Richards thrive in an unfamiliar position: “He must be very pleased with his performance as a central midfield player, albeit that he is, by trade, more of a centre-half.” The Alabama native will be hoping to retain his starting berth for back-to-back home dates against Bournemouth and Liverpool.

The salaries of star men within the U.S. game was released on Wednesday, with a number of household names among the top earners

The Major League Soccer Players Association (MLSPA) has released its salary guide for 2019. 

As expected, Zlatan Ibrahimovic's new deal with the LA Galaxy has seen him vastly improve his wages from a year ago, and while his move up the list is not a shock, there were a few surprises along the way. 

See for youself below, as Goal runs through the 10 highest-earners in MLS from top to bottom. 

Katharine Lotze10Zlatan Ibrahimovic | LA Galaxy | $7.2 million

After working through the 2018 season on the measly listed wages of $1.5m, Ibrahimovic made the decision to stick around in MLS, and it paid off in a big way.  

The LA Galaxy designated player is on the highest salary in the history of MLS, his $7.2 million just a shade over the $7.1m listed wage for Sebastian Giovinco with Toronto last season.

But with 33 goals in 39 outings, the Galaxy likely feel they're getting strong value out of the former Manchester United forward, who continues to shine both on and off the field and is the biggest star in the league at this point. 

AdvertisementGetty Images9Giovani dos Santos | No Club | $6.5m

To keep Ibrahimovic, the Galaxy had to make a sacrifice elsewhere, and Dos Santos was the man to take the hit. 

The Mexico international was one of four designated players on the Galaxy roster heading into the 2019 season, but MLS rules allow for only three. The club made the call to cut loose the older of the Dos Santos brothers in March, but his compensation package still sees him listed as one of the highest-paid players on the MLS payroll, even if he is not currently in the league. 

Getty Images8Michael Bradley | Toronto FC | $6.5m

Bradley has been among the league's best paid players for several years and was part of a high-earning Toronto side which won the 2017 MLS Cup title in record-setting fashion. 

His total compensation package still sees him listed as one of the top-three earners in the league, and TFC will be hoping he can help them reach championship form again in 2019. 

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Vaughn Ridley7Jozy Altidore | Toronto FC | $6.3m

Another player who picked up a big payday from Toronto FC, Altidore remains in the top-five highest paid players in the league. 

The USMNT forward has netted five times in nine appearances so far this season for TFC as he has battled injury, but remains a threat when fit and on the pitch. 

He will be hoping for a return to his 2017 form, when he netted 15 times for the club in helping lead them to the top of MLS. 

GOAL breaks down what the USWNT must do to finish atop Group E and what it will mean going forward on their road to the final

The United States women's national team's expectation is always to win its World Cup group. There's no ifs, buts or maybes with this. They're the most dominant force this competition has ever seen. Finishing atop the group is a minimum for a team that is among the favorites to win the World Cup every four years.

But, heading into their final group game of this tournament, there is a very real chance that the U.S. does not finish on top of Group E. And there's even a tiny, minuscule chance of a doomsday scenario that sees the two-time defending champions crash out altogether. It feels unfathomable, for sure, but stranger things have happened, right?

If they don't win the group, the USWNT will make some unfortunate history. They've finished top in seven of their eight World Cup appearances, with Sweden in 2011 the only team to finish ahead of the U.S. in a group stage. The U.S. famously went on to lose the World Cup final that summer, falling to Japan on penalty kicks.

Still, the U.S. is still in a position where they very well can win this group, which also features Vietnam, the Netherlands and Portugal. They beat Vietnam 3-0 and then drew with the Netherlands in a scrappy 1-1 clash. That draw ensured it would all come down to the final day. Nothing will be decided until the final whistle blows in that match against Portugal.

