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Niko Kovac spotted at Everton-Chelsea days after Marco Silva sacked (Express)
Niko Kovac was spotted at Everton’s game against FC Chelsea today in the Everton directors’ box and may have even greeted Everton owner Farhad Moshiri himself. It just so happens that Everton fired their head coach, Marco Silva, just two days before. Obviously, the fans’ first thought was that Kovac might take the Everton job, but that is not the case.
Kovac at the match pic.twitter.com/V0w1bwtlEV
— Liam Gray (@LiamgEFC) December 7, 2019
I just bumped into former Bayern Munich manager Niko Kovac. Everton fans were asking him if he is taking the job here but he said he is having a break from footy. He is watching a host of games across England this weekend. He seems like a very nice chap. #EVECHE #CFC
— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) December 7, 2019
But Kovac was only there on a “fact finding” expedition to observe the beautiful game in the Premier League. After watching Everton bounce back to beat Chelsea 3-1, Kovac was off to Etihad Stadium to see Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City fall 2-1 to Manchester United. From there, he’ll watch West Brom host Swansea City.
‘Tis the season for “optimal training conditions” (FCBayern.com)
Bayern Munich announced the dates of annual winter training camp in Doha, Qatar. Both the men’s and women’s teams will stay at the Aspire Academy for approximately a week. The men’s team will stay in Doha from January 4 to 10, to prepare for the Rückrunde. The team will moreover play a friendly against 1. FC Nürnberg on January 11.
ℹ️Men's and women's teams will both travel to Doha for a training camp.
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) December 6, 2019
➡️ https://t.co/NvZMFAtqmo
The Bayern Frauen will stay in Qatar from January 20 to 27. Their Rückrunde begins in mid-February.
Share South Korea’s joy over Heung-Min Son’s amazing solo goal
Just in case you haven’t seen Heung-Min Son’s outrageous solo goal, for Spurs today. pic.twitter.com/xHo9wydwzL
— FotMob (@FotMob) December 7, 2019
Yeah, I like Heung-min Son, and we at BFW are in agreement that we miss him in the Bundesliga. It is wild to think he played at now relegated Hamburg (!) and Leverkusen before turning into a delightful monster at Tottenham.
I absolutely wanted to share the tweets that embedded the South Korean broadcast of this game, but, alas, they keep getting taken down on Twitter. If you manage to find it, give it a listen. Even without understanding the language, you can appreciate the broadcasters’ excitement equal to the goal.
Oh, and there’s this:
José Mourinho’s son calls Son “Sonaldo Nazario”
José Mourinho talking about Heung-Min Son: "My son calls him Sonaldo after Ronaldo Nazario"
— FutbolBible (@FutbolBible) December 7, 2019
Brilliant. pic.twitter.com/i9MjhedNM7
Racist heckling mars Manchester Derby (Daily Mail)
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Italy obviously is not the only country with racist soccer fans. According to the Mail,
More than one Manchester United player reported that they were racially abused after a Manchester City fan appeared to make monkey noises and gestures in the direction of midfielder Fred in Saturday’s derby.
Fred in particular was struck on the back of the neck by a water bottle thrown from the stands as he prepared to take a corner kick. A Manchester City fan seated directly next to the corner was filmed making monkey gestures and abusing Fred. Even Kevin de Bruyne intervened to calm the crowd down. The police are investigating.
Fred and teammates were obviously glad they kicked City’s ass.