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the one thing with salah has always been his proficiency in front of goal. i remember when he played for basel he was a quality finisher then too. if we could mould a player from morata and salah he would be perfect; great with the head and lethal with the feet, especially one on one. 

I've always thought the FWA POTY should be more prestigious than the PFA award. How is a GK or CB going to evaluate who is the best attacker in the league? A lot of the players probably don't even put much thought into it considering some of them don't even know how to boil an egg.

Actual football writers' opinions should be less biased on face value anyway and have more thought put into them.

Then you have the fans award which is just a pure popularity contest and is pretty worthless.

22 hours ago, enigma said:

First ever victory for napoli at juve. Beautiful. 

As Torino are my favourite Italian side I am pleased at Napoli winning against Juventus.

Leeds to tour Myanmar (Burma). Will be interesting to see if the U.K. Government or Foreign Office tries to stop the tour.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43877716

Leeds United will go on a post-season tour of Myanmar, despite an ongoing military crackdown in the country.

There are travel warnings in place for areas of Myanmar, but the Championship club will play games in areas not covered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) guidance.

The FCO also warns that "terrorists are likely to try to carry out attacks".

The United Nations described the issues in the northern Rakhine province as a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing".

Leeds United's social media accounts have advised fans "to wait for further advice" before arranging travel to the country, which is also known as Burma.

The two matches will be on 9 and 11 May against a Myanmar National League All-Star team in Yangon, also known as Rangoon, and the country's national team in Mandalay.

"Myanmar is one of the fastest growing nations in South East Asia and is passionate about English football," said Leeds managing director Angus Kinnear.

"They have ambitious goals for grassroots and elite football development that we are delighted to be able to support. This tour gives us an opportunity to meet new fans of football who will hopefully support our journey back to the Premier League in the coming years."

Leeds say players and coaches will run football sessions with local children and will visit cultural sites, such as Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, and the Maha Myat Muni Pagoda in Mandalay.

Nearly 700,000 of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority have fled the country because of ongoing military operations in Rakhine.

Myanmar's government, which does not give the Rohingya citizenship and sees them as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, says it is fighting militants and has denied targeting civilians.

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Leeds will play in Mandalay in the centre of the country and Yangon in the south

Analysis

BBC Radio Leeds commentator Adam Pope

I have spoken to Leeds about the trip, which is sponsored by a bank. The region has a population of around 50 million people and is seen as a market of interest and one that can afford the visit of Leeds, as opposed to top Premier League clubs who regularly go to wealthier areas of Asia.

The president of the Myanmar FA/League is a wealthy industrialist and, along with the rest of Asia, is Premier League-obsessed. Leeds see this as a chance to grow the club.

Stadiums have been checked and will comply to Fifa standards, with tickets expected to be a few dollars and crowds hoped to be around 20,000 fans.

Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani has a business interest in the region with his company Eleven Sports.

In terms of health issues, Myanmar, like lots of Asia and other areas in the world, has problems with the Zika virus. I am told players will be tested and that the relevant medical care will be in operation.

The first-team squad will be travelling to Myanmar except for those on World Cup and international duty such as Pontus Jansson. The club also see it as a chance to give more game time to those returning from injury, such as Luke Ayling and Adam Forshaw, in what would have been the play-off period.

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