So what's at stake for the USWNT? How will their road to the World Cup final be impacted by finishing first or second? And what if, somehow, Portugal pull off the unthinkable and hand the USWNT a historic defeat? GOAL takes a look at all of the scenarios and what they mean for the USWNT…

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This one is somewhat easy at the start: if the USWNT win, they're getting out of the group. Phase one would be complete. Bring on the knockouts. However, their place in the group would be very much determined by what goes on elsewhere.

Heading into the last game, the USWNT is level with the Netherlands on points, but maintain a two-goal lead in goal difference. Therefore, if the USWNT win, the Netherlands would need to beat Vietnam by at least two more goals than the USWNT top Portugal by.

Should the Netherlands draw, the U.S. would go through as winners with a win of their own. And should Vietnam stun the Netherlands and win, the Dutch would still go through second thanks to the USWNT's help.

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This one is also straightforward, as a draw would be enough to get them through to the knockouts as well. However, it would almost certainly not be enough for them to win the group.

The U.S. would need Vietnam to get a result against the Netherlands to have any hope of finishing top. A draw in the other game would see the U.S. finish atop the group while a Vietnam win would open the door for Portugal to finish second despite their opening-game defeat.

Overall, a draw would be enough, but it certainly wouldn't be the result the USWNT would want as they look to build momentum towards the knockouts.

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And here it is: The doomsday scenario. A loss to Portugal would leave the U.S. solely relying on the other game. Portugal will advance, for sure, bu that second spot would go down to the U.S. or Netherlands.

The Dutch would claim that spot with just a draw, while a Netherlands loss would open up a goal-difference battle that would be in the USWNT's favor.

Either way, this would be nothing less than a catastrophe for the USWNT.

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Advancing is the end goal, sure, but there will be a big difference depending on where the USWNT finish.

Should the U.S. win the group, they'd open up the knockouts, almost certainly, with a somewhat favorable matchup against Italy, South Africa or Argentina. After that would be Switzerland or Spain, with La Roja the favorites to be the USWNT's quarter-final opponent despite their chastening 4-0 loss to Japan on Monday.

If the USWNT finishes second, though, they'd almost certainly face Sweden in the last 16, who has been dominant in their two games so far, while the potential quarter-final opponents would be the impressive Japan or a resurgent Norway.

There's almost certainly no avoiding Spain or Japan, but finishing atop the group would give the U.S. a more favorable last-16 clash as they look to march to the final. But that's not the only reason folks back in the U.S. should care about where the U.S. finishes…

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes joked he wasn't impressed by Alejandro Garnacho's wondergoal against Everton, which earned him Man of the Match.

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Garnacho scores screamer vs EvertonBut Fernandes unimpressedJoked Argentine didn't deserve MOTMWHAT HAPPENED?

The Argentina starlet scored a Puskas winner-worthy bicycle kick in the opening stages of Sunday's Premier League fixture. Garnacho rose acrobatically to scissor home Diogo Dalot's overhit cross, before a Marcus Rashford penalty and a customary Anthony Martial strike sealed a comfortable 3-0 victory over the Toffees. The goal earned the young forward MOTM courtesy of – although captain Fernandes didn't quite see it that way.

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Asked about his thoughts on Garnacho's wonderstrike, the Portugal midfielder joked: "Ah, so-so! I'll give him a good note just for the goal. But that's because he knows I have big expectations for him. He's not a great player yet, but he has a big future ahead. We expect a lot from him. He knows that, even more from me – I'll always be behind him asking for more. Amazing goal though."

Fernandes also offered a sly dig when asked to present the Argentine with the MOTM award, adding: "I don't think he deserves but okay…"

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Garnacho's strike is only his first Premier League goal of the season after an inconsistent start, as both manager Erik ten Hag and United supporters will hope this can kickstart a solid run of form in the first team. It certainly set the tone for what turned out to be a comfortable victory at Goodison Park, though, as Ten Hag's side proved they could stand firm against a virulent atmosphere and win despite multiple injury setbacks.

