Monday Briefing Leicester a model club g

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Monday Briefing Leicester a model club g

It has been another eventful weekend of football all around Europe, and we go into our final few days of club football with several things still to play for.League titles, top four spots and, of course, the Champions League final, are all to come before this summers international tournaments. Here are some of the biggest moments from the last seven days around Europe.Leicester City living the dreamKhun Top celebrates with the fans after their FA Cup triumphJust over six years ago, Leicester City were looking on course for relegation to the Championship, having just been promoted the season before.They managed to pull off an incredible escape that year, but the departures of Nigel Pearson and Esteban Cambia so appeared to put them in danger for the coming season. But, as we all know, thats not how things turned out. Jamie Vardy, who had scored just five goals in the previous season, suddenly became one of the deadliest strikers in the division.Riyad Mahrez won PFA Player of the Year, while the much unknown NGolo Kante emerged as a world-cla s central midfielder. Claudio Ranieris men won the league in an underdog story that rivals Rocky. 12 months on, Ranieri was gone, Kante was winning the league elsewhere, and Vardy and Mahrez had fallen off. The glory days were over. Expect a return to the second tier Adrian Sanchez Jersey soon.But, of course, this was not the case. Vardy rediscovered his best form and got a Golden Boot under his belt, Mahrez started shining again before transferring to Manchester City for a huge fee, and after a few seasons, Leicester were back among the contenders.Sure, they dont look like winning the title again, but theyre in contention for a Champions League place for the second season running. And, to cap it all off, they got another piece of silverware in the cabinet, defeating Chelsea in the FA Cup final thanks to Youri Tielemans wonder strike. The Belgian picked out the top corner from 30 yards, showcasing his undeniable quality. Leicester are what every club wants to be. Theyve got some top cla s players, a manager who knows what hes doing, a recruitment team capable of unearthing gems, and owners who care deeply about the club. Im sure weve all seen the videos of Kasper Schmeichel bringing owner Aiyawatt Khun Top Srivaddhanaprabha onto the pitch after the game to get his hands on the trophy.As many pointed out on Twitter: how many owners could you imagine being that popular? How many would even be there? The likes of Stan Kroenke and Joel Glazer probably wouldnt even know theres a game on. Anyway, congratulations to Leicester were all very jealous.Ali son becomes Liverpools unlikely heroAli son scores a dramatic last gasp winnerFun fact: back in February, I ranked Ali son as the fourth . I Washington Nationals Jersey think Ive done alright there. Minute 95 at the Hawthorns. Liverpool are at risk of dropping two more points against an already relegated West Bromwich Albion. They need a goal, or else their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League are looking bleak. It really is now or never.Incredibly, the Reds snatched the three points. Even more incredibly, it was their goalkeeper who scored it. Trent Alexander-Arnolds corner found the head of Ali son, who flicked it into the far corner. It was an effort that wed expect from the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo. The visiting players go wild. Jamie Carragher can barely contain himself on the commentary gantry. Jurgen Klopp is in pure disbelief. Twitter goes into a complete meltdown. Sam Allardyce is still fuming over a goal that was controversially ruled out earlier. Its all gone quite nuts. The Brazilian became only the sixth goalkeeper to bag in the Premier League and the first to score with his head. He is welcomed into a very exclusive club by Peter Schmeichel, Brad Friedel, Paul Robinson, Tim Howard and Asmir Begovic. After the game, he dedicated the goal to his late father, who pa sed away recently. It was all very heartwarming. Ali son, we salute you.Idiots of the Week Barcelona Suarez has proven to be a brilliant Anibal Sanchez Jersey signing for Atletico MadridWe have no idea if Idiot(s) of the Week is going to become a regular section of this piece, but if it does, the first choice is Barcelona. Frankly, theyre in with a shout for idiots of the year with this decision. Last summer, La Blaugrana let striker Luis Suarez depart, having scored just short of 200 goals for the club in six years. Now, make no mistake about it, the Uruguayan was past his best. He wasnt as sharp as he used to be, and was often wasteful in front of goal. Letting him go was not nece sarily the wrong decision. But they did a little more than just let him go. They sold him to a direct title rival for about 20% of his market value and didnt bring in a replacement. This left them with only one out-and-out striker Martin Braithwaite. On Sunday, the stupidity of this decision really came to light. Suarez netted a late winner to keep Atletico Madrid at the top of the table.Meanwhile, Braithwaite mi sed a tap in during the closing stages of the game against Celta Vigo with the scores level at 1-1. Celta Vigo would later score a winner. Suarez has scored 20 La Liga goals this season. Only Lionel Me si, Gerard Moreno, and Karim Benzema have more. In short, hes been one of the main reasons why Diego Simeones side are top of the league going into the final season. Had he stayed at the Camp Nou, maybe the league title would be returning to their camp. Games to watch this Daniel Hudson Jersey weekThis week is a key one for Ronaldo and PirloIf last week was eventful, this week ought to be absolutely insane. The Championship play-offs commence tonight with Bournemouth taking on Brentford and Barnsley facing Swansea City. The reverse fixtures take place on Saturday.Tuesday sees the beginning of another round of Premier League fixtures. Chelsea meet Leicester Erick Fedde Jersey City again, looking to get revenge for their defeat at Wembley.A lo s for either side could see them drop out of the top four, with Liverpool just behind. The Reds travel to Burnley a day later.But if Premier League football isnt your thing, theres still plenty of mid-week action from around Europe. On Wednesday, Atalanta meet Juventus in the final of the Coppa Italia.Andrea Pirlo will have the chance to end his nightmare debut season with a bit of joy, having performed poorly in the league and Champions League.Another team looking for a bit of salvation are Paris Saint-Germain, who are on the verge of a trophy-le s season. They face Monaco in the final of the Coupe de France. Fast forward to Saturday, and weve got some more play-off action and a Scottish Cup final. We also have the final day of the La Liga and Bundesliga seasons.All eyes in Germany will be watching Bayern Munich to see if Robert Lewandowski can net his 41st goal of the season to break Gerd Mullers record. Meanwhile in Spain, Atletico Madrid know that a win against R
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