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PREMIER LEAGUE: DUBRAVKA IN SENSATIONAL FORM

Newcastle United shot stopper Martin Dubravka was in sensational form as the Magpies secured a well deserved draw at the home of Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

Slovakia national team goalkeeper Dubravkamade several saves to keep Liverpool at the bay. The Slovakia goalie produced a man-of-the-match performance to ensure that his team secured a point in the battle to avoid the drop at the end of the season.

Egyptian player Mohamed Salah produced a moment of magic to give hosts Liverpool the lead as Slovakia national team player Dubravka had no answers to his goal in the third minute. Liverpool should have extended their lead easily if not for the brilliance of the abovementioned Dubravka plus poor finishing from the Liverpool forwards especially Diogo Jota in the first half.

Liverpool paid for the poor finishing at the end of the game after second half substitute Joe Willockearned a point for the visitors. His shot deflected off Reds midfielder Fabinho and into the back of the net with virtually the last kick of the game. The Reds had been warned moments earlier when substitute Callum Wilson equalised for the Magpies before his strike was ruled out for offside.

Newcastle United was able to win a point to move nine points clear of Fulham thanks to the fourth league goal of the season fromArsenal loaneeWillock. Joe Willock is on loan at Newcastle United from Arsenal. He signed for the Magpies on loan in the winter transfer window in January.

The draw was not a good result for Liverpoolwho lost grounds on Chelsea in the race for Champions League football. The Reds are now four points off the Blues with five games remaining. They have to make up those four points to feature in the Champions League and not the Europa League next season.

SLOVAKIA STARTS QUALIFIERS AGAINST CYPRUS

Slovakia will target victory when they take on Cyprus away from home in the first of ten qualifiers to decide whether the country would be represented at the World Cup 2022 in Qatar at the end of next year. Several countries on the European scene would be battling it out as the European qualifiers for Qatar 2022 begin. The World Cup tournament in Qatar is scheduled to take place for the final two months of next year. The tournament starts with the opening ceremony and the opening match on November 21 before it ends with the closing ceremony and the final match on December 18.

In the European qualifiers, there are ten groups and the winners from each of the groups will qualify for Qatar 2022 automatically, while the runner-ups will have to navigate their way to the tournament via the playoffs. For Slovakia, they have been drawn in a relatively easy group and the chances of finishing as the group winners couldn’t be better in comparison with the other groups. For the group draws, Slovakia were in pot 2 alongside the likes of Wales, Romania, Switzerland, Poland, Sweden, Austria, Serbia and Ukraine. Turkey were also in the second pot. At the end of the draw, Slovakia got Group J alongside Slovenia, Russia, Croatia, Malta and Cyprus.

Slovakia would be guests of Cyprus in their first World Cup qualifier on Wednesday night before they take on lowly Malta at home at the weekend. Slovakia will then take on Russia at home in their third qualifier next week Tuesday. The Russia game would be their last qualifier until September 2021 when the Slovakians would resume their qualifiers with a tricky trip to face Slovenia.

SKRINIAR LEADS INTER TO TOP SPOT

Slovakia national team defender Milan Skriniar has been in good form for Inter Milan this season especially in the Italian Serie A and his good form has propelled Inter Milan to the top of the table. Inter Milan secured the Italian Serie A summit last weekend with the impressive win over Lazio at home.

The Nerazzuri were able to capitalise on the slipup from former leaders and city rivals AC Milan. The Rossoneri were beaten 2-0 at newly promoted team Spezia on Saturday and Inter Milan took full advantage 24 hours later with the win over in-form Lazio.

The Nerazzuri were able to capitalise on the slipup from former leaders and city rivals AC Milan. The Rossoneri were beaten 2-0 at newly promoted team Spezia on Saturday and Inter Milan took full advantage 24 hours later with the win over in-form Lazio. Continue reading SKRINIAR LEADS INTER TO TOP SPOT

DUBRAKA MAKES RETURN FROM INJURY

Slovakia international shot stopper Martin Dubravkamade his long awaited return from injury during the FA Cup third round clash at Arsenal some days back. The Slovakia goalkeeper had been out of action for several months as a result of the heel injury sustained last summer.

Martin Dubravka was ruled out of the start of this season after sustaining the heel injury in pre-season. The Slovakia player would go on to suffer a setback in his recovery from the injury in October. The Slovakia national team player returned to the Newcastle United squad for the first time during the recent league meeting at home to holders Liverpool which ended in a goalless draw.

