This week’s roundup also features European Championship nostalgia plus footballers singing on 1980s chat shows
1) Actual Premier League football returns next week when Sheffield United visit Aston Villa, before Manchester City pit their wits against Arsenal. Sergio Agüero scored a hat-trick in City’s 3-1 win in this fixture last year. Here is his second, a magnificent team goal, from every angle. Most of City’s attackers liked the visit of Arsenal, especially Emmanuel Adebayor who showed his turn of pace after scoring a header against his former club and legged it down the other end to give it the big’un to the away fans. John Fleck’s double for the Blades cut down Aston Villa when they went to Bramall Lane in December, his first featuring a foxy back-heeled pass by Chris Basham.
2) Euro 2020 starts on Friday (in a parallel universe). It was all supposed to begin with Turkey v Italy, who incidentally faced each other in the tournament 20 years ago, when Antonio Conte netted a wondrous overhead kick. At least Skillzy, the tournament’s mascot, will be back next year, as you can’t keep a good animation/man in a polyester suit down.
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