Market: Vitoria win
Odds: 4/5 @
Looking to clinch back-to-back Serie B victories late on Friday night, Vitoria will welcome a struggling Botafogo to the Barradao.
Starting with the hosts, making an immediate return to winning ways last weekend thanks to a gritty 1-0 victory at home against Ceara, Vitoria should be smelling the chance to make another statement here. Continuing to gain a string of plaudits this season and with their sights firmly set on clinching a top-flight return in 2023, Leo Conde’s men hold a three-point buffer from slipping out of the promotion places. Knowing that another victory on Friday night would see them climb to the top of the Serie B standings, the Colossal should find the mood in their camp at a real high. Opening August with a r…
Market: Leicester win
Odds: 1/2 @
Looking to make it three Championship victories on the bounce this weekend, Leicester will welcome Cardiff to the King Power on Saturday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, while Leicester might have come under a huge amount of scrutiny as they lost their Premier League status, the Foxes have opened the 2023/24 campaign with a real flurry. Putting in another eye-catching performance as they claimed a 1-0 victory away at Huddersfield, Enzo Maresca’s men have won each of their first three appearances across all competitions. Extending on their EFL Cup adventure with a routine 2-0 win away at Burton on August 9th, the one-time Manchester City coach will be calling on his high-flying squad to make another statement here. Excited t…
Callum Hudson-Odoi scored twice as Nottingham Forest climbed further clear of the relegation zone with a 3-1 away victory over Sheffield United.
Chris Wilder’s men took the lead through a Ben Brereton-Diaz spot kick, but the visitors roared back to score three goals without reply.
Hudson-Odoi sealed an impressive brace just after the hour mark, after Ryan Yates had put the visitors in front.
Forest remain in 17th, but this win takes them three points clear of Luton Town in 18th and the other side who can catch them, Burnley, were well beaten by Newcastle United. The already-relegated Blades, who were reduced to 10 men late on, remain rock bottom.
THREE. HUGE. POINTS.
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC)
Chris Wood was unable to cap an…
Stefano Pioli said he respects the opinions of Milan s supporters after thousands of fans carried out a silent protest during Sunday s 3-3 Serie A draw against Genoa at San Siro.
With Milan enduring a second straight trophyless season, trailing champions Inter by 18 points, Pioli has come under pressure amid suggestions the Rossoneri have held talks with former Spain and Real Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui.
Irritated fans unfurled banners demanding improvements to the team during Sunday s match, while the club s ultras stayed silent in protest throughout the game.
Fans then left behind a banner which read the sound of silence as they filed out en masse from the Curva Sud shortly after Olivier Giroud had put Milan 3-2 ahead in the 75th minute.
By the time Gen…
Sepp Blatter s controversial reign at the head of FIFA took another twist on Friday when it was announced the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has opened criminal proceedings against him on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation.
Here we look back at his 17-year tenure at the top of the global game.
Early Years
Having joined FIFA in 1975, Blatter moved from his role as technical director to that of general secretary under the presidency of Brazilian Joao Havelange.
Presidential reign begins
After 17 years working for Havelange, Blatter succeeded his mentor in 1998 as he beat former UEFA president Lennart Johansson in the presidential election. Despite being the underdog, Blatter received 111 …
Georginio Wijnaldum scored four times in a stunning performance as Newcastle United romped to a 6-2 victory over Norwich City at St James Park to move off the bottom of the Premier League table.
The Netherlands international, who becomes only the second Newcastle player to score four goals in a Premier League game after Alan Shearer, opened the scoring with a low finish.
Robbie Brady hit the post for the visitors, before Norwich drew level when Dieumerci Mbokani converted from close range.
A Wijnaldum header and Ayoze Perez s strike had Steve McClaren s men two goals ahead, but Nathan Redmond s volley put the game back in the balance until a second-half strike from Aleksandar Mitrovic and another Wijnaldum header ended the game as a contest.
The Dutchman …
Maurizio Sarri said it might be best to walk away while he is still adored by Napoli fans as the Italian boss cast doubts over his future.
Sarri s future is far from certain despite threatening to dethrone six-time reigning Serie A champions Juventus, with his free-flowing and entertaining Napoli side set to finish runners-up following Sunday s 2-2 draw against Torino.
The 59-year-old – who arrived from Empoli in 2015 – has been linked with a move to the Premier League, where Chelsea and Arsenal have emerged as possible destinations.
Talk of swapping Italy for England intensified following criticism from outspoken Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis, who blamed a lack of squad rotation for burning out the players after the club s Scudetto hopes faded.
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Brighton and Hove Albion have signed Australia goalkeeper Mathew Ryan from Valencia for a club-record fee and handed him a five-year contract.
The exact fee was not disclosed but reports in Australia suggest the 25-year-old will cost around £5million, above their previous record signing Shane Duffy who signed for a reported £4m.
Ryan, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Genk from Valencia, will first compete in this month s Confederations Cup with Australia and then take a break before joining up with his new team-mates in July.
I m delighted that we ve been able to attract Mathew to the club, and he will certainly be an excellent addition to the squad in time for our first season in the Premier League, Brighton boss Chris Hughton said after th…
Best Odds: 21/20
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Looking to keep up their chase in the title hunt, Chelsea will make their final appearance of 2021 when they host Brighton at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.
Chelsea
Starting with the hosts, while Chelsea might have shown some recent inconsistencies over the past few weeks, the Blues would have simply been glad to have found a Boxing Day boost. Securing a turnaround 3-1 victory away at an Aston Villa, Thomas Tuchel s men will now be desperate to make up some ground in the title chase. Opening the midweek round of fixtures sat six points adrift of defending champions Manchester City, the west London outfit will know that they can not afford many more slip-ups. Booking their spot in the semi-finals of this year s EFL Cup last week …
According to , former England captain Wayne Rooney is set to become player-coach at Derby, in what would be an incredible move by the Rams. The 33-year-old has two years left on his deal with MLS outfit DC United.
The forward has only spent a year in the US top-flight, having made the switch stateside last summer on a free transfer from boyhood club Everton last summer. It looks like his stay in the US could be short-lived. Some reports suggest that Rooney and his family are homesick.
Failed to work out at Everton
Wayne Rooney’s return to Everton in 2017 from Manchester United was not the fairytale everybody involved would have hoped it would have been. In reality, United allowed the forward to leave the club because he was no longer good enough to play regularly for…