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Both Fernandes and Garnacho will hope to feature when the Red Devils travel to Galatasary on Wednesday in what is a crunch match for their Champions League aspirations. Both teams sit outside the automatic qualification spots in Group A – United in rock bottom – meaning Ten Hag's side need nothing less than three points if they are to stay in the hunt for a place in the knock-outs.

Kolkata Knight Riders opener Robin Uthappa has said the “batting chemistry” he shares with his partner Gautam Gambhir has helped their productivity in the IPL

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Apr-2016Kolkata Knight Riders opener Robin Uthappa has said the “batting chemistry” he shares with his partner Gautam Gambhir has helped their productivity in the IPL. Gambhir and Uthappa shared a 92-run opening stand in Knight Riders’ eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday. While Uthappa made a 34-ball 38, Gambhir was unbeaten on 90 off 60 deliveries in the chase.”The batting chemistry between us is really good. Like today, in the initial part of the innings, Gauti was taking some time and then I went on the offensive for a little bit. Then I got hit and Gauti took over from there,” Uthappa told . “That is where all the understanding and the complementing each other factor comes into the picture – in situations like that. When I found it difficult to grip the bat, Gambhir took the onus upon himself and I played second fiddle where I was just rotating the strike to give him a lot more of the strike during the course of the innings. He did what was required of him – to take the onus on himself.”With 1094 runs in 27 innings, Uthappa and Gambhir have the second-highest aggregate for an opening pair in the IPL, after Chennai Super Kings’ M Vijay and Michael Hussey. In Knight Riders’ title-winning campaign in 2014, Uthappa and Gambhir had two century and three half-century stands and ended the season with second-highest aggregate – 490 runs in 11 innings. Uthappa was bought by Knight Riders in the 2014 auction and has opened with Gambhir in all but five matches since.”It helps to have a stable opening combination throughout the tournament,” Uthappa said. “I think we kind of cracked it in the first year when I joined KKR. Once we got that figured, it became a very formidable opening partnership.”I think myself and Gautam complement each other beautifully and we have a great understanding between each other. We understand the importance of rotating strike and backing each other. We know exactly what to say to each other when we are batting in the middle, during the course of the innings.”Uthappa also said the off-field relationship he shared with Gambhir helped their on-field performance: “We have played a lot of cricket together. We do open a lot together so there is a great understanding, and over the years we have gotten along really well. It has also got to do a lot with the kind of relationship we share off the field, which has always been great with him. I do believe when you spend so much time with each other, and you have been opening consistently over a period of time, you tend to find your space and stay within that. You also help each other out.”Knight Riders’ win over Sunrisers in Hyderabad was their first of six successive matches away from home, and Uthappa hoped they could build on the success. They now have two wins from three games this season.”Winning games away from home matters a lot. We are playing six on the bounce outside our home ground, so it is important for us to start well,” Uthappa said. “We are very happy with the way we played this game. I truly believe that we will be really successful if, more often than not, we play to our potential.”

This disappointment means the European champions will not qualify for the Olympics, though a free year does give the coach a chance to fix some issues

Margins don't get much finer than those that denied England a place in the Women's Nations League finals, and thus killed their Olympic dream, on Tuesday night. There were three minutes between the Lucy Bronze header that seemed to have given the Lionesses top spot in Group A and the late Netherlands goal, some 700 miles away, that ensured the Dutch progressed to the next stage of the competition instead.

It was a dramatic finale to a group stage that has been very up and down for Sarina Wiegman's side. After the game in Scotland, which saw England thrash their neighbours 6-0, Beth Mead admitted that the team had "let ourselves down maybe earlier on in the competition", with defeats to the Netherlands and Belgium ultimately costing them, rather than the inability to get a seventh goal in Glasgow.

It means that the Lionesses won't compete in the Nations League finals in February and, as a result, cannot secure a place for Great Britain in the Olympic women's football tournament next year, either. In a sport with far too many ACL injuries and a severely imbalanced calendar, a summer off has some benefits, but the reigning European champions, a team that reached the World Cup final earlier this year, will see it as a missed opportunity to win a major title.

