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HIGHLIGHTS: Arsenal Resumes Premier League Trashing Opponents on Boxing Day

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Three second-half goals were enough to ensure Arsenal returned to Premier League action in winning fashion . The Premier League table topper resumed back to league on boxing day with a tremendous 3:1 victory against West Ham United. All magic goals happened in the second half of the game Just after a six-week break due to the just concluded World Cup tournament, Arsenal FC came back with a bang, despite falling behind to Said Benrahma’s first-half penalty in the 27" minutes. Although Arsenal missed some opportunities in the first half plus a canceled goal due to the off sided position of Nketiah who made a nice pass to Saka to get a goal. But on a comeback after the interval Bukayo Saka restored parity bringing the game to a 1:1 draw at the 53" of the game. 5 minutes later at the 58" minutes of the game Gabriel Martinelli squeezed home his shot at the near post putting the Gunners ahead of West Ham with a 2:1 lead. ...

MATCH RESULTS: Premier League Kicks-off back on Boxing Day

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The league, like other football leagues around the world, took a mid-season halt on November 13 to allow players prosecute the World Cup for their national sides . The English Premier League  resumea action on Boxing Day immediately after a long World Cup break.  The league, like other football leagues around the world, took a mid-season halt on November 13 to allow players prosecute the World Cup for their national sides.  No fewer than 133 Premier League players from 26 nations were at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup which was held between November 20 and December 18. But on Boxing Day, hostilities resumes across England as teams struggle to maintain or improve on performance in the league which will enter its 16th week. Brentford and Tottenham started the half of the season in early hours of today at around 1:30 p.m. on Monday with a 2:2 draw, while Crystal Palace on the other hand kicked off at about 4:00p.m and lost to Fulham, 3 goal...

SPORTS GIST: Odegaard on the break, Dubai and "sharp" Nketiah

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" It’s a big game for us to come back to." 🎙 Martin Odegaard looks back at the break and ahead to West Ham in his captain's notes 👇 Ahead of tonight's game against West Ham United, you can read a snippet of his latest column which includes how he found the World Cup break, and his thoughts on Gabriel Jesus' injury: After a break of nearly two months, we’re so happy to finally be back at the Emirates in the Premier League. I have to say I think the past few weeks have been really good for us, we’ve had the chance to recover, to rest and then to start working again really hard and to refocus our minds on the second part of the season.  For me personally, I’ve been able to do a lot in these last six weeks or so. First of all, straight after the Wolves game, I joined up with my national team for a couple of friendly games, and then I had a week off. It was a bit tough for us guys who stayed at home to watch the others at the World Cup. That was difficult...

SPORTS GIST: FIFA Men's Ranking Explained, Why Agentina Isn't Rated No 1

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FIFA Rankings Explained: The latest FIFA rankings have been released following the 2022 World Cup and there are some big changes as teams surge up and down the list. Cameroon gained 28.86 points to move up 10 places, Argentina gained 64.5 to move to 2nd while Brazil lost only 0.53 points to stay 1st.  Summarily, teams gain and lose points in the rankings based on clearcut parameters. The calibre of opponent faced is a key criterion. This explains why Cameroon's lone win against Brazil enabled the Indomitable Lions move from 43rd to 33rd. If Cameroon's lone win had come against a lowly ranked side, Cameroon would not have gained as many points. WHY ARGENTINA COULD NOT AMASS ENOUGH FIFA rules also indicate that a win inside regular time counts more than a win in extra time or penalties. Note that Argentina won two of their games on penalties.  Also, FIFA stipulates that just like a win against a highly ranked side yields many points, a loss against a lowly ranked sid...

SPORTS GIST: Lionel Messi to Continue International Football After Being Crowned World Cup Champions title

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 Lionel Messi ’s wife Antonela Roccuzzo has declared the footballer ‘finally the world champion’ in a passionate tribute after Argentina’s triumph at the World Cup, yet Messi insist he will keep playing as World's Champion . Messi, 35, reunited with his wife and three sons, Thiago 10, Matteo 7, and Ciro 4, on the pitch, after the Argentine superstar finally ended his personal quest to secure the trophy that had evaded him for so long, following the most dramatic final in the competition’s history, and looked to be the cat who got the cream Cuddling up to Roccuzzo 34, the pair smiled as they held onto the golden trophy while celebrations went on behind them, as well as from the stands and from famous faces watching on from afar.   Sharing a series of sweet images, which also saw their boys kissing the trophy, and smiling with their parents on the pitch, Roccuzzo shared her pride for the footballer. She wrote, translated to English: ‘WORLD CHAMPIONS ‘I don’t e...