Eden Hazard has won the Premier League Goal of the Month award for February after his stunning solo effort against Arsenal.
The Chelsea forward collected possession inside his own half and dribbled all the way into Arsenal s box before beating Petr Cech in last month s 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge.
Hazard has 11 top-flight goals this season, having only scored four in all of the 2015-16 campaign.
It is one of the best Premier League goals I have scored for sure, Hazard told the Premier League s website.
It s one of the best goals I have scored! on his February Goal of the Month:
— Premier League (@premierleague)
I was not thinking about scoring but step by step I came close to the goal and in the last 10 metres I was alone.
Torino midfielder Alexander Farnerud could be moving to Major League Soccer at the end of the current season, .
The experienced footballer recently returned from a difficult injury and his current contract is due to expire at the end of the season.
Farnerud is waiting to see whether he will be offered a new deal in Turin, but he should have no problems finding a new club if that does not happen.
With two very good Serie A seasons behind him, the Swedish midfielder is believed to be on the radar of several Italian sides, while he also has an opportunity to move to the MLS.
The latest reports suggest that Farnerud is held in high regard by clubs from the United States, and it remains to be seen whether he will be interested in moving overseas.
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard isn’t going to get any expansions, but BioWare is continuing to roll out patches for the game, with another one now available. The third patch for the action RPG since its release, it brings several bug fixes and quality-of-life changes, including the addition of new Photo Mode filters.
Other than tweaks related to the Photo Mode, other quality-of-life improvements include being able to cmpare new rings with both equipped ring slots, new weapon icons, and more. A decent number of bug fixes are also included in the patch notes, from bugs related to specific quests to glitches related to character animations, facial animations, cutscenes, visual issues, and more. You can view the full patch notes below.
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Diego Costa arrived in Spain on Friday as the striker closed in on his return to Atletico Madrid from Chelsea.
The Premier League champions on Thursday confirmed they had agreed terms with Atletico for the sale of the Brazilian-born Spain international for a fee that could reportedly rise to €60million.
Costa will not be able to play for Diego Simeone s team until January as Atletico serve a FIFA-imposed player registration ban.
But, having succeeded in forcing through his departure from Stamford Bridge, Costa landed in the Spanish capital to undergo a medical.
Atléticos, a friend says hi!
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish)
The centre-forward moved to the Blues after helping Atletico to win LaLiga in 2013-14 and proved…
Spanish daily newspaper Marca understands that Atletico Madrid have reached an agreement with Villarreal to sign central midfielder Rodri Hernandez.
The highly rated youngster will be joining los Rojiblancos at the end of the season in a deal that could be worth up to €25 million.
Signing a high-quality holding midfielder has been a priority for Diego Simeone for quite some time, as Tiago (retired), Gabi (nearing the end of his career) and Augusto Fernandez (injury problems) are no longer viable options.
Everybody agrees that Rodri is the right man for the job and he is also seen as Sergio Busquets’ successor in the Spain national team.
Rodri Hernandez had spent seven years in Atletico Madrid youth academy before joining Villarreal in 2013 and he wen…
Manchester City are close to signing Jack Grealish from Premier League rivals Aston Villa in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that the 25-year-old attacking midfielder will undergo a medical at City on Thursday ahead of a proposed £100 million transfer.
City, who won the Premier League title last season, made a bid of £100 million for Grealish to Villa last Friday. The Villans have accepted that offer and have allowed the England international to leave for the Etihad Stadium.
Grealish made and two substitute appearances in the Premier League for Villa last season, scoring six goals and providing 10 assists in the process. The 25-year-old scored eight goals and provided six assists in 36 Premier League matches for the Villans in 2019-20.…
FIFA has claimed that a payment of $5 million made to the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) following their controversial loss in the 2010 World Cup play-offs was a loan for the construction of a stadium.
FAI chief executive John Delaney revealed earlier on Thursday that world football s governing body had paid compensation to prevent legal action after a handball from Thierry Henry prevented Ireland from qualifying for the World Cup in South Africa.
France forward Henry clearly handled the ball twice in the build-up to William Gallas extra-time equaliser in the second leg of the qualifying play-off with Ireland in November 2009.
That goal sent France through 2-1 on aggregate, with Ireland s subsequent pleas for the game to be replayed falling on deaf ears.…
British High Commissioner to Australia Vicki Treadell believes England’s Lionesses have a vital role to play in the diplomatic mission of fighting for the rights of women and girls around the world.
England players on Tuesday released a collective statement, posted on Twitter by captain Millie Bright, outlining their “disappointment” in not reaching an agreement with the Football Association over performance bonus payments and commercial structures ahead of their World Cup opener against Haiti in Brisbane.
That fight, they said, was driven not solely by personal gain but by “a strong sense of responsibility to grow the game” globally – a sentiment reiterated by numerous players over the last few days in the Queensland capital, where defender Lucy Bronze expla…