SLOVAN BRATISLAVA REGAINS SUMMIT

Slovan Bratislava FC of Slovakia have gone to the top of the table after their slim win over ZlateMoravce over the weekend. The narrow victory ensured that they regained their place at the league summit in the first division of club football in Slovakia. DunajskaStreda had earlier replaced Slovan Bratislava at the league summit on Saturday evening.

DunajskaStreda beat Nitra 1-0 away from home to secure top spot on the Slovakia Super League table with young Croatian forward Marko Divkovic getting the only goal of the game in the 50th minute. With the win over Nitra taking DunajskaStreda to the league summit, Slovan Bratislava needed to beat ZlateMoravceto move above their rivals for the league title.

Slovakian Football to Reboot, Albert Meuma Confident

More than 8519 km away from his home in Kenya, Albert Muema is hoping to leave a mark in the Slovakian football as he will start his career in MFK Lokomotiva Zvolen, the third-tier club. The Kenyan striker has already been able to impress during the training session that happens prior to the season and has already made a switch from First Division Football in Serbia before the Covid19 pandemic began.

The 26-year-old footballer has traveled a lot and is looking forward to starting the new chapter of his life. He is eager to play in Slovakian football despite the pandemic that has disrupted the league along with his personal training session. When asked about his new venture, he said that it has been a tough situation for him since he arrived from Sindeljic. He was received in a good manner at MFK Lokomotiva Zvolen, but suddenly the pandemic started and everything came to a halt just before the second quarter of the season was about to start in March. Continue reading Slovakian Football to Reboot, Albert Meuma Confident

Crystal Palace Keen on Signing Nathan Ferguson

Crystal Palace are linked with the signing Nathan Ferguson after they dropped the deal in January transfer window. He is currently playing with West Bromwich Albion. Both the clubs have agreed on the deal for transferring Ferguson for £11 million and an additional £1 million for add–ons.

But the deal was dropped when Palace identified a knee injury during the medical. The 19-year-old has to go through surgery. As per the reports, he is now working up to regain his fitness with the help of West Bromwich with all the football activity withheld due to Covid 19.
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MAN UTD TO OFFER GOALKEEPER NEW DEAL

Manchester United are prepared to offer on loan goalkeeper Dean Henderson a lucrative new deal worth more than £100,000-per-week, in an attempt to fend off interest from Premier League rivals Chelsea.

The youngster has made a real name for himself in the top flight this season with the Blades, keeping ten clean sheets so far. And his form as the last man of defense has not gone unnoticed, as Frank Lampard’s Chelsea are keen to solve their goalkeeping problems by taking the rising star to Stamford Bridge.
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LAVEZZI RETIRES FROM SOCCER

Former PSG forward Ezequiel Lavezzi is hanging up his boots at the age of 34 after playing his last match with Chinese Super Lig side Hebei.
The Argentine, before moving to France made his name at Napoli together with Slovakia international Marek Hamsik. The duos time coincided with the rise of Napoli from being a perpetual midtable team to once who has grown to qualifying for the UEFA Champions League on a regular basis to challenging Juventus for the Serie A title and affording to fire Carlo Ancelloti.

Lavezzi also enjoyed his time at PSG being one of the many big money purchases the Parisians made in hope to level up with the crème de la crème of European football.
His partnership with Uruguay forward Edison Cavani remains one of the most electrifying ever witnessed in Parc de Princes rivalled only at the time, by the one in Bavaria between Frank Ribery and Arjen Robben.

Cavani is still at PSG while the old guard of Ibrahimovic and Lavezzi have made the rounds at other continents. Despite the arrival of Mbappe and Icardi, Tuchel’s decision to keep Cavani around is testament to his longevity as a professional.

The forward has been at the club long enough to know when exactly his services isn’t needed anymore and once that time comes, he will make the switch. To MLS most likely.
Lavezzi’s old guard at Napoli on the other hand appeared to have dispersed. With Marek Hamsik being the last member of such formidable group to dispatch. The Slovakian only left Naples this year and will forever remain the most loyal professional to grace the grace of Naples in recent times.
Lavezzi also enjoyed time with the Argentina national side but it was at the later stages of his career.

PSG INTERESTED IN SIGNING ATLETICO ACE

Atletico Madrid stopper Jan Oblak has been linked with a move to French giants PSG according to reports from Spain. Oblak has developed into a top quality stopper and is considered by some as the best goalkeeper in the world.

The Slovakia international signed from Benfica some seasons back and has enjoyed a remarkable rise in his career. It could be said that playing in Simeone’s defensive system has helped the stopper to maintain his status as one of the best in the game.
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