England have made a bright start to life without Gareth Southgate, putting in impressive displays to win both of their Nations League openers against Republic of Ireland and Finland in September.
With a permanent replacement still yet to be announced for the national team, Lee Carsley will again be in the dugout this week aiming to maintain his 100% record.
With the aim to gain promotion back to League A, Carsley is set to come up against his toughest test yet given that England are not in the driving seat in their current group.
Greece sit above them in the table, with a superior goal difference and are on a three-match winning streak in all competitions.
But having disappointed in their previous Nations League campaign, England will be determined to put…
Just four sides remain at Euro 2024 with the final in Berlin next Sunday now within touching distance.
England came through another nerve-jangling affair, this time against Switzerland, needing penalties to confirm their place in the semi-finals.
They will face the Netherlands in Dortmund next Wednesday, with Ronald Koeman s side coming from a goal down to knock Turkiye out of the competition.
After another rollercoaster day of knockout football, we take a deep dive into the best Opta statistics from Germany.
England 1-1 Switzerland (aet, 5-3 pens): Three Lions rewrite penalty history
Gareth Southgate marked his 100th game in charge of England with a win, in the end.
Trent Alexander-Arnold scored the decisive spot-kick following a 1-1 …
Luis Enrique was instrumental in Digne s move to Barcelona in 2016-17, luring the Frenchman to the Catalan giants from Paris Saint-Germain.
I will be forever thankful to the club and to Luis Enrique for bringing me to the greatest club in the world, he added. From the moment I heard of their interest, there was only one club I wanted to join, because it was always my boyhood dream to play here.
Now it is up to me to work hard and develop myself as a player, because obviously nobody is the finished article as a 23 year old. My ambition is to make an impact here and to be part of a great future for this club, and now I am looking forward to be playing for – and learning from – Ernesto Valverde. [I] can t wait for next season to start to be honest.
In his fir…
So it has begun. Long before any of the major European leagues have kicked off and long before the transfer window is closed, the preliminary round of this year’s UEFA Champion’s League kicked off this week. A summer break shorter than normal, bridged by the Euro 2008, it’s taken off.
I’m not going to analyze the matches in depth, basically since I haven’t seen a single minute of any of the matches. These rounds don’t exactly enjoy a high priority in televised media. Probably for a reason. Let’s face it, very few of these teams – if any – will make it to the Champion’s League, let alone win it. Naturally, all …
The presents have all been opened and now it’s time for the adults to have some fun. The NFL Christmas Day schedule kicks off with the Cleveland Browns traveling to Lambeau Field to take on the Green Bay Packers who sit as 7.5-point home favorites.
Can the Browns get Baker Mayfield under center and regroup after health and safety protocols wreaked havoc on them last week? Can Aaron Rodgers further build his case for the league’s MVP?
Find out in our free player prop picks for Browns vs. Packers.
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It’s no secret that Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has been slumping a bit lately. But that’s no reason to doubt that he’ll feast on Thanksgiving, which is why Allen is the focus of my NFL player props spotlight this week.
Allen can throw. He can run. And he’ll likely do plenty of both against a Detroit Lions team that will still be overmatched on Thursday, despite their better play as of late.
While Detroit has improved on offense, it still boasts one of the worst defenses in the league. The Lions are 28th against the pass (262.2 yards per game), 31st against the run (153.7), and dead last in terms of points allowed (28.2).
You can learn all about this Thanksgiving matchup in Rohit Ponnaiya’s full Bills vs. Lions betting p…
Shopping is front of mind in NFL Week 16.
Not only is the countdown to Christmas on its final ticks but the NFL odds for a busy week of betting on football are fresh out of the oddsmakers’ oven like a batch of gingerbread men.
Getting the best of the bookies this holiday week means getting the best number for your opinion. That has us shopping the opening Week 16 odds for value now and waiting a little later in the week for some last-minute discounts.
Here are my “Bet Now, Bet Later” lines for Week 16.
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The final week of the NFL preseason continues Saturday afternoon with a matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and Houston Texans.
These two teams, like many others across the league, held a joint practice this week that heavily featured starters. However, it’s unlikely we’ll see any of them in this game.
As a result, my Rams vs. Texans predictions lean toward a low-scoring affair. Find out more in our NFL picks for August 24.
Rams vs Texans prediction
My best betUnder 34.5 (-115 at FanDuel)
My analysis
The Los Angeles Rams have only played one quarterback for the entirety of the preseason, and that is second-year man Stetson Bennett. With Matthew Stafford as the obvious starter and Jimmy Garoppolo as …
THE WHEEL TURNS
Ole Gunnar Solskjær must be yearning for days of yore when the only pile-ons to which he was subjected came in the wake of match-winning goals, his ecstatic teammates burying him at the bottom of an exultant pile of suffocating humanity, from which he would eventually emerge with a beam of genuine pleasure lighting up his pixie-like features. Whatever your allegiance, it was nigh on impossible to dislike Ole the player. But while sticking the boot into Ole the manager seems tantamount to seal-clubbing, the past 24 hours have seen plenty give it a right good go.
After Sunday’s shellacking at the hands of Liverpool, the honeymoon is officially over and in the press, on increasi…
Football Association plans to tackle abuse and discrimination in grassroots football by deducting points from clubs have been warmly welcomed by campaigners, who say punishments should be extended to cover fan behaviour and apply up the football pyramid too.
Rules announced by the governing body, to be implemented from the 2023-24 season, will lead to clubs below step six in the men’s game, and in tier three and below in the women’s, being docked points if players or coaches engage in discriminatory language or misconduct against a match official on more than one occasion across 12 months. The two-strikes rule would mean a club losing three to six points, with that potentially rising to 12 points for further offences.
Premier League 2…