International Women s Day is being celebrated around the world, and Premier League clubs and players have taken the opportunity to join in on social media.
Premier League stars Willian, Toby Alderweireld, Javier Hernandez and Christian Benteke were among those to pay tribute to the women in their lives.
IWD is celebrated on March 8 every year and we ve collated some of the best tweets from the Premier League.
Check them out below.
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Frank Lampard admits he is concerned about football in England continuing while the COVID-19 crisis escalates.
On Friday, London s mayor, Sadiq Khan, declared a major incident in the capital as hospitals face rising numbers of patients.
The English football authorities are carrying out regular tests on players and club staff, and the number of positive cases is rising, with 40 declared in the Premier League for last week.
Lampard said none of those were Chelsea players but confirmed a small number of staff with the London club had tested positive recently.
Sunday will see Chelsea welcome fourth-tier outfit Morecambe to Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup third round, with the visitors having recently had to postpone two games because of coronavirus cases in th…
The time might have come for Chelsea to cash in on one of their longest and most loyal servants.
According to reports, LaLiga giants Barcelona are eager to take winger Willian to Camp Nou before the January transfer window closes on Friday.
The experienced Brazilian has been with Chelsea since 2013, but his contract is due to expire at the end of the season.
TOP STORY BARCA WANT WILLIAN
Barcelona will test Chelsea s resolve with a late €23.6million (£20m) offer for Willian, Sky Sports have reported.
The Blaugrana are said to be are long-term admirers of the 31-year-old and hope to have him on board for the remainder of their title battle against Real Madrid.
Willian could leave Stamford Bridge on a free at the end of June�…
Barcelona missed the chance to move top of LaLiga after suffering a shock 2-1 loss to Granada at Camp Nou on Thursday.
Lionel Messi’s 23rd-minute goal appeared to have Barca on course for a fifth straight home win, a result good enough to see them leapfrog both rivals Real Madrid and long-time leaders Atletico in the table.
However, Granada – who had failed to even manage a draw in any of their previous 25 league visits to their Catalan opponents – turned the game around to further change the outlook in the title race.
Darwin Machis equalised before Barca boss Ronald Koeman was shown a red card, meaning the Dutchman had to watch on from the stands as Jorge Molina was afforded time and space to head in a 79th-minute winner.
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´Messi didn´t score, did he?´ – Michniewicz defends Lewandowski as Poland survive tense Group C fina
Czeslaw Michniewicz defended Robert Lewandowski s display after Poland inched into the World Cup s last 16 despite losing to Argentina in Wednesday s dramatic Group C finale.
Goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez ensured Argentina recovered from Lionel Messi s first-half penalty miss to top Group C, leaving Poland glancing nervously at Mexico s fixture against Saudi Arabia.
Poland were set to beat Mexico to second place due to their disciplinary record for much of the second half, but Saudi Arabia s late consolation in a 2-1 defeat ensured El Tri exited the tournament on goal difference.
Despite Poland advancing from their World Cup group for the first time since 1986, Lewandowski was criticised after failing to record a single shot in the match, but …
Pep Guardiola accepts his Manchester City side must not only win the Champions League, but do it more than once to be regarded among the greats.
The City manager has no doubts about the brilliance of his team but, despite their near dominance of the Premier League in recent seasons, he feels they need European success to truly make their mark on history.
City are now strong favourites to win the Champions League for the first time this season after powering into next month’s final against Inter Milan with a crushing win over holders Real Madrid in midweek.
Guardiola said: “The team is really good but I agree with the media or when people say you have to lift Europe, and you have to lift it again, to be considered in the same type as ‘other’ teams.
Thomas Tuchel did not expect a free-flowing Paris Saint-Germain display against Reims but was satisfied with his team s display as the Ligue 1 leaders booked their place in the Coupe de la Ligue final.
PSG were 3-0 winners at Stade Auguste-Delaune on Wednesday, with Marquinhos opening the scoring prior to a Ghislain Konan own goal – substitute Nianzou Kouassi rounding off the win with what was the capital club s 4,000th competitive goal.
Lyon await in April s final, as PSG look to claim their ninth Coupe de la Ligue title. Though it was far from a vintage display, head coach Tuchel had no problems with his side scrapping it out at times against Reims, who have had the best defence in Ligue 1 so far this term.
We made the efforts defensively, it was necessa…
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is open to a move to Barcelona in the summer transfer window, according to . The report in the Spanish publication has claimed that Barcelona are keen on securing the services of Salah at the end of the season, and that the Egypt international forward himself is open to a move to Camp Nou.
Salah has been at Liverpool since 2017 and is out of contract at the Reds in the summer of 2023. The 29-year-old, who has won the Premier League and the Champions League with the Reds, has yet to sign a new deal with the Anfield club. The former Chelsea attacker has scored 117 goals in 184 Premier League appearances so far in his career.
Liverpool are second in the Premier League table at the moment with 66 points from 28 matches, four points behind lea…
Real Madrid star Karim Benzema does not believe head coach Zinedine Zidane will leave the Santiago Bernabeu amid growing doubts.
Zidane is widely expected to depart Madrid after a second spell in charge of the LaLiga giants, with former club and Serie A powerhouse Juventus a possible destination.
After claiming three consecutive Champions League titles and the LaLiga trophy in his first stint, Zidane returned to Madrid in 2019 and delivered another league crown last season.
However, Los Blancos were dethroned by city rivals Atletico Madrid this term.
As speculation mounts, Benzema told L Equipe in a full interview to be published on Tuesday: I don t see him leaving. He will not leave, you will see.
Karim s 30 goals this season!
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Dani Parejo has joined Villarreal on a four-year contract, leaving rivals Valencia where he was captain.
The transfer became the second between the two clubs to go through on Wednesday, with Parejo following Francis Coquelin to El Madrigal reportedly for a cut-price combined fee of just €13million.
Valencia have already sold Ferran Torres to Manchester City in recent weeks and pressure appears to be building on owner Peter Lim.
Club great Santiago Canizares questioned the sale of your two best midfielders , with new head coach Javi Gracia yet to take charge of a competitive fixture.
— Villarreal CF English (@Eng_Villarreal)
Parejo played 383 times for Valencia since signing from Getafe in 2011 and had spoken of wanting to retire at…