Legends match sets stage for The Best

© Getty Images An amazing collection of footballing icons were in Zurich on 9 January to participate in festivities surrounding this evening’s The Best FIFA Football Awards™, including a FIFA Legends match on Monday morning. Split into four teams, the Legends – featuring the likes of Diego Maradona, Carles Puyol, Carli Lloyd, and many others – joined FIFA President Gianni Infantino and members of the FIFA Council, who are meeting on the 9th and 10th at the Home of FIFA, for a small-sided round-robin tournament.
There was friendly banter and surprising skills all around, with El Pibe keeping team-mates and competitors alike on their toes. The 1986 FIFA World Cup™ winner mock-scolded Italian goalkeeper Francesco Toldo after allowing a long-range goal from Michel Salgado, and after the match he warned Frenchman David Trezeguet, himself a World Cup winner in 1998, not to expect such mercy next time.
While admitting he liked either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to win the award for T..

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Modric hails "complete match" from Madrid as they match Barcelona record

The Croatian playmaker was pleased to see the hard yards put in during the mid-season break allow the Blancos to hit the ground running in 2017
Luka Modric believes Real Madrid are reaping the benefits of diligent work during the mid-season break following a dominant 5-0 La Liga win over Granada.
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Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Chelsea: Match Report

Dele Alli scores twice as Tottenham end Chelsea"s winning Premier League streak
Dele Alli"s double denied Chelsea a record-breaking 14th consecutive victory and fired Tottenham back into the Premier League title race.
Chelsea were bidding to become the only English side ever to win 14 successive top-flight ma..

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Chelsea fail to match Arsenal"s win record

Antonio Conte"s side failed to make history as they were defeated by Spurs to end their winning run after 13 victories-in-a-row
Chelsea have failed to match Arsenal"s 14 game winning streak, falling one game short after losing to Spurs at White Hart Lane.
Antonio Conte"s side were o..

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Garmin"s new Fenix 5, 5X, and 5S smartwatches are functional and posh with price tags to match

Although smartwatches and fitness trackers are no longer all the rage during the large annual trade shows like CES, MWC, and IFA, they are still a trendy gadget niche that"s expanding at a steady rate with better and better offerings. One of the manufacturers that have been consistently keeping..

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Manchester City"s Fernandinho faces four-match ban after FA appeal fails

Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho has failed with an appeal against the red card he received in Monday"s match against Burnley, the Football Association has announced.
Brazilian Fernandinho was dismissed for a third time in six appearances in a match that City won 2-1 after goals from Gael Clichy and Sergio..

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Crystal Palace 1-2 Swansea: Match Report

New boss Paul Clement makes flying start as Swansea stun Crystal Palace
Swansea marked Paul Clement"s appointment as their new head coach with a dramatic 2-1 victory at relegation rivals Crystal Palace.
The 44-year-old had been appointed only hours before kick-off and was not officially scheduled to take charge un..

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AFC Bournemouth 3-3 Arsenal: Match Report

Oliver Giroud heads home late equaliser as Arsenal rescue point at Bournemouth
Oliver Giroud"s injury-time header snatched Arsenal a 3-3 Premier League draw at 10-man Bournemouth, who surrendered a three-goal cushion at Dean Court.
France striker Giroud salvaged a point for the Gunners in the second minute of adde..

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Stoke 2-0 Watford: Match Report

Ryan Shawcross and Peter Crouch on target as Stoke sting Hornets
Ryan Shawcross and Peter Crouch scored either side of the interval to earn Stoke a first win in six and pile more misery on Walter Mazzarri"s Watford.
Potters skipper Shawcross, whose last goal came exactly two years and two days earlier, fired past ..

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Conceding two penalties in a match "very hard to accept" - Klopp

A grumpy Jurgen Klopp apologised for his mood after seeing Liverpool twice squander the lead to draw at Sunderland as Jermain Defoe struck twice from the penalty spot.
The Reds boss accepted that referee Anthony Taylor had got both spot-kick decisions right, but insisted the free-kick which led to the second six minut..

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West Ham 0-2 Man Utd: Match Report

Manchester United extend winning run as West Ham rue controversial dismissal
Juan Mata and Zlatan Ibrahimovic fired Manchester United to a sixth straight victory at 10-man West Ham.
United were labouring against a Hammers side holding firm despite being a man down from the 15th minute after the controversial dismissal ..

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West Brom 3-1 Hull: Match Report

Baggies hit back to heap more misery on sorry Hull
In-form West Brom accepted Hull"s gifts to pile more misery on the Tigers.
Chris Brunt and Gareth McAuley cashed in on errors before James Morrison clinched a 3-1 win for the Baggies at The Hawthorns.
Robert Snodgrass had given Hull a first-half lead, but the Tige..

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Man City 2-1 Burnley: Match Report

Man City beat Burnley but Fernandinho sees red for third time in six games
Manchester City overcame another Fernandinho red card to beat Burnley 2-1 with goals from Gael Clichy and substitute Sergio Aguero.
City had to play almost two thirds of a fractious Premier League encounter at the Etihad Stadium with 10 men afte..

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Sunderland 2-2 Liverpool: Match Report

Jermain Defoe double halts Liverpool winning streak
Jermain Defoe denied Liverpool a fifth successive Premier League victory with a penalty double as Sadio Mane went from hero to villain at Sunderland.
The Senegal international, playing his final game before heading off on African Nations Cup duty, looked to have won t..

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Middlesbrough 0-0 Leicester: Match Report

Ramirez miss underlines Boro"s need for new forward
Gaston Ramirez lashed a late chance wide to serve up a timely reminder of Middlesbrough"s need for attacking reinforcements in an eminently forgettable goalless draw with Leicester at the Riverside Stadium.
The Uruguayan steered his half-volley wide from eig..

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Everton --- Southampton: Match Report

Everton boss Ronald Koeman issues warning to Southampton
Ronald Koeman has warned former club Southampton that Everton will be a different proposition when the two sides clash on Monday.
Koeman quit Southampton to take charge at Goodison Park in the summer and Everton marked his first return to St Mary"s with a po..

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Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace: Match Report

Giroud"s outrageous scorpion kick sets up Arsenal win
A sumptuous strike from Olivier Giroud helped Arsenal start the new year with victory over Crystal Palace and move up to third in the Premier League.
The Gunners leapt back ahead of Manchester City and Tottenham courtesy of Giroud"s wonderful first-half &#..

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Watford 1-4 Tottenham Hotspur: Match Report

Kane and Alli braces propel Tottenham into top four with win at Watford
Harry Kane and Dele Alli scored twice each to fire Tottenham to a thumping 4-1 victory over Watford and into the Premier League"s top four.
Spurs were three up at half-time thanks to Kane"s double and Alli"s first, before the latter ..

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