There is plenty for Wiegman to ponder, then, with the extra breathing space she will get before England's next big tournament comes around, at the European Championship in 2025. What, though, did she learn from her side's final international camp of 2023? GOAL picks out the winners and losers from the Lionesses' final games of the year…

GettyLOSER: Sarina Wiegman

For a long time, it felt like Wiegman had the Midas touch. Everything she touched seemed to turn to gold. After leading the Netherlands to victory at a home Euros and then to a World Cup final two years later, she repeated the trick on both counts with England. It took her 31 games, even, to taste defeat as head coach of the Lionesses.

However, the last few months have seen questions raised of the Dutchwoman and her work. She temporarily fixed issues during the World Cup in the summer with a change of formation, but in this Nations League campaign, many of those problems reared their ugly heads and contributed to what is ultimately a failure, to not qualify for the finals or get Team GB into the Olympics.

At the end of the day, everything falls on the coach and that means, in this case, it falls on Wiegman. This is the biggest disappointment that she has tasted on this stage – but she is still one of the best coaches on the planet. It is a setback, but it will be fascinating to see how she goes about bouncing back from it across 2024, a year where there will be so much more room to tinker and try things given the lack of a major tournament.

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The ultimate outcome of this international window for England was a hugely devastating one, but there were also a lot of positives in a week that saw them overturn a 2-0 half-time deficit to beat the Netherlands before they then thrashed Scotland 6-0. One of the biggest ones was the return of Beth Mead from a cruel ACL injury.

Back in the squad for the first time since last November, the Arsenal star came off the bench at the break in that first fixture at Wembley on Friday night and helped change the game, so much so that the Lionesses emerged 3-2 winners against all the odds to keep their Nations League finals hopes alive. Then, in Glasgow, she made her first England start in over a year and marked it with her first goal for her country in 15 months.

Mead's world-class talent gave the Lionesses a real boost during this window, and Wiegman will be delighted to have her back in the long-term, as she looks to get this team firing on all cylinders again.

Getty ImagesLOSER: Alessia Russo

England needed to score a lot of goals in this camp. Ideally, against the Netherlands, they wanted to win by a two-goal margin to give themselves a better chance of progressing when they met Scotland on Tuesday. After going 2-0 down in the game, they were happy enough to come away still alive, having scored three second-half goals to comeback from the brink. Four days later, they knew they needed to have their shooting boots on again to thrash their neighbours in Glasgow to top the group. For both challenges, Alessia Russo was benched.

This is a player who has been almost immovable as England's No.9 since Ellen White retired after the Euros in 2022. Despite Rachel Daly's Golden Boot-winning Women's Super League season last term, Wiegman kept faith in Russo, and it certainly paid off during the World Cup, at which the 24-year-old scored so many important goals en route to the final.

However, when the Lionesses were in need of goals in this window, Wiegman changed things up, playing Manchester City winger Lauren Hemp as a centre-forward for both games.

Russo has long kept her place in the team because of how much her all-round play contributes to the team performance – but she is not the most clinical forward at Wiegman's disposal. She is a very talented player, but there are members of this squad that are more ruthless than her in front of goal. Perhaps trying to figure out what her best role is in this team while still having a clinical feel to the attack is one of the things for Wiegman to ponder.

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Daly, meanwhile, saw just four minutes of action in this international window, brought on for the very final stages of the 3-2 win over the Netherlands. If you had said that Russo would be benched for these games, most would have assumed that Daly – who has netted on nine occasions already this season despite Aston Villa's struggles – would have taken her place. However, her involvement was extremely limited, which was a surprise given the goals England needed to score.

Once again, it raises questions of how the Lionesses get the best out of the 32-year-old. Throughout her international career, under different coaches, Daly has been played out of position and rarely given the chance to shine as the prolific No.9 she is. Wiegman started to give her more opportunities in her preferred position last season, which was a no-brainer given her form, but she still ended the World Cup playing as a wing-back.

