Sunderland look to maintain a push towards the top ten of the Premier League, whilst nothing but a win will do for Manchester United in their pursuit of Chelsea, and the premier League title.
Sunderland have finally regained their form during the past six weeks or so, and their run of good form has seen them surge up the table into tenth place, albeit with the following couple of clubs having a game in hand on the Black Cats. Steve Bruce will be looking for a really strong finish to the season in order to secure the necessary funding from owner Ellis Short to push the club up and along to the next level. Sunderland still have selection problems, particularly in defence with Hutton ruled out with suspension, McCartney injured and Mensah and Turner both doubtful. Darren Bent wi…
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed there is no termination clause for the end of this season in new head coach Quique Setien s deal.
Setien penned a two-and-a-half-year contract this week to replace Ernesto Valverde in the Camp Nou hot seat.
Speaking to Sport, Bartomeu confirmed there was a clause in the 61-year-old s contract that relates to Barca s next presidential elections in 2021, but no mechanism to release Setien if the remainder of this campaign does not go as planned.
No, he has a contract for two-and-a-half years and can be released in 2021, he said.
Quique Setien has signed for two-and-a-half seasons and I have already explained that there are elections in 2021 and [at that time] there will be a clause there according to …
Hope Powell’s 15-year reign as England head coach came to an end on this day in 2013 as the Football Association decided the time was right “for a fresh outlook”.
Following a successful playing career Powell took on the head coach role in 1998, guiding England to the European Championship final in 2009, where they lost 6-2 to Germany.
The Lionesses, however, crashed out of Euro 2013 at the group stage, taking just one point to finish bottom of Group C as Powell ultimately paid the price for the dismal showing in Sweden.
Regarding the decision, then-FA general secretary Alex Horne said: “Hope deserves a lot of credit for her commitment to developing the national teams over such a long period.
“However, after the disappointment of the recent tourn…
Monday Night Football in Week 13 features a battle between a pair of sub-.500 teams as the New York Giants face the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
While it was expected to be another up-and-down season for the G-men, the Chiefs entered the season as the Super Bowl favorites but have gotten off to a rough start. Nonetheless, the Chiefs are big favorites for this contest, with NFL betting lines installing them as 9.5-point favorites.
Here are our best free Giants vs. Chiefs picks and predictions for Monday Night Football on November 1.
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The Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions were close to the hearts of NFL bettors this summer, but now force fans to choose when they clash in Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season.
Philadelphia saw its NFL odds spike after a solid offseason, headlined by the addition of star receiver A.J. Brown and positive progress from quarterback Jalen Hurts, who looked good in camp and preseason play.
Detroit gave football fans an inside look at life within the franchise, starring in HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series this summer. That public appeal — along with an 11-6 against the spread record in 2021 — has drummed up its share of wagers on its 2022 success.
We break down the spread, total, and our best NFL betting picks and predictions for Eagles vs. Lio…
Coming off a 1-2 week, I’m still up over 16 units on the season betting on plane breakers. Week 11 of the NFL season is here, and is offering possibly some of the best value of the entire season.
For Week 11 NFL odds, I’m banking on a bounce back from Kyler Murray and his favorite target, betting on a TD scorer in the game with the week’s lowest total, and trying to hit a moonshot for +1,600 in Jacksonville in my latest free NFL picks.
For even more NFL props, check out Jared Hochman’s NFL prop picks for Week 11.
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I’m not here to peddle a light +250 same-game parlay for the big game and think there is some value on some of the bigger names to target for a Super Bowl parlay. I’m taking three players (four picks) and putting together a solid 10-to-1 ticket where all four of the plays project +EV with THE BLITZ and the Covers’ NFL player props projections.
If you like George Kittle, Travis Kelce, and Deebo Samuel, this is the SGP you want in your account for Super Bowl LVIII.
Read on for our DraftKings SGP as part of our NFL picks. And you can check out our FanDuel SGP pick for more great SB LVIII betting options!
DraftKings same-game parlay for Kansas City vs San Francisco
George Kittle 50+ rec…
The Dallas Cowboys enter Week 5 with plenty of questions to answer — and a primetime matchup against the gritty Pittsburgh Steelers puts a brighter spotlight on Dak Prescott.
My Cowboys vs. Steelers predictions point to Pittsburgh’s elite defense grinding out a tight win, and my NFL picks are riding big games from Justin Fields and Jake Ferguson.
Cowboys vs Steelers SNF predictions
- Steelers -2.5 (-115 at bet365)
- Under 44 (-110 at bet365)
- Ferguson Over 46.5 receiving yards (-110 at bet36)
- Field anytime touchdown (+160 at bet365)
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Austria on Monday reimposed frontier controls as part of a major security operation for the European football championships which start this week.
About 2,000 Austrian police and 143 foreign police were to carry out border checks until July 1, Interior Minister Gunther Platter said.
Austria is part of the Schengen zone in Europe which allows passport free travel between European Union members of the scheme. But the rules allow for restrictions to be reimposed for special events.
We want checks to be as fluid as possible, while stopping troublemakers, said the minister who added that authorities would also seek to prevent clandestine migrants creeping through.
Austria expects up to one million visitors for the tournament which starts June 7. Euro 2008…
Serge Gnabry has joined Hoffenheim on a one-year loan deal from Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga champions have confirmed.
The former Arsenal winger, who turned 22 on Friday, joined Bayern from Werder Bremen last month for a fee believed to be in the region of €8million.
However, he will spend the first season of a three-year deal on loan at Hoffenheim, who are set to make their Champions League debut this term.
Gnabry impressed as part of Germany s victorious team at the European Under-21 Championship and his arrival offsets Hoffenheim s loss of Niklas Sule and Sebastian Rudy, both of whom begin their Bayern careers this season after securing moves back in January.
It was the explicit request from Serge to be loaned out for a year so he could get more ex…