I can still hear, with great clarity, his voice breaking as he uttered the words: The relegation of this great club is a terrible tragedy.
With Rangers looking increasingly hesitant, the unmarked Maeda also missed a golden opportunity as he headed clear from five yards from a Jota chip.
The Swans bench were clearly incensed by the decision and their mood would not have improved when McNair's brilliant goal-line clearance prevented the visiting side from equalising seven minutes after the break.
Brozovic then slammed into the top corner after skipping past several defenders inside the Roma box while Martinez rose unmarked to head in his 20th goal of the season in all competitions.
As a result, his nation Ivory Coast are out of the Africa Cup of Nations in the Round of 16 stage, a game which took place at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon.
Rangnick said: I spoke with him at length on our flight back home from London and also this morning. We spoke for 20 or 25 minutes, he told me what actually happened, that this was a traumatic event, especially for his wife and three-year-old son.
I watch him and when you are buying that type of player for that type of money, I'd want a little bit more of a finished product for what I have got.
The suspect was arrested yesterday (Sunday 30 January) afternoon and remains in custody. They have since been deleted.
Andi Thomas will be here tomorrow with all the news from the Europa, unless it's rubbish, in which case he'll do something about the curling.
According to the Independent, Blanc, who is currently manager of Qatari club Al-Rayyan, was an option to take over as an interim basis from Jose Mourinho in 2018 and is on United’s list once more.
The Real Madrid forward, who has made just three appearances for the Spanish club this season, trained on his own away from Wales' main group on Monday.
The Belgian hitman who returned to Stamford Bridge this summer in a huge £97.5 million deal expressed his frustrations with his role in the team under the Blues boss.
That's a 71 per cent win-rate and we're getting odds-against here. Moyes' boys are perfectly equipped to get the job done in these type of games.
Baroness Casey believes a “sea-change in attitudes” by fans is now required, with the Football Association called upon to lead that campaign.
Naismith said: There is hope that they will be back involved at some point, when that is will be determined by the clubs and the protocols that are in place but there is hope that they will join the squad at some point.
But there was a broad hint in that Sky Sports interview he needs to feel the love from the Liverpool hierarchy and he followed that up again this week.
I am exceptionally pleased [the government] has accepted or supported all the strategic recommendations of the review, including committing to legislation for a statutory independent regulator which will regulate financial resilience as well as ownership of clubs, Crouch said in a statement to PA news agency.
But it proved to be a fleeting moment as Barcelona got their fourth, Martens brilliantly dinking over Zinsberger from Patricia Guijarro's through ball.
Arsenal crying out for creativity: Ozil has itFor me, Mesut Ozil comes back in the team if Thomas Partey is fit.
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West Ham United's Under-21 side are out of the Papa John's Trophy after being docked three points for fielding a suspended player.
Decades ago we weren't rivals to them. He said: I'm very pleased Anfield is full again and we can go there to play a game.
The German failed to score in his first half-season at Fenerbahce, but had scored eight league goals for the club this season.
England have been ordered to play one match behind closed doors and the FA fined 100,000 euros (£84,560) by European football governing body Uefa as punishment for the unrest.
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I don't think that's underselling the game, I can see why some might think that. A place in the Champions League is all but guaranteed.
The striker came off the pitch in tears during the first-half of the Whites' victory at Molineux earlier this month after aggravating a partial rupture of his foot that he had only just recovered from.
After a 1-1 draw with Poland at Hampden Park last Thursday, Scotland have six wins and two draws from their last eight matches and can start looking forward to the World Cup play-off semi-final against Ukraine, pencilled in for June, with Wales awaiting the winners in the final, albeit Clarke will know improvement is required.
A brilliant Bobby Decordova-Reid pass found Harry Wilson in behind, and in Furlong's desperation to retrieve the situation he brought down the Fulham man and was given his marching orders.
In that period, only Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and West Ham have amassed a bigger total expected goals for figure than Brentford (6.57), with only City posting more shots on goal from inside than box than the Bees (46).
Giorgos Giakoumakis saw a late penalty saved as Celtic missed the opportunity to overtake Rangers and go top of the Scottish Premiership table as they were held to a goalless draw by Livingston at Parkhead.
Wolves are set to sign Portugal Under-21 winger Chiquinho from Portuguese club Estoril for an initial £3m.
The Scotland international escaped a yellow card but would later be cautioned following an accumulation of fouls.
I said in the summer I thought Declan Rice was £100m, said Moyes. That was the sales. That was cheap. That was your chance to get Declan Rice cheap.
Sky Bet odds to get job: 7/1 Brendan Rodgers His current situation: The Leicester manager has been linked with the Old Trafford post but Rodgers says there is no truth to suggestions he would be prepared to swap Leicester for United and insists his only focus is on getting his current club back up the table after a tame start to the season.
Chelsea dominated possession in the first half and their third goal of the tie arrived in the 17th minute. A corner into the box was met by Rudiger ahead of Pierluigi Gollini, who misjudged the flight of the ball, to give Chelsea a comfortable advantage.
It isn't kind to Fulham really because their team may have been different in the FA Cup against QPR.
It looks like that dressing room, in the kindest way, it feels like it would be a bit of a holiday camp.
On 10th February the club offered Andy a new one-year contract, rewarding him with a six-figure guaranteed deal, and furthermore offered him the opportunity of a pathway into coaching with our youth academy, where the club would continue to invest in his future including his coaching badges.
Download the Sky Sports Scores App: Apple | AndroidThe UK's No 1 scores app: Find out more Newcastle vs Aston Villa - Sunday; kick-off 2pm, live on Sky Sports from 1pm Team news: January signing Kieran Trippier is a doubt for Newcastle's Premier League clash with Aston Villa on Sunday.
Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup quarter-final match against Sunderland saw the Gunners score five goals, three of which came from Eddie Nketiah, who has now scored five goals in three games in the competition this season.
Roy Keane rejected a return to management with old club Sunderland because of the length of the contract.
Spirited Spurs halt losing streak with Villa winGary Neville: Man City would walk Premier League with Harry KaneEx-Spurs defender Serge Aurier joins VillarrealCommisso said: When I arrived in Florence, I promised the fans that I would be up front with them and that I would never make promises that I couldn't keep.
If you have special coaches for goalkeeping, physical education, strikers, fitness, you should also have an expert for the brain.
I am not trying to create conflict there, I just think it is the reality of football sometimes. Maybe I have played for clubs sometimes at the top reaches of the league, with the crowd behind them, you get more than you don't.
There are mindless people in football. I'm just proud that the the referee stopped the game and it was highlighted.
When you look at it, you can understand why Cresswell's given a bit of a chance because the ball was there.