In Daly, England have a ruthless forward, someone who presses with incredible energy and has fantastic poaching instincts in the box – but she isn't used in the way she should be. Again, figuring out what to do with her should be on Wiegman's agenda for the New Year.

Saeed Ajmal has been picked by Pakistan for all three formats for the tour of Bangladesh, after his remodelled action was cleared by the ICC in February

Umar Farooq03-Apr-2015Squad changes for Bangladesh tour

ODIs
Out: Nasir Jamshed, Umar Akmal, Younis Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Misbah-ul-Haq (retired), Shahid Afridi (retired)
In: Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Azhar Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Sami Aslam
Tests
Out: Ehsan Adil, Imran Khan, Mohammad Talha, Shan Masood, Taufeeq Umar
In: Babar Azam, Sami Aslam, Saeed Ajmal, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Sohail Khan
T20s
Out: Anwar Ali, Awais Zia, Raza Hasan, Umar Akmal
In: Mukhtar Ahmed, Saeed Ajmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Rizwan, Sohail Khan, Junaid Khan

Saeed Ajmal has been picked by Pakistan for all three formats for the tour of Bangladesh, after his remodelled action was cleared by the ICC in February. Umar Akmal, who had a poor World Cup, was dropped from the three formats, while opener Ahmed Shehzad was left out of the ODI and Test squads, but found a place in the T20 side. Allrounder Fawad Alam, who was not picked for the World Cup, made a comeback for the ODIs as Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi’s retirements vacated two spots.Younis Khan’s name was missing from the ODI squad, but the PCB said he was “rested.” Fast bowler Junaid Khan returned to the Test and T20 squads after he missed the World Cup with a thigh injury, while Mohammad Hafeez was picked for all three formats. A calf injury had kept Hafeez out of the World Cup too, and he is yet to clear the ICC test, scheduled for April 9, with his reworked action after he was suspended last year. Wahab Riaz and Sohail Khan were rewarded for their performances in the World Cup – they were Pakistan’s top two wicket-takers – by being picked for all three formats.”We carried out an in-depth discussion about Pakistan’s World Cup performance, our future strategy and how we can take the team forward,” newly-appointed chief selector Haroon Rasheed said in a press conference in Lahore. “The Test ranking is good but the area of concern is the one-day team as our ranking is quite low, around seventh position. We need stability and the upcoming Bangladesh tour is very important and we have to give continuity to the team.”The selection panel made a whole host of changes for the Bangladesh tour. They named two new faces for the ODIs – wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan and left-handed opening batsman Sami Aslam, the Under-19 captain from the 2014 World Cup.They left out an out-of-form Nasir Jamshed after he played three matches in the World Cup, making scores of 4, 1 and 0. He last scored an ODI fifty in July 2013. The selectors went for Asad Shafiq instead, who last played in the ODIs against New Zealand in the UAE in December. Shafiq has scored three fifties and a hundred this year in domestic one-dayers in Pakistan.Shehzad and Akmal were the two main players to be dropped from the squads as both had underwhelming performances in the World Cup. Shehzad, whose best scores came against UAE and Ireland, made 227 runs at an average of 32.42 in his seven innings while Akmal could manage just 164 at 27.33. It is understood that apart from their performances, both players had discipline issues throughout the World Cup and their axing was mainly centred around their “attitude.” The tour report from one of the key officials in the team management described both as “not into cricket.”Rasheed did not divulge the report on both players but dished out a strict message for them regarding discipline. “If you want to play for Pakistan, you have to fulfil the requirement of discipline and country should come first,” Rasheed said. “Just not the off-field discipline but the cricketing discipline. Your job is to contribute towards Pakistan’s victory. You have to keep your individuality aside. We will support all the players, but we expect thorough professionalism. For that, if we have to take some strict measures we will take it. It’s a normal decorum; we have sent a message that cricketing discipline is more important to us. Performance must be for the benefit of the team and not the individuals.”We have seen the World Cup performances. We are not against anyone’s career, they are still available but they have to perform according to the merits and according to the team management’s thinking and strategy. It’s a combination of everything. The selection committee is taking independent decisions and there’s no pressure. We will keep aside all the pressures and will try to select the best team. We will see where Pakistan team stands now, after one year and after three years.”From the Test squad that played against New Zealand in the UAE last year, Ehsan Adil, Imran Khan, Mohammad Talha, Shan Masood and Taufeeq Umar were left out, making way for uncapped batsmen Sami Aslam and Babar Azam, who averaged 53.62 in the recent first-class season and 63.44 in one-dayers.The T20 squad from the previous tour in UAE left out Anwar Ali, Awais Zia, Raza Hasan to bring in Sohaib Maqsood, Rizwan and uncapped batsman Mukhtar Ahmed – a promising middle-order batsman with only five domestic T20s to his name. The 22-year-old batsman has scored two fifties and a hundred this year in one-day matches for State Bank of Pakistan, who won the President’s Gold Cup in February. He has a T20 hundred and a strike rate of 161.15.Fast bowler Mohammad Irfan, who was injured during the World Cup, was not available for the Bangladesh tour.Pakistan’s tour to Bangladesh is yet to be announced officially and has been delayed due to public holidays in Bangladesh. Pakistan are likely to arrive in Dhaka on April 13 to start the three-ODI series from April 17 in Mirpur.Pakistan Test squad: Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sami Aslam, Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Haris Sohail, Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Sarfraz Ahmed, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Sohail Khan, Rahat AliPakistan ODI squad: Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Azhar Ali (capt), Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Sohail, Sohaib Maqsood, Sami Aslam, Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Shah, Wahab Riaz, Rahat Ali, Ehsan Adil, Sohail KhanPakistan T20 squad: Ahmed Shehzad, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Hafeez, Mukhtar Ahmed, Sohaib Maqsood, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Rizwan, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi (capt), Sohail Tanvir, Saad Nasim, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Umar Gul,Junaid Khan

The Manchester United midfielder continued his resurgence under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, while Tottenham had plenty of heroes from their Bournemouth win

Getty1Eden Hazard | ChelseaEden Hazard has been directly involved in 19 goals in the Premier League this season (10 goals, nine assists); the most of any player.AdvertisementGetty Images2Harry Kane | TottenhamKane scored the fourth in Spurs' 5-0 victory against Bournemouth, with both of his shots landing on target and creating three chances for his team-mates.Getty Images3Heung-Min Son | TottenhamThe forward has had a hand in 10 goals in his last nine Premier League appearances (seven goals, three assists).ENJOYED THIS STORY?

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4Christian Eriksen | TottenhamEriksen has scored 18 Premier League goals from outside the area – the most of any Tottenham player in the competition’s history.

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Classic club colours, retro styles.

Featuring throwback replica designs for some of its leading clubs and federations, adidas bring it back to the nineties football era that inspired and defined a generation of style both on and off the pitch. Launching a series of designs for the adidas football family – including Ajax, Arsenal, Juventus, Man United, Real Madrid, and more – the football icons collection revives old, loved classics.

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The icons range takes a deep dive into each team's most memorable football moments from the period while unlocking retro looks, blurring the lines between football performance and streetwear culture. Centralised branding, glossy finishing, and laid-back, loose fits find the balance between instantly iconic and immediately wearable.

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From track tops to jerseys and shorts, the collection is designed for all fans who live and breathe football culture. Who are passionate about their club's heritage and who prize nostalgic style as much as the high-performance technology of modern sports performance apparel.

GOAL takes a closer look at each club's '90s-inspired collections – if you want to skip ahead to shop the collection click here.

Italy icon Jerseyadidas

The Italy jersey celebrates the ‘90s decade of the beautiful game with football’s biggest tournament on Italian soil. From its centrally placed, '90s-style badge to its bold 3-Stripes and loose fit, the shirt is every inch an icon.

Ajax icon Jerseyadidas

Classic club colours meet iconic adidas style, the Ajax football jersey boasts all the hallmarks of iconic ‘90s style. From that central club badge to those in-your-face 3-Stripes on the sides, it's a look that many fans recall with affection.

Arsenal icon Jerseyadidas

Cup double glory and bold adidas heritage come together in this Arsenal icon football jersey. This top radiates early '90s style with that much-loved Arsenal and adidas heritage.

Boca Juniors icon Jerseyadidas

The Boca Juniors jersey rekindles a classic football era with those signature diagonal 3-Stripes on the sides. It even feels the part, thanks to its soft fabric and loose, laid-back fit.

Celtic FC icon Jerseyadidas

Celtic FC fans didn't get to live the larger-than-life adidas Equipment era the first time around, so this football jersey reimagines what the green-and-white side of Glasgow may have looked like in the early '90s.

CR Flamengo icon Jerseyadidas

CR Flamengo DNA wrapped in adidas Equipment style. This football jersey rekindles a classic early '90s look with oversized 3-Stripes on the sides, a centrally placed team badge and an adidas Badge of Sport at the base of its signature collar.

FC Bayern icon Jerseyadidas

A blast from their past. This FC Bayern football jersey borrows its bold colours from the away shirts the club's players pulled on during the mid-'90s.

Juventus icon Jerseyadidas

Everything about this Juventus jersey shouts "football classic." Flashing diagonal 3-Stripes on the sides and a centrally positioned adidas Badge of Sport and team crest, it takes its lead from larger-than-life adidas Equipment gear.

Manchester United icon Jerseyadidas

Reimagining what Manchester United would've looked like in iconic adidas Equipment gear. This jersey combines modern details with a classic look, including an adidas Badge of Sport at the base of the collar, a central team crest and large diagonal 3-Stripes on the sides. It's sure to stoke memories for fans of a certain vintage. For others, it will be a whole new football experience.

Real Madrid icon Jerseyadidas

Real Madrid narrowly missed out on the adidas Equipment era. So this football jersey reimagines what the team could've looked like in the mid-'90s. Those large, diagonal 3-Stripes and that central team badge catch the eye.

River Plate icon Jerseyadidas

River Plate's colours and adidas Equipment style come together in this football jersey. From those large 3-Stripes on the sides to the centrally placed team crest and adidas Badge of Sport, there's no mistaking those early '90s influences.

adidas icon collection price & how to buy

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Jorginho has thanked Arsenal supporters for sticking with him on the back of his “painful mistake” in the latest north London derby.

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Gunners took the lead on two occasionsSpurs hit back to take a pointItaly international made costly errorWHAT HAPPENED?

The Gunners took the lead against arch-rivals Tottenham on two occasions at Emirates Stadium, with Bukayo Saka forcing an own goal from Cristian Romero before then converting from the penalty spot. They were, however, forced to settle for a share of the points in a thrilling 2-2 draw.

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Son Heung-min netted a double of his own for Spurs, with the second of those efforts gifted to him by Jorginho. The Italy international – within seconds of Saka scoring from 12 yards – dwelt on the ball in the middle of the park, allowing James Maddison to pick his pocket and tee up Son for another leveller.

WHAT THEY SAID

Jorginho has posted on Instagram of potentially costing Arsenal two precious points – with fans having taken to chanting his name, rather than getting on his back: “A painful mistake today, but seeing how everyone reacted after my mistake to support and lift me up, my team-mates, coaches, staff and you Arsenal fans. It gives me even more motivation to work harder and harder, because all of you deserve the best version of myself. Thank you so much for the support Arsenal family.”

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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

Arsenal remain unbeaten through six games in the Premier League this season, with 14 points collected from a possible 18, and they will be back in action on Wednesday when facing Brentford in the third round of the Carabao Cup.