Our Champions League breakthrough team of 2016

Our Champions League breakthrough team of 2016

The UEFA.com office sat down to discuss the year just gone and picked out a team of players who have broken through in the UEFA Champions League in 2016 – let us know who you think should have been included using #UCL on Twitter and Facebook.Goalkeeper: Alphonse Aréola (Paris Saint-Germain) Defender: Sergi Roberto (Barcelona)Defender: Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona)Defender: Victor Lindelöf (Benfica)Midfielder: Thomas Lemar (Monaco)Midfielder: Joshua Kim... UEFA.com - News

After Being Sidelined With Injury, Frank Vatrano Is Excited To Be Back

Share this: After being out of action for nearly four months with a foot injury, Frank Vatrano was recalled by the Boston Bruins on Monday. While Vatrano wasn’t in action for Tuesday’s loss to the New York Islanders, there is a chance he could play in the team’s final two games before the holiday break. Though he is eager to join the team on the ice, he understands that the coaches want to make sure he is ready before seeing game action. To hear more from Vatrano, check out the clip above from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank. More Stories Source link

Bezzecchi signs with CIP Team in Moto3™

Alain Bronec: “We are very happy to have  Marco  in  our  team  and  work  with  him  for  the  2017 season. I’m sure that he is one of  the  future  stars  of  the Championship.  The VR46  Riders  Academy  and  Mahindra support him and we’ll do our best to bring him the best condition  to  grow,  improve  and  show  all  his  potential.  The whole  team  is  very  glad  to  have  him  with  us  and  we  will work  as  hard  as  we  can  to  achieve  the  best  possible results”. Source link

Texans Owner Backs ‘Gutsy’ Call To Bench Brock Osweiler For Tom Savage

Share this: A quarterback change won’t generate controversy in the owner’s box at NRG Stadium. Houston Texans owner Bob McNair praised head coach Bill O’Brien on Sunday for benching struggling quarterback Brock Osweiler, according to The Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson. Backup Tom Savage led the Texans to a comeback 21-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, and McNair said the quarterback switch was the right move. “I’m just glad I wasn’t the one that had to make that decision,” McNair said. “I mean, that was a gutsy call. Give coach credit, he made a change and it was for the good of the team. We benefited from it. Now we have three good quarterbacks and we are proud of all of them.” McNair’s Texans gave Osweiler

How Can Patriots Turn Around Recent Woes In Denver This Weekend Vs. Broncos?

Share this: Whatever it is, something about Denver and Tom Brady don’t mix well. The New England Patriots quarterback is 2-7 in Denver, but the Broncos he’ll face Sunday aren’t the same as the team that beat the Pats in the 2015 AFC Championship Game. Hear what NESN.com Patriots beat writer Doug Kyed and Jahmai Webster had to say about Patriots-Broncos in the video from “NESN Sports Today” above. More Stories Source link

Chris Sale’s Stats Vs. Yankees Among Reasons For Red Sox Fans To Be Excited

Share this: If you’re a Boston Red Sox fan, you have to be feeling pretty good about your team following this week. The Sox made multiple moves, including a trade with the Chicago White Sox for Chris Sale, who has some pretty impressive statistics against the New York Yankees and just about every other team in Major League Baseball. Hear more about Sale’s career numbers against the Yankees in the video from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank, above. Click for the winners, losers from MLB winter meetings >> More Stories Source link

McPhee: “I’m excited to come home!”

JM17: “It’s been a difficult year. The bike was new to me and new to the team so we had a lot of learning to do. I think three or four races in we made a step forward and we weren’t in such a tricky position like we thought we were in Qatar. Then come the midway point…obviously the win in Brno was a good achievement, for Peugeot, for me and for the team – because that was something we didn’t think was going to be achievable this year. From then on everything seemed to click a bit better. In Phillip Island we were strong from the start, and I think we could have fought for the podium.” Source link