Portland Timbers coach Phil Neville is “looking forward to bouncing back” after a defeat to Austin FC, as a win or a draw against FC Dallas will be enough to secure a place in the MLS playoffs.
Portland fell to a 1-0 defeat at home to Austin, who they are vying with for the final play-off spot in the Western Conference.
While The Timbers will have a second chance to secure their spot against the Seattle Sounders should they fail to gain points against Dallas, Neville will hope to enter the final day with it already wrapped up.
Portland currently sit six points ahead of Austin, meaning a draw against Dallas will be enough.
“We’re looking forward to bouncing back,” Neville told the press. “We’ve qualified for the playoffs barring a miracle.
Vancouver Whitecaps latest arrival, Stuart Armstrong, is relishing the challenge of the MLS as he aims to aid his new side’s push for the playoffs, starting with FC Dallas this weekend.
Armstrong, who arrived at BC Place as a free agent following his release from Southampton last season, provides a wealth of international and domestic experience for Vanni Sartini’s team.
The Whitecaps returned to league action last week with a win over Austin FC, leaving them fifth in the Western Conference table, four points behind Colorado Rapids with two games in hand.
And Armstrong, who will reunite with former Dundee United team-mate Ryan Gauld at the club, provided insight into what fans can expect from him for the remainder of the campaign.
Hopefully, I can br…
Liverpool dominated the voting for UEFA s Champions League Team of the Year 2019, with five Reds players making the final XI alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Jurgen Klopp led Liverpool to their sixth European title in Madrid in June, with Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi on target in a 2-0 victory over Tottenham at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Virgil van Dijk was named man of the match and he features alongside Anfield defensive colleagues Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson, as well as goalkeeper Alisson.
Sadio Mane is the other Liverpool player in the line-up, part of a front four completed by Messi, Ronaldo and Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski.
Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong earned blockbusting moves to Juventus and Barcelona…
Tottenham took the gamble of confirming managerial novice Tim Sherwood as their new head coach on this day in 2013.
Sherwood had no experience at leading a club prior to assuming Spurs first-team duties one week earlier in the wake of Andre Villas-Boas’ sacking.
Yet after one defeat and one win, the Tottenham board had no trouble in supporting Sherwood to lead them further up the Premier League table, with the then 44-year-old appointed on a contract running to the end of the 2014-15 season.
The north London club had been expected to challenge for a top-four finish after a heavy outlay over the summer, yet they sat seventh in the table and were four points adrift of the Champions League places.
Villas-Boas was dismissed a day after a demoralising 5-0 ho…
Woah, we’re halfway there.
Sometimes NFL betting can feel like you’re living on a prayer, especially hitting Week 9 – the midway mark of the new 18-week season.
At this point in the schedule, bookies know what’s up. That means that not only do you have to do the homework for your Week 9 picks, but you have to back them up with the best of the number.
We help you do so with our best NFL betting tips on which pointspreads and totals to bet now, and which ones to bet later.
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The first Sunday of the NFL season is finally here! Whether you’re looking to reinvest the money you made betting on the Bills in the season opener, or are trying to dig out following the Rams’ decisive Thursday night loss, we’ve got a pair of our best NFL parlay picks.
First, we’ll throw our weight behind a couple of undervalued teams in the week 1 NFL odds. Then we’ll combine our top two total plays on the opening slate.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s teaser time, and I’ve got a hole to dig out of!
The Buffalo Bills were a comedy of errors on Monday Night and invented a new way to defy the NFL odds when they turned it over four times against the Broncos, coughing up the game despite winning the yards per play battle 7.1 to 4.2. As a result, Week 10’s teaser was a big fat L. The loss was a true stinger, but that’s betting and I’m sure I’ll be on the right side of a few games like this by season’s end.
So, we’re at 4-6 on the season and there won’t be a dramatic overhaul to my approach, because I trust my process. The Week 11 odds board isn’t exactly making things easy on us, as there aren’t many of the classic &l…
It’s the last call for 2023-24 NFL Milestones, and the indoor environment at Allegiant Stadium is a perfect backdrop to go hunting for some big NFL odds on Milestones and Alt Overs.
One of these backup running backs is paying large to have a minimal role and I’m here for it, this San Francisco receiver could get a lot of easy catches, and I’m capping the season off with a George Kittle ladder.
These are my milestone NFL picks for this Sunday’s Super Bowl odds. For full-game analysis of the Super Bowl, check out Jason Logan’s Chiefs vs. 49ers predictions.
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Few quarterbacks have achieved more of a late career resurgence than Matthew Stafford.
Following a blockbuster trade that sent the former first overall pick from the lowly Detroit Lions to the Los Angeles Rams, Stafford became a Super Bowl champion in his first year in L.A.
It was a remarkable turnaround considering Stafford had zero career postseason wins on his resume during his 12 seasons with Detroit.
Let’s dig a little deeper by checking out Stafford’s regular season and postseason record against every team in